Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

From LUTHERVILLE, MD, PO2 Koth, Edward Austin served with the NAVY, EOD MOBILE UNIT 8, SIGONELLA, ITALY, and died on July 26, 2006 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 30.

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on July 25, 2006, the ARMY lost SPC Graves, Joseph Anthony of DISCOVERY BAY, CA, 21, serving with 110TH MILITARY POLICE, 49TH MILITARY POLICE BN, (43D MP BDE), FORT HOOD, TX. Cause: HOSTILE.

SPC Velez, Andrew, 22, a native of LUBBOCK, TX, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, 699 ORDNANCE COMPANY, MAINTENANCE DIRECT SUPPORT 9, FORT IRWIN, CA, during Operation Enduring Freedom on July 25, 2006.

From HESPERIA, MI, SPC Samson, Dennis Kenneth Jr served with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 506TH INFANTRY (I MEF), FORT CAMPBELL, KY, and died on July 24, 2006 in TAQQADUM, IRAQ. He was 24. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Sergeant David Michael Hierholzer, 27, of Lewisburg, Tennessee, was killed in Pesch, Afghanistan, on July 24, 2006.

Captain Jason Michael West, 28, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was a U.S. Army officer serving with the 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment. He was killed in hostile action in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on July 24, 2006.

BATTERY C, 1ST BATTALION, 121ST FIELD ARTILLERY, (CFLCC) SUSSEX, WI, ARMY ? CPL Castner, Stephen William (CEDARBURG, WI), age 27, ? died in TALLIL, IRAQ on July 24, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

SSG Swanson, Christopher William, age 25, of ROSE HAVEN, MD ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 6TH INFANTRY, BAUMHOLDER, GERMANY, ? died on July 22, 2006 in RAMADI, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 35, CPT Russell, Blake H of FORT WORTH, TX was serving with the ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 502D INFANTRY, 2 BCT (4ID), FORT CAMPBELL, KY, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on July 22, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 4TH BATTALION, 3D INFANTRY, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, CPL Fargo, Adam Joseph of RUCKERSVILLE, VA, 22, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on July 22, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

CPL Wallace, Matthew Phillip, 22, a native of LEXINGTON PARK, MD, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP A, 1ST SQUADRON, 10TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TEXAS, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on July 21, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 37TH ENGINEER BATTALION, FORT BRAGG, NC, 1SG Rafferty, Christopher Conrad of BROWNSVILLE, PA, 37, died in SHARANA, AFGHANISTAN on July 21, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

Reserve, MARINE CORPS, II MEF COMMAND ELEMENT, (2D ANGLICO), CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, CAPT Pate, Christopher Todd of HAMESTEAD, NC, 29, died in AL TAQADDUM, IRAQ on July 21, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

SPC Plowman, Derek James, age 20, of EVERTON, AR ? National Guard, ARMY, C BATTERY, 1ST BATTALION, 142D FIELD ARTILLERY, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR, ? died on July 20, 2006 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ.

H&S CO, 3D BN, 8TH MAR (1-1 AD, I MEF FWD) 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, MARINE CORPS ? CPL Ramon, Julian Alberto (FLUSHING, NY), age 22, ? died in AR RAMADI, IRAQ on July 20, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

Staff Sergeant Eric Caban, 28, of Fort Worth, Texas, was a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier killed in a hostile incident in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, on July 19, 2006.

LCPL Cayer, Geofrey Robert, 20, a native of FITCHBURG, MA, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, K CO, 3D BN, 5TH MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on July 18, 2006.

SGT Vecchione, Mark Richard, 25, a native of TUCSON, AZ, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, CO B, 1ST BN, 37TH ARMORED REG, 1ST ARMORED DIV (1 MEF), FRIEDBERG, GM, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on July 18, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.