Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

At 28, SGT Higgins, Andrew James Duquette of HAYWARD, CA was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 5TH BATTALION, 20TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, when he died in OLD BAQUBAH, IRAQ on June 5, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

DET 113, 1ST FIELD INVESTIGATIONS REGION, HILL AFB, UT, AIR FORCE ? TSGT Balmer, Ryan Andrew (MISHAWAKA, IN), age 33, ? died in NEAR KIRKUK AB, IRAQ on June 5, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

In THANIA, IRAQ on June 3, 2007, the ARMY lost SGT Surber, Robert Allen of INVERNESS, FL, 24, serving with BATTERY B, 1ST BATTALION, 37TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 3 SBCT, FORT LEWIS, WA. Cause: HOSTILE.

On June 3, 2007, the ARMY lost SGT Akin, James Christopher of ALBUQUERQUE, NM in THANIA, IRAQ. He was 23. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, BATTERY B, 1ST BATTALION, 37TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT LEWIS, WA, SSG Gagarin, Greg Phil of LOS ANGELES, CA, 38, died in THIANA, IRAQ on June 3, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

Sgt. Kimel Lincola Watt, 21, of Brooklyn, New York, was a U.S. Army field artilleryman. He died on June 3, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds sustained in a hostile incident.

At 21, SGT Kritz, Tyler Joseph of EAGLE RIVER, WI was serving with the ARMY, BATTERY B, 1ST BATTALION, 37TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 3 SBCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, when he died in THAINA, IRAQ on June 3, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

On June 3, 2007, the ARMY lost SGT Christopher, Caleb Paul of CHANDLER, AZ in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 25. Cause: HOSTILE.

SPC Brown, Joshua David, 26, a native of DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 18TH INFANTRY, SCHWEINFURT, GM, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on June 3, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

CPL Nepsa, Keith Vernon, 21, a native of NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, BATTERY G, 5TH BATTALION, 82D FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT BLISS, TX, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on June 2, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Dressler, Shawn E, 22, a native of SANTA MARIA, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 18TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, SCHWEINFURT, GM, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on June 2, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

CPL Costello, Jeremiah David, 22, a native of CARLINVILLE, IL, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, BATTERY G, 5TH BATTALION, 82D FIELD ARTILLERY, 4 BCT, FORT BLISS, TX, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on June 2, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

TROOP A, 2D SQUADRON, 1ST CAVALRY, 4 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, ARMY ? CPL Crouch, William Jared (ZACHARY, LA), age 21, ? died in AL HADID, IRAQ on June 2, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist Jacob Michael Lowell, 22, of New Lenox, Illinois, was killed on June 2, 2007, during combat operations in the vicinity of Gowardesh, Afghanistan.

CPL Catalan, Romel, age 21, of LOS ANGELES, CA ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, ? died on June 2, 2007 in AMERIYAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP C, 6TH SQUADRON, 9TH CAVALRY, 3 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, SGT Dehn, Dariek Eugene of SPANGLE, WA, 32, died in BALAD, IRAQ on June 2, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 43, SGT Horner, Bruce Edward of NEWPORT NEWS, VA was serving with the ARMY, 127TH MP COMPANY, 759TH MP BATTALION, 43RD AREA SUPPORT GROUP, FORT CARSON, CO, when he died in SEDDAH, IRAQ on June 1, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 27, SSG Campos, Juan Francisco of MCALLEN, TX was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 26TH INFANTRY, SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY, when he died in SAN ANTONIO, UNITED STATES on June 1, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.