Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

On February 25, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Thornton, John Joshua of PHOENIX, AZ in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.

JOINT FORCES HEADQUARTERS (2D MEF), FORWARD ELEMENT 23, LATHAM NY, ARMY ? PFC Schuster, Benjamin Chandler (WILLIAMSVILLE, NY), age 21, ? died in AR RAMADI, IRAQ on February 25, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 21, LCPL Vanalstine, Adam John of SUPERIOR, WI was serving with the MARINE CORPS, I CO, 3 BN, 7TH MAR (2-28 BCT, 2D MARDIV) 1ST MARDIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, when he died in AR RAMADI, IRAQ on February 25, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Muscat, Dimitri, 21, a native of AURORA, CO, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, CO C, 1ST BN, 8TH INF, 3D BCT, 4TH ID (101ST AA), FORT CARSON, CO, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on February 24, 2006.

COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 502D INFANTRY, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, ARMY ? PV2 Powers, Joshua Francis (SKIATOOK, OK), age 21, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on February 24, 2006.

At 21, SPC Wilwerth, Thomas Joseph of MASTIC, NY was serving with the ARMY, CO A, 1ST BN, 8TH INF, 3D BCT, 4TH ID, (101ST AIR ASSAULT), FORT CARSON, CO, when he died in BALAD, IRAQ on February 23, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

From ANN ARBOR, MI, SSG Howard, Curtis Tyrone Ii served with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 8TH INFANTRY, 3D BCT, 4TH ID, (101ST), FORT CARSON, CO, and died on February 22, 2006 in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 32. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 20, PFC Marion, Christopher Lee of PINEVILLE, MO was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, when he died in AL HAWIJAH, IRAQ on February 22, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 8TH INFANTRY, FORT CARSON, CO, SGT Misner, Gordon Foster Ii of SPARKS, NV, 23, died in BALAD, IRAQ on February 22, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY, 1ST BCT, 101ST AA, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, SGT Jones, Rickey Edward of KOKOMO, IN, 21, died in AL HAWIJAH, IRAQ on February 22, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY, 1ST BCT, 101ST AA, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, ARMY ? PFC Morr, Allan Andrew (SHIAWASSE, MI), age 21, ? died in AL HAWIJAH, IRAQ on February 22, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY, 1ST BCT, 101ST AA, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, SSG Gourley, Gregson Glenn of SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 38, died in AL HAWIJAH, IRAQ on February 22, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 23, 1STLT Fitzgerald, Almar Laron of LEXINGTON, SC was serving with the MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 3D BN, 7TH MAR, (2-28 BCT, 2D MAR DIV), TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, when he died in LANDSTUHL, GERMANY on February 21, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

SSGT Collado, Jay T, age 31, of COLUMBIA, SC ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, HMLA-267, MAG-39, 3D MAW, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, ? died on February 20, 2006 in HINDIYAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

From GREENSBURG, KS, SGT Davila, Jessie served with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 137TH FIELD ARTILLERY (4ID), LAWRENCE, KS, and died on February 20, 2006 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 29. Cause: HOSTILE.

CPL Conley, Matthew Dwain, 21, a native of KILLEN, AL, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 3D BN, 7TH MAR, (2-28 BCT, 2D MAR DIV), TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on February 19, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Matheny, Charles E Iv, 23, a native of STANWOOD, WA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY F, 704TH SUPPORT BATTALION, FORT HOOD, TX, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on February 18, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

Captain Brandon Ryan Dronet, 33, of Erath, Louisiana, was a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion pilot assigned to HMH-464. He was killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on February 17, 2006.