Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

On April 3, 2003, the ARMY lost SGT Oaks, Donald Samuel Jr of ERIE, PA in Iraq. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

CPL Evnin, Mark Asher, age 21, of BURLINGTON, VT ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 3D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MARDIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, ? died on April 3, 2003 in Iraq. Cause: HOSTILE.

In Iraq on April 3, 2003, the ARMY lost SFC Rehn, Randall Scott of LONGMONT, CO, 36, serving with BATTERY C, 3D BATTALION, 13TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT SILL, OK 73503. Cause: HOSTILE.

SFC Davis, Wilbert, 40, a native of ANCHORAGE, AK, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 3/69 ARMOR, FORT STEWART, GA 31314, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 3, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.

From COAHOMA, TX, LCPL Bales, Chad Eric served with the MARINE CORPS, 1ST TSBN, 1ST FSSG, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, and died on April 3, 2003 in EAST OF ASH SHUMALI, IRAQ. He was 20.

On April 3, 2003, the ARMY lost CPT Rippetoe, Russell Brian of ARVADA, CO in Iraq. He was 27. Cause: HOSTILE.

COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION/3D AVIATION REGIMENT, HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, GA 31409, ARMY ? CPT Adamouski, James Francis (SPRINGFIELD, VA), age 29, ? died in KARBALA, IRAQ on April 2, 2003.

PFC Gurtner, Christian Daniel, 19, a native of OHIO CITY, OH, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 3D LAR BN, MAGTFTC, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 2, 2003.

On April 2, 2003, the ARMY lost CW4 Halvorsen, Eric Anders of BENNINGTON, VT in KARBALA, IRAQ. He was 40.

CW3 Smith, Eric Allen, age 41, of ROCHESTER, NY ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION/3D AVIATION REGIMENT, HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, GA 31409, ? died on April 2, 2003 in KARBALA, IRAQ.

From DURHAM, NC, LCPL Anderson, Brian Edward served with the MARINE CORPS, 2D LAR BN, 2D MARDIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, and died on April 2, 2003 in AN NASIRIYAH, IRAQ. He was 26. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 32, CW2 Jamar, Scott of ABILENE, TX was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY B 2D BN 3D AVN, HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, GA 31409, when he died in KARBALA, IRAQ on April 2, 2003.

U.S. Navy Lieutenant Nathan Dennis White, 30, of Mesa, Arizona, was killed in a hostile incident in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 2, 2003.

At 22, SPC Boule, Mathew George of DRACUT, MA was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION/3D AVIATION, HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, GEORGIA 31409, when he died in KARBALA, IRAQ on April 2, 2003.

HQ U. S. ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND, FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA 28310, ARMY ? MSG Fernandez, George Andrew (EL PASO, TX), age 36, ? died in Iraq on April 2, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.

COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION/3RD AVIATION REGIMENT, HUNTER ARMY AIRFIED, GA 31409, ARMY ? SGT Pedersen, Michael Francis (FLINT, MI), age 26, ? died in KARBALA, IRAQ on April 2, 2003.

SGT Butler, Jacob Lee, age 24, of WELLSVILLE, KS ? Active Duty, ARMY, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 41ST INFANTRY REGIMENT, FORT RILEY, KANSAS 66442, ? died on April 1, 2003 in AS SAMAWAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

In TA COYOTE, KUWAIT on April 1, 2003, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Maglione, Joseph Basil of LANSDALE, PA, 22, serving with BRIDGE CO B, 6TH ENGRSPTBN, 4TH FSSG, FOLSOM, PA.