February, 2006
17 Killed - Afghanistan    54 Killed - Iraq    Total: 71
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02/01/06 (I) 1st Lt. Garrison C. Avery 23, Lincoln, Nebraska U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 1, 2006 1st BN, 502nd INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	02/01/06 (I) Spec. Marlon A. Bustamante 25, Corona, New York U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 1, 2006 1st BN, 502nd INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/01/06 (I) Spec. Anthony C. Owens 21, Conway, South Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - Small arms fire Killed when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 1, 2006 1st BN, 502nd INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/01/06 (I) Pfc. Caesar S. Viglienzone 21, Santa Rosa, California U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 1, 2006 1st BN, 502nd INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/01/06 (I) Pfc. Sean T. Cardelli 20, Downers Grove, Illinois U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Small arms fire Killed by enemy small arms fire during combat operations near Falluja, Iraq, on February 1, 2006 3rd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
02/02/06 (I) Spec. Walter B. Howard II 35, Rochester, Michigan U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died in Balad, Iraq, on February 2, 2006, of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his M1 Abrams tank earlier that day inAshraf, Iraq 1st BN, 8th INF REG, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/02/06 (I) 1st. Lt. Simon T. Cox Jr. 30, Derby, Texas U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his M2A3 Bradley fighting vehicle in Taji, Iraq, on February 2, 2006 1st BN, 66th Armored REG, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/02/06 (I) Pfc. Scott A. Messer 26, Ashland, Kentucky U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died when his Humvee accidentally rolled over during convoy operations in Ashraf, Iraq, on February 2, 2006 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry REG, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/03/06 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Lance S. Cornett 33, London, Kentucky U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds sustained during a firefight near Ramadi, Iraq, on February 3, 2006 Special Operations Command   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/03/06 (I) Spec. Jesse M. Zamora 22, Las Cruces, New Mexico U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee in Bayji, Iraq, on February 3, 2006 1st BN, 187th INF REG, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
02/04/06 (I) Spec. Roberto L. Martinez Salazar 21, Long Beach, California U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Mosul, Iraq, on February 4, 2006 14th Engineer BN, 555th Engineer Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	02/05/06 (I) Staff Sgt. Christopher R. Morningstar 27, San Antonio, Texas U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near theirStryker Engineer Squad Vehicle in Husayniya, Iraq, on February 5, 2006 562nd Engineer Company, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Tm.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/05/06 (I) Spec. Sergio A. Mercedes Saez 23, New York, New York U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when the Humvee he was riding accidentally rolled over into a canal in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 5, 2006 2nd BN, 502nd INF REG, 2nd BCT, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/05/06 (I) Sgt. Jeremiah J. Boehmer 22, Parkston, South Dakota U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near theirStryker Engineer Squad Vehicle in Husayniya, Iraq, on February 5, 2006 562nd Engineer Company, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Tm.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/05/06 (I) Spec. William S. Hayes III 23, St. Tammany, Louisiana U.S. Army Non-combat Died of a non-combat related injury in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 5, 2006 1st BN, 22nd INF REG, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
02/06/06 (I) Lance Cpl. David S. Parr 22, Benson, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Bomb One of two Marines killed when a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations against enemy forces in Hit, Iraq on February 6, 2006 BN Landing Team 1/2, 22th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/06/06 (I) Cpl. Brandon S. Schuck 21, Safford, Arizona U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - IED attack Killed by a roadside bomb during combat operations against enemy forces in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 6, 2006 8th Engineer Support BN, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/06/06 (A) Petty Officer 3rd Class John T. Fralish 30, New Kingstown, Pennsylvania U.S. Navy Mehtar Lam (NW of) [Laghman Pr.] Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Killed when enemy forces opened fire on a U.S. patrol northwest of Methar Lam in Laghman Province, Afghanistan. 3rd Marine Division Detachment   State Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/06/06 (I) Pfc. Jacob D. Spann 21, Columbus, Ohio U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - IED attack Died of wounds sustained from a roadside bomb during combat operations against enemy forces in Hit, Iraq, on February 6, 2006 BN Landing Team 1/2, 22th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/06/06 (I) Cpl. Orville Gerena 21, Virginia Beach, Virginia U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Bomb One of two Marines killed when a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations against enemy forces in Hit, Iraq on February 6, 2006 BN Landing Team 1/2, 22th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
02/06/06 (I) Spec. Patrick W. Herried 29, Sioux Falls, South Dakota U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Stryker military vehicle duringpatrol operations on Rawah, Iraq, on February 6, 2006 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry REG, 172nd Stryker BCT   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/07/06 (I) Lance Cpl. Steven L. Phillips 27, Spraggs, Pennsylvania U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died from a non-hostile vehicle accident during combat operations against enemy forces near Qaim, Iraq, on February 7, 2006 3rd BN, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   State Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	02/09/06 (I) Cpl. Ross A. Smith 21, Wyoming, Michigan U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Bomb Killed when a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations near Falluja, Iraq, on February 9, 2006 3rd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/09/06 (A) Pfc. Matthew L. Bertolino 20, Hampstead, New Hampshire U.S. Marine Corps Jalalabad (NW of) [Nangarhar Pr.] Non-combat - Accident - vehicular 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Killed when the vehicle he was traveling in was involved in a rollover while operating as part of a combat patrol near Jalalabad, Afghanistan. 1st Bat., 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Div., III Mar. Exped. Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/09/06 (I) Pfc. Javier Chavez Jr. 19, Cutler, California U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Bomb Died of wounds received when a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations near Falluja, Iraq, on February 9, 2006 3rd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
02/12/06 (I) Cpl. Andrew J. Kemple 23, Cambridge, Minnesota U.S. Army Hostile - Small arms fire Killed when his Humvee came under small-arms fire during combat operations in Tikrit, Iraq, on February 12, 2006 3rd BN, 187th INF REG, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/12/06 (I) Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Wilson 25, Newark Valley, New York U.S. Navy Hostile - Bomb Killed when a homemade bomb detonated in Anbar province, Iraq, on February 12, 2006 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Three   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/12/06 (I) Spec. Felipe J. Garcia Villareal 26, Burke, Virginia U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident Died at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., on February 12, 2006of injuries sustained when his tent caught fire in Ramadi, Iraq, onFebruary 9, 2006 54th Engineer BN, 130th Engineer Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/13/06 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Chad A. Gonsalves 31, Turlock, California U.S. Army Deh Rawood (N of) [Uruzgan Prov.] Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C. Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his Humvee during combat operations in Deh Rawod, Afghanistan. 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/13/06 (A) Staff Sgt. Clinton T. Newman 26, San Antonio, Texas U.S. Army Reserve Deh Rawood (N of) [Uruzgan Prov.] Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 321st Civil Affairs Brigade, San Antonio, Tex. Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his Humvee during combat operations in Deh Rawod, Afghanistan. 321st Civil Affairs Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link
02/13/06 (A) Staff Sgt. Edwin H. Dazachacon 31, Belleville, Illinois U.S. Army Deh Rawood (N of) [Uruzgan Prov.] Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C. Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his Humvee during combat operations in Deh Rawod, Afghanistan. 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/13/06 (A) Sgt. Alberto D. Montrond 27, Suffolk, Massachusetts U.S. Army Deh Rawood (N of) [Uruzgan Prov.] Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his Humvee during combat operations in Deh Rawod, Afghanistan. Group Support Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/14/06 (I) Cpl. Rusty L. Washam 21, Huntsville, Tennessee U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Car bomb One of two Marines killed when a suicide car bomber attacked their vehicle near Qaim, Iraq, on February 14, 2006 3rd BN, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	02/14/06 (I) Lance Cpl. Michael S. Probst 26, Irvine, California U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Bomb Killed when a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations near Abu Ghraib, Iraq, on February 14, 2006 1st Tank BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/14/06 (I) Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Barnes 20, West Monroe, Louisiana U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Car bomb One of two Marines killed when a suicide car bomber attacked their vehicle near Qaim, Iraq, on February 14, 2006 3rd BN, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
02/17/06 (A) Sr. Airman Alecia S. Good 23, Broadview Heights, Ohio U.S. Air Force Gulf of Aden [nr. Ras Siyyan] Non-Hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when two CH-53 helicopters crashed near Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. Assigned to the 92nd Communications Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. 92nd Communications Squadron   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	02/17/06 (A) Cpl. Matthieu Marcellus 31, Gainesville, Florida U.S. Marine Corps Gulf of Aden [nr. Ras Siyyan] Non-Hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when two CH-53 helicopters crashed near Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, MAG 29, 2nd MAW, II MEF   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/17/06 (A) Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Sovie 20, Ogdensburg, New York U.S. Marine Corps Gulf of Aden [nr. Ras Siyyan] Non-Hostile - Helicopter crash Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing,2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C. Killed when two CH-53 helicopters crashed near Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, MAG 29, 2nd MAW, II MEF   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/17/06 (A) Sgt. James F. Fordyce 22, Newton Square, Pennsylvania U.S. Marine Corps Gulf of Aden [nr. Ras Siyyan] Non-Hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when two CH-53 helicopters crashed near Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, MAG 29, 2nd MAW, II MEF   State Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	02/17/06 (A) Sgt. Jonathan Eric McColley 22, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania U.S. Marine Corps Gulf of Aden [nr. Ras Siyyan] Non-Hostile - Helicopter crash Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing,2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C. Killed when two CH-53 helicopters crashed near Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, MAG 29, 2nd MAW, II MEF   State Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo
02/17/06 (A) Staff Sgt. Luis M. Melendez Sanchez 33, Bayamon, Puerto Rico U.S. Air Force Gulf of Aden [nr. Ras Siyyan] Non-Hostile - Helicopter crash 1st Communications Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Va..Killed when two CH-53 helicopters crashed near Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. 1st Communications Squadron   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/17/06 (A) Lance Cpl. Samuel W. Large Jr. 21, Villa Rica, Georgia U.S. Marine Corps Gulf of Aden [nr. Ras Siyyan] Non-Hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. He was a member of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, MAG 29, 2nd MAW, II MEF   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	02/17/06 (A) Sgt. Donnie Leo F. Levens 25, Long Beach, Mississippi U.S. Marine Corps Gulf of Aden [nr. Ras Siyyan] Non-Hostile - Helicopter crash Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing,2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C. Killed when two CH-53 helicopters crashed near Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, MAG 29, 2nd MAW, II MEF   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/17/06 (A) Capt. Bryan D. Willard 33, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania U.S. Marine Corps Gulf of Aden [nr. Ras Siyyan] Non-Hostile - Helicopter crash Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing,2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C. Killed when two CH-53 helicopters crashed near Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, MAG 29, 2nd MAW, II MEF   Arlington   State Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	02/17/06 (A) 1st Lt. Brandon R. Dronet 33, Erath, Louisiana U.S. Marine Corps Gulf of Aden [nr. Ras Siyyan] Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing,2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C. Killed when two CH-53 helicopters crashed near Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, MAG 29, 2nd MAW, II MEF   Military Times Link W.Post Link
02/17/06 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Amos C. Edwards Jr. 41, Savannah, Georgia U.S. Army National Guard Non-combat Died of a non-combat related cause in Rutba, Iraq, on February 17, 2006 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, 48th Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/17/06 (I) Cpt. Anthony R. Garcia 48, Fort Worth, Texas U.S. Army Non-combat - Gunshot wound Died of a gunshot wound in Tikrit, Iraq, on February 17, 2006 1st BN, 101st Aviation REG, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/18/06 (I) Sgt. Charles E. Matheny IV 23, Stanwood, Washington U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 18, 2006 704th Support BN, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	02/18/06 (I) Cpl. Matthew D. Conley 21, Killen, Alabama U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed when his vehicle was attacked by a homemade device during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on February 18, 2006 3rd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	02/20/06 (I) Staff Sgt. Jay T. Collado 31, Columbia, South Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Bomb Killed when a homemade bomb detonated near Baghdad, Iraq, on February 20, 2006 Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, MAG 39, 3rd Marine Air Wing   Military Times Link W.Post Link
02/20/06 (I) Sgt. Jessie Davila 29, Greensburg, Kansas U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 20, 2006 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 137th Infantry Regiment, Kansas Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	02/21/06 (I) 1st Lt. Almar L. Fitzgerald 23, Lexington, South Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - IED attack Died on February 21, 2006, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germanyfrom wounds received when a roadside bomb exploded during combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq, on February 18 3rd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	02/22/06 (I) Spec. Thomas J. Wilwerth 21, Mastic, New York U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near theirBradley Fighting Vehicle in Balad, Iraq, on February 22, 2006 1st BN, 8th INF REG, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/22/06 (I) Sgt. Rickey E. Jones 21, Kokomo, Indiana U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during patrol operations in Hawija, Iraq, on February 22, 2006 1st BN, 327th INF REG, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/22/06 (I) Sgt. Gordon F. Misner II 23, Sparks, Nevada U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near theirBradley Fighting Vehicle in Balad, Iraq, on February 22, 2006 1st BN, 8th INF REG, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
02/22/06 (I) Staff Sgt. Curtis Tyrone Howard II 32, Ann Arbor, Michigan U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near theirBradley Fighting Vehicle in Balad, Iraq, on February 22, 2006 1st BN, 8th INF REG, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/22/06 (I) Pfc. Allan A. Morr 21, Shiawassee County, Michigan U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during patrol operations in Hawija, Iraq, on February 22, 2006 1st BN, 327th INF REG, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/22/06 (I) Staff Sgt. Gregson G. Gourley 38, Salt Lake City, Utah U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during patrol operations in Hawija, Iraq, on February 22, 2006 1st BN, 327th INF REG, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	02/22/06 (I) Pfc. Christopher L. Marion 20, Pineville, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during patrol operations in Hawija, Iraq, on February 22, 2006 1st BN, 327th INF REG, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/24/06 (I) Pvt. Joshua F. Powers 21, Skiatook, Oklahoma U.S. Army Non-combat Died of a non-combat related injury in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 24, 2006 2nd BN, 502nd INF REG, 2nd BCT, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
02/24/06 (I) Sgt. Dimitri Muscat 21, Aurora, Colorado U.S. Army Non-combat Died of non-combat related injuries in Balad, Iraq on February 24, 2006 1st BN, 8th INF REG, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/25/06 (I) Pfc. Benjamin C. Schuster 21, Williamsville, New York U.S. Army National Guard Non-combat - Gunshot wound Died from a gunshot wound in Ramadi, Iraq, on February 25, 2006 2nd Battalion, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/25/06 (I) Lance Cpl. Adam J. Van Alstine 21, Superior, Wisconsin U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Bomb Killed when a homemade bomb detonated in Ramadi, Iraq, on February 25, 2006 Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link	02/25/06 (I) Cpl. Adam O. Zanutto 26, Caliente, California U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - IED attack Died on March 6, 2006, at National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda,Maryland, from wounds received when a roadside bomb detonated in Anbarprovince, Iraq, on February 25, 2006 Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/25/06 (I) Lance Cpl. John J. Thornton 22, Phoenix, Arizona U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Mortar attack Died of wounds received as a result of an enemy mortar attack in Ramadi, Iraq, on February 25, 2006 3rd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
02/26/06 (I) Staff Sgt. Christopher J. Schornak 28, Hoover, Alabama U.S. Army Hostile - Small arms fire Killed when his dismounted patrol was engaged by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 26, 2006 1st BN, 12th INF REG, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/26/06 (I) Spec. Clay P. Farr 21, Bakersfield, California U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 26, 2006 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry REG, 10th Mountain Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	02/26/06 (I) Spec. Joshua U. Humble 21, Appleton, Maine U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 26, 2006 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry REG, 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/26/06 (I) Spec. Joshua M. Pearce 21, Guymon, Oklahoma U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Stryker military vehicle duringpatrol operations in Mosul, Iraq, on February 26, 2006 2nd BN, 1st INF REG, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	02/27/06 (I) Staff Sgt. Dwayne P.R. Lewis 26, New York, New York U.S. Army Hostile - Small arms fire Killed when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire duringa dismounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 27, 2006 2nd BN, 22nd INF REG, 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
02/28/06 (A) Master Sgt. Emigdio E. Elizarraras 37, Pico Rivera, California U.S. Army Tarin Kowt [Uruzgan Pr.] Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link