February, 2008
1 Killed - Afghanistan    29 Killed - Iraq    Total: 30
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02/02/08 (I) Staff Sgt. Chad A. Barrett 35, Saltville, Virginia U.S. Army Mosul Non-combat - Natural causes - Rx overdose Died as a result of a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. The incident is under investigation. 64th Brigade Support BN, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	02/04/08 (I) Chief Petty Officer Michael E. Koch 29, State College, Pennsylvania U.S. Navy Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Died from wounds suffered from small arms fire during combat operations in Iraq. He was assigned to an East Coast-based SEAL team.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	02/04/08 (I) Chief Petty Officer Nathan H. Hardy 29, Durham, New Hampshire U.S. Navy Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Died from wounds suffered from small arms fire during combat operations in Iraq. He was assigned to an East Coast-based SEAL team.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	02/04/08 (I) Spc. Christopher J. West 26, Arlington, Texas U.S. Army Balad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered on Feb. 3 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Divi   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	02/05/08 (I) Sgt. Rafael Alicea Rivera 30, Bayamon, Puerto Rico U.S. Army Tallil Non-combat Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
02/05/08 (A) Staff Sgt. Donald T. Tabb 29, Norcross, Georgia U.S. Army Sangin (Helmand Province) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 6th Military Police Detachment, 1st Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment, Fort Rucker, Ala. 6th Military Police Detachment, 1st BN, 13th Aviation Regiment   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	02/05/08 (I) Spc. Miguel A. Baez 32, Bonaire, Georgia U.S. Army Mahmudiyah - Babil Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered in Al Muqdadiyah when his unit encountered an improvised explosive device during combat operations. He who was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. 1st BN, 325th Airborne Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	02/05/08 (I) Sgt. John C. Osmolski 23, Eustis, Florida U.S. Army Mahmudiyah - Babil Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered in Al Muqdadiyah when his unit encountered an improvised explosive device during combat operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. 2nd Brigade Special Troops BN, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	02/05/08 (I) Sgt. Timothy R. Van Orman 24, Port Matilda, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Mahmudiyah - Babil Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered in Al Muqdadiyah when his unit encountered an improvised explosive device during combat operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. 2nd BN, 22nd Infantry Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, (Light Infantry) 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link   photo	02/06/08 (I) Sgt. Bradley J. Skelton 40, Gordonville, Missouri U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1138th Engineer Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri Army National Guard, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link
02/07/08 (I) Petty Officer 1st Class Luis A. Souffront 25, Miami, Florida U.S. Navy Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died from wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device while serving in combat operations in Iraq. He was assigned to an East Coast based SEAL team.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	02/08/08 (I) Sgt. Gary D. Willett 34, Alamogordo, New Mexico U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack BAGHDAD – Four Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers were killed when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while the Soldiers were conducting a combat patrol northwest of Baghdad Feb. 8 He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. 1st BN, 21st Infantry Reg, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	02/08/08 (I) Staff Sgt. Jerald A. Whisenhunt 32, Orrick, Missouri U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack BAGHDAD – Four Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers were killed when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while the Soldiers were conducting a combat patrol northwest of Baghdad Feb. 8 He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. 1st BN, 21st Infantry Reg, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	02/08/08 (I) Sgt. Timothy P. Martin 27, Pixley, California U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack BAGHDAD – Four Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers were killed when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while the Soldiers were conducting a combat patrol northwest of Baghdad Feb. 8 He who was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Reg, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo     photo	02/08/08 (I) Spc. Michael T. Manibog 31, Alameda, California U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack BAGHDAD – Four Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers were killed when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while the Soldiers were conducting a combat patrol northwest of Baghdad Feb. 8 He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. 1st BN, 21st Infantry Reg, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
02/08/08 (I) Pfc. Jack T. Sweet 19, Alexandria Bay, New York U.S. Army At-Ta'mim province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. 2nd BN, 22nd Infantry Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, (Light Infantry) 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo     photo	02/10/08 (I) Sgt. Corey E. Spates 21, LaGrange, Georgia U.S. Army Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas. 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	02/11/08 (I) Staff Sgt. Javares J. Washington 27, Pensacola, Florida U.S. Army Kuwait City Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died at Camp Buehring in Kuwait City, Kuwait, from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. He was assigned to the 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	02/17/08 (I) Specialist Chad Groepper 21, Kingsley, Iowa U.S. Army Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their dismounted patrol using small arms fire. They were assigned to 2nd Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. 2nd BN 23rd Infantry Reg, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link   photo	02/17/08 (I) Spc. Luke S. Runyan 21, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their dismounted patrol using small arms fire. They were assigned to 2nd Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. 2nd BN 23rd Infantry Reg, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
02/20/08 (I) Spc. Micheal B. Matlock 21, Glen Burnie, Maryland U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack They died Feb. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in Baghdad on Feb. 19. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. 1st BN, 502nd Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	02/20/08 (I) Cpl. Albert Bitton 20, Chicago, Illinois U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack They died Feb. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in Baghdad on Feb. 19. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. 1st BN, 502nd Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	02/20/08 (I) Sgt. Conrad Alvarez 22, Big Spring, Texas U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack They died Feb. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in Baghdad on Feb. 19. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. 1st BN, 502nd Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	02/20/08 (I) Staff Sgt. Bryant W. Mackey 30, Eureka, Kansas U.S. Army Ninewah Province Hostile - hostile fire - RPG attack Died of wounds suffered when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas. 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	02/20/08 (I) Capt. Nathan R. Raudenbush 25, , Pennsylvania U.S. Army Busayefi Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga. 3rd BN, 7th Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo     photo
02/21/08 (I) Lance Cpl. Drew W. Weaver 20, St. Charles, Missouri U.S. Marine Corps Al Anbar Province Hostile - hostile fire Died while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	02/22/08 (I) Spc. Keisha M. Morgan 25, Washington, District of Columbia U.S. Army Baghdad Non-combat - Illness Died of a non-combat related cause. She was assigned to the Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	02/24/08 (I) Private 1st Class Micheal E. Phillips 19, Ardmore, Oklahoma U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1st BN, 502nd Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	02/24/08 (I) Spc. Orlando A. Perez 23, Houston, Texas U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	02/25/08 (I) Spc. Kevin S. Mowl 22, Pittsford, New York U.S. Army National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of wounds suffered in Baghdad, Iraq on Aug. 2, 2007, when the vehicle he was in encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis Wash. 2nd BN, 3rd Infantry Reg, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Div   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo     photo