July, 2005
2 Killed - Afghanistan    53 Killed - Iraq    Total: 55
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07/03/05 (I) Staff Sgt. Jeremy A. Brown 26, Mabscott, West Virginia U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died on July 3, 2005, in Mosul Iraq, of injuries sustained earlier that day when the Humvee in which he was riding accidentally rolled over in TalAfar, Iraq 66th Military Intelligence Company, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/03/05 (I) Spec. Ryan J. Montgomery 22, Greensburg, Kentucky U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee while his unit wasconducting convoy operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 3, 2005 Battery B, 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery Regiment, Kentucky Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/05/05 (I) Pvt. Anthony M. Mazzarella 22, Blue Springs, Missouri U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died when his up-armored Humvee accidentally rolled over in Taji, Iraq, on July 5, 2005 1st BN, 13th Armor REG, 1st Armored Divisionn   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	07/05/05 (I) Cpl. Lyle J. Cambridge 23, Shiprock, New Mexico U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their Humvee during patrol operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 5, 2005 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/05/05 (I) Spec. Christopher W. Dickison 26, Seattle, Washington U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb exploded while on patrol near Baquba, Iraq, on July 5, 2005 2nd BN, 34th Armor REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/05/05 (I) Staff Sgt. Scottie L. Bright 36, Montgomery, Alabama U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their Humvee during patrol operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 5, 2005 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/05/05 (I) Sgt. Deyson K. Cariaga 20, Honolulu, Hawaii U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - Land mine Killed when the Humvee in which he was riding struck a land mine in Hammadi, Iraq, on July 5, 2005 229th Military Intelligence Company, 29th Separate Infantry Brigade, Hawaii Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	07/09/05 (I) Spec. Hoby F. Bradfield Jr. 22, The Woodlands, Texas U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed while he was conducting a dismounted cordon search in Tal Afar, Iraq, on July 9, 2005 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Arlington   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/09/05 (I) Pfc. Eric P. Woods 26, Omaha, Nebraska U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when his Humvee struck a roadside bomb that caused it to overturn in Tal Afar, Iraq on July 9, 2005 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/10/05 (I) Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Kovacicek 22, Washington, Pennsylvania U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire One of two Marines killed by enemy indirect fire during combat operations in Hit, Iraq, on July 10, 2005 Company K, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve   State Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/10/05 (I) Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Goodrich 32, Allegheny, Pennsylvania U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire One of two Marines killed by enemy indirect fire during combat operations in Hit, Iraq, on July 10, 2005 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve   State Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/11/05 (I) Sgt. Timothy J. Sutton 22, Springfield, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - Land mine Killed when his Humvee struck a land mine in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 11, 2005 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/13/05 (I) Spec. Benyahmin B. Yahudah 24, Bogart, Georgia U.S. Army Hostile - Car bomb Killed when a car bomb exploded near his dismounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 13, 2005 1st BN, 64th Armor REG, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/14/05 (I) Cpl. Christopher D. Winchester 23, Flomaton, Alabama U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - IED attack One of two Marines killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb during combat operations near Trebil, Iraq, on July 14, 2005 3rd BN, 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/14/05 (I) Staff Sgt. Tricia L. Jameson 34, Omaha, Nebraska U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Jameson,a health care specialist, was killed while responding to a casualtyincident when a secondary roadside bomb detonated near her location inTrebil, Iraq, on July 14, 2005 313th Medical Company, 110th Medical Battalion, Nebraska Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/14/05 (I) Cpl. Clifton B. Mounce 22, Pontotoc, Mississippi U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - IED attack One of two Marines killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb during combat operations near Trebil, Iraq, on July 14, 2005 3rd BN, 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/15/05 (I) Spec. Jared D. Hartley 22, Newkirk, Oklahoma U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee in Taji, Iraq, on July 15, 2005 125th Forward Support BN, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	07/16/05 (I) Staff Sgt. Travis S. Cooper 24, Macon, Mississippi U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Died on July 16, 2005, in Balad, Iraq, from wounds sustained a day earlierwhen a roadside bomb exploded near the vehicle he was searching inBaghdad, Iraq Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 114th Field Artillery Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/16/05 (I) Staff Sgt. Jorge L. Pena-Romero 29, Fallbrook, California U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee while his unit wasconducting a mounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 16, 2005 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/16/05 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Ronald T. Wood 28, Cedar City, Utah U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee in Kirkuk, Iraq, on July 16, 2005 Battery B, 1st Battalion, 148th Field Artillery Regiment, Utah Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo
07/17/05 (I) Spec. Ronnie D. Williams 26, Erlanger, Kentucky U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died on July 17, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained a day earlierwhen his M1A2 Abrams tank left the road and entered a canal duringpatrol operations in Baghdad 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/17/05 (I) Staff Sgt. Frank Tiai 45, Pago Pago, American Samoa U.S. Army Reserve Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his position in Baghdad, Iraq, July 17, 2005 Company B, 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/17/05 (I) Lance Cpl. Efrain Sanchez Jr. 26, Port Chester, New York U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Suicide Died in a non-hostile incident at Camp Blue Diamond, in Ramadi, Iraq, on July 17, 2005 Headquarters BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/19/05 (I) Staff Sgt. Jefferey J. Farrow 28, Birmingham, Alabama U.S. Army Reserve Non-combat Died of non-combat related injuries in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on July 19, 2005 146th Quartermaster Company, Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	07/19/05 (I) Pvt. Lavena L. Johnson 19, Florissant, Missouri U.S. Army Non-combat Army Pfc. LaVena Johnson was found dead July 19, 2005, in a small contractor’s tent in Balad, Iraq, after only eight weeks in the country. Army investigators and coroners ruled she had shot herself in the mouth with an M-16 rifle. 129th Corps Support BN, 101st Corps Support Group, 101st Airborne   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
07/19/05 (I) Sgt. Arthur R. McGill 25, Gravette, Arkansas U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while he was on mounted patrol in a Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 19, 2005 1st BN, 9th Field Artillery REG, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	07/21/05 (I) Cpl. Steven P. Gill 24, Round Rock, Texas U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Bomb Killed when a homemade bomb exploded during combat operations near Zaidon, Iraq, on July 21, 2005 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/21/05 (I) Petty Officer 3rd Class Travis L. Youngblood 26, Surrency, Georgia U.S. Navy Hostile - IED attack Died on July 21, 2005, of wounds received when a roadside bomb exploded during combat operations in Hit, Iraq, on July 15 Navy hospital corpsman assigned to 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo     photo	07/23/05 (A) Sgt. Jason T. Palmerton 25, Auburn, Nebraska U.S. Army Qala-i-Gaz (NE of Gereshk), Helmand Pr. Hostile - hostile fire 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/23/05 (I) Sgt. Bryan J. Opskar 32, Princeton, Minnesota U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - IED attack Killed when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb during combat operations near Ar Rutbah, Iraq, on July 23, 2005 2nd Light Armored RECON BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/24/05 (I) Spec. Ernest W. Dallas Jr. 21, Denton, Texas U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died when a roadside bomb detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 24, 2005 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/24/05 (I) Sgt. Milton M. Monzon Jr. 21, Los Angeles, California U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died when a roadside bomb detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 24, 2005 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/24/05 (I) Sgt. Christopher J. Taylor 22, Opelika, Alabama U.S. Army Hostile - Mortar attack Killed when he was hit by mortar rounds while he was exiting a bunker in Balad, Iraq, on July 24, 2005 1st BN, 41st Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	07/24/05 (I) Pfc. Ramon A. Villatoro Jr. 19, Bakersfield, California U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died when a roadside bomb detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 24, 2005 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/24/05 (I) Spec. Jacques E. Brunson 30, Americus, Georgia U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 24, 2005 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/24/05 (I) Sgt. John F. Thomas 33, Valdosta, Georgia U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Died when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 24, 2005 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	07/24/05 (I) Staff Sgt. Jason W. Montefering 27, Parkston, South Dakota U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died when a roadside bomb detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 24, 2005 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/24/05 (I) Staff Sgt. Carl R. Fuller 44, Covington, Georgia U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Died when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 24, 2005 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/24/05 (I) Sgt. James O. Kinlow 35, Thomson, Georgia U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Died when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 24, 2005 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/25/05 (A) Staff Sgt. Michael W. Schafer 25, Spring Hill, Florida U.S. Army Deh Rawood (W of) [Uruzgan Prov.] Hostile - hostile fire 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Reg., 173rd Airborne Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo     photo
07/25/05 (I) Spec. Adam J. Harting 21, Portage, Indiana U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Samarra, Iraq, on July 25, 2005 3rd BN, 69th Armor REG, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/27/05 (I) Spec. Adrian J. Butler 28, East Lansing, Michigan U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during a patrol in Ashraf, Iraq, on July 27, 2005 411th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police BN, 89th Military Police Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/27/05 (I) Spec. John O. Tollefson 22, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during a patrol in Ashraf, Iraq, on July 27, 2005 411th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police BN, 89th Military Police Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/27/05 (I) Spec. Edward L. Myers 21, St. Joseph, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee while on patrol in Samarra, Iraq, on July 27, 2005 3rd BN, 69th Armor REG, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/27/05 (I) Capt. Benjamin D. Jansky 28, Oshkosh, Wisconsin U.S. Army Reserve Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died when his Humvee was accidentally struck by another military vehicle in Al Taqaddum, Iraq, on July 27, 2005 Headquarters Company, 983rd Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/28/05 (I) Pvt. Ernesto R. Guerra 20, Long Beach, California U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died of injuries sustained when his Humvee was involved in an accident in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 28, 2005 Headquarters Company, Brigade Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/28/05 (I) Lance Cpl. Christopher P. Lyons 24, Shelby, Ohio U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Died when his unit came under attack by enemy small-arms fire androcket-propelled grenades during combat operations in Cykla, Iraq, onJuly 28, 2005 Company L, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/28/05 (I) Cpl. Andre L. Williams 23, Galloway, Ohio U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Died when his unit was attacked by enemy small-arms fire androcket-propelled grenades during combat operations in Cykla Village,Iraq, on July 28, 2005 Company L, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/30/05 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Victor A. Anderson 39, Ellaville, Georgia U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee while they were on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 30, 2005 Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/30/05 (I) Pfc. Jason D. Scheuerman 20, Lynchburg, Virginia U.S. Army Non-combat Died of non-combat related injuries in Muqdadiya, Iraq, on July 30, 2005 1st BN, 30th INF REG, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/30/05 (I) Pfc. Robert A. Swaney 21, West Jefferson, Ohio U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died when a roadside bomb detonated near his patrol Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 30, 2005 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/30/05 (I) Staff Sgt. David R. Jones Sr. 45, Augusta, Georgia U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee while they were on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 30, 2005 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/30/05 (I) Sgt. Ronnie L. Shelley Sr. 34, Valdosta, Georgia U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee while they were on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 30, 2005 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	07/30/05 (I) Sgt. Jonathon C. Haggin 26, Kingsland, Georgia U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee while they were on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 30, 2005 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/31/05 (I) Spec. James D. Carroll 23, McKenzie, Tennessee U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee near Baghdad, Iraq, on July 31, 2005 Company A, 230th Engineer Battalion, Tennessee Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo