June, 2004
5 Killed - Afghanistan    41 Killed - Iraq    Total: 46
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06/01/04 (I) Pfc. Markus J. Johnson 20, Springfield, Massachusetts U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died when his Humvee Avenger rolled over in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 1, 2004 D BN, 4th BN, 3rd Air Defense Artillery REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/03/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Todd J. Bolding 23, Manvel, Texas U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds received due to hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 3, 2004 2nd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/04/04 (I) Sgt. Justin L. Eyerly 23, Salem, Oregon U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Killed when individuals using roadside bombs and rocket-propelled grenades attacked his convoy in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 4, 2004 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/04/04 (I) Sgt. Frank T. Carvill 51, Carlstadt, New Jersey U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when individuals using homemade bombs and rocket-propelled grenades attacked his convoy in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 4, 2004 Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/04/04 (I) Spec. Christopher M. Duffy 26, Brick, New Jersey U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when individuals using roadside bombs and rocket-propelled grenades attacked his convoy in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 4, 2004 Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/04/04 (I) Spec. Justin W. Linden 22, Portland, Oregon U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when individuals using roadside bombs and rocket-propelled grenades attacked his convoy in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 4, 2004 Company D, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/04/04 (I) 1st Lt. Erik S. McCrae 25, Portland, Oregon U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when individuals using homemade bombs and rocket-propelled grenades attacked his convoy in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 4, 2004 Company D, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/05/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Humberto F. Timoteo 25, Newark, New Jersey U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Killed when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 5, 2004 Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery, New Jersey Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/05/04 (I) Spec. Ryan E. Doltz 26, Mine Hill, New Jersey U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 5, 2004 Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery, New Jersey Army National Guard   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/06/04 (I) Pfc. Melissa J. Hobart 22, Ladson, South Carolina U.S. Army Non-combat - Natural causes Died after collapsing while on guard duty in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 6, 2004 E Company, 215th Forward Support BN, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/06/04 (I) Sgt. Melvin Y. Mora 27, Columbia, Missouri U.S. Army Reserve Hostile - Mortar attack Killed when his camp was hit by a mortar attack in Taji, Iraq, on June 6, 2004 245th Maintenance Company, Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/07/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Jeremy L. Bohlman 21, Sioux Falls, South Dakota U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died from hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 7, 2004 1st Light Armored RECON BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/07/04 (I) Sgt. Jamie A. Gray 29, Montpelier, Vermont U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Killed when his military vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Scania, Iraq, on June 7, 2004 Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery, Vermont Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/07/04 (A) Cpl. David M. Fraise 24, New Orleans, Louisiana U.S. Army Deh Rawod (near) [Zabul Prov.] Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack A Co., 2nd Bat., 35th Infantry Reg., 25th Infantry Div.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/08/04 (I) Capt. Humayun S.M. Khan 27, Bristow, Virginia U.S. Army Hostile - Car bomb Killed when a car bomb was driven into the gates of a coalition base anddetonated while he inspected soldiers on guard duty in Baquba, Iraq, onJune 8, 2004 Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 201st Forward Support BN, 1st Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/09/04 (I) Pfc. Thomas D. Caughman 20, Lexington, South Carolina U.S. Army Reserve Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when his Humvee was struck by rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 9, 2004 Company C, 391st Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/13/04 (I) Spec. Eric S. McKinley 24, Corvallis, Oregon U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died when his vehicle was attacked by small-arms fire and a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 13, 2004 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/14/04 (I) Pfc. Shawn M. Atkins 20, Parker, Colorado U.S. Army Non-combat Died as a result of a non-combat injury in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 14, 2004 Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 4th Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/16/04 (I) Maj. Paul R. Syverson III 32, Lake Zurich, Illinois U.S. Army Hostile - Mortar attack Killed during a mortar attack on Logistical Support Area Anaconda in Balad, Iraq, on June 16, 2004 5th Special Forces Group   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/16/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Arthur S. Mastrapa 35, Apopka, Florida U.S. Army Reserve Hostile - Mortar attack Killed during a mortar attack on Logistical Support Area Anaconda in Balad, Iraq, on June 16, 2004 351st Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade, Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/16/04 (I) Spec. Jeremy M. Dimaranan 29, Virginia Beach, Virginia U.S. Army Hostile - Mortar attack Killed during a mortar attack on Logistical Support Area Anaconda in Balad, Iraq, on June 16, 2004 302nd Transportation Company, 172nd Combat Support Group, Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/18/04 (I) Spec. Thai Vue 22, Willows, California U.S. Army Hostile - Mortar attack Killed when a mortar round hit the motor pool where he was working in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 18, 2004 127th Military Police Company, 709th MP BN, 18th MP Brigade, V Corps   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/18/04 (I) Pfc. Jason N. Lynch 21, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands U.S. Army Hostile - Small arms fire Died of small-arms fire wounds he received as his unit was engaging insurgents in Buhriz, Iraq, on June 18, 2004 1st BN, 6th Field Artillery REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/19/04 (I) Pfc. Sean Horn 19, Orange, California U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Gunshot wound Died due to a non-hostile incident at Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, on June 19, 2004 Cmbt Service Support Group 11, 1st Force SSG, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/20/04 (A) Lance Cpl. Russell P. White 19, Dagsboro, Delaware U.S. Marine Corps Camp Bulldog Non-combat - Weapon discharge (accident) 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/20/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Marvin Best 33, Prosser, Washington U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died due to hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 20, 2004 2nd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/21/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Pedro Contreras 27, Harris, Texas U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 21, 2004 2nd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/21/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Juan Lopez 22, Dalton, Georgia U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed when he and three other Marines were ambushed in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 21, 2004 2nd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/21/04 (I) Cpl. Tommy L. Parker Jr. 21, Cleburne, Arkansas U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died from hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 21, 2004 2nd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/21/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Gregory V. Pennington 36, Glade Spring, Virginia U.S. Army Hostile - Mortar attack Killed when his camp came under mortar attack in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 21, 2004 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry REG, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/21/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Deshon E. Otey 24, Hardin, Kentucky U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died from hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 21, 2004 2nd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/22/04 (I) 1st Lt. Andre D. Tyson 33, Riverside, California U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - hostile fire Itwas initially reported that Tyson was killed when his ground patrol was ambushed in Balad, Iraq, on June 22, 2004. Military investigatorsconcluded in June 2006 that Tyson and Spc. Patrick R. McCaffrey Sr.were murdered by Iraqi civil defense officers patr Company B, 579th Engineer Battalion, California Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/22/04 (I) Sgt. Patrick R. McCaffrey Sr. 34, Tracy, California U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - hostile fire It was initially reported that McCaffrey was killed when his ground patrol was ambushed in Balad, Iraq, on June 22, 2004. However, witnesses reported that members of the Iraqi Security Forces accompanying McCaffrey's unit opened fire. On June 20, 2005, the United States Army Criminal Investigation Division concluded that the Iraqi Security Forces officers patrolling with them had killed McCaffrey. He was assigned to the 579th Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard, Petaluma, Calif. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_R._McCaffrey,_Sr.   State Tribute Site   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link   photo	06/24/04 (I) Spec. Daniel A. Desens 20, Jacksonville, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when his Bradley fighting vehicle came under attack by Iraqi insurgents using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Baquba, Iraq, onJune 24, 2004 Company A, 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Heavy Separate Brigade, North Carolina Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/24/04 (I) Capt. Christopher S. Cash 36, Winterville, North Carolina U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when his Bradley fighting vehicle came under attack by Iraqi insurgent susing small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Baquba, Iraq, onJune 24, 2004 Company A, 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Heavy Separate Brigade, North Carolina Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/24/04 (A) Lance Cpl. Juston T. Thacker 21, Bluefield, West Virginia U.S. Marine Corps Barikowt (near), Kunar Province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - ambush 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/24/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Charles A. Kiser 37, Cleveland, Wisconsin U.S. Army Reserve Hostile - Car bomb Died when a car bomb detonated near his convoy in Mosul, Iraq, on June 24, 2004 330th Military Police Detachment, Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/24/04 (A) Pfc. Daniel B. McClenney 19, Shelbyville, Tennessee U.S. Marine Corps Barikowt (near), Kunar Province Hostile - hostile fire - ambush 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/26/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Manuel A. Ceniceros 23, Santa Ana, California U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 26, 2004 REG Combat Team 1 Headquarters Company, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/26/04 (I) Spec. Jeremy M. Heines 25, New Orleans, Louisiana U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when his patrol came under attack by rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 26, 2004 C Company, 1st BN, 9th Cavalry REG, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/27/04 (I) 1st Sgt. Ernest E. Utt 38, Hammond, Illinois U.S. Army Hostile - Rocket attack Killed when two 122mm rockets were fired into his forward operating base in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 27, 2004 Battery B, 1st BN, 82nd Field Artillery REG, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/29/04 (I) Cpl. John H. Todd III 24, Bridgeport, Pennsylvania U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb exploded as his Humvee passed by the device in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 29, 2004 Company B, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Marine Forces Reserve   State Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	06/29/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Patrick R. Adle 21, Baltimore, Maryland U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb exploded as his Humvee passed by the device in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 29, 2004 Detatchment 3, Engineer Support Company, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Marine Forces Reserve   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo     photo	06/29/04 (I) Sgt. Alan D. Sherman 36, Brick, New Jersey U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb exploded as his Humvee passed by the device in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 29, 2004 Company B, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Marine Forces Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/30/04 (A) Staff Sgt. Robert K. McGee 38, Martinsville, Virginia U.S. Army Manila Non-combat - non-combat related injuries 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/30/04 (I) Spec. Robert L. DuSang 24, Mandeville, Louisiana U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when a tire on the 5-ton vehicle in which he was riding blew out andthe vehicle overturned in Navstar, Iraq, on June 30, 2004 1st Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link