May, 2003
1 Killed - Afghanistan    38 Killed - Iraq    Total: 39
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05/01/03 (I) Pfc. Jesse A. Givens 34, Springfield, Missouri U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when his M1A1 Abrams tank fell into the Euphrates River after theriverbank collapsed near al Habbaniya, Iraq, on May 1, 2003 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/03/03 (I) Sgt. Sean C. Reynolds 25, East Lansing, Michigan U.S. Army Non-combat - Weapon discharge (accident) Killed when he fell from a ladder, causing his M-4 rifle to accidentally discharge on May 3, 2003 74th Long-Range Surveillance Detachment 173rd Airborne Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/04/03 (I) Pvt. Jason L. Deibler 20, Coeburn, Virginia U.S. Army Non-combat Killed on May 4, 2003, by a non-combat weapon discharge in Kuwait 1st BN, 6th INF REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/08/03 (I) Pfc. Marlin T. Rockhold 23, Hamilton, Ohio U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed by a sniper while he was directing traffic in Baghdad on May 8, 2003 3rd BN, 7th INF REG, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/09/03 (I) Chief Warrant Officer Brian K. Van Dusen 39, Columbus, Ohio U.S. Army Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk medical helicopter he was aboard crashed in the Tigris River near Samarra, Iraq, on May 9, 2003 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance)   Military Times Link W.Post Link
05/09/03 (I) Chief Warrant Officer Hans N. Gukeisen 31, Lead, South Dakota U.S. Army Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk medical helicopter he was aboard crashed inthe Tigris River near Samarra, Iraq, on May 9, 2003 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance)   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/09/03 (I) Cpl. Richard P. Carl 26, King Hill, Idaho U.S. Army Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when the UH-60 medical helicopter he was aboard crashed in the Tigris River near Samarra, Iraq, on May 9, 2003 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance)   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/09/03 (I) Lance Cpl. Cedric E. Bruns 22, Vancouver, Washington U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Kuwait on May 9, 2003 6th Engineer Support BN, 4th Force Support Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	05/10/03 (I) Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Smith 20, Anderson, Indiana U.S. Marine Corps Reserves Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Kuwait. He was assigned to Detachment 1, Communications Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Peru, Ind   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/12/03 (I) Lance Cpl. Jakub Henryk Kowalik 21, Schaumburg, Illinois U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Ordnance explosion Killed when the unexploded ordnance he was handling detonated near a Marine encampment in Iraq on May 12, 2003 1st Maint. BN, 1st Force Service Support Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link
05/12/03 (I) Pfc. Jose Francis Gonzalez-Rodriguez 19, Norwalk, California U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Ordnance explosion Killed when unexploded ordnance he was handling detonated in Iraq on May 12, 2003 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Force Service Support Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/13/03 (I) Lance Cpl. Nicholas Brian Kleiboeker 19, Irvington, Illinois U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident Killed when the munitions bunker he was working in caught fire and exploded near Hilla, Iraq, on May 13, 2003 2nd Combat Engineer BN, 2nd Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	05/13/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Patrick Lee Griffin Jr. 31, Elgin, South Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - Bomb Killed when an unexploded U.S. Army bomblet detonated while his convoy wasstopped near Diwaniya, Iraq, while en route to Baghdad on May 13, 2003 728th Air Control Squadron, U.S. Air Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/14/03 (I) Spec. David T. Nutt 22, Blackshear, Georgia U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed in a vehicle accident in Mosul, Iraq, on May 14, 2003 494th Transportation Company   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	05/16/03 (I) Master Sgt. William L. Payne 46, Otsego, Michigan U.S. Army Non-combat - Ordnance explosion Killed on May 16, 2003, in Haswah, Iraq, when ordnance he was examining exploded 2nd BN, 70th Armor REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link
05/17/03 (A) Sgt. 1st Class John E. Taylor 31, Wichita Falls, Texas U.S. Army Kabul Non-combat - Illness 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	05/18/03 (I) Spec. Rasheed Sahib 22, Brooklyn, New York U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident Killed in Balad, Iraq, on May 18, 2003 when Sahib and another soldier were cleaning their weapons and the other soldier's weapon discharged 20th Field Artillery REG, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/18/03 (I) Cpl. Douglas Jose Marenco Reyes 28, Chino, California U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when the large transport truck he was riding in rolled over southeast of Samawa, Iraq on May 18, 2003 4th Light Armored RECON, 4th Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	05/19/03 (I) Lt. Col. Dominic Rocky Baragona 42, Niles, Ohio U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed in a vehicle accident on May 19, 2003, in Iraq 19th Maintenance Battalion   Arlington   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/19/03 (I) Sgt. Kirk Allen Straseskie 23, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident - drowned Drowned while trying to rescue the crew of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter that crashed in a canal near Hilla, Iraq, on May 19, 2003 1st BN, 4th Marine REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link
05/19/03 (I) Staff Sgt. William T. Latham 29, Kingman, Arizona U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Latham was hit by shrapnel during a a raid at a suspected arms market inRamadi, Iraq, on May 19, 2003. He Died of his wounds on June 18, 2003,at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. E Troop, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/19/03 (I) Lance Cpl. Jason William Moore 21, San Marcos, California U.S. Marine Corps Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Killed in the crash of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter shortly after takeoff in the Shatt Al Hillah Canal, in Iraq MMHS-364, Marine Air Group 39, 3rd Air Wing   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/19/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Aaron Dean White 27, Shawnee, Oklahoma U.S. Marine Corps Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when the CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter he was aboard crashed shortlyafter takeoff in the Shatt Al Hillah Canal, in Iraq on May 19, 2003 MMHS-364, Marine Air Group 39, 3rd Air Wing   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/19/03 (I) 1st Lt. Timothy Louis Ryan 30, Aurora, Illinois U.S. Marine Corps Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when his CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff in the Shatt Al Hillah Canal in Iraq on May 19, 2003 MMHS-364, Marine Air Group 39, 3rd Air Wing   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/19/03 (I) Capt. Andrew David La Mont 31, Eureka, California U.S. Marine Corps Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when his CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed in the Shatt Al Hillah Canal shortly after takeoff in Iraq on May 19, 2003 Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo
05/21/03 (I) Spec. Nathaniel A. Caldwell 27, Omaha, Nebraska U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when his vehicle rolled over while responding to a civilian call in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 21, 2003 404th Air Support BN, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	05/25/03 (I) Pvt. David Evans Jr. 18, Buffalo, New York U.S. Army Hostile - Explosion Killed in an explosion at a facility which contained Iraqi ammunition in Diwaniya, Iraq, on May 25, 2003   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	05/26/03 (I) Sgt. Keman L. Mitchell 24, Hilliard, Florida U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - drowned Killed when he jumped into a 7-foot deep body of water on May 26, 2003, in Kirkuk, Iraq. When he failed to resurface, members of his squad retrieved him but attempts to resuscitate him failed. Company C, 4th Engineer Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/26/03 (I) Maj. Mathew E. Schram 36, Brevard, Wisconsin U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed while traveling in a military convoy on a resupply mission that came under enemy fire on May 26, 2003, in Haditha, Iraq HHT Support Squadron, 3rd ACR   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/26/03 (I) Pfc. Jeremiah D. Smith 25, Odessa, Missouri U.S. Army Non-combat - Ordnance explosion Killed when his vehicle hit unexploded ordnance while escorting heavy equipment transporters in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 26, 2003 1st BN, 34th Armor REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link
05/26/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Brett J. Petriken 30, Flint, Michigan U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when a heavy equipment transporter crossed the median and hit his Humvee in Samawa, Iraq, on May 26, 2003 501st Military Police Company   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/26/03 (I) Pvt. Kenneth A. Nalley 19, Hamburg, Iowa U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when a heavy equipment transporter crossed the median and struck his Humvee in Samawa, Iraq, on May 26, 2003 501st Military Police Company   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	05/27/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Michael B. Quinn 37, Tampa, Florida U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed on guard duty at a checkpoint by unknown assailants who fired on him from a vehicle on May 27, 2003, in Falluja, Iraq 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armor Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/27/03 (I) Sgt. Thomas F. Broomhead 34, Cannon City, Colorado U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed on guard duty at a checkpoint by unknown assailants who fired on him from a vehicle in Falluja, Iraq on May 27, 2003 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armor Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	05/28/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Kenneth R. Bradley 39, Utica, Mississippi U.S. Army Non-combat - Illness - Heart Attack Died of a heart attack in Baquba, Iraq, on May 28, 2003 588th Engineer Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link
05/28/03 (I) Spec. Jose A. Perez III 22, San Diego, Texas U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed in an ambush of a convoy on May 28, 2003, in Taji, Iraq 6th BN, 27th Field Artillery REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/30/03 (I) Spec. Zachariah W. Long 20, Milton, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed in a vehicle accident while traveling in convoy during a storm on May 30, 2003, between Mosul and Tikrit, Iraq 519th Military Intelligence Battalion   State Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/30/03 (I) Spec. Kyle A. Griffin 20, Emerson, New Jersey U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed in a vehicle accident while traveling in a convoy during a storm between Mosul and Tikrit, Iraq, on May 30, 2003 519th Military Intelligence Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/30/03 (I) Spec. Michael T. Gleason 25, Warren, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed in a vehicle accident while traveling in convoy during a storm on May 30, 2003, between Mosul and Tikrit, Iraq 519th Military Intelligence Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link