September, 2003
2 Killed - Afghanistan    31 Killed - Iraq    Total: 33
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09/01/03 (I) Sgt. Charles T. Caldwell 38, North Providence, Rhode Island U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Killed when his Humvee struck a roadside bomb on a supply route south of Baghdad, Iraq, on September 1, 2003 115th Military Police Company, Rhode Island Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/01/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Joseph Camara 40, New Bedford, Massachusetts U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Killed when his Humvee struck a roadside bomb on a supply route south of Baghdad, Iraq, on September 1, 2003 115th Military Police Company, Rhode Island Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/01/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Cameron B. Sarno 43, Las Vegas, Nevada U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident Hit by a truck and killed while changing his vehicle's tire in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on September 1, 2003 257th Transportation Company   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/02/03 (I) Pfc. Christopher A. Sisson 20, Oak Park, Illinois U.S. Army Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was in rolled over after makinga hard landing in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 2, 2003 3rd BN, 325th Parachute INF REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/04/03 (I) Tech. Sgt. Bruce E. Brown 32, Coatopa, Alabama U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed in a vehicle accident on September 4, 2003, near Al Udeid, Qatar 78th Logistics Readiness Squadron   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo
09/07/03 (I) Sgt. Jarrett B. Thompson 27, Dover, Delaware U.S. Army Reserve Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died September 7, 2003, at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C.,from injuries suffered August 30 in a vehicle accident in Iraq 946th Transportation Company, Army Reserves   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/09/03 (I) Pfc. Ryan G. Carlock 25, Macomb, Illinois U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Died of injuries sustained when enemy fighters attacked his fuel truck northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, on September 9, 2003 416th Transportation Company, 260th Quartermaster Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	09/10/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Joseph E. Robsky Jr. 31, Elizaville, New York U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when an initial attempt to neutralize a roadside bomb failed in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 10, 2003 759th Ordnance Company   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/11/03 (I) Sgt. Henry Ybarra III 32, Austin, Texas U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident Killed when the tire he was changing on a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck exploded on September 11, 2003, in Balad, Iraq D Troop, 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/12/03 (I) Sgt. 1st Class William M. Bennett 35, Seymour, Tennessee U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds received when his unit conducted a raid in Ramadi, Iraq, on September 12, 2003 3rd BN, 5th Special Forces Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link
09/12/03 (I) Master Sgt. Kevin N. Morehead 33, Little Rock, Arkansas U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds received when his unit conducted a raid on September 12, 2003, in Ramadi, Iraq 3rd BN, 5th Special Forces Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	09/14/03 (I) Sgt. Trevor A. Blumberg 22, Canton, Michigan U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when two roadside bombs struck his vehicle while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 14, 2003 1st BN, 504th Para INF REG, 82nd Airborne   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/15/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Kevin C. Kimmerly 31, North Creek, New York U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when his vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 15, 2003 B BN, 4th BN, 27th Field Artillery REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/15/03 (I) Spec. Alyssa R. Peterson 27, Flagstaff, Arizona U.S. Army Non-combat - Self-inflicted gunshot Died of wounds received from a non-combat weapons discharge on September 15, 2003, in Telafar, Iraq C Company, 311th Military Intelligence BN, 101st Airborne   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	09/16/03 (I) Sgt. Foster Pinkston 47, Warrenton, Georgia U.S. Army Non-combat related illness Died of a non-combat related illness at Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia, on September 16, 2003 Headquarters Company, 878th Engineer Battalion, Georgia Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link
09/18/03 (I) Spec. Richard Arriaga 20, Ganado, Texas U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when his unit was ambushed with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Tikrit, Iraq, on September 18, 2003 H&H BN, 4th BN, 42nd Field Artil. REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/18/03 (I) Capt. Brian R. Faunce 28, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Hostile Killed by electrocution during a pursuit of Iraqis raiding armored vehicle, from unintended contact with low hanging, uninsulated power line." H&H Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team   State Tribute Site   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link	09/18/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Anthony O. Thompson 26, Orangeburg, South Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when his unit was ambushed with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Tikrit, Iraq, on September 18, 2003 H&H BN, 4th BN, 42nd Field Artil. REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/18/03 (I) Spec. James C. Wright 27, Morgan, Texas U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when his unit was ambushed with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Tikrit, Iraq, on September 18, 2003 H&H BN, 4th BN, 42nd Field Artil. REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/20/03 (I) Spec. Lunsford B. Brown II 27, Creedmore, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - Mortar attack Killed when mortar fire hit the Abu Ghurayb prison in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 20, 2003 A Company, 302nd Military Intelligence Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link
09/20/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Frederick L. Miller Jr. 27, Hagerstown, Indiana U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb while on a security patrol in Ramadi, Iraq, on September 20, 2003 Troop K, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/20/03 (I) Sgt. David T. Friedrich 26, Hammond, New York U.S. Army Reserve Hostile - Mortar attack Killed when mortar fire hit the Abu Ghurayb prison in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 20, 2003 325th Military Intelligence Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/22/03 (I) Spec. Paul J. Sturino 21, Rice Lake, Wisconsin U.S. Army Non-combat - Gunshot wound Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in an area south of Mosul, Iraq, on September 22, 2003 B BN, 2nd BN, 320th Field Artil. REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/24/03 (I) Spec. Michael Andrade 28, Bristol, Rhode Island U.S. Army National Guard Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died of injuries received when a five-ton truck hit the Humvee he was riding in in Balad, Iraq, on September 24, 2003 115th Military Police Company, Rhode Island Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/25/03 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Robert E. Rooney 43, Nashua, New Hampshire U.S. Army National Guard Non-combat - Accident Died of injuries received when he was struck by a forklift at Shuabai Port in Kuwait on September 25, 2003 379th Engineer Company, Massachusetts Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link
09/25/03 (I) Spec. Kyle G. Thomas 23, Topeka, Kansas U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed by a roadside bomb while he was on patrol in Tikrit, Iraq, on September 25, 2003 2nd BN, 503rd Infantry Reg, 173rd Airborne Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/25/03 (I) Capt. Robert L. Lucero 34, Casper, Wyoming U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - Bomb Killed when he was struck by a homemade bomb in Tikrit, Iraq, on September 25, 2003 Headquarters, 4th Infantry Division Rear Area Operations Center, Wyoming Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/29/03 (A) Pfc. Evan W. O'Neill 19, Haverhill, Massachusetts U.S. Army Shkin (Paktika Province) Hostile fire 1st Bat., 87th Inf. Reg., 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/29/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Christopher E. Cutchall 30, McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when he was traveling in a convoy and a roadside bomb detonated as his vehicle passed west of Baghdad, Iraq, on September 29, 2003 Delta Troop, 4th Cavalry   State Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/29/03 (I) Sgt. Darrin K. Potter 24, Louisville, Kentucky U.S. Army National Guard Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when his vehicle overturned and entered a canal while responding to a mortar attack on Abu Ghraib Prison in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 29,2003 223rd Military Police Company, Kentucky Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link
09/29/03 (A) Pfc. Kristian E. Parker 23, Slidell, Louisiana U.S. Army National Guard Qatar (Camp AS Sayliyah) Non-combat - Natural causes 205th Engineer Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/29/03 (I) Sgt. Andrew Joseph Baddick 26, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - drowned Baddick, part of a rescue dive team, drowned as he tried to rescue Sgt. DarrinK. Potter, whose vehicle had overturned and entered a canal near AbuGhraib Prison in Baghdad, Iraq on September 29, 2003. Sgt. Potter alsoDied . 1st BN, 504th Parachute INF REG   Arlington   State Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/30/03 (I) Spec. Dustin K. McGaugh 20, Derby, Kansas U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - weapon discharge Died from a non-hostile gunshot wound in Balad, Iraq, on September 30, 2003 17th Field Artillery Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link