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14 Killed - Afghanistan    62 Killed - Iraq    Total: 76
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03/23/03 (I)
Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum
22, Adams, Colorado
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003
1st BN, 2nd Marine REG, 2nd Marine Expeditionary
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04/03/03 (I)
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Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe
27, Arvada, Colorado
U.S. Army
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed when a car bomb detonated at a checkpoint about 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Haditha Dam in Iraq on April 3, 2003
3rd BN, 75th Ranger Reg
  Arlington
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07/07/03 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Barry Sanford Sr.
46, Aurora, Colorado
U.S. Army
Non-combat
Died of a gunshot wound received in a non-combat incident on July 7, 2003, in Balad, Iraq
H & H Company, 101st Support Group
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11/18/05 (I)
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Sgt. Luis R. Reyes
26, Aurora, Colorado
U.S. Army National Guard
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died en route to Ali Al Salem, Kuwait, when the bus in which he was riding rolled over on November 18, 2005
947th Engineer Company, Colorado Army National Guard
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02/24/06 (I)
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Sgt. Dimitri Muscat
21, Aurora, Colorado
U.S. Army
Non-combat
Died of non-combat related injuries in Balad, Iraq on February 24, 2006
1st BN, 8th INF REG, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
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05/18/07 (I)
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Sgt. Ryan J. Baum
27, Aurora, Colorado
U.S. Army
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire

3rd BN, 509th Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
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04/09/10 (A)
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Sgt. Sean M. Durkin
24, Aurora, Colorado
U.S. Army
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device near Forward Operating Base Wilson, Afghanistan, on March 27.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, Fort Carson, Colo.
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05/01/08 (I)
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Sgt. Glen E. Martinez
31, Boulder, Colorado
U.S. Marine Corps
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died supporting combat operations.
He was assigned to the Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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02/22/07 (I)
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Staff Sergeant Joshua R. Hager
29, Broomfield, Colorado
U.S. Army
Ramadi - Anbar
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

1st BN, 9th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
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05/01/05 (I)
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Spec. Derrick J. Lutters
24, Burlington, Colorado
U.S. Army
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed when a car bomb detonated near his vehicle as his unit was inspecting abridge for enemy tampering on a supply route in Iraq on May 1, 2005
Company A, 891st Engineer Brigade, Kansas Army National Guard
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05/27/03 (I)
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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
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04/09/04 (I)
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Pfc. Chance R. Phelps
19, Clifton, Colorado
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 9, 2004
3rd BN, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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07/09/07 (A)
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MSgt Randy J. Gillespie
44, Coaldale, Colorado
U.S. Air Force
Herat (near Camp Stone)
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

56th Logistics Readiness Squadron,
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11/02/03 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Bader
28, Colorado Springs, Colorado
U.S. Army
Hostile - Helicopter shot down
Bader was onboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter when it was shot down by asurface-to-air missile near Falluja, Iraq, on November 2, 2003.
Air Defense Artillery BN, 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG
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04/29/04 (I)
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Pfc. Ryan E. Reed
20, Colorado Springs, Colorado
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a vehicle approached his unit while it was conducting a dismountedroadside bomb sweep patrol and the driver detonated a bomb in Baghdad,Iraq, on April 29, 2004
4th BN, 27th Field Artillery REG, 1st Armored Division
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10/20/04 (I)
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Sgt. Douglas E. Bascom
25, Colorado Springs, Colorado
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on October 20, 2004
IndividualReady Reservist assigned to Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th MarineRegiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
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11/04/06 (I)
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Cpl. Kyle W. Powell
21, Colorado Springs, Colorado
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 4, 2006
1st Combat Engineer BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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12/17/06 (I)
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Pfc. Seth M. Stanton
19, Colorado Springs, Colorado
U.S. Army
Unspecified

1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Reg, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
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04/23/07 (I)
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Pfc. Jeffrey A. Avery
19, Colorado Springs, Colorado
U.S. Army
Muqdadiyah - Diyala
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

571st Military Police Company, 504th Military Police BN, 42nd Military Police Brigade
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09/05/07 (I)
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Pfc. Dane R. Balcon
19, Colorado Springs, Colorado
U.S. Army
Balad - Salah Ad Din
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
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01/03/08 (I)
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Maj. Andrew J. Olmsted
37, Colorado Springs, Colorado
U.S. Army
As Sadiyah
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit using small arms fire during combat operations. Both Soldiers were assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
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04/18/08 (I)
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Spc. Benjamin K. Brosh
22, Colorado Springs, Colorado
U.S. Army
Salah ad Din Province - Salah Ad Din
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered in Paliwoda, Iraq, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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05/01/09 (A)
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Sgt. James D. Pirtle
21, Colorado Springs, Colorado
U.S. Army
Nishagam, in Konar Province, Afghanistan,
Hostile - RPG, small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit using direct fire.
He is assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
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07/18/09 (A)
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Capt. Mark R. McDowell
26, Colorado Springs, Colorado
U.S. Air Force
eastern Afghanistan
Non-hostile - Aircraft crash
Died in a F-15E crash near Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.
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11/02/09 (I)
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Spc. Jonathon M. Sylvestre
21, Colorado Springs, Colorado
U.S. Army
Kut, Iraq
Non-combat
Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
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01/17/05 (I)
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Pfc. George R. Geer
27, Cortez, Colorado
U.S. Army
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed when a car bomb device detonated near his position in Ramadi, Iraq, on January 17, 2005
1st BN, 503rd INF REG, 2nd Infantry Division
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02/20/07 (I)
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Sergeant Clinton W. Ahlquist
23, Creede, Colorado
U.S. Marine Corps
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire

2nd BN, 4th Marine Reg, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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11/08/05 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Jeremy P. Tamburello
19, Denver, Colorado
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - Bomb
Died of wounds sustained from a homemade bomb during combat operations west of Rutbah, Iraq, on November 8, 2005
1st Light Armored RECON BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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01/25/08 (I)
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Pfc. Duncan Charles Crookston
19, Denver, Colorado
U.S. Army
Brooke Army Medical Center
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died in Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
2nd BN, 16th Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
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06/07/06 (I)
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2nd Lt. John S. Vaughan
23, Edwards, Colorado
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed when he encountered enemy smalls arms fire during a dismounted combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on June 7, 2006
2nd BN, 1st INF REG, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team
  Arlington
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11/02/05 (I)
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Pfc. Tyler R. MacKenzie
20, Evans, Colorado
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee near Baghdad, Iraq, on November 2, 2005
1st BN, 502nd INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
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02/18/07 (A)
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Sgt. Adam A. Wilkinson
23, Fort Carson, Colorado
U.S. Army
Shahjoi district of Zabul province
Non-Hostile - Helicopter crash

2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
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05/26/07 (I)
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Sgt. Nicholas Walsh
26, Fort Collins, Colorado
U.S. Marine Corps
Falluja - Anbar
Hostile - hostile fire

1st Reconnaissance BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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07/11/04 (I)
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Spec. Dana N. Wilson
26, Fountain, Colorado
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died in a head-on collision between two vehicles near Hillah, Iraq, on July 11, 2004
1st BN, 94th Field Artillery REG, 1st Armored Division
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04/30/08 (I)
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Spc. Ronald J. Tucker
21, Fountain, Colorado
U.S. Army
Baghdad (northern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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08/18/04 (I)
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Pfc. Henry C. Risner
26, Golden, Colorado
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
Killed when his checkpoint came under small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 18, 2004
2nd BN, 14th INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division
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04/24/10 (A)
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Sgt. Grant A. Wichmann
27, Golden, Colorado
U.S. Army
Out Post Bari Alai, Afghanistan
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., of wounds sustained March 12 when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire at Out Post Bari Alai, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
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07/06/04 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Mark E. Engel
21, Grand Junction, Colorado
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Died on July 21, 2004, at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of wounds he received as result of enemy action in Anbarprovince, Iraq, on July 6, 2004
2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force
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11/28/04 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Michael B. Shackelford
25, Grand Junction, Colorado
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
Killed when his unit was conducting a dismounted patrol and encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq, on November 28, 2004
1st BN, 503rd INF REG, 2nd Infantry Division
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04/18/07 (I)
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Cpl. Wade J. Oglesby
27, Grand Junction, Colorado
U.S. Army
Baghdad (north of)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

1st BN, 37th Field Artillery Reg, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
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08/10/05 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Evenor C. Herrera
22, Gypsum, Colorado
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - Bomb
Killed by the explosion of a homemade bomb during combat operations near Ramadi, Iraq, on August 10, 2005
1st BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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08/29/03 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Mark A. Lawton
41, Hayden, Colorado
U.S. Army Reserve
Hostile - RPG, small arms fire
Killed when his convoy was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade on August 29, 2003, north of As Suaydat, Iraq
Detachment 1, Company A, 244th Engineer Battalion, Army Reserves
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08/08/05 (A)
Staff Sgt. Christopher M. Falkel
22, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
U.S. Army
Deh Chopan (SW of), Zabul Province
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed when his unit was engaged by enemy forces using small arms fire in Deh Afghan.
1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group
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11/13/08 (A)
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Spc. Jonnie L. Stiles
38, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
U.S. Army National Guard
Boti Kot, Afghanistan,
Hostile - Suicide car bomb
Died of wounds sustained when a suicide car bomb detonated next to his RG31 Mk5 vehicle.
He was assigned to the 927th Engineer Company (SAPPER), 769th Engineer Battalion, Louisiana Army National Guard, Baton Rouge, La.
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05/13/05 (I)
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Pfc. Travis W. Anderson
28, Hooper, Colorado
U.S. Army
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed when a car bomb detonated near his convoy in Bayji, Iraq, on May 13, 2005
2nd BN, 7th INF REG, 3rd Infantry Division
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08/04/07 (I)
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Cpl. Jason K. Lafleur
28, Ignacio, Colorado
U.S. Army
Hawr Rajab - Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Diedon 4 Aug, in Hawr Rajab, Iraq, when the vehicle he was in struck an improvised explosive device during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division
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04/18/06 (I)
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Capt. Ian P. Weikel
31, Kirkland, Colorado
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations north of Baghdad, Iraq, on April 18, 2006
10th Cavalry REG, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
  Arlington
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04/15/02 (A)
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Sgt. 1st Class Daniel A. Romero
30, Lafayette, Colorado
U.S. Army
Kandahar
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died when enemy rockets exploded as they were being dismantled in Kandahar.
5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Colorado Army National Guard
  Arlington
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12/16/06 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Nicklas J. Palmer
19, Leadville, Colorado
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 16, 2006
1st Combat Engineer BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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11/11/04 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Theodore S. Holder II
27, Littleton, Colorado
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as the result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 11, 2004
1st BN, 3rd Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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12/11/04 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Gregory P. Rund
21, Littleton, Colorado
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 11, 2004
3rd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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06/28/05 (A)
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Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) Danny P. Dietz
25, Littleton, Colorado
U.S. Navy
Kunar Province
Hostile - hostile fire

SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two
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09/26/07 (A)
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Petty Officer Second Class Charles Luke Milam
26, Littleton, Colorado
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Milam was a hospital corpsman assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

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04/21/08 (I)
1st Lt. Matthew R. Vandergrift
28, Littleton, Colorado
U.S. Marine Corps
Basra - Basrah
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died from wounds he suffered while conducting combat operations in Basrah, Iraq.
He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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04/26/07 (I)
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Cpl. Christopher Degiovine
25, Lone Tree, Colorado
U.S. Marine Corps
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire

2nd Assault Amphibian BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Forc
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04/03/03 (I)
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Sgt. 1st Class Randall S. Rehn
36, Longmont, Colorado
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed in action on April 3, 2003, in Iraq
C Battery, 3rd BN, 13th Field Artillery
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12/04/06 (I)
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Hospitalman Christopher A. Anderson
24, Longmont, Colorado
U.S. Navy
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 4, 2006
Navy corpsman assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division
  Arlington
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03/02/07 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Dustin M. Gould
28, Longmont, Colorado
U.S. Marine Corps
Ramadi (near) - Anbar
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force
  Arlington
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05/09/08 (A)
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Sgt. Isaac Palomarez
26, Loveland, Colorado
U.S. Army
Kapisa Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his patrol encountered an improvised explosive device and came under small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
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01/10/09 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Justin L. Bauer
24, Loveland, Colorado
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
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06/05/05 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Justin L. Vasquez
26, Manzanola, Colorado
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their military vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 5, 2005
3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG
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06/15/05 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Chad B. Maynard
19, Montrose, Colorado
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - IED attack
One of five Marines killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb during combat operations near Ramadi, Iraq, on June 15, 2005
1st BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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08/19/06 (A)
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Spec. Christopher F. Sitton
21, Montrose, Colorado
U.S. Army
Pech District (Kunar Province)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

710th Combat Support BN, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
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12/24/03 (I)
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Sgt. Michael E. Yashinski
24, Monument, Colorado
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident
Died of injuries sustained after he was apparently electrocuted while repairing wire on a communication tower in Kirkuk, Iraq, on December24, 2003
501st Forward Support Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade
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09/23/05 (I)
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Sgt. Larry W. Pankey Jr.
34, Morrison, Colorado
U.S. Army
Non-combat
Died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. of non-combat related injuries sustained in Balad, Iraq, on September 23, 2005
467th Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve
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10/30/04 (I)
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Pfc. Andrew G. Riedel
19, Northglenn, Colorado
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed when a Marine convoy was attacked with a car bomb in western Iraq, near Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, on October 30, 2004
1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force
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03/05/07 (I)
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Sgt. Andrew C. Perkins
27, Northglenn, Colorado
U.S. Army
Samarra (near) - Salah ad Din
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
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06/14/04 (I)
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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
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08/13/07 (I)
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Spc. Alun R. Howells
20, Parlin, Colorado
U.S. Army
Ninewah Province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered from enemy direct fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
1st BN, 64th Armor Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
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05/04/06 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Gavin B. Reinke
32, Pueblo, Colorado
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their RG-31Mine Protected Vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, onMay 4, 2006
5th Engineer BN, 1st Engineer Brigade
  Arlington
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12/16/06 (I)
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Staff Sgt. David R. Staats
30, Pueblo, Colorado
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of three soldiers killed when their Humvee struck a roadside bomb whileon mounted patrol in Taji, Iraq, on December 16, 2006
1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Reg, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
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03/05/07 (I)
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Spc. Blake Harris
22, Pueblo, Colorado
U.S. Army
Ba'qubah - Diyala
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

1st Squadron, 12th Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
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07/01/10 (A)
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Cpl. Larry D. Harris Jr.
24, Thornton, Colorado
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand province, Afghanistan
Hostile
Died while supporting combat operations
He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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11/10/05 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Michael C. Parrott
49, Timnath, Colorado
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
One of two soldiers killed when their M1A1 Abrams tank was attacked by enemy forces in Khalidiya, Iraq, on November 10, 2005
Army National Guard's Joint Forces Headquarters
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10/25/05 (I)
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Cpl. Benjamin D. Hoeffner
21, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
U.S. Army Reserve
Ali Al Salem, Kuwait
Non-combat
Died of a non-combat related cause in Ali Al Salem, Kuwait, on October 25, 2005
324th Psychological Operations Company, Army Reserve
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05/18/07 (I)
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Sgt. 1st Class Scott J. Brown
33, Windsor, Colorado
U.S. Army
Baghdad (northwest part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

1st BN, 325th Airborne Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
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Index:
Ahlquist, Clinton W. Anderson, Christopher A. Anderson, Travis W. Atkins, Shawn M. Avery, Jeffrey A. Bader, Daniel A. Balcon, Dane R.
Bascom, Douglas E. Bauer, Justin L. Baum, Ryan J. Broomhead, Thomas F. Brosh, Benjamin K. Brown, Scott J. Crookston, Duncan Charles
Degiovine, Christopher Dietz, Danny P. Durkin, Sean M. Engel, Mark E. Falkel, Christopher M. Geer, George R. Gillespie, Randy J.
Gould, Dustin M. Hager, Sergeant Joshua R. Harris, Blake Harris, Larry D. Jr. Herrera, Evenor C. Hoeffner, Benjamin D. Holder, Theodore S. II
Howells, Alun R. Lafleur, Jason K. Lawton, Mark A. Lutters, Derrick J. MacKenzie, Tyler R. Martinez, Glen E. Maynard, Chad B.
McDowell, Mark R. Milam, Charles Luke Muscat, Dimitri Oglesby, Wade J. Olmsted, Andrew J. Palmer, Nicklas J. Palomarez, Isaac
Pankey, Larry W. Jr. Parrott, Michael C. Perkins, Andrew C. Phelps, Chance R. Pirtle, James D. Powell, Kyle W. Reed, Ryan E.
Rehn, Randall S. Reinke, Gavin B. Reyes, Luis R. Riedel, Andrew G. Rippetoe, Russell B. Risner, Henry C. Romero, Daniel A.
Rund, Gregory P. Sanford, Barry Sr. Shackelford, Michael B. Sitton, Christopher F. Slocum, Thomas J. Staats, David R. Stanton, Seth M.
Stiles, Jonnie L. Sylvestre, Jonathon M. Tamburello, Jeremy P. Tucker, Ronald J. Vandergrift, Matthew R. Vasquez, Justin L. Vaughan, John S.
Walsh, Nicholas Weikel, Ian P. Wichmann, Grant A. Wilkinson, Adam A. Wilson, Dana N. Yashinski, Michael E.