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04/27/06 (I) Staff Sgt. Mark A. Wall 27, Alden, Iowa U.S. Army Non-combat Died from a non-combat related cause in Mosul, Iraq, on April 27, 2006. The incident is under investigation. 2nd BN, 1st INF REG, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/29/07 (I) Pfc. Brian A. Botello 19, Alta, Iowa U.S. Army Baghdad (eastern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	08/24/07 (A) Sfc. Scott M. Carney 37, Ankeny, Iowa U.S. Army National Guard Herat Non-combat Died of wounds sustained from a non-combat related incident in Herat, Afghanistan. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation. He was assigned to the 2d Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division of the Iowa Army National Guard. 2d Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	11/12/07 (A) Spc. Adrian E. Hike 26, Callender, Iowa U.S. Army Bermel Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when the vehicle they were in was struck by an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Schweinfurt, Germany. 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/14/03 (I) Pfc. David M. Kirchhoff 31, Cedar Rapids, Iowa U.S. Army National Guard Non-combat - Illness Suffered heat stroke on August 8, 2003, and was evacuated to Landstuhl RegionalMedical Center in Germany, where he Died on August 14 2133rd Transportation Company, Iowa Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link
11/02/03 (I) Sgt. Paul F. Fisher 39, Cedar Rapids, Iowa U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - Helicopter shot down Fisherwas seriously injured when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot downby a surface-to-air missile in Falluja, Iraq, on November 2, 2003. HeDied of his injuries at Homburg University Clinic in Germany onNovember 6. Detachment 1, Company F, 106th Aviation Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/31/07 (I) Sgt. Kevin Gilbertson 25, Cedar Rapids, Iowa U.S. Army Ramadi Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations Aug. 29 in Ramadi, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany. 1st BN, 77th Armor Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	01/26/05 (I) Cpl. Nathan A. Schubert 22, Cherokee, Iowa U.S. Marine Corps Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Died when the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutba in western Iraq on January 26, 2005 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/03/05 (I) Sgt. Thomas E. Houser 22, Council Bluffs, Iowa U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 3, 2005 2nd Force RECON Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/24/03 (I) Sgt. Bradley S. Korthaus 28, Davenport, Iowa U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident - drowned Drowned while crossing the Saddam Canal on March 24, 2003 6th Engineer Support BN, 4th Force Service Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/09/04 (I) Cpl. Michael R. Speer 24, Davenport, Iowa U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died from hostile fire in Iraq on April 9, 2004 2nd BN, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/26/04 (I) Pfc. Nicholas M. Skinner 20, Davenport, Iowa U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died from injuries received due to hostile action in Najaf, Iraq, on August 26, 2004 BN Landing Team 1/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/02/07 (I) Pfc. Katie M. Soenksen 19, Davenport, Iowa U.S. Army Baghdad (western part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 410th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police BN, 89th Military Police Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	06/15/07 (I) Pfc. Michael P. Pittman 34, Davenport, Iowa U.S. Army Baghdad (southern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Reg, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo	04/10/09 (I) Cpl. Jason G. Pautsch 20, Davenport, Iowa U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died when his military vehicle was struck by a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo     photo
03/23/03 (I) Spec. James M. Kiehl 22, Des Moines, Iowa U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed when his convoy was ambushed near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003. 507th Maintenance Company   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/08/03 (I) Pvt. Kurt R. Frosheiser 22, Des Moines, Iowa U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when the vehicle he was driving hit a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 8, 2003 2nd BN, 6th INF REG, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/13/05 (I) Spec. Dakotah L. Gooding 21, Des Moines, Iowa U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular One of three soldiers killed when their Humvee overturned into a canalwhile on combat patrol in Balad, Iraq, on February 13, 2005 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry REG, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/31/03 (I) Pvt. Michael J. Deutsch 21, Dubuque, Iowa U.S. Army Hostile - Land mine Killed when his M113 Armored Personnel Carrier hit a landmine in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 31, 2003 1st Squadron, 1st Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	11/01/04 (A) Spec. James C. Kearney III 22, Emerson, Iowa U.S. Army National Guard Salerno Hostile - hostile fire - RPG attack 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment   Military Times Link W.Post Link
08/07/07 (I) Sgt. Jon E. Bonnell Jr. 22, Fort Dodge, Iowa U.S. Marine Corps Al Anbar Province Hostile - hostile fire Died from wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. 1st BN, 11th Marine Reg, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	12/11/06 (I) Lance Cpl. Clinton J. Miller 23, Greenfield, Iowa U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 11, 2006 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/02/10 (A) Capt. Daniel Whitten 28, Grimes, Iowa U.S. Army Zabul province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link Link	01/31/07 (I) Cpl. Stephen D. Shannon 21, Guttenberg, Iowa U.S. Army Ramadi - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - rocket attack 397th Engineer Battalion, Wausau, Wis.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   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
08/24/06 (I) Pfc. William E. Thorne 26, Hospers, Iowa U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations on August 24, 2006 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/12/04 (I) Cpl. Jarrod L. Maher 21, Imogene, Iowa U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Gunshot wound Died due to a non-hostile gunshot wound at Abu Ghraib, Iraq, on November 12, 2004 1st BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/30/06 (I) Spec. Kampha B. Sourivong 20, Iowa City, Iowa U.S. Army Hostile - Small arms fire One of two soldiers killed by small arms fire while operating in Asad, Iraq, on September 30, 2006 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry, Iowa National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/25/08 (A) Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller 24, Iowa City, Iowa U.S. Army Barikowt Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when he encountered small arms fire while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C. 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/06/04 (I) Pfc. Benjamin R. Carman 20, Jefferson, Iowa U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed in a long firefight after Iraqi insurgents launched a large-scale attack in Ramadi, Iraq, on April 6, 2004 2nd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo
02/17/08 (I) Specialist Chad Groepper 21, Kingsley, Iowa U.S. Army Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their dismounted patrol using small arms fire. They were assigned to 2nd Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. 2nd BN 23rd Infantry Reg, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link   photo	01/07/06 (I) Sgt. Nathan R. Field 23, Lehigh, Iowa U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular One of two soldiers killed when their Humvee was hit by a civilian vehicle in Umm Qasr, Iraq, on January 7, 2006 4249th Port Security Company, Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/30/06 (I) Staff Sgt. Scott E. Nisely 48, Marshalltown, Iowa U.S. Army Hostile - Small arms fire One of two soldiers killed by small arms fire while operating in Asad, Iraq, on September 30, 2006 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry, Iowa National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/02/06 (I) Lt. Col. Paul J. Finken 40, Mason City, Iowa U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on November 2, 2006 1st BN, 506th Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/22/06 (I) Lance Cpl. William J. Leusink 21, Maurice, Iowa U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire One of two soldiers killed while conducting combat operations against enemy forecs in Anbar province, Iraq, on May 22, 2006 3rd BN, 3rd Marine REG, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
03/11/05 (I) Staff Sgt. Donald D. Griffith Jr. 29, Mechanicsville, Iowa U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Died as a result of hostile action in Tal Afar, Iraq, on March 11, 2005 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry REG, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	07/02/10 (A) Capt David A. Wisniewski 31, Moville, Iowa U.S. Air Force Bethesda Naval Hospital Hostile - Helicopter shot down Died of wounds sustained June 9 in a helicopter crash near Forward Operating Base Jackson, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link     Link	03/04/05 (I) Sgt. Seth K. Garceau 27, Oelwein, Iowa U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Died on March 4, 2005, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl,Germany, of injuries sustained when his up-armored Humvee was struck bya roadside bomb while traveling between Karbala and Ramadi, Iraq, onFebruary 27 Company A, 224th Engineer Battalion, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Iowa Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/06/06 (I) Spec. Daniel L. Sesker 22, Ogden, Iowa U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee in Bayji, Iraq, on April 6, 2006 C Troop, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Iowa Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/10/03 (I) Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey E. Bohr Jr. 39, Ossian, Iowa U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed in northern Baghdad while engaging Iraqi forces on April 10, 2003 1st BN, 5th Marine REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link
12/31/06 (I) Cpl. Jonathan E. Schiller 20, Ottumwa, Iowa U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a combat patrol in Baquba, Iraq, on December 31, 2006 215th Brigade Support BN, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/07/06 (I) Maj. Stuart M. Anderson 44, Peosta, Iowa U.S. Army Non-hostile - Helicopter crash One of eight soldiers killed when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Iraq, on January 7, 2006 3rd Corps Support Command, Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/07/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Davis 19, Perry, Iowa U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo	11/25/05 (I) Spec. Gregory L. Tull 20, Pocahontas, Iowa U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 25, 2005 Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery Regiment, Iowa Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/20/07 (I) Command Sgt. Maj. Marilyn L. Gabbard 46, Polk City, Iowa U.S. Army National Guard Baghdad (north of) - Diyala Hostile - helicopter crash   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
02/18/07 (A) Spc. Travis R. Vaughn 26, Reinbeck, Iowa U.S. Army Shahjoi district of Zabul province Non-Hostile - Helicopter crash 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	11/21/06 (I) Sgt. James P. Musack 23, Riverside, Iowa U.S. Army Non-combat Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident inSamarra, Iraq, on November 21, 2006 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/11/05 (I) Spec. Casey Byers 22, Schleswig, Iowa U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded underneath theirup-armored Humvee during a route clearing operation south of Ramadi,Iraq, on June 11, 2005 Company B, 224th Engineer Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/05/04 (I) Spec. Joshua L. Knowles 23, Sheffield, Iowa U.S. Army Hostile - Mortar attack Killed when he was hit by a mortar round at a Baghdad International Airport checkpoint on February 5, 2004 1133rd Transportation Company, Iowa National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/26/05 (I) Spec. David L. Rice 22, Sioux City, Iowa U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his Humvee rolled over in Muqdadiya, Iraq, on April 26, 2005 1st BN, 5th Field Artillery REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/15/10 (I) Spc. Christopher W. Opat 29, Spencer, Iowa U.S. Army Baquah, Iraq Non-combat Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.   Military Times Link Link	11/29/03 (I) Spec. Aaron J. Sissel 22, Tipton, Iowa U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when his convoy was ambushed with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Haditha, Iraq, on November 29, 2003 2133rd Transportation Company, Iowa Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/19/07 (I) Spc. David W. Behrle 20, Tipton, Iowa U.S. Army Baghdad (western part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1st BN, 5th Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	05/13/04 (I) Pfc. Brandon C. Sturdy 19, Urbandale, Iowa U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq, on May 13, 2004 2nd BN, 1st Marine REG, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/20/08 (A) Staff Sgt. Nathan M. Cox 32, Walcott, Iowa U.S. Army Korengal Valley, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link
02/23/05 (I) Staff Sgt. Eric M. Steffeney 28, Waterloo, Iowa U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated in Tuz, Iraq, on February 23, 2005 184th Ordnance BN, 52nd Ordnance Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/22/10 (A) Command Sgt. Maj. John K. Laborde 53, Waterloo, Iowa U.S. Army Kandahar Air Field Non-combat Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident He was assigned to the 649th Regional Support Group, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.   Military Times Link Link	04/12/05 (I) Spec. John W. Miller 21, West Burlington, Iowa U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Shot and killed by a sniper while providing security for route clearing operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on April 12, 2005 Company A, 224th Engineer Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/02/03 (I) Chief Warrant Officer Bruce A. Smith 41, West Liberty, Iowa U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - Helicopter shot down Killed when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down by a surface-to-air missile near Falluja, Iraq, on November 2, 2003 Detachment 1, Company F, 106th Aviation Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link