Wisconsin
12 Killed - Afghanistan    2 Killed in the shootings at Ft Hood, Texas, Nov 5, 2009    89 Killed - Iraq    Total: 103
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11/15/03 (I)
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Spec. Eugene A. Uhl III
21, Amherst, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Non-hostile - Helicopter crash
Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2003
1st BN, 320th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Division
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06/05/06 (I)
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Jamie S. Jaenke
29, Bay City, Wisconsin
U.S. Navy
Hostile - IED attack
Killed as a result of enemy action when her Humvee was struck by a roadside bomb in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 5, 2006
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 25
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05/19/03 (I)
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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
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11/25/04 (I)
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Pfc. Ryan J. Cantafio
22, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 25, 2004
Company G, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve
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03/04/05 (I)
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Sgt. 1st Class Donald W. Eacho
38, Black Creek, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his patrol in Ramadi, Iraq, on March 4, 2005
1st BN, 9th INF REG, 2nd Infantry Division
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05/26/03 (I)
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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
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10/12/04 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Wyatt
22, Calendonia, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on October 12, 2004
Company F, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve
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04/05/04 (I)
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Cpl. Jesse L. Thiry
23, Casco, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 5, 2004
1st BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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07/24/06 (I)
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Spec. Stephen W. Castner
27, Cedarburg, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Tallil, Iraq, on July 24, 2006
1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery, Wisconsin Army National Guard
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01/21/07 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Andrew G. Matus
19, Chetek, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

BN Landing Team 2nd BN, 4th Marine Reg, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), I Marine Expeditionary Force
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06/24/04 (I)
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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
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11/15/03 (I)
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Sgt. Warren S. Hansen
36, Clintonville, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Non-hostile - Helicopter crash
Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2003
9th BN, 101st Aviation REG, 101st Airborne Division
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03/13/04 (I)
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Capt. John F. Kurth
31, Columbus, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when his patrol encountered a roadside bomb in Tikrit, Iraq, on March 13, 2004
1st BN, 18th INF REG, 1st Infantry Division
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04/21/08 (I)
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Spc. Steven J. Christofferson
20, Cudahy, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Salah ad Din Province - Salah Ad Din
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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11/08/04 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Shane K. O'Donnell
24, DeForest, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as a result of enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq, on November 8, 2004
Company G, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve
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06/03/07 (I)
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Sgt. Tyler J. Kritz
21, Eagle River, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Baghdad (northwest of)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

1st BN, 37th Field Artillery Reg, 3rd Brigade, (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) 2nd Infantry Division
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03/10/04 (I)
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Pfc. Bert E. Hoyer
23, Ellsworth, Wisconsin
U.S. Army Reserve
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb hit his convoy in Baquba, Iraq, on March 10, 2004
652nd Engineer Company, U.S. Army Reserve
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06/26/05 (I)
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Spec. Charles A. Kaufman
20, Fairchild, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed when a car bomb detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 26, 2005
Company C, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard
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07/27/05 (I)
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Spec. John O. Tollefson
22, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during a patrol in Ashraf, Iraq, on July 27, 2005
411th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police BN, 89th Military Police Brigade
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08/22/07 (I)
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Capt. Derek A. Dobogai
26, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Northern Iraq
Non-hostile - helicopter crash
Died of injuries suffered when their helicopter crashed. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
2nd BN, 35th Infantry Reg, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
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01/10/10 (A)
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Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Meinert
20, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Helmand province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died when he stepped on a landmine while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
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03/07/05 (I)
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Sgt. Andrew L. Bossert
24, Fountain City, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed when a car bomb detonated near his screening area in Ramadi, Iraq, on March 7, 2005
44th Engineer BN, 2nd Infantry Division
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09/03/05 (A)
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Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Nass
21, Franklin, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Camp Blessing
Non-combat - weapon discharge

2nd Bat., 3rd Marines, 3rd Mar. Div., III Mar. Exped. Force
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10/09/04 (I)
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Pfc. Andrew Halverson
19, Grant, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died due to hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq, on October 9, 2004
2nd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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11/15/04 (I)
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Pfc. Isaiah R. Hunt
20, Green Bay, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died when the driver of his military vehicle accidentally struck another vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 15, 2004
782nd Main Support BN, 82nd Airborne Division
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11/23/04 (I)
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Sgt. Benjamin C. Edinger
24, Green Bay, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died on November 23, 2004, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda,Maryland, of injuries due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, onNovember 14
2nd Force RECON Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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05/17/07 (I)
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Sgt. 1st Class Jesse B. Albrecht
31, Hager City, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Baghdad (South of) - Babil
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

725th Brigade Support BN, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
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11/02/05 (I)
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Spec. Benjamin A. Smith
21, Hudson, Wisconsin
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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03/29/04 (I)
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Pfc. Sean M. Schneider
22, Janesville, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died as the result of a vehicle accident near Baghdad, Iraq, on March 29, 2004
115th Forward Support Battalion
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05/05/06 (I)
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Sgt. Nathan J. Vacho
29, Janesville, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 5, 2006
489th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve
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04/14/07 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Robert J. Basham
22, Kenosha, Wisconsin
U.S. Army National Guard
Qatar
Non-combat

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery 1st BN, 126th Field Artillery Reg
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01/07/08 (I)
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Pfc. Timothy R. Hanson
23, Kenosha, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Salmon Pak
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.

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03/18/10 (I)
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Spc. Robert M. Rieckhoff
26, Kenosha, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - RPG attack
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with rocket-propelled grenade fire.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
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11/05/09 (H)
Sgt. Amy Krueger
29, Kiel, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Fort Hood, Texas
Murder - small arms fire
Died of wounds received in the Fort Hood shootings.
Sgt. Amy Krueger, 29, of Kiel, Wis., joined the Army after the 2001 terrorist attacks and had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden, her mother, Jeri Krueger said.
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06/21/06 (A)
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Staff Sgt. Patrick L. Lybert
28, Ladysmith, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Gowardesh
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

3rd Squadron, 71st Calvary, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Div
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02/16/04 (I)
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Pfc. Nichole M. Frye
19, Lena, Wisconsin
U.S. Army Reserve
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb struck her convoy in Baquba, Iraq, on February 16, 2004
Company A, 415th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve
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10/26/09 (A)
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Sgt. Nikolas A. Mueller
26, Little Chute, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Darreh-ye Bum
Non-hostile - Helicopter crash
Died of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.:
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12/27/04 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Todd D. Olson
36, Loyal, Wisconsin
U.S. Army National Guard
Hostile - IED attack
Died December 27, 2004, at the 67th Combat Support Hospital in Tikrit, Iraq,from wounds sustained a day earlier when a roadside bomb detonated inSamarra, Iraq
Detatchment 1, Company C, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard
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10/27/06 (I)
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Sgt. Luke J. Zimmerman
24, Luxemburg, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of injuries suffered while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on October 27, 2006
3rd BN, 2nd Marine Reg, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
  Arlington
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11/08/04 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Chad J. Simon
32, Madison, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died on August 4, 2005, while under hospice care in Madison, Wisconsin, of wounds he received from an explosion during combat operations in BabilProvince, Iraq, on November 8, 2004
2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve
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05/27/05 (I)
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Sgt. Mark A. Maida
22, Madison, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died May 27, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained May 26 when roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee in Diyarah, Iraq
2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry REG
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10/19/05 (I)
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Sgt. 1st Class Matthew R. Kading
32, Madison, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, on October 31 of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his convoyvehicle near Tikrit, Iraq, on October 19, 2005.
983rd Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve
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10/05/07 (I)
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Spc. Rachael L. Hugo
24, Madison, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Bayji - Salah ad Din
Hostile - hostile fire - IED, small arms fire
Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked her unit using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. She was assigned to the 303rd Military Police Company, 97th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve, Jackson, Mich.

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02/24/09 (A)
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Sgt. Daniel J. Thompson
24, Madison, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
southern Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
He was a member of the Individual Ready Reserve, assigned to the 715th Military Police Company, Melbourne, Fla.
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09/25/05 (I)
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Spec. Michael J. Wendling
20, Mayville, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during convoy operations in Shaibah, Iraq, on September 26, 2005
Company C, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade, Wisconsin Army National Guard
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11/15/03 (I)
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2nd Lt. Jeremy L. Wolfe
27, Menomonie, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Non-hostile - Helicopter crash
Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2003
4th BN, 101st Aviation REG, 101st Airborne Division
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05/15/06 (I)
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Pfc. Grant A. Dampier
25, Merrill, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during combat patrol operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 15,2006
1st BN, 8th INF REG, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team
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08/02/06 (I)
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Sgt. Ryan D. Jopek
20, Merrill, Wisconsin
U.S. Army National Guard
Hostile - IED attack
Died of injuries suffered when an roadside bomb detonated near his convoy in Tikrit, Iraq, on August 2, 2006
2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard
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04/17/04 (I)
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Spec. Michael A. McGlothin
21, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died in when a roadside bomb exploded near his patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 17, 2004
115th Forward Support BN, DIV Support Command, 1st Cavalry Division
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09/13/04 (I)
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Cpl. Adrian V. Soltau
21, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 13, 2004
3rd Assault Amphibious BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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04/02/06 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Eric A. Palmisano
27, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Palmisano was one of seven Marines killed after the seven-ton truck they wereriding in rolled over in a flash flood near Al Asad, Iraq, on April 2,2006. Intially listed as missing, his remains were recovered on April11.
1st Transportation Support BN, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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01/13/08 (I)
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Pfc. Keith E. Lloyd
26, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Ninawa Province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.

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03/17/07 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Harry H. Timberman
20, Minong, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire

2nd BN, 7th Marine Reg, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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08/28/09 (I)
Sgt. Earl D. Werner
38, Mondovi, Wisconsin
U.S. Army National Guard
Rashid, Iraq
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an explosively formed penetrator.
He was assigned to the 41st Special Troops Battalion, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Oregon Army National Guard in Portland.
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01/27/07 (I)
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Private 1st Class Jon B. St. John II
25, Neenah, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Taji - Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Tex.
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11/01/07 (I)
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2nd Lt. Tracy Alger
30, New Auburn, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
A U.S.-led coalition soldier and an Afghan soldier were killed Friday in clashes with insurgents in southern Afghanistan, a coalition statement said.
3rd BN, 187th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division
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04/09/04 (I)
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Spec. Michelle M. Witmer
20, New Berlin, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when she became involved in a roadside bomb and small-arms attack in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 9, 2004
32nd Military Police Company, Wisconsin Army National Guard
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08/19/06 (A)
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Senior Airman Adam P. Servais
23, Onalaska, Wisconsin
U.S. Air Force
Char Cheno district (Uruzgan province)
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

23rd Special Tactics Squadron
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07/22/08 (A)
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1st Lt. Nick A. Dewhirst
25, Onalaska, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Khost Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - RPG, small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when his convoy came under attack by individuals using rocket propelled grenades and small arms fire.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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04/06/04 (I)
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Pfc. Ryan M. Jerabek
18, Oneida, Wisconsin
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
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12/13/04 (I)
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Pfc. Brent T. Vroman
21, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died from wounds received as a result of enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq, on December 13, 2004
Company F, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve
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07/27/05 (I)
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Capt. Benjamin D. Jansky
28, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
U.S. Army Reserve
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died when his Humvee was accidentally struck by another military vehicle in Al Taqaddum, Iraq, on July 27, 2005
Headquarters Company, 983rd Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve
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09/26/05 (I)
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Sgt. Andrew P. Wallace
25, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during convoy operations in Shaiba, Iraq, on September 26, 2005
Company C, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade, Wisconsin Army National Guard
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11/16/06 (I)
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Capt. Rhett W. Schiller
26, Ottumwa, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forcesusing small-arms fire during combat operations in Balad Ruz, Iraq, onNovember 16, 2006
5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
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06/28/09 (A)
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Pvt. Steven T. Drees
19, Peshtigo, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, in Landstuhl, Germany,
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of injuries sustained June 24 in Konar Province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire and a rocket-propelled-grenade launcher.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
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12/24/03 (I)
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Maj. Christopher J. Splinter
43, Platteville, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb on Highway 1 near Samarra, Iraq, on December 24, 2003
5th Engineer BN, 1st Engineer Brigade
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05/11/06 (I)
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Pfc. Eric D. Clark
22, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat patrol operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 11, 2006
3rd BN, 6th Field Artillery REG, 10th Mountain Division
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08/25/05 (I)
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Sgt. 1st Class Trevor J. Diesing
30, Plum City, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - Bomb
One of four soldiers killed when a homemade bomb detonated near their position in Husayba, Iraq, on August 25, 2005
Special Operations Command
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06/05/05 (I)
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Spec. Eric J. Poelman
21, Racine, Wisconsin
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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12/24/06 (I)
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Pvt. Evan A. Bixler
21, Racine, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of wounds suffered from enemy indirect fire during security operations in Hit, Iraq, on December 24, 2006
1st BN, 6th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division
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04/14/08 (I)
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Cpl. Richard J. Nelson
23, Racine, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps Reserves
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire
Both Marines died April 14 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
They were both assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Milwaukee, Wis.
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11/05/09 (H)
Capt. Russell Seager
51, Racine, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Fort Hood, Texas
Murder - small arms fire
Died of wounds received in the Fort Hood shootings.
Russell Seager, a 51-year-old from Racine, Wis., was a psychiatrist who joined the Army a few years ago because he wanted to help veterans returning to civilian life, said his uncle Larry Seager.
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07/01/04 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Stephen G. Martin
39, Rhinelander, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - Car bomb
Died July 1, 2004, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.,from injuries received when a car bomb exploded near his guard post inMosul, Iraq, on June 24
330th Military Police Detachment, Army Reserve
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10/02/09 (A)
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Sgt. Ryan C. Adams
26, Rhinelander, Wisconsin
U.S. Army National Guard
Logar province
Hostile - RPG
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle using rocket-propelled grenade fire.
He was assigned to the 91st Engineer Company (Sapper), Wisconsin Army National Guard, Rhinelander, Wisc.
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09/22/03 (I)
Not Available
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
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03/13/06 (A)
Not Available
Lance Cpl. Nicholas R. Anderson
21, Sauk City, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Bagram Air Base
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular

1st Bat., 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Div., III Mar. Exped. Force
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11/12/04 (I)
Not Available
Cpl. Brian P. Prening
24, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as the result of enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq, on November 12, 2004
Company F, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve
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04/27/07 (I)
Not Available
Pfc. Nicholas E. Riehl
21, Shiocton, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire

5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
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11/17/05 (I)
Not Available
Pfc. Anthony A. Gaunky
19, Sparta, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, on November18, 2005, of injuries sustained when his Humvee was involved in anaccident during convoy operations in Bayji, Iraq, on November 17, 2005
3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
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12/26/06 (I)
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Cpl. Joshua M. Schmitz
21, Spencer, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 26, 2006
3rd BN, 2nd Marine Reg, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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07/09/03 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. 1st Class Dan H. Gabrielson
39, Spooner, Wisconsin
U.S. Army Reserve
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed by hostile fire when his convoy came under attack in Baquba, Iraq, on July 9, 2003
652nd Engineer Company, U.S. Army Reserve
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06/13/05 (I)
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Lance Cpl. John J. Mattek Jr.
24, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died on June 13, 2005, of wounds received in an explosion during combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 8
2nd Light Armored RECON BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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10/31/07 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. Louis A. Griese
30, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Tikrit
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered north of Samarra when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
2nd BN, 327th Infantry Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division
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05/27/05 (I)
Not Available
Chief Warrant Officer Joshua Michael Scott
28, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - Helicopter shot down
Died on May 27, 2005 of injuries sustained on May 26 when his OH-58 KiowaWarrior helicopter came under small-arms attack and crashed in Buhriz,Iraq
1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry REG, 82nd Airborne Division
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01/29/04 (A)
Not Available
Spec. Robert J. Cook
24, Sun Prarie, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Ghazni (W of)
Non-combat - Ordnance explosion

2nd Bat., 87th Infantry Reg., 10th Mountain Div.
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02/25/06 (I)
Not Available
Lance Cpl. Adam J. Van Alstine
21, Superior, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - Bomb
Killed when a homemade bomb detonated in Ramadi, Iraq, on February 25, 2006
Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
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08/27/06 (I)
Not Available
Spec. Kenneth M. Cross
21, Superior, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of two soldiers killed when their M1126 Stryker Vehicle came in contactwith enemy forces using a roadside bomb and small arms fire duringcombat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 27, 2006
1st BN, 23rd INF REG, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
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01/09/08 (I)
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Sgt. 1st Class Matthew I. Pionk
30, Superior, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Diyala Province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
The Department of Defense announced today the death of six soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Jan. 9 in Sinsil, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. They were assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany.
3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Reg, 1st Armored Division
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12/01/05 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. Andy A. Stevens
29, Tomah, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - Bomb
One of 10 Marines killed when a homemade bomb made from four artilleryshells exploded at an abandoned flour factory used as a Marine outpostin Falluja, Iraq, on December 1, 2005
2nd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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08/27/06 (I)
Not Available
Spec. Shaun A. Novak
21, Two Rivers, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their M2A3Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Taji, Iraq, onAugust 27, 2006
1st BN, 66th Armor Reg, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
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12/02/06 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Jesse D. Tillery
19, Vesper, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died from wounds suffered during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 2, 2006
2nd Assault Amphibian BN 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
  Arlington
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05/18/10 (A)
Not Available
Lt. Col. Paul R. Bartz
43, Waterloo, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Kabul
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his convoy with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to Headquarters, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y
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07/24/07 (I)
Not Available
Cpl Matthew Zindars
21, Watertown, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Ramadi - Anbar
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

2nd BN, 11th Marine Reg, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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11/08/04 (I)
Not Available
Cpl. Robert P. Warns II
23, Waukesha, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as a result of enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq, on November 8, 2004
Company G, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve
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12/13/04 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Richard D. Warner
22, Waukesha, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died from wounds received as a result of enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq, on December 13, 2004
Company F, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve
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03/05/08 (I)
Not Available
Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Frost
24, Waukesha, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Bayji
Non-hostile - helicopter crash
Died near Bayji, Iraq in a crash of an Iraqi Army Mi-17 helicopter.
He was assigned to the 377th Air Base Wing, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.
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04/14/08 (I)
Not Available
Lance Cpl. Dean D. Opicka
29, Waukesha, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps Reserves
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire
Both Marines died April 14 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
They were both assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Milwaukee, Wis.
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10/26/03 (I)
Not Available
Pfc. Rachel K. Bosveld
19, Waupun, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Hostile - Mortar attack
Killed during a mortar attack on the Abu Ghraib Police Station in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 26, 2003
527th Military Police Company, V Corps
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01/05/08 (I)
Not Available
Pfc. Jason F. Lemke
30, West Allis, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Ibrahim Al Adham, Diyala Province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 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
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11/09/04 (I)
Not Available
Staff Sgt. Todd R. Cornell
38, West Bend, Wisconsin
U.S. Army Reserve
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died when the Iraqi unit he was advising came under attack by enemy forcesusing small-arms fire in Falluja, Iraq, on November 9, 2004
Detachment 9, 1st Battalion, 339th Infantry Regiment, Army Reserve
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02/05/05 (I)
Not Available
Lance Cpl. Travis M. Wichlacz
22, West Bend, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as a result of hostile action in Babil Province, Iraq, on February 5, 2005
Company F, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve
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12/18/06 (I)
Not Available
Capt. Kevin M. Kryst
27, West Bend, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 18, 2006
Light-Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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01/15/07 (I)
Not Available
Corporal Matthew T. Grimm
21, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Mosul - Ninawa
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
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Index:
Adams, Ryan C. Albrecht, Jesse B. Alger, Tracy Anderson, Nicholas R. Bartz, Paul R. Basham, Robert J. Bixler, Evan A.
Bossert, Andrew L. Bosveld, Rachel K. Cantafio, Ryan J. Castner, Stephen W. Christofferson, Steven J. Clark, Eric D. Cook, Robert J.
Cornell, Todd R. Cross, Kenneth M. Dampier, Grant A. Dewhirst, Nick A. Diesing, Trevor J. Dobogai, Derek A. Drees, Steven T.
Eacho, Donald W. Edinger, Benjamin C. Frost, Christopher S. Frye, Nichole M. Gabrielson, Dan H. Gaunky, Anthony A. Griese, Louis A.
Grimm, Matthew T. Halverson, Andrew Hansen, Warren S. Hanson, Timothy R. Hoyer, Bert E. Hugo, Rachael L. Hunt, Isaiah R.
Jaenke, Jamie S. Jansky, Benjamin D. Jerabek, Ryan M. Jopek, Ryan D. Kading, Matthew R. Kaufman, Charles A. Kiser, Charles A.
Kritz, Tyler J. Krueger, Amy Kryst, Kevin M. Kurth, John F. Lemke, Jason F. Lloyd, Keith E. Lybert, Patrick L.
Maida, Mark A. Martin, Stephen G. Mattek, John J. Jr. Matus, Andrew G. McGlothin, Michael A. Meinert, Jacob A. Mueller, Nikolas A.
Nass, Ryan J. Nelson, Richard J. Novak, Shaun A. O'Donnell, Shane K. Olson, Todd D. Opicka, Dean D. Palmisano, Eric A.
Pionk, Matthew I. Poelman, Eric J. Prening, Brian P. Rieckhoff, Robert M. Riehl, Nicholas E. Schiller, Rhett W. Schmitz, Joshua M.
Schneider, Sean M. Schram, Mathew E. Scott, Joshua Michael Seager, Russell Servais, Adam P. Simon, Chad J. Smith, Benjamin A.
Soltau, Adrian V. Splinter, Christopher J. St. John, Jon B. II Stevens, Andy A. Straseskie, Kirk Allen Sturino, Paul J. Thiry, Jesse L.
Thompson, Daniel J. Tillery, Jesse D. Timberman, Harry H. Tollefson, John O. Uhl, Eugene A. III Vacho, Nathan J. Van Alstine, Adam J.
Vroman, Brent T. Wallace, Andrew P. Warner, Richard D. Warns, Robert P. II Wendling, Michael J. Werner, Earl D. Wichlacz, Travis M.
Witmer, Michelle M. Wolfe, Jeremy L. Wyatt, Daniel R. Zimmerman, Luke J. Zindars, Matthew