NAME AGE UNIT HOMETOWN DETAILS
Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Santee 21 Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Mission Viejo, California Died of a non-hostile accident in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 14, 2007
Sgt. Larry R. Bowman 29 513th Transportation Company, 57th Transportation Battalion, 593rd Corps Support Group Granite Falls, North Carolina Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 13, 2007
Cpl. Jason J. Beadles 22 887th Engineer Company, 326th Engineer Battalion, 101st Airborne Division La Porte, Indiana Died of a non-combat related injury in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 12, 2007
Spc. James T. Lindsey 20 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Florence, Alabama Died of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 12, 2007
1st Lt. Gwilym J. Newman 24 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Waldorf, Maryland Died of wounds sustained from enemy small arms fire while on dismounted patrol in Tarmiya, Iraq, on April 12, 2007
Sgt. Raymond S. Sevaaetasi 29 15th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Pago Pago, American Samoa Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 11, 2007
Pfc. Kyle G. Bohrnsen 22 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Philipsburg, Montana Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 10, 2007
Pfc. Brian L. Holden 20 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Claremont, North Carolina One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 9, 2007
Spc. Ismael G. Solorio 21 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division San Luis, Arizona One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 9, 2007
Spc. Clifford A. Spohn III 21 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Albuquerque, New Mexico Died of wounds suffered when the enemy attacked his location with indirect fire in Karmah, Iraq, on April 9, 2007
Bush said: "With new tactics and precision weapons, we can achieve military objectives without directing violence against civilians. No device of man can remove the tragedy from war. Yet it is a great advance when the guilty have far more to fear from war than the innocent."
650,000 dead Iraqi's
Pvt. Brett A. Walton 37 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Hillsboro, Oregon One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 9, 2007
Staff Sgt. Harrison Brown 31 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Prichard, Alabama One of two soldiers killed when their unit came in contact with enemy forces using a homemade bomb and small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 8, 2007
Sgt. Adam P. Kennedy 25 Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Norfolk, Massachusetts Died of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using indirect fire in Diwaniya, Iraq, on April 8, 2007
1st Lt. Phillip I. Neel 27 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Maryland Died of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using grenades in Balad, Iraq, on April 8, 2007
Pfc. David N. Simmons 20 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Kokomo, Indiana One of two soldiers killed when their unit came in contact with enemy forces using a homemade bomb and small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 8, 2007
Sgt. Todd A. Singleton 24 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Muskegon, Michigan Died of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using a homemade bomb and small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 8, 2007
Staff Sgt. Jesse L. Williams 25 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) Santa Rosa, California Died of wounds suffered from small arms fire while conducting combat operations in Baquba, Iraq, on April 8, 2007
Spc. Ebe F. Emolo 33 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Greensboro, North Carolina One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit in Zaganiya, Iraq, on April 7, 2007
Capt. Jonathan D. Grassbaugh 25 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division East Hampstead, New Hampshire One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit in Zaganiya, Iraq, on April 7, 2007
War enters fifth year
The war in Iraq has entered its fifth year with the U.S.-led forces battling a determined insurgency and hoping to quell rising sectarian violence. More than 20,000 U.S. troops are headed to the region
WASHINGTON (AP)-- President Bush, prodding Congress to extend the Iraq war without calling troops home, said Monday that Democratic leaders owe it to veterans and their families to pass the war-spending bill he wants.
56 dead in 14 days.
Spc. Levi K. Hoover 23 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Midland, Michigan One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit in Zaganiya, Iraq, on April 7, 2007
Pfc. Rodney L. McCandless 21 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Camden, Arkansas One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit in Zaganiya, Iraq, on April 7, 2007
Cmdr. Philip A. Murphy-Sweet 42 Naval Inventory Control Point Caldwell, Idaho Died as a result of enemy action in the vicinity of Baghdad, Iraq, on April 7, 2007
Chief Petty Officer Gregory J. Billiter 36 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit Eleven Villa Hills, Kentucky One of three sailors killed by enemy action while conducting combat operations in Kirkuk, Iraq, on April 6, 2007
Pfc. Jay S. Cajimat 20 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Lahaina, Hawaii Died of wounds suffered when a car bomb detonated near his unit in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 6, 2007
Spc. Ryan S. Dallam 24 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Norman, Oklahoma One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 6, 2007
Petty Officer 2nd Class Curtis R. Hall 24 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit Eleven Burley, Idaho One of three sailors killed by enemy action while conducting combat operations in Kirkuk, Iraq, on April 6, 2007
Petty Officer 1st Class Joseph A. McSween 26 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit Eleven Valdosta, Georgia One of three sailors killed by enemy action while conducting combat operations in Kirkuk, Iraq, on April 6, 2007
Capt. Anthony Palermo 26 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Brockton, Massachusetts One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 6, 2007
Pvt. Damian Lopez Rodriguez 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Tucson, Arizona One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 6, 2007
Pfc. Daniel A. Fuentes 19 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Levittown, New York Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 6, 2007
Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph C.Schwedler 27 Assigned to an East Coast-based Navy SEAL Team Crystal Falls, Michigan Died from enemy action during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 6, 2007
Injured troops shipped back into battle
April 9, 2007 | WASHINGTON -- On March 9, Army Spc. Thomas Smith was ordered to board a plane from Fort Benning, Ga., to deploy back to Iraq, even though he was known to be suffering from chronic post-traumatic stress disorder from a previous tour there. Only weeks prior, military doctors determined that Smith should not be allowed around weapons because of his PTSD symptoms, which included bouts of sudden, extreme anger. Smith's medical records, obtained by Salon, also show that doctors had "highly recommended" that Smith not be deployed because of his condition.
Sgt. Forrest D. Cauthorn 22 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Midlothian, Virginia Died of wounds suffered when his unit came into contact with enemy forces using small arms and grenades during combat operations in Hawija, Iraq, on April 5, 2007
Pvt. Eleanor Dlugosz 19 Royal Army Medical Corps Southampton, England One of four British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded underneath their Warrior Armored Vehicle during a early morning patrol west of Basra, Iraq, on April 5, 2007
2nd Lt. Joanna Yorke Dyer 24 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment Yeovil Somerset, England One of four British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded underneath their Warrior Armored Vehicle during a early morning patrol west of Basra, Iraq, on April 5, 2007
Cpl. Kris O'Neill 27 Royal Army Medical Corps Catterick, Yorkshire, England One of four British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded underneath their Warrior Armored Vehicle during a early morning patrol west of Basra, Iraq, on April 5, 2007
Spc Jason A. Shaffer 28 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Derry, Pennsylvania Died of wounds suffered when a car bomb detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Baquba, Iraq, on April 5, 2007
Kingsman Adam James Smith 19 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment Isle of Man, England One of four British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded underneath their Warrior Armored Vehicle during a early morning patrol west of Basra, Iraq, on April 5, 2007
Staff Sgt. Jerry C. Burge 39 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Carriere, Mississippi One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Taji, Iraq, on April 4, 2007
Cpl. Joseph H. Cantrell IV 23 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Ashland, Kentucky One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Taji, Iraq, on April 4, 2007
Pfc. James J. Coon 22 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Walnut Creek, California Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Balad, Iraq, on April 4, 2007
Pfc. Walter Freeman Jr. 20 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Lancaster, California One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 4, 2007
Feb 12, 2007
news.bbc.co.uk
Despite an influx of thousands of U.S. troops, Baghdad continues to experience devastating violence. Four explosions Monday killed at least 76 people.
The preliminary effort to escalate the war has failed to stabilize the Iraqi capital, while placing thousands more Americans in harm’s way. Where is the logic in sending more?
Pfc. Derek A. Gibson 20 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Eustis, Florida One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 4, 2007
Staff Sgt. Shane R. Becker 35 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Helena, Montana Killed when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 3, 2007
Pfc. Gabriel J. Figueroa 20 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Baldwin Park, California Killed when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 3, 2007
Staff Sgt. Bradley D. King 28 2nd Battalion, 152nd Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Brigade Marion, Indiana Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during combat operations in Amiriya, Iraq, on April 2, 2007
Rifleman Aaron Lincoln 18 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Durham, England Killed by gunfire during a security patrol close to Basra Palace, a British Army base in Basra, Iraq, on April 2, 2007
Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Olsen 20 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Eagan, Minnesota Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 2, 2007
Spc. Brian E. Ritzberg 24 977th Military Police Company, 97th Military Police Battalion, 1st Infantry Division Long Island, New York Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his unit during combat operations in Kirkuk, Iraq, on April 2, 2007
Spc. Curtis R. Spivey 25 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Chula Vista, California Died in San Diego, California, on April 2, 2007, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 6, 2006
Staff Sgt. Jason R. Arnette 24 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Amelia, Virginia Died in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 1, 2007, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 31, 2007
Spc. William G. Bowling 24 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Beattyville, Kentucky One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghad, Iraq, on April 1, 2007
Pfc. Miguel A. Marcial III 19 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Secaucus, New Jersey Died in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 1, 2007
Sgt. Robert M. McDowell 30 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Deer Park, Texas One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghad, Iraq, on April 1, 2007
Staff Sgt. David A. Mejias 26 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division San Juan, Puerto Rico One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghad, Iraq, on April 1, 2007
Staff Sgt. Eric R. Vick 25 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Spring Hope, North Carolina One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghad, Iraq, on April 1, 2007
Kingsman Danny John Wilson 28 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment Workington, England Killed when his patrol came under small-arms fire near Basra Palace, a British Army base in Basra, Iraq, on April 1, 2007
Fifty Six Dead in Fourteen days.
The "surge" is not working. The McCain doctrine is a failure. There are no safe streets to stroll through. Let us not forget our number one priority here. End the madness.
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