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December 2007 casualties
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December 01, 2007
  • Army Spc. Matthew K. Reece, 24, of Harrison, Ark.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Dec. 1 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

    December 03, 2007
  • Army Sgt. Kyle Dayton, 22, of El Dorado Hills, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Dec. 3 in Ashwah, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident.

    December 04, 2007
  • Army Sgt. Eric J. Hernandez, 26, of Waldwick, N.J.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Dec. 4 in Bayji, Iraq, from wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Army Pvt. Dewayne L. White and Army Capt. Adam P. Snyder.

  • Army Pvt. Dewayne L. White, 27, of Country Club Hills, Ill.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Dec. 4 in Bayji, Iraq, from wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Army Sgt. Eric J. Hernandez and Army Capt. Adam P. Snyder.

    December 05, 2007
  • Army Capt. Adam P. Snyder, 26, of Fort Pierce, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Dec. 5 in Tikrit, Iraq, from wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Army Sgt. Eric J. Hernandez and Army Pvt. Dewayne L. White.

    December 09, 2007
  • Army Spc. Randy W. Pickering, 31, of Bovey, Minn.; assigned to the Regimental Support Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany; died Dec. 9 in Baghdad of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident.

  • Army Cpl. Tanner J. O’Leary, 23, of Eagle Butte, S.D.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Dec. 9 in Musa Qal’eh, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated.

    December 10, 2007
  • Army Cpl. Johnathan A. Lahmann, 21, of Richmond, Ind.; assigned to the 59th Engineer Company, 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 10 in Tikrit, Iraq, of wounds sustained in Bayji, Iraq, when a improvised explosive device struck his vehicle.

    December 11, 2007
  • Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator Mark T. Carter, 27, of Fallbrook, Calif.; assigned to Tactical Development and Evaluation Squadron 2, Virginia Beach, Va.; died Dec. 11 in Balad, Iraq, as a result of enemy action while conducting combat operations in Iraq.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Gregory L. Elam, 39, of Columbus, Ga.; assigned to the 54th Quartermaster Company, 49th Quartermaster Group, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Lee, Va.; died Dec. 11 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, as a result of a non-combat-related illness.

    December 12, 2007
  • Army Sgt. Joshua C. Blaney, 25, of Matthews, N.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade, Camp Ederle, Italy; died Dec. 12 at Forward Operating Base Curry, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Michael J. Gabel.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Gabel, 30, of Crowley, La.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade, Camp Ederle, Italy; died Dec. 12 at Forward Operating Base Curry, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Cpl. Joshua C. Blaney.

    December 13, 2007
  • Army Sgt. Samuel E. Kelsey, 24, of Troup, Texas; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Dec. 13 in Tunnis, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated.

  • Army Spc. Brynn J. Naylor, 21, of Roswell, N.M.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Dec. 13 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit using small-arms fire.

  • Army Pvt. Daren A. Smith, 19, of Helena, Mont.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Polk, La.; died Dec. 13 in Baghdad of wounds sustained in a non-combat-related incident.

    December 14, 2007
  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan A. Lowery, 38, of Houlton, Maine; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 14 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit using small-arms fire.

    December 15, 2007
  • Army Sgt. Austin D. Pratt, 22, of Cadet, Mo.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Polk, La.; died Dec. 15 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Baghdad.

    December 17, 2007
  • Army Pfc. Juctin R. P. McDaniel, 19, of Andover, N.H.; assigned to the 524th Combat Service Support Battalion, 45th Sustainment Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, Fort Shafter, Hawaii; died Dec. 17 in Baghdad of injuries sustained from a non-combat-related incident in Taji, Iraq.

    December 20, 2007
  • Army 1st Lt. Jeremy E. Ray, 26, of Houston; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 20 in Kanaan, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an enemy attacked using an explosive device.

    December 21, 2007
  • Army Pfc. George J. Howell, 24, of Salinas, Calif.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Infantry Division (Light Infantry) Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Dec. 21 in Riyadh, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

    December 25, 2007
  • Air Force Senior Airman Nicholas D. Eischen, 24, of Sanger, Calif.; assigned to the 60th Medical Operations Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif.; died Dec. 25 at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in a non-combat-related incident.

  • Army Sgt. Peter C. Neesley, 28, of Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Dec. 25 in Baghdad of an undetermined cause in a non-combat environment.

  • Army Sgt. Bryan J. Tutten, 33, of St. Augustine, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Dec. 25 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position during combat operations.

    December 26, 2007
  • Army Capt. Rowdy J. Inman, 38, of Panorama Village, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 26 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained from small-arms fire during dismounted combat operations. Also killed was Sgt. Benjamin B. Portell.

  • Army Sgt. Benjamin B. Portell, 27, of Bakersfield, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 26 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained from small-arms fire during dismounted combat operations. Also killed was Capt. Rowdy J. Inman.

    December 30, 2007
  • Army Pfc. Joseph R. Berlin Jr. , 21, of Chelsea, Ala.; assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 30 in Baghdad of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident.

    December 31, 2007
  • Army Sgt. Reno S. Lacerna , 44, of Waipahu, Hawaii; assigned to the 87th Corps Support Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Dec. 31 in Qayyarah, Iraq, of a non-combat-related illness.

  • Navy Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Victor W. Jeffries, 52, of Honolulu; assigned to the Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group, Kuwait; died Dec. 31 as a result of injuries sustained Dec. 24 in a vehicular accident in Kuwait.

  • Army Pfc. Brian L. Gorham , 21, of Woodburn, Ky.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Camp Ederle, Vicenza, Italy; died Dec. 31 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of wounds sustained Dec. 12 in Afghanistan when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

     



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