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March 2005 casualties
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March 01, 2005
  • Army Spc. Lizbeth Robles, 31, of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico; assigned to the 360th Transportation Company, 68th Corps Support Battalion, 43rd Area Support Group, Fort Carson, Colo.; died March 1 at the 228th Command Support Hospital in Tikirt, Iraq, from injuries sustained Feb. 28 in a military vehicle accident in Bayji, Iraq. Also killed was Army Sgt. Julio E. Negron.

    March 02, 2005
  • Army Spc. Wai P. Lwin, 27, of Queens, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, Manhattan, New York; killed March 2 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed was Army Spc. Azhar Ali.

  • Army Spc. Azhar Ali, 27 of Flushing, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, Manhattan, New York; killed March 2 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed was Army Spc. Wai P. Lwin.

  • Army Spc. Robert S. Pugh, 25, of Meridian, Miss.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry, Mississippi Army National Guard, McComb, Miss.; killed March 2 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Iskandariyah, Iraq.

    March 03, 2005
  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael D. Jones, 43, of Unity, Maine; assigned to the 133rd Engineer Battalion, Maine Army National Guard, Belfast, Maine; died March 3 in Syracuse, N.Y., of a non-combat-related illness after returning from duty in Iraq.

    March 04, 2005
  • Army Staff Sgt. Juan M. Solorio, 32, of Dallas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed March 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle as his unit was being attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Adriana N. Salem, 21, of Elk Grove Village, Ill.; assigned to the 3rd Forward Support Battalion, Division Support Command, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed March 4 when her military vehicle rolled over at Forward Operating Base Remagen in Tikrit, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Wade Michael Twyman, 27, of Vista, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Infantry Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Camp Hovey, Korea; killed March 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were Capt. Sean Grimes, Sgt. 1st Class Donald W. Eacho and Cpl. Stephen M. McGowan.

  • Army Cpl. Stephen M. McGowan, 26, of Newark, Del.; assigned to the 1st Infantry Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Camp Hovey, Korea; killed March 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were Capt. Sean Grimes, Sgt. 1st Class Donald W. Eacho and Spc. Wade Michael Twyman.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Donald W. Eacho, 38, of Black Creek, Wis.; assigned to the 1st Infantry Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Camp Hovey, Korea; killed March 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were Capt. Sean Grimes, Cpl. Stephen M. McGowan and Spc. Wade Michael Twyman.

  • Army Capt. Sean Grimes, 31, of Southfield, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Infantry Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Camp Hovey, Korea; killed March 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class Donald W. Eacho, Cpl. Stephen M. McGowan and Spc. Wade Michael Twyman.

  • Army Sgt. Seth K. Garceau, 27, of Oelwein, Iowa; assigned to the 224th Engineer Battalion, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Iowa Army National Guard, Fairfield, Iowa; died March 4 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained Feb. 27 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Ramadi, Iraq.

    March 07, 2005
  • Army Pfc. Michael W. Franklin, 22, of Coudersport, Pa.; assigned to the 44th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea; killed March 7 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his screening area in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Andrew L. Bossert.

  • Army Sgt. Andrew L. Bossert, 24, of Fountain City, Wis.; assigned to the 44th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea; killed March 7 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his screening area in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Pfc. Michael W. Franklin.

    March 09, 2005
  • Army Spc. Matthew A. Koch, 23, of West Henrietta, N.Y.; assigned to the 70th Engineer Battalion, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed Mar. 9 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Taji, Iraq.

  • Navy Builder 1st Class Alec Mazur, 35, of Vernon, N.Y.; assigned to Underwater Construction Team One, under operational control of Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command; killed March 9 in a non-combat-related automobile accident in Mombassa, Kenya.

    March 11, 2005
  • Army Staff Sgt. Donald D. Griffith Jr., 29, of Mechanicsville, Iowa; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed March 11 by enemy action in Tal Afar, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Nicholas E. Wilson, 21, of Glendale, Ariz.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea; killed while conducting a roving patrol March 11 when the shoulder of the road he was on collapsed and his military vehicle rolled into a water-filled ditch in Ramadi, Iraq.

    March 14, 2005
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua L. Torrence, 20, of Lexington, S.C.; assigned to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died March 14 of wounds sustained in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

    March 15, 2005
  • Army Staff Sgt. Ricky A. Kieffer, 36, of Ovid, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 182nd Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch Rocket System), Michigan Army National Guard, Detroit; killed March 15 when enemy forces using small-arms fire attacked his unit in Baghdad.

  • Army Sgt. Paul M. Heltzel, 39, of Baton Rouge, La.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, Louisiana Army National Guard, Eunice, La.; killed March 15 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting a mounted patrol in Baghdad.

    March 16, 2005
  • Army Spc. Rocky D. Payne, 26, of Howell, Utah; assigned to the 497th Transportation Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion, 1st Corps Support Command, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed March 16 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Iraq.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Shane M. Koele, 25, of Wayne, Neb.; assigned to the 212th Military Police Company, Kitzingen, Germany; died March 16 at Shindand Airfield, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained March 15 when a land mine exploded near his Humvee in Shindand.

    March 18, 2005
  • Army Pfc. Lee A. Lewis Jr., 28, of Norfolk, Va.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed March 18 when his patrol was attacked by enemy small-arms fire in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad.

    March 19, 2005
  • Army Spc. Jonathan A. Hughes, 21, of Lebanon, Ky.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery Regiment, Kentucky Army National Guard, Campbellsville, Ky.; killed March 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Iraq.

    March 20, 2005
  • Army Spc. Francisco G. Martinez, 20, of Fort Worth, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea; killed March 20 by enemy small-arms fire in Tamin, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Paul W. Thomason III, 37, of Talbot, Tenn.; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 278th Regimental Combat Team, Tennessee Army National Guard, Greeneville, Tenn.; killed March 20 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Kirkuk, Iraq.

    March 21, 2005
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Kevin S. Smith, 20, of Springfield, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed March 21 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

    March 23, 2005
  • Spc. Travis R. Bruce, 22, of Byron, Minn.; assigned to the 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed March 23 when an enemy mortar round detonated near his guard position in Baghdad.

    March 25, 2005
  • Marine Cpl. Bryan J. Richardson, 23, of Summersville, W.Va.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Moundsville, W.Va.; killed March 25 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

    March 26, 2005
  • Army Pfc. Norman K. Snyder, 21, of Carlisle, Ind.; assigned to the 76th Infantry Brigade (Separate), Indiana Army National Guard, Indianapolis, Ind.; killed March 26 when a mine detonated near his military vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan. Also killed were Capt. Michael T. Fiscus, Master Sgt. Michael T. Hiester and Spc. Brett M. Hershey.

  • Army Spc. Brett M. Hershey, 23, of State College, Pa.; assigned to the 76th Infantry Brigade (Separate), Indiana Army National Guard, Indianapolis, Ind.; killed March 26 when a mine detonated near his military vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan. Also killed were Capt. Michael T. Fiscus, Master Sgt. Michael T. Hiester and Pfc. Norman K. Snyder.

  • Army Master Sgt. Michael T. Hiester, 33, of Bluffton, Ind.; assigned to the 76th Infantry Brigade (Separate), Indiana Army National Guard, Indianapolis, Ind.; killed March 26 when a mine detonated near his military vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan. Also killed were Capt. Michael T. Fiscus, Spc. Brett M. Hershey and Pfc. Norman K. Snyder.

  • Army Capt. Michael T. Fiscus, 36, of Milford, Ind.; assigned to the 76th Infantry Brigade (Separate), Indiana Army National Guard, Indianapolis, Ind.; killed March 26 when a mine detonated near his military vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan. Also killed were Master Sgt. Michael T. Hiester, Spc. Brett M. Hershey and Pfc. Norman K. Snyder.

  • Army Sgt. Isiah J. Sinclair, 31, of Natchitoches, La.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 156th Armored Regiment, Louisiana Army National Guard, Shreveport, La.; killed March 26 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while he was on patrol in Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. Lee M. Godbolt.

  • Army Sgt. Lee M. Godbolt, 23, of New Orleans; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, Louisiana Army National Guard, New Orleans; killed March 26 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while he was on patrol in Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. Isiah J. Sinclair.

    March 28, 2005
  • Army Pfc. Samuel S. Lee, 19, of Anaheim, Calif.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea; died March 28 of non-combat-related injuries in Ramadi, Iraq.

    March 30, 2005
  • Army Sgt. Kelly S. Morris, 24, of Boise, Idaho; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died March 30 in Baghdad of injuries sustained from enemy small-arms fire.

  • Army Sgt. Kenneth L. Ridgley, 30, of Olney, Ill.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash; died March 30 of injuries sustained when enemy forces using small-arms fire attacked his unit in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Eric L. Toth, 21, of Edmonton, Ky.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery Regiment, Kentucky Army National Guard, Tompkinsville, Ky.; killed March 30 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while he was traveling a supply route in Iraq.

  • Marine Warrant Officer 1 Charles G. Wells Jr., 32, of Montgomery, Ala.; assigned to the 6th Motor Transport Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Marine Forces Reserve, Orlando, Fla.; killed March 30 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

    March 31, 2005
  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Robbie D. McNary, 42, of Lewistown, Mont.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 163rd Mechanized Infantry Regiment, Montana Army National Guard, Missoula, Mont.; died March 31 in Hawijah, Iraq, of injuries sustained while performing combat operations.

     

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