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May 2008 casualties
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May 01, 2008
  • Army Spc. Jeffrey F. Nichols, 21, of Granite Shoals, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Polk, La.; died May 1 in Baghdad from wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

    May 02, 2008
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Casey L. Casanova, 22, of McComb, Miss.; assigned to the Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 2 in Karmah, Iraq, while supporting combat operations. Also killed were Cpl. Miguel A. Guzman, Lance Cpl. James F. Kimple and Sgt. Glen E. Martinez.

  • Marine Cpl. Miguel A. Guzman, 21, of Norwalk, Calif.; assigned to the Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 2 in Karmah, Iraq, while supporting combat operations. Also killed were Lance Cpl. Casey L. Casanova, Lance Cpl. James F. Kimple and Sgt. Glen E. Martinez.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. James F. Kimple, 21, of Carroll, Ohio; assigned to the Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 2 in Karmah, Iraq, while supporting combat operations. Also killed were Lance Cpl. Casey L. Casanova, Cpl. Miguel A. Guzman and Sgt. Glen E. Martinez.

  • Marine Sgt. Glen E. Martinez, 31, of Boulder, Colo.; assigned to the Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 2 in Karmah, Iraq, while supporting combat operations. Also killed were Lance Cpl. Casey L. Casanova, Cpl. Miguel A. Guzman and Lance Cpl. James F. Kimple.

  • Army Pfc. Corey L. Hicks, 22, of Glendale, Ariz.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 2 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

    May 06, 2008
  • Army Spc. Alex D. Gonzalez, 21, of Mission, Texas; assigned to the 43rd Combat Engineer Company, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 6 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered small arms fire and a rocket-propelled grenade attack.

  • Army Pfc. Aaron J. Ward, 19, of San Jacinto, Calif.; assigned to the 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died May 6 in Asad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit came under small arms fire while conducting cordon and search operations.

    May 07, 2008
  • Army Staff Sgt. Kevin C. Roberts, 25, of Farmington, N.M.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died May 7 in Sabari District, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Spc. Jeremy R. Gullett.

  • Army Cpl. Jeremy R. Gullett, 22, of Greenup, Ky.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died May 7 in Sabari District, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Kevin C. Roberts.

    May 09, 2008
  • Army Sgt. Isaac Palomarez, 26, of Loveland, Colo.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died May 9 in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his patrol encountered an improvised explosive device and came under small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire.

  • Army Spc. Mary J. Jaenichen, 20, of Temecula, Calif.; assigned to the Brigade Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died May 9 in Iskandariyah, Iraq, of a non-combat related injury.

  • Army Pfc. Ara T. Deysie, 18, of Parker, Ariz.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died May 9 in Paktia Province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his unit came under rocket-propelled grenade fire.

    May 10, 2008
  • Army Sgt. Joseph A. Ford, 23, of Knox, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry Regiment, 76th Brigade Combat Team, Indiana National Guard, New Albany, Ind.; died May 10 in Al Asad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident.

    May 11, 2008
  • Army Pvt. Matthew W. Brown, 20, of Zelienople, Pa.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Fires Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; died May 11 in Asadabad, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.

  • Army Cpl. Jessica A. Ellis, 24, of Bend, Ore., assigned to the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died May 11 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when her vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

    May 14, 2008
  • Army Staff Sgt. Victor M. Cota, 33, of Tucson, Ariz.; assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 14 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in Kadamiyah, Iraq.

    May 15, 2008
  • Army Sgt. John K. Daggett, 21, of Phoenix; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died May 15 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, of wounds sustained May 1 in Baghdad when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle.

    May 18, 2008
  • Army Pvt. Branden P. Haunert, 21, of Cincinnati; 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died May 18 in Tikrit, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

  • Army Master Sgt. Davy N. Weaver, 39, of Barnesville, Ga.; assigned to the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, Macon Ga.; died May 18 in Qalat, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

    May 19, 2008
  • Marine Cpl. William J. Cooper, 22, of Eupora, Miss.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 19 near Garmsir, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations.

    May 20, 2008
  • Navy Lt. Jeffrey A. Ammon, 37, of Orem, Utah; assigned to the Commander Navy Region Northwest, Bangor, Wash., and was serving in Afghanistan as a member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni; died May 20 in Aband District, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device.

  • Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph A. Moore, 54, of Boise, Idaho; assigned to the 124th Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, Gowen Field, Idaho; died May 20 in Djibouti of natural causes.

  • Army 1st Lt. Jeffrey F. Deprimo, 35, of Pittston, Pa.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 103rd Armor Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Williamsport, Pa.; died May 20 in Ghazni, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

    May 23, 2008
  • Army Spc. Kyle P. Norris, 22, of Zanesville, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died May 23 in Balad, Iraq, from wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

    May 24, 2008
  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason F. Dene, 37, of Castleton, Vt.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died May 24 in Baghdad of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident.

    May 25, 2008
  • Army Sgt. Blake W. Evans, 24, of Rockford, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died May 25 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

  • Army Sgt. Frank J. Gasper, 25, of Merced, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson, Colo.; died May 25 in Najaf, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

  • Army Sgt. David L. Leimbach, 38, of Taylors, S.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 118th Infantry, South Carolina Army National Guard, Fountain Inn, S.C., and attached to the 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry (Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition), New York Army National Guard; died May 25 near Bala Baluk, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades.

    May 26, 2008
  • Army Spc. Christopher Gathercole, 21, of Santa Rosa, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died May 26 in Ghazni, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from small-arms fire during combat operations.

  • Army Spc. Justin L. Buxbaum, 23, of South Portland, Maine; assigned to the 62nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood Texas; died May 26 in Kushamond, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident.

    May 28, 2008
  • Army Pfc. Chad M. Trimble, 29, of West Covina, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died May 28 near Gardez, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

    May 29, 2008
  • Army Sgt. 1st Class David Nunez, 27, of Los Angeles; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died May 29 in Shewan, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when he encountered small-arms fire while conducting combat operations.

    May 30, 2008
  • Marine Cpl. Christian S. Cotner, 20, of Waterbury, Conn.; assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; died May 30 from a non-hostile incident in Asad, Iraq.

    May 31, 2008
  • Army Spc. James M. Finley, 21, of Lebanon, Mo.; assigned to the 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Bamberg, Germany; died May 31 in Jalalabad City, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Pvt. Andrew J. Shields.

  • Army Pfc. Andrew J. Shields, 19, of Battleground, Wash., died May 31 in Jalalabad City, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Bamberg, Germany. Also killed was Spc. James M. Finley.

     



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