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November 2003 casualties
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November 01, 2003
  • Army 1st Lt. Joshua C. Hurley, 24, of Clifton Forge, Va.; assigned to the 326th Engineer Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 1 when his Humvee was hit with an improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army 2nd Lt. Benjamin J. Colgan, 30, of Kent, Wash.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany; killed Nov. 1 when he responded to a rocket-propelled grenade attack and was struck with an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

  • Army Spc. Maurice J. Johnson, 21, of Levittown, Pa.; assigned to C Company, 501st Signal Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 1 when his Humvee was hit by an improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq.

    November 02, 2003
  • Army Spc. Brian H. Penisten, 28, of Fort Wayne, Ind.; assigned to Air Defense Artillery Battery, 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, based in Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.

  • Iowa Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer Bruce A. Smith, 41, of West Liberty, Iowa; assigned to Detachment 1, Company F, 106th Aviation Battalion, Army National Guard, based in Davenport, Iowa.; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Bader, 28, of York, Neb.; assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tiger Squadron, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Ernest G. Bucklew, 33, of Enon Valley, Pa.; assigned to Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Steven D. Conover, 21, of Wilmington, Ohio; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, based in Fort Sill, Okla.; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.

  • Army Pfc. Anthony D. D’Agostino, 20, of Waterbury, Conn.; assigned to the 16th Signal Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Darius T. Jennings, 22, of Cordova, S.C.; assigned to 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.

  • Army Pfc. Karina S. Lau, 20, of Livingston, Calif.; assigned to the 16th Signal Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Keelan L. Moss, 23, of Houston; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Sill, Okla.; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Ross A. Pennanen, 36, of Shawnee, Okla.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Sill, Okla.; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.

  • Army 1st Lt. Brian D. Slavenas, 30, of Genoa, Ill.; assigned to F Company, 106th Aviation Battalion, Army National Guard, Peoria, Ill.; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Paul A. Velazquez, 29, of San Diego; assigned to III Corps Artillery at Fort Sill, Okla.; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Frances M. Vega, 20, of Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico; assigned to the 151st Adjutant General Postal Detachment 3, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Joe N. Wilson, 30, of Crystal Springs, Miss.; assigned to Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Corps Artillery, Fort Sill, Okla.; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Joel Perez, 25, of Rio Grande, Puerto Rico; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, based in Fort Sill, Okla.; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.

    November 03, 2003
  • Army Pfc. Rayshawn S. Johnson, 20, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to the 299th Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized), based in Fort Hood, Texas; killed Nov. 3 when his vehicle hit a landmine while he was on patrol in Tikrit, Iraq.

    November 04, 2003
  • Army Spc. Robert T. Benson, 20, of Spokane, Wash.; assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, based in Smith Barracks, Germany; died Nov. 4 from a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad.

  • Army Sgt. Francisco Martinez, 28, of Humacao, Puerto Rico; assigned to B Detachment, 82nd Soldier Support Battalion (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Nov. 4 when an improvised explosive device exploded next to his convoy in Baghdad.

    November 05, 2003
  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Jose A. Rivera, 34, of Bayamon, Puerto Rico; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, based in Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Nov. 5 when his unit came under attack by rocket-propelled grenade and small-arms fire in Mumuhdyah, Iraq.

    November 06, 2003
  • Army Spc. James R. Wolf, 21, of Scottsbluff, Neb.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 52nd Engineer Battalion, based in Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Nov. 6 when an improvised explosive device was detonated as his convoy passed by in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Iowa Army National Guard Sgt. Paul F. Fisher, 39, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; assigned to Detachment 1, Company F, 106th Aviation Battalion, Army National Guard, based in Davenport, Iowa; died Nov. 6 at the Homburg University Klinikum, Homberg, Germany. Fisher was very seriously injured Nov. 2 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter in which he was riding went down in Fallujah, Iraq.

  • Mississippi Army National Guard Spc. James A. Chance III, 25, of Kokomo, Miss.; assigned to C Company, 890th Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard, based in Columbia, Miss.; killed Nov. 6 when his vehicle struck a landmine in Husaybah, Iraq.

    November 07, 2003
  • Army Chief Warrant Officer (CW3) Kyran E. Kennedy, 43, of Boston, Mass.; assigned to 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed in action when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was shot down Nov. 7 in Tikrit, Iraq.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Paul M. Neff II, 30, of Fort Mill, S.C.; assigned to 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed in action when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was shot down Nov. 7 in Tikrit, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Scott C. Rose, 30, of Fayetteville, N.C.; assigned to 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was shot down in Tikrit, Iraq.

  • Army Capt. Benedict J. Smith, 29, of Monroe City, Mo.; assigned to 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed in action Nov. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter went down on Nov. 7 in Tikrit, Iraq.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Morgan D. Kennon, 23, of Memphis, Tenn.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 7 in a rocket-propelled grenade attack while he was guarding a bank in downtown Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Chief Warrant Officer (CW5) Sharon T. Swartworth, 43, of Warwick, R.I.; assigned to the Judge Advocate General Office, based at Headquarters Department of the Army, Pentagon; killed in action when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was shot down Nov. 7 in Tikrit, Iraq.

  • Army Command Sgt. Maj. Cornell W. Gilmore I, 45, of Baltimore, Md.; assigned to the Judge Advocate General Office, Headquarters Department of the Army, Pentagon; killed in action when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter went down on Nov. 7 in Tikrit, Iraq.

    November 08, 2003
  • Army Staff Sgt. Mark D. Vasquez, 35, of Port Huron, Mich.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, based in Fort Riley, Kan.; killed in action while riding in a Bradley Fighting Vehicle that was struck by an improvised explosive device on Nov. 8 in Fallujah, Iraq.

  • Army Pvt. 2 Kurt R. Frosheiser, 22, of Des Moines, Iowa; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; killed in action Nov. 8 when the vehicle he was driving while on mounted patrol struck an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Gary L. Collins, 32, of Hardin, Texas; assigned to 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, based in Fort Riley, Kan.; killed Nov. 8 while riding in a Bradley Fighting Vehicle that hit an improvised explosive device in Fallujah, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Linda C. Jimenez, 39, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Squadron Combat Support Aviation (Maintenance), 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.; died of non-combat related injuries Nov. 8 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. Jimenez fell Oct. 31 and was injured. She was taken to the 28th Combat Support Hospital and later evacuated to Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center in Germany. She was later moved to Walter Reed.

    November 09, 2003
  • Army Sgt. Nicholas A. Tomko, 24, of Pittsburgh, Pa.; assigned to the 307th Military Police Company, U.S. Army Reserve, New Kensington, Pa.; killed while riding as the door gunner in a convoy vehicle Nov. 9 when his team came under small-arms attack in Baghdad.

    November 11, 2003
  • Army Spc. Marlon P. Jackson, 25, of Jersey City, N.J.; assigned to A Company, 94th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Heavy), 130th Engineer Brigade, Vilseck, Germany; died Nov. 11 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device exploded on a road in Tampa, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Genaro Acosta, 26, of Fair Oaks, Calif.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Hood, Texas; killed while on patrol Nov. 11 when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle hit and detonated two improvised explosive devices in Taji, Iraq.

    November 12, 2003
  • Army Staff Sgt. Nathan J. Bailey, 46, Nashville, Tenn., 1175th Transportation Company, Tennessee National Guard, Tullahoma, Tenn.; died Nov. 12 of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

  • Florida Army National Guard Spc. Robert A. Wise, 21, of Tallahassee, Fla.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, 53rd Infantry Brigade, Florida National Guard, Tallahassee, Fla.; killed while on mounted patrol Nov. 12 when an improvised explosive device exploded in Baghdad.

    November 13, 2003
  • Army Sgt. Joseph Minucci II, 23, of Richeyville, Pa.; assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Camp Ederle, Italy; killed Nov. 13 when an improvised explosive device exploded next to the bus on which he was riding in Samara, Iraq.

  • Army Pfc. Jacob S. Fletcher, 28, of Bay Shore, N.Y.; assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Camp Ederle, Italy; killed Nov. 13 when an improvised explosive device exploded next to the bus on which he was riding in Samara, Iraq.

    November 14, 2003
  • Army Spc. Irving Medina, 22, of Middletown, N.Y.; assigned to 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed Nov. 14 while traveling in a convoy when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

  • Army Sgt. Jay A. Blessing, 23, Tacoma, Wash.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed in action by an improvised explosive device, on Nov. 14 in Asadabad, Afghanistan.

    November 15, 2003
  • Army Sgt. Michael D. Acklin II, 25, of Louisville, Ky.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 15 when two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Ryan T. Baker, 24, of Brown Mills, N.J.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 15 when two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. William Dave Dusenbery, 30, of Fairview Heights, Ill.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 15 when two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Warren S. Hansen, 36, of Clintonville, Wis.; assigned to the 9th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 15 when two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Eugene A. Uhl III, 21, of Amherst, Wis.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 15 when two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Pfc. Sheldon R. Hawk Eagle, 21, of Grand Forks, N.D.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 15 when two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Chief Warrant Officer 1 Erik C. Kesterson, 29, of Independence, Ore.; assigned to the 9th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 15 when two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Jeremiah J. DiGiovanni, 21, of Tylertown, Miss.; assigned to 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 15 when two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Pfc. Damian L. Heidelberg, 21, of Batesville, Miss.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 15 when two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Kelly Bolor, 37, of Whittier, Calif.; assigned to the 137th Quartermaster Company, U.S. Army Reserve, based in South El Monte, Calif.; killed Nov. 15 when two 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters went down in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. John W. Russell, 26, of Portland, Texas; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 15 when two 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters went down in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Chief Warrant Officer (CW2) Scott A. Saboe, 33, of Willow Lake, S.D.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 15 when two 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters went down in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Timothy L. Hayslett, 26, of Newville, Pa.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, based in Friedberg, Germany; killed while on patrol Nov. 15 when his Humvee was struck by an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

  • Army Spc. John R. Sullivan, 26, of Countryside, Ill.; assigned to the 626th Forward Support Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 15 when two 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army 2nd Lt. Jeremy L. Wolfe, 27, of Wisconsin; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 15 when two 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Pfc. Richard W. Hafer, 21, of Cross Lanes, W.Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 15 when two 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Capt. Pierre E. Piche, 29, of Starksboro, Vt.; assigned to the 626th Forward Support Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 15 when two 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Pfc. Joey D. Whitener, 19, of Nebo, N.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 15 when two 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Mosul, Iraq.

    November 17, 2003
  • Army Capt. James A. Shull, 32, of California; assigned to Headquarters Battery, 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Nov. 17 of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad.

  • Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Alexander S. Coulter, 35, of Tennessee; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 124th Signal Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Hood, Texas; killed Nov. 17 when his vehicle, traveling in a convoy to Tikrit, ran over an improvised explosive device in Baqubah, Iraq.

  • Army Capt. Nathan S. Dalley, 27, of Kaysville, Utah; assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Nov. 17 from a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Dale A. Panchot, 26, of Northome, Minn.; assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Nov. 17 by enemy fire while on patrol south of Balad, Iraq.

    November 20, 2003
  • Army Pvt. Scott M. Tyrrell, 21, of Sterling, Ill.; assigned to C Company, 299th Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), based in Fort Hood, Texas; died Nov. 20 at Brooke Army Medical Center, Texas, of wounds received Nov. 14 when an ammunition point caught fire in Tikrit, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Joseph L. Lister, 22, of Pleasanton, Kan.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, based in Fort Riley, Kan.; killed while riding in a convoy Nov. 20 when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in Ramadi, Iraq.

  • Army Capt. George A. Wood, 33, of New York, N.Y.; assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), based in Fort Hood, Texas; killed Nov. 20 during a patrol when his tank rolled over an improvised explosive device in Baqubah, Iraq.

    November 21, 2003
  • Army Cpl. Gary B. Coleman, 24, of Pikeville, Ky.; assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), based in Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Nov. 21 during a patrol when the vehicle he was driving flipped over into a canal, trapping him inside, in Balad, Iraq.

    November 22, 2003
  • Army Spc. Robert D. Roberts, 21, of Winter Park, Fla.; assigned to A Troop, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, based in Armstrong Barracks, Germany; killed Nov. 22 when a tank collided with his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq.

  • Army Pfc. Damian S. Bushart, 22, of Waterford, Mich.; assigned to A Troop, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, based in Armstrong Barracks, Germany; killed Nov. 22 when a tank collided with his vehicle in Baghdad.

    November 23, 2003
  • Army Cpl. Darrell L. Smith, 28, of Otwell, Ind.; assigned to D Company, 1st Battalion, 152nd Infantry Regiment, Army National Guard, based in Washington, Ind.; drowned Nov. 23 when his vehicle overturned and fell into a river in Baghdad.

  • Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher G. Nason, 39, of Los Angeles; assigned to A Company, 306th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Huachuca, Ariz.; killed Nov. 23 in a vehicular accident between Mosul and Dihok, Iraq.

  • Air Force Tech. Sgt. Howard A. Walters, 33, of Port Huron, Mich.; assigned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.; killed in a MH-53M helicopter crash on Nov. 23, 2003, in Afghanistan.

  • Army Sgt. Maj. Phillip R. Albert, 41, of Terryville, Conn.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed in a MH-53M helicopter crash on Nov. 23, 2003, in Afghanistan.

  • Air Force Maj. Steven Plumhoff, 33, of Neshanic Station, N.J.; assigned to the 58th Operations Support Squadron, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.; killed in a MH-53M helicopter crash on Nov. 23, 2003, in Afghanistan.

  • Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas A. Walkup, Jr., 25, of Millville, N.J.; assigned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.; killed in a MH-53M helicopter crash on Nov. 23, 2003, in Afghanistan.

  • Air Force Tech. Sgt. William J. Kerwood, 37, of Houston, Mo.; assigned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.; killed in a MH-53M helicopter crash on Nov. 23, 2003, in Afghanistan.

  • Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jerry L. Wilson, 45, of Thomson, Ga.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 23 when hostile forces attacked the vehicle in which he was riding in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Rel A. Ravago IV, 21, of Glendale, Calif.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 23 when hostile forces attacked the vehicle in which he was riding in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Eddie E. Menyweather, 35, of Los Angeles, Calif.; assigned to Company C, 588th Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), based in Fort Hood, Texas; killed Nov. 23 when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle in Baqubah, Iraq.

    November 26, 2003
  • Army Spc. David J. Goldberg, 20, of Layton, Utah; assigned to C Company, 52nd Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), Army Reserve, 43rd Area Support Group, based in Fort Carson, Colo.; died Nov. 26 of a non-combat related injury in Qayyarah, Iraq.

    November 27, 2003
  • Army Sgt. Thomas J. Sweet II, 23, of Bismarck, North Dakota; assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, based in Fort Riley, Kan.; died of non-combat related injuries Nov. 27 in Junction City, Iraq.

    November 28, 2003
  • Army Sgt. Ariel Rico, 25, of El Paso, Texas; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 28 during an enemy mortar attack in Mosul, Iraq.

    November 29, 2003
  • Army Spc. Aaron J. Sissel, 22, of Tipton, Iowa; assigned to the 2133rd Transportation Company, Army National Guard, based in Centerville, Iowa; killed while traveling in a convoy Nov. 29 when his vehicle was hit by enemy fire in Haditha, Iraq.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Stephen A. Bertolino, 40, of Orange, Calif.; assigned to Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Troop, Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, based in Fort Carson, Colo.; killed while traveling in a convoy Nov. 29 when his vehicle was hit by enemy fire in Haditha, Iraq.

     

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