U.S. Casualties reported 9/28/05

The following U.S. casualties were reported in D.O.D. releases dated 9/28/05:

Seaman Apprentice Robert D. Macrum, 22, of Sugarland, Texas, was lost at sea. He was last seen the evening of Sept. 12 while the ship was underway. Macrum was assigned to the USS Princeton, currently deployed to the Arabian Gulf conducting maritime security operations as part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group.

Staff Sgt. Robert F. White, 34, of Cross Lanes, W. Va, died west of Kandahar, Afghanistan on Sept. 26 when his mounted patrol was engaged by enemy forces using small arms fire. White was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N. C.

Master Sgt. Tulsa T. Tuliau, 33, of Watertown, N. Y. and Sgt. 1st Class Casey E. Howe, 32, of Philadelphia, N. Y.died in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained near Ar Rustimayah, Iraq, on Sept. 26 when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during combat operations. Both soldiers were assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 314th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 78th Division, Fort Drum, N. Y.