Wednesday, March 01, 2006

U.S. Casualties reported in Iraq 2/25-2/28/06

Staff Sgt. Curtis T. Howard II, 32, of Ann Arbor, Mich. Sgt. Gordon F. Misner II, 23, of Sparks, Nev. and Spc. Thomas J. Wilwerth, 21, of Mastic, N.Y. were killed near Balad, Iraq, on Feb. 22, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their Bradley Fighting Vehicle. All three soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Lance Cpl. Adam J. Vanalstine, 21, of Superior, Wis., died Feb. 25, from an improvised explosive device in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

Two Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers were killed in separate incidents over the past two days, and five Iraqi patrols resulted in the detention of three suspected insurgents in Ramadi. West of the capital, a Multinational Division Baghdad soldier was killed by small-arms fire yesterday, Multinational Force Iraq officials reported. The other died Feb. 26 in central Baghdad. The soldiers' names are being withheld pending notification of the family, and both incidents remain under investigation.

A U. S. soldier in Iraq died yesterday, and Defense Department officials have announced the identities of seven U. S. servicemen and an Air Force civilian killed in action this week.

A Multinational Division Baghdad soldier died of non-combat related injuries yesterday, officials said. The incident is under investigation, and the soldier's name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Defense officials announced the following identities of Operation Iraqi Freedom casualties:
Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew D. Conley, 21, of Killen, Ala. , died Feb. 18 when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Ramadi, Iraq. Conley was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Cpl. Conley's unit is attached to 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).


Sgt. Charles E. Matheny IV, 23 of Stanwood, Wash. , died in Baghdad on Feb. 18, when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee. Matheny was assigned to the Army's 704th Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Air Force civilian employee Daniel J. Kuhlmeier, 30, of Omaha, Neb. , died Feb. 20 in Baghdad when a roadside bomb struck his convoy. Kuhlmeier was assigned to Detachment 204, 2nd Field Investigations Region, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.

Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Almar L. Fitzgerald, 23, of Lexington, S. C. , died Feb. 21 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of wounds suffered in a roadside bomb explosion Feb. 18 in Iraq's Anbar province. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit is attached to the 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

Staff Sgt. Gregson G. Gourley, 38, of Salt Lake City, Utah. Sgt. Rickey E. Jones, 21, of Kokomo, Ind. Pfc. Christopher L. Marion, 20, of Pineville, Mo. and Pfc. Allan A. Morr, 21, of Shiawassee County, Mich were killed in Al Hawijah, Iraq, on Feb. 22, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during patrol operations. All four soldiers were assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

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