U.S. Casualties in Iraq & Afghanistan reported 9/1-9/5/06

IEDs Kill 3 U.S. Soldiers in Iraq; Two Marines Die in Anbar
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep. 4, 2006 – Enemy roadside bombs claimed the lives of three U.S. soldiers in Iraq over the past two days, another soldier died today of non-combat causes, and two Marines were killed yesterday during fighting in Anbar province, U.S. officials reported.
An improvised explosive device killed a soldier with the 1/34th Brigade Combat Team today during a convoy escort mission north of Baghdad, officials said. An IED explosion yesterday near Baqubah, Iraq, killed a U.S. soldier who was assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team. Another soldier, assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, died yesterday from injuries suffered when his vehicle was struck by an IED near Mosul, Iraq. Two U.S. Marines assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5 died yesterday due to enemy action during anti-insurgent operations in Iraq's Anbar province, and a U.S. soldier with the 15th Sustainment Brigade died today of non-combat injuries. The names of the deceased servicemembers are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Sgt. Joshua R. Hanson, 27, of West St. Paul, Minn., died on Aug. 30, in Khaldea, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Hanson was assigned to the National Guard 2nd Battalion, 136th Infantry, Detroit Lakes, Minn.

Lance Cpl. Eric P. Valdepenas, 21, of Seekonk, Mass., died Sept. 4 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Ayer, Mass.

Lance Cpl. Shane P. Harris, 23, of Las Vegas, N.M., died Sep. 3 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Lance Cpl. Cliff K. Golla, 21, of Charlotte, N.C., died Sept. 1 from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Lance Cpl. Philip A. Johnson, 19, of Hartford, Conn., died Sept. 3 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Staff Sgt. Eugene H.E. Alex, 32, of Bay City, Mich., died on Sept. 2 in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries suffered on Aug 30 in Baghdad, Iraq, when he encountered enemy forces using small arms fire. Alex was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

Staff Sgt. Michael L. Deason, 28, of Farmington, Mo., died on Aug 31, in Ad War, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Deason was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Two Marines, Sailor Die in Anbar; DoD Identifies Previous Casualties

American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep. 5, 2006 – Two Marines and a sailor assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5 died yesterday due to enemy action while operating in Iraq's Anbar province, and the Defense Department has identified two soldiers who previously died in Iraq.
Military officials in Iraq provided no further details on the deaths of the Marines and the sailor. Their names are being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Pentagon officials today identified two soldiers who died in Iraq in recent days:

-- Army Pfc. Nicholas A. Madaras, 19, of Wilton, Conn., died Sept. 3 of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his dismounted patrol in Baqubah. Madaras was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. -

- Army Staff Sgt. Michael L. Deason, 28, of Farmington, Mo., died Aug. 31 of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Ad War. Deason was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Pvt. Ryan E. Miller, 21, of Gahanna, Ohio, died Sept. 3 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Cpl. Jared M. Shoemaker, 29, of Tulsa, Okla., died Sept. 4 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Broken Arrow, Okla.

Sgt. Matthew J. Vosbein, 30, of Metairie, La., died on Aug. 29, in Sadr Al Yusifiyah, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations. Vosbein was assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Cpl. Shannon L. Squires, 25, of Virginia Beach, Va., died in Brooke Army Medial Center, San Antonio, Texas on Aug. 28, of injuries sustained along Main Supply Route Tampa, Iraq on Apr. 21, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle during combat operations. Squires was assigned to the Army's 3rd Battalion, 321 Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Field Artillery Brigade, XVIIIth Airborne Corps Artillery, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Pfc. Hannah L. Gunterman, 20, of Redlands , Calif. , died on Sept. 4 in Taji , Iraq , from a non-combat related cause. Gunterman was assigned to the 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion, Fort Lewis , Wash. This incident is under investigation.