Sunday, October 29, 2006

2nd Lt. Joshua L. Booth, 23, of Fiskdale, Mass., died Oct. 17 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

Spc. Daniel W. Winegeart, 23, of Kountze, Texas, died Oct. 17 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when his Light Medium Tactical Vehicle drove off an overpass. Winegeart was assigned to the 5th Group Support Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.

This incident is under investigation.

Two Soldiers Die in Iraq; DoD Identifies Previous Casualties
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2006 – Two U.S. soldiers were killed yesterday in Iraq, military officials reported.
A soldier assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, died from wounds suffered due to enemy action while operating in Anbar province. 

A 16th Military Police Brigade soldier was killed when a roadside bomb struck the vehicle he was riding in north of Balad. 

The names of the soldiers are being withheld pending notification of the next of kin. 

Meanwhile, the Defense Department released the identities of a Marine and a soldier who were killed recently supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. 

-- Marine 2nd Lt. Joshua L. Booth, 23, of Fiskdale, Mass., died Oct. 17 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. 

-- Army Staff Sgt. Garth D. Sizemore, 31, of Mount Sterling, Ky., died Oct. 17 in Baghdad from injuries suffered when his patrol came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations. Sizemore was assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

Staff Sgt. Garth D. Sizemore, 31, of Mount Sterling, Ky., died Oct. 17 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered when his patrol came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations. Sizemore was assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

Five Marines, Two Soldiers Die in Iraq; DoD Identifies Previous Casualties
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2006 – Five Marines and two U.S. soldiers were killed
in Iraq as the result of enemy action over the past few days, military officials reported. 

* Three Marines assigned to Multinational Force West died Oct. 21 from 
enemy action while operating in Anbar province. 

* One Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5 died Oct. 21 of 
injuries suffered from enemy action while operating in Anbar province. 

* A Task Force Lightning soldier assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 
82nd Airborne Division, was killed Oct. 21 as a result of enemy action while 
conducting operations in Salah and Din provinces. Three other soldiers from 
the same unit were wounded as a result of the action. 

* A Multinational Division Baghdad soldier died at about 2:37 
a.m. Oct. 20 when the vehicle he was riding in was struck by an improvised 
explosive device in southwestern Baghdad. 

* One Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 7 died Oct. 19 from 
enemy action while operating in Anbar province. 

The names of the deceased and wounded servicemembers are being withheld 
pending notification of next of kin. 

Meanwhile, the Defense Department released the identities of 12 soldiers who 
were killed recently supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. 

* Army 2nd Lt. Christopher E. Loudon, 23, of Brockport, Pa., Army Cpl. 
David M. Unger, 21, of Leavenworth, Kan., Army Cpl. Russell G. Culbertson 
III, 22, of Amity, Pa., and Army Spc. Joseph C. Dumas Jr., 25, of New 
Orleans died Oct. 18 in Baghdad of injuries suffered when an 
improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle. The soldiers were 
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th 
Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. 

* Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel A. Brozovich, 42, of Greenville, Pa., 
died Oct. 18 in Ashraf, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an improvised 
explosive device detonated near his armored security vehicle while on combat 
patrol. Brozovich was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 213th Air Defense 
Artillery, Spring City, Pa. 

* Army Spc. Jose R. Perez, 21, of Ontario, Calif., died Oct. 18 in 
Ramadi, Iraq, from injuries suffered from enemy small arms fire. Perez was 
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat 
Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany. 

* Army Staff Sgt. Ryan E. Haupt, 24, of Phoenix, Ariz., Army Sgt. 
Norman R. Taylor III, 21, of Blythe, Calif., and Army Pfc. Nathan J. Frigo, 
23, of Kokomo, Ind., died Oct. 17 in Baqubah, Iraq, of injuries suffered 
when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle. The 
soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy 
Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. 

* Army Spc. Daniel W. Winegeart, 23, of Kountze, Texas, died Oct. 17 
in Baghdad from injuries sustained when his Light Medium Tactical 
Vehicle drove off an overpass. Winegeart was assigned to the 5th Group 
Support Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky. This 
incident is under investigation. 

* Army Sgt. Lester D. Baroncini Jr., 33, of Bakersfield, Calif., and 
Army Pfc. Stephen D. Bicknell, 19, of Prattville, Ala., died Oct. 15 in 
Samarra, Iraq, of injuries suffered when two land mines detonated near their 
Humvee. Both soldiers were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute 
Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort 
Bragg, N.C. 


Staff Sgt. Kevin M. Witte, 27, of Beardsley, Minn., died on Oct. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during a combat patrol.

Witte was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.


The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Oct. 17 in Baqubah, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle. The soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Killed were:

Staff Sgt. Ryan E. Haupt, 24, of Phoenix, Ariz.

Sgt. Norman R. Taylor III, 21, of Blythe, Calif.

Pfc. Nathan J. Frigo, 23, of Kokomo, Ind.

The Department of Defense announced today the death of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Oct. 18 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle. The soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Killed were:

2nd Lt. Christopher E. Loudon, 23, of Brockport, Pa.

Cpl. David M. Unger, 21, of Leavenworth, Kan.

Cpl. Russell G. Culbertson III, 22, of Amity, Pa.

Spc. Joseph C. Dumas Jr., 25, of New Orleans.

Sgt. 1st Class Daniel A. Brozovich, 42, of Greenville, Pa., died Oct. 18 in Ashraf, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Armored Security Vehicle while on combat patrol. Brozovich was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 213th Air Defense Artillery, Spring City, Pa.

Spc. Jose R. Perez, 21, of Ontario, Calif., died Oct. 18 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, from injuries suffered from enemy small arms fire. Perez was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Oct. 15 in Samarra, Iraq, of injuries suffered when two land mines detonated near their HMMWV. Both soldiers were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Killed were:

Sgt. Lester D. Baroncini Jr., 33, of Bakersfield, Calif.

Pfc. Stephen D. Bicknell, 19, of Prattville, Ala.

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