Wednesday, October 18, 2006

U.S. Casualties in Iraq & Afghanistan reported 10/15-10/17/06

from DOD releases dated 10/15-10/17/06

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Oct. 15 of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle in Kirkuk, Iraq, during combat operations. Both soldiers were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Killed were:
1st Lt. Joshua Deese, 25, of North Carolina. He died in Balad, Iraq, following the incident.

Sgt. Jonathan E. Lootens, 25, of Lyons, N.Y.

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of three Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sgt. Brock A. Babb, 40, of Evansville, Ind., died Oct. 15 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Babb was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Terre Haute, Ind.

Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Hines, 26, of Olney, Ill., died Oct. 15 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Hines was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Terre Haute, Ind.

Sgt. Jonathan J. Simpson, 25, of Rockport, Texas, died Oct. 14 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Simpson was assigned to 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

2nd Lt. Johnny K. Craver, 37, of McKinney, Texas, died Oct. 13 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Craver was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Cpl. Luis E. Tejeda, 20, of Huntington Park, Calif., died Sept. 30 in Al Asad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Hit, Iraq. Tejeda was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.

Airman 1st Class Leebenard E. Chavis, 21, of Hampton, Va., died Oct. 14 while performing duties as a turret gunner with the Iraqi police in the vicinity of Baghdad, Iraq. Chavis was assigned to the 824th Security Forces Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga.

Pfc. Kenny F. Stanton Jr., 20, of Hemet, Calif., died on Oct. 13 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Stanton was assigned to the 57th Military Police Company, Waegwan, Korea.

Sgt. Nicholas R. Sowinski, 25, of Tempe, Ariz., died on Oct. 11 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Sowinski was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Oct. 14 of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq. All soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Killed were:
1st Sgt. Charles M. King, 48, of Mobile, Ala.

Staff Sgt. Joseph M. Kane, 35, of Darby, Pa.

Spc. Timothy J. Lauer, 25, of Saegertown, Pa.

Pfc. Keith J. Moore, 28, of San Francisco, died Oct. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of a non-combat related injury. Moore was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. The incident is under investigation.

Soldiers, Marine Killed in Iraq; DoD Identifies Previous Casualties
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2006 – Nine soldiers and a Marine were killed yesterday in various incidents throughout Iraq, military officials reported, and the Defense Department released the identities of seven soldiers who were killed recently supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
-- A Multinational Division Baghdad soldier was killed when a roadside bomb struck the vehicle he was riding in north of Baghdad. 


-- Three Task Force Lightning soldiers assigned to 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, were killed and one was wounded as a result of enemy action while conducting operations in Diyala province. The wounded soldier was transported to a coalition hospital.


-- A Multinational Division Baghdad soldier died when terrorists attacked his patrol with small-arms fire in northern Baghdad.


-- A Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 7 died from wounds suffered due to enemy action while operating in Anbar province.


-- Four Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb struck the vehicle they were riding in west of Baghdad. 

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

Meanwhile, DoD released the identities of seven soldiers who were killed recently supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. 



-- Army 1st Lt. Joshua Deese, 25, of North Carolina, and Army Sgt. Jonathan E. Lootens, 25, of Lyons, N.Y., died Oct. 15 in Balad, Iraq, after a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Kirkuk. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.



-- Army Pfc. Keith J. Moore, 28, of San Francisco, died Oct. 14 in Baghdad of a non-combat-related injury. Moore was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.



-- Army 1st Sgt. Charles M. King, 48, of Mobile, Ala.; Army Staff Sgt. Joseph M. Kane, 35, of Darby, Pa.; and Army Spc. Timothy J. Lauer, 25, of Saegertown, Pa., died Oct. 14 of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.



-- Army Capt. Mark C. Paine, 32, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., died Oct. 15 in Taji, Iraq, from injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle. Paine was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.


Capt. Mark C. Paine, 32, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., died Oct. 15 in Taji, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Paine was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

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