Roadside Bombs Kills Four Soldiers; DoD Identifies Previous Casualties American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2006 – Roadside-bomb explosions in Iraq killed four U.S. soldiers yesterday, and the Defense Department has identified 11 other servicemembers who died in Iraq in recent days. Three Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers died and two others were wounded yesterday when a roadside bomb detonated near their night combat patrol. Earlier yesterday, a roadside bomb killed a Multinational Division Baghdad soldier and wounded another west of the Iraqi capital. The soldiers' names are being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Meanwhile, the Defense Department has identified 11 U.S. servicemembers killed earlier in Iraq: -- Army Staff Sgt. Kristofer R. Ciraso, 26, of Bangor, Maine, died of injuries suffered Dec. 7 when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. Ciraso was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. -- Army Staff Sgt. Henry W. Linck, 23, of Manhattan, Kan., and Army Spc. Micah S. Gifford, 27, of Redding, Calif., died Dec. 7 when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit while on patrol during combat operations in Baghdad. Both soldiers were assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska. -- Marine Corps Maj. Megan M. McClung, 34, of Coupeville, Wash., died Dec. 6 while supporting combat operations in Iraq's Anbar province. McClung was assigned to 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. -- Army Capt. Travis L. Patriquin, 32, of Texas, and Army Spc. Vincent J. Pomante III, 22, of Westerville, Ohio, died Dec. 6 in Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany. -- Army Sgt. Jesse J.J. Castro, 22, of Chalan Pago, Guam; Army Cpl. Jason I. Huffman, 23, of Conover, N.C.; Army Spc. Joshua B. Madden, 21, of Sibley, La.; Army Spc. Yari Mokri, 26, of Pflugerville, Texas; and Army Pfc. Travis C. Krege, 24, of Cheektowaga, N.Y., died Dec. 6 in Hawijah, Iraq, of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle while on patrol. Castro, Huffman, Madden and Krege were all assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Mokri was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.

Five Troops Die in Iraq; DoD Identifies Previous Casualty American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2006 – Five U.S. servicemembers died yesterday in Iraq, military officials reported, and the Defense Department released the identity of one servicemember killed recently supporting the war on terror. -- Three Marines assigned to 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing died yesterday from wounds suffered during combat in Anbar province. -- One Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 7 died yesterday from non-hostile causes while operating in Anbar province. -- One soldier died of apparent natural causes yesterday near Diwaniyah. The soldier lost consciousness and was transported to a troop clinic, where medical personnel were unable to revive him. The names of the deceased are being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Meanwhile, DoD released the identities of a Marine killed recently in Iraq. Marine Lance Cpl. Cody G. Watson, 21, of Oxford, Ala., died Dec. 6 from a non-hostile incident in Anbar province. Watson was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Three Servicemembers Killed in Iraq; DoD Identifies Previous Casualties American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2006 – Two Marines died yesterday, and one soldier died Dec. 12 in Iraq, military officials reported, and the Defense Department released the identity of 11 servicemembers killed recently supporting the war on terror. -- One Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5 and one Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 7 died yesterday from wounds suffered during combat in Anbar province. -- A Task Force Lightning soldier assigned to 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, died Dec. 12 from wounds suffered during combat in Ninewa province. The names of the deceased are being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Meanwhile, the Defense Department has released the identities 11 U.S. servicemembers killed earlier in Iraq: -- Army Maj. Gloria D. Davis, 47, of St. Louis, died Dec. 12 in Baghdad from a non-combat related incident. She was assigned to the Defense Security Assistance Agency, Washington, D.C. -- Army Sgt. Brent W. Dunkleberger, 29, of New Bloomfield, Pa., died of injuries suffered when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle during a convoy security mission in Mosul on Dec. 12. Dunkleberger was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas. -- Marine Master Sgt. Brian P. McAnulty, 39, of Vicksburg, Miss., died Dec. 11 when the CH-53 helicopter he was riding in crashed just after takeoff in Anbar province. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. Marine Cpl. Matthew V. Dillon, 25, of Aiken, S.C.; Lance Cpl. Budd M. Cote, 21, of Marana, Ariz.; and Lance Cpl. Clinton J. Miller, 23, of Greenfield, Iowa, died Dec. 11 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province. They were assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. -- Army Staff Sgt. Thomas W. Clemons, 37, of Leitchfield, Ky., died Dec. 10 in Diwaniyah from a non-combat health-related incident. Clemons was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 123rd Armor, Leitchfield, Ky. -- Army Sgt. Brennan C. Gibson, 26, of Tualatin, Ore.; Spc. Philip C. Ford, 21, of Freeport, Texas; and Spc. Shawn M. Murphy, 24, of Fort Bragg, N.C., died Dec. 10 in Baghdad of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle. They were all assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska. -- Marine 1st Lt. Nathan M. Krissoff, 25, of Reno, Nev., died Dec. 9 from wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Anbar province. Krissoff was assigned to Headquarters and Service Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.

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

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2006 – Three soldiers died yesterday in Iraq, military officials reported, and the Defense Department released the identity of five servicemembers killed recently supporting the war on terror. The soldiers, assigned to Multinational Division Baghdad, died when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle north of Baghdad. The soldiers' identities are being withheld pending notification of next of kin. In other news, the Defense Department has released the identities of five soldiers killed earlier in Iraq. -- Army Pfc. Paul Balint Jr., 22, of Willow Park, Texas, died Dec. 15 in Ramadi of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with the enemy using small-arms fire during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany. -- Army Staff Sgt. Theodore A. Spatol, 59, of Thermopolis, Wyo., died of a non-combat-related illness in Thermopolis on Dec. 14. He had been medically evacuated from Iraq. Spatol was assigned to the 1041st Engineer Company, Rock Springs, Wyo. -- Army Spc. Nicholas P. Steinbacher, 22, of La Crescenta, Calif., died of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad on Dec. 10. Steinbacher was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. -- Army Pfc. Albert M. Nelson, 31, of Philadelphia, and Pfc. Roger A. Suarez-Gonzalez, 21 of Miami died Dec. 4 in Ramadi of injuries suffered from small-arms fire while conducting security and observation operations. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.