12 Soldiers Slain in Mogadishu Identified by U.S.

The Defense Department has identified the 12 U.S. Army soldiers killed Sunday in Somalia as:

Chief Warrant Officer Donavan Briley, 33, of North Little Rock, Ark.; based at Ft. Campbell, Ky.

Staff Sgt. Daniel Busch, 25, of Portage, Wis.; based at Ft. Bragg, N.C.

Cpl. James Cavaco, 26, of Forestdale, Mass.; based at Ft. Benning, Ga.

Sgt. 1st Class Earl Fillmore Jr., 28, of Blairsville, Pa.; based at Ft. Bragg, N.C.

Sgt. James Joyce, 24, of Denton, Tex.; based at Ft. Benning, Ga.

Pfc. Richard Kowalewski Jr., 20, of Crucible, Pa.; based at Ft. Benning, Ga.

Pfc. James Martin Jr., 23, of Collinsville, Ill.; based at Ft. Drum, N.Y.

Master Sgt. Timothy Martin, 38, of Aurora Dearborne, Ind.; based at Ft. Bragg, N.C.

Spec. Dominick Pilla, 21, of Vineland, N.J.; based at Ft. Benning, Ga.

Sgt. Lorenzo Ruiz, 27, of El Paso, Tex.; based at Ft. Benning, Ga.

Spec. James Smith, 21, of Long Valley, N.J.; based at Ft. Benning, Ga.

Chief Warrant Officer Clifton Wolcott, 36, of Cuba, N.Y.; based at Ft. Campbell, Ky.