Military Deaths

The Defense Department last week identified the following American military personnel killed in Iraq and Kuwait:

Leonard W. Adams, 42, of Mooresville, N.C.; sergeant, Army National Guard. Adams died of noncombat-related injuries Monday at Camp Bucca, Iraq. He was assigned to the 105th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, Army National Guard in Asheville, N.C.

Paul C. Alaniz, 32, of Corpus Christi, Texas; captain, Marine Corps. Alaniz was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar, Calif.

Jonathan S. Beatty, 22, of Streator, Ill; corporal, Marine Corps. Beatty was killed Thursday in enemy action in Iraq’s Babil province. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Brian D. Bland, 26, of Weston, Wyo.; staff sergeant, Marine Corps. Bland was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

Jonathan W. Bowling, 23, of Patrick, Va.; corporal, Marine Corps Reserve. Bowling was among four Marines killed Wednesday when their armor-plated Humvee was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. He was assigned to the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve in Lynchburg, Va.

Taylor J. Burk, 21, of Amarillo, Texas; specialist, Army. Burk was killed Wednesday when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division at Ft. Hood, Texas.

Kyle W. Childress, 29, of Terre Haute, Ind.; sergeant, Army. Childress died Jan. 21 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with small-arms fire in Duluiyah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division in Schweinfurt, Germany.

Jonathan E. Etterling, 22, of Wheelersburg, Ohio; lance corporal, Marine Corps. Etterling was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

Michael W. Finke Jr., 28, of Huron, Ohio; sergeant, Marine Corps. Finke was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

Travis J. Fuller, 26, of Granville, Mass.; first lieutenant, Marine Corps. Fuller was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

Timothy M. Gibson, 23, of Hillsborough, N.H.; corporal, Marine Corps. Gibson was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

Richard A. Gilbert Jr., 26, of Montgomery, Ohio; corporal, Marine Corps. Gilbert was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

Lyle L. Gordon, 30, of Midlothian, Texas; captain, Marine Corps. Gordon was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar, Calif.

Kyle J. Grimes, 21, of Northampton, Pa.; corporal, Marine Corps. Grimes was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

Tony L. Hernandez, 22, of Canyon Lake, Texas; lance corporal, Marine Corps. Hernandez was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar, Calif.

Nainoa K. Hoe, 27, of Hawaii; first lieutenant, Army. Hoe was killed Jan. 22 when he was attacked with small-arms fire in Mosul, Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division at Ft. Lewis, Wash.

Brian C. Hopper, 21, of Wynne, Ark.; lance corporal, Marine Corps. Hopper was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

John D. House, 28, of Ventura; petty officer third class, Navy. House was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to Naval Medical Clinic Hawaii, Marine Corps Units Detachment at Pearl Harbor.

Saeed Jafarkhani-Torshizi Jr., 24, of Fort Worth; lance corporal, Marine Corps. Jafarkhani-Torshizi was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

Stephen P. Johnson, 24, of Covina; corporal, Marine Corps. Johnson was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

Sean P. Kelly, 23, of Gloucester, N.J.; corporal, Marine Corps. Kelly was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

Dexter S. Kimble, 30, of Houston; staff sergeant, Marine Corps. Kimble was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar, Calif.

William S. Kinzer Jr., 27, of Hendersonville, N.C.; sergeant, Army. Kinzer was killed Wednesday when a rocket- propelled grenade struck his patrol in Duluiyah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division in Schweinfurt, Germany.

Allan Klein, 34, of Clinton Township, Mich.; lance corporal, Marine Corps. Klein was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

Karl R. Linn, 20, of Chesterfield, Va.; lance corporal, Marine Corps Reserve. Linn was among four Marines killed Wednesday when their armor-plated Humvee was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. He was assigned to the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve in Lynchburg, Va.

Kevin M. Luna, 26, of Oxnard; private first class, Army. Luna died of noncombat-related injuries Thursday in Muqdadiyah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division in Vilseck, Germany.

Joe F. Lusk II, 25, of Reedley, Calif.; captain, Army. Lusk died of noncombat-related injuries Jan. 21 at Camp Buehring in Kuwait. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment at Ft. Bragg, N.C.

Fred L. Maciel, 20, of Spring, Texas; lance corporal, Marine Corps. Maciel was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

James L. Moore, 24, of Roseburg, Ore.; corporal, Marine Corps. Moore was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

Nathaniel K. Moore, 22, of Champaign, Ill.; corporal, Marine Corps. Moore was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

Mourad Ragimov, 20, of San Diego; lance corporal, Marine Corps. Ragimov was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

Rhonald D. Rairdan, 20, of San Antonio; lance corporal, Marine Corps. Rairdan was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

Hector Ramos, 20, of Aurora, Ill.; lance corporal, Marine Corps. Ramos was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

Jose C. Rangel, 43, of Fresno; staff sergeant, Army National Guard. Rangel died of noncombat-related injuries Jan. 23 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. He was assigned to the 1106th Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot, Army National Guard in Fresno.

Gael Saintvil, 24, of Orange, Fla.; lance corporal, Marine Corps. Saintvil was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

Nathan A. Schubert, 22, of Cherokee, Iowa; corporal, Marine Corps. Schubert was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

Darrell J. Schumann, 25, of Hampton, Va.; lance corporal, Marine Corps. Schumann was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

Dustin M. Shumney, 30, of Vallejo, Calif.; first lieutenant, Marine Corps. Shumney was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

Matthew R. Smith, 24, of West Valley, Utah; corporal, Marine Corps. Smith was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

Joseph B. Spence, 24, of Scotts Valley, Calif.; lance corporal, Marine Corps. Spence was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

Michael L. Starr Jr., 21, of Baltimore; lance corporal, Marine Corps. Starr was among 31 troops killed Wednesday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the desert near Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

Jesse W. Strong, 24, of Irasburg, Vt.; sergeant, Marine Corps Reserve. Strong was among four Marines killed Wednesday when their armor-plated Humvee was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. He was assigned to the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve in Lynchburg, Va.

Brett D. Swank, 21, of Northumberland, Pa.; sergeant, Army. Swank was killed Monday when an improvised explosive device detonated near him in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment at Ft. Polk, La.

Christopher L. Weaver, 24, of Fredericksburg, Va.; corporal, Marine Corps Reserve. Weaver was among four Marines killed Wednesday when their armor- plated Humvee was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. He was assigned to the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve in Lynchburg, Va.

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Source: Department of Defense