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U.S. Losses in the War

Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 4:54 pm
by weatherwunder
I know this is a long list, but I think it bears our rememberance:

Navy Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams, 27, of La Mesa, Calif. Killed when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided over international waters March 22. Assigned as an exchange officer with the Royal Navy's 849 Squadron since October 2002.

Spc. Jamaal R. Addison, 22, of Roswell, Ga. Killed when ambushed by enemy forces in Iraq March 23. Assigned to the 507th Ordnance Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.

Maj. Jay Thomas Aubin, 36, of Waterville, Maine. Killed in a CH-46E helicopter crash on March 20 in Kuwait. Assigned to the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron --1, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz.

Capt. Ryan Anthony Beaupre, 30, of Bloomington, Ill. Killed in a CH-46E helicopter crash on March 20 in Kuwait. Assigned to the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron -- 268, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Sgt. Michael E. Bitz, 31, of Ventura, Calif. Killed in action March 23 in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 2nd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Lance Cpl. Brian Rory Buesing, 20, of Cedar Key, Fla. Killed in action March 23 in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

2nd Lt. Therrel S. Childers, 30, of Harrison County, Miss. Killed in action on March 21 in southern Iraq. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Lance Cpl. David K. Fribley, 26, of Fort Myers, Fla. Killed in action March 23 in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Cpl. Jose A. Garibay, 21, of Orange, Calif. Killed in action March 23 in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Cpl. Jorge A. Gonzalez, 20, of Los Angeles. Killed in action March 23 in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez, 22, of Los Angeles. Killed in action on March 21 in Southern Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Sgt. Nicolas M. Hodson, 22, of Smithville, Mo. Killed in a vehicle accident in Iraq on March 24. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Cpl. Evan James, 20, La Harpe, Ill. Drowned while trying to cross the Saddam Canal in southeastern Iraq on March 24. Reservist with the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center, Peoria, Ill.

Pfc. Howard Johnson II, 21, of Mobile, Ala. Killed when ambushed by enemy forces in Iraq March 23. Assigned to the 507th Ordnance Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.

Hospital Corpsman Third Class Michael Vann Johnson, Jr., 25, of Little Rock, Ark. Killed when shrapnel from a grenade hit him in the head March 25. Assigned to Naval Medical Center, Third Marine Division Detachment, San Diego.

Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Jordan, 42, of Enfield, Conn. Killed in action March 23 in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy, 25, of Houston. Killed in a CH-46E helicopter crash on March 20 in Kuwait. Assigned to the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron — 268, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Sgt. Brad Korthaus, 29, of Davenport, Iowa. Drowned while trying to cross the Saddam Canal in southeastern Iraq on March 24. Assigned to Engineering Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Peoria, Ill.

Marine Maj. Kevin Nave, 36, of White Lake Township, Mich. No further information currently available.

Lance Cpl. Eric J. Orlowski, 26, of Buffalo, N.Y. Killed by an accidental discharge of a .50 cal machine gun in Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

2nd Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney Jr., 31, Nye, Nev. Killed in action March 23 in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Cpl. Randal Kent Rosacker, 21, San Diego. Killed in action March 23 in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Army Spc. Gregory P. Sanders, 19, of Hobart, Ind. Killed in action March 24 in Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Army Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert, 27, of Williams Township, Pa. Killed by a grenade while sleeping in a tent at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait, on March 22. Assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum, 22, of Thornton, Colo. Killed in action March 23 in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Air National Guard Maj. Gregory Stone, 40, of Boise, Idaho. Died on March 25 from wounds received by a grenade in a tent at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait, on March 22. Assigned to the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, Boise, Idaho.

Army Reserve Spc. Brandon S. Tobler, 19, of Portland, Ore. Killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident March 22 in Iraq. Assigned to the 671st Engineer Brigade, Portland, Ore.

Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Waters-Bey, 29, of Baltimore. Killed in a CH-46E helicopter crash on March 20 in Kuwait. Assigned to the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 4:59 pm
by wx247
God Bless each and every ONE of them. They died so we can be safe!!

Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 5:03 pm
by StormCrazyIowan
God bless them all! Espcially Ryan, R.I.P. And I saw a man from Davenport on there?!? Just reaffirms what I just said in my other thread, never think it can't happen to your area..... :cry:

Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 5:06 pm
by chadtm80
I know this is a long list, but I think it bears our rememberance:

Thanks wunder.... Lets all Pray for there families

Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 5:13 pm
by Amanzi
Thanks Wunder.

I will certainly keep those famalies in my prayers

Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 5:15 pm
by cycloneye
They are on my prayers but I hope that no more casualites happen.

Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 5:25 pm
by southerngale
God bless them for doing what so many of us don't have the courage to do. They are real heroes. I pray God comforts their families and friends.

I am very grateful for what they're doing.

Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 6:46 pm
by petal*pusher
You're absolutely right, weatherwunder......this list of valiant soldiers DO need to be remembered!

My throat tightened as I went down this list.......and without a doubt, there are......and will be......many more added.

Our troops need our TOTAL SUPPORT and this growing list of grieving families and loved ones need to know how much every American should be appreciating deeply the sacrifices made.

Prayers hardly seem enough.....but I know most of us who gather here are sending them to those in need both here in the states and abroad.......p :cry:

Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 7:17 pm
by mf_dolphin
May God grant their families peace and comfort!

Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 10:20 pm
by wx247
^bump^

I bumped this to the top so everyone can see those brave men and women who have died defending us.

Don't Get Sidetracked

Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 10:40 pm
by Steve H.
Each one one those soldiers that died may increase the number of other troops and civilians that may live 10 fold. Everyone has a purpose under the Sun (the Byrds). A time for peace ;,a time for war; a time to live; a time to die. A shame that these men and women had to make an early exit. There will be rough going ahead. That's why we must stay the course and support our troops. Every day I go to work I know we must provide them with the best fighting tools on the planet. Don't let the press deceive you, they're trying hard to press for the demoralization of our fighting men and women, which, in turn will lead to more casualties on our side. Don't let the press do it. We are committed and cannot turn back now or we will cease to be. The press are quickly becoming the enemy. :grrr: Let us stay the course.

Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2003 6:36 pm
by JQ Public
wow...so many! but this war is needed!