O/T Pat Tillman Killed in Afghanistan

[Charles Davis]

We need to remember this guy.

 

 

Apr 23, 12:55 PM (ET)

 

By JOHN J. LUMPKIN

 

WASHINGTON (AP) - Football player Pat Tillman, who turned down a mulitmillion-dollar contract with the Arizona Cardinals to join the Army, was killed in Afghanistan, officials said Friday.

Tillman, who served with the Army Rangers, was 27.

 

"Pat knew his purpose in life," McGinnis said. "He proudly walked away from a career in football to a greater calling."

 

Several of Tillman's friends have said the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks influenced his decision to enlist.

 

"He viewed his decision as no more patriotic than that of his less fortunate, less renowned countrymen who loved our country enough to volunteer to defend her in a time of peril," McCain, a Republican, said in a statement.

 

Tillman played four seasons with the Cardinals before enlisting in the Army in May 2002. The safety turned down a three-year, $3.6 million deal from Arizona.

 

He made the decision after returning from his honeymoon with his wife, Marie.

Tillman's brother, Kevin, a former minor league baseball prospect in the Cleveland Indians' organization, also joined the Rangers and served in the Middle East. They committed to three-year stints in the Army.

 

Tillman's agent, Frank Bauer, has called him a deep and clear thinker who has never valued material things.

 

In 2001, Tillman turned down a $9 million, five-year offer sheet from the Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams out of loyalty to the Cardinals, and by joining the Army, he passed on millions more from the team.

 

Tillman turned aside interview requests after joining the Army. In December, during a trip home, he made a surprise visit to his Cardinal teammates.

 

The 5-foot-11, 200-pound Tillman was distinguished by his intelligence and appetite for rugged play. As an undersized linebacker at Arizona State, he was the Pac-10's defensive player of the year in 1997.

 

He set a franchise record with 224 tackles in 2000 and warmed up for last year's training camp by competing in a 70.2-mile triathlon in June.

Tillman carried a 3.84 grade point average through college and graduated with high honors in 3 1/2 academic years with a degree in marketing.

 

"You don't find guys that have that combination of being as bright and as tough as him," Phil Snow, who coached Tillman as Arizona State's defensive coordinator, said in 2002. "This guy could go live in a foxhole for a year by himself with no food."

 

Tillman and his brother Kevin last year won the Arthur Ashe Courage award at the 11th annual ESPY Awards

[MACHINEMASTERG]

heres to pat you will be remembered

[Rekd™]

Wow, what a hero!

 

I've heard there've been some deaths from accidents.. do you know if he was killed in the line of duty? (Not that it really matters, but I'm curious none the less.)

 

'Rekd

[chris m]

to a true patriot

 

May we always remember this man and those like him

 

C

[Charles Davis]

I believe he was killed in battle. The casualties are low by any historic standards of war; a testiment to the expertise and professionalism of the US military.

 

Nonetheless, they all hurt, and this one is especially difficult.

 

I agree with machinemasterg:

 

Here's to you Pat. You will be missed and your sacrafice will never be forgotten.

[Steve Biehl - Cimquest Inc]

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May we always remember this man and those like him

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And may there always be men like this, that are willing to forsake their goals for the good of mankind.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Can I hear a vote for him to be in Arlington National Cemetary???

[A-ron1286490684]

Nice tribute Mr. Davis...

 

Here's to brave U.S. millitary personell stationed all around the world willing to make the ultimate sacrifice because they would rather die on their feet than live on their knees...

 

Thank You and God Bless!!

[Philcott]

It's almost unbelievable that in a time and society such as ours, he would give up the gold and the glory of a professional sport to stand up for what he believed in and to put himself in harms way to protect it.

 

God bless him and his parents for raising not only one but two kids with such strong convictions.

 

Phil

[gcode]

He was killed on a combat patrol in Afghanisitan

yesterday. 3.86 GPA college grad a pro football player with a multimillion dollar contract and he gave it up to join the Army Rangers. That's a tough act to follow.

[chris m]

It is indeed

 

Semper Fidelis Mr. Tillman, or Hooaah! as the dogfaces are wont to say

 

C

[Dan_AKA_ROY]

I appreciate that, Charles. Nice find, learned something new.

 

He's with the good Lord now.

 

A true American hero.

 

We owe much to Pat Tillman and all those who serve to protect and defend our national security.

 

To all those brave men and women in our armed forces >>>

[Slixmix]

Hit's a little close to home. Both him and his brother went to Leland High here in San Jose, CA. May he rest in peace. I really feel bad for his wife. Just real sad.

[EX-wccprogrammer]

In my very humble opinion, the wives and kids left behind should share in the praise. They are the true victims, and are powerless in the choices made. It is the families left behind that suffer the most.

[Code_Breaker]

Wow . . . my heart is touched.

 

Both my wife and I will be praying for his family tonight. May God give them hope for the future.

 

Code_Breaker

[SledGeek]

Now THAT is selfless. We are currently collecting goods to send to one of the platoons in Iraq. They are local to my area, Selfridge Air National Guard. We are adopting all the enlisted guys that have no families to help them thru this. Of course the ones with families will also benenfit...

One of the most requested items is not food or smokes, but flea collars.Gives ya an idea of the conditions there.

If anyone local to Michigan area wants to send items , they will be shipped free of charge to overseas location. I will take monitary donations and use them at Sam's club to purchase quantity goods.This is not a solicitation, just an opportunity to help someone in need.

 

Far as i'm concerned, it's the least we can do for people with this kind of commitment and bravery for our country.

 

Sorry for the Hijack , Charles !!

[Guest]

Here is a partial list of the soldiers killed in the recent conflict with Iraq. Look at it long and hard. These are the young men our government sent into harms way. It is our responsibility to ensure our government does not foolishly waste such a valuable resource. To all the fallen I salute you and prey your sacrifice was not in vain.

 

August 6

• Army Staff Sgt. Brian R. Hellerman, 35, Freeport, Minn.; killed August 6 when an Iraqi vehicle opened fire on his unit in Baghdad; assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

 

August 5

• Army Staff Sgt. David L. Loyd, 44, Jackson, Tenn.; died August 5 in Kuwait after experiencing severe chest pains when on a mission; assigned to the 1175th Transportation Company, Army National Guard, Brownsville, Tenn.

• Army Spc. Farao K. Letufuga, 20, Pago Pago, American Samoa; killed August 5 when he fell from a roof while performing guard duty in Mosul, Iraq.

 

August 1

• Spc. Justin W. Hebert, 20, of Arlington, Wash., was killed on August 1 in Kirkuk, Iraq. Hebert was on patrol when his vehicle was struck by a rocket propelled grenade.

 

July 31

• Army Pvt. Michael J. Deutsch, 21, of Dubuque, Iowa, died July 31 in Baghdad when the armored personnel carrier he was riding in was hit by an explosive round.

• Spc. James I. Lambert II, 22, of Raleigh, N.C. was killed on July 31 in Baghdad when he was was struck by a stray bullet fired during what was believed to be a celebratory event by local nationals.

 

July 28

• Army Sgt. Nathaniel Hart Jr. 29, died July 28 in a vehicle accident; he was from Valdosta, Ga., and stationed at Hunter Army Airfield.

• Army Spc. William J. Maher III 35, of Yardley, Pa., was killed by an explosive device July 28 as he traveled in a convoy in Iraq.

 

July 27

• Army Sgt. Heath A. McMillin 29, a National Guardsman from Canandaigua, N.Y., was killed July 27 in an attack south of Baghdad.

 

July 26

• Army Spc. Jonathan P. Barnes 21, of Coweta, Okla, died July 26 in a grenade attack while guarding a hospital.

• Army Pfc. John Marshall Cheatham 19, of Camden, Ark., died July 26 in a rocket-propelled grenade attack.

• Army Pfc. Wilfredo Perez Jr. 24, of Norwalk, Conn., was among three soldiers killed July 26 in a grenade attack as they guarded a hospital; he was stationed at Fort Hood.

 

July 24

• Army Sgt. Evan Asa Ashcraft 24, of Oak Grove, Ky., was one of three 101st Airborne soldiers killed July 24 when their convoy was attacked..

• Army Pfc. Rahseen Tyson Heighter 22, from Bay Shore, N.Y., was one of three soldiers killed July 24 when their convoy was ambushed.

• Army Staff Sgt. Hector R. Perez 40, of Corpus Christi, Texas, was killed July 24, when his convoy was ambushed.

• Army Sgt. Juan Manual Serrano 31, of Manati, Puerto Rico, was changing a tire on a military Humvee July 24 in Iraq when the vehicle fell, striking his head and killing him.

 

July 23

• Army Capt. Joshua T. Byers 29, of Fountain, Colo., died July 23 when his convoy was attacked.

• Army Spc. Brett T. Christian 27, of North Royalton, Ohio, and stationed at Fort Campbell, was killed on July 23 when his convoy came under attack by rocket-propelled grenades.

 

July 22

• Army Spc. Jon P. Fettig 30, an Army National Guard specialist from Dickinson, N.D., died July 22 when attackers fired rocket-propelled grenades at his unit.

 

July 21

• Army Cpl. Mark A. Bibby 25, of Watha, N.C., was killed July 21 when a roadside bomb exploded as his convoy passed through en route to a water treatment facility.

 

July 20

• Army Sgt. Justin W. Garvey 23, from Townsend, Mass., and stationed at Fort Campbell, died July 20 in an attack.

• Army Sgt. Jason D. Jordan 24, of Elba, Ala., died when his infantry patrol came under a rocket-propelled grenade attack in Iraq.

• Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher R. Willoughby 29, of Phenix City, Ala., died July 20 when the vehicle he was traveling in overturned in Baghdad.

 

July 19

• Army Lt. Jonathan D. Rozier 25, died July 19 when his unit was attacked in Baghdad.

 

July 18

• Army Spc. Joel L. Bertoldie 20, from Independence, Mo., died July 18 when a bomb detonated beneath his vehicle.

 

July 17

• Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class David J. Moreno 26, of Gering, Neb., died July 17 in a non-hostile gun accident.

• Sgt. Mason Douglas Whetstone 30, died in Baghdad July 17 from non-combat injuries.

 

July 16

• Army Spc. Ramon Reyes Torres 29, of Caguas, Puerto Rico, died July 16 in a rocket-propelled grenade attack.

 

July 15

• Marines Lance Cpl. Cory Ryan Geurin 18, of Santee, Calif., died July 15 when he fell from the roof of a palace in Iraq where he had been standing guard.

 

July 14

• Army Sgt. Michael T. Crockett 27, of Soperton, Ga., died July 14 in Iraq when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades.

 

July 13

• Army Capt. Paul J. Cassidy 36, of Laingsburg, Mich., died July 13 as a result of non-combat injuries.

• Army Sgt. Jaror C. Puello-Coronado 36, of Pocono Summit, Pa., died July 13 when hit by a speeding dump truck after he pushed another soldier out of its path.

 

July 12

• Spc. Joshua M. Neusche 20, of Montreal, Mo., died July 12 at a hospital in Germany from what was diagnosed as pneumonia contracted earlier in Iraq; he was an Army Reservist.

 

July 9

• Army Sgt. 1st Class Dan Henry Gabrielson 40, of Frederic, Wis., was killed July 9 when his convoy came under attack north of Baghdad.

• Army Sgt. Roger D. Rowe 54, of Bon Aqua, Tenn., and serving in the National Guard, was killed July 9 by a sniper near Baghdad.

• Marines Lance Cpl. Jason Andrew Tetrault 20, of Moreno Valley, Calif., died July 9 in a car accident in Kuwait.

• Army Sgt. Melissa Valles 26, of Eagle Pass, Texas, died July 9 of non-combat injuries.

 

July 8

• Army Sgt. 1st Class Craig A. Boling 38, of Elkhart, Ind., collapsed and died July 8 while eating with his unit in Kuwait.

• Army Pvt. Robert L. McKinley 23, of Kokomo, Ind., and stationed at Fort Campbell, died July 8 in Germany; he had suffered a heat stroke in Iraq in mid-June.

 

July 7

• Army Spc. Chad L. Keith 21, of Batesville, Ind., was killed July 7 when a roadside bomb exploded as his unit patrolled the streets of Baghdad.

 

July 6

• Army Sgt. David B. Parson 30, of Kannapolis, N.C., died July 6 under hostile fire.

• Army Spc. Jeffrey M. Wershow 22, of Gainesville, Fla., was killed July 6 by hostile fire.

 

July 3

• Army Pfc. Edward James Herrgott 20, of Shakopee, Minn., died July 3 when a sniper shot him in the neck outside the national museum in Baghdad.

• Army Pfc. Corey L. Small 20, of East Berlin, Pa., died July 3 of a non-combat-related cause.

 

July 2

• Marines Cpl. Travis J. Bradach-Nall 21, of Portland, Ore., died July 2 in an explosion during a mine-clearing operation.

 

July 1

• Army 1st Sgt. Christopher D. Coffin 51, of Kennebunk, Maine, died July 1 in Iraq in a vehicle accident, possibly while under attack.

 

June 28

• Army Pfc. Kevin Ott 27, of of Orient, Ohio, and based at Fort Sill, was reported missing June 25; his body, along with that of another soldier, were discovered June 28 near Baghdad.

• Army Sgt. 1st Class Gladimir Philippe 37, of Roselle, N.J., and part of an artillery unit based at Fort Sill, was reported missing June 25; his body, along with that of another soldier, were discovered June 28 near Baghdad.

 

June 27

• Army Cpl. Tomas Sotelo Jr. 22, of Houston died June 27 in a rocket-propelled grenade attack.

 

June 26

• Army Spc. Richard P. Orengo 32, of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, died June 26 from gunshot wounds suffered while investigating a car theft.

 

June 25

• Army Spc. Andrew Chris 25, of Florence, Ala., was killed along with another Ranger on June 25 when a vehicle packed with explosives on the side of a Baghdad road detonated.

• Army Sgt. Timothy M. Conneway 22, of Enterprise, Ala., was injured June 25 when a vehicle packed with explosives on the side of a Baghdad road detonated.

• Army Spc. Cory A. Hubbell 20, of Urbana, Ill., died June 25 after being hospitalized in Kuwait with breathing difficulties.

• Marines Lance Cpl. Gregory MacDonald 29, of Washington, D.C., died June 25 in a vehicle accident.

 

June 24

• Army Spc. Cedric L. Lennon 32, of West Blocton, Ala., died June 24 in Iraq of non-combat-related causes.

 

June 22

• Army Spc. Orenthial J. Smith 21, of South Carolina and stationed in Germany, died June 22 after an attack on his convoy south of Baghdad.

 

June 19

• Army Spc. Paul T. Nakamura 21, of Santa Fe Springs, Calif., was killed June 19 when the ambulance he was in was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade.

 

June 18

• Army Pfc. Michael Deuel 21, a native of Cheyenne, Wyo., was killed June 18 in an attack while on guard duty in Baghdad.

• Army Pfc. Robert L. Frantz 19, stationed in Germany, died June 18 from a grenade attack while on guard duty.

• Army Staff Sgt. William T. Latham 29, from Kingman, Ariz., and stationed at Fort Carson, died June 18 from injuries suffered during a May 19 raid at a suspected arms market.

 

June 17

• Army Sgt. Michael L. Tosto 24, who grew up in Chatham County, N.C., and was stationed in Germany, died June 17.

 

June 16

• Army Pvt. Shawn Pahnke 5, of Shelbyville, Ind., was killed June 16 by a sniper.

• Army Sgt. Joseph Suell 24, who grew up in Lufkin, Texas, and a supply specialist stationed at Fort Sill, died June 16 in Iraq of a non-combat-related cause.

 

June 15

• Marines Pfc. Ryan R. Cox 19, of Derby, Kan., and stationed at Twentynine Palms, was killed by a non-combat weapons discharge June 15.

 

June 13

• Army Staff Sgt. Andrew R. Pokorny 30, of Naperville, Ill., died June 13 in a vehicle accident; he was stationed at Fort Carson.

 

June 12

• Army Spc. John K. Klinesmith 25, of Stockbridge, Ga., and stationed at Fort Drum, was last seen June 12 wading in a lake in Fallujah, Iraq; searchers found his clothes and gear on the lake shore and recovered his body the next day.

 

June 10

• Army Cpl. Gavin L. Neighbor 20, from Somerset, Ohio, and stationed at Fort Bragg, died June 10 after being hit by enemy fire in Baghdad.

 

June 8

• Army Sgt. Michael E. Dooley 23, of Pulaski, Va., and stationed at Fort Carson, died June 8 when passengers in a car opened fire after stopping at a checkpoint in Iraq to ask for medical assistance.

 

June 7

• Army Pfc. Jesse M. Halling 19, of Indianapolis died June 7 during a battle north of Baghdad.

 

June 6

• Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Doyle W. Bollinger Jr. 21, from Poteau, Okla., died June 6 after unexploded ordnance accidentally detonated north of Baghdad.

• Army Sgt. Travis Lee Burkhardt of Edina, Mo., died June 6 in a vehicle accident near Baghdad.

 

June 3

• Army Sgt. Atanasio Haro Marin Jr. 27, from Baldwin Park, Calif., and stationed at Fort Hood, was killed by enemy fire June 3.

 

June 1

• Marines Sgt. Jonathan W. Lambert 28, of Bonneville, Miss., and stationed at Camp Pendleton, died June 1 from injuries suffered in a Humvee accident May 26.

 

May 30

• Army Spc. Michael T. Gleason 25, of northwest Pennsylvania, was one of three soldiers killed in a vehicle accident May 30 in Iraq; he was stationed at Fort Bragg.

• Army Spc. Kyle Griffin 20, a native of Emerson, N.J., stationed at Fort Bragg, was killed May 30 in a truck accident.

• Army Spc. Zachariah Long 20, from Milton, Pa., and stationed at Fort Bragg, died May 30 in a vehicle accident that killed two fellow soldiers.

 

May 28

• Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth R. Bradley 39, of Utica, Miss., died of a heart attack May 28 in Iraq.

• Army Spc. Jose Amancio Perez III 22, from San Diego, Texas, and stationed at Fort Sill, died May 28 when his convoy was ambushed.

 

May 27

• Army Sgt. Thomas F. Broomhead 34, who was raised in Fort Myers, Fla., died May 27 in enemy fire in Fallujah.

• Army Staff Sgt. Michael B. Quinn 37, of Tampa, Fla., and stationed at Fort Carson, died May 27 at a checkpoint shooting.

 

May 26

• Army Sgt. Keman L. Mitchell 24, of Hilliard, Fla., drowned in Iraq on May 26.

• Army Pvt. Kenneth A. Nalley 19, of Hamburg, Iowa, and based in Germany, died May 26 in a vehicle accident.

• Army Military Police Staff Sgt. Brett Petriken 30, from Flint, Mich., and stationed in Germany, was killed in a traffic accident May 26.

• Army Maj. Mathew E. Schram 6, of Brookfield, Wis., and stationed at Fort Carson, died May 26 when his convoy was ambushed.

• Army Pfc. Jeremiah D. Smith 25, of Odessa, Mo., was escorting heavy equipment transporters on May 26 when his vehicle hit unexploded ordnance.

 

May 21

• Army Spc. Nathaniel A. Caldwell 27, of Omaha, Neb., died May 21 in a vehicle accident.

 

May 19

• Army Lt. Col. Dominic R. Baragona 42, of Niles, Ohio, was killed May 19 in a vehicle accident; he was commanding officer of the 19th Maintenance Battalion at Fort Sill.

• Marines Capt. Andrew David La Mont 31, of Eureka, Calif., was one of four Camp Pendleton Marines who died May 19 in a helicopter crash.

• Marines Lance Cpl. Jason William Moore 21, of San Marcos, Calif., and stationed at Camp Pendleton, was among four Marines who died in a helicopter crash May 19.

• Marines 1st Lt. Timothy Louis Ryan 30, of Aurora, Ill., was one of four Camp Pendleton-based Marines who died in a helicopter crash May 19.

• Marines Infantry Sgt. Kirk Straseskie 23, of Beaver Dam, Wis., and based at Camp Pendleton, died May 19 in Iraq trying to rescue four Marines on board a helicopter that crashed in a canal.

• Marines Staff Sgt. Aaron Dean White 27, of Shawnee, Okla., was one of four Camp Pendleton-based Marines who died May 19 in a helicopter crash.

 

May 18

• Army Spc. Rasheed Sahib 22, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and based at Fort Hood, was killed May 18 in Iraq when another soldier's gun discharged while he was cleaning it.

 

May 16

• Master Sgt. William Lee Payne 46, originally from Otsego, Mich., and stationed at Fort Riley, died May 16 in an ordnance explosion.

 

May 14

• Army Spc. David T. Nutt 32, of Blackshear, Ga., was driving a five-ton truck in Iraq May 14 when he swerved to avoid an automobile driven by an Iraqi civilian.

 

May 13

• Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Lee Griffin Jr. 31, originally from Elgin, S.C., was killed May 13 when his convoy was ambushed en route to Baghdad.

• Marines Lance Cpl. Nicholas Brian Kleiboeker 19, of Odin, Ill., and based at Camp Lejeune, died May 13 when the bunker he was working in caught fire and exploded.

 

May 12

• Marines Lance Cpl. Jakub H. Kowalik 21, of Schaumburg, Ill., and based at Camp Pendleton, died May 12 when the ordnance he and another Marine were handling exploded.

• Marines Pfc. Jose F. Gonzalez Rodriguez 19, of Norwalk, Calif., died May 12 along with another Marine when ordnance they were handling exploded.

 

May 10

• Marines Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Smith 20, of Anderson, Ind., died May 10 in a vehicle accident in Kuwait.

 

May 9

• Marines Lance Cpl. Cedric E. Bruns 22, of Vancouver, Wash., died May 9 when the Humvee pickup truck he was driving collided with another vehicle in Kuwait.

• Army Sgt. Richard P. Carl 26, of of Glenns Ferry, Idaho, was one of three Fort Carson-based soldiers killed May 9 in a helicopter crash while trying to rescue a wounded child in Iraq.

• Army Chief Warrant Officer Hans N. Gukeisen 31, who grew up in Lead, S.D., was one of three soldiers killed May 9 in a helicopter crash during the rescue of an Iraqi child injured in an explosion.

• Army Chief Warrant Officer Brian K. Van Dusen 39, originally from Columbus, Ohio, was one of three soldiers killed May 9 in a helicopter crash during the rescue of an Iraqi child.

 

May 8

• Army Pfc. Marlin Rockhold 23, of of Hamilton, Ohio, and based at Fort Stewart, was killed May 8 by a sniper attack in Baghdad.

 

May 4

• Army Pvt. Jason L. Deibler 20, of Coeburn, Va., died May 4 in a noncombat weapon discharge in Kuwait.

 

May 3

• Army Sgt. Sean Reynolds 25, of East Lansing, Mich., and based in Italy, died May 3 in a weapon accident.

 

May 1

• Army Pfc. Jesse Givens 34, a native of Springfield, Mo., died May 1 after a riverbank gave way and the tank he was in plunged into the Euphrates River.

 

April 28

• Army 1st Sgt. Joe J. Garza 43, of Columbus, Ga., and based at Fort Benning, died April 28 in a vehicle accident.

 

April 25

• Army 1st Lt. Osbaldo Orozco 26, from Earlimart, Calif., and based at Fort Hood, died April 25 in a vehicle accident while responding to enemy fire.

• Army Spc. Narson B. Sullivan 21, of North Brunswick, N.J., and based at Fort Hood, died April 25 in Iraq when his gun accidentally discharged.

 

April 23

• Army Sgt. Troy Jenkins 25, based at Fort Campbell, Ky., died April 23 after a cluster bomb explosion.

 

April 22

• Marines Chief Warrant Officer Andrew T. Arnold 30, based at Camp Lejeune, died April 22 in a grenade launcher accident.

• Army Spc. Roy Buckley 24, of Hobart, Ind., died April 22 in a fall from a military truck while dispensing meals and water to Iraqis.

• Marines Chief Warrant Officer Robert Channell 36, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and based at Camp Lejeune, died April 22 in a grenade launcher accident.

• Marines Lance Cpl. Alan D. Lam 19, of Snow Camp, N.C., and based at Camp Lejeune, died April 22 in a grenade launcher accident.

 

April 17

• Army Cpl. John T. Rivero 23, a National Guard infantryman from Gainesville, Fla., died April 17 in a vehicle accident.

 

April 16

• Marines Cpl. Kemaphoom A. Chanawongse 22, of Waterford, Conn., died after his Camp Lejeune-based unit came under attack while attempting to secure a bridge; he was listed as missing until April 16.

 

April 14

• Army Pvt. Johnny Brown 21, of Troy, Ala., and based at Fort Campbell, was killed April 14 in an accidental grenade explosion.

• Army Spc. Thomas Arthur Foley III 23, of Dresden, Tenn., and based at Fort Campbell, was killed April 14 in an accidental grenade explosion.

• Marines Cpl. Armando Ariel Gonzalez 25, of Hialeah, Fla., was killed April 14 when a commercial refueling truck collapsed as he worked beneath it.

• Army Spc. Richard A. Goward 32, of Midland, Mich., was killed April 14 in Iraq when his truck entered a dust cloud and collided with another truck.

• Army Pfc. Joseph P. Mayek 20, of Rock Springs, Wyo., died April 14 after being struck by an armor-piercing round from an infantry fighting vehicle.

• Marines Cpl. Jason David Mileo 20, of Centreville, Md., was shot and killed April 14 after he was mistaken for an enemy soldier.

 

April 13

• Army Spc. Gil Mercado 25, of Paterson, N.J., and stationed at Fort Campbell, was killed April 13 by a non-combat weapon discharge.

 

April 12

• Marines Cpl. Jesus A. Gonzalez 22, of Indio, Calif., and based at Twentynine Palms, died April 12 in combat.

• Marines Lance Cpl. David Edward Owens Jr. 20, of Winchester, Va., and based at Camp Pendleton, died after being wounded in combat April 12.

 

April 11

• Marines Staff Sgt. Riayan A. Tejeda 26, of New York and based at Camp Pendleton, was killed April 11 in combat.

 

April 10

• Marines Gunnery Sgt. Jeff Bohr 39, a native of Ossian, Iowa, died in combat April 10.

• Army Staff Sgt. Terry Hemingway 39, of Willingboro, N.J., and based at Fort Benning, was killed April 10 when a car next to one of his Bradleys exploded.

 

April 8

• Army Cpl. Henry L. Brown 22, of Natchez, Miss., and based at Fort Stewart, died April 8 after being wounded in combat.

• Marines Pfc. Juan Guadalupe Garza 20, of Temperance, Mich., and based at Camp Pendleton, was killed April 8 in combat.

• Army Sgt. 1st Class John W. Marshall 50, who grew up in Los Angeles and was based at Fort Stewart, was killed April 8 by an Iraqi rocket-propelled grenade.

• Army Pfc. Jason Meyer 23, from Howell, Mich., and based at Fort Stewart, was killed in combat April 8.

• Air Force Staff Sgt. Scott D. Sather 29, of Clio, Mich., and based at Pope Air Force Base, was killed in combat April 8.

• Army Staff Sgt. Robert A. Stever 36, from Pendleton, Ore., and based at Fort Stewart, was killed in combat April 8.

 

April 7

• Marines Lance Cpl. Andrew Julian Aviles 18, of Tampa, Fla., was killed April 7 when an enemy artillery round struck his vehicle.

• Air Force Capt. Eric B. Das 30, of Amarillo, Texas, and based at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, was piloting an F-15E Strike Eagle when his plane went down April 7.

• Army Staff Sgt. Lincoln Hollinsaid 27, of Malden, Ill., and based at Fort Stewart, was driving a crane when it was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade April 7.

• Army 2nd Lt. Jeffrey Kaylor 24, of Clifton, Va., and based at Fort Stewart, was killed in a grenade attack April 7.

• Marines Cpl. Jesus Martin Antonio Medellin 21, of Fort Worth, Texas, and based at Camp Pendleton, was killed April 7 when an enemy artillery round struck his vehicle.

• Army Pfc. Anthony S. Miller 19, of San Antonio and based at Fort Stewart, was killed in combat April 7.

• Army Spc. George A. Mitchell 35, of Lebanon, Pa., was killed by an Iraqi rocket on April 7.

• Air Force Maj. William R. Watkins III 37, who grew up in Virginia, was killed April 7 in combat in Iraq.

 

April 6

• Army Pfc. Gregory P. Huxley Jr. 19, of Forestport, N.Y., and based at Fort Benning, died in combat April 6.

• Army Pvt. Kelley S. Prewitt 24, of Birmingham, Ala., and stationed at Fort Benning, was killed in action on April 6.

 

April 5

• Army Sgt. Stevon Booker 34, of Apollo, Pa., was killed in action April 5.

• Army Spc. Larry K. Brown 22, of Jackson, Miss., and based at Fort Riley, was killed in action April 5.

• Marines Capt. Travis Ford 30, who grew up in Ogallala, Neb., and lived in Oceanside, Calif., died April 5 when his helicopter crashed.

• Marines 1st Sgt. Edward Smith 38, of Anaheim, Calif., died April 5 from wounds suffered in combat.

 

April 4

• Army Capt. Tristan N. Aitken 31, of State College, Pa., was killed April 4 by a rocket-propelled grenade.

• Army Pfc. Wilfred D. Bellard 20, of Lake Charles, La., and based at Fort Stewart, died April 4 when the vehicle he was riding in fell into a ravine.

• Army Spc. Daniel Francis J. Cunningham 33, who grew up in the Lewiston, Maine, area and was based at Fort Stewart, died April 4 in Iraq when the vehicle in which he was riding veered into a ravine.

• Marines Cpl. Bernard G. Gooden 22, of Mount Vernon, N.Y., was killed during a firefight April 4.

• Army Pvt. Devon D. Jones 19, of San Diego and based at Fort Stewart, died April 4 when his vehicle fell into a ravine.

• Marines 1st Lt. Brian McPhillips 25, of Pembroke, Mass., and stationed at Camp Lejeune, died in combat April 4.

• Marines Sgt. Duane Rios 25, of Griffith, Ind., and stationed at Camp Pendleton, was killed April 4 in a suicide attack.

• Marines Capt. Benjamin Sammis 29, of Rehoboth, Mass., and stationed at Camp Pendleton, died April 4 in a helicopter crash.

• Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith 33, of Tampa, Fla., and based at Fort Stewart, was killed in action April 4.

 

April 3

• Marines Pfc. Chad E. Bales 20, a logistics vehicle system operator stationed at Camp Pendleton, died April 3 in a vehicle accident.

• Army Sgt. Wilbert Davis 40, of Hinesville, Ga., and based at Fort Stewart, was killed April 3 when the Humvee he was traveling in flipped and landed in a canal.

• Marines Cpl. Mark A. Evnin 21, raised in South Burlington, Vt., died in combat in Iraq on April 3.

• Army Capt. Edward J. Korn of Savannah, Ga., was killed April 3 as he investigated the wreckage of an Iraqi tank destroyed by his unit.

• Army Staff Sgt. Nino D. Livaudais 23, of Ogden, Utah, was killed April 3 at a checkpoint when a woman jumped from the car, screaming, and the vehicle exploded.

• Army Spc. Ryan P. Long 21, of Delaware, was killed April 3 when a car exploded at a checkpoint.

• Army Spc. Donald Samuel Oaks Jr. 20, of Harborcreek, Pa., and stationed at Fort Sill, was killed in action in Iraq April 3.

• Army Sgt. 1st Class Randy Rehn 36, a Longmont, Colo., native based at Fort Sill, died April 3 in combat.

• Army Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe 27, based at Fort Benning, was among soldiers killed April 3 when a car exploded at a checkpoint.

• Army Sgt. Todd James Robbins 33, a Hart, Mich., native stationed at Fort Sill, died in combat April 3.

• Marines Cpl. Erik H. Silva 23, of Holtville, Calif., died in combat April 3.

 

April 2

• Army Capt. James F. Adamouski 29, a native of Springfield, Va., died April 2 in a helicopter crash in central Iraq.

• Marines Lance Cpl. Brian E. Anderson 26, of Durham, N.C., died April 2 while manning a machine gun atop a truck.

• Army Spc. Mathew Boule 22, of Dracut, Mass., and based at Fort Stewart, died in a helicopter crash during a firefight in Iraq on April 2.

• Army Master Sgt. George A. Fernandez 36, a native of El Paso, Texas, and stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., died April 2 after being shot in northern Iraq.

• Marines Pfc. Christian Gurtner 19, of Ohio City, Ohio, and based at Twentynine Palms, died April 2 when his weapon accidentally discharged.

• Army Chief Warrant Officer Erik A. Halvorsen 40, of Bennington, Vt., died April 2 when the helicopter he was flying crashed.

• Army Chief Warrant Officer Scott Jamar 32, of Granbury, Texas, died April 2 when his helicopter crashed.

• Army Sgt. Michael Pedersen 26, a Flint, Mich., native based at Fort Stewart, died in a helicopter crash April 2 during a fire fight.

• Chief Warrant Officer Eric A. Smith 42, a 16-year Army veteran from Rochester, N.Y., was killed when the helicopter he was in went down.

• Navy Lt. Nathan D. White 30, of Mesa, Ariz., the pilot of a F-A-18C Hornet, was killed April 2; the Navy believes his plane was brought down by a Patriot missile.

 

April 1

• Army Sgt. Jacob Butler 24, of Wellsville, Kan., and based at Fort Riley, was killed April 1 by a rocket-propelled grenade.

• Marines Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Maglione 22, of Lansdale, Pa., died April 1 from a non-combat weapon discharge in Kuwait.

 

March 31

• Army Spc. William A. Jeffries 39, of Evansville, Ind., died March 31 at a hospital in Spain after becoming sick in Kuwait.

• Army Spc. Brandon Rowe 20, of Roscoe, Ill., and based at Fort Campbell, was killed March 31 in combat.

 

March 30

• Marines Capt. Aaron J. Contreras 31, of Sherwood, Ore., and based at Camp Pendleton, was killed March 30 in a helicopter crash.

• Marines Sgt. Michael V. Lalush 23, of Troutville, Va., was killed March 30 in a helicopter crash.

• Marines Sgt. Brian McGinnis 23, of New Castle, Del., died March 30 in a helicopter crash.

 

March 29

• Marines Staff Sgt. James Cawley 41, of Layton, Utah, was killed in a fire fight in Iraq on March 29.

• Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton-Weldon 20, of Palm Bay, Fla., was killed March 29 when a car drove up to an Army checkpoint and exploded.

• Army Cpl. Michael E. Curtin 23, of Howell, N.J., and based at Fort Stewart, died March 29 in a suicide bomber attack at an Army checkpoint.

• Army Pfc. Diego Fernando Rincon 19, of Conyers, Ga., and based at Fort Stewart, died March 29 in a suicide bombing attack.

• Marines Lance Cpl. William W. White 24, of Brooklyn and based at Camp Pendleton, died March 29 when his military vehicle rolled into a canal.

• Army Sgt. Eugene Williams 24, of Highland, N.Y. and based at Fort Stewart, was killed March 29 when a car exploded at a checkpoint.

 

March 28

• Marines Sgt. Fernando Padilla-Ramirez 26, of San Luis, Ariz., was killed March 28 in combat.

• Army Sgt. Roderic A. Solomon 32, of Fayetteville, N.C., and based at Fort Stewart, was killed March 28 when his Bradley fighting vehicle rolled off a cliff in Iraq.

 

March 27

• Marines Lance Cpl. Jesus A. Suarez Del Solar 20, of Escondido, Calif., and based at Camp Pendleton, was killed in combat March 27.

• Marines Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Menusa 33, born in the Philippines and based at Camp Pendletondied in Iraq during a March 27 ambush.

 

March 26

• Marines Maj. Kevin G. Nave 36, of White Lake Township, Mich., died March 26 in a vehicle accident.

 

March 25

• Pvt. David Evans Jr. 18, was killed May 25 in an explosion at a munitions site he was guarding.

• Marines Pfc. Francisco A. Martinez Flores 21, of Los Angeles, died March 25 when his tank went over a collapsing bridge and tumbled into the Euphrates River.

• Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Vann Johnson Jr. 25, a Navy medic who was raised in Little Rock, Ark., and lived in San Diego, was tending to injured colleagues March 25 when he was hit by shrapnel and killed.

• Marines Staff Sgt. Donald C. May Jr. 31, from Richmond, Va., and stationed at Twentynine Palms, died March 25 when his tank fell off a bridge into the Euphrates River.

• Marines Lance Cpl. Patrick T. O¦Day 20, of Santa Rosa, Calif., and based at Twentynine Palms, died in combat March 25.

• Marines Cpl. Robert M. Rodriguez 21, of New York, based at Twentynine Palms, was killed March 25 when the tank he was in plunged off a bridge.

• Air Force Maj. Gregory Stone 40, a member of the Idaho Air National Guard, was killed March 25 in a grenade attack in Kuwait.

 

March 24

• Marines Cpl. Evan James 20 of La Harpe, Ill., drowned March 24 trying to cross the Saddam Canal.

• Marines Sgt. Bradley Korthaus 28, of Davenport, Iowa, drowned March 24 while crossing the Saddam Canal in Iraq.

• Army Spc. Gregory P. Sanders 19, of Hobart, Ind., and based at Fort Stewart, was killed in sniper fire March 24.

 

March 23

• Army Spc. Jamaal R. Addison 22, of Roswell, Ga., was was killed March 23 when the 507th Maintenance Company was ambushed.

• Army Sgt. Edward J. Anguiano 24, of Texas, was killed March 23 when the 507th Maintenance Company was ambushed.

• Marines Sgt. Michael E. Bitz 31, from Ventura, Calif., and based at Camp Lejeune, was killed in combat March 23.

• Marines Lance Cpl. Thomas A. Blair 24, of Broken Arrow, Okla., disappeared during fighting March 23, and was later confirmed killed in action.

• Marines Lance Cpl. Brian Rory Buesing 20, of Cedar Key, Fla., and based at Camp Lejeune, was killed in combat March 23.

• Army Sgt. George Edward Buggs 31, who grew up in Barnwell, S.C., died in the March 23 ambush of the 507th Maintenance Company.

• Army Pfc. Tamario D. Burkett 21, of Buffalo, N.Y., and based at Camp Lejeune, was killed in combat March 23.

• Marines Lance Cpl. Donald John Cline 21, of Sparks, Nev., was killed in combat March 23.

• Army 1st Sgt. Robert J. Dowdy 38, of Cleveland died after the 507th Maintenance Company convoy he was in was ambushed March 23.

• Army Pvt. Ruben Estrella-Soto 18, of El Paso, Texas, died after the 507th Maintenance Company convoy in which he was riding was ambushed on March 23.

• Marines Lance Cpl. David K. Fribley 26, raised in northern Indiana and stationed at Camp Lejeune, was killed in action March 23.

• Marines Cpl. Jose A. Garibay 21, of Costa Mesa, Calif., and based at Camp Lejeune, was killed in action March 23.

• Marines Pvt. Jonathan Gifford 30, from Decatur, Ill., and based at Camp Lejeune, died March 23 in combat.

• Marines Cpl. Jorge A. Gonzalez 20, from Los Angeles and stationed at Camp Lejeune, was killed in combat March 23.

• Marines Pvt. Nolen R. Hutchings 19, of Boiling Springs, S.C., was killed March 23 with others from his Camp Lejeune unit.

• Army Pfc. Howard Johnson II 21, of Mobile, Ala., was killed March 23 when the 507th Maintenance Company was attacked.

• Marines Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Jordan 42, based at Camp Lejeune, was killed March 23 when Marines were attacked by Iraqi troops who appeared to be surrendering.

• Army Spc. James Kiehl 22, of Comfort, Texas, died March 23 when the 507th Maintenance Company came under attack.

• Army Chief Warrant Officer Johnny Villareal Mata 35, of Pecos, Texas, was a member of the 507th Maintenance Company and was killed after his convoy was attacked March 23.

• Marines Lance Cpl. Patrick R. Nixon 21, of Gallatin, Tenn., and based at Camp Lejeune, was killed in combat March 23.

• Army Pfc. Lori Piestewa 23, of Tuba City, Ariz., was with a convoy of the 507th Maintenance Company that was ambushed March 23.

• Marines 2nd Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney Jr. 31,of Tonopah, Nev. and based at Camp Lejeune, was killed in combat March 23.

• Marines Sgt. Brendon Reiss 23, originally from Hanna and Casper, Wyo., was killed March 23 with other members of his Camp Lejeune unit as they came under attack.

• Marines Cpl. Randal Kent Rosacker 21, raised in San Diego and stationed at Camp Lejeune, died in combat March 23.

• Army Pvt. Brandon Sloan 19, of Bedford Heights, Ohio, died March 23 when a convoy of the 507th Maintenance Company was ambushed.

• Marines Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum 22, of Thornton, Colo., and based at Camp Lejeune, died March 23 in combat.

• Army Sgt. Donald Walters 33, of Kansas City, Mo., was killed March 23 when the 507th Maintenance Company was ambushed.

• Marines Lance Cpl. Michael J. Williams 31, of Phoenix, was among a group of Marines from Camp Lejeune who disappeared March 23; he was found dead near Nasiriyah.

 

March 22

• Navy Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams 27, of La Mesa, Calif., was killed March 22 in a helicopter collision over the Persian Gulf.

• Marines Sgt. Nicolas M. Hodson 22, of Smithville, Mo., and based at Camp Lejeune, was killed in a vehicle accident.

• Marines Lance Cpl. Eric Orlowski 26, of Buffalo, N.Y., and based at Camp Lejeune, was killed March 22 in an accidental discharge of a machine gun.

• Army Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert 27, of Easton, Pa., was killed in a grenade attack March 22 at Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait.

• Army Reserve Spc. Brandon S. Tobler 19, of Portland, Ore., was killed March 22 in a convoy accident during a sandstorm.

 

March 21

• Marines Maj. Jay Thomas Aubin 36, who grew up in Skowhegan, Maine, and lived in Yuma, Ariz., died March 21 in a helicopter crash in Kuwait, near the Iraqi border.

• Marines Capt. Ryan Anthony Beaupre 30, of St. Anne, Ill., died in a helicopter crash March 21.

• Marines 2nd Lt. Therrel Shane Childers 30, who grew up in Harrison County, Miss., and was based at Camp Pendleton, died March 21 after being shot.

• Marines Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez 28, of Los Angeles, died March 21 in combat.

• Marines Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy 25, of Houston, died March 21 in a helicopter crash in Kuwait, near the Iraqi border.

• Marines Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Waters-Bey 29, of Baltimore and based at Camp Pendleton, was killed March 21 in a helicopter crash.

[chris m]

My closest friend is a Captain with the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines and is currently engaged in the Fallujah (sp?) mess over there. Every day I hope his name doesn't get added to the list...

 

C

[Scott Bond]

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My closest friend is a Captain with the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines and is currently engaged in the Fallujah (sp?) mess over there. Every day I hope his name doesn't get added to the list...

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My brothers boy is there,1st Marines, Fallujah

[Thad]

Not just anyone can become a Ranger. In fact, 45% of the soldiers who start Ranger school, don't graduate. Pat Tillman is one accomplished individual. Army Ranger, honor student, professional athlete and patriotic American.

 

Pat, rest in peace...you deserve it! God bless the family and loved ones you left behind.

 

Thad

[Rekd™]

Pat also made his family swear an oath of silence. The Army was not pleased, as they wanted to use him as an Army Poster Boy. He stated that he was there to serve, not to be a celebrity. He didn't want special treatment, and didn't want anyone he served with to know he was who he was.

 

That, my fellow humans, is honor at it's finest. God Bless Family and Friends. Thank you for allowing me and my family the freedoms we so take for granted.

 

'Rekd

[Marty A]

here's a guy who leaves his family and friends

and a very rich nfl contract, to serve our

country. now that is an american hero.

 

never forget marty

[Die Sinker]

I received a letter yesterday from my 19 yr. old son in Iraq with the 1st CAV in Baghdad. He was in a QRF(Quick Reaction Force) to help some Marines in an ambush in Al Anbar on April 9th. He lost his best friend in the vehicle ahead of him to an RPG. He said he rushed to him, but he was already gone. They then loaded 4 other soldiers into the ambulance and tried to get them back to the Aid Station. They were then ambushed again by Iraqi civilians. They shot their way out of this mess and got back OK. He had the feeling that they were helping when they first got there in January, but since then it has been nothing but hatred for the troops. I think maybe it is time to flatten Fallujah and cut out all the negotiations. Our guys are nothing but sitting ducks now. We have the firepower-lets use it! If these people want their freedom, then THEY need to fight for it. This war has become another political football just like the one I was in- Vietnam. Enough of my soapbox- I just had to vent.

[jrykrl]

Pat Tillman,

I'm at a loss for words...

A true hero, and patriot.

Jer teh veteran

[Phil Orenstein]

Pat Tillman is a true hero that I can only shake my head in awe. He never wanted recognition or press coverage of his decision to do the right thing for Liberty after 9/11. So many other undecorated heroes go unreported by the media which tends to focus in on the bad news, the drug use, steroids and bad examples in the limelight. But Pat is just one example of the courageous volunteer soldiers fighting overseas so we can enjoy freedom here at home, becuase if they werent there, the enemies of freedom would bring the fight to our shores as we have seen on 9/11. Fight on courageuos soldiers and we will stand behind you all the way!

 

Phil