Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

U.S. Army Sergeant Gabriel Guzman, 25, of Hornbrook, California, died on March 8, 2008, in Orgun E, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 4TH BATTALION, 9TH INFANTRY, 4 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, CPL Paniagua-morales, Jose Alejandro of BELL GARDENS, CA, 22, died in BALAD, IRAQ on March 7, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

In NEAR BAYJI, IRAQ on March 4, 2008, the AIR FORCE lost SSGT Frost, Christopher Scott of WAUKESHA, WI, 24, serving with 377TH AIR BASE WING, KIRTLAND AFB, NM.

U.S. Army Corporal Steven Robert Koch, 23, of Milltown, New Jersey, was killed in a firefight in Sabari, Afghanistan, on March 3, 2008, while serving with Company D, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army Sergeant Robert Theodore Rapp, 22, of Sonora, California, was killed in Sabari, Afghanistan, on March 3, 2008, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

On February 25, 2008, the ARMY lost CPL Mowl, Kevin Scott of PITTSFORD, NY in BETHESDA, UNITED STATES. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.

C TRP, 2 SQDN, 2 SCR(OPCON TO 4 BCT, 1 ID)(TASK ORG TO 4 ID), ARMY ? SPC Perez, Orlando Antonio (HOUSTON, TX), age 23, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on February 24, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

SPC Phillips, Micheal Eugene, 19, a native of ARDMORE, OK, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 502D INFANTRY, 2 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on February 24, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

COMPANY C, DIVISION SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, FORT HOOD, TX, ARMY ? SPC Morgan, Keisha Marie (WASHINGTON, DC), age 25, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on February 22, 2008.

Lance Corporal Drew William Weaver, a 20-year-old U.S. Marine from Saint Charles, Missouri, was killed in a hostile incident at Camp Al Asad, Iraq, on February 21, 2008.

SGT Conrad Alvarez, 22, of Big Spring, TX, served with the U.S. Army in Baghdad, Iraq, where he died on February 20, 2008 in a hostile incident.

Albert Bitton, 20, from Chicago, served in the U.S. Army's HHC, 1st Battalion, 502d Infantry, 2 BCT, and died in Baghdad on February 20, 2008, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP L, 3D SQUADRON, 3 ACR, FORT HOOD, TX, SSG Mackey, Bryant Wayne of EUREKA, KS, 30, died in MOSUL, IRAQ on February 20, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

SPC Matlock, Micheal Benson Jr, age 21, of GLEN BURNIE, MD ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 502D INFANTRY, 2 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, ? died on February 20, 2008 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

CPT Raudenbush, Nathan R, age 25, of ROYERSFORD, PA ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 3D BATTALION, 7TH INFANTRY, 4 BCT, FORT STEWART, GA, ? died on February 20, 2008 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 2D BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, 4TH BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, CPL Groepper, Chad David of KINGSLEY, IA, 21, died in BAQUBAH, IRAQ on February 17, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

HHC, 2D BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, 4 SBCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, ARMY ? CPL Runyan, Luke Smyser (SPRING GROVE, PA), age 21, ? died in BAQUBAH, IRAQ on February 17, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

Staff Sergeant Javares Javon Washington, 27, of Pensacola, Florida, was a U.S. Army soldier killed in Kuwait on February 11, 2008, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.