Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

4TH AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SQUADRON, SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB, NC, AIR FORCE ? SRA Espaillat, Pedro Ignacio (COLUMBIA, TN), age 20, ? died in KIRKUK, IRAQ on May 16, 2004.

SSG Ledesma, Rene, age 34, of ABILENE, TX ? Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP A ,1ST BATTALION, 7TH CAVALRY (1AD) , FT. HOOD, TX 76544, ? died on May 16, 2004 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Bruce Edward Price, 37, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, was a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier. He died on May 15, 2004, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Edward Carl Barnhill, a 50-year-old American from Shreveport, LA, served with the 431st Civil Affairs Battalion in Iraq. He was killed in action on May 14, 2004, in Baghdad.

Active Duty, ARMY, C COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 37TH ARMOR REGIMENT (1 AD) FRIEDBERG, GERMANY 09074, SGT Cronkrite, Brud Joseph of SPRING VALLEY, CA, 22, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on May 14, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

From OWENSBORO, KY, SGT Harlan, James William served with the ARMY, 660TH TRANS (13CC), and died on May 14, 2004 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 44. Cause: HOSTILE.

In AN NAJAF, IRAQ on May 14, 2004, the ARMY lost PFC Mora, Michael Angelo of ARROYO GRANDE, CA, 19, serving with I TROOP, 3RD SQUADRON/2ND ARMORED CAVALRY REGT (1CAV) FORT POLK, LA 71459.

A COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 37TH ARMOR REGIMENT, (1AD), APO AE 09074, ARMY ? SPC Spakosky, Philip Ian (BROWNS MILLS, NJ), age 25, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on May 14, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

PFC Cutter, Brian Kenneth, age 19, of RIVERSIDE, CA ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, B CO, 3D AAV BN, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, ? died on May 13, 2004 in AL ASAD, IRAQ.

PFC Sturdy, Brandon Chauncy, 19, a native of URBANDALE, IA, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, F CO, 2D BN, 1ST MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on May 13, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

LCPL Savage, Jeremiah Edward, age 21, of LIVINGSTON, TN ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, (1-1 ID), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, ? died on May 12, 2004 in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Shaver, Jeffrey Ross, age 26, of MAPLE VALLEY, WA ? National Guard, ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 161ST INFANTRY, (1 CAV), SPOKANE, WA 99219-9038, ? died on May 12, 2004 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

In AL ASAD, IRAQ on May 11, 2004, the ARMY lost SPC Brinlee, Kyle Adam of PRYOR, OK, 21, serving with B COMPANY, 120TH ENGINEER BATTALION, WAGONER, OKLAHOMA 74467. Cause: HOSTILE.

SPC Tuazon, Andrew Lee, age 21, of CHESAPEAKE, VA ? Active Duty, ARMY, 293D MILITARY POLICE CO, 3D MILITARY POLICE BN (3 ID), FORT STEWART, GA 31314, ? died on May 10, 2004 in MOSUL, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

From AYDEN, NC, SGT Murray, Rodney Alan served with the ARMY, 351ST MILITARY POLICE COMPANY (16TH MP BDE), OCALA, FL 34471, and died on May 9, 2004 in BIAP, IRAQ. He was 28.

Cpl. Ronald Raymond Payne Jr., 23, of Lakeland, Florida, was a U.S. Marine killed in hostile action in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 8, 2004.

From JAMESTOWN, ND, SPC Brown, Philip Dorman served with the ARMY, B COMPANY, 141ST COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION, JAMESTOWN, ND 58402, and died on May 8, 2004 in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

From EAST GRAND FORKS, MN, SPC Holmes, James Jay served with the ARMY, CO B, 141ST COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION, JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA 58402-0268, and died on May 8, 2004 in LANDSTUHL, GERMANY. He was 28. Cause: HOSTILE.