Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

CW3 Smith, Eric Allen, age 41, of ROCHESTER, NY ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION/3D AVIATION REGIMENT, HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, GA 31409, ? died on April 2, 2003 in KARBALA, IRAQ.

U.S. Navy Lieutenant Nathan Dennis White, 30, of Mesa, Arizona, was killed in a hostile incident in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 2, 2003.

SGT Butler, Jacob Lee, age 24, of WELLSVILLE, KS ? Active Duty, ARMY, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 41ST INFANTRY REGIMENT, FORT RILEY, KANSAS 66442, ? died on April 1, 2003 in AS SAMAWAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

In TA COYOTE, KUWAIT on April 1, 2003, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Maglione, Joseph Basil of LANSDALE, PA, 22, serving with BRIDGE CO B, 6TH ENGRSPTBN, 4TH FSSG, FOLSOM, PA.

From EVANSVILLE, IN, SPC Jeffries, William Andrew served with the ARMY, COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 152D INFANTRY REGIMENT, WASHINGTON, INDIANA 47501, and died on March 31, 2003 in ROTA, SPAIN. He was 39.

From ROSCOE, IL, SPC Rowe, Brandon Jacob served with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BN, 502D INFANTRY, FORT CAMPBELL, KY 42223, and died on March 31, 2003 in IMAM AYYUB, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

HMLA-169, MAG-39, MCAS CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? CAPT Contreras, Aaron Joseph (SHERWOOD, OR), age 31, ? died in NEAR JALIBAH AIR BASE, IRAQ on March 30, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.

HMLA-169, MAG-39, MCAS CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? SGT Lalush, Michael Vernon (TROUTVILLE, VA), age 23, ? died in NEAR JALIBAH AIRBASE, IRAQ on March 30, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Mcginnis, Brian Daniel, age 23, of ST. GEORGE, DE ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, HMLA-169, MAG-39, MCAS CAMP PENDLETON, CA, ? died on March 30, 2003 in NEAR JALIBAH AIR BASE, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Staff Sgt. Jacob Lee Frazier, 24, of St. Charles, Illinois, was a member of the Illinois Air National Guard's 169th Air Support Operations Squadron. He was killed in a hostile incident in Afghanistan on March 29, 2003.

Staff Sergeant Orlando Morales, 33, of Manatí, Puerto Rico, was a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier. He was killed in Garesk, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2003.

SSGT Cawley, James Wilford, 41, a native of LAYTON, UT, died serving in the Reserve, MARINE CORPS, CO F, 2ND BN, 23RD MAR, 4TH MARDIV, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on March 29, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.

PFC Creighton-weldon, Michael Russell, age 20, of PALM BAY, FL ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 7TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, FORT STEWART, GA 31313, ? died on March 29, 2003 in OBJ RAIDER, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

COMPANY A, 2D BN, 7TH INFANTRY REGT, FORT STEWART, GA 31314, ARMY ? SPC Curtin, Michael Edward (HOWELL, NJ), age 23, ? died in OBJ RAIDER, IRAQ on March 29, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.

COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 7TH INFANTRY, FORT STEWART, GA 31314, ARMY ? PFC Rincon, Diego Fernando (CONYERS, GA), age 19, ? died in VIC OBJ RAIDERS, IRAQ on March 29, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.

Lance Corporal William Wayne White, 24, of Brooklyn, New York, was a U.S. Marine killed in action in Iraq on March 29, 2003, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

U.S. Army Sergeant Eugene Williams, 24, of Highland, New York, was killed in hostile action on March 29, 2003, near Objective Raider in Iraq.

SGT Padilla-ramirez, Fernando, age 26, of SAN LUIS, AZ ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, MWSS-371, MWSG-37, 3D MAW, MCAS YUMA, AZ, ? died on March 28, 2003 in Iraq. Cause: HOSTILE.