Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

From ORANGE, CA, SPC Meyer, Brandon Abbott served with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 8TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3 BCT, FORT CARSON, CO, and died on January 28, 2008 in MOSUL, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

PFC Young, Joshua Anthony Richard, 21, a native of RIDDLE, OR, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 8TH INFANTRY, FORT CARSON, CO, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on January 28, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 22, SGT Miller, Mikeal Wayne of ALBANY, OR was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY C, WARRIOR TRANSITION UNIT, FORT LEWIS, WA, when he died in BETHESDA, UNITED STATES on January 27, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

1ST NATIONAL POLICE TRANSIT TEAM, DIVISION SPECIAL TROOPS BN, CAMP LIBERTY, IRAQ, ARMY ? MAJ Rogers, Alan Greg (HAMPTON, FL), age 40, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on January 27, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Matthew Ryan Kahler, 29, of Granite Falls, Minnesota, was killed by hostile fire on January 26, 2008, at Forward Operating Base Fenty in Afghanistan.

SSG Wilson, Robert Joseph, 28, a native of BOYNTON BEACH, WA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 502ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, 2 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on January 26, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

Staff Sergeant Robert James Miller, 24, of Oviedo, Florida, was a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier. He was killed during a combat operation in Barikowt, Afghanistan, on January 25, 2008.

Tracy Renee Birkman, an American soldier from New Castle, VA, served in the U.S. Army and was killed in action on January 25, 2008, in Owesat, Iraq.

From DENVER, CO, CPL Crookston, Duncan Charles served with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 16TH INFANTRY, 4 BCT, FORT RILEY, KS, and died on January 25, 2008 in SAN ANTONIO, UNITED STATES. He was 19. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Sturdivant, Michael Reuben, age 20, of CONWAY, AR ? Reserve, ARMY, HHC, 431ST CIVIL AFFAIRS BATTALION, 360TH CIVIL AFFAIRS BRIGADE, FORT JACKSON, SC, ? died on January 22, 2008 in KIRKUK, IRAQ.

In AL JABOUR, IRAQ on January 19, 2008, the ARMY lost SPC Burress, Richard Benjamin of NAPLES, FL, 25, serving with COMPANY E, 1ST BATTALION, 30TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT STEWART, GA. Cause: HOSTILE.

1ST BN, 8TH MAR, (TF 1/8, 1-3 BCT, II MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, MARINE CORPS ? LCPL Gluff, James Michael (TUNNEL HILL, GA), age 20, ? died in RAMADI, IRAQ on January 19, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

On January 19, 2008, the ARMY lost SGT Schoolcraft, Jon Michael Iii of WAPAKONETA, OH in TAJI, IRAQ. He was 26. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Justin Ryan Whiting, 27, of Hancock, New York, died on January 19, 2008, in Mosul, Iraq.

PFC Kimme, Danny Lee, age 27, of FISHER, IL ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST SQUADRON, 32D CAVALRY, 1 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, ? died on January 16, 2008 in PALLOUATA, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

COMPANY C, 1ST SQUADRON, 32D CAVALRY, 1 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, ARMY ? PFC Sharrett, David Hastings Ii (OAKTON, VA), age 27, ? died in BALAD, IRAQ on January 16, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 21, CPL Sigsbee, John Patrick of WATERVILLE, NY was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST SQUADRON, 32D CAVALRY, 1 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, when he died in BALAD, IRAQ on January 16, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

PFC Lloyd, Keith Everette, 26, a native of MILWAUKEE, WI, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, HHT, 1ST SQUADRON, 3D ARMORED CALVARY REGIMENT, FORT HOOD, TX, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on January 12, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.