Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

HHT, 3D SQUADRON, 2D CAVALRY, VILSECK, GERMANY, ARMY ? SGT Sanders, Christopher Alan (ROSWELL, NM), age 22, ? died in SINSIL, IRAQ on January 9, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Hart, David Joseph, age 22, of LAKE VIEW TERRACE, CA ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY, 1 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, ? died on January 8, 2008 in BALAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

SPC Merlo, Ivan Ernesto, 19, a native of SAN MARCOS, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY, 1 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on January 8, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

In SAMARRA, IRAQ on January 8, 2008, the ARMY lost SPC Pannier, Phillip Joseph of WASHBURN, IL, 20, serving with COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY, FORT CAMPBELL, KY. Cause: HOSTILE.

Michael Lee Green, 36, was a U.S. Army Major from Chagrin Falls, Ohio. He died in Laghar Juy, Afghanistan, on January 7, 2008, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Army Sergeant James Kaleb Healy, 25, of Hesperia, California, died on January 7, 2008, at the Jalalabad Airfield Hospital in Afghanistan from hostile action.

From KENOSHA, WI, PFC Hanson, Timothy Robert served with the ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 15TH INFANTRY, FORT BENNING, GA, and died on January 7, 2008 in SALMON PAK, IRAQ. He was 23.

From CARTHAGE, NY, CPL Gudridge, James David served with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 4TH BATTALION, 64TH ARMOR, 4 BCT, FORT STEWART, GA, and died on January 6, 2008 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, 4 BCT FORT LEWIS, WA, CPL Lemke, Jason Floyd of WEST ALLIS, WI, 30, died in IBRAHIM AL ADHAM, IRAQ on January 5, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

SPC Anderson, Joshua Roland, 24, a native of JORDAN, MN, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 6TH SQUADRON, 8TH CAVALRY, 4 BCT, FORT STEWART, GA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on January 3, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 24, PO2 Brown, Menelek Martel of EASTPOINT, GA was serving with the NAVY, USS HOPPER (DDG 70), when he died in Iraq on January 3, 2008.

1-5-1 MITT, 2/3 ACR, 2 ID [TASK ORG TO 1 AD], ARMY ? CPT Casey, Thomas John (ALBUQUERQUE, NM), age 32, ? died in AS SAYILAH, IRAQ on January 3, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

In SAYILYAH, IRAQ on January 3, 2008, the ARMY lost MAJ Olmsted, Andrew James of COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, 37, serving with 1-1-5 MITT, 2/3 ACR, 2 ID [TASK ORG TO 1 AD]. Cause: HOSTILE.

Shawn Fitzgerald Hill, 37, was a U.S. Army sergeant from Wellford, South Carolina, serving with the 178th Engineer Battalion. He was killed in a hostile incident in Khowst Province, Afghanistan, on January 2, 2008.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 5TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, SSG Maseth, Ryan Douglas of PITTSBURGH, PA, 24, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on January 2, 2008.

U.S. Army Private First Class Brian Lee Gorham, 21, of Woodburn, Kentucky, died on December 31, 2007, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, from wounds sustained in Afghanistan.

At 44, SGT Lacerna, Reno Sabado of WAIPAHU, HI was serving with the ARMY, 226TH QUARTERMASTER COMPANY, 87TH CORPS SUPPORT BATTALION, FORT STEWART, GA, when he died in AL QAYYARAH, IRAQ on December 31, 2007.

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on December 30, 2007, the ARMY lost PFC Berlin, Joseph Richard Jr of CHELSEA, AL, 21, serving with COMPANY A, SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION, FORT HOOD, TX.