Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

National Guard, ARMY, COMPANY E, 1ST BATTALION, 125TH INFANTRY, BIG RAPIDS, MI, SPC Mejia, Bobby Ii of SAGINAW, MI, 20, died in SALMAN PAK, IRAQ on December 23, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Norris, Curtis Lee, age 28, of DANSVILLE, MI ? Active Duty, ARMY, 210TH COMBAT SUPPORT BATTALION, 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION, FORT DRUM, NY, ? died on December 23, 2006 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Sergeant Chad Joseph Vollmer, 24, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was killed in hostile action on December 23, 2006, in Salman Pak, Iraq.

Active Duty, ARMY, 642D ENGINEER SUPPORT COMPANY, FORT DRUM, NY, SPC Sheppard, Joshua Dean of QUINTON, OK, 22, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on December 22, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

In AH NAHIYAH, IRAQ on December 21, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Burgess, Ryan John of SANFORD, MI, 21, serving with I CO, 3D BN, 4TH MAR, (RCT 7, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA. Cause: HOSTILE.

On December 21, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Mayhan, Ryan Lee of HAWTHORNE, CA in AH NAHIYAH, IRAQ. He was 25. Cause: HOSTILE.

From ENNIS, TX, HN Nolen, Kyle Anthony served with the NAVY, 1STMARDIV29PIMEF, and died on December 21, 2006 in AH NAHIYAH, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

LCPL Tamayo, Fernando Sanchez, 19, a native of FONTANA, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, I CO, 3D BN, 4TH MAR, (RCT 7, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on December 21, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Dykman, Scott Douglas, 27, a native of HELENA, MT, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 501ST INFANTRY, FORT RICHARDSON, AK, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on December 20, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on December 20, 2006, the ARMY lost SSG Mcmillan, Jacob Gerald of LAFAYETTE, LA, 25, serving with COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 501ST INFANTRY, FORT RICHARDSON, AK. Cause: HOSTILE.

From OPELOUSAS, LA, CPL Sebastien, Myles Cody served with the MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 1ST BN, 6TH MAR, (1-1 AD, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, and died on December 20, 2006 in AR RAMADI, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist Robert James Volker, 21, of Big Spring, Texas, was killed in hostile action in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 20, 2006.

On December 19, 2006, the ARMY lost SPC Daul, Andrew Patrick of BRIGHTON, MI in HIT, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

On December 19, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Pickard, Joshua Daniel of MERCED, CA in FALLUJAH, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

In CAMP KOREAN VILLAGE, IRAQ on December 18, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost CAPT Kryst, Kevin Michael of WEST BEND, WI, 27, serving with HMLA-267, MAG-39, 3D MAW, CAMP PENDLETON, CA. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 34, SSG Mintzlaff, Brian Lee of GRAND PRAIRIE, TX was serving with the ARMY, HHT, 2D SQUADRON, 8TH CAVALRY, 1 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in TAJI, IRAQ on December 18, 2006.

At 19, PFC Stanton, Seth Michael of COLORADO SPRINGS, CO was serving with the ARMY, TROOP C, 1ST SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY, 1 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in BALAD, IRAQ on December 17, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

PFC Joe Luis Baines, an American soldier from Newark, NJ, died at 19 in Taji, Iraq, on December 16, 2006, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.