Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

CPL Smith, Raleigh Clinton, age 21, of TROY, MT ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 3D BN, 5TH MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, ? died on December 23, 2004 in FALLUJAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

PFC Lionel Ayro, 22, of Jeanerette, LA, served in the 73D Engineer Company, 25th Infantry Division and died on December 21, 2004, in Mosul, Iraq.

Joel Egan Baldwin, an American Chief Petty Officer in the Navy, died in Mosul, Iraq, on December 21, 2004, at age 37 due to hostile action.

From CORONA, CA, CPL Castro, Jonathan served with the ARMY, 73D ENGINEER COMPANY, 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION, FORT LEWIS, WA, and died on December 21, 2004 in MOSUL, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

HSC, 133RD ENGINEER BATTALION, PORTLAND, ME, ARMY ? SGT Dostie, Thomas John (SOMERVILLE, ME), age 20, ? died in MOSUL, IRAQ on December 21, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

On December 21, 2004, the ARMY lost CPL Hewitt, Cory Michael of BUMPUS MILLS, TN in MOSUL, IRAQ. He was 26. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 31, CPT Jacobsen, William Waddoups Jr of PROVO, UT was serving with the ARMY, A COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 24TH INFANTRY, 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION, FORT LEWIS, WA, when he died in MOSUL, IRAQ on December 21, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

From CASTRO VALLEY, CA, SSG Johnson, Robert Scott served with the ARMY, A COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 24TH INFANTRY, 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION, FORT LEWIS, WA, and died on December 21, 2004 in MOSUL, IRAQ. He was 23. Cause: HOSTILE.

On December 21, 2004, the ARMY lost MSG Karpowich, Paul Daniel of BRIDGEPORT, PA in MOSUL, IRAQ. He was 30. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 20, SGT Mason, Nicholas Conan of KING GEORGE, VA was serving with the ARMY, C COMPANY, 276TH ENGINEER BATTALION, WEST POINT, VA 28131, when he died in MOSUL, IRAQ on December 21, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 5TH INFANTRY, 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION, FORT LEWIS, WA, SSG Melo, Julian S of BROOKLYN, NY, 47, died in MOSUL, IRAQ on December 21, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

In MOSUL, IRAQ on December 21, 2004, the ARMY lost SGM Odell, Robert Daniel of APPLE VALLEY, CA, 38, serving with HQ, INSCOM SUPPORT COMMAND, FORT BELVOIR, VA. Cause: HOSTILE.

LCPL Petsche, Neil David, 21, a native of LENA, IL, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, A CO, 1ST BN, 7TH MAR, 31ST MEU, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on December 21, 2004.

At 47, SSG Poulin, Lynn Robert Sr of FREEDOM, ME was serving with the ARMY, A COMPANY, 133RD ENGINEER BATTALION, BELFAST, MAINE, when he died in MOSUL, IRAQ on December 21, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

On December 21, 2004, the ARMY lost SGT Ruhren, David Alan of DALE CITY, VA in MOSUL, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

On December 21, 2004, the ARMY lost SSG Vankomen, Darren Dale of BECKLEY, WV in MOSUL, IRAQ. He was 33. Cause: HOSTILE.

96TH TRAN CO, 180TH TRAN BN, 13TH CORPS SUPPORT COM FORT HOOD TX, ARMY ? SSG Farmer, Donald Bernard (ZION, IL), age 33, ? died in KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT on December 19, 2004.

96TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, 180TH TRANSPORTATION BATTALION, FORT HOOD, TX, ARMY ? SGT Meza, Barry Kenneth (LEAGUE CITY, TX), age 23, ? died in SHUAYBAH, KUWAIT on December 19, 2004.