Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

From OWENSBORO, KY, SGT Harlan, James William served with the ARMY, 660TH TRANS (13CC), and died on May 14, 2004 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 44. Cause: HOSTILE.

In AN NAJAF, IRAQ on May 14, 2004, the ARMY lost PFC Mora, Michael Angelo of ARROYO GRANDE, CA, 19, serving with I TROOP, 3RD SQUADRON/2ND ARMORED CAVALRY REGT (1CAV) FORT POLK, LA 71459.

A COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 37TH ARMOR REGIMENT, (1AD), APO AE 09074, ARMY ? SPC Spakosky, Philip Ian (BROWNS MILLS, NJ), age 25, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on May 14, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

PFC Cutter, Brian Kenneth, age 19, of RIVERSIDE, CA ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, B CO, 3D AAV BN, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, ? died on May 13, 2004 in AL ASAD, IRAQ.

PFC Sturdy, Brandon Chauncy, 19, a native of URBANDALE, IA, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, F CO, 2D BN, 1ST MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on May 13, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

LCPL Savage, Jeremiah Edward, age 21, of LIVINGSTON, TN ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, (1-1 ID), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, ? died on May 12, 2004 in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Shaver, Jeffrey Ross, age 26, of MAPLE VALLEY, WA ? National Guard, ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 161ST INFANTRY, (1 CAV), SPOKANE, WA 99219-9038, ? died on May 12, 2004 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

In AL ASAD, IRAQ on May 11, 2004, the ARMY lost SPC Brinlee, Kyle Adam of PRYOR, OK, 21, serving with B COMPANY, 120TH ENGINEER BATTALION, WAGONER, OKLAHOMA 74467. Cause: HOSTILE.

SPC Tuazon, Andrew Lee, age 21, of CHESAPEAKE, VA ? Active Duty, ARMY, 293D MILITARY POLICE CO, 3D MILITARY POLICE BN (3 ID), FORT STEWART, GA 31314, ? died on May 10, 2004 in MOSUL, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

From AYDEN, NC, SGT Murray, Rodney Alan served with the ARMY, 351ST MILITARY POLICE COMPANY (16TH MP BDE), OCALA, FL 34471, and died on May 9, 2004 in BIAP, IRAQ. He was 28.

Cpl. Ronald Raymond Payne Jr., 23, of Lakeland, Florida, was a U.S. Marine killed in hostile action in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 8, 2004.

From JAMESTOWN, ND, SPC Brown, Philip Dorman served with the ARMY, B COMPANY, 141ST COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION, JAMESTOWN, ND 58402, and died on May 8, 2004 in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

From EAST GRAND FORKS, MN, SPC Holmes, James Jay served with the ARMY, CO B, 141ST COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION, JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA 58402-0268, and died on May 8, 2004 in LANDSTUHL, GERMANY. He was 28. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, FWD MAINTENANCE CO, 296TH BASE SUPPORT BN, 3D BCT, 2ID, FORT LEWIS, WA, SGT Rubalcava, Isela of EL PASO, TX, 25, died in MOSUL, IRAQ on May 8, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist Chase Ryan Whitham, 21, of Harrisburg, Oregon, was killed in action on May 8, 2004, in Mosul, Iraq.

SSG Hesley Box Jr, 24, from Nashville, AR, served in the National Guard, ARMY, and died in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 6, 2004, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

PFC Brandon James Wadman, 19, from Cape Coral, FL, was killed in action on May 5, 2004, in Bagram, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

On May 5, 2004, the ARMY lost SPC Buryj, Jesse Ryan of CANTON, OH in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.