Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

In KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT on March 16, 2004, the ARMY lost MSG Thigpen, Thomas Ruel Sr of AUGUSTA, GA, 52, serving with HHC, 151ST SIGNAL BATTALION, 201 PERIMETER ROAD, GREENVILLE, SC 29605.

National Guard, ARMY, HHB FWD 1ST BN 86TH FA, WILLISTON, VT 05495, SGT Normandy, William Joseph of MONTPELIER, VT, 42, died in KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT on March 15, 2004.

PFC Joel Kenneth Brattain, 21, from South Lake Tahoe, CA, served in the U.S. Army and died in Baghdad, Iraq on March 14, 2004.

D CO, 1ST BATTALION / 504TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, (82ND AD), FORT BRAGG, NC 28307, ARMY ? SFC Ferrin, Clint Daniel (PICAYUNE, MS), age 31, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on March 14, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

HHC 1ST BATTALION / 120TH INFANTRY REGIMENT (M), WILMINGTON, NC 28405, ARMY ? SPC Carrasquillo, Jocelyn Luis (WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC), age 28, ? died in TAMPA, IRAQ on March 13, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

In TIKRIT, IRAQ on March 13, 2004, the ARMY lost SPC Ford, Jason Christopher of BOWIE, MD, 21, serving with COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION / 18TH INFANTRY, APO AE 09033 (SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY). Cause: HOSTILE.

In TIKRIT, IRAQ on March 13, 2004, the ARMY lost CPT Kurth, John Frederick of COLUMBUS, WI, 31, serving with B CO 1ST BATTALION 18TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, APO AE 09033 (SCHWEINFURT, GE). Cause: HOSTILE.

At 22, SGT Londono, Daniel Jesus of BOSTON, MA was serving with the ARMY, D COMPANY 1ST BATTALION 504 INFANTRY REGIMENT, FORT BRAGG, NC 28307, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on March 13, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 37, SSG Dunigan, Joe Larry Jr of BELTON, TX was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY B 1ST BN 16TH INFANTRY, (1ST ID), FORT RILEY, KS 66442, when he died in FALLUJAH, IRAQ on March 11, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, B COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION / 16TH INFANTRY, FORT RILEY, KS 66442, SPC Hill, Christopher Kenneth of CHARLOTTE, NC, 26, died in FALLUJAH, IRAQ on March 11, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

SPC Hoyer, Bert Edwards, age 23, of ELLSWORTH, WI ? Reserve, ARMY, 652ND ENGINEER COMPANY, 159 WEST MAIN STREET, ELLSWORTH, WI 54011-9999, ? died on March 10, 2004 in BA`QUBAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Edward Walter Brabazon, an American soldier from Philadelphia, PA, died on March 9, 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

In TAMPA, IRAQ on March 9, 2004, the ARMY lost SFC Gottfried, Richard Steven of LAKE OZARK, MO, 42, serving with HHC, DIVISION SUPPORT COMMAND (1ST ID), APO AE 09301. Cause: HOSTILE.

On March 8, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost PFC Milczark, Matthew Gregory of KETTLE RIVER, MN in CAMP VICTORY, KUWAIT. He was 18.

CPT Jones, Gussie Mae, 41, a native of SHREVEPORT, LA, died serving in the Reserve, ARMY, 31ST COMBAT SUPPORT HOSPITAL, FORT BLISS, TEXAS 79916, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on March 7, 2004.

On March 5, 2004, the NAVY lost PO2 Gray, Michael Jason of RICHMOND, VA in SABAHIYA, KUWAIT. He was 32.

At 22, SGT Woodliff, Michael Richard of PORT CHARLOTTE, FL was serving with the ARMY, HHC, 1ST BN / 37TH ARMOR (1ST ARMOR DIVISION), APO AE 09074, FRIEDBERG, GERMANY, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on March 2, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist David Eugene Hall, 21, of Uniontown, Kansas, was killed in action on February 26, 2004, in Kabul, Afghanistan.