Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Solomon Carias Bangayan, an American Army Specialist from Jay, VT, died on January 2, 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

CPT Hampton, Kimberly Nicole, age 27, of GREENVILLE, SC ? Reserve, ARMY, 1ST SQUADRON (AIR), 17TH CAVALRY, 82D AVIATION BRIGADE, FORT BRAGG, NC 28307, ? died on January 2, 2004 in FALLUJAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 28, CPT Paliwoda, Eric Thomas of GOODYEAR, AZ was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY B 4TH ENG. BN 3RD BDE COMBAT TEAM (4TH ID), FORT CARSON, CO 80913, when he died in BALAD, IRAQ on January 2, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

SPC Seiden, Marc Scott, age 26, of BRIGANTINE, NJ ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B 2ND BN, 325TH AIRBORNE INF. REGIMENT, FORT BRAGG, NC 28307, ? died on January 2, 2004 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C 1ST ENG BN 1ST BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, 1ST ID, FORT RILEY, KS 66442, SGT Corral, Dennis Anthony of KEARNEY, NE, 33, died in BIAP, IRAQ on January 1, 2004.

From FOOTHILL RANCH, CA, SPC Pollard, Justin William served with the ARMY, G TROOP 2ND SQUADRON, 3RD ACR, FORT CARSON, COLORADO 80913, and died on December 30, 2003 in LATHAM, IRAQ. He was 21.

CPT Ernesto Manuel Blanco, an American soldier from San Antonio, TX, died in hostile action in Qaryat Ash Shababi, Iraq on December 28, 2003, at the age of 28.

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on December 28, 2003, the ARMY lost PV2 Cuervo, Rey David of LAGUNA VISTA, TX, 24, serving with HHT 1ST BATTALION 2ND ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT POLK, LA 71459. Cause: HOSTILE.

In FOB SPEICHER, IRAQ on December 28, 2003, the ARMY lost SGT Jordan, Curt Edward Jr of GREENACRES, WA, 25, serving with A COMPANY, 14TH ENGINEER BATTALION, FORT LEWIS, WA 98433.

On December 26, 2003, the ARMY lost SPC Haight, Charles Guyn of JACKSONVILLE, AL in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 23. Cause: HOSTILE.

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on December 26, 2003, the ARMY lost SPC Mihalakis, Michael George of SAN JOSE, CA, 18, serving with 270TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95819.

In BAQUBAH, IRAQ on December 26, 2003, the ARMY lost SSG Sutter, Michael John of TINLEY PARK, IL, 28, serving with 745TH ORDNANCE DETACHMENT, CAMP GRAYLING, GRAYLING, MI 49739. Cause: HOSTILE.

652ND ENGINEER BATTALION, ELLSWORTH USARC, ELLSWORTH, WI 54011, ARMY ? SSG Christensen, Thomas Walter (ATLANTIC MINE, MI), age 42, ? died in BALAD, IRAQ on December 25, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.

On December 25, 2003, the ARMY lost SSG Hattamer, Stephen Clarence of GWINN, MI in BAQUBA, IRAQ. He was 43. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Benjamin Walter Biskie, 27, from Vermilion, OH, served with the U.S. Army's HHC 5th Engineer Battalion when he died in Samarra, Iraq, on December 24, 2003.

On December 24, 2003, the ARMY lost CSM Cooke, Eric Francis of SCOTTSDALE, AZ in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 43. Cause: HOSTILE.

HHC 5TH ENGINEER BATTALION 1ST ENGINEER BRIGADE, FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO 65473, ARMY ? CPT Soelzer, Christopher Frank (STURGIS, SD), age 26, ? died in BALAD, IRAQ on December 24, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.

From PLATTEVILLE, WI, MAJ Splinter, Christopher Jon served with the ARMY, HHC, 5TH ENGINEER BATTALION, FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO 65473, and died on December 24, 2003 in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 43. Cause: HOSTILE.