Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

MAJ Ahearn, James Michael, 43, a native of CONCORD, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 96TH CIVIL AFFAIRS BATTALION, 95TH CIVIL AFFAIRS BRIGADE, FORT BRAGG, NC, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on July 5, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, HQ CO, 1ST BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, CPL Allbaugh, Jeremy David of LUTHER, OK, 21, died in AL QAIM, IRAQ on July 5, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Kline, Keith Allen, 24, a native of OAK HARBOR, OH, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 96TH CIVIL AFFAIRS BATTALION, FORT BRAGG, NC, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on July 5, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

On July 5, 2007, the ARMY lost CPL Ring, Michelle Raylene of MARTIN, TN in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. She was 26. Cause: HOSTILE.

COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 12TH CAVALRY, 4 BCT, FORT BLISS, TX, ARMY ? CPL Stacey, Jeremy Leon (BISMARCK, AR), age 23, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on July 5, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 23, LCPL Stacy, Steven Anthony of COOS BAY, OR was serving with the MARINE CORPS, L CO, 3D BN, 1ST MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, when he died in AL TAQQADUM, IRAQ on July 5, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

Sgt. Anthony Michael Kress Vinnedge, 24, of Okeana, Ohio, served with the Ohio Army National Guard's Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 107th Cavalry. He was killed in action on July 5, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq.

On July 4, 2007, the ARMY lost SPC Davis, Steven Alexander of WOODBRIDGE, VA in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 23. Cause: HOSTILE.

On July 4, 2007, the ARMY lost PFC Engstrom, Andrew Travis of SLATON, TX in TAJI, IRAQ. He was 22.

At 33, CW3 Oswell, Scott Alan Muir of OLYMPIA, WA was serving with the ARMY, TROOP A, 4TH SQUADRON, 6TH CAVALRY, FORT LEWIS, WA, when he died in MOSUL, IRAQ on July 4, 2007.

On July 2, 2007, the MARINE CORPS lost SSGT Apineru, Faoa Leonidas of YORBA LINDA, CA in PALO ALTO, UNITED STATES. He was 31. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, H&S CO, 2D BN, 7TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, LCPL Garcia Schill, Juan Manuel of GRANTS PASS, OR, 20, died in AL TAQADDUM, IRAQ on July 2, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

From NEWPORT, OH, 1LT Rutherford, Christopher Neil served with the ARMY, FORWARD SUPPORT GROUP, 19TH ENGINEER BATTALION, FORT KNOX, KY, and died on July 2, 2007 in TIKRIT, IRAQ. He was 25. Cause: HOSTILE.

From JOHNSTOWN, PA, SFC Buchan, Raymond Richard served with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 18TH INFANTRY, SCHWEINFURT, GM, and died on July 1, 2007 in TA`MEEM, IRAQ. He was 33. Cause: HOSTILE.

From RINGGOLD, GA, LCPL Chambers, William Craig served with the MARINE CORPS, C CO, 1ST BN, 2D MAR, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, and died on July 1, 2007 in ALBU HYATT, IRAQ. He was 20.

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on July 1, 2007, the ARMY lost CPL Garcia, Victor Abraham of RIALTO, CA, 22, serving with COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 38TH INFANTRY, FORT LEWIS, WA. Cause: HOSTILE.

PFC Rossi, Jonathan Michael, 20, a native of SAFETY HARBOR, FL, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 12TH CAVALRY, 4 BCT, FORT BLISS, TX, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on July 1, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

SSG Ruoff, Michael Lee Jr, age 31, of YOSEMITE, CA ? Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 77TH ARMOR, SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY, ? died on July 1, 2007 in TA`MEEM, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.