Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

In AD DAWR, IRAQ on February 24, 2005, the ARMY lost SSG Gresham, Daniel Gene of LINCOLN, IL, 23, serving with 797TH ORDNANCE CO (EOD), 52D ORD GROUP, (MNC-I), FORT SAM HOUSTON, TX. Cause: HOSTILE.

From SPRINGFIELD, IL, CPL Palmatier, Jacob Christopher served with the ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 30TH INFANTRY, (TF LIBERTY), FORT BENNING, GA, and died on February 24, 2005 in MUQDADIYAH, IRAQ. He was 29. Cause: HOSTILE.

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on February 23, 2005, the ARMY lost SSG Olivier, Nicholas Joseph of JACKSON, MS, 26, serving with B COMPANY, 3D BATTALION, 156TH INFANTRY, 256TH INFANTRY BRIGADE, V CORPS, PINEVILLE, LA. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 28, SSG Steffeney, Eric Matthew of WATERLOO, IA was serving with the ARMY, 18TH ORDNANCE COMPANY, 184TH ORDNANCE BATTALION, 52ND ORDNANCE GROUP, FORT BRAGG, NC, when he died in TUZ, IRAQ on February 23, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

LCPL Trevor David Aston, 32, from Austin, Texas, served in the Marine Corps and was killed in action in Haditha, Iraq, on February 22, 2005.

SSG Day, David Fredrick, age 25, of ST LOUIS PARK, MN ? National Guard, ARMY, C BATTERY, 1ST BATTALION, 151ST FIELD ARTILLERY, 34TH INFANTRY DIVISION, MORRIS, MN, ? died on February 21, 2005 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Lhotka, Jesse Marvin, 24, a native of ALEXANDRIA, MN, died serving in the National Guard, ARMY, C BATTERY, 1ST BATTALION, 151ST FIELD ARTILLERY, 34TH INFANTRY DIVISION, MORRIS, MN, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on February 21, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

CPL Olson, John Thomas, 21, a native of ELK GROVE, IL, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, HQ BN, (3D BN, 8TH MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on February 21, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

C BATTERY, 1ST BATTALION, 151ST FIELD ARTILLERY, 34TH INFANTRY DIVISION, III CORPS, MORRIS, MN, ARMY ? 1LT Timmerman, Jason Gary (TRACY, MN), age 24, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on February 21, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, A CO, 1ST BN, 7TH MAR, (RCT-7), 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, CPL Clarke, Kevin Michael of TINLEY PARK, IL, 21, died in AL QAIM, IRAQ on February 19, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, A COMPANY , 1ST BATTALION, 24TH INFANTRY, 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION, FORT LEWIS, WA, SPC Gertson, Clinton Ross of HOUSTON, TX, 26, died in MOSUL, IRAQ on February 19, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on February 19, 2005, the ARMY lost 1LT Malson, Adam Michael of ROCHESTER HILLS, MI, 23, serving with COMPANY A, 4TH BATTALION, 31ST INFANTRY, (TF BAGHDAD), FORT DRUM, NY. Cause: HOSTILE.

On February 19, 2005, the ARMY lost SGT Trahan, Seth Randell of CROWLEY, LA in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Gil, Carlos Javier, 30, a native of ORLANDO, FL, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, 377TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, 3D CORPS SUPPORT COMMAND, MANHEIM, GE, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on February 18, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

In TAL AFAR, IRAQ on February 17, 2005, the ARMY lost SGT Hernandez, Frank Bustamante of PHOENIX, AZ, 21, serving with C TROOP, 2D SQD, 14TH CAV, 25TH ID (MULTI-NATIONAL CORPS-I), FORT LEWIS, WA. Cause: HOSTILE.

Katrina Lani Bell-johnson, an American Army Specialist, died in Ba'qubah, Iraq on February 16, 2005, at age 32.

On February 16, 2005, the ARMY lost SPC Carter, Justin Blake of MANSFIELD, MO in FOB MCKENZIE, IRAQ. He was 21.

From CLAREMORE, OK, SSG Hendrix, Jason Russell served with the ARMY, C CO, 1ST BN, 9TH INFANTRY, 2D INFANTRY DIVISION (1 MEF), FORT CARSON, CO, and died on February 16, 2005 in TAQUDDUM, IRAQ. He was 28. Cause: HOSTILE.