Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

In ROUTE CARDINAL, IRAQ on April 9, 2004, the ARMY lost PFC Goodrich, Gregory Ronald of BARTONVILLE, IL, 37, serving with 724TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, BARTONVILLE, IL 61607-1775. Cause: HOSTILE.

SFC Jones, Raymond Edison Jr, 31, a native of GAINESVILLE, FL, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, C BATTERY, 1ST BATTALION / 7TH FA (1ID), APO AE 09033 (SCHWEINFURT, GE), during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 9, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, 230TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, APO AE 09227 (KAISERSLAUTERN, GE), SPC Kephart, Jonathan Roy of OIL CITY, PA, 21, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on April 9, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

SSG Mallet, Toby Wayne, age 26, of KAPLAN, LA ? Active Duty, ARMY, C BTRY, 1ST BATTALION/7TH FIELD ARTILLERY (1ST ID) APO AE 09033 (SCHWEINFURT, GE), ? died on April 9, 2004 in BAYJI, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

On April 9, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Matula, Matthew Edward of SPICEWOOD, TX in Iraq. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

SSG Mcmahan, Don Steven, 31, a native of NASHVILLE, TN, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, 1/94TH FA, 1AD, BAUMHOLDER, GE, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 9, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

On April 9, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Phelps, Chance Russell of CLIFTON, CO in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. He was 19. Cause: HOSTILE.

From DAVENPORT, IA, SGT Speer, Michael Raymond served with the MARINE CORPS, F CO, 2D BN, 2D MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, and died on April 9, 2004 in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. He was 24. Cause: HOSTILE.

WPNS CO, 3D BN, 7TH MAR, RCT-7, 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? LCPL Torrez, Elias Iii (VERIBEST, TX), age 21, ? died in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ on April 9, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

C COMPANY, 2D BATTALION, 2D INFANTRY, (1ID), APO AE 09112 (VILSECK, GE), ARMY ? SPC Vandayburg, Allen Jeffrey (MANSFIELD, OH), age 20, ? died in BAREZ, IRAQ on April 9, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

Levi Tuddy Angell, a 20-year-old Marine from Cloquet, MN, was killed in hostile action on April 8, 2004, in Abu Ghurayb, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

In AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ on April 8, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Dieruf, Nicholas James of VERSAILLES, KY, 21, serving with WPNS CO, 1ST LAR BN, RCT-7, 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA. Cause: HOSTILE.

From ELK GROVE, IL, LCPL Frank, Phillip Edward served with the MARINE CORPS, G CO, 2D BN, 1ST MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, and died on April 8, 2004 in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 30, SSGT Harrell, William Merrill of PLACENTIA, CA was serving with the MARINE CORPS, B CO, 1ST BN, 5TH MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, when he died in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ on April 8, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

From UNADILLA, NY, SPC Nieves, Isaac Michael served with the ARMY, A COMPANY, 82ND ENGINEER BATTALION (1ST ID), APO AE 09139 (BAMBERG, GE), and died on April 8, 2004 in BANI SAAD, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

1ST BN, 5TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? 1STLT Palmer, Joshua Michael (BANNING, CA), age 25, ? died in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ on April 8, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

Corporal Michael Blake Wafford, a 20-year-old U.S. Marine from Spring, Texas, was killed in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 8, 2004.

Lance Corporal Christopher Brandon Wasser, 21, of Ottawa, Kansas, was a U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines. He was killed in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 8, 2004.