Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Michael Tauae Fuga, 47, of Nu'uuli, American Samoa, died on September 9, 2006, in Qalat, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

On September 9, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Benson, Johnathan Lee of NORTH BRANCH, MN in SAN ANTONIO, UNITED STATES. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, 118TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 519TH MILITARY POLICE BATTALION, FORT BRAGG, NC, PFC Seig, Anthony Phillip of SUNMAN, IN, 19, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on September 9, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

Sergeant First Class Merideth Leigh Howard, 52, of Corpus Christi, Texas, was a U.S. Army Reserve soldier with the 405th Civil Affairs Battalion. She died in a hostile incident in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2006.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Robert Joseph Paul, 43, of The Dalles, Oregon, died on September 8, 2006, in Kabul, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained in a hostile incident.

BATTERY A, 3D BATTALION, 16TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 2 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, ARMY ? SGT Gordon, David Wayne (WILLIAMSFIELD, OH), age 23, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on September 8, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, A BTRY, 1STBN, 10THMAR, (CLR-15, 1ST MLG FWD), 2D MARDIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, PFC Frassetto, Vincent Michael of TOMS RIVER, NJ, 21, died in ASR LYMAN, IRAQ on September 7, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 22, SGT Montes, Luis Antonio of EL CENTRO, CA was serving with the ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 22D INFANTRY, 1 BCT, (1AD), FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in FORT SAM HOUSTON, UNITED STATES on September 7, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

In SPANAWAY, UNITED STATES on September 7, 2006, the ARMY lost SPC Ramsey, David Joseph of TACOMA, WA, 27, serving with 47TH COMBAT SUPPORT HOSPITAL, 62ND MEDICAL BRIGADE, FORT LEWIS, WA.

SGT Carroll, John Azariah, age 26, of PONCA CITY, OK ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 6TH INFANTRY, BAUMHOLDER, GERMANY, ? died on September 6, 2006 in AR RAMADI, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

From JACKSON, MO, CPL Shank, Jeremy Reed served with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 27TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII, and died on September 6, 2006 in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 18. Cause: HOSTILE.

TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 167TH CAVALRY, FREMONT, NE, ARMY ? SGT Debro, Germaine Lamont (OMAHA, NE), age 33, ? died in BALAD, IRAQ on September 4, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

From REDLANDS, CA, PFC Gunterman, Hannah Leah served with the ARMY, 542D MAINTENANCE CO, 44TH CORPS SUPPORT BN, (189TH CSB), FORT LEWIS, WA, and died on September 4, 2006 in TAJI, IRAQ. She was 20.

LTC Gutierrez, Marshall Angelo, 41, a native of LAS VEGAS, NM, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 47TH AREA SUPPORT GROUP, CAMP DOHA, KUWAIT, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on September 4, 2006.

CPL Shoemaker, Jared Matthew, age 29, of TULSA, OK ? Reserve, MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 1ST BN, 25TH MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 4TH MAR DIV, BROKEN ARROW, OK, ? died on September 4, 2006 in FALLUJAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Reserve, MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 1ST BN, 25TH MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 4TH MAR DIV, AYER, MA, LCPL Valdepenas, Eric Paul of SEEKONK, MA, 21, died in FALLUJAH, IRAQ on September 4, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

Petty Officer Second Class Christopher Girard Walsh, 30, of St. Louis, Missouri, was a U.S. Navy corpsman assigned to a Marine unit. He was killed by hostile action in Fallujah, Iraq, on September 4, 2006.

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on September 3, 2006, the ARMY lost PFC Andino, Edwin Anthony Ii of CULPEPER, VA, 23, serving with COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 26TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, (4ID), WURZBURG, GERMANY. Cause: HOSTILE.