Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

SGT Garrigus, Mickel Davied, 24, a native of ELMA, WA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, 543D MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 92D MP BATTALION, (89TH MP BDE), FORT DRUM, NY, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on January 27, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

On January 27, 2007, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Melia, Anthony Charles of THOUSAND OAKS, CA in AR RAMADI, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

On January 27, 2007, the ARMY lost SPC St John, Jon Bailey Ii of NEENAH, WI in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 25. Cause: HOSTILE.

HHC, 2D SQUADRON, 8TH CAVALRY, 1 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, ARMY ? CPL Swanson, Timothy Allen (SAN ANTONIO, TX), age 21, ? died in TAJI, IRAQ on January 27, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

PFC Toomalatai, David Tipo, age 19, of LONG BEACH, CA ? Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 2D SQUADRON, 8TH CAV, 1 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, ? died on January 27, 2007 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP B, 6TH SQUADRON, 9TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX, SPC Fairlie, Nathan Paul of CANDOR, NY, 21, died in BAQUBAH, IRAQ on January 26, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

Reserve, ARMY, COMPANY A, 402D CIVIL AFFAIRS BATTALION, 3 SBCT, (25 ID), TONAWANDA, NY, MAJ Johnson, Alan Ricardo of YAKIMA, WA, 44, died in DUWIG, IRAQ on January 26, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

Michael Christopher Balsley, a 23-year-old American from Hayward, CA, served in the Army's 3-61 CAV, 2 BCT, 2 ID and died in Baghdad on January 25, 2007.

SGT Fuller, Alexander Henry, age 21, of CENTERVILLE, MA ? Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP B, 3D SQUADRON, 61ST CAVALRY, FORT CARSON, CO, ? died on January 25, 2007 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

On January 25, 2007, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Kidd, Mark David of MILFORD, MI in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 26. Cause: HOSTILE.

SPC Shipp, Darrell Wayne, age 25, of SAN ANTONIO, TX ? Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 2D SQUADRON, 5TH CAVALRY, 1 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, ? died on January 25, 2007 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

SFC Callahan, Keith Alan, 31, a native of MCCLURE, PA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 325TH INFANTRY, FORT BRAGG, NC, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on January 24, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on January 24, 2007, the ARMY lost SSG Leija, Hector of HOUSTON, TX, 27, serving with COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA. Cause: HOSTILE.

In FALLUJAH, IRAQ on January 23, 2007, the MARINE CORPS lost SGT Johnston, Gary Scott of WINDTHORST, TX, 21, serving with A CO, 3D RECON, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 3D MAR DIV, OKINAWA, JAPAN. Cause: HOSTILE.

In AL TAQADDUM, IRAQ on January 23, 2007, the MARINE CORPS lost SGT Kashkoush, Michael Mclaren of CHAGRIN FALLS, OH, 24, serving with C CO, 3D INTEL BN, (2D INTEL BN, I MHG, I MEF FWD), III MEF, OKINAWA, JAPAN. Cause: HOSTILE.

Staff Sergeant Michael Josef Wiggins, 26, of Cleveland, Ohio, was killed in action on January 23, 2007, in Balad, Iraq. He was a member of the 79th Ordnance Battalion, based at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

From HUBER HEIGHTS, OH, CPL Brown, Nicholas Paul served with the ARMY, COMPANY D, 2ND SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY, FORT BLISS, TX, and died on January 22, 2007 in MOSUL, IRAQ. He was 24. Cause: HOSTILE.

National Guard, ARMY, 46TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, KINGSFORD, MI, SPC Stout, Brandon L of GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 23, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on January 22, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.