Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

At 24, SGT Straub, Francis Joseph Jr of PHILADELPHIA, PA was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 111TH INFANTRY, (TF LIBERTY), PHILADELPHIA, PA, when he died in BAYJI, IRAQ on August 9, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

Staff Sergeant Christopher Matthew Falkel, 22, was a U.S. Army Special Forces communications sergeant from Highlands Ranch, Colorado. He was killed in action on August 8, 2005, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

SSGT Gonzales Cordova, Ramon Ernesto, age 30, of DAVIE, FL ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, H&S CO, 1STBN, 5THMAR, (2-28 BCT, 2D MARDIV), 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, ? died on August 8, 2005 in AR RAMADI, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on August 8, 2005, the ARMY lost SGT Kalladeen, Anthony Nelson of PURCHASE, NY, 26, serving with CO B,1ST BN, 69TH INF, 256TH BCT (TF BAGHDAD), NEW YORK, NY. Cause: HOSTILE.

PFC Rios, Hernando, age 29, of QUEENS, NY ? National Guard, ARMY, COMPANY B,1ST BATTALION, 69TH INFANTRY, 256TH BCT (TF BAGHDAD), NEW YORK, NY, ? died on August 8, 2005 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

From KINGMAN, AZ, SPC Reyna, Seferino Jose served with the ARMY, CO A, 70TH ENGINEER BN, 3D BDE, 1ST ARMOR DIV. (TF BAGHDAD), FORT RILEY, KS, and died on August 7, 2005 in TAJI, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

In AL AMIRIYAH, IRAQ on August 6, 2005, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Comley, Chase Johnson of LEXINGTON, KY, 21, serving with B CO, 2D AAV BN, (RCT8), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Jeffcoat, Brahim Jamal, 25, a native of PHILADELPHIA, PA, died serving in the National Guard, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 111TH INFANTRY (TF LIBERTY), PHILADELPHIA, PA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on August 6, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

SPC Krout, Kurt Eric, 43, a native of LANSDALE, PA, died serving in the National Guard, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 111TH INFANTRY (TF LIBERTY), PHILADELPHIA, PA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on August 6, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 36, GYSGT Ball, Terry Wayne Jr of EAST PEORIA, IL was serving with the MARINE CORPS, I CO, 3D BN, 8TH MAR, (RCT-8), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, when he died in BETHESDA, UNITED STATES on August 5, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

On August 5, 2005, the ARMY lost SFC Derenda, Robert Valerian of LEDBETTER, KY in RUBI' AH, IRAQ. He was 42. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Brett Eugene Walden, 40, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was killed by hostile action on August 5, 2005, in Rubi' ah, Iraq.

Gunnery Sergeant Theodore Clark Jr., 31, of Emporia, Virginia, was a U.S. Marine killed in Gardez, Afghanistan, on August 4, 2005.

U.S. Army Private First Class Damian James Garza, 19, of Odessa, Texas, was killed in action on August 4, 2005, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, while serving with the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment.

Private John Mckenzie Henderson Jr., 21, of Columbus, Georgia, was a U.S. Army Ranger assigned to HHC, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. He was killed in action on August 4, 2005, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

In MADISON, UNITED STATES on August 4, 2005, the MARINE CORPS lost SSGT Simon, Chad Jerome of DANE, WI, 32, serving with G CO, 2D BN, 24TH MAR, (24TH MEU, 1ST MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, MADISON, WI. Cause: HOSTILE.

In MOSUL, IRAQ on August 4, 2005, the ARMY lost PFC Thompson, Nils George of CONFLUENCE, PA, 19, serving with COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 24TH INFANTRY (TF LIBERTY), FORT LEWIS, WA. Cause: HOSTILE.

L CO, 3D BN, 25TH MAR, (RCT-2, 2D MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, COLUMBUS, OH, MARINE CORPS ? LCPL Bell, Timothy Michael Jr (BUTLER, OH), age 22, ? died in BARWANAH, IRAQ on August 3, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.