Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

LCPL Bernholtz, Eric James, age 23, of FRANKLIN, OH ? Reserve, MARINE CORPS, L CO, 3D BN, 25TH MAR, (RCT-2, 2D MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, COLUMBUS, OH, ? died on August 3, 2005 in BARWANAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

In BARWANAH, IRAQ on August 3, 2005, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Bloem, Nicholas William Baart of BELGRADE, MT, 20, serving with B CO, 4TH RECON BN, 4TH MAR DIV, BILLINGS, MT. Cause: HOSTILE.

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

LCPL Dyer, Christopher Jenkins, age 19, of HAMILTON, OH ? Reserve, MARINE CORPS, L CO, 3D BN, 25TH MAR, (RCT-2, 2D MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, COLUMBUS, OH, ? died on August 3, 2005 in BARWANAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 22, LCPL Fraser, Grant Bruce of ANCHORAGE, AK was serving with the MARINE CORPS, I & I STAFF, E CO, 4TH RECON BN, 4TH MAR DIV, ELMENDORF AFB, AK, when he died in BARWANAH, IRAQ on August 3, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Ganey, Jerry Lewis Jr, 29, a native of FOLKSTON, GA, died serving in the National Guard, ARMY, COMPANY C, 648TH ENGINEER BATTALION, 48TH INF BDE (TF BAGHDAD), STATESBORO, GA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on August 3, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 21, SPC Gibbs, Mathew Vincent of AMBROSE, GA was serving with the ARMY, HHC, 648TH ENGINEER BATTALION, 48TH INF BDE, (24 ID), STATESBORO, GA, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on August 3, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

On August 3, 2005, the MARINE CORPS lost SGT Harper, Bradley Jared of MUSKINGUM, OH in BARWANAH, IRAQ. He was 25. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Hoffman, Justin Fenton, 27, a native of DELAWARE, OH, died serving in the Reserve, MARINE CORPS, CO L, 3D BN, 25TH MAR, (RCT-2, 2D MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, COLUMBUS, OH, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on August 3, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

In BARWANAH, IRAQ on August 3, 2005, the MARINE CORPS lost SGT Kreuter, David Kenneth John of CINCINNATI, OH, 26, serving with L CO, 3D BN, 25TH MAR, (RCT-2, 2D MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, COLUMBUS, OH. Cause: HOSTILE.

In BARWANAH, IRAQ on August 3, 2005, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Reed, Aaron Howard of ROSS, OH, 21, serving with L CO, 3D BN, 25TH MAR, (RCT-2, 2D MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, COLUMBUS, OH. Cause: HOSTILE.

From CLEVELAND, OH, LCPL Schroeder, Edward August Ii served with the MARINE CORPS, L C0, 3D BN, 25TH MAR, (RCT-2, 2D MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, COLUMBUS, OH, and died on August 3, 2005 in BARWANAH, IRAQ. He was 23. Cause: HOSTILE.

Reserve, MARINE CORPS, 3D PLT, A CO, 4TH AA BN, (RCT-2, 2D MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, GULFPORT, MS, CPL Stewart, David Stephen of WASHINGTON, LA, 24, died in BARWANAH, IRAQ on August 3, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

LCPL Strain, Adam James, 20, a native of SMARTSVILLE, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, CO B, 1ST BN, 5TH MAR, (2-28 BCT, 2D MAR DIV), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on August 3, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

Sgt. 1st Class Charles Houghton Warren, 36, of Duluth, Georgia, was a U.S. Army National Guard soldier. He died in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 3, 2005, from hostile action.

Lance Cpl. Kevin Gachau Waruinge, 22, of Hillsborough, Florida, was a U.S. Marine Corps reservist. He was killed by hostile action on August 3, 2005, in Barwanah, Iraq.

Lance Corporal William Brett Wightman, a 22-year-old U.S. Marine from Clinton, Ohio, was killed by hostile action on August 3, 2005, in Barwanah, Iraq.

CPL Boskovitch, Jeffrey Allen, age 25, of CUYAHOGA, OH ? Reserve, MARINE CORPS, H&S CO, 3D BN, 25TH MAR, (RCT-2, 2D MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, BROOKPARK, OH, ? died on August 2, 2005 in HADITHAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.