Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

In CAMP KOREAN VILLAGE, IRAQ on December 18, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost CAPT Kryst, Kevin Michael of WEST BEND, WI, 27, serving with HMLA-267, MAG-39, 3D MAW, CAMP PENDLETON, CA. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 34, SSG Mintzlaff, Brian Lee of GRAND PRAIRIE, TX was serving with the ARMY, HHT, 2D SQUADRON, 8TH CAVALRY, 1 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in TAJI, IRAQ on December 18, 2006.

At 19, PFC Stanton, Seth Michael of COLORADO SPRINGS, CO was serving with the ARMY, TROOP C, 1ST SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY, 1 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in BALAD, IRAQ on December 17, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 19, PFC Baines, Joe Luis of NEWARK, NJ was serving with the ARMY, TROOP C, 1ST SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in TAJI, IRAQ on December 16, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

On December 16, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Palmer, Nicklas James of LEADVILLE, CO in FALLUJAH, IRAQ. He was 19. Cause: HOSTILE.

SSG Staats, David Roger, age 30, of PUEBLO, CO ? Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP C, 1ST SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX, ? died on December 16, 2006 in TAJI, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 22, CPL Stanley, Matthew Joseph of WOLFEBORO FALLS, NH was serving with the ARMY, TROOP C, 1ST SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in TAJI, IRAQ on December 16, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist Joseph Edgar Phaneuf II, 38, of Eastford, Connecticut, died on December 15, 2006, in Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

PFC Balint, Paul Jr, 22, a native of WILLOW PARK, TX, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 26TH INFANTRY, LEDWARD BARRACKS, GM, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on December 15, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

SSG Kahalewai, Henry Kanehunamok Jr, age 44, of HILO, HI ? Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP A, 1ST SQUADRON, 14TH CAVALRY, 2 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, ? died on December 15, 2006 in SAN ANTONIO, UNITED STATES. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 2D BN, 3D MAR, (RCT-7, I MEF FWD), 3D MAR DIV, KANEOHE BAY, HI, LCPL Clark, Matthew William of ST LOUIS, MO, 22, died in ALBU HAYATT, IRAQ on December 14, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

In THERMOPOLIS, UNITED STATES on December 14, 2006, the ARMY lost SFC Spatol, Theodore Arnold of THERMOPOLIS, WY, 59, serving with 1041ST ENGINEER ASSAULT FLOAT BRIDGE, ROCK SPRINGS, WY.

Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, H&S CO, 1ST TANK BN, 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, LCPL Yepsen, Luke Carney of KINGWOOD, TX, 20, died in FALLUJAH, IRAQ on December 14, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 47, MAJ Davis, Gloria Dean of SAINT LOUIS, MO was serving with the ARMY, DEFENSE SECURITY ASSISTANCE AGENCY, WASHINGTON, DC, when she died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on December 12, 2006.

In MOSUL, IRAQ on December 12, 2006, the ARMY lost SGT Dunkleberger, Brent William of NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA, 29, serving with TROOP C, 2D SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY, FORT BLISS, TX. Cause: HOSTILE.

COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 123D ARMOR, MARION, KY, ARMY ? SSG Clemons, Thomas Wade (LEITCHFIELD, KY), age 37, ? died in AD DIWANIYAN (CAMP ECHO), IRAQ on December 11, 2006.

At 21, LCPL Cote, Budd Michael of MARANA, AZ was serving with the MARINE CORPS, S CO, MWSS-373, MWSG-37, 3D MAW, (I MEF FWD), MCAS SAN DIEGO, CA, when he died in AL KHALIDIYAH, IRAQ on December 11, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, S CO, MWSS-373, MWSG-37, 3D MAW, (I MEF FWD), MCAS SAN DIEGO, CA, CPL Dillon, Matthew Vincent of AIKEN, SC, 25, died in AL KHALIDIYAH, IRAQ on December 11, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.