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NAME
AGE
UNIT
HOMETOWN
DETAILS
Spc. Eugene A. Uhl III
21
1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Amherst, Wisconsin
Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2003
Rick A. Ulbright
49
Department of the Air Force civilian assigned to the 33rd Field Investigative Squadron
Waldorf, Maryland
Died at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, from wounds received during a mortar attack on August 8, 2004
Pfc. Daniel P. Unger
19
1st Battalion, 185th Armor Regiment, 81st Armor Brigade, California Army National Guard
Exeter, California
Killed during a rocket attack on Forward Operating Base Kalsu near Iskandariyah, Iraq, on May 25, 2004
1st Sgt. Ernest E. Utt
38
Battery B, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Hammond, Illinois
Killed when two 122mm rockets were fired into his forward operating base in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 27, 2004
Staff Sgt. Gary A. Vaillant
41
2nd Battalion, 72nd Armor Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
Trujillo, Puerto Rico
Kiled when his tank ran over an improvised explosive device in Khalidiya, Iraq, on September 5, 2004
Lance Cpl. Ruben Valdez Jr.
21
3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
San Diego, Texas
Died due to injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 17, 2004
Sgt. Melissa Valles
26
64th Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Eagle Pass, Texas
Died of a non-combat gunshot wound on July 9, 2003, in Balad, Iraq
Spc. Allen J. Vandayburg
20
2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Mansfield, Ohio
Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle in Barez, Iraq, on April 9, 2004
Chief Warrant Officer Brian K. Van Dusen
39
571st Air Medical Company, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Columbus, Ohio
Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk medical helicopter he was aboard crashed in the Tigris River near Samarra, Iraq, on May 9, 2003
Lance Cpl. John J. Vangyzen IV
21
3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Dighton, Massachusetts
Died as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on July 5, 2004
Lance Cpl. Gary F. Van Leuven
20
3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Died due to injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 17, 2004
Cpl. Matteo Vanzan
23
Lagunari Regiment, Italian Army
Venice, Italy
Died on May 17, 2004 of shrapnel wounds received in a mortar attack on an Italian military base in Nasiriya, Iraq, on May 16, 2004
Staff Sgt. Mark D. Vasquez
35
1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
Port Huron, Michigan
Killed when the Bradley Fighting Vehicle he was in was struck by an improvised explosive device in Fallujah, Iraq, on November 8, 2003
Spc. Frances M. Vega
20
151st Adjutant General Postal Company, 3rd Personnel Group
Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico
Vega was aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter when it crashed near Fallujah, Iraq, on November 2, 2003
1st Lt. Michael W. Vega
41
223rd Military Intelligence Company, 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion, California Army National Guard
Lathrop, California
Vega was injured when his military vehicle rolled over in Diwaniyah, Iraq, on March 11, 2004. He was evacuated to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, D.C., where he died on March 20, 2004.
Master Sgt. Alfonso Vega Calvo
41
Spanish National Intelligence Center and Army Light Infantry Division
Stuttgart, Germany
Killed when a convoy of Spanish military intelligence officials was ambushed in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on November 29, 2003
Staff Sgt. Paul A. Velazquez
29
2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, III Corps Artillery
California
Velazquez was onboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter when it crashed near Fallujah, Iraq, on November 2, 2003
Cpl. David M. Vicente
25
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Methuen, Massachusetts
Killed in an attack near Hit, Iraq, on March 19, 2004
Cpl. Scott M. Vincent
21
2nd Light Armored Recon- naissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force
Bokoshe, Oklahoma
Died due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 30, 2004
Staff Sgt. Kimberly A. Voelz
27
703rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated as she was responding to an explosive ordnance disposal call in Iskandariyah, Iraq, on December 14, 2003
Spc. Thai Vue
22
127th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade
Willows, California
Killed when a mortar round hit the motor pool where he was working in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 18, 2004
Lance Cpl. Michael B. Wafford
20
1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Spring, Texas
Died due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 8, 2004
Sgt. Christopher A. Wagener
24
10th Aviation Battalion, 10th Mountain Division
Fairview Heights, Illinois
Killed when his convoy vehicle hit a land mine in Mosul, Iraq, on July 1, 2004
Sgt. Gregory L. Wahl
30
F Troop, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Salisbury, North Carolina
Killed when his Humvee left the road during a combat patrol and flipped over in a canal in Balad, Iraq, on May 3, 2004
Staff Sgt. Allan K. Walker
28
2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Lancaster, California
Killed in a long firefight after Iraqi insurgents launched a large-scale attack in Fallujah, Iraq, on April 6, 2004
Sgt. Jeffery C. Walker
33
Company C, 782nd Main Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division
Havre de Grace, Maryland
Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was onboard was shot down during a medical evacuation mission in Fallujah, Iraq, on January 8, 2004
Warrant Officer Colin Wall
34
150 Provost Company, Royal Military Police
County Durham, England
Killed during an attack by gunmen on a British military ambulance in Basra, Iraq on August 23, 2003
Sgt. Donald Walters
33
507th Maintenance Company
Kansas City, Missouri
Walters was killed along with eight other soldiers after their supply convoy was ambushed at Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003. On April 12, 2004, he was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his actions. In May 2004, the U.S. military changed his official status from Killed in Action to Prisoner of War-Murdered after an investigation found that he was captured and later killed by his unknown captors.
Maj. Jason Ward
34
Royal Marines
Plymouth, England
Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash south of the Kuwait border on March 21, 2003
Pvt. Jason M. Ward
25
2nd Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Died of a non-combat injury in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 22, 2003
Pfc. Nachez Washalanta
21
1st Light Armored Reconnais- sance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Bryan, Oklahoma
Died from injuries received due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on August 21, 2004
Pfc. Gerard Wasielewski
20
12th Mechanized Brigade
Szczecin, Poland
Killed in an accidental shooting at a Polish Army base in Karbala, Iraq, on December 22, 2003
Lance Cpl. Christopher B. Wasser
21
3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Ottawa, Kansas
Died due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 8, 2004
Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Waters-Bey
29
3d Marine Aircraft Wing
Baltimore, Maryland
Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash on March 21, 2003
Maj. William R. Watkins III
37
333rd Fighter Squadron
Danville, Virginia
Killed when his F-15E Strike Eagle went down during a combat mission over Iraq on April 7, 2003
Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher E. Watts
28
Coastal Patrol Ship USS Firebolt
Knoxville, Tennessee
Killed when the small boat his seven-man team boarded exploded near Iraq's Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminal in the Persian Gulf on April 24, 2004
Chief Warrant Officer Aaron A. Weaver
32
C Troop, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Florida
Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was onboard was shot down during a medical evacuation mission in Fallujah, Iraq, on January 8, 2004
Spc. Douglas J. Weismantle
28
1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed when an Iraqi dump truck swerved and rolled over on top of his Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 13, 2003
Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton Weldon
20
2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army
Conyers, Georgia
Killed in car bomb attack in Iraq on March 29, 2003
Lance Cpl. Larry L. Wells
22
Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Mount Hermon, Louisiana
Died due to injuries received from enemy action in Najaf, Iraq, on August 6, 2004
Chief Warrant Officer Stephen M. Wells
29
4th Squadron, Outlaw Troop, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Massachusetts
Killed when the OH-58 Kiowa helicopter he was flying crashed in Habbinayah, Iraq, on February 25, 2004
Spc. Jeffrey M. Wershow
22
2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Florida National Guard
Gainesville, Florida
Shot and killed while conducting military operations on July 6, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq
Spc. Christopher J. Rivera Wesley
26
1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
Portland, Oregon
Killed when an embankment collapsed, causing his Stryker infantry carrier vehicle to roll over into a canal in Ad Duluiyah, Iraq, on December 8, 2003
Sgt. James G. West
34
1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division
Watertown, New York
Died when the vehicle he was riding in was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle near Hillah, Iraq, on July 11, 2004
Lt. Philip West
32
849 Squadron A Flight, Royal Navy
Budock Water, England
Killed when two British Sea King helicopters collided over the Persian Gulf on March 22, 2003
Spc. Donald L. Wheeler
22
A Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
Concord, Michigan
Killed when his convoy was attacked with an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire on October 13, 2003 in Balad, Iraq
Sgt. Mason Douglas Whetstone
30
3rd Battalion, 58th Aviation Regiment, V Corps
Utah
Died of non-combat injuries in Baghdad, Iraq on July 17, 2003
Pfc. Marquis A. Whitaker
20
2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Columbus, Georgia
Killed when he fell out his vehicle after it was hit by a civilian truck and left hanging off the side of a bridge in Scania, Iraq, on April 27, 2004