CONFIRMED DEAD

The following members of the United States Armed Forces died this past week in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Since the inception of hostilities, 375 service members have died, 237 of them since Pres. George W. Bush declared an end to major combat operations on May 1, 2003.

ALGERNON ADAMS, 36

Private, Army National Guard

122nd Engineer Battalion

Aiken, South Carolina

DANIEL A. BADER, 28

Staff Sergeant, Army

1st Squadron, 3rd Armored

Cavalry Regiment

Colorado Springs, Colorado

TODD J. BRYANT, 23

Second Lieutenant, Army

34th Armor Regiment,

1st Infantry Division

Riverside, California

ERNEST G. BUCKLEW, 33

Sergeant, Army

Support Squadron,

3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment

Enon Valley, Pennsylvania

BENJAMIN J. COLGAN, 30

Second Lieutenant, Army

3rd Field Artillery Regiment,

1st Armored Division

Kent, Washington

STEVEN D. CONOVER, 21

Specialist, Army

2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment

Wilmington, Ohio

ANTHONY D. DAGOSTINO, 20

Private First Class, Army

16th Signal Battalion

Waterbury, Connecticut

JOSHUA C. HURLEY, 24

First Lieutenant, Army

326th Engineer Battalion,

101st Airborne Division

Virginia

DARIUS T. JENNINGS, 22

Specialist, Army

2nd Squadron,

3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment,

Cordova, South Carolina

MAURICE J. JOHNSON, 21

Specialist, Army

501st Signal Battalion,

101st Airborne Division

Levittown, Pennsylvania

KARINA S. LAU, 20

Private First Class, Army

16th Signal Battalion

Livingston, California

FRANCISCO MARTINEZ, 28

Sergeant, Army

B Detachment,

82nd Soldier Support Battalion

Humacao, Puerto Rico

KEELAN L. MOSS, 23

Sergenat, Army

2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment

Houston, Texas

BRIAN H. PENISTEN, 28

Specialist, Army

1st Squadron,

3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment

Fort Wayne, Indiana

ROSS A. PENNANEN, 36

Sergeant, Army

2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment

Oklahoma

JOEL PEREZ, 25

Sergeant, Army

2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment

Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

BRIAN D. SLAVENAS, 30

First Lieutnenat, Army National Guard

F Company, 106th Aviation Battalion

Genoa, Illinois

BRUCE A. SMITH, 41

Chief Warrant Officer,

Army National Guard

Company F, 106th Aviation Battalion

West Liberty, Iowa

RICHARD TORRES, 25

Second Lieutenant, Army

32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain

Clarksville, Tennessee

FRANCES M. VEGA, 20

Specialist, Army

151st Adjutant

General Postal Detachment 3

Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico

JOE N. WILSON, 30

Staff Sergeant, Army

2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment

Mississippi

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