August 24- August 30, 2006
In Iraq
The following members of the United States Armed Forces died during the past week in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Since the inception of hostilities, 2,634 service members have died, 2,490 of them since President George W. Bush declared an end to major combat operations on May 1, 2003. Thus far 19,773 service members have been wounded in action.
DAVID J. ALMAZAN, 27
Sergeant, Army
1st Brigade Combat Team
1st Armored Division
Van Nuys, California
THOMAS J. BARBIERI, 24
Specialist, Army
2nd Brigade
82nd Airborne Division
Gaithersburg, Maryland
DARRY BENSON, 46
Sergeant, National Guard
730th Quartermaster Battalion
Winterville, North Carolina
DONALD E. CHAMPLIN, 28
Lance Corporal, Marines
2nd Marine Division
II Marine Expeditionary Force
Natchitoches, Louisiana
KENNETH M. CROSS, 21
Specialist, Army
3rd Brigade
2nd Infantry Division
Superior, Wisconsin
PAUL J. DARGA, 34
Chief Petty Officer, Navy
Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Mobile Unit Two
1st Marine Logistics Group
Alpena, Michigan
DANIEL G. DOLAN, 19
Private 1st Class, Army
3rd Brigade
2nd Infantry Division
Roy, Utah
JEFFREY J. HANSEN, 31
Staff Sergeant, National Guard
1st Squadron
167th Cavalry Regiment
Cairo, Nebraska
SETH A. HILDRETH, 26
Specialist, Army
2nd Brigade
4th Infantry Division
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
JAMES D. HIRLSTON, 21
Lance Corporal, Marines
2nd Marine Division
II Marine Expeditionary Force
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
JOSHUA D. JONES, 24
Specialist, Army
4th Brigade Combat Team
4th Infantry Division
Pomeroy, Ohio
JEREMY E. KING, 23
Sergeant, Army
4th Brigade
4th Infantry Division
Meridian, Idaho
JORDAN C. PIERSON, 21
Corporal, Marines
25th Marine Regiment
4th Marine Division
Milford, Connecticut
MARQUEES A. QUICK, 28
Sergeant, Army
1st Brigade Combat Team
1st Armored Division
Hoover, Alabama
GORDON G. SOLOMON, 35
Staff Sergeant, Marines
2nd Marine Division
II Marine Expeditionary Force
Fairborn, Ohio
WILLIAM E. THORNE, 26
Private 1st Class, Army
2nd Brigade
4th Infantry Division
Hospers, Iowa
RUBEN J. VILLA, JR., 36
Sergeant 1st Class
Area Support Group
Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
El Paso, Texas
DAVID G. WEIMORTZ, 28
Corporal, Marines
2nd Marine Regiment
2nd Marine Division
Irmo, South Carolina
DWAYNE E. WILLIAMS, 28
Staff Sergeant, Marines
3rd Marine Logistics Group
III Marine Expeditionary Force
Baltimore, Maryland
EDGARDO ZAYAS, 29
Specialist, Army
4th Brigade Combat Team
101st Airborne Division
Dorchester, Massachusetts
In Afghanistan
The following members of the United States Armed Forces died during the past week in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Since the inception of hostilities, 330 service members have died. Thus far, 893 service members have been wounded in action.
JEREMIAH S. COLE, 26
Corpora, Army
1st Brigade Combat Team
10th Mountain Division
Hiawatha, Kansas
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