VOLUME 3, ISSUE 301 | January 1 – 7, 2004
WHAT BUSH WROUGHT
CONFIRMED DEAD Dec. 23-Dec. 30, 2003
The following members of the United States Armed Forces died this past week in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Since the inception of hostilities, 478 service members have died, 340 of them since Pres. George W. Bush declared an end to major combat operations on May 1, 2003.
BENJAMIN W. BISKIE, 27
Sergeant, Army
5th Engineer Battalion
1st Engineer Brigade
Vermilion, Ohio
ERNESTO M. BLANCO, 28
Captain, Army
504th Regiment
82nd Airborne Division
Texas
THOMAS W. CHRISTENSEN, 42
Staff Sergeant
Army Reserve
652nd Engineer Battalion
Atlantic Mine, Michigan
ERIC F. COOKE, 43
Sgt. Major, Army
1st Brigade
1st Armored Division
Scottsdale, Arizona
CHARLES G. HAIGHT, 23
Specialist, Army
14th Engineer Battalion
555th Engineer Group
Jacksonville, Alabama
STEPHEN C. HATTAMER, 43
Staff Sergeant
Army Reserve
652nd Engineer Battalion
Gwinn, Michigan
CURT E. JORDAN, JR., 25
Sergeant, Army
14th Engineer Battalion
555th Combat Engineer Group
Green Acres, Washington
MICHAEL G. MIHALAKIS, 18
Specialist, National Guard
49th Military Police Battalion
100th Troop Command
San Jose, California
THEODORE L. PERREAULT, 33
Sergeant, National Guard
1st Battalion
181st Infantry Regiment
Webster, Massachusetts
CHRISTOPHER F. SOELZER, 26
Captain, Army
5th Engineer Battalion
1st Engineer Brigade
South Dakota
CHRISTOPHER J. SPLINTER, 43
Major, Army
5th Engineer Battalion
1st Engineer Brigade
Platteville, Wisconsin
MICHAEL E. YASHINSKI, 24
Sergeant, Army
501st Forward Support
173rd Airborne Brigade
Monument, Colorado
