The following members of the United States Armed Forces died this past week in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Since the inception of hostilities, 457 service members have died, 320 of them since Pres. George W. Bush declared an end to major combat operations on May 1, 2003.
TODD M. BATES, 20
Specialist
Army National Guard
135th Military Police Company
Bellaire, Ohio
JARROD W. BLACK, 26
Sergeant, Army
1st Battalion
34th Armor Regiment
Peru, Indiana
JEFFREY F. BRAUN, 19
Private First Class, Army
319th Field Artillery Regiment
82nd Airborne Division
Stafford, Connecticut
RICHARD A. BURDICK, 24
Staff Sergeant, Army
502nd Infantry Regiment
101st Airborne Division
National City, California
MARSHALL L. EDGERTON, 27
Specialist, Army
82nd Signal Battalion
82nd Airborne Division
Rocky Face, Georgia
RIAN C. FERGUSON, 22
Specialist, Army
Regimental Support Squadron
3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Taylors, South Carolina
NATHAN W. NAKIS, 19
Specialist, Army
Company B
52nd Engineer Battalion
Corvallis, Oregon
JERRICK M. PETTY, 25
Private First Class, Army
502nd Infantry Regiment
101st Airborne Division
Idaho Falls, Idaho
AARON T. REESE, 31
Staff Sergeant,
Army National Guard
135th Military Police Company
Reynoldsburg, Ohio
KENNETH C. SOUSLIN, 21
Private First Class, Army
440th Signal Company
22nd Signal Brigade
Mansfield, Ohio
KIMBERLY A. VOELZ, 27
Staff Sergeant, Army
703rd Explosive
Ordnance Detachment
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
