Tuesday, August 01, 2006 6:01 AM - The British Ministry of Defense is reporting the death of one of their soldiers from wounds received in a mortar attack on a base in Basrah on August 1st. The BBC reports on it as well here.

Tuesday, August 01, 2006 12:02 PM - The British Ministry of Defense has identified the soldier who died earlier today, August 1st: Corporal Matthew Cornish, 29, of Yorkshire, England.

Tuesday, August 01, 2006 12:33 PM - CENTCOM has just announced the death of a soldier in Al Anbar Province today, August 1st.

Wednesday, August 02, 2006 12:50 PM -

(1) CENTCOM is reporting the death of a soldier due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province on August 2nd.   (2) In a second press release, CENTCOM is also reporting the death of a Marine in Al Anbar Province on August 2nd.   (3) The Associated Press is reporting the death of Spc. Dustin Laird, 24, of Martin, Tennessee, who was killed in Iraq on August 1st. He was with the Tennessee National Guard. Although no specific place of death is given in the article, he is likely the death in Al Anbar Province that CENTCOM reported yesterday.

Thursday, August 03, 2006 5:00 AM - The Associated Press is reporting the death of Specialist Ryan Jopek, 20, of Merrill, Wisconsin. The article quotes his mother as saying that her son died from a roadside bomb attack on Tuesday, August 2nd, "somewhere near Tikrit" up north of Baghdad. This doesn't match any death CENTCOM has released to date, so Spc. Jopek is being treated as a new death.

Thursday, August 03, 2006 6:06 AM - The Plain Dealer in Cleveland has an article this morning on the death of Marine Corporal Joe Tomci, 21, from Stow, Ohio. He died in a roadside bomb attack in Iraq, probably in the Ramadi area, on Tuesday, August 2nd ... so he is likely the Marine death that CENTCOM announced yesterday.

Thursday, August 03, 2006 11:28 AM - CENTCOM's headquarters in Baghdad, MNF-Iraq, is reporting that two Marines were killed today, August 3rd, in two separate incidents in Al Anbar Province in Iraq.

Thursday, August 03, 2006 2:02 PM - The DoD is now confirming what we had heard earlier today from the media: Sgt. Ryan D. Jopek, 20, of Merrill, Wisconsin, died near Tikrit on August 2nd when a roadside bomb detonated.

Thursday, August 03, 2006 7:20 PM -

(1) The DoD had confirmed the death of Marine Cpl. Joseph A. Tomci, 21, of Stow, Ohio, in Al Anbar Province on August 2nd.   (2) Yesterday we learned of the death of Sgt. Dustin D. Laird, 23, of Martin, Tennessee, through a media article that said he was killed on Tuesday, August 1st. Unfortunately, the article may have been referring to Tuesday in the States ... which may very well have been Wednesday in Iraq. The DoD has now confirmed his death, saying that he died on Wednesday, August 2nd, in Al Anbar Province. Our database is now corrected.   (3) The DoD has announced the death of Spc. Hai Ming Hsia, 37, of New York, NY, on Tuesday, August 1st. His death corresponds to this CENTCOM press release.

Friday, August 04, 2006 10:46 AM - The DoD has identified one of the two Marines who died in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on Thursday, August 3rd: Sgt. George M. Ulloa Jr., 23, of Austin, Texas.

Friday, August 04, 2006 11:13 AM - CENTCOM is reporting that two soldiers have been killed due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province on August 4th.

Friday, August 04, 2006 3:31 PM - The DoD has identified the second Marine who was killed on August 3rd in Al Anbar Province. He was a Marine Reservist: Lance Corporal Kurt E. Dechen, 24, of Springfield, Vermont.

Friday, August 04, 2006 6:19 PM - The DoD has announced the death of a Navy sailor ... no prior announcements from CENTCOM: Petty Officer 2nd Class Marc A. Lee, 28, of Hood River, Oregon. Lee died at Ramadi by hostile means on August 2nd.

Saturday, August 05, 2006 8:04 AM - CENTCOM's headquarters in Iraq, Multi-National Corps - Iraq, has announced the death of a soldier from a non-hostile cause in Al Anbar Province on August 5th.

Sunday, August 06, 2006 3:16 PM - The DoD has released the identities of the two soldiers who died in Iraq on August 4th:
	Staff Sergeant Clint J. Storey, 30, of Enid, Oklahoma Sergeant Bradley H. Beste, 22, of Naperville, Illinois

Sunday, August 06, 2006 5:51 PM - The media is reporting the deaths of three U.S. soldiers in a roadside bomb attack southwest of Baghdad late on August 6th.

Monday, August 07, 2006 4:21 AM - CENTCOM has now confirmed the earlier media reports of three U.S. soldiers killed by a roadside bomb on Sunday, August 6th.

Monday, August 07, 2006 10:13 AM - We've just caught a news story at the KOB-TV website about the death of an American in Iraq: Leroy Segura Jr., of Clovis, New Mexico. There are no further details given except that his family was notified on Saturday, August 5th. This makes is likely, though not guaranteed, that he is the "non-hostile - unspecified cause" death that CENTCOM described in this release.

Monday, August 07, 2006 12:45 PM - On August 5th, both MNF-Iraq and CENTCOM issued releases that announced the death of a soldier by non-hostile means in Al Anbar Province. Earlier this morning we learned of the death of Leroy Segura Jr. in Iraq, but almost no details were given other than that the relatives were notifed Saturday evening, August 5th. Now the DoD has issued a notice confirming Sergeant Segura's death. He died by non-hostile means in a vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province ... in Habbaniyah, between Fallujah and Ramadi. (CENTCOM is now saying he died on August 4th, but other factors incline us to believe the original notice was correct.)

Monday, August 07, 2006 4:21 AM - The DoD is announcing a new death: a soldier who died August 5th at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany from wounds he received in Baghdad on the 2nd: Pfc. Brian J. Kubik, 20, of Harker Heights, Texas.

Tuesday, August 08, 2006 3:50 AM - This morning, Multi-National Force - Iraq announced the death of a U.S. soldier from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province on August 6th.

Tuesday, August 08, 2006 10:38 AM - The DoD has released the identities of the three soldiers who died in Baghdad on August 6th when an improvised explosive device detonated:
	Staff Sergeant Stephen A. Seale, 25, of Grafton, West Virginia Sergeant Carlton A. Clark, 22, of South Royalton, Vermont Specialist Jose Zamora, 24, of Sunland Park, New Mexico

Wednesday, August 09, 2006 1:53 PM - CENTCOM is reporting that three U.S. soldiers were killed in hostile action today, August 9th, in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Thursday, August 10, 2006 5:57 AM - Yesterday, August 9th, CENTCOM reported that a U.S. Army helicopter had gone down in Al Anbar Province on August 8th with 6 coalition forces aboard. Four were rescued and were in stable condition, but two were reported missing. Today, Middle East Online is reporting that the bodies of the two missing servicepeople have now been recovered. Apparently the helicopter experienced technical difficulties and went down in a waterway. Divers were called in to recover the bodies of the two dead.

Thursday, August 10, 2006 10:54 AM - The Calhoun (Georgia) Times is reporting the death of 1st Sergeant Aaron Jagger, 43, in Iraq on August 9th. He was one of the three soldiers who died in Al Anbar Province that day. According to the Times, the three were killed by a roadside bomb. Sergeant Jagger was from Rossville, Georgia, according to WTVC-9.

 

Friday, August 11, 2006 9:31 AM -
	(1) The DoD has released the identity of the August 6th Al Anbar Province death: Staff Sergeant Tracy L. Melvin, 31, of Seattle, Washington. They also revealed that the death happened in Ar Ramadi when an improvised explosive device detonated.
	(2) CENTCOM has now formally confirmed the deaths of two soldiers in a non-hostile helicopter crash on August 8th.

Friday, August 11, 2006 3:23 PM - The DoD has announced the death of a Marine in Al Anbar Province on August 10th: Lance Corporal Jeremy Z. Long, 18, of Sun Valley, Nevada. This death was not previously reported by CENTCOM.

Saturday, August 12, 2006 5:24 AM -
	The DoD has released the identities of the two soldiers who were killed in a non-hostile helicopter crash on August 8th:
		Sgt. Steven P. Mennemeyer, 26, of Granite City, Illinois Sgt. Jeffery S. Brown, 25, of Trinity Center, California
	The accident occurred near the Korean Village camp at Ar Rutbah near the Jordanian border.

Saturday, August 12, 2006 8:22 AM - Reuters is reporting the deaths of two U.S. soldiers in a roadside bombing south of Baghdad on August 12th. That brings the total number of U.S. deaths in Iraq to date to 2600 by our count.

Saturday, August 12, 2006 3:32 AM - CENTCOM has confirmed the deaths (reported earlier today in the news media) of two U.S. soldiers in an improvised explosive device attack south of Baghdad on August 12th.

Monday, August 14, 2006 3:01 PM - The DoD has released the names of the three U.S. soldiers who were killed in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on August 9th:
	1st Sergeant Aaron D. Jagger, 43, from Hillsdale, Michigan Specialist Ignacio Ramirez, 22, of Henderson, Nevada Specialist Shane W. Woods, 23, of Palmer, Alaska

Tuesday, August 15, 2006 3:36 PM -
	(1) The DoD has released the names of the two U.S. soldiers who died in an improvised explosive device attack south of Baghdad on August 12th:
		Staff Sergeant Michael C. Lloyd, 24, of San Antonio, Texas Staff Sergeant Kevin L. Zeigler, 31, of Overland Park, Kansas
	(2) The DoD is also announcing a death not previously reported by CENTCOM: Staff Sergeant Kenneth A. Jenkins, 25, of Fouke, Arkansas. Sgt. Jenkins was hit by small arms fire in Baghdad and died at the military facility at Balad, no doubt before the military could med-evac him out of Iraq.

Thursday, August 17, 2006 8:53 AM - CENTCOM has announced the death of a U.S. soldier due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province on August 16th.

Thursday, August 17, 2006 11:36 AM - An interesting story about Andrew Jagger, of Hillsdale, MI appeared in the Jackson Michigan Citizen-Patriot.  Jagger died in Iraq on Monday August 14. 

Thursday, August 17, 2006 1:51 PM - The Associated Press is reporting the death of a U.S. soldier on August 17th from a roadside bombing south of Baghdad.

Thursday, August 17, 2006 5:39 PM -
	(1) CENTCOM has now confirmed the death on August 17th that was reported in the media earlier today: a U.S. soldier killed by an improvised explosive device south of Baghdad.
	(2) We are going to post a death reported by Reuters yesterday, Wednesday, even though CENTCOM has not yet formally confirmed it. The death was that of a U.S. soldier who reportedly was wounded in combat last Saturday, August 12th, and then died on the 15th.

Friday, August 18, 2006 8:52 AM - The DoD has just announced the death of a Marine who was wounded in combat last March 7th, and who finally succumbed to his injuries on August 16th at the Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas: Sergeant John P. Phillips, 29, of St. Stephen, South Carolina.

Friday, August 18, 2006 11:53 AM - The DoD has announced a new death not previously reported by CENTCOM: Marine Reserve Captain John J. McKenna IV, 30, of Brooklyn, New York. He was killed by enemy action on August 16th in Al Anbar Province.

Friday, August 18, 2006 7:30 PM - Pressconnects.com is reporting that Marine Captain John McKenna died on August 17th outside of Fallujah. Small correction: McKenna died on the 16th per the DoD (see above)...

Friday, August 18, 2006 7:41 PM - The DoD has just announced the death of a second Marine Reservist in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on August 16th: Lance Corporal Michael D. Glover, 28, of Brooklyn, New York.

Saturday, August 19, 2006 12:07 PM - The Associated Press is reporting the combat death of a U.S. soldier in Al Anbar Province on August 19th.

Saturday, August 19, 2006 12:21 PM - MNF-Iraq, CENTCOM's headquarters unit in Iraq, has now confirmed the death of the soldier in Al Anbar Province on August 19th.

Sunday, August 20, 2006 8:06 AM - The Wyoming Tribune-Eagle is reporting the death of a young local man in Iraq. Private 1st Class James Arellano, 19, of Cheyenne, was killed on Thursday, August 17th, when he was hit by an IED south of Baghdad.

Monday, August 21, 2006 7:28 AM - CENTCOM's headquarters in Iraq, Multi-National Corp - Iraq, has released a statement announcing the deaths of two Marines and one Sailor on August 20th in Al Anbar Province from enemy action.

Monday, August 21, 2006 8:13 AM - CENTCOM has announced another death: a U.S. soldier killed in an IED attack north of Baghdad on August 21st.

Monday, August 21, 2006 4:14 PM - The DoD has confirmed the death of Private 1st Class James J. Arellano, 19, of Cheyenne, Wyoming. He died on August 17th in the Baghdad area when his patrol was attacked with improvised explosive devices and small arms fire.

Tuesday, August 22, 2006 4:38 AM - Local media outlets in Oregon are reporting on the death of a young Marine, a native of Central Oregon, in Iraq on August 20th: Lance Corporal Randy Lee Newman, 21, of Bend, Oregon. The family have stated that he died in an IED attack "just outside of Iraq's capital" ... and that he was a member of D Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion out of Twentynine Palms, CA. Research on this particular company shows that they have indeed been operating in the eastern part of Al Anbar Province not far from Baghdad while temporarily assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5 headquartered in Fallujah. However, the two Marine deaths that CENTCOM has confirmed for August 20th were reportedly from Regimental Combat Team 7 which is operating in the far west near the Syrian and Jordanian borders. So that begs the question: was Lance Corporal Newman one of these deaths, or a whole new death not previously confirmed by CENTCOM? For now we will show him as one of the RCT-7 deaths ... and will change the database accordingly if that proves not to be the case.

Tuesday, August 22, 2006 1:46 PM -
	(1) The DoD has identified the soldier who died in Al Anbar Province on August 16th: Staff Sergeant Jeffrey S. Loa, 32, of Waianae, Hawaii. He was killed in Ramadi when an improvised explosive device detonated.
	(2) The DoD has also identified the sailor who died in Al Anbar Province on August 20th: Hospitalman Chadwick T. Kenyon, 20, of Tucson, Arizona. He was also killed by an IED.
	(3) Lastly, the DoD has identified the two Marines who died on August 20th in Al Anbar Province:
		Corporal Adam A. Galvez, 21, of Salt Lake City, Utah Lance Corporal Randy L. Newman, 21, of Bend, Oregon

Tuesday, August 22, 2006 4:28 PM - The DoD has announced a previously unreported death in Iraq on August 20th: Sergeant Gabriel G. DeRoo, 25, of Paw Paw, Michigan. The sergeant was killed by enemy small arms fire in Mosul.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006 5:34 PM - The Grand Haven [MI] Tribune published a story with a photo and details about the life of Gabriel G. DeRoo, who was killed by enemy small arms fire in Mosul on August 20th.

Wednesday, August 23, 2006 7:29 AM - Yesterday, CENTCOM announced the death of a "service member" on August 21st from an IED attack north of Baghdad.  Today, the DoD is identifying the man as a U.S. Air Force member: Master Sergeant Brad A. Clemmons, 37, of Chillicothe, Ohio.

Thursday, August 24, 2006 5:25 AM -
	(1) According to the Associated Press, military sources were reporting a U.S. soldier had died on August 23rd "south of Baghdad" during a raid.
	(2) CENTCOM's headquarters in Iraq, Multi-National Corps - Iraq, is reporting that a U.S. soldier died "today" [the date on the release  is August 24th] "south of Baghdad" in an IED attack. The media are definitely taking this as a second death and not the same as (1) above.
	(3) We had a unidentified death listed on August 15th that came from a Reuters article and no where else (CENTCOM never even confirmed this death). Since nearly 10 days has gone by and no identity has been forthcoming from the DoD, we are concluding that the Reuters piece was in error and we are eliminating this record from the database.

Thursday, August 24, 2006 6:32 AM - The DoD has announced the name of a soldier who died on August 18th in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, of a non-hostile unspecified cause ... a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom: Sergeant 1st Class Ruben J. Villa Jr., of El Paso, Texas.

Thursday, August 24, 2006 6:59 AM - CENTCOM has just confirmed the U.S. army soldier's death on August 23rd.

Thursday, August 24, 2006 8:59 AM - CENTCOM is reporting the death of another U.S. soldier today, August 24th. This one died from small arms fire in Baghdad.

Thursday, August 24, 2006 1:59 PM - The DoD has released the identity of a U.S. Navy sailor who died on August 22nd in an IED attack in Al Anbar Province: Chief Petty Officer Paul J. Darga, 34, of Lansing, Michigan. This death was not previously announced by CENTCOM.

Thursday, August 24, 2006 3:31 PM -
	(1) The DoD has identified the soldier who died south of Baghdad on August 23: Specialist Thomas J. Barbieri, 24, of Gaithersburg, Maryland.
	(2) The DoD has also announced a new death ... one not previously reported by CENTCOM. This was a Marine who died in the Al Anbar Province on August 23rd: Lance Corporal James D. Hirlston, 21, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Friday, August 25, 2006 4:16 PM -
	(1) The DoD has identified the soldier who died in Al Anbar Province on August 19th. Sergeant Marquees A. Quick, 28, of Hoover, Alabama, died in Ramadi when his unit was hit with multiple grenades.
	(2) The DoD has also released the name of the soldier who died in a small arms fire attack in Baghdad on August 24th: Sergeant Jeremy E. King, 23, of Meridian, Idaho.
	(3) Lastly, the DoD has announced a death previously unreported by CENTCOM: a Marine who died on August 24th. Staff Sergeant Dwayne E. Williams, 28, of Baltimore, Maryland, died in the Al Anbar Province.

Friday, August 25, 2006 7:43 PM -
	(1) The DoD has identified the soldier who died south of Baghdad in an IED attack on August 24th: Private 1st Class William E. Thorne, 26, of Hospers, Iowa.
	(2) The DoD has also announced a Marine death not previously reported by CENTCOM: Staff Sergeant Gordon G. Solomon, 35, of Fairborn, Ohio, who died on August 24th in the Al Anbar Province.

Saturday, August 26, 2006 12:46 PM - The DoD has announced yet another death not previously reported by CENTCOM. This one is a young Marine Reservist who was killed on August 25th in Al Anbar Province: Corporal Jordan C. Pierson, 21, of Milford, Connecticut.
	Jordan Pierson, 21, Milford, Connecticut

Sunday, August 27, 2006 2:51 PM - CENTCOM is reporting the death of a U.S. soldier in an IED attack southeast of Baghdad on Saturday, August 26th.

A Bloody Sunday for U.S. Troops: 10 dead on Sunday, August 27, 2006 (UPDATE: 12 DEAD - see report of 9/1/06)

Sunday, August 27, 2006 8:05 PM -
	(1) Multi-National Force - Iraq, CENTCOM's headquarter's in Iraq, is reporting the death of a U.S. soldier from small arms fire in eastern Baghdad on August 27th.
	(2) The MNF-Iraq division is also reporting the death of a U.S. soldier from an IED attack in western Baghdad on August 27th.

Monday, August 28, 2006 5:52 AM -
	(1) CENTCOM's headquarters in Iraq, MNF-Iraq, is reporting this morning the deaths of four U.S. soldiers in an IED attack north of Baghdad on August 27th.
	(2) MNF-Iraq is also reporting the death of another U.S. soldier from an IED attack south of Baghdad on August 27th.

Monday, August 28, 2006 4:11 PM -
	(1) The DoD has announced a Marine death not previously reported by CENTCOM. Corporal David G. Weimortz, 28, of Irmo, South Carolina, died in the Al Anbar Province on August 26th.
	(2) The DoD has also announced the identity of the soldier who died in an IED attack southeast of Baghdad on August 26th: Specialist Edgardo Zayas, 29, of Dorchester, Massachusetts.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006 5:49 AM -
	(1) CENTCOM's headquarters in Iraq, MNF-Iraq, is reporting the death of a U.S. soldier in Al Anbar Province from enemy action on August 27th. This is the 8th coalition death for Sunday, August 27th.
	(2) This morning, CENTCOM reported the death of a Nebraska National Guard soldier on August 28th from injuries he received on August 21st when his vehicle rolled over into a canal near Balad, Iraq. The media is now identifying the man as Staff Sergeant Jeffrey J. Hansen, 31, of Cairo, Nebraska. He died at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany with his immediate family in attendance.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006 6:06 AM - Two of the eight dead from this past Sunday, August 27th, have now been identified in the media ... but not enough information is forthcoming yet to know which of the 8 deaths the men belong to:
	(1) KARE-11 is reporting the death of Corporal Kenneth Michael Cross, 21, originally from South Range near Superior, Wisconsin. Another article says that he was recently living in Steilacoom, Washington ... which means that he was assigned to Fort Lewis. Since he died when a roadside bomb hit his tank in Baghdad, it's fairly safe to say that he was with Fort Lewis's Stryker Brigade, likely the 1st Squadron of the 14th Cavalry Regiment which is stationed in south Baghdad at FOB Falcon (and which was only deployed to Iraq some 6 weeks ago).
	(2) KGW.com is reporting the death of Army Private 1st Class Shaun Novak, 21, of Two Rivers, Wisconsin. He was with the 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Hood stationed in Baghdad.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006 7:33 AM - KSL.com is reporting the death of Dan Dolan, 19, from Roy, Utah. He was killed on August 27th, but the article does not say where. Until more information comes out, we won't know which of the Sunday deaths he belongs to ... or if he is a new death.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006 8:55 AM - In one release this morning, MNF-Iraq is reporting two separate deaths in Al Anbar Province on August 28th: a Marine who died from hostile action, and a Soldier who died from an unspecified, non-hostile cause.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006 11:15 AM - The Associated Press is reporting the death of Army Specialist Tristan Smith, 23, of Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, in Iraq on August 27th. At this time there is not enough information to tell which of the 8 Sunday deaths was his.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006 12:05 PM -
	(1) MNF-Iraq has announced the death of another U.S. soldier in an IED attack southwest of Baghdad on August 29th.
	(2) The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting that Dan Dolan's mother was told today that her son was one of four 2nd Infantry Division soldiers who died when their armored personnel carrier was struck by an IED. Apparently, he survived the blast only to be shot when he exitted the crippled vehicle. Of the 2nd Infantry Division troops operating in Baghdad, the 1st Battalion of the 23rd Infantry Regiment out of Fort Lewis is operating up in the northern area where the blast is said to have happened, this according to an article that recently appeared in the News Tribune.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006 4:45 PM -
	(1) The DoD has confirmed the death of Staff Sergeant Jeffrey J. Hansen at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center of injuries suffered in a vehicle accident ... but they give his date of death as August 27th. CENTCOM had earlier given his date of death as August 28th. However, all media articles on Sgt. Hansen are reporting the August 27th date ... so we shall go with it as well.
	(2) The DoD has released the identity of the soldier who died in the Al Anbar Province on August 27th: Sergeant David J. Almazan, 27, of Van Nuys, California. The sergeant died northwest of Ramadi near Hit in an IED attack.
	(3) The DoD has released the identity of the Marine who died of injuries he received on August 27th in the Al Anbar Province: Lance Corporal Donald E. Champlin, 28, of Natchitoches, Louisiana. Champlin actually died on August 28th at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.
	(4) The DoD has released the identity of a soldier who died in an IED blast in the Baghdad area on August 27th: Specialist Seth A. Hildreth, 26, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The soldier's unit is given as the 1st Squadron of the 10th Cavalry Regiment. That unit is currently operating in the area south of Baghdad. In fact, the unit lost two other men "south of Baghdad" on August 12th. Therefore, we are assigning Hildreth to the August 27th "south of Baghdad" IED death described by CENTCOM here.
	(5) The DoD has announced the death of a North Carolina National Guardsman from a non-hostile cause at Camp Virginia in Kuwait on August 27th: Sergeant Darry Benson, 46, of Winterville, North Carolina. This death was not previously reported by CENTCOM.
	(6) The DoD has now confirmed that Spc. Kenneth M. Cross, 21, and Private 1st Class Daniel G. Dolan, 19, died in the same attack involving an IED and small arms fire on August 27th in Baghdad. Both were assigned to a Stryker Brigade unit out of Fort Lewis, WA ... a unit that is operating in the northwest portion of Baghdad.
	(7) The family of Private 1st Class Shaun Allen Novak, 21, of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, has issued a statement about the death of their son in an IED attack in Baghdad on August 27th. In it they state that "Shaun was killed by an IED while on patrol with a Bradley Armored Vehicle. Army personnel have confirmed others were killed at this time but details are not known." Since Novak was assigned to the 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Hood, this leads us to believe that the attack that killed four on August 27th may have had 2 stages: first a 4th ID patrol was hit by an IED, then a Stryker Brigade who responded to that attack was hit themselves by small arms fire.
	(8) Media articles that have appeared on the death of Specialist Tristan Smith, 23, report that he was stationed "northwest of Baghdad" with the 4th Infantry Division. That is likely the base at Taji ... the same base that Pfc. Shaun Novak was assigned to. Smith's father was quoted as saying that his son died while "on patrol northwest of Baghdad". Therefore it is somewhat likely that Smith was the fourth death "north of Baghdad" on the 27th.

Wednesday, August 30, 2006 6:55 AM -
	(1) The DoD has identified the soldier who died of a non-combat related cause in the Al Anbar Province on August 28th: Spc. Matthew E. Schneider, 23, of Gorham, New Hampshire. ([9/5/06] Later addition: The Nashua Telegraph has published an article on Specialist Matthew Schneider of Gorham, New Hampshire, who died in Ramadi on August 28th ... but not from hostile fire. The 23 year old, who had a "safe" job maintaining the computer systems at headquarters, died of an apparent heart attack.)
	(2) CENTCOM is reporting one Marine death from enemy action in the Al Anbar Province on August 29th.

Wednesday, August 30, 2006 11:45 AM - FOX19.com is reporting the death in Iraq on August 29th of Marine Corporal Tyler Warndorf, 21, of Hebron, Kentucky. He is likely the death that CENTCOM announced yesterday in this press release.

Wednesday, August 30, 2006 11:57 AM - The Associated Press is reporting that Specialist Matthew Schneider, 23, who died in Ramadi on August 28th, apparently suffered a heart attack at his base and could not be revived.

Wednesday, August 30, 2006 9:53 PM - The DoD has confirmed the death of Marine Corporal Christopher Tyler Warndorf in the Al Anbar Province on August 29th.

Thursday, August 31, 2006 5:32 AM - CENTCOM's headquarters in Iraq, Multi-National Force - Iraq, is reporting the death of a U.S. soldier in an IED attack on August 30th. The exact location of the attack was not given.

Thursday, August 31, 2006 7:55 AM - This morning, the media gave us two names of soldiers who had recently died in Iraq: The Southern Illinoisan wrote about Sergeant Matthew J. Vosbein, 30, originally from West Frankfort, Illinois, now from New Orleans, killed by an IED attack while serving with the 502nd Infantry Regiment ... and the Benton Evening News wrote about Matt Lingle, who grew up in West Frankfort, Illinois, but who now lived in New Orleans, and who was killed by an IED on August 29th while serving with the 502nd Infantry Regiment. A closer reading of the Southern Illinoisan article reveals this line: "Vosbein, the son of Williams and her husband Gene, and Tim and Amy Lingle ..." So obviously these two men are one and the same. We will call him Matthew Vosbein-Lingle until we learn which name he legally used.

Thursday, August 31, 2006 2:08 PM - The Manassas Journal Messenger is reporting the death of a 19-year-old Marine in Iraq on August 30th in an IED attack: Colin Joseph Wolfe of Manassas, Virginia.

Friday, September 01, 2006 6:07 AM -
	(1) As it turns out, Sunday, August 27th, was an even bloodier day than we thought. We had grouped together four soldiers whose names we'd gleaned from the news media as the 4 who died in this IED attack described by CENTCOM. Now it appears we were partly wrong. The DoD has now released the names of the four who actually died together ... and two names are new. That means that we lost 12 men all total on the 27th, not 10.
		The four who died in the incident "north of Baghdad" actually died in the vicinity of the Taji Air Base just northwest of Baghdad:
			Sergeant Moises Jazmin, 25, of Providence, Rhode Island Specialist Qixing Lee, 20, of Minneapolis, Minnesota Specialist Shaun A. Novak, 21, of Two Rivers, Wisconsin Specialist Tristan C. Smith, 23, of Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania
		An article on Specialist Qixing Lee has appeared in the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
	(2) The DoD has confirmed the death of Private Colin J. Wolfe, 18, of Manassas, Virginia, in the Al Anbar Province on August 30th.
	(3) CENTCOM has put out a press release describing two deaths in the Al Anbar Province on August 30th. One was a Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5. We feel that this is likely Private Colin Wolfe who had not yet had a CENTCOM release printed for his death. Private Wolfe was with the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Marines which is operating in the Habbaniyah area under Regimental Combat Team 5. The other death was a soldier assigned to the 1st Marine Logistic Group. This death is a new one we'd not heard of before now.

Friday, September 01, 2006 2:28 PM - The DoD has identified the soldier from the 34th Infantry Division (Minnesota Army National Guard) who died in Iraq on August 30th: Sergeant Joshua Robert Hanson, 27. However, there are several discrepancies on this release. There is a death notice posted on the Minnesota Army National Guard website that gives his rank as Staff Sergeant. The DoD says he died at "Khaldea", whereas the MN NG website says "Khalidiyah" (both are in Al Anbar Province). The DoD identifies his hometown as West Saint Paul, whereas the Associated Press and KARE 11 TV give it as Dent, MN. Dent would make more sense as it is quite close to Detroit Lakes, MN, the headquarters for Company A, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry Regiment.

Saturday, September 02, 2006 11:07 AM - The Daily Journal is carrying an article on the death of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Michael Deason in a roadside bomb attack in Iraq on August 30th. Because he died while in a convoy, he likely was the August 30th "assigned to the 1st Marine Logistics Group" death in Al Anbar Province. Sergeant Deason was from Farmington, Missouri.

Tuesday, September 05, 2006 4:37 PM -
	(1) The DoD has confirmed the death of Staff Sergeant Michael L. Deason, 28, of Farmington, Missouri, in the Al Anbar Province. Unfortunately, they confirmed his death on August 31st. CENTCOM, in this release, seemed to indicate that the death happened on Wednesday, August 30th ... and the news media also referenced that day. For the time being, we will leave his death on the 30th until more research can be done.
	(2) On August 28th, CENTCOM issued a notice of the death of a soldier on August 27th "in western Baghdad". As of today, September 5th, the DoD has failed to release a name that could recognizably be matched to that incident. Our feeling at this time is that the CENTCOM notice was probably meant to cover the deaths of Specialist Cross and Private 1st Class Dolan on that day. The two men were in a unit operating in northwest Baghdad. Perhaps the notice erred in calling out only one death instead of two. Regardless, we are now eliminating that open slot on August 27th and re-adjusting the casualty numbers accordingly.

Tuesday, September 05, 2006 8:23 PM -
	(1) The DoD has just announced a new death from last August 28th. Corporal Shannon L. Squires, 25, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, died at the Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas of wounds he received in a roadside bombing in Iraq on April 21st.
	(2) The DoD has confirmed the death of Sergeant Matthew J. Vosbein, 30, of Metairie, Louisiana, in a roadside bombing southwest of Baghdad on August 29th.

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