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Killed in action -
December 2003
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| Army Spc. Justin W. Pollard, 21, of Foothill Ranch, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, based in Fort Carson, Colo.; died as a result of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident, on Dec. 30 in Baghdad.
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| Army Capt. Ernesto M. Blanco, 28, of San Antonio; assigned to 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, based in Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed while conducting a support mission Dec. 28 when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle in Qaryat Ash Shababi, Iraq.
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| Army Pvt. Rey D. Cuervo, 24, of Laguna Vista, Texas; assigned to 1st Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, based in Fort Polk, La.; killed in action while on a mounted patrol when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle, on Dec. 28 in Baghdad.
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| Army Sgt. Curt E. Jordan, Jr., 25, of Greenacres, Wash.; assigned to the 14th Combat Engineer Battalion (Corps) (Wheeled), 555th Combat Engineer Group, based in Fort Lewis, Wash.; died of non-combat injuries on Dec. 28 near Bayji, Iraq.
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| Army Spc. Charles G. Haight, 23, of Jacksonville, Ala.; assigned to the 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Group, based in Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed in action by an improvised explosive device, on Dec. 26, 2003, in Iraq.
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| Army Spc. Michael G. Mihalakis, 18, of San Jose, Calif.; assigned to the 270th Military Police Company, 49th Military Police Battalion, 100th Troop Command, California Combat Support Command, Army National Guard, based in Fairfield, Calif.; died of injuries sustained in a non-combat vehicle accident at the Baghdad International Airport, on Dec. 26, 2003, in Baghdad.
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| Army Staff Sgt. Thomas W. Christensen, 42, of Atlantic Mine, Mich.; assigned to the 652nd Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, based in Ellsworth, Wis.; killed during a mortar attack on Dec. 25 in Baquba, Iraq.
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| Army Staff Sgt. Stephen C. Hattamer, 43, of Gwinn, Mich.; assigned to the 652nd Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, based in Ellsworth, Wis.; killed during a mortar attack on Dec. 25 in Baquba, Iraq.
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| Army Sgt. Benjamin W. Biskie, 27, of Vermilion, Ohio; assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade, based in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., killed in action while in a vehicle that was struck by an improvised explosive device, on Dec. 24 near Samarra, Iraq.
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| Army Command Sgt. Major Eric F. Cooke, 43, of Scottsdale, Ariz.; assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, based in Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Germany; killed while in a vehicle that was struck by an improvised explosive device Dec. 24 in Baghdad.
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| Army Capt. Christopher F. Soelzer, 26, of South Dakota, assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade, based in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., killed in action while in a vehicle that was struck by an improvised explosive device, on Dec. 24 near Samarra, Iraq.
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| Army Maj. Christopher J. Splinter, 43, of Platteville, Wis., assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade, based in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., killed while in a vehicle that was struck by an improvised explosive device, on Dec. 24 near Samarra, Iraq.
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| Army Sgt. Michael E. Yashinski, 24, of Monument, Colo.; assigned to the 501st Forward Support Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza, Italy; killed Dec. 24 while running a communication wire in Kirkuk, Iraq.
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| Army Pfc. Stuart W. Moore, 21, of Livingston, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division, based in Giessen, Germany; killed Dec. 22 by an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.
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| Army 1st Lt. Edward M. Saltz, 27, of Bigfork, Mont.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division, U.S. Army Reserve, based in Giessen, Germany; killed in action Dec. 22 by an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.
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| Army Pfc. Charles E. Bush Jr., 43, of Buffalo, N.Y., assigned to 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 354th Civil Affairs Brigade, 352nd Civil Affairs Command, Army Reserve, based in Riverdale Park, Md.; killed while riding in a convoy Dec. 19 when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in Balad, Iraq.
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| Army Sgt. Glenn R. Allison, 24, of Pittsfield, Mass.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, based in Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Dec. 18 during physical training in Baghdad.
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| Army Spc. Christopher J. Holland, 26, of Brunswick, Ga.; assigned to Battery A, 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division, based in Smith Barracks, Germany; killed while part of a dismounted patrol when his unit was ambushed with small arms fire Dec. 17 in Baghdad.
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| Army Spc. Nathan W. Nakis, 19, of Corvallis, Ore.; assigned to Company B, 52nd Engineer Battalion (Heavy), Army National Guard, based in Albany, Ore.; died Dec. 16 when he lost control of his vehicle after driving through an oil-soaked area as his convoy was returning to Mosul, Iraq.
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| Army Pfc. Kenneth C. Souslin, 21, of Mansfield, Ohio; assigned to the 440th Signal Company, 22nd Signal Brigade, V Corps, Darmstadt, Germany; died of non-combat related injuries Dec. 15 at Baghdad International Airport.
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| Army Spc. Rian C. Ferguson, 22, of Taylors, S.C.; assigned to the Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment based in Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Dec. 14 when he fell from the light medium tactical vehicle in which he was riding outside forward operating base Quinn, Iraq.
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| Army Staff Sgt. Kimberly A. Voelz, 27, of Carlisle, Pa.; assigned to the 703rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment based in Fort Knox, Ky.; killed while responding to an explosive ordnance disposal call Dec. 14 when an improvised explosive device detonated in Iskandariyah, Iraq.
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| Army Sgt. Jarrod W. Black, 26, of Peru, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment based in Fort Riley, Kan.; killed Dec. 12 when his convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device in Ramadi, Iraq.
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| Army Pfc. Jeffrey F. Braun, 19, of Stafford, Conn.; assigned to Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, based in Fort Bragg, N.C.; died from a non-hostile gunshot wound Dec. 12 in Baghdad.
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| Army Spec. Marshall L. Edgerton, 27, of Rocky Face, Ga.; assigned to Company A, 82nd Signal Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, based in Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Dec. 11 when his camp was attacked with an improvised explosive device in Ramadi, Iraq.
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| Army Staff Sgt. Richard A. Burdick, 24, of National City, Calif.; assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed while riding in a convoy Dec. 10 when his vehicle was hit by an improvise explosive device in Mosul, Iraq.
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| Army Pfc. Jerrick M. Petty, 25, of Idaho Falls, Idaho; assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed while guarding a gas station Dec. 10 when his position was attacked by enemy forces in Mosul, Iraq.
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| Army Staff Sgt. Aaron T. Reese, 31, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio; assigned to the 135th Military Police Company, Army National Guard based in Brookpark, Ohio; killed while on patrol Dec. 10 when he fell into the Tigris River south of Baghdad.
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| Army Spc. Joseph M. Blickenstaff, 23, of Corvallis, Ore.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Dec. 8 when his vehicle flipped into a canal in Duluiyah, Iraq.
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| Army Staff Sgt. Steven H. Bridges, 33, of Tracy, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Dec. 8 when his vehicle flipped into a canal in Duluiyah, Iraq.
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| Army Spc. Christopher J. Rivera Wesley, 26, of Portland, Ore.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, based in Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Dec. 8 when his Stryker armored vehicle flipped into a canal in Duluiyah, Iraq.
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| Army Pfc. Jason G. Wright, 19, of Luzerne, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed while on security duty Dec. 8 when his vehicle came under fire from a passing vehicle in Mosul, Iraq.
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| Army Pfc. Ray J. Hutchinson, 20, of League City, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based at Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Dec. 7 when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle as he was returning from patrol in Mosul, Iraq.
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| Army Spc. Arron R. Clark, 20, of Chico, Calif.; assigned to the 440th Signal Battalion, 22nd Signal Brigade, V Corps, based in Darmstadt, Germany; killed Dec. 5 when his convoy hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.
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| Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Clarence E. Boone, 50, of Fort Worth, Texas; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Infantry Division, based in Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 2 from a non-combat related injury in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
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| Army Spc. Raphael S. Davis, 24, of Tutwiler, Miss.; assigned to B Company, 223rd Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard, based in Calhoun City, Miss.; killed Dec. 2 when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in Tampa, Iraq.
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| Army Sgt. Ryan C. Young, 21, of Corona, Calif.; assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, based in Fort Riley, Kan.; died Dec. 2 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., of wounds he sustained Nov. 8 when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq.
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| Army Spc. Uday Singh, 21, of Lake Forest, Ill.; assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, based in Fort Riley, Kan.; killed Dec. 1 when enemy forces attacked his patrol in Habbaniyah, Iraq.
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