There has been something bothering me about the numbers coming out of Iraq and to a lesser extent Afghanistan, for a long time now. I understand the rates of PTSD but considering how few troops are there now and how long they have been involved in the occupation of Iraq, the numbers have not seemed right. We have about 170,000 there now, most having been deployed there several times.
These were the numbers in Vietnam
Year American
1959 760
1960 900
1961 3205
1962 11300
1963 16300
1964 23300
1965 184300
1966 385300
1967 485600
1968 536100
1969 475200
1970 334600
1971 156800
1972 24200
1973 50
Vietnam
Bomb Explosion 52
Artillery, Rocket or Mortar 4,914
Other Explosive Devices 7,450
Multiple Fragmentary Wounds 8,456
http://www.archives.gov/research/vietnam-war/casualty-statistics.html#cause
Yet this is Iraq.
Two more died from bomb blasts
01/07/08 DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Pfc. Jason F. Lemke, 30, of West Allis, Wis., died Jan. 5 in Ibrahim Al Adham, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat...
01/06/08 MNF: IED kills MND-B Soldier Multi-National Corps - Iraq
A Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldier was killed and three others wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in southern Baghdad on Jan. 6.
3,911 died in Iraq as of tonight.
Hostile - hostile fire - explosion 17
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, IED 18
Hostile - hostile fire - grenade 28
Hostile - hostile fire - suicide car bomb 59
Hostile - hostile fire - car bomb 102
Hostile - hostile fire - RPG attack 93
Hostile - hostile fire - mortar attack 100
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1624
http://icasualties.org/oif/stats.aspx
Bombs
These are just some of them from last year.
Sgt. 1st Class Jesse B. Albrecht 31 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Hager City, Wisconsin One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Iskandariya, Iraq, on May 17, 2007
Spc. Alexandre A. Alexeev 23 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Wilmington, California One of five soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by roadside bomb in Abu Sayda, Iraq, on May 28, 2007
Sgt. John E. Allen 25 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Palmdale, California One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 17, 2007
Sgt. Ian C. Anderson 22 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Prairie Village, Kansas One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on January 15, 2007
Sgt. Brian D. Ardron 32 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Acworth, Georgia One of three soldiers killed when multiple roadside bombs detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 21, 2007
Staff Sgt. Jason R. Arnette 24 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Amelia, Virginia Died in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 1, 2007, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 31, 2007
Pfc. James L. Arnold 21 1st Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Mattawan, Michigan One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their unit during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 15, 2007
Spc. Benjamin J. Ashley 22 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Independence, Montana Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Balad, Iraq, on May 24, 2007
Sgt. Corey J. Aultz 31 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Port Orchard, Washington One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on January 30, 2007
Pfc. Jeffrey A. Avery 19 571st Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade Colorado Springs, Colorado Died from wounds suffered when a homemade bomb exploded during checkpoint operations in Muquadadiya, Iraq, on April 23, 2007
1st Lt. Andrew J. Bacevich 27 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Walpole, Massachusetts Killed by a bomb during combat patrol operations in Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq, on May 13, 2007
Pvt. William L. Bailey III 29 755th Chemical Reconnaissance/
Decontamination Company, Nebraska Army National Guard Bellevue, Nebraska Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Taji, Iraq, on May 25, 2007
Cpl. Zachary D. Baker 24 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Vilonia, Arkansas One of five soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by roadside bomb in Abu Sayda, Iraq, on May 28, 2007
Pfc. Michael C. Balsley 23 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Hayward, California One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 25, 2007
Sgt. Jeremy D. Barnett 27 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Mineral City, Ohio Died February 24, 2007 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds sustained from a landmine detonation in Dujail, Iraq, on February 21, 2007
Sgt. William J. Beardsley 25 260th Quartermaster Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Troop Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division Coon Rapids, Minnesota Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Diwaniya, Iraq, on February 26, 2007
Spc. David W. Behrle 20 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Tipton, Iowa One of six soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 19, 2007
Spc. Ryan M. Bell 21 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Colville, Washington One of six soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit during combat operations in Samarra, Iraq, on March 5, 2007
Staff Sgt. David R. Berry 37 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery, Kansas Army National Guard Wichita, Kansas Killed when his vehicle was truck by a roadside bomb in Qasim, Iraq, on February 22, 2007
Cpl. Ray M. Bevel 22 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Andrews, Texas Killed when a homemade bomb exploded near his unit during combat patrol operations in Yusifiya, Iraq, on April 21, 2007
Spc. Ryan A. Bishop 32 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Euless, Texas Died of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb exploded while he was on dismounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 14, 2007
Spc. Jeffrey D. Bisson 22 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Vista, California One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Karma, Iraq, on January 20, 2007
Spc. Clinton C. Blodgett 19 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Pekin, Indiana Died when the vehicle he was in struck a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 26, 2007
Pfc. Kyle G. Bohrnsen 22 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Philipsburg, Montana Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 10, 2007
Pfc. John G. Borbonus 19 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Boise, Idaho One of two soldiers killed when their patrol encountered a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 12, 2007
Sgt. 1st Class Russell P. Borea 38 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division El Paso, Texas Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on January 19, 2007
Pfc. Brian A. Botello 19 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Alta, Iowa One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their unit during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 29, 2007
Pfc. Matthew C. Bowe 19 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Coraopolis, Pennsylvania One of three soldiers killed when the vehicle they were in was struck by a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 19, 2007
Spc. William G. Bowling 24 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Beattyville, Kentucky One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghad, Iraq, on April 1, 2007
Sgt. Larry R. Bowman 29 513th Transportation Company, 57th Transportation Battalion, 593rd Corps Support Group Granite Falls, North Carolina Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 13, 2007
Spc. Joshua M. Boyd 30 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Seattle, Washington Died on March 14, 2007, at Brooke Army Medical Center in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb exploded near his unit in Samarra, Iraq, on March 5, 2007
2nd Lt. Jonathan Carlos Bracho-Cooke 24 Company C, 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment Hove, England Died of injuries sustained during a roadside bomb attack against his patrol of Warrior Armored Fighting Vehicles in Basra, Iraq, on February 5, 2007
Sgt. Emerson N. Brand 29 1st Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Rigby, Idaho One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their unit during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 15, 2007
Sgt. 1st Class Christopher R. Brevard 31 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Phoenix, Arizona Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his unit in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 16, 2007
Staff Sgt. Harrison Brown 31 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Prichard, Alabama One of two soldiers killed when their unit came in contact with enemy forces using a homemade bomb and small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 8, 2007
Spc. Nicholas P. Brown 24 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Huber Heights, Ohio Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Mosul, Iraq, on January 22, 2007
Sgt. 1st Class Scott J. Brown 33 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Windsor, Colorado One of two soldiers killed when their unit came in contact with enemy forces using a roadside bomb and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 18, 2007
Pfc. Travis W. Buford 23 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Galveston, Texas One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on February 22, 2007
Staff Sgt. Jerry C. Burge 39 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Carriere, Mississippi One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Taji, Iraq, on April 4, 2007
Sgt. William W. Bushnell 24 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Jasper, Arkansas Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by a rocket propelled grenade during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 21, 2007
Staff Sgt. Steve Butcher Jr. 27 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Penfield, New York One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their unit in Ramadi, Iraq, on May 23, 2007
Spc. Jonathan D. Cadavero 24 Headquarters Company, Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Tuxedo, New York One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 27, 2007
Pfc. Daniel P. Cagle 22 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Carson, California One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their unit in Ramadi, Iraq, on May 23, 2007
Spc. Mark R. C. Caguioa 21 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Stockton, California Died on May 24, 2007 at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, of wounds suffered when the vehicle he was in struck a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 4
Pfc. Jay S. Cajimat 20 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Lahaina, Hawaii Died of wounds suffered when a car bomb detonated near his unit in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 6, 2007
Sgt. 1st Class Keith A. Callahan 31 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division McClure, Pennsylvania Killed when a roadside bomb exploded while he was conducting a combat patrol south of Baghdad, Iraq, on January 24, 2007
Spc. Leeroy A. Camacho 28 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Saipan, Mariana Islands One of three soldiers that died of wounds from an explosion during breaching operations in Baquba, Iraq, on February 9, 2007
Cpl. Joseph H. Cantrell IV 23 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Ashland, Kentucky One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Taji, Iraq, on April 4, 2007
Sgt. Robert M. Carr 22 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Warren, Ohio Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 13, 2007
Cpl. Brian L. Chevalier 21 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Athens, Georgia Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near him in Mufrek, Iraq, on March 14, 2007
Pfc. Adare W. Cleveland 19 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Anchorage, Alaska One of three soldiers killed when the vehicle they were in was struck by a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 19, 2007
Spc. Ross A. Clevenger 21 321st Engineer Battalion Givens Hot Springs, Idaho One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit while on combat patrol in Karma, Iraq, on February 8, 2007
Pfc. James J. Coon 22 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Walnut Creek, California Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Balad, Iraq, on April 4, 2007
Sgt. John E. Cooper 29 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Ewing, Kentucky One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on January 15, 2007
Sgt. Wayne R. Cornell 26 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Holstein, Nebraska One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 20, 2007
Sgt. Richard V. Correa 25 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Honolulu, Hawaii One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their position during a dismounted patrol in Ilbu Falris, Iraq, on May 29, 2007
Sgt. Bacilio E. Cuellar 24 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Odessa, Texas One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 30, 2007
Pfc. Branden C. Cummings 20 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Titusville, Florida Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during combat operations in Baquba, Iraq, on February 14, 2007
2nd Lt. Mark J. Daily 23 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Irvine, California One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on January 15, 2007
Spc. Ryan S. Dallam 24 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Norman, Oklahoma One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 6, 2007
Spc. Michael W. Davis 22 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division San Marcos, Texas One of three soldiers killed when multiple roadside bombs detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 21, 2007
Pfc. William N. Davis 26 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Adrian, Michigan One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 17, 2007
Pvt. Eleanor Dlugosz 19 Royal Army Medical Corps Southampton, England One of four British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded underneath their Warrior Armored Vehicle during a early morning patrol west of Basra, Iraq, on April 5, 2007
Sgt. Allen J. Dunckley 25 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Yardley, Pennsylvania One of two soldiers killed when their unit came in contact with enemy forces using a homemade bomb and small arms fire in Salman Pak, Iraq, on May 14, 2007
Sgt. 1st Class Robert E. Dunham 36 1st Brigade Transition Team, attached to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Baltimore, Maryland One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 24, 2007
Sgt. Shawn M. Dunkin 25 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Columbia, South Carolina One of three soldiers killed when the vehicle they were in was struck by a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 19, 2007
Sgt. Clayton G. Dunn II 22 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Moreno Valley, California One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Salah Ad Din province, Iraq, on May 26, 2007
Staff Sgt. Terrence D. Dunn 38 210th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Houston, Texas One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 2, 2007
2nd Lt. Joanna Yorke Dyer 24 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment Yeovil Somerset, England One of four British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded underneath their Warrior Armored Vehicle during a early morning patrol west of Basra, Iraq, on April 5, 2007
Hospitalman Lucas W.A. Emch 21 1st Marine Logistics Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Kent, Ohio Killed when a roadside bomb exploded in his vicinity while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on March 2, 2007
Spc. Ebe F. Emolo 33 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Greensboro, North Carolina One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit in Zaganiya, Iraq, on April 7, 2007
Staff Sgt. Justin M. Estes 25 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Sims, Arkansas One of six soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit during combat operations in Samarra, Iraq, on March 5, 2007
Sgt. Anthony D. Ewing 22 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Phoenix, Arizona One of five soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by roadside bomb in Abu Sayda, Iraq, on May 28, 2007
Pfc. Nathan P. Fairlie 21 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Candor, New York Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Baquba, Iraq, on January 26, 2007
Sgt. Sean P. Fennerty 25 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Corvallis, Oregon One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Karma, Iraq, on January 20, 2007
Spc. Wilfred Flores Jr. 20 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Lawton, Oklahoma Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 31, 2007
Pfc. Victor M. Fontanilla 23 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Stockton, California One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Iskandariya, Iraq, on May 17, 2007
Pfc. Walter Freeman Jr. 20 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Lancaster, California One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 4, 2007
Pfc. Daniel A. Fuentes 19 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Levittown, New York Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 6, 2007
Sgt. Alexander H. Fuller 21 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Centerville, Massachusetts One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 25, 2007
Sgt. Alexander J. Funcheon 21 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Bel Aire, Kansas One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their unit during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 29, 2007
Sgt. Freeman L. Gardner Jr. 26 18th Engineer Company, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Little Rock, Arkansas Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his unit while on combat patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 22, 2007
Sgt. Mickel D. Garrigus 24 543rd Military Police Company, 91st Police Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division Elma, Washington Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during combat patrol in Taji, Iraq, on January 27, 2007
Pfc. Aaron D. Gautier 19 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Hampton, Virginia Died of wounds suffered when his mounted patrol came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire and a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 17, 2007
1st Lt. Kevin J. Gaspers 26 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Hastings, Nebraska One of nine soldiers killed when a homemade bomb exploded near their location in Sadah, Iraq, on April 23, 2007
Spc. Joseph A. Gilmore 26 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Webster, Florida One of six soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 19, 2007
Sgt. Milton A. Gist Jr. 27 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division St Louis, Missouri One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on January 30, 2007
Spc. Curtis E. Glawson Jr. 24 610th Brigade Support Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Daleville, Alabama Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 20, 2007
Sgt. Christopher N. Gonzalez 25 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Winslow, Arizona One of two soldiers killed when their unit came in contact with enemy forces using a homemade bomb and small arms fire in Salman Pak, Iraq, on May 14, 2007
Pfc. Orlando E. Gonzalez 21 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division New Freedom, Pennsylvania One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baquba, Iraq, on March 25, 2007
Pvt. Mark W. Graham 22 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Lafayette, Louisiana Died on March 7, 2007, at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his unit while on combat patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 2, 2007
Spc. Matthew T. Grimm 21 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on January 15, 2007
Sgt. Ryan P. Green 24 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Woodlands, Texas Died on March 18, 2007, in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his unit while on combat patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 15.
Pfc. Aaron M. Genevie 22 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Died of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 16, 2007
Pfc. Derek A. Gibson 20 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Eustis, Florida One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 4, 2007
Capt. Jonathan D. Grassbaugh 25 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division East Hampstead, New Hampshire One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit in Zaganiya, Iraq, on April 7, 2007
Spc. Marieo Guerrero 30 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Fort Worth, Texas Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 17, 2007
Staff Sgt. Joshua R. Hager 29 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Broomfield, Colorado One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on February 22, 2007
Staff Sgt. Marlon B. Harper 34 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Baltimore, Maryland Died of wounds suffered when he came in contact with enemy forces using a rocket propelled grenade and small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 21, 2007
Spc. Blake Harris 22 1st Squadron, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Pueblo, Colorado One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit in Baquba, Iraq, on March 5, 2007
Staff Sgt. Blake M. Harris 27 1st Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Hampton, Georgia One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their unit during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 15, 2007
Pfc. Nicholas S. Hartge 20 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Rome City, Indiana Died of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using grenades and a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 14, 2007
Pfc. Travis F. Haslip 20 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Ooltewah, Tennessee One of six soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 19, 2007
Cpl. Lorne E. Henry Jr 21 Company A, Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Niagara Falls, New York One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 27, 2007 .
Pfc. Charles B. Hester 23 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), 2nd Infantry Division Cataldo, Idaho Died of wounds suffered when the vehicle he was in struck a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 26, 2007
Sgt. Glenn D. Hicks Jr. 24 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division College Station, Texas One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb and small arms fire during combat operations in Salman Pak, Iraq, on April 28, 2007
Staff Sgt. Kristopher A. Higdon 25 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Odessa, Texas One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their unit in Taji, Iraq, on May 22, 2007
Pfc. Ryan J. Hill 20 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Keizer, Oregon Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 20, 2007
Pfc. Brian L. Holden 20 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Claremont, North Carolina One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 9, 2007
Sgt. James J. Holtom 22 321st Engineer Battalion Rexburg, Idaho One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit while on combat patrol in Karma, Iraq, on February 8, 2007
Spc. Levi K. Hoover 23 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Midland, Michigan One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit in Zaganiya, Iraq, on April 7, 2007
Sgt. Michael R. Hullender 29 1st Battalion, 501st Airborne Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Little Falls, New Jersey Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his unit during combat patrol operations in Iskandariya, Iraq, on April 28, 2007
Spc. Michael J. Jaurigue 20 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Texas City, Texas One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Salah Ad Din province, Iraq, on May 26, 2007
Pfc. Allen B. Jaynes 21 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Henderson, Texas Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Iraq on January 20, 2007
Maj. Alan R. Johnson 44 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion Yakima, Washington Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee in Muqdadiyah
Pvt. 1st Class Tomasz Jura 25 25th Air Cavalry Brigade Poland Killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a patrol in Diwaniya, Iraq, on April 20, 2007
Staff Sgt. Darrel D. Kasson 43 259th Security Forces Company, Arizona Army National Guard Florence, Arizona Died on March 4, 2007, in Tikrit, Iraq, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle at Bayji, Iraq
Staff Sgt. Bradley D. King 28 2nd Battalion, 152nd Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Brigade Marion, Indiana Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during combat operations in Amiriya, Iraq, on April 2, 2007
Spc. Jerry R. King 19 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Browersville, Georgia One of nine soldiers killed when a homemade bomb exploded near their location in Sadah, Iraq, on April 23, 2007
Sgt. Jonathan P. C. Kingman 21 41st Engineer Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Nankin, Ohio Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baji, Iraq, on January 20, 2007
Pfc. David A. Kirkpatrick 20 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Upland, Indiana One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Falluja, Iraq, on April 27, 2007
Spc. Rhys W. Klasno 20 1114th Transportation Company, California Army National Guard Riverside, California Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Haditha, Iraq, on May 13, 2007
Pfc. Garrett C. Knoll 23 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Bad Axe, Michigan One of nine soldiers killed when a homemade bomb exploded near their location in Sadah, Iraq, on April 23, 2007
Pfc. Cory C. Kosters 19 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division The Woodlands, Texas One of six soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit during combat operations in Samarra, Iraq, on March 5, 2007
Staff Sgt. David C. Kuehl 27 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Wahpeton, North Dakota Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his unit in Taji, Iraq, on May 22, 2007
Sgt. Russell A. Kurtz 22 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Bethel Park, Pennsylvania Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Falluja, Iraq, on February 11, 2007
Capt. Kevin C. Landeck 26 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Illinois One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 2, 2007
Pfc. John F. Landry Jr. 20 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Lowell, Massachusetts One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 17, 2007
Sgt. Thomas L. Latham 23 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Delmar, Maryland Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 11, 2007
Staff Sgt. Paul M. Latourney 28 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Roselle, Illinois One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle while on combat patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 2, 2007
Cpl. Ben Leaning 24 The Queen's Royal Lancers Scunthorpe, England One of two British soldiers killed when their Scimitar Armoured Reconnaissance vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb while providing protection for a convoy in Maysan province, Iraq, on April 19, 2007
Sgt. Nicholas J. Lightner 29 1st Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Newport, Oregon Died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. on March 21, 2007, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his unit while on combat patrol on March 15, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq
Spc. James T. Lindsey 20 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Florence, Alabama Died of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 12, 2007
Staff Sgt. Kenneth E. Locker Jr. 28 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Wakefield, Nebraska One of nine soldiers killed when a homemade bomb exploded near their location in Sadah, Iraq, on April 23, 2007
Senior Airman Elizabeth A. Loncki 23 775th Civil Engineer Squadron New Castle, Delaware One of three airmen killed when a car bomb exploded while performing duties in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 7, 2007
Spc. James E. Lundin 20 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Bellport New York One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 30, 2007
Spc. Ronnie G. Madore Jr. 34 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division San Diego, California One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Baquba, Iraq, on February 14, 2007
Cpl. Jonathan A. Markham 22 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Bedford, Texas Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his dismounted position in Abu Sayda, Iraq, on May 29, 2007
Pfc. Chad E. Marsh 20 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Wichita, Kansas Died of wounds suffered when a grenade detonated near him during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 18, 2007
Sgt. Randell T. Marshall 22 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Fitzgerald, Georgia One of nine soldiers killed when a homemade bomb exploded near their location in Sadah, Iraq, on April 23, 2007
Staff Sgt. Jay E. Martin 29 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Baltimore, Maryland One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their unit during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 29, 2007
Sgt. Anselmo Martinez III 26 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Robstown, Texas One of three soldiers killed when their unit came in contact with enemy forces using a roadside bomb in Tahrir, Iraq, on May 18, 2007
Sgt. Randy J. Matheny 20 1074th Transportation Company McCook, Nebraska Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 4, 2007
Pvt. Barry W. Mayo 21 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Ecru, Mississippi One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit in Baquba, Iraq, on March 5, 2007
Pfc. Rodney L. McCandless 21 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Camden, Arkansas One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit in Zaganiya, Iraq, on April 7, 2007
Spc. Marquis J. McCants 23 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division San Antonio, Texas One of two soldiers killed when their unit came in contact with enemy forces using a roadside bomb and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 18, 2007
Spc. Sean K. McDonald 21 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Rosemount, Minnesota Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 25, 2007
Sgt. Robert M. McDowell 30 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Deer Park, Texas One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghad, Iraq, on April 1, 2007
Staff Sgt. Thomas M. McFall 36 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), 2nd Infantry Division Glendora, California One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their position during a dismounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 28, 2007
Sgt. Phillip D. McNeill 22 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Sunrise, Florida One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Karma, Iraq, on January 20, 2007
Sgt. Jean P. Medlin 27 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Pelham, Alabama One of six soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 19, 2007
Staff Sgt. David A. Mejias 26 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division San Juan, Puerto Rico One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghad, Iraq, on April 1, 2007
Spc. Gregory N. Millard 22 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division San Diego, California One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Salah Ad Din province, Iraq, on May 26, 2007
Senior Airman Daniel B. Miller Jr 24 775th Civil Engineer Squadron Galesburg, Illinois One of three airmen killed when a car bomb exploded while performing duties in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 7, 2007 .
Sgt. Robert J. Montgomery Jr. 29 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Scottsburg, Indiana Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his unit in Al Jabour, Iraq, on May 22, 2007
Staff Sgt. Christopher Moore 28 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Alpaugh, California One of six soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 19, 2007
Pfc. Joshua M. Moore 20 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Russellville, Kentucky One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 30, 2007
Staff Sgt. William C. Moore 27 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Benson, North Carolina One of nine soldiers killed when a homemade bomb exploded near their location in Sadah, Iraq, on April 23, 2007
Sgt. Ashly L. Moyer 21 630th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade Emmaus, Pennsylvania One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 3, 2007
Maj. Michael L. Mundell 47 1st Brigade, 108th Division (Institutional Training) Brandenburg, Kentucky Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq, on January 5, 2007
Spc. Casey W. Nash 22 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Baltimore, Maryland One of three soldiers killed when their unit came in contact with enemy forces using a roadside bomb in Tahrir, Iraq, on May 18, 2007
1st Lt. Phillip I. Neel 27 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Maryland Died of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using grenades in Balad, Iraq, on April 8, 2007
Pfc. Christopher M. North 21 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Sarasota, Florida Died of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using a homemade bomb and small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 21, 2007
Cpl. Jason Nunez 22 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Naranjito, Puerto Rico One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baquba, Iraq, on March 25, 2007
Cpl. Wade J. Oglesby 27 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Grand Junction, Colorado One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Taji, Iraq, on April 18, 2007
Spc. Toby R. Olsen 28 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Manchester, New Hampshire One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Karma, Iraq, on January 20, 2007
Cpl. Kris O'Neill 27 Royal Army Medical Corps Catterick, Yorkshire, England One of four British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded underneath their Warrior Armored Vehicle during a early morning patrol west of Basra, Iraq, on April 5, 2007
Pfc. Jay-D H. Ornsby-Adkins 21 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Ione, California One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb and small arms fire during combat operations in Salman Pak, Iraq, on April 28, 2007
Capt. Anthony Palermo 26 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Brockton, Massachusetts One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 6, 2007
Sgt. Steven M. Packer 23 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Clovis, California Died of wounds suffered when his dismounted patrol encountered a roadside bomb in Rushdi Mullah, Iraq, on May 17, 2007
Sgt. Brandon A. Parr 25 630th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade West Valley, Utah One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 3, 2007
Sgt. Michael C. Peek 23 630th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade Chesapeake, Virginia One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 3, 2007
Sgt. Andrew C. Perkins 27 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Northglenn, Colorado One of six soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit during combat operations in Samarra, Iraq, on March 5, 2007
Sgt. Brice A. Pearson 32 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Phoenix, Arizona One of nine soldiers killed when a homemade bomb exploded near their location in Sadah, Iraq, on April 23, 2007
Spc. Coty J. Phelps 20 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Kingman, Arizona One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Iskandariya, Iraq, on May 17, 2007
Staff Sgt. Terry W. Prater 25 1st Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Speedwell, Tennessee One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their unit during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 15, 2007
Cpl. Cody A. Putnam 22 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Lafayette, Indiana One of two soldiers killed when their patrol encountered a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 12, 2007
Spc. Shawn P. Rankinen 28 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Independence, Missouri One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 7, 2007
Spc. William J. Rechenmacher 24 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division Jacksonville, Florida Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 18, 2007
Sgt. James J. Regan 26 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Manhasset, New York Killed when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb during combat operations in northern Iraq on February 9, 2007
Pfc. Stephen K. Richardson 22 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Bridgeport, Connecticut One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 20, 2007
Pfc. Nicholas E. Riehl 21 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Shiocton, Wisconsin Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his unit during combat patrol in Falluja, Iraq, on April 27, 2007
Spc. James D. Riekena 22 145th Brigade Support Battalion Redmond, Washington Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 14, 2007
Sgt. Greg N. Riewer 30 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division Frazee, Minnesota Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee during combat operations in Habbaniya, Iraq, on March 23, 2007
Spc. Brian E. Ritzberg 24 977th Military Police Company, 97th Military Police Battalion, 1st Infantry Division Long Island, New York Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his unit during combat operations in Kirkuk, Iraq, on April 2, 2007
Spc. Michael D. Rivera 22 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Brooklyn, New York One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 7, 2007
Sgt. John D. Rode 24 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Pineville, North Carolina One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Baquba, Iraq, on February 14, 2007
Pvt. Damian Lopez Rodriguez 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Tucson, Arizona One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 6, 2007
Spc. Luis O. Rodriguez-Contrera 22 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Allentown, Pennsylvania One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle while on combat patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 2, 2007
Spc. Michael J. Rodriguez 20 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Sanford, North Carolina One of nine soldiers killed when a homemade bomb exploded near their location in Sadah, Iraq, on April 23, 2007
Cpl. Michael M. Rojas 21 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Fresno, California One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Taji, Iraq, on April 18, 2007
Spc. Justin A. Rollins 22 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Newport, New Hampshire One of six soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit during combat operations in Samarra, Iraq, on March 5, 2007
Spc. Joshua G. Romero 19 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Crowley, Texas One of three soldiers killed when their unit came in contact with enemy forces using a roadside bomb in Tahrir, Iraq, on May 18, 2007
Spc. Alexander Rosa Jr. 22 293rd Military Police Company, 3rd Military Police Battalion Orlando, Florida Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Muqdadiya, Iraq, on May 25, 2007
Spc. Adam J. Rosema 27 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Pasadena, California Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during recovery operations south of Baquba, Iraq, on March 14, 2007
Staff Sgt. Eric Ross 26 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Kenduskeag, Maine One of three soldiers that died of wounds from an explosion during breaching operations in Baquba, Iraq, on February 9, 2007
Spc. Ryan D. Russell 20 1st Squadron, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Elm City, North Carolina One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit in Baquba, Iraq, on March 5, 2007
Pfc. Jon B. St. John II 25 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Neenah, Wisconsin One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during convoy operations in Taji, Iraq, on January 27, 2007
Pfc. Junior Cedeno Sanchez 20 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), 2nd Infantry Division Miami, Florida One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their position during a dismounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 28, 2007
Sgt. Paul T. Sanchez 32 543rd Military Police Company, 91st Military Police Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division Irving, Texas Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle on January 14, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq
Staff Sgt. Ronnie L. Sanders 26 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Thibodaux, Louisiana Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on Feburary 3, 2007
Sgt. Ed Santini 25 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Toa Baja, Puerto Rico One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 17, 2007
Sgt. Joshua A. Schmit 26 1451st Transportation Company, 13th Support Command Willmar, Minnesota One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Falluja, Iraq, on April 14, 2007
Spc. Collin R. Schockmel 19 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Richwood, Texas Died of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using grenades during security and observation operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on January 16, 2007
Sgt. Jason A. Schumann 23 A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Hawley, Minnesota Died of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle near Diwaniya, Iraq, on May 19, 2007
Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin L. Sebban 29 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Chattanooga, Tennessee Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his unit in Baquba, Iraq, on March 17, 2007
Sgt. Carl L. Seigart 32 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division San Luis Obispo, California One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Baquba, Iraq, on February 14, 2007
Sgt. Raymond S. Sevaaetasi 29 15th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Pago Pago, American Samoa Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 11, 2007
Spc. Jason A. Shaffer 28 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Derry, Pennsylvania Died of wounds suffered when a car bomb detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Baquba, Iraq, on April 5, 2007
Cpl. Stephen D. Shannon 21 397th Engineer Battalion Guttenberg, Iowa Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle was hit by a rocket during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on January 30, 2007
Staff Sgt. Alan W. Shaw 31 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Little Rock, Arkansas One of three soldiers that died of wounds from an explosion during breaching operations in Baquba, Iraq, on February 9, 2007
Pfc. Darrell W. Shipp 25 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division San Antonio, Texas Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 25, 2007
Staff Sgt. Russell K. Shoemaker 31 1st Brigade Transition Team, attached to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Sweet Springs, Montana One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 24, 2007
Pfc. David N. Simmons 20 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Kokomo, Indiana One of two soldiers killed when their unit came in contact with enemy forces using a homemade bomb and small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 8, 2007
Pvt. Luke Daniel Simpson 21 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment Howden, England Died of injuries sustained when the vehicle he was driving was hit by a roadside bomb in southern Iraq on February 9, 2007
Sgt. Todd A. Singleton 24 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Muskegon, Michigan Died of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using a homemade bomb and small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 8, 2007
Spc. Erich S. Smallwood 23 Company A, 875th Engineer Battalion, Arkansas Army National Guard Trumann, Arkansas Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle near Balad, Iraq, on May 26, 2007
Kingsman Adam James Smith 19 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment Isle of Man, England One of four British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded underneath their Warrior Armored Vehicle during a early morning patrol west of Basra, Iraq, on April 5, 2007
Spc. Ismael G. Solorio 21 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division San Luis, Arizona One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 9, 2007
Sgt. Richard A. Soukenka 30 Company A, Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Oceanside, California One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 27, 2007
Pvt. Cole E. Spencer 21 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Gays, Illinois One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb and small arms fire during combat operations in Salman Pak, Iraq, on April 28, 2007
Spc. Lance C. Springer II 23 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Fort Worth, Texas Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his unit while on combat patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 23, 2007
Spc. Curtis R. Spivey 25 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Chula Vista, California Died in San Diego, California, on April 2, 2007, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 6, 2006
Staff Sgt. Robert M. Stanley 27 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Spotsylvania, Virginia One of six soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit during combat operations in Samarra, Iraq, on March 5, 2007
Pfc. Lucas V. Starcevich 25 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Canton, Illinois Died of wounds sustained when the vehicle he was in struck a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 16, 2007
Spc. Brandon L. Stout 23 46th Military Police Company, Michigan Army National Guard Grand Rapids, Michigan Died of wounds suffered when an explosively formed projectile detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 22, 2007
Cpl. James E. Summers III 21 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Bourbon, Missouri One of five soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by roadside bomb in Abu Sayda, Iraq, on May 28, 2007
Cpl. Timothy A. Swanson 21 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division San Antonio, Texas One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during convoy operations in Taji, Iraq, on January 27 , 2007
Sgt. Jason W. Swiger 24 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division South Portland, Maine One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baquba, Iraq, on March 25, 2007
Spc. Eddie D. Tamez 21 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Galveston, Texas One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Falluja, Iraq, on April 27, 2007
Pvt. Michael Tench 18 Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Light Infantry Sunderland, England Killed when his patrol was struck by a roadside bomb in Basra, Iraq, on January 21, 2007
Cpl. Victor H. Toledo Pulido 22 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Hanford, California One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Nahrawan, Iraq, on May 23, 2007
Pfc. David T. Toomalatai 19 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Neenah, Wisconsin One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during convoy operations in Taji, Iraq, on January 27, 2007
Spc. Francis M. Trussel Jr. 21 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Lincoln, Illinois Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his position in Tahrir, Iraq, on May 26, 2007
Trooper Kristen Turton 27 The Queen's Royal Lancers Grimsby, England One of two British soldiers killed when their Scimitar Armoured Reconnaissance vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb while providing protection for a convoy in Maysan province, Iraq, on April 19, 2007
Sgt. Thomas E. Vandling Jr. 26 303rd Psychological Operations Company, Army Reserve Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle while on combat patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 1, 2007
Pfc. Alexander R. Varela 19 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Fernley, Nevada One of six soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 19, 2007
Sgt. Michael L. Vaughan 20 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Otis, Oregon One of nine soldiers killed when a homemade bomb exploded near their location in Sadah, Iraq, on April 23, 2007
Sgt. Brandon L. Wallace 27 1451st Transportation Company, 13th Support Command St. Louis, Missouri One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Falluja, Iraq, on April 14, 2007
Pfc. Rowan D. Walter 25 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Winnetka, California One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on February 22, 2007
Pvt. Brett A. Walton 37 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Hillsboro, Oregon One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 9, 2007
Staff Sgt. Shannon V. Weaver 28 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Urich, Missouri One of three soldiers killed when multiple roadside bombs detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 21, 2007
Staff Sgt. Christopher R. Webb 28 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Winchester, California One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 7, 2007
Staff Sgt. Joseph M. Weiglein 31 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Audubon, New Jersey One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their position during a dismounted patrol in Ilbu Falris, Iraq, on May 29, 2007
Tech. Sgt. Timothy R. Weiner 35 775th Civil Engineer Squadron Tamarac, Florida One of three airmen killed when a car bomb exploded while performing duties in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 7, 2007
Pvt. Raymond M. Werner 21 321st Engineer Battalion Boise, Idaho One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit while on combat patrol in Karma, Iraq, on February 8, 2007
1st Lt. Kile G. West 23 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Pasadena, Texas One of five soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by roadside bomb in Abu Sayda, Iraq, on May 28, 2007
Pfc. Anthony J. White 21 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Columbia, South Carolina One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baquba, Iraq, on March 25, 2007
Spc. Doonewey White 26 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Milpitas, California Died on May 29, 2007, in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during combat operations on May 28 in Baghdad, Iraq
Kingsman Danny John Wilson 28 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment Workington, England Killed when his patrol came under small-arms fire near Basra Palace, a British Army base in Basra, Iraq, on April 1, 2007
Cpl. Jonathan D. Winterbottom 21 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Falls Church, Virginia One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Nahrawan, Iraq, on May 23, 2007
Sgt. Justin D. Wisniewski 22 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Standish, Michigan Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his unit while searching for three missing soldiers near Lutifiya, Iraq, on May 19, 2007
Sgt. Daniel E. Woodcock 25 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Glennallen, Alaska Died of wounds suffered from a building explosion while on combat patrol in Ad Dawr, Iraq, on March 11, 2007
Pfc. Robert A. Worthington 19 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Jackson, Georgia One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their unit in Taji, Iraq, on May 22, 2007
Sgt. James M. Wosika Jr. 24 Company B, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota Army National Guard St. Paul, Minnesota Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his unit while on combat patrol in Falluja, Iraq, on January 9, 2007
Sgt. Gregroy A. Wright 28 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Boston, Massachusetts Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Muqdadiya, Iraq, on January 13, 2007
Spc. Christopher D. Young 20 Company C, 3rd Battalion, 160th Infantry Regiment, California Army National Guard Los Angeles, California Died of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Safwan, Iraq, on March 2, 2007
Pfc. Casey P. Zylman 22 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Coleman, Michigan Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Tal Afar, Iraq, on May 24, 2007
Again this is just a few names of the over 2,000 who have died from explosions.
When you consider how many suicides, homelessness and wounded, there appeared to be a huge difference between the two combat operations. Then I took a look at the numbers of those who died from bombs, car bombs, mortars and grenades. More than half of the deaths in Iraq have been caused by explosions. This would explain the residual effects of those around the explosions. We have thousands of cases of traumatic brain injury, PTSD is epidemic already and the survival rate is 7 wounded for every 1 killed. These numbers, as astonishing as they seem already, prove that this is just the beginning of what we can expect to see.
When you think of those who have died or lost limbs in these explosions, we do not tend to think about those who are in the area, witness it or have to take care of the aftermath of it. There are many people involved with explosions. The next factor is the civilian casualties they also come into contact with. With explosions there is no enemy to shoot at. There is nothing that can be done in retaliation.
This is not a war, or at least it is not supposed to be one with a clear enemy to fight, but an occupation. It is not a typical combat operation yet that is exactly how they have been treating it. The troops are not there to fight a conventional enemy but are in fact targets of an invisible evil.
It seems that Afghanistan is heading in the same direction. For all the talk about supporting the troops Congress has provided a lot of lip service and Bush has provided veto pens. We have not even begun to understand the full impact of this occupation. Look at the numbers and know this is going to be a lot worse than Vietnam ever was for the survivors.
Kathie Costos
"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive veterans of early wars were treated and appreciated by our nation." - George Washington
