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Operation Enduring Freedom 
and
Operation Iraqi Freedom


The following are the names of our American Heroes from my native state of Pennsylvania who haved died in the two wars that we are currently engaged.


Remembering the Pennsylvania service-members who died in the service of their country as of June 20, 2010.














Fallen Pennsylvania Heroes
Of Operation Enduring Freedom


Marine Pfc. James R. Dillon, Jr., 19, of Grove City, Pennsylvania.
    Dillon died in Kuwait of a non-combat related injury. He was assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California. Died on March 13, 2003.

Army Staff Sgt. Troy S. Ezernack, 39, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
    Ezernack died in Qalat, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained earlier that day when his combat patrol was attacked by enemy forces using a grenade. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Vicenza, Italy. Died on October 9, 2005.

Marine Sgt. James F. Fordyce, 22, of Newton Square, Pennsylvania.
    Fordyce died when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. He was deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. He was assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, North Carolina. Died on February 17, 2006.

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class John T. Fralish, 30, of New Kingstown, Pennsylvania.
    Fralish died when enemy forces opened fire on a U.S. patrol northwest of Methar Lam in Laghman Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Marine Division Detachment, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe, Hawaii. Died on February 6, 2006.

Army Sgt. Christopher P. Geiger, 38, of Allentown, Pennsylvania.
    Geiger died of a non-combat related cause in Bagram, Afghanistan. Geiger was assigned to the 213th Area Support Group, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Died on July 9, 2003.

Army Spc. Brett M. Hershey, 23, of State College, Pennsylvania.
    Hershey died in Kabul, Afghanistan, when a mine detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 76th Infantry Brigade (Separate), Indianapolis, Indiana. Died on March 26, 2005.

Army Master Sgt. Thomas D. Maholic, 38, of Bradford, Pennsylvania.
    Maholic died in Ghecko, Afghanistan, when his patrol unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during a cordon and search mission. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on June 24, 2006.

Marine Sgt. Jonathan E. McColley, 23, of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
    McColley died when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. He was deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. He was assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, North Carolina. Died on February 17, 2006.

Army 1st Sgt. Christopher C. Rafferty, 37, of Brownsville, Pennsylvania.
    Rafferty died in Sharana, Afghanistan, as a result of shrapnel wounds suffered on July 20, while he was coordinating a response to a mortar and possible rocket-propelled grenade attack. Rafferty was assigned to 37th Engineer Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on July 21, 2006.

Army Staff Sgt.Paul A. Sweeney, 32, of Lakeville, Pennsylvania.
    Sweeney died of wounds sustained during an ambush near Musa, Qalax, Afghanistan. Sweeney was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on October 30, 2003.

Marine Capt. Bryan D. Willard, 33, of Hummelstown, Pennsylvania.
    Willard died when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. He was deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. He was assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, North Carolina. Died on February 17, 2006.















Fallen Pennsylvania Heroes
Of Operation Iraqi Freedom


Army Sgt. Brandon E. Adams, 22, of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
    Adams died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of injuries sustained in Fallujah, Iraq, on February 16, 2004 when a grenade exploded as he was clearing a house. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. Died on September 19, 2004.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Brent A. Adams, 40, of West View, Pennsylvania.
    Adams died in Ramadi, Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military five-ton truck during combat operations. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Washington, Pennsylvania. Died on December 1, 2005.

Army Capt. Tristan N. Aitken, 31, of State College, Pennsylvania.
    Killed in action in Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on April 4, 2003.

Army 1st Lt. Louis E. Allen, 34, of Milford, Pennsylvania.
    Allen died of injuries sustained on June 7, 2005 in Tikrit, Iraq, when an explosion of unknown origin occurred near his location. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 42nd Infantry Division, Troy, New York. Died on June 8, 2005.

Army Staff Sgt. Daniel L. Arnold, 27, of Montrose, Pennsylvania.
    Arnold died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, New Milford, Pennsylvania. Died on September 28, 2005.

Army Sgt. Andrew Joseph Baddick, 26, of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania.
    Baddick drowned as he tried to rescue another soldier whose vehicle had entered a canal near Abu Ghraib Prison, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on September 29, 2003.

Army Sgt. Sherwood R. Baker, 30, of Plymouth, Pennsylvania.
    Baker died in Baghdad, Iraq, by a large explosion while performing site security. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 103rd Armor Regiment, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania. Died on April 26, 2004.

Marine Lance Cpl. Aric J. Barr, 22, of Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
    Barr died due to injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, California. Died on April 3, 2004.

Marine Gunnery Sgt. Ronald E. Baum, 38, of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
    Baum died due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Intelligence Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on May 3, 2004.

Marine Lance Cpl. Jacob W. Beisel, 21, of Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania.
    Beisel died from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on March 31, 2006.

Army Staff Sgt. Keith A. Bennett, 32, of Holtwood, Pennsylvania.
    Bennett died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, as the result of a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 28th Military Police Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Died on December 11, 2005.

Army 1st Lt. David R. Bernstein, 24, of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.
    Bernstein was killed in action in Taza, Iraq, when enemy forces ambushed his patrol using rocket propelled grenades and small arms fire. He was assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade, Camp Ederle, Italy. Died on October 18, 2003.

Army Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker, 34, of Apollo, Pennsylvania.
    Killed by enemy fire in Iraq during a raid into Baghdad. He was assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on April 5, 2003.

Army Spc. Edward W. Brabazon, 20, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    Brabazon died in Baghdad, Iraq, of a non-hostile gunshot wound. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on March 9, 2004.

Army Sgt. Andrew W. Brown, 22, of Pleasant Mount, Pennsylvania.
    Brown died in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained on October 1, 2004 when his patrol vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 509th Infantry, Fort Polk, Louisiana. Died on October 8, 2004.

Army Pfc. Timmy R. Brown, Jr., 21, of Conway, Pennsylvania.
    Brown was in a convoy in Taji, Iraq when he was injured by an explosive device. Brown died of his injuries. Brown was assigned to D Company, 519th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on August 12, 2003.

Army Pfc. Oliver J. Brown, 19, of Carbondale, Pennsylvania.
    Brown died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, New Milford, Pennsylvania. Died on September 28, 2005.

Army Staff Sgt. Ernest G. Bucklew, 33, of Enon Valley, Pennsylvania.
    Bucklew was on board a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter when it went down in Al Fallujah, Iraq. The cause of the incident is unknown and an investigation is underway. He was assigned to Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on November 2, 2003.

Army Spc. Jeremy M. Campbell, 21, of Middlebury, Pennsylvania.
    Campbell died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during patrol operations. He was assigned to the 108th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne), 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on September 11, 2005.

Army Spc. Frederick A. Carlson, 25, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
    Carlson died in Taqqadum, Iraq, from a non-combat related cause. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 228th Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Division, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Died on March 25, 2006.

Army Staff Sgt. Edward W. Carman, 27, of McKeesport, Pennsylvania.
    Carman died in Baghdad, Iraq when the track of the tank he was in broke, the driver lost control and the tank rolled off the bridge. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Armored Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Died on April 17, 2004.

Army 1st Lt. Michael J. Cleary, 24, of Dallas, Pennsylvania.
    Cleary died in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia. Died on December 20, 2005.

Marine Cpl. Michael R. Cohen, 23, of Jacobus, Pennsylvania.
    Cohen died as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on November 22, 2004.

Army Pvt. Bradli N. Coleman, 19, of Ford City, Pennsylvania.
    Coleman died in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained on May 29, 2004 in Mosul, Iraq, when mortar rounds hit his living quarters. He was assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on May 30, 2004.

Marine Lance Cpl. Adam C. Conboy, 21, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    Conboy died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Died on May 12, 2006.

Army Staff Sgt. Victor M. Cortes III, 29, of Erie, Pennsylvania.
    Cortes died in Baghdad, Iraq of non-combat related injuries. He was assigned to the 703rd Forward Support Batttalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on May 29, 2005.

Army Spc. Gregory A. Cox, 21, of Carmichaels, Pennsylvania.
    Cox died in Balad, Iraq, when his military vehicle was unintentionally run off the road by a civilian vehicle causing it to rollover. Cox was assigned to 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany. Died on September 27, 2004.

Army Spc. Carl F. Curran, 22, of East Brady, Pennsylvania.
    Curran died in Al Karmah, Iraq, when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's Battery C, 1st Battalion, 107th Field Artillery Regiment, Oil City, Pennsylvania. Died on May 16, 2004.

Army Staff Sgt. Christopher E. Cutchall, 30, of McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania.
    Cutchall was traveling in a convoy west of Baghdad, Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated as his vehicle passed by. He died of injuries sustained in the incident. Cutchall was assigned to Delta Troop, 4th Cavalry, Fort Riley, Kansas. Died on September 29, 2003.

Army Spc. Shawn M. Davies, 22, of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania.
    Davies died in Baghdad, Iraq, of a non-combat related illness. He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas. Died on July 8, 2004.

Army Pfc. Nathaniel E. Detample, 19, of Morrisville, Pennsylvania.
    Detample died in Bayji, Iraq, while investigating a rocket-propelled grenade incident a mine exploded and enemy forces attacked using small arms fire. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died on August 9, 2005.

Army Sgt. Michael Egan, 36, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    Egan died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during patrol operations. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died on September 19, 2005.

Army Spc. William L. Evans, 22, of Hallstead, Pennsylvania.
    Evans died in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained earlier that day in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Died on September 19, 2005.

Army Capt. Brian R. Faunce, 28, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    Faunce was moving in a Bradley fighting vehicle in Al Asad, Iraq when his vehicle crossed under some low laying power lines. The soldier reached up and grabbed the lines and was fatally injured. Faunce was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on September 18, 2003.

Army Spc. William V. Fernandez, 37, of Reading, Pennsylvania.
    Fernandez died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during patrol operations. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died on September 19, 2005.

Army Pfc. Michael W. Franklin, 22, of Coudersport, Pennsylvania.
    Franklin died in Ramadi, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his screening area. He was assigned to the 44th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea. Died on March 7, 2005.

Marine Pfc. Steven W. Freund, 20, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
    Freund died while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Died on May 23, 2006.

Marine Pfc. Jason L. Frye, 19, of Landisburg, Pennsylvania.
    Frye died from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Al Karmah, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on October 6, 2005.

Marine Cpl. Albert P. Gettings, 27, of New Castle, Pennsylvania.
    Gettings died from wounds received as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on January 5, 2006.

Army Spc. Michael T. Gleason, 25, of Warren, Pennsylvania.
    Spc. Gleason was traveling in a three-vehicle convoy during a storm from Mosul to Tikrit (2 HUMMVs, 1 light medium tactical vehicle). A civilian vehicle dodged a pothole causing the HUMMVs to swerve. There was not enough stopping distance between the vehicles causing the LMTV to swerve off the road and turn over, causing the death of Gleason and two other soldiers. He was assigned to the 519th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on May 30, 2003.

Army Sgt. Christopher A. Golby, 26, of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
    Golby was a crew member onboard a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter when it crashed near Fallujah, Iraq while on a MEDEVAC mission. He was assigned to the 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on January 8, 2004.

Marine Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Goodrich, 32, of Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
    Goodrich died from enemy indirect fire while conducting combat operations in Hit, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Moundsville, West Virginia. During Operation Iraqi Freedom his unit was attached to Regimental Combat Team-2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on July 10, 2005.

Marine Cpl. Kyle J. Grimes, 21, of Northampton, Pennsylvania.
    Grimes died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Army Spc. Robert E. Hall, Jr., 30, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
    Hall died in Ad Dujayl, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted position at the gate of his forward operating base. He was assigned to the Army Reserve's 467th Engineer Battalion, Greenwood, Mississippi. Died on June 28, 2005.

Marine Cpl. Brandon M. Hardy, 25, of Cochranville, Pennsylvania.
    Hardy died while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Died on April 28, 2006.

Army Sgt. Timothy L. Hayslett, 26, of Newville, Pennsylvania.
    Hayslett was conducting a patrol when struck by an improvised explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany. Died on November 15, 2003.

Army Spc. Joshua J. Henry, 21, of Avonmore, Pennsylvania.
    Henry died in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his convoy was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire in Sharqat, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany. Died on September 20, 2004.

Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy R. Horton, 24, of Erie, Pennsylvania.
    Horton died near Al Iskandariyah, Iraq when an improvised explosive device exploded. He was assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany. Died on May 21, 2004.

Army Staff Sgt. Sean P. Huey, 28, of Fredericktown, Pennsylvania.
    Huey died in Habbaniyah, Iraq, when his unit was on patrol and a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea. Died on November 11, 2004.

Army Sgt. Eric R. Hull, 23, of Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
    Hull was in a military vehicle returning from the airport when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq. Hull was assigned to the 307th Military Police Company, U.S. Army Reserves, New Kensington, Pennsylvania. Died on August 18, 2003.

Marine Cpl. Barton R. Humlhanz, 23, of Hellertown, Pennsylvania.
    Humlhanz died from injuries received due to enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 24, 24th MEU, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on August 26, 2004.

Army Staff Sgt. Thor H. Ingraham, 24, of Murrysville, Pennsylvania.
    Ingraham died in Khalidiyah, Iraq, while conducting combat operations and an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea. Died on May 8, 2005.

Army Spc. Craig S. Ivory, 26, of Port Matilda, Pennsylvania.
    Ivory died of a non-combat related cause in Homberg University Hospital, Germany, after he was medically evacuated from Kuwait on August 12. Ivory was assigned to the 501st Forward Support Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Southern European Task Force, Vicenza, Italy. Died on August 17, 2003.

Army Sgt. Brahim J. Jeffcoat, 25, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    Jeffcoat died near Balad, Iraq, while conducting convoy operations and an improvised explosive device detonated his HMMWV. He was assigned to the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's Company A, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died on August 6, 2005.

Army Sgt. Andrew R. Jodon, 27, of Karthaus, Pennsylvania.
    Jodon died in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on May 12, 2005.

Army Spc. Maurice J. Johnson, 21, of Levittown, Pennsylvania.
    Johnson was riding in a HMMWV when he was hit with an improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq. Johnson was assigned to C Company, 501st Signal Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Died on November 1, 2003.

Army Spc. Rodney A. Jones, 21, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    Jones died in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device exploded near his dismounted patrol. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Died on September 30, 2004.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul D. Karpowich, 30, of Bridgeport, Pennsylvania.
    Karpowich died in Mosul, Iraq, when a suicide bomber entered his dining facility and detonated an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the Army Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 390th Infantry Regiment, Webster, New York. Died on December 21, 2004.

Army Spc. Mark J. Kasecky, 20, of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania.
    Kasecky died in Al Karmah, Iraq, when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's Battery C, 1st Battalion, 107th Field Artillery Regiment, Oil City, Pennsylvania. Died on May 16, 2004.

Army Pfc. Douglas E. Kashmer, 27, of Sharon, Pennsylvania.
    Kashmer died in Nippur, Iraq, when the wrecker in which he was a passenger was involved in a non-combat related rollover. He was assigned to the 70th Transportation Company, Mannheim, Germany. Died on June 8, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick B. Kenny, 20, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
    Kenny died from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Al Karmah, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on October 6, 2005.

Army Spc. Jonathan R. Kephart, 21, of Oil City, Pennsylvania.
    Kephart died in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when his patrol was ambushed near Baghdad on April 8, 2004. He was assigned to the 230th Military Police Company, from Kaiserslautern, Germany. Died on April 9, 2004.

Marine Pfc. Joshua P. Klinger, 21, of Easton, Pennsylvania.
    Klinger died as a result of an explosion from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Fallujah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on June 14, 2005.

Army Spc. Martin W. Kondor, 20, of York, Pennsylvania.
    Kondor died in Baqubah, Iraq when an apparent improvised explosive device exploded near his vehicle. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany. Died on April 29, 2004.

Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Kovacicek, 22, of Washington, Pennsylvania.
    Kovacicek died from enemy indirect fire while conducting combat operations in Hit, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Moundsville, West Virginia. During Operation Iraqi Freedom his unit was attached to Regimental Combat Team-2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on July 10, 2005.

Army Pfc. Bradley G. Kritzer, 19, of Irvona, Pennsylvania.
    Kritzer died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Died on May 5, 2004.

Army Spc. Kurt E. Krout, 43, of Spinnerstown, Pennsylvania.
    Krout died near Balad, Iraq, while conducting convoy operations and an improvised explosive device detonated his HMMWV. He was assigned to the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's Company A, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died on August 6, 2005.

Army Spc. John Kulick, 35, of Harleysville, Pennsylvania.
    Kulick died in Bayji, Iraq, while investigating a rocket-propelled grenade incident a mine exploded and enemy forces attacked using small arms fire. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died on August 9, 2005.

Army Staff Sgt. Daniel R. Lightner, Jr., 28, of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
    Lightner died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Washington, Pennsylvania. Died on October 27, 2005.

Army Sgt. Dale T. Lloyd, 22, of Watsontown, Pennsylvania.
    Lloyd died in Iskanderia, Iraq, when multiple mortars rounds hit his forward operating base. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry, 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. Died on July 19, 2004.

Army Spc. Zachariah W. Long, 20, of Milton, Pennsylvania.
    Spc. Long was traveling in a three-vehicle convoy during a storm from Mosul to Tikrit (2 HUMMVs, 1 light medium tactical vehicle). A civilian vehicle dodged a pothole causing the HUMMVs to swerve. There was not enough stopping distance between the vehicles causing the LMTV to swerve off the road and turn over, causing the death of Long and two other soldiers. He was assigned to the 519th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on May 30, 2003.

Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Maglione, 22, of Lansdale, Pennsylvania.
    Killed in non-combat weapon discharge at Camp Coyote, Kuwait. He was assigned to Bridge Company B, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Folsom, Pennsylvania. Died on April 1, 2003.

Army Spc. William J. Maher III, 35, of Yardley, Pennsylvania.
    Maher was in a convoy when he was injured by an improvised explosive device. Maher died of his injuries in Baghdad, Iraq. Maher was assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, based at Ray Barracks, Germany. Died on July 28, 2003.

Marine Sgt. Michael A. Marzano, 28, of Greenville, Pennsylvania.
    Marzano died as the result of an explosion caused by a suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in Hadithah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Force Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Phoenix, Arizona. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on May 7, 2005.

Army Spc. Clint Richard Matthews, 31, of Bedford, Pennsylvania.
    Matthews died in Baji, Iraq, from injuries sustained when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle went over a 60-foot embankment and flipped over on March 17, 2004. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, from Schweinfurt, Germany. Died on March 19, 2004.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Randy D. McCaulley, 44, of Indiana, Pennsylvania.
    McCaulley died in Habbaniyah, Iraq, when his dismounted patrol came under enemy small arms fire during combat operations. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Indiana, Pennsylvania. Died on March 23, 2006.

Marine Staff Sgt. Eric A. McIntosh, 29, of Trafford, Pennsylvania.
    McIntosh died while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on April 2, 2006.

Army Lt. Col. Michael E. McLaughlin, 44, of Mercer, Pennsylvania.
    McLaughlin died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when he was conducting a dismounted patrol at an Iraqi police recruiting station and an individual-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his position. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Washington, Pennsylvania. Died on January 5, 2006.

Army Spc. Mark W. Melcher, 34, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
    Melcher died in Al Taqaddum, Iraq, when his M1A1 Abrams tank came under enemy small-arms fire during combat operations. He was assigned to the National Guard's 1st Battalion, 103rd Armor, Friedens, Pennsylvania. Died on April 15, 2006.

Marine Lance Cpl. Robert T. Mininger, 21, of Sellersville, Pennsylvania.
    Mininger died from wounds received as a result of an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-8, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on June 6, 2005.

Army Sgt. Joseph Minucci II, 23, of Richeyville, Pennsylvania.
    Minucci was riding on a bus when an improvised explosive device exploded in Samara, Iraq. He was assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Camp Ederle, Italy. Died on November 13, 2003.

Army Spc. Sean R. Mitchell, 24, of Youngsville, Pennsylvania.
    Mitchell died in Habbaniyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit his armored personnel carrier. He was assigned to the 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas. Died on March 31, 2004.

Army Sgt. Carl J. Morgain, 40, of Butler, Pennsylvania.
    Morgain died in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Kadasia, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, Butler, Pennsylvania. Died on May 22, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas B. Morrison, 23, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
    Morrison died due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on August 13, 2004.

Army Spc. Clifford L. Moxley, Jr., 51, of New Castle, Pennsylvania.
    Moxley died in Baghdad, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 103rd Armor Regiment, Berwick, Pennsylvania. Died on September 25, 2004.

Army Spc. Rafael L. Navea, 34, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
    An improvised explosive device struck Navea's vehicle in Al Fallujah, Iraq. Navea died of his injuries. Navea was assigned to C Battery, 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Died on August 27, 2003.

Army Sgt. Joseph M. Nolan, 27, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    Nolan died in Fallujah, Iraq, when his unit was on patrol and an improvised explosive device detonated near his up-armored HMMWV. He was assigned to the 312th Military Intelligence Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Died on November 18, 2004.

Army Sgt. Donald Samuel Oaks, Jr., 20, of Harborcreek, Pennsylvania.
    Killed in action in Iraq. Assigned to C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch Rocket System), Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Died on April 3, 2003.

Army Staff Sgt. Ryan S. Ostrom, 25, of Liberty, Pennsylvania.
    Ostrom died in Taqaddum, Iraq, from injuries sustained from enemy small arms fire earlier in Habbaniya, Iraq. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Died on August 9, 2005.

Army Pvt. Dylan R. Paytas, 20, of Freedom, Pennsylvania.
    Paytas died in Baqubah, Iraq, from injuries sustained from multiple gunshot wounds. He was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia. Died on November 16, 2005.

Army Spc. Gennaro Pellegrini, Jr., 31, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    Pellegrini died in Bayji, Iraq, while investigating a rocket-propelled grenade incident a mine exploded and enemy forces attacked using small arms fire. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died on August 9, 2005.

Army Lt. Col. Mark P. Phelan, 44, of Green Lane, Pennsylvania.
    Phelan died in Mosul, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle. He was assigned to 416th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, Norristown, Pennsylvania. Died on October 13, 2004.

Army Sgt. Jaror C. Puello-Coronado, 36, of Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania.
    Puello-Coronado was manning a traffic point when the operator of a dump truck lost control of the vehicle. Puello-Coronado was struck by the truck and died of his injuries at Camp Edson, Iraq. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 310th Military Police Battalion, Uniondale, New York. Died on July 13, 2003.

Army Staff Sgt. George A. Pugliese, 39, of Carbondale, Pennsylvania.
    Pugliese died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, New Milford, Pennsylvania. Died on September 28, 2005.

Army Spc. Tamarra J. Ramos, 24, of Quakertown, Pennsylvania.
    Ramos died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington D.C., of non-combat related injuries. She was assigned to the 3rd Armor Medical Company, Medical Troop Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on October 1, 2003.

Marine Cpl. Kyle J. Renehan, 21, of Oxford, Pennsylvania.
    Renehan died in Kaiserslautern, Germany, from injuries received on November 29, 2004 as result of enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Air Control Squadron 2, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. Died on December 9, 2004.

Army Pfc. Aaron J. Rusin, 19, of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
    Rusin died in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained on October 10, 2004 when his military vehicle came under fire from enemy forces. He was assigned to the 44th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea. Died on October 11, 2004.

Army Spc. Matthew J. Sandri, 24, of Shamokin, Pennsylvania.
    Sandri died in Fallujah, Iraq, when his living area came under a rocket attack. He was assigned to the 82nd Forward Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on March 20, 2004.

Army 1st Lt. Neil Anthony Santoriello, 24, of Verona, Pennsylvania.
    Santoriello died in Khalidiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his mounted reconnaissance patrol vehicle. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 34th Armor, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas. Died on August 13, 2004.

Army 1st Lt. Robert A. Seidel III, 23, of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
    Seidel died in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. Died on May 18, 2006.

Army Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert, 27, of Williams Township, Pennsylvania.
    Killed in a grenade attack while sleeping in a tent at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait. He was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Died on March 22, 2003.

Army Lt. Col. Anthony L. Sherman, 43, of Pottstown, Pennsylvania.
    Sherman died as a result of non-combat related injury (medical) in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Sherman was assigned to the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade, U.S. Army Reserves, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died on August 27, 2003.

Army Sgt. Eric W. Slebodnik, 21, of Greenfield Township, Pennsylvania.
    Slebodnik died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, New Milford, Pennsylvania. Died on September 28, 2005.

Army Pfc. Corey L. Small, 20, of East Berlin, Pennsylvania.
    Small died from a non-combat related cause in Iraq. Small was assigned to the 502nd Military Intelligence Company, 2 ACR, Fort Polk, Louisiana. Died on July 2, 2003.

Army Spc. Michael J. Smith, 24, of Media, Pennsylvania.
    Smith died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his military vehicle was hit by a rocket propelled grenade. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea. Died on January 11, 2005.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Scott R. Smith, 34, of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
    Smith died in Al Iskandariyah, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated during a controlled ordnance clearing mission. Smith was assigned to the 737th Explosive Ordnance Detachment, 52nd Ordnance Group, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Died on July 17, 2006.

Army Pfc. Stephen P. Snowberger III, 18, of Lopez, Pennsylvania.
    Snowberger died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat patrol operations. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. Died on May 11, 2006.

Army Sgt. Francis J. Straub, Jr., 24, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    Straub died in Bayji, Iraq, while investigating a rocket-propelled grenade incident a mine exploded and enemy forces attacked using small arms fire. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died on August 9, 2005.

Army Spc. William R. Sturges, Jr., 24, of Spring Church, Pennsylvania.
    Sturges was killed when a vehicle-based improvised explosive device detonated in Khalidiyah, Iraq. He was assigned to Company B, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, Fort Hood, Texas. Died on January 24, 2004.

Army Sgt. Brett D. Swank, 21, of Northumberland, Pennsylvania.
    Swank died in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Fort Polk, Louisiana. Died on January 24, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Steven W. Szwydek, 20, of Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania.
    Szwydek died from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Nasser Wa Salaam, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on October 20, 2005.

Army Pfc. Nils G. Thompson, 19, of Confluence, Pennsylvania.
    Thompson died in Mosul, Iraq, when he was struck by enemy fire while on a routine patrol at an Iraqi police station. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on August 4, 2005.

Army Capt. Jeffrey P. Toczylowski, 30, of Upper Moreland, Pennsylvania.
    Toczylowski died in Al Anbar Province, Iraq from injuries sustained during combat operations. Toczylowski was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Panzer Kaserne, Germany. Died on November 3, 2005.

Marine Cpl. John H. Todd III, 24, of Bridgeport, Pennsylvania.
    Todd died southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, as a result of hostile action. He was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve's 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Folsom, Pennsylvania. Died on June 29, 2004.

Army Sgt. Nicholas A. Tomko, 24, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
    Tomko was the door gunner in a convoy vehicle when his team came under small arms attack in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 307th Military Police Company, U.S. Army Reserve, New Kensington, Pennsylvania. Died on November 9, 2003.

Army Staff Sgt. David M. Veverka, 25, of Jamestown, Pennsylvania.
    Veverka died in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1083 cargo truck during combat operations. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry (Mountain), Brewer, Maine. Died on May 6, 2006.

Army Staff Sgt. Kimberly A. Voelz, 27, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
    Voelz was responding to an explosive ordnance disposal call when an improvised explosive device detonated in Iskandariyah, Iraq. Voelz was assigned to the 703rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment, Fort Knox, Kentucky. Died on December 14, 2003.

Army Spc. Douglas J. Weismantle, 28, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
    Weismantle was driving a HMMWV when an Iraqi dump truck swerved and rolled over on top of his vehicle. Weismantle died as a result of his injuries. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on October 13, 2003.

Marine Sgt. Lonny D. Wells, 29, of Vandergrift, Pennsylvania.
    Wells died as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on November 9, 2004.

Army Capt. Jason M. West, 28, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
    West died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when he encountered enemy forces using small arms fire. West was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany. Died on July 24, 2006.

Army Spc. Lee A. Wiegand, 20, of Hallstead, Pennsylvania.
    Wiegand died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, New Milford, Pennsylvania. Died on September 28, 2005.

Army Spc. Nicholas J. Zangara, 21, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    Zangara died in Tikrit, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany. Died on July 24, 2004.

Army Civilian Robert J. Zangas, 44, of Trafford, Pennsylvania.
    Zangas died in Al-Hillah, Iraq. He was assigned to the Coalition Provisional Authority, based in Arlington, Virginia. Died on March 9, 2004.

Army Pfc. Kenneth E. Zeigler II, 22, of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania.
    Zeigler died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on May 12, 2005.

Army Pvt. Travis C. Zimmerman, 19, of New Berlinville, Pennsylvania.
    Zimmerman died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his observation post during dismounted combat reconnaissance operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Died on April 22, 2006.

























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