Louisiana's Roll of Honor - Global War on Terror
2014
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Andrew T. Weathers, 30, of DeRidder, died Sept. 30, 2014, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, from wounds caused by small-arms fire Sept. 28, 2014, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
2013
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Richard L. Vazquez, 28, of Mansfield, died Nov. 13, 2013, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with an improvised explosive device while on dismounted patrol in Panjwai, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Vazquez was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, but later moved to Seguin, Texas, where he enlisted in the U.S. Army in August 2004.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christopher O. Grant, 20, of Richwood, died Oct. 20, 2013, while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
U.S. Army Spc. Christopher R. Drake, 20, of Tickfaw, died May 26, 2013, in Bagram, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when his vehicle was attacked by a rocket propelled grenade. He was assigned to the 1084th Transportation Company, 165th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, 139th Regional Support Group, out of Reserve. Drake joined the LANG as a truck driver in September of 2011, and he completed his basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. During his deployment, Drake served as a gunner on a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle. He was last serving as a part of Operation Enduring Freedom, assigned to the 1084th Transportation Company, Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, 139th Regional Support Group, Reserve.
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Henderson, 27, of Franklin, died March 11, 2013, when the helicopter he was piloting crashed during a night mission in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.
U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Larry D. Bunn, 43, of Bossier City, died March 7, 2013, of a heart attack at an undisclosed location in southwest Asia while deployed as a member of the 307th Bomb Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command.
2012
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt Michael J. Guillory, 28, of Pearl River, died Dec. 14, 2012, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif., and was assigned to 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion.
Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 1st Class Joseph P. Fitzmorris, 31, of West Monroe, died July 19, 2012 in Oman when the MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter on which he served crashed 58 miles southwest of the Omani capital Muscat. The helicopter was assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron 15, based in Norfolk, Va. No hostile activity was suspected and the loss remains under investigation.
U.S. Army Capt. Aaron Dale Istre, 37, of Vinton, died March 24, 2012, in Kabul, Afghanistan; he was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), out of Fort Hood, Texas.
2011
U.S. Navy Lt. Cdr. Jonas Kelsall, 32, of Shreveport, died Aug. 6, 2011, , when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter carrying him and 37 other U.S. Navy SEALs and allied military personnel was downed by enemy rocket fire. According to published reports, the team was on a mission targeting a Taliban leader in the Sayyidabad district of Afghanistan’s Wardak province or was headed to provide support and relief to a military unit that was pinned down by Taliban forces. Kelsall, a US Navy SEAL, was the mission commander.
U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Robert James Reeves, 32, of Shreveport, died Aug. 6, 2011, , when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter carrying him and 37 other U.S. Navy SEALs and allied military personnel was downed by enemy rocket fire. According to published reports, the team was on a mission targeting a Taliban leader in the Sayyidabad district of Afghanistan’s Wardak province or was headed to provide support and relief to a military unit that was pinned down by Taliban forces.
U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher P. Soderlund, 23, of Pineville, died July 9, 2011, in Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with rocket-propelled grenade fire. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Garcia, 27, of Bossier City, died July 4, 2011, in Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 63rd Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 20th Support Command (CBRNE), Fort Polk, La. Fort Polk said his unit was the 705th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, which supported the 2/4 Infantry Battalion’s Task Force Warrior, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.
U.S. Army Tech. Sgt. Daniel L. Douville, 33, of Harvey, died June 26, 2011, as a result of injuries suffered from an improvised explosive device on the border of the Nad 'Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nicholas P. Bellard, 26 , of Crowley, died June 13, 2011, in Wasit province, Iraq, when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew Thomas Richard, 21, of Iota, died June 9, 2011, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Quadi S. Hudgins, 26, of New Orleans, died April 2, 2011, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his position with indirect fire in Babil, Iraq. Killed with him was Sgt. Christian A.S. Garcia, 30, of Goodyear, Ariz. They were assigned to the Maintenance Troop, Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.
U.S. Army Spc. Christian J. Romig, 24, of Kenner, was killed Jan. 5, 2011 of wounds suffered in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, when terrorists attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert W. Pharris. Romig was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
2010
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dakota Ray Huse, 19, of Greenwood, died Nov. 9, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
U.S. Army Spc. Steven L. Dupont, 20, of Lafayette, died Oct. 24, 2010, at Rangrizan, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when terroristss attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device; he was assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
U.S. Army Spc. Matthew C. Powell, 20, of Slidell, died Oct. 12, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, of wounds suffered at Ghunday Ghar, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.; he was assigned to 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph A. Bovia, 24, of Kenner, died Aug. 31, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; he was assigned to the 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joe L. Wrightsman, 23, of of Jonesboro, died July 18, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; he was assigned to the the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
U.S. Army Sgt. Jordan E. Tuttle, 22, of West Monroe, died July 2, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a noncombat-related incident; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Louisiana National Guard, New Orleans, he was a member of the 156th Army Band in Bossier City.
U.S. Army Pfc. Bryant J. Haynes, 21, of Epps, died June 26, 2010, in Al Diwaniyah, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover; he was assigned to the 199th Support Battalion, Louisiana National Guard, Alexandria.
U.S. Army National Guard Maj. Ronald Wayne Culver Jr., 44, of El Dorado, Ark., and Shreveport, died May 24, 2010, in Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. He was executive officer of the 2/108th Cavalry Squadron of the 256th Brigade Combat Team, or Tiger Brigade, based in Shreveport.
U.S. Army Spc. Joshua A. Tomlinson, 24, of Dubberly, died May 18, 2010, in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered in a suicide car bombing. Also killed were Col. John M. McHugh, Lt. Col. Paul R. Bartz, Lt. Col. Thomas P. Belkofer, and Staff Sgt. Richard J. Tieman.; Tomlinson was assigned to Special Troops Battalion, V Corps, Heidelberg, Germany.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark A. Stets, 39, of El Cajon, Calif., originally of Barksdale Air Force Base, died Feb. 3, 2010, in Timagara, Pakistan. He died from wounds suffered when terrorists attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was a member of the 8th Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne), 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne), based in Fort Bragg, N.C.
2009
U.S. Army Spc. Michael Shane Cote Jr., 20, of Denham Springs, died Sept. 19, 2009, in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when the Blackhawk helicopter he was in crashed. Cote was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, Task Force 49, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
U.S. Army Pfc. Matthew E. Wildes, 18, of Hammond, died Aug. 27, 2009, in Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
U.S. Army Pfc. Jason Ryan Watson, 19, of Many, died Feb. 10, 2009, in Salerno, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Milton Suggs, 51, of Lockport, died Jan. 30, 2009, at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 38th Operational Support Airlift Detachment, Hammond, La.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Omar McKnight, 22, of Marrero, died Jan. 17, 2009, as a result of a non-hostile incident in Balad, Salahuddin province, Iraq. He was assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
2008
U.S. Army Spc. Jonnie L. Stiles, 38, of Highlands Ranch, Colo., died Nov. 13, 2008, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 927th Engineer Company (SAPPER), 769th Engineer Battalion, Louisiana Army National Guard, Baton Rouge, La.
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class David J. Todd Jr., 36, of Marrero, died Aug. 20, 2008, in Bala Morghab, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. He was assigned to the Afghan Regional Security Integration Command-West, Herat, Afghanistan. He was deployed from Fort Riley, Kans.
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Danny P. Dupre, 28, of Lockport, died July 15, 2008 from wounds sustained while supporting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
U.S. Army Private 1st Class Bryan M. Thomas, 22, of Lake Charles, was killed June 23, 2008, in Salman Pak, Iraq, when his patrol encountered small arms fire during combat operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, based in Baumholder, Germany.
U.S. Army Sgt. First Class David R. Hurst, 31, of Kenner, died June 8, 2008, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), at Fort Polk.
U.S. Army Spc. Justin R. Mixon, 22, of Bogalusa, died June 1, 2008, in Baghdad Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jonathan A. V. Yelner, 24, of Lafayette, died April 29, 2008, near Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device; he was assigned to the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.
U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph A. Richard III, 27, of Lafayette, died April 14, 2008, in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device; he was assigned to the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Polk.
U.S. Army Sgt. Terrell W. Gilmore, 38, of Baton Rouge, died March 30, 2008, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 769th Engineer Battalion of the Louisiana Army National Guard in Baton Rouge.
2007
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Gabel, 30, of Crowley, died Dec. 12, 2007, at Forward Operating Base Curry, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade, Camp Ederle, Italy.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jarred S. Fontenot, 35, of Port Barre, died Oct. 18, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, after an improvised device exploded and small arms fire raked his position. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, out of Fort Carson, Colo.
U.S. Army Spc. Marisol Heredia, 19, of El Monte, Calif., and Baton Rouge, died Sept. 7, 2007, at Brooke Army Medical center in Texas, of injuires sustained from a non-combat injury in Baghdad, Iraq, July 18, 2007; she was assigned to the 15th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
U.S. Army Pvt. Justin T. Sanders, 22, of Watson, died Aug. 29, 2007, in Taji, Iraq, of non-combat injuries; he was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, out of Fort Hood, Texas.
U.S. Army Spc. Charles E. Leonard Jr., 29, of Monroe, died Aug. 5, 2007, in Baghdad when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle. Leonard was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, out of Fort Hood, Texas.
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class John M. Hennen, 26, of Vinton, died June 17, 2007, when a bomb detonated near his vehicle in died June 17 in Panjway, Afghanistan. Assigned to the Louisiana Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, out of Lake Charles, he had deployed May 10 for a one-year tour training the Afghan National Army and police forces.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Timothy B. Cole Jr., 28, of Oakdale, died June 6, 2007, when a bomb went off near his patrol unit in As Sadah, Iraq. He was a cavalry scout with the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, based at Fort Bragg, N.C. Official Army releases on his slaying list him as being from Missouri City, Texas. He had prior U.S. Marine Corps service and also had deployed to Afghanistan.
U.S. Army Spc. William J. "Jared" Crouch, 21, of Zachary, died June 2, 2007, in Al Hadid, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, out of Fort Lewis, Wash.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Willie P. Celestine Jr., 21, of Lafayette, died April 26, 2007, while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, out of Camp Lejeune, N.C.
U.S. Army Pvt. Mark W. Graham, 22, of Lafayette, died March 7, 2007, at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on combat patrol Mar. 2 in Baghdad, Iraq. Graham was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, out of Fort Hood, Texas.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ronnie Lee Sanders, 26, of Shreveport, died Feb. 3, 2007, in Taji, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, out of Fort Bragg, N.C.
U.S. Army Spc. Johnathan B. Chism, 22, of Gonzales, died Jan. 20, 207, from wounds suffered while conducting a dismounted patrol in Karbala, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, out of Fort Richardson, Alaska.
2006
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Myles C. Sebastien, 21, of Opelousas, died Dec. 20, 2006, from wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, out of Camp Lejeune, N.C.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jacob G. McMillan, 25, of Lafayette, died Dec. 20, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle and was followed by enemy small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, out of Fort Richardson, Alaska.
U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Barrett Madden, 21, of Minden, died Dec. 6 near Kirkuk, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated nearby while he was on a combat patrol. He was assigned to Task Force Lightning, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
U.S. Army Sgt. Jay R. Gauthreaux, 26, of Thibodaux, died Dec. 4 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries suffered in Baqubah, Iraq, when in improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while on patrol. Gauthreaux was assigned to the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
U.S. Army Pvt. Joshua Cain Burrows, 20, of Bossier City, died Nov. 26 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, out of Fort Hood, Texas.
U.S. Army Spc. Joseph C. Dumas Jr., 25, of New Orleans, died Oct. 18 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, out of Fort Hood, Texas.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jon Eric Bowman, 21, of Summerfield, died Oct. 9, 2006, in combat in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was with the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Edward Hale, 20, of Shreveport, died Oct. 6, 2006, in combat in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee. He was with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, out of Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Caddo Parish)
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ashley L. Henderson Huff, 23, of Athens, Ga., but born and reared in Covington, died Sept. 19, 2006, of injuries suffered in Mosul, Iraq, when a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near her mounted patrol during combat operations. Huff was assigned to the 549th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion out of Fort Stewart, Ga.
U.S. Army Cpl. Marcus A. Cain, 20, of Crowley, was killed Sept. 14, 2006 when a vehicle-borne makeshift bomb exploded in the vicinity of a West Baghdad Substation where he was located. He was with the 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew J. Vosbein, 30, of Metairie, was killed Aug. 29, 2006 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when a makeshift bomb exploded near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Yusufiyah. He was in the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Donald E. Champlin, 28, of Natchitoches, died Aug. 28, 2006, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, from wounds received in combat operations in Anbar Province on Aug. 27. He was with the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Natchitoches Parish)
U.S. Army Sgt. Robert P. Kassin, 29, of Martin, was killed July 16, 2006 in Operation Enduring Freedom when his platoon encountered enemy forces in combat at Larzab Base, Afghanistan. He was in the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, out of Fort Polk. (Red River Parish)
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Terry O. Wallace, 33, of Winnsboro, was killed June 27, 2006 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when makeshift bomb exploded near his Humvee during combat operations in Taji. He was with the 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. (Winn Parish)
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Lee Hamilton Deal, 23, of West Monroe, was killed May 17, 2006 while clearing an area of insurgent activity in Anbar Province in Iraq. He was assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), assigned to 2nd Marine Division Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Ouachita Parish)
U.S. Army Spc. Brandon L. Teeters, 21, of Lafayette, was killed May 12, 2006 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when a makeshift bomb exploded near his Bradley fighting vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. He was with the 8th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, Fort Hood, Texas. (Lafayette Parish)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Derrick J. Cothran, 21, of Avondale, was killed April 15, 2006 when his Humvee struck a makeshift bomb during combat operations in Anbar Province in Iraq. He was with the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Chase A. Edwards, 19, of Lake Charles, died April 6, 2006 while conducting combat operations in Anbar Province in Iraq. He was with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bryan A. Lewis, 32, of Bunkie, was killed March 13, 2006 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when a makeshift bomb exploded near his Humvee during convoy operations north of Rustamiyah. He was in the 519th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, out of Fort Polk.
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Brandon R. Dronet, 33, of Erath, was killed Feb. 17, 2006 in northern Djibouti, part of the Operation Enduring Freedom area, when two CH-53 helicopters crashed near Ras Siyyan,while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range. He was with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing,2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Barnes, 20, of West Monroe, was killed Feb. 14, 2006 in Iraq when a suicide bomber attacked his vehicle near Al Qa'im. He was with the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division; 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Ouachita Parish)
U.S. Army Spc. William S. Hayes III, 23, of St. Tammany, died Feb. 5, 2006, of a non-combat injury in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Hood, Texas.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Billy D. Brixey Jr., 21, of Ferriday, died Jan. 27, 2006 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, from wounds received as a result of a makeshift bomb, while traveling in a convoy in Afghanistan. He was with the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan S. McCurdy, 20, of Baton Rouge, died Jan. 5, 2006 in Operation Iraqi Freedom from wounds from enemy small-arms fire in combat against enemy forces in Fallujah. He was in Headquarters Company, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
2005
U.S. Army Sgt. Julia V. Atkins, 22, Bossier City, killed Dec. 10, 2005 when a makeshift bomb exploded near her Humvee during patrol operations in Baghdad. She was with the 64th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas. (Bossier Parish)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Troy S. Ezernack, 39, of Shreveport, killed Oct. 9, 2005 in Operation Enduring Freedom when his combat patrol was attacked by enemy forces in Qalat, Afghanistan. He was with the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza, Italy. (Caddo Parish)
U.S. Army Pfc. Benny S. Franklin, 19, of Hammond, killed Oct. 7, 2005 in Operation Enduring Freedom from injuries sustained on patrol when he stepped on a land mine in Helmand, Afghanistan. He was with the 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jens E. Schelbert, 31, of New Orleans, died Oct. 1, 2005, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his forward operating base was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire. Schelbert was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division out of Fort Benning, Ga.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. George Ray Draughn Jr., 29, of Shreveport, killed Sept. 1, 2005 in Baghdad after an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during patrol operations. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 108th Cavalry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, out of Griffin, Ga.
U.S. Army Sgt. Willard T. Partridge, 35, of Ferriday, died Aug. 20, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Partridge was assigned to the 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade out of Fort Lewis, Wash.
U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Brian Keith Derks, 21, of White Cloud, Mich., killed Aug. 13, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom by a makeshift bomb while he was on mounted patrol in Baghdad. He was with the 1/11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, out of Fort Irwin, Calif., attached to the Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Anthony N. Kalladeen, 26, of Purchase, N.Y., killed Aug. 8, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when his Humvee was struck by two makeshift bombs and enemy fire in Baghdad. He was with the 1/69th Infantry Battalion, New York Army National Guard, attached to the Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army National Guard Pfc. Hernando Rios, 29, of Queens, N.Y., killed Aug. 8, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when his Humvee was struck by two makeshift bombs and enemy fire in Baghdad. He was with the 1/69th Infantry Battalion, New York Army National Guard, attached to the Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Marine Corps Reserves Cpl. David S. Stewart, 24, of Bogalusa, killed Aug. 3, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when his amphibious assault vehicle was attacked by a makeshift bomb while conducting combat operations south of Haditha. He was in the 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserves Gulfport, Miss.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jorge Pena-Romero, 29, of Fallbrook, Calif., killed July 16, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when a makeshift bomb exploded near his Humvee while on patrol in Baghdad. He was with the 1/11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, out of Fort Irwin, Calif., attached to the Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Jacques J. Fontan, 36, of New Orleans, killed June 28, 2005 in Operation Enduring Freedom on a rescue mission when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard crashed in the vicinity of Asadabad. He was in SEAL Team 10, Virginia Beach, Va. (Orleans Parish)
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Chad W. Powell, 22, of West Monroe, was killed June 23, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when his convoy was attacked by a car bomb in Fallujah. He was with the 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Ouachita Parish)
Linda J. Villar, 41, of Franklinton, a civilian employee of the U.S. Army Field Support Command out of Fort Stewart, Ga., was mortally wounded June 3, 2005, when a mortar struck her forward operating base in Iraq. She died June 10, 2005 in Baghdad.
U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. David J. Murray, 23, of Felixville, died June 9, 2005 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad. He was with the 1088th Engineer Battalion, Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Peter J. Hahn, 31, of Kenner, killed May 24, 2005, when terrorists attacked his observation post in Baghdad. He was with the 2/156th Infantry Battalion, Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Robin V. Fell, 22, of Shreveport, killed May 19, 2005 by a sniper during combat in Baghdad. Killed with fellow soldier and friend Bernard Leon Sembly, he was with the 1/156th Armor Battalion, Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard. (Caddo Parish)
U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Bernard Leon Sembly II, 25, of Shreveport, killed May 19, 2005 by a sniper during combat in Baghdad. Killed with fellow soldier and friend Robin Fell, he was with the 1/156th Armor Battalion, Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard. (Caddo Parish)
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard P. Schoener, 22, of Hayes, killed May 8, 2005 in Operation Enduring Freedom in combat in Alishang, Afghanistan. He was with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Michael J. Bordelon, 37, of Morgan City, mortally wounded April 23 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when a car bomb exploded near his Stryker military vehicle in Mosul. He died May 10, 2005 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. He was with the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Barbaralien Banks, 41, of Harvey, killed April 6, 2005 in Operation Enduring Freedom when the CH-47 helicopter she was on crashed in Ghazni, Afghanistan. She was with Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jerimiah C. Kinchen, 22, of French Settlement, killed April 4, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom in combat in Anbar Province, Iraq. He was attached to the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force.
U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Isiah J. Sinclair, 31, of Crowley, killed March 26, 2005 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device exploded near his Humvee in Baghdad. Killed with friend and fellow soldier Lee Godbolt. He was with the 1/156th Armor Battalion, Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Lee M. Godbolt, 23, of New Orleans, killed March 26, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom by a car bomb while on patrol in Baghdad. Killed with friend and fellow soldier Isiah Sinclair. He was with the 1/141st Field Artillery Battalion, Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard. (Orleans Parish/Natchitoches Parish)
U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Paul Heltzel, 39, of Baton Rouge, killed March 15, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom by a car bomb while on patrol in Baghdad. He was with the 2/156th Infantry Battalion, Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Azhar Ali, 27, of Flushing, N.Y., killed March 2, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom by a roadside bomb blast in Baghdad. He was with the 1/69th Infantry Battalion, New York Army National Guard, attached to the Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Wai Phyo Lwin, 27, of Queens, N.Y., killed March 2, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom by a roadside bomb blast in Baghdad. He was with the 1/69th Infantry Battalion, New York Army National Guard, attached to the Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Nicholas J. Olivier, 26, of Carencro, killed Feb. 23, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom, by a makeshift bomb while on patrol in Baghdad. He was with the 3/156th Infantry Battalion, Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Seth Trahan, 20, of Crowley, died Feb. 19, 2005, in Operation Iraqi Freedom by a makeshift bomb while on patrol in Baghdad. He was with the 3/156th Infantry Battalion, Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army Sgt. Rene Knox Jr., 22, of New Orleans, killed Feb. 13, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom in a motor vehicle accident in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry, 3rd Infantry Division, out of Fort Stewart, Ga. (Orleans Parish)
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt Jonathan Reed, 25, of Krotz Springs, killed Jan. 28, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom by a makeshift bomb in Baghdad. He was with the 1088th Engineer Battalion, Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Christopher Ramsey, 20, of Batchelor, killed Jan. 28, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom by a makeshift bomb in Baghdad. He was with the 1088th Engineer Battalion, Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Michael Evans II, 22, of Marrero, killed Jan. 28, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom by a makeshift bomb in Baghdad. He was with Bravo Co., 1088th Engineer Battalion, Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle J. Grimes, 21, of Northampton, Pa., but also at one time a resident of Baton Rouge, died Jan. 26, 2005, when the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter he and 30 other service members were in crashed in a sandstorm near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Alain L. Kamolvathin, 21, of Blairstown, N.J., killed Jan. 16, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom in a vehicle accident in Baghdad. He was with the 1/69th Infantry Battalion, New York Army National Guard, attached to the Tiger Brigade of the Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army National Guard Pfc. Francis C. Obaji, 21, of Queens Village, N.Y., killed Jan. 16, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom in a vehicle accident in Baghdad. He was with the 1/69th Infantry Battalion, New York Army National Guard, attached to the Tiger Brigade of the Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Robert Sweeney III, 22, of Pineville, killed Jan. 10, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom in a roadside bomb blast while on patrol in Baghdad. He was with the 3/156th Infantry Battalion, Tiger Brigade, of the Louisiana Army National Guard. (Rapides Parish)
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Bill Manuel, 34, of Oberlin, killed Jan. 10, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom in a roadside bomb blast while on patrol in Baghdad. He was with the 3/156th Infantry Battalion, Tiger Brigade, of the Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Bradley Bergeron, 25, of Houma, died Jan. 6, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when a roadside bomb exploded under his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Baghdad. He was with the 2/156th Infantry Battalion, Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Christopher Babin, 27, of Houma, died Jan. 6, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when a roadside bomb exploded under his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Baghdad. He was with the 2/156th Infantry Battalion, Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army National Guard Pvt. Armand Frickey, 20, of Houma, died Jan. 6, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when a roadside bomb exploded under his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Baghdad. He was with the 2/156th Infantry Battalion, Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Warren Murphy, 29, of Marrero, died Jan. 6, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when a roadside bomb exploded under his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Baghdad. He was with the 2/156th Infantry Battalion, Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Huey Fassbender, 24, of Laplace, died Jan. 6, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when a roadside bomb exploded under his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Baghdad. He was with the 2/156th Infantry Battalion, Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Kurt Comeaux, 34, of Raceland, died Jan. 6, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when a roadside bomb exploded under his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Baghdad. He was with the 2/156th Infantry Battalion, Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army National Guard Pfc. Kenneth VonRonn, 20, of Pine Bush, N.Y., died Jan. 6, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when a roadside bomb exploded under his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Baghdad. He was with the 1/69th Infantry Battalion, New York Army National Guard, attached to the 2/156th Infantry Battalion, Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
2004 U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Craig Nelson, 21, U.S. Army National Guard 2nd Lt. Christopher Barnett, 32, of Denham Springs, killed Dec. 23, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom, when a makeshift bomb detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad. He was with the Shreveport-based 1/156th Armor Battalion, Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army Pfc. Lionel Ayro, 22, of Jeanerette, killed Dec. 21, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom in Mosul when his dining facility was attacked. He was in the 73rd Engineer Company, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeffrey Lynn Kirk, 24, of Baton Rouge, killed Dec. 12, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom by enemy action in Anbar province. He was with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Henry E. Irizarry, 38, of Waterbury, Conn., and also listed as being of New York city, N.Y., killed Dec. 3, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom by a roadside blast while on patrol in Taji. He was with the 1/69th Infantry Battalion of the New York Army National Guard, attached to the Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army National Guard Spc. David Fisher, 21, of Watervliet (Green Island), N.Y., killed Dec. 1, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when his vehicle rolled over while on patrol in Baghdad. He was with the 1/101 Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, attached to the Louisiana Tiger Brigade.
U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Christian Philip Engeldrum, 39, of Bronx, N.Y. killed Nov. 29, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Baghdad. He was with the 1/69th Infantry Battalion of the New York Army National Guard, attached to the Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army National Guard Pfc. Wilfredo F. Urbina, 29, of Baldwin, Long Island, N.Y., killed Nov. 29, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Baghdad. He was with the 1/69th Infantry Battalion of the New York Army National Guard, attached to the Tiger Brigade, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Daniel McLeese, 19, of Covington, killed Nov. 13, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom during the U.S. assault on Fallujah. He was with the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. David Paul Burridge, 19, of Lafayette, killed Sept. 6, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom in a car bomb attack near Fallujah. He was with the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Lafayette Parish)
U.S. Army Spc. Joseph C. Thibodeaux, 24, of Lafayette, was killed Sept. 1, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when his patrol was attacked in Hawijah. He was in Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. (Lafayette Parish)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Larry Lloyd Wells, 22, of Mount Hermon, was killed Aug. 6, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom in an attack in Najaf. He was with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
U.S. Army Pfc. Torey J. Dantzler, 22, of Columbia, was killed July 22, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when a makeshift bomb exploded near his convoy vehicle in Samarra. He was in the 66th Transportation Company, Kaiserslautern, Germany
U.S. Army Pfc. Charles Clayton Persing, 20, of Albany, was killed July 19, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when mortar rounds hit his base in Scandaria. He was with the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry, 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
U.S. Army Spc. Robert L. DuSang, 24, of Mandeville, was killed June 30, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom in a vehicle accident in Navstar. He was with the 1st Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, out of Fort Polk.
U.S. Army Spc. Jeremy Michael Heines, 25, of New Orleans, was killed June 26, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when his patrol came under attack by rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire in Baghdad. He was with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas. (Orleans Parish)
U.S. Army Cpl. David M. Fraise, 24, of New Orleans, killed June 7, 2004 in Operation Enduring Freedom by a makeshift bomb while on patrol in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He was with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Joseph Mogensen, 26, of Leesville, killed May 29, 2004 in Operation Enduring Freedom when his vehicle struck a land mine in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He was with the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
U.S. Army Pfc. James P. Lambert, 23, of New Orleans, killed May 25, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom by a makeshift bomb while on patrol in Fallujah. He was with the 3rd Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
U.S. Army Reserve Command Sgt. Maj. Edward C. Barnhill, 50, of Shreveport, died May 14, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom of an apparent heart attack in Baghdad. He was with the 431st Civil Affairs Battalion, out of North Little Rock, Ark.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kendall Thomas, 36, from the Caribbean but married to a fellow soldier from Frierson, in DeSoto Parish, and he is buried there. He was killed April 28, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom in a vehicle accident in Baghdad. He was with Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, out of Fort Hood, Texas. )
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Toby W. Mallet, 26, of Kaplan, killed April 9, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom on patrol when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle in Baghdad. He was with the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, out of Schweinfurt, Germany.
U.S. Army nurse Capt. Gussie M. Jones, 41, of Arkansas, lived most of her life in Arkansas and Texas and spent less than a month in Shreveport, which the Army lists as her place of enlistment. She died March 7, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when she suffered a heart attack and died in the Baghdad hospital where she worked as a surgical nurse. She was with the 31st Combat Support Hospital, out of Fort Bliss, Texas.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Craig Davis, 37, of Opelousas, killed Jan. 8, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when insurgents shot down a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter near Fallujah. He was in the 603rd Transportation Company, 142nd Corps Support Battalion, out of Fort Polk.
2003 U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Eddie E. Menyweather, 35, a native of Monroe who grew up in California, died Nov. 23, 2003, when an improvised explosive device destroyed his military vehicle in Baqubah, Iraq; he was assigned to Co. C, 588th Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized), at Fort Hood, Texas.
U.S. Army National Guard Pfc. Kristian E. Parker, 23, of Slidell, died Sept. 29, 2003 in Operation Enduring Freedom of an apparent heart attack in Qatar. He was with the 205th Engineer Battalion.
U.S. Army Sgt. Taft Virgil Williams, 29, of New Orleans, was killed Aug. 12, 2003 in Operation Iraqi Freedom in a convoy when his vehicle hit a makeshift bomb. He was with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Co.
U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Floyd G. Knighten, 55, of Olla, died Aug. 9, 2003 in Operation Iraqi Freedom in a non-combat related incident while traveling in a convoy from Camp Bilad to Camp Pennsylvania. He was with the 1087th Transportation Support Company out of Fort Polk.
U.S. Army Spec. Levi Bond Kinchen, 21, of Tickfaw, died Aug. 9, 2003 in Operation Iraqi Freedom. A fellow soldier tried to wake Kinchen and noticed he was not breathing. He was with the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, out of Fort Polk.
U.S. Army Pfc. Wilfred D. Bellard, 20, of Lake Charles, was killed April 4, 2003 in Operation Iraqi Freedom when his vehicle fell into a ravine near Baghdad. He was with the 41st Army Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.
2001 U.S. Navy Petty Officer Kevin Wayne Yokum, 27, of Lake Charles, was killed Sept. 11, 2001, at his post as an intelligence officer at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., when Islamic terrorists flew a hijacked jet airliner into the building.
Louis Calvin Williams III, 53, was killed Sept. 11, 2001 in the World Trade Centers in New York City. He was vice president and investment management consultant with the Finnish import company Vestek, from Mandeville. Sources also list his employer as Thomson Financial.
Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Farmer, 62, was killed Sept. 11, 2001 in the World Trade Centers in New York City. A New Orleans native who in her youth sang on Bourbon Street with Al Hirt and the Duke Ellington Orchestra, with which she also performed at Carnegie Hall, she also performed in Las Vegas, Telluride, Aspen and San Diego before going into the corporate world. She was an executive assistant at Cantor Fitzgerald in the WTC on 9-11.
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Joseph Hymel, 55, of New Orleans, was killed Sept. 11, 2001 in the in the Pentagon, where he worked with the Defense Intelligence Agency. A former B-52 pilot who served in the Defense Intelligence Agency after retiring from the service in 1993. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, during which he flew in the Linebacker II bombing offensive in December 1972, during which his airplane was shot down over Hanoi. He was one of two survivors of the five-man crew. He also was a veteran of Operation Desert Storm. For his Vietnam service, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Purple Heart and the Meritorious Service Medal.
001 U.S. Navy Lt. Michael "Scott" Lamana, 31, of Baton Rouge, was killed Sept. 11, 2001, at his post in the Navy Command Center at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., when Islamic terrorists flew a hijacked jet airliner into the building.
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