I wasn't going to post this list of 81 Americans who were killed in November in the Iraq War, but the President went over there to celebrate Thanksgiving -- well, he said he was looking for a "warm meal." He has drawn criticism for not being empathetic, "bonding", with the soldiers, sailors, and families of those who have been killed. Well, there's a re-election campaign going on -- no time like the present to get started.
I have not included the nearly three dozen Brits, Italians, Russians, Japanese, Koreans, and Spaniards who were killed, and whose deaths are not any less tragic than those listed below.
11/29/03- NAME NOT RELEASED YET, US, Army, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Hostile fire
11/29/03- NAME NOT RELEASED YET, US, Army, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Hostile fire
11/28/03- Ariel Rico, El Paso Texas, Sergeant, 25, Army, 3rd Bat., 320th Field Artillery Reg., 101st Airborne Div., Mortar attack
11/27/03- Thomas J. Sweet II, Bismarck, ND, Specialist, 23, Army, 1st Bat., 5th Field Artillery Reg., 1st Infantry Div., Non-hostile weapon
11/26/03- David J. Goldberg, Layton, UT, Specialist, 20, Army Reserve, C Co., 52nd Engr. Combat Bat., 43rd Area Spt. Group, Non-hostile weapon
11/23/03- Christopher G. Nason, L.A., CA, Chief Warrant Officer (CW2), 39, Army, A Co., 306th Military Intelligence Battalion, Non-hostile vehicle accident
11/23/03- Darrell L. Smith, Otwell, IN, 28, Army National Guard, D Co., 1st Bat., 152nd Infantry Regiment, Non-hostile vehicle accident
11/23/03- Eddie E. Menyweather, L.A., CA, Staff Sergeant, 35, Army, C Co., 588th Engineer Bat., 4th Infantry Div., IED attack
11/23/03- Rel A. Ravago IV, Glendale, CA, Specialist, 21, Army, 1st Bat., 502nd Inf. Reg., 2nd Brig., 101st Airborne Div. Hostile fire
11/23/03- Jerry L. Wilson, Thomson, GA, Sergeant Major, 45, Army, 1st Bat., 502nd Inf. Reg., 2nd Brig., 101st Airborne Div. Hostile fire
11/22/03- Robert D. Roberts, Winter Park, FL, Specialist, 21, Army, A Troop, 1st Sqd., 1st Cavalry Reg., 1st Armored Div. Non-hostile vehicle accident
11/22/03- Damian S. Bushart, Waterford, MI, Private 1st Class, 22, Army, A Troop, 1st Sqd., 1st Cavalry Reg., 1st Armored Div. Non-hostile vehicle accident
11/21/03- Gary B. Coleman, Pikeville, KY, Corporal, 24, Army, B Co., 1st Bat., 68th Armd Reg., 3rd Brig., 4th Inf. Div. Non-hostile vehicle accident
11/20/03- Scott M. Tyrrell, Sterling, IL, Private, 21, Army, C Co., 299th Engineer Bat., 4th Infantry Div. Non-hostile munitions accident
11/20/03- George A. Wood, NY, NY, Captain, 33, Army, B Co., 1st Bat., 67th Armor Reg., 2nd Brig., 4th Inf. Div., IED attack
11/20/03- Joseph L. Lister, Pleasanton, KS, Specialist, 22, Army, 1st Bat., 34th Armored Reg., 1st Infantry Div., IED attack
11/17/03- Nathan S. Dalley, Kaysville, UT, Captain, 27, Army, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Non-hostile weapon
11/17/03- James A. Shull, Kirkland, WA, Captain, 32, Army, H Battery, 4th Bat., 1st Field Art. Reg., 1st Armd Div. Non-hostile weapon discharge
11/17/03- Alexander S. Coulter, Bristol, TN, Chief Warrant Officer, 35, Army, H&H Co., 124th Signal Bat., 4th Infantry Div., IED attack
11/17/03- Dale A. Panchot, Northome, MN, Staff Sergeant, 26, Army, B Co., 1st Bat., 8th Inf. Reg., 4th Infantry Div. Hostile fire
11/15/03- Joey D. Whitener, Nebo, NC, Private 1st Class, 19, Army, 1st Bat., 320th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Div., Hostile - helicopter crash
11/15/03- Pierre E. Piche, Strksboro, VT, Captain, 29, Army, 626th Forward Support Bat., 101st Airborne Div., Hostile - helicopter crash
11/15/03- Richard W. Hafer, Cross Lanes, WV, Private 1st Class, 21, Army, 1st Bat., 320th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Div., Hostile - helicopter crash
11/15/03- Jeremiah J. DiGiovanni, Tylertown, MS, Specialist, 21, Army, 4th Bat., 101st Aviation Reg., 101st Airborne Div., Hostile - helicopter crash
11/15/03- Damian L. Heidelberg, Batesville, MS, Private 1st Class, 21, Army, 1st Bat., 187th Infantry Reg., 101st Airborne Div., Hostile - helicopter crash
11/15/03- Scott A. Saboe, Willow Lake, SD, Warrant Officer (CW2), 33, Army, 4th Bat., 101st Aviation Reg., 101st Airborne Div., Hostile - helicopter crash
11/15/03- John W. Russell, Portland, TX, Sergeant, 26, Army, 4th Bat., 101st Aviation Reg., 101st Airborne Div., Hostile - helicopter crash
11/15/03- Kelly Bolor, Whittier, CA, Sergeant 1st Class, 37, Army Reserve, 137th Quartermaster Company, Hostile - helicopter crash
11/15/03- Jeremy L. Wolfe, Menomonie, WI, 2nd Lieutenant, 27, Army, 4th Bat., 101st Aviation Reg., 101st Airborne Div., Hostile - helicopter crash
11/15/03- John R. Sullivan, Countryside, IL, Specialist, 26, Army, 626th Forward Support Bat., 101st Airborne Div., Hostile - helicopter crash
11/15/03- Erik C. Kesterson, Independence, OR, Chief Warrant Officer, 29, Army, 9th Bat., 101st Aviation Reg., 101st Airborne Div., Hostile - helicopter crash
11/15/03- Sheldon R. Hawk Eagle, Grand Forks, ND, Private 1st Class, 21, Army, 1st Bat., 320th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Div., Hostile - helicopter crash
11/15/03- Eugene A. Uhl III, Amherst, WI, Specialist, 21, Army, 1st Bat., 320th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Div., Hostile - helicopter crash
11/15/03- Warren S. Hansen, Clintonville, WI, Sergeant, 36, Army, 9th Bat., 101st Aviation Reg., 101st Airborne Div., Hostile - helicopter crash
11/15/03- William D. Dusenbery, Fairview Heights, IL, Specialist, 30, Army, 4th Bat., 101st Aviation Reg., 101st Airborne Div., Hostile - helicopter crash
11/15/03- Ryan T. Baker, Brown Mills, NJ, Specialist, 24, Army, 4th Bat., 101st Aviation Reg., 101st Airborne Div., Hostile - helicopter crash
11/15/03- Michael D. Acklin II, Louisville, KY, Sergeant, 25, Army, 1st Bat., 320th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Div., Hostile - helicopter crash
11/15/03- Timothy L. Hayslett, Newville, PA, Sergeant, 26, Army, H&H Co., 1st Bat., 37th Armd Reg., 1st Armd Div., IED attack
11/14/03- Irving Medina, Middletown, NY, Specialist, 22, Army, 4th Bat., 1st Field Artillery Reg., 1st Armored Div., IED attack
11/13/03- Jacob S. Fletcher, Bay Shore, NY, Private 1st Class, 28, Army, C Co., 2nd Bat., 503rd Inf. Reg., 173rd Airborne Brig., IED attack
11/13/03- Joseph Minucci II, Richeyville, PA, Sergeant, 23, Army, C Co., 2nd Bat., 503rd Inf. Reg., 173rd Airborne Brig., IED attack
11/12/03- Nathan J. Bailey, Nashville, TN, Staff Sergeant, 46, Army National Guard, 1175th Transportation Company, Non-hostile weapon discharge
11/12/03- Robert A. Wise, Tallahasse, FL, Specialist, 21, Army National Guard, 3rd Bat., 124th Inf. Reg., 53rd Inf. Brigade, IED attack
11/11/03- Marlon P. Jackson, Jersey City, NJ, Specialist, 25, Army, A Co., 94th Engr. Bat., 130th Engineer Brigade, IED attack
11/11/03- Genera Acosta, Fair Oaks, CA, Specialist, 26, Army, 1st Bat., 44th Air Def. Artillery Reg., 4th Inf. Div., IED attack
11/09/03- Nicholas A. Tomko, Pittsburgh, PA, Sergeant, 24, Army Reserve, 307th Military Police Company, RPG
11/08/03- Kurt R. Frosheiser, Des Moines, IA, Private, 22, Army, 2nd Bat., 6th Inf. Reg., 1st Armored Div., IED attack
11/08/03- Gary L. Collins, Hardin, TX, Staff Sergeant, 32, Army, 1st Bat., 16th Inf. Reg., 1st Infantry Div., IED attack
11/08/03- Mark D. Vasquez, Port Huron, MI, Staff Sergeant, 35, Army, 1st Bat., 16th Infantry Reg., 1st Infantry Div., IED attack
11/07/03- Morgan DeShawn Kennon, Memphis, TN, Staff Sergeant, 23, Army, 3rd Bat., 327th Inf. Reg., 101st Airborne Div., Hostile fire
11/07/03- Cornell W. Gilmore I, Baltimore, MD, Command Sergeant Major, 45, Army, Judge Advocate General Office, Helicopter crash (missile attack)
11/07/03- Benedict J. Smith, Monroe City, MO, Captain, 29, Army, 101st Av Reg., 101st Airborne Div. (Air Assault), Helicopter crash (missile attack)
11/07/03- Scott C. Rose, Fayetteville, KY, Sergeant, 30, Army, 5th Bat., 101st Av Reg., 101st Airborne Div., Helicopter crash (missile attack)
11/07/03- Paul M. Neff II, Fort Mill, SC, Staff Sergeant, 30, Army, 5th Bat., 101st Av Reg., 101st Airborne Div., Helicopter crash (missile attack)
11/07/03- Kyran E. Kennedy, Boston, MA, Chief Warrant Officer (CW3), 43, Army, 5th Bat., 101st Av Reg., 101st Airborne Div., Helicopter crash (missile attack)
11/07/03- Sharon T. Swartworth, VA, Chief Warrant Officer (CW5), 43, Army, Judge Advocate General Office, Helicopter crash (missile attack)
11/06/03- James R. Wolf, Scottsbluff, NB, Specialist, 21, Army, H & H Co., 52nd Engineer Battalion, IED attack
11/06/03- Paul F. Fisher, Cedar Rapids, IA, Sergeant, 39, Army National Guard, Det. 1, Co. F, 106th Aviation Battalion Helicopter crash (missile attack)
11/06/03- James A. Chance III, Kokomo, MS, Specialist, 25, Army National Guard, C Co., 890th Engineer Battalion, Land mine
11/05/03- Jose A. Rivera, Bayamon, PR, Sergeant 1st Class, 34, Army, H & H Co., 3rd Bat., 505th Para Infantry Reg., Ambush - hostile fire
11/04/03- Robert T. Benson, Spokane, WA, Specialist, 20, Army, Co. A, 1st Bat., 35th Armd Reg., 1st Armd Div., Non-hostile weapon discharge
11/04/03- Francisco Martinez, Humacao, PR, Sergeant, 28, Army, B Detachment, 82nd Soldier Spt. Bat. (Airborne), IED attack
11/03/03- Rayshawn S. Johnson, Brooklyn, NY, Private 1st Class, 20, Army, 299th Engr. Bat., 4th Infantry Div. (Mech.), IED attack
11/02/03- Bruce A. Smith, West Liberty, IA, Chief Warrant Officer, 41, Army National Guard, Det. 1, Co. F, 106th Aviation Battalion, Helicopter crash (missile attack)
11/02/03- Joel Perez, Rio Grande, PR, Sergeant, 25, Army, 2nd Bat., 5th Field Artillery Regiment, Helicopter crash (missile attack)
11/02/03- Brian H. Penisten, Fort Wayne, IN, Specialist, 28, Army, Air Def. Art. Batt., 1st Sqd., 3rd Armored Cav. Reg., Helicopter crash (missile attack)
11/02/03- Steven Daniel Conover, Wilmington, OH, Specialist, 21, Army, 2nd Bat., 5th Field Artillery Regiment, Helicopter crash (missile attack)
11/02/03- Daniel A. Bader, Colorado Springs, CO, Staff Sergeant, 28, Army, Air Def. Art. Batt., 1st Sqd., 3rd Armored Cav. Reg., Helicopter crash (missile attack)
11/02/03- Darius T. Jennings, Cordova, SC, Specialist, 22, Army, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Reg., Helicopter crash (missile attack)
11/02/03- Joe Nathan Wilson, Crystal Springs, MS, Staff Sergeant, 30, Army, 2nd Bat., 5th Field Artillery Regiment, Helicopter crash (missile attack)
11/02/03- Frances M. Vega, Fort Buchanan, PR, Specialist, 20, Army, 151st Adj. Gen. Postal Detachment 3, Helicopter crash (missile attack)
11/02/03- Brian D. Slavenas, Genoa, IL, 1st Lieutenant, 30, Army National Guard, F Company, 106th Aviation Battalion, Helicopter crash (missile attack)
11/02/03- Ross A. Pennanen, Shawnee, OK, Sergeant, 36, Army, 2nd Bat., 5th Field Artillery Regiment, Helicopter crash (missile attack)
11/02/03- Keelan L. Moss, Houston, TX, Sergeant, 23, Army, 2nd Bat., 5th Field Artillery Regiment, Helicopter crash (missile attack)
11/02/03- Karina S. Lau, Livingston, CA, Private 1st Class, 20, Army, 16th Signal Battalion, Helicopter crash (missile attack)
11/02/03- Anthony D. Dagostino, Waterbury, CT, Private 1st Class 20 Army 16th Signal Battalion, Helicopter crash (missile attack)
11/02/03- Ernest G. Bucklew, Enon Valley, PA, Sergeant, 33, Army Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Reg., Helicopter crash (missile attack)
11/02/03- Paul A. Velasquez, San Diego, CA, Staff Sergeant, 29, Army, 2nd Bat., 5th Field Art. Reg., III Corps Artillery, Helicopter crash (missile attack)
11/02/03- Benjamin J. Colgan, Kent, WA, 2nd Lieutenant, 30, Army, 2nd Bat., 3rd Field Art. Reg., 1st Armored Div., IED attack
11/01/03- Maurice J. Johnson, Levittown, PA, Specialist, 21, Army, C Co., 501st Signal Bat., 101st Airborne Div., IED attack
11/01/03- Joshua C. Hurley, VA, 1st Lieutenant, 24, Army, 326th Engr. Bat., 101st Airborne Div. (Air Assault), IED attack
Thanks, Bill. Lest we forget that it's our own friends and neighbors being killed.
Posted by: Philip at November 30, 2003 10:13 PMNot forgetting all of the wives, children, Mothers, Fathers, and family that goes with each one
Posted by: Anji at December 1, 2003 01:38 AMGawd I hate this. My cousin is on his way back over there today after a 15 day midtour leave. He wants to finish his job, but would prefer to not be there. He is policing the streets in Mosul.
Posted by: kathy at December 1, 2003 03:14 PMI wanna thank all the brave men and women who fight to keep our country safe.. I lost one of my close friends (Richard W. Hafer) in the Helicopter crash on November 15... Thank you Soldiers your my heros
Posted by: Samantha at December 20, 2003 02:02 PM