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Private William Hoyt, Exeter, NH, and Private Sam Hamilton, Londonderry, NH, were killed in action, fighting for independence, on July 5, 1777, against the British.

In Iraq, 75 U.S. soldiers were killed in June in a war that Donald Rumsfeld said might go on for 10 or 12 years and which our Vice-President said was nearly over. What's the story?

SFC Virgil R. Case, 37, of Mountain Home, Idaho, died June 1 in Kirkuk* Spc. Phillip C. Edmundson, 22, of Wilson, N.C., died June 1 in Ar Ramadi*Pfc. Louis E. Niedermeier, 20, of Largo, Fla., died June 1 in Ar Ramadi*Cpl. Antonio Mendoza, 21, of Santa Ana, Calif., died June 3 at Brook Army Medical Center, San Antonio, from wounds received as a result of an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Ar Ramadi on Feb. 22*Ms. Linda J. Villar, 41, of Franklinton, La., died June 3 in Baghdad*
Spc. Carrie L. French, 19, of Caldwell, Idaho, died June 5 in Kirkuk*Col. Theodore S. Westhusing, 44, of Dallas, Texas, died June 5 in Baghdad* Staff Sgt. Justin L. Vasquez, 26, of Manzanola, Colo., Spc. Eric J. Poelman, 21, of Racine, Wis., and Pfc. Brian S. Ulbrich, 23, of Chapmanville, W. Va., died on June 5 in Baghdad*Lance Cpl. Jonathan L. Smith, 22, of Eva, Ala., and Lance Cpl. Robert T. Mininger, 21, of Sellersville, Pa., died June 6 in Fallujah*Spc. Brian M. Romines, 20, of Simpson, Ill., died June 6 in Baghdad* Lt. Col. Terrence K. Crowe, 44, of New York, N.Y., died June 7 in Tal Afar*Spc. Eric T. Burri, 21, of Wyoming, Mich., died June 7 in Baghdad*Capt. Phillip T. Esposito, 30, of Suffern, N.Y., and 1st Lt. Louis E. Allen, 34, of Milford, Pa., died on June 8 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained on June 7 in Tikrit*1st Lt. Michael J. Fasnacht, 25, of Columbus, Ga., died June 8 in Tikrit*Lance Cpl. Marc L. Tucker, 24, of Pontotoc, Miss., died June 8 in Asr Uranium*Pfc. Douglas E. Kashmer, 27, of Sharon, Pa., died June 8 in Nippur*Staff Sgt. Mark O. Edwards, 40, of Unicoi, Tenn., died June 9 near Tuz*Sgt. Roberto Arizola, Jr., 31, of Laredo, Texas, died June 8 in Baghdad*Lance Cpl. Dustin V. Birch, 22, of Saint Anthony, Idaho, Lance Cpl. Daniel Chavez, 20, of Seattle, Wash., Lance Cpl. Thomas O. Keeling, 23, of Strongsville, Ohio, Lance Cpl. Devon P. Seymour, 21, of St. Louisville, Ohio, and Cpl. Brad D. Squires, 26, of Middleburg Heights, Ohio, died June 9 in Haqlaniyah*Sgt. David J. Murray, 23, of Clinton, La., died June 9 in Baghdad*Lance Cpl. Mario A. Castillo, 20, of Brownwood, Texas, and Lance Cpl. Andrew J. Kilpela, 22, of Fowerville, Mich.,died June 10 in Saqlawiyah*Spc. Casey Byers, 22, of Schleswig, Iowa, and Sgt. 1st Class Neil A. Prince, 35, of Baltimore, Md., died June 11 in Al Taqaddum*
Sgt. Larry R. Arnold Sr., 46, of Carriere, Miss., and Spc. Terrance D. Lee Sr., 25, of Moss Point, Miss., both fathers, died on June 11 in Owesat Village*

Cpl. Stanley J. Lapinski, 35, of Las Vegas, Nev., died June 11 in Baghdad*Lance Cpl. John J. Mattek Jr., 24, of Stevens Point, Wis., died June 13 from wounds received as a result of an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on June 8*Sgt. Larry R. Kuhns Jr., 24, of Austintown, Ohio, and Spc. Anthony D. Kinslow, 21, of Westerville, Ohio, died on June 13 in Ramadi*Pfc. Michael R. Hayes, 29, of Morgantown, Ky., died June 14 in Baghdad* Pfc. Joshua P. Klinger, 21, from Easton, Pa., died June 14 near Fallujah*Pfc. Nathan B. Clemons, 20, of Winchester, Tenn., died June 14 near Ar Rutbah*Sgt. Anthony G. Jones, 25, of Greenville, S.C., died June 14 in Baghdad*Lance Cpl. Chad B. Maynard, 19, of Montrose, Colo., died June 15 near Ar Ramadi*
Lance Cpl. Jonathan R. Flores, 18, of San Antonio, Texas, Cpl. Jesse Jaime, 22, of Henderson, Nev., Cpl. Tyler S. Trovillion, 23, of Richardson, Texas, and Lance Cpl. Dion M. Whitley, 21, of Los Angeles, Calif., died June 15 near Ar Ramadi*Petty Officer 2nd Class Cesar O. Baez, 37, of Pomona, Calif., died June 15 in al-Anbar Province*Lance Cpl. Erik R. Heldt, 26, of Hermann, Mo., and Capt. John W. Maloney, 36, of Chicopee, Mass., died June 16 near Ar Ramadi*1st Lt. Noah Harris, 23, of Ellijay, Ga., and Cpl. William A. Long, 26, of Lilburn, Ga., died on June 18 in Baqubah, Iraq, from injuries sustained on June 17 in Buritz*Master Sgt. Robert M. Horrigan, 40, of Austin, Texas, and Master Sgt. Michael L. McNulty, 36, of Knoxville, Tenn., died on June 17 in Al Qaim*Lance Cpl. Adam J. Crumpler, 19, from Charleston, W.Va., died June 18 in Karabilah*Pfc. Christopher R. Kilpatrick, 18, of Columbus, Texas, died June 20 in Tal Afar*Sgt. James D. Stewart, 29, of Chattanooga, Tenn., died June 21 in Ar Rutbah*Spc. Nicholas R. Idalski, 23, of Crown Point, Ind., died June 21 in Ramadi*Spc. Christopher L. Hoskins, 21, of Danielson, Conn., and Spc. Brian A. Vaughn, 23, of Pell City, Ala., died on June 21 in Ramadi*Sgt. Arnold Duplantier II, 26, of Sacramento, Calif., died June 22 in Baghdad*Sgt. Joseph M. Tackett, 22, of Whitehouse, Ky., died June 23 in Baghdad*
Lance Cpl. Holly A. Charette, 21, from Cranston, R.I., Cpl. Ramona M. Valdez, 20, of Bronx, N.Y., Pfc. Veashna Muy, 20, of Los Angeles, Calif., and Cpl. Chad W. Powell, 22, of West Monroe, La., died June 23 in Fallujah*
Petty Officer 1st Class Regina R. Clark, 43, of Centralia, Wash., who had an 18-year-old son, died June 23 in Fallujah*Sgt. 1st Class Christopher W. Phelps, 39, of Louisville, Ky., died June 23 in Baghdad*Cpl. Carlos Pineda, 23, Los Angeles, Calif., died June 24 in Fallujah* Spc. Charles A. Kaufman, 20, of Fairchild, Wis., died June 26 in Baghdad*Chief Warrant Officer Keith R. Mariotti, 39, of Texas, and Chief Warrant Officer Steven E. Shepard, 30, of Purcell, Okla., died on June 27 near Taji, Iraq, where their AH-64D Apache helicopter crashed*2nd Lt. Matthew S. Coutu, 23, of North Kingstown, R.I., died June 27 in Baghdad* Spc. Robert E. Hall Jr., 30, of Pittsburgh, Pa., died June 28 in Ad Dujayl*Sgt. Manny Hornedo, 27, of Brooklyn, N.Y., died June 28 in Tikrit

And in Afghanistan, the death toll reached 250 U.S. troops since the war started there, and the man President Bush promised to get is still on the loose:

On June 28, these U.S. soldiers died when a MH-47D Chinook helicopter was shot down while trying to reinforce a U.S. reconnaissance team near Asadabad, Afghanistan, in Kunar Province:

Chief Petty Officer Jacques J. Fontan, 36, New Orleans*Staff Sgt. Shamus O. Goare, 29, Danville, OH*Chief Warrant Officer Corey J. Goodnature, 35, Clarks Grove, MN*Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel R. Healy, 36, Exeter, NH*Sgt. Kip A. Jacoby, 21, Pompano Beach, FL*Lt. Cmdr. Erik S. Kristensen, 33, San Diego*Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffery A. Lucas, 33, Corbett, OR*Lt. Michael M. McGreevy Jr., 30, Portville, NY*Sgt. 1st Class Marcus V. Muralles, 33, Shelbyville, IN*Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric S. Patton, 22, Boulder City, NV*Master Sgt. James W. Ponder III, 36, Franklin, TN*Maj. Stephen C. Reich, 34, Washington Depot, CT*Sgt. 1st Class Michael L. Russell, 31, Stafford, VA*Chief Warrant Officer Chris J. Scherkenbach, 40, Jacksonville, FL*Petty Officer 2nd Class James Suh, 28, Deerfield Beach, FL*Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey S. Taylor, 30, Midway, WV

Maj. Duane W. Dively, 43, Rancho California, CA, died June 22 when his U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft crashed while returning to Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates after completing a mission over Afghanistan*Spc. Anthony S. Cometa, 21, Las Vegas, died June 16 when his Humvee rolled over in Safwan, Kuwait*Staff Sgt. Christopher N. Piper, 43, Marblehead, MA, Died on June 16, 2005, at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, from wounds sustained on June 3 when a roadside bomb detonated near his Ground Mobility Vehicle in Orgun-e, Afghanistan*Sgt. 1st Class Victor H. Cervantes, 28, Stockton, CA, died June 11 of wounds sustained during combat operations while on patrol with Afghan security forces in Afghanistan's Paktika province*Pfc. Emmanuel Hernandez, 22, Yauco, PR, and Sgt. Michael J. Kelley, 26, Scituate, MA, were killed in Shkin, Afghanistan, by enemy fire on June 8 at a helicopter landing zone*Staff Sgt. Leroy E. Alexander, 27, Dale City, VA, was killed June 3 by a bomb near Orgun-e, Afghanistan.

Posted by Bill at July 4, 2005 02:05 AM