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The
Bush Butcher’s Bill:
Officially, 52 US Military Deaths in Iraq from 1 through 15 May,
2005 – Official Total of 1,803 US Dead to date (and rising)
U.S.
Military Personnel who died in German hospitals or en route to
German hospitals have not previously been counted. They total about
6,210 as of 1 January, 2005. The ongoing, underreporting of the dead
in Iraq, is not accurate. The DoD is deliberately reducing the
figures. A review of many foreign news sites show that actual deaths
are far higher than the newly reduced ones.
Iraqi civilian casualties are never reported but
International Red Cross, Red Crescent and UN figures indicate that
as of 1 January 2005, the numbers are just under 100,000.
by
Brian Harring, Domestic Intelligence Reporter
Note:
There is excellent reason to believe that the Department of Defense
is deliberately not reporting a significant number of the
dead in Iraq. We have received copies of
manifests from the MATS that show far more bodies shipped
into Dover AFP than are reported officially. The educated rumor is
that the actual death toll is in excess of 7,000. Given the
officially acknowledged number of over 15,000 seriously
wounded, this elevated death toll is far more realistic than the
current 1,400+ now being officially published. When our research is
complete, and watertight, we will publish the results along with the
sources In addition to the evident falsification of the death rolls,
at least 5,500 American military personnel have deserted,
most in Ireland but more have escaped to Canada and other European
countries, none of whom are inclined to cooperate with vengeful
American authorities. (See TBR News of 18 February for full coverage
on the mass desertions) This means that of the 158,000 U.S.
military shipped to Iraq, 26,000 either
deserted, were killed or seriously wounded. The DoD lists currently
being very quietly circulated indicate almost 9,000 dead,
over 16,000 seriously wounded* (See note below. This figure
is now over 24,000 Ed) and a large number of suicides, forced
hospitalization for ongoing drug usage and sales, murder of Iraqi
civilians and fellow soldiers , rapes, courts martial and so on –
Because
I cannot publish the DoD pdf file in this country (no one has said
anything about it being published outside the country) I am working
up a specific overview for posting and my lawyer has made the
following suggestion for me. I think it’s good and it certainly is
legal.
I
have a copy of the official DoD casualty list. I am alphabetizing it
with the reported date of death following. TBR will post this list
in sections and when this is circulated widely by veteran groups and
other concerned sites, if people who do not see their loved one’s
names, are requested to inform their Congressman, their local paper,
us and other concerned people as soon as possible.
The
government gets away with these huge lies because they claim,
falsely, that only soldiers actually killed on the ground in Iraq
are reported. The dying and critically wounded are listed as en
route to military hospitals outside of the country and
not reported on the daily postings. Anyone who dies just as the
transport takes off from the Baghdad airport is not listed and
neither are those who die in the US
military hospitals. Their families are certainly notified
that their son, husband, brother or lover was dead and the bodies,
or what is left of them (refrigeration is very bad in Iraq what with
constant power outages) are shipped home, to Dover AFB. You ought to
realize that President Bush personally ordered that no
pictures be taken of the coffined and flag-draped dead under any
circumstances. He claims that this is to comfort the bereaved
relatives but is designed to keep the huge number of arriving bodies
secret. Any civilian, or military personnel, taking pictures will be
jailed at once and prosecuted. Bush has never attended any kind of a
memorial service for his dead soldiers and never will. He is
terrified some parent might curse him in front of the press or,
worse, attack him. As Bush is a coward and in denial, this is not a
surprise.
This
listing program is about finished and we will start publishing in
the very near future so act accordingly. If there is an actual
variance of, say, 10 names, that is acceptable. 50 would indicate
sloppiness and anything over 100 a positive sign of lying.
*The
latest on the wounded: “Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, is a 150-bed
hospital that's already seen over 24,000 wounded military
patients from Iraq and Afghanistan since the commencement of
hostilities “. Knight
Ridder Newspapers June
6, 2005 (Note: The Pentagon refuses to publish accurate lists of
any wounded. Ed)
Brian Harring
Haven’t
we had enough of this?
1
The Department of Defense
announced today the deaths of four airmen who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom. The airmen died May 30 in the crash
of an Iraqi air force aircraft during a training mission in eastern
Diyala province. They are: Maj. William Downs, 40, of
Winchester, Va., assigned to the 6th Special Operations Squadron,
Hurlburt Field, Fla. Capt. Jeremy Fresques, 26, of Clarkdale,
Ariz., assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt
Field, Fla. Capt. Derek Argel, 28, of Lompoc, Calif.,
assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla. Staff
Sgt. Casey Crate, 26, of Spanaway, Wash., assigned to the 23rd
Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died May 24 in Baghdad, Iraq,
when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV.
They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th
Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga. The
Soldiers are: Sgt. Charles A. Drier, 28, of Tuscola, Mich. Spec.
Dustin C. Fisher, 22, of Fort Smith, Ark. Pfc. Jeffrey R.
Wallace, 20, of Hoopeston, Ill.
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The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sgt. Virgil R. Case, 37, of Mountain
Home, Idaho, died June 1 in Kirkuk, Iraq, from non-combat related
injuries. Case was assigned to the Army National Guard's 145th
Support Battalion, 116th Brigade Combat Team, Mountain Home, Idaho.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. 1st Class Steven M. Langmack, 33, of
Seattle, Wash., died May 31 in Al Qaim, Iraq, from injuries
sustained from small arms fire during combat operations. Langmack
was assigned to Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. Miguel A. Ramos, 39, of Mayaguez, Puerto
Rico, died May 31 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an enemy rocket impacted
near his position. Ramos was assigned to the Army Reserve's
807th Signal Company, 35th Signal Battalion, Juana Diaz, Puerto
Rico.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Spc. Phillip C. Edmundson, 22, of Wilson,
N.C., died June 1 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive
device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat
operations. Edmundson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th
Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Pfc. Louis E. Niedermeier, 20, of Largo, Fla.,
died June 1 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his unit was conducting combat
operations and he came under enemy small arms fire.
Niedermeier was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery
Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort
Carson, Colo.
5
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting
Operation Enduring Freedom. They were killed on June 3 at Forward
Operating Base Orgun-E in Afghanistan when their convoy vehicle was
struck by an improvised expolsive device. They were assigned
to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C. The
soldiers are: Staff Sgt. Leroy E. Alexander, 27, of Dale
City, Va. Cpt. Charles D. Robinson, 29, of Haddon Heights, N.
J.
6
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Cpl. Antonio Mendoza, 21, of Santa Ana,
Calif., died June 3 at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, from
wounds received as a result of an explosion while conducting combat
operations against enemy forces in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on Feb. 22. At
the time of his injury, Mendoza was assigned to 5th Battalion, 11th
Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Spc. Carrie L. French, 19, of Caldwell, Idaho,
died June 5 in Kirkuk, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit
the front of her convoy vehicle and detonated. French was assigned
to the Army National Guard's 145th Support Battalion, Boise, Idaho.
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The Department of Defense
announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died on June 5 in Baghdad, Iraq, when
an improvised explosive device detonated near their military
vehicle. They were assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry
Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo. Killed were: Staff Sgt. Justin L.
Vasquez, 26, of Manzanola, Colo. Spc. Eric J. Poelman,
21, of Racine, Wis. Pfc. Brian S. Ulbrich, 23, of
Chapmanville, W. Va.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Col. Theodore S. Westhusing, 44, of Dallas,
Texas, died June 5 in Baghdad, Iraq, from non-combat related
injuries. Westhusing was serving with the Multi-national
Security Transition Command-Iraq and was assigned to the United
States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
8
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Spc. Brian M. Romines, 20, of Simpson, Ill.,
died June 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, where an improvised explosive device
detonated near his HMMWV. Romines was assigned to the Army
National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery, Milan, Ill.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Lance Cpl. Jonathan L. Smith, 22, of Eva,
Ala., died June 6 from wounds received as a result of an explosion
while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Fallujah,
Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, Regimental
Combat Team-8, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Lance Cpl. Robert T. Mininger, 21, of
Sellersville, Pa., died June 6 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, N.C.
10
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Lance Cpl. Marc L. Tucker, 24, of Pontotoc,
Miss., died June 8 as a result of a non-hostile vehicle accident in
Asr Uranium, Iraq. He was assigned to 9th Engineer Support
Battalion, 3rd Force Service Support Group, III Marine Expeditionary
Force, Okinawa, Japan. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was
attached to 2nd FSSG, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a Department of an Army civilian who
was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Ms. Linda J. Villar,
41, of Franklinton, La., died June 3 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries
sustained when a mortar struck her forward operating base. Villar
worked for the U.S. Army Field Support Command, Fort Stewart, Ga.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Michael J. Kelley, 26, of Scituate,
Mass., died June 8 in Shkin, Afghanistan, when his helicopter
landing zone came under enemy fire. Kelley was assigned to the
Army National Guard's 101st Field Artillery Battalion, Rehoboth,
Mass.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died on June 8 in Tikrit, Iraq,
of injuries sustained on June 7 in Tikrit, Iraq, when an explosion
of unknown origin occurred near their location. Both soldiers
were assigned to the Army National Guard's Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 42nd Infantry Division, Troy, N.Y. Killed
were: Capt. Phillip T. Esposito, 30, of Suffern, N.Y. 1st
Lt. Louis E. Allen, 34, of Milford, Pa.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. Roberto Arizola, Jr., 31, of Laredo,
Texas, died June 8 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive
device detonated near his HMMWV. Arizola was assigned to the
Army's 297th Military Intelligence Battalion, 513th Military
Intelligence Brigade, Fort Gordon, Ga.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of five Marines who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom. 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. Cpl. Brad D. Squires, 26, of Middleburg
Heights, Ohio. All five Marines died June 9 as a result of an
explosion while conducting combat operations with 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), in Haqlaniyah,
Iraq. Keeling, Seymour, and Squires were assigned to Marine Forces
Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division,
Akron, Ohio. Birch was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 4th Tank
Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Boise, Idaho. Chavez was assigned to
1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Lt. Col. Terrence K. Crowe, 44, of New York,
N.Y., died June 7 in Tal Afar, Iraq, when his unit was attacked by
enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire.
Crowe was assigned to the Army Reserve's 10th Battalion, 98th
Regiment, 4th Brigade, 98th Division, Lodi, N.J.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a Soldier who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sgt. Mark O. Edwards, 40, of Unicoi,
Tenn., died June 9 at his forward operating base near Tuz, Iraq,
from a non-combat related cause. Edwards was assigned to
the Army National Guard's 2nd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry
Regiment, Erwin, Tenn.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a Soldier who was supporting Operation
Enduring Freedom. Pfc. Emmanuel Hernandez, 22, of Yauco,
Puerto Rico, died June 8 in Shkin, Afghanistan, when his
helicopter-landing zone came under enemy fire. Hernandez was
assigned to the Army's 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment,
173rd Airborne Brigade, Vicenza, Italy.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a Soldier who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Pfc. Douglas E. Kashmer, 27, of Sharon, Pa.,
died June 8 in Nippur, Iraq, when the wrecker in which he was a
passenger was involved in a non-combat related rollover.
Kashmer was assigned to the Army's 70th Transportation Company,
Mannheim, Germany.
The Department of Defense announced
today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi
Freedom. 1st Lt. Michael J. Fasnacht, 25, of Columbus, Ga.,
died June 8 in Tikrit, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device
detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Fasnacht was
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade,
3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
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The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Enduring Freedom. Sgt. First Class Victor H. Cervantes, 27,
of Stockton, Calif., died June 10 in Orgun-e, Afghanistan, when he
came under small arms fire while on patrol. Cervantes was assigned
to the Army's 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne),
Fort Bragg, N.C.
13
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who
were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died on June 11
in Owesat Village, Iraq, when their armored personnel carrier was
hit by an improvised explosive device. Both soldiers were
assigned to the Army National Guard's 150th Combat Engineer
Battalion, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Lucedale, Miss.
Killed
were:Sgt. Larry R. Arnold Sr., 46, of Carriere, Miss. Spc.
Terrance D. Lee Sr., 25, of Moss Point, Miss.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of two Marines who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lance Cpl. Mario A. Castillo, 20, of
Brownwood, Texas, Lance Cpl. Andrew J. Kilpela, 22, of
Fowerville, Mich.Both Marines died June 10 as a result of an
explosion while conducting combat operations in Saqlawiyah, Iraq.
They were assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd
Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who
were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died June 11 in
Al Taqaddum, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated
near their military vehicle.Killed were:Spc. Casey Byers, 22,
of Schleswig, Iowa. Byers was assigned to the Army National
Guard's 224th Engineer Battalion, Ottumwa, Iowa. Sgt.
1st Class Neil A. Prince, 35, of Baltimore, Md. Prince was
assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 17th Field
Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson,
Colo.
14
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.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. He was
assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion,
Regimental Combat Team-2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Cpl. Stanley J. Lapinski,
35, of Las Vegas, Nev., died June 11 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an
improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle.
Lapinski was assigned to the Army's 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry
Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. David J. Murray,
23, of Clinton, La., died June 9 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an
improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle.
Murray was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1088th Engineering
Battalion, New Roads, La.
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The
Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers
who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died on June
13 in Ramadi, Iraq, where their military vehicle came under a
grenade attack while conducting combat operations. Both
soldiers were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery
Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.The
soldiers are: Sgt. Larry R. Kuhns Jr., 24, of Austintown,
Ohio, .Spc. Anthony D. Kinslow, 21, of Westerville, Ohio.
The
Full, Official Casualty list, Alphabetized
This is a
fully alphabetized list of the official number of American
dead in Iraq from the beginning of the Iraqi war through June 6,
2005.
There are many
more deaths that have not appeared on the official lists because the
DoD has taken the tricky tack of loading dying and probable
fatalities onto aircraft and flying them out of Iraq to bases and
hospitals outside of that country. So, if a GI is dying or has every
expectation of dying, he or she is loaded on an aircraft and their
subsequent deaths are not publicly reported as “Combat Deaths.”
Of course the families or survivors are certainly notified of the
death but the public is not.
The
purpose of publishing this alphabetical name list (which I will
update monthly) is to encourage the families and friends of
survivors to contact us with the names of these unreported
casualties.
We suggest
supplying the name, rank and unit of the individual as well as
contact information for verification.
We have
encountered serious objections to our publishing the original DoD
pdf file that lists the actual dead, injured, deserters and so on so
we are getting around this by publishing the original cover page and
then reformatting the information contained inside the cover.
Because
there are over a hundred pages of the dead alone, this project will
take some time because I am doing it myself, without any assistance
and please do not volunteer to assist me.
And to
those who keep writing to me in care of TBR News wanting to know my
name and address “so they can help me” or “because if you
don’t give me your name, SS number and address, I just can’t
believe a word you say.” I can tell you that I have been around
the academic world long enough to have learned not to give away my
lengthy research to someone eager to get the credit, and the money,
for my work.
They say
that for an academic (or any writer for that matter) to steal from
one person is plagiarism while stealing from many (like the late
Steven Ambrose) is really research.
And yes, I am working on a book and yes, I have a publisher
so be good enough to bug off and do your own work.
As far as
the demanders of my name and address are concerned, go spy on your
neighbors and then run, panting, to the FBI to get your plastic pin
and tin toy badge. Or better still, stick your head in a chipper and
turn it on.
Update
as of June 16, 2005: We have been receiving a surprising number of
emails concerning U.S. military personnel who died but were not
listed as Combat Deaths. Their names are not found on the public
postings of the DoD. More later!
Brian Harring
Alphabetical
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