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The Bush
Butcher’s Bill:
Officially, 63 US Military Deaths in Iraq from 1 through 17 May,
2005 – Official Total of 1,814 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. As of June 16, TBR has received 32 new,
unlisted names
*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?
From
the Editor:
We
have posted an official and alphabetized list of the official dead.
We have asked readers to advise usof any names they might be aware
of that are not on this list. Since our first posting, we have
received several such omitted names (seven in the first
day, and to date, June 20, 2005, 38 total) and are compiling
these, along with proofs of death from the DoD, which we will post
when we collect a significant number - 100 or more - which cannot be
dismissed by the DoD as an oversight. You may provide genuine help
to this effort by passing this request along and disseminating it as
widely as possible.
In
the present political climate in this country, we cannot post the
secret classified .pdf file without the Government descending upon
us, closing down the site, and incarcerating yours truly, without
access to a lawyer, for an indefinite period at an undisclosed
location. You must be aware that this has happened routinely since
9-11, to teenaged schoolgirls and innocent foreign businessmen
alike. TBR News, and myself personally, have been severe irritants
to this Administration for quite some time now. Most of the 3-letter
security agencies hate us with a passion, and they would welcome
with joy any valid excuse to shut me up and shut the site down. I
consider that to prematurely publish the secret file would be an act
of stupidity.
Therefore
I can state with a clear conscience that I am acting with correct
prudence and responsibility towards service members, the unnamed
dead, and the public, by ensuring that we proceed strictly legally
in this matter. I cannot do otherwise, and your patience is also
required.
Be
assured that the .pdf document is real, exactly as reported, but it
is a huge 900-page file. As soon as it appears in the public domain
overseas beyond the reach of US law, which we are trying diligently
to encourage, we (and anyone else also) may then legally reproduce
it here in this country, and we will not hesitate to do so. When it
is published, it will have a devastating effect on the political
scene and will certainly reveal the total lack of credibility of
anyone connected with the Bush Administration.
We
hope this addresses your concerns. Meanwhile, we thank you for your
supportive comments and ask for your understanding of our position.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 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.
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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.
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The
Department of Defense announced today the death of four Marines who
were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. 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. Lance Cpl. Dion M. Whitley, 21, of Los
Angeles, Calif. All four Marines died June 15 when their vehicle hit
an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations
near Ar Ramadi, Iraq. All four Marines were assigned to 1st
Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation
Iraqi Freedom, their unit was operating with the 2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 2nd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, which was attached to
2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pfc. Michael R. Hayes,
29, of Morgantown, Ky., died June 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, where a
rocket-propelled grenade hit his HMMWV while he was providing
security cordon for an improvised explosive device found earlier.
Hayes was assigned to the Army National Guard's 617th Military
Police Company, Richmond, Ky.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. Anthony G. Jones,
25, of Greenville, S.C., died June 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, where an
improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle.
Sgt. Jones was assigned to the 104th Transportation Company, 36th
Engineer Group, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Benning,
Ga.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Petty Officer 2nd Class Cesar
O. Baez, 37, of Pomona, Calif., died June 15, as a result of
enemy small arms fire while conducting combat operations in al-Anbar
province, Iraq. Baez was a Hospital Corpsman assigned to 2nd
Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
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The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lance Cpl. Chad B. Maynard,
19, of Montrose, Colo., died June 15 when his vehicle hit an
improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near
Ar Ramadi, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th 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 Enduring Freedom. Spc. Anthony S. Cometa,
21, of Las Vegas, Nev., died June 16 in Safwan, Kuwait, when his
HMMWV rolled over. He was assigned to the Army National
Guard's 1864th Transportation Company, 106th Transportation
Battalion, Henderson, Nev.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pfc. Nathan B. Clemons,
20, of Winchester, Tenn., died June 14 from wounds sustained when an
improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while
conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Ar Rutbah,
Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance
Battalion, 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 Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Christopher N.
Piper, 43, of Marblehead, Mass., died on June 16 at the Brooke
Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, from injuries
sustained on June 3 when an improvised explosive device detonated
near his military vehicle in Orgun-E, Afghanistan. He was
assigned the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg,
N.C.
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
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