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Harring Report: The National Young Men’s Meat
Grinder
by Brian Harring, Domestic
Intelligence Reporter brianharring@yahoo.com
Note:
Viewers of TBR News who would like a copy of the original DoD
Supplementary Casualty lists, showing the actual military deaths
from March 2003 through July, 2005 as taken from their official site
(now deleted) and showing over 10,000 actual deaths, can obtain
these facsimiles directly from Mr. Harring by sending him an email
message at: brianharring@yahoo.com
( As
of October 19, 2006, Mr.
Harring has sent out over 17,505 lists. Ed )
Photo AFP
"The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human
lives, but of the products of human labour. War is a way of
shattering to pieces, or pouring into the stratosphere, or sinking
in the depths of the sea, materials which might otherwise be used to
make the masses too comfortable, and hence, in the long run, too
intelligent. Even when weapons of war are not actually destroyed,
their manufacture is still a convenient way of expending labour
power without producing anything that can be consumed".
George
Orwell, ‘1984’
“Whether war is a necessary factor in the evolution
of mankind may be disputed, but a fact which cannot be questioned is
that, from the earliest records of man to the present age, war has
been his dominant preoccupation. There has never been a period in
human history altogether free from war, and seldom one of more than
a generation which has not witnessed a major conflict: great wars
flow and ebb almost as regularly as the tides. This becomes more
noticeable when a civilization ages and begins to decay, as
seemingly is happening to our world-wide industrial civilization.
Whereas but a generation or two back, war was accepted as an
instrument of policy, it has now become policy itself.”
General J.F.C. Fuller, 1954
The Bush/Cheney
Butcher’s Bill: Officially, 88 US
Military Deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan from 1 October 2006 – 23
October 2006- Official Total of 3,082
US dead to date (and rising) The actual total of dead
American military personnel is now over 15,000
and also rising and the number of seriously wounded is now ca 27,000.
It should be noted that the death
toll in October, 2006, is one of the highest
to date. An insurgent mortar attack on Camp Falcon in
southern Baghdad on October 11-12, 2006 caused stored ammunition to
explode and initial reports indicate over 300 officially unreported
casualties, (dead and wounded) Ed
October GI death toll at 78 for troops in Iraq
October
21,2006
AP -
BAGHDAD,
Iraq - Three U.S. Marines were killed in combat Saturday in Anbar
province, the military said, making October the deadliest month for
American forces in Iraq this year. The deaths raised the October
toll to 78, surpassing the previous high figure of 76 in April. The
skyrocketing death figure meant October, with more than a week left,
was on course to be the deadliest month for American service members
in two years.
Mr.
President, why don’t you pull out…like your father should have? Brian Harring
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 actual death toll is in excess of 10,000.
(See the official records at the end of this piece.) Given the
officially acknowledged number of over 15,000 seriously
wounded (and a published total of 25,000 wounded overall,),
this elevated death toll is far more realistic than the current
2,000+ 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 deserted, were killed or
seriously wounded. The DoD lists currently being very quietly
circulated indicate over12,000 dead, over 25,000 seriously
wounded 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 -
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. This, we note, was the overall
policy until very recently. Since it became well known that many had
died at Landstuhl, in Germany, the DoD began to list a very few
soldiers who had died at other non-theater locations. These numbers
are only for show and are pathetically small in relationship to the
actual figures. 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 terrible physical
coward and in a constant state of denial, this is not a surprise.
Official Fatal Casualty List for October, 2006
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The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Spc.
Robert F. Weber, 22, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died near the Qayyarah
West Airfield, Iraq, (about 30 miles south of Mosul, Iraq) as a
result of a vehicle roll-over on Sept. 30. Weber was assigned to 1st
Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash. This incident is under investigation.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who
were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died in Al Asad, Iraq,
on Sept. 30 of injuries suffered when their vehicle received small
arms fire during security operations. Both soldiers were assigned to
the National Guard's 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry, Iowa Falls,
Iowa. Killed were: Staff
Sgt. Scott E. Nisely, 48, of Marshalltown, Iowa, Spc.
Kampha B. Sourivong, 20, of Iowa City, Iowa.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Petty Officer 2nd Class
Michael A. Monsoor, 25, of Garden Grove, Calif., died Sept. 29
while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Ramadi,
Iraq. Monsoor was a SEAL assigned to a West-Coast based command.
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The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Cpl. Aaron L. Seal, 23,
of Elkhart, Ind., died Oct. 1 while conducting combat operations
against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to
Marine Forces Reserve’s 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine
Logistics Group, Sound Bend, Ind.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lance
Cpl. Christopher B. Cosgrove III, 23, of Cedar Knolls, N.J.,
died Oct. 1 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces
in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Forces
Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine
Division, Dover, N.J.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Cpl. Chase A. Haag, 22,
of Portland, Ore., died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 1 when an
improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Haag
was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st
Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sgt. Joe A.
Narvaez, 25, of San Antonio, Texas, died in Baghdad, Iraq, on
Oct. 2 after being shot by enemy forces. Narvaez was assigned to the
1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st
Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. Mario Nelson,
26, of Brooklyn, N.Y., died in Hit, Iraq, on Oct. 1 from injuries
suffered when a rocket-propelled grenade detonated near his vehicle.
Nelson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pfc. Satieon V. Greenlee,
24, of Pendleton, S.C., died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 2 as a result
of injuries suffered from enemy small arms fire. Greenlee was
assigned to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pfc.
Michael K. Oremus, 21, of Highland, N.Y., died in Baghdad, Iraq,
on Oct. 2 after being shot by enemy forces. Oremus was assigned to
the 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police Brigade,
Seoul, Korea.
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The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.Capt. Justin D. Peterson,
32, of Davisburg, Mich., died Oct. 1 from a non-hostile vehicle
accident in Al Anbar province, Irq. He was assigned to 1st Tank
Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms, Calif. The incident is under investigation.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.Sgt. Denise A. Lannaman,
46, of Bayside, N.Y., died at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on Oct. 1 from a
non-combat related incident. Lannaman was assigned to the Army
National Guard’s 1569th Transportation Company, Newburgh, N.Y. The
incident is under investigation.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.Sgt. Joseph W. Perry, 23,
of Alpine, Calif., died on Oct. 2 in Muhallah, Iraq, when his
mounted patrol came in contact with enemy forces using small arms
fire during combat operations. Perry was assigned to the 21st
Military Police Company, 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIIIth
Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Angelo J. Vaccaro,
23, of Deltona, Fla., died on Oct. 2 in Korengal, Afghanistan, from
injuries suffered during combat operations. Vaccaro was
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
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The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sgt. Daniel Isshak, 25,
of Alta Loma, Calif., died on Oct. 3 in Tikrit, Iraq, from injuries
suffered when his vehicle received enemy small arms fire at Hawija,
Iraq, during combat operations. Isshak was assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 27th Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division,
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
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The
Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines who
were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lance Cpl.
Edward M. Garvin, 19, of Malden, Mass. Cpl. Benjamin S.
Rosales, 20, of Houston, Texas
Both Marines died Oct. 4 while conducting combat operations
in Al Anbar province, Iraq. They were assigned to 2nd Light Armored
Reconnaissance Battalion, 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 soldier who was
supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc.
Fernando D. Robinson, 21, of Hawthorne, Calif., died on Oct. 2
in Korengal, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his patrol
came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire and rocket
propelled grenades. Robinson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd
Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
(Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of four soldiers who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died in Taji, Iraq, on Oct. 2, of
injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated
near their vehicle. All four soldiers were assigned to the 7th
Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas. Killed were: Staff Sgt. James
D. Ellis, 25, of Valdosta, Ga.,
Spc. Raymond S. Armijo, 22, of Phoenix, Ariz., Spc.
Justin R. Jarrett, 21, of Jonesboro, Ga.,
Spc. Kristofer C. Walker, 20, of Creve Coeur, Ill.
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The Department of Defense
announced today the death of four soldiers who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died in Taji, Iraq, on Oct. 4 after
being attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and other
weapons. All four soldiers were assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th
Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood,
Texas. Killed were:
Pfc. Dean R. Bright, 32, of Roseburg, Oregon. , Spc.
Timothy R. Burke, 24, of Hollywood, Fla. ,, Staff Sgt.
Christopher O. Moudry, 31, of Baltimore, Md,. Spc.
George R. Obourn Jr., 20, of Creve Coeur, Ill.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Cpl. Carl W. Johnson II, 21, of Philadelphia,
Pa., died on Oct. 7 in Mosul, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an
improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Johnson was
assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Cpl. Nicholas A. Arvanitis, 22, of Salem, New
Hampshire, died on Oct. 6 in Bayji, Iraq, from injuries suffered
when he encountered enemy fire. Arvanitis was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Pfc. Shane R. Austin, 19, of Edgerton, Kan.,
died on Oct. 8 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, from injuries suffered by enemy
grenade fire. Johnson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 35th Armor
Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armor Division, Baumholder,
Germany.
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The Department of Defense announced today the death of two
soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Oct.
7 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an improvised
explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat
operations. Killed were: Sgt.
Lawrence L. Parrish, 36, of Lebanon, Mo., who was assigned to
the 110th Engineer Battalion, Kansas City, Mo.,
Spec.
John E. Wood,
37, of Humboldt, Kan., who was assigned to the 891st Engineer
Battalion, Garnett, Kan.
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two
soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Killed were: Sgt.
Brandon S. Asbury, 21, of Tazewell, Va., who died on Oct. 7 in
Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered when his unit came in contact
with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations.
Asbury was assigned to the 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas., Spec. Timothy A.
Fulkerson, 20, of Utica, Ky., who died Oct. 8 in Tikrit, Iraq,
when a landmine detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.
Fulkerson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 82nd Aviation
Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd
Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pfc. Phillip B.
Williams, 21, of Gardnerville, Nev., died Oct. 9 in Baghdad,
Iraq, from injuries suffered from enemy contact during combat
operations. Williams was assigned to the 4th Brigade Troop
Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air
Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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The
Department of Defense announced today the death of six Marines who
were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. Julian M. Arechaga,
23, of Oceanside, N.Y., died Oct. 9 while conducting combat
operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division,
II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Lance Cpl. Jon
E. Bowman, 21, of Dubach, La., died Oct. 9 while conducting
combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. ,
Pfc. Shelby J. Feniello, 25, of Connellsville, Pa., died Oct. 9
while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar
province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Lejeune, N.C. ,Lance Cpl. John E. Hale, 20, of Shreveport,
La., died Oct. 6 from wounds received while conducting combat
operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division,
II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. , Lance Cpl.
Stephen F. Johnson, 20, of Marietta, Ga., died Oct. 8 while
conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar
province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Lejeune, N.C. ,Cpl. Bradford H. Payne, 24, of Montgomery,
Ala., died Oct. 6 while conducting combat operations against enemy
forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion,
8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of three Marines who
were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lance Cpl. Derek W.
Jones, 21, of Salem, Ore., died Oct. 8 from wounds received
while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar
province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine
Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force,
Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. ,Lance Cpl. Jeremy S. Sandvick Monroe,
20, of Chinook, Mont., died Oct. 8 from wounds received while
conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar
province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine
Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force,
Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii., Capt. Robert M. Secher, 33, of
Germantown, Tenn., died Oct. 8 from wounds received while conducting
combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine
Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.
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The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Chief
Warrant Officer Scott W. Dyer, 38, of Cocoa Beach, Fla., died
Oct. 11 in Banditemur, Afghanistan, from injuries suffered during
combat operations. Dyer was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd
Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Capt. Shane T. Adcock,
27, of Mechanicsville, Va., died on Oct. 11 in Hawijah, Iraq, from
injuries suffered from enemy grenade fire. Adcock was assigned to
the 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry
Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. Justin T. Walsh, 24, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio,
died Oct. 11 at National Naval Medical Center Bethesda, Md., from
wounds received while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar
province, Iraq, on Oct. 5. He was assigned to 8th Engineer Support
Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Private 1st Class Thomas J. Hewitt, 22, of Temple,
Texas, died on Oct. 13 at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center,
Washington, D.C., from injuries sustained during a Sept. 26 incident
in Baghdad, Iraq, during which an improvised explosive device
detonated near his vehicle. Hewitt was assigned to the 1st Squadron,
89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain
Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Jason A. Lucas,
24, of Columbus, Ohio, died on Oct. 13 in Kandahar, Afghanistan,
from injuries sustained when his vehicle was struck by a suicide
bomber using a vehicle-born improvised explosive device. Lucas was
assigned to 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Polk, La.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. Gene A. Hawkins, 24,
of Orlando, Fla., died on Oct. 12 in Mosul, Iraq, from injuries
sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his
RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicle. Hawkins was assigned to the 14th
Engineer Battalion, 555th Combat Support Brigade (Maneuver
Enhancement), Fort Lewis, Wash.
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The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. Nicholas R. Sowinski,
25, of Tempe, Ariz., died on Oct. 11 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries
suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his
vehicle. Sowinski was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry
Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright,
Alaska.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pfc.
Kenny F. Stanton Jr., 20, of Hemet, Calif., died on Oct. 13 in
Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive
device detonated near his vehicle. Stanton was assigned to the 57th
Military Police Company, Waegwan, Korea.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. 2nd Lt. Johnny K. Craver,
37, of McKinney, Texas, died Oct. 13 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries
suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his
vehicle during combat operations. Craver was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Cpl.
Luis E. Tejeda, 20, of Huntington Park, Calif., died Sept. 30 in Al Asad,
Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device
detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Hit, Iraq.
Tejeda was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
The
Department of Defense announced today the deaths of three Marines
who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. Brock A. Babb, 40, of Evansville, Ind., died Oct.
15 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al
Anbar province, Iraq. Babb was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s
3rd Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Terre Haute, Ind.
Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Hines, 26, of Olney, Ill., died Oct. 15
while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar
province, Iraq. Hines was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd
Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Terre Haute, Ind. Sgt.
Jonathan J. Simpson, 25, of Rockport, Texas, died Oct. 14 while
conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar
province, Iraq. Simpson was assigned to 1st Reconnaissance
Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.2nd Lt. Johnny K. Craver,
37, of McKinney, Texas, died Oct. 13 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries
suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his
vehicle during combat operations. Craver was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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The
Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who
were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Oct. 15 of
injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near
their vehicle in Kirkuk, Iraq, during combat operations. Both
soldiers were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Killed were: 1st Lt.
Joshua Deese, 25, of North Carolina. He died in Balad, Iraq,
following the incident. Sgt.
Jonathan E. Lootens, 25, of Lyons, N.Y.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pfc. Keith J. Moore, 28,
of San Francisco, died Oct. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of a non-combat
related injury. Moore was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th
Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division,
Fort Drum, N.Y. The incident is under investigation.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers
who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Oct. 14
of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated
near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq. All soldiers were assigned
to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Killed were:1st Sgt. Charles M. King,
48, of Mobile, Ala.., Staff
Sgt. Joseph M. Kane, 35, of Darby, Pa., Spc. Timothy J.
Lauer, 25, of Saegertown,
Pa.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Capt. Mark C. Paine, 32,
of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., died Oct. 15 in Taji, Iraq, from
injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near
his vehicle. Paine was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th
Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood,
Texas.
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The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. 2nd Lt. Joshua L. Booth,
23, of Fiskdale, Mass., died Oct. 17 while conducting combat
operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Kaneohe
Bay, Hawaii.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Garth D. Sizemore, 31, of Mount Sterling,
Ky., died Oct. 17 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered when his
patrol came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire
during combat operations. Sizemore was assigned to 1st Battalion,
26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry
Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who
were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Oct. 15 in
Samarra, Iraq, of injuries suffered when two land mines detonated
near their HMMWV. Both soldiers were assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.Killed were:Sgt.
Lester D. Baroncini Jr., 33, of Bakersfield, Calif., Pfc.
Stephen D. Bicknell, 19, of Prattville, Ala.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Jose R. Perez, 21, of Ontario, Calif., died Oct.
18 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, from injuries suffered from enemy small arms
fire. Perez was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry
Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder,
Germany.
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The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. 1st Class Daniel A.
Brozovich, 42, of Greenville, Pa., died Oct. 18 in Ashraf, Iraq,
from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated
near his Armored Security Vehicle while on combat patrol. Brozovich
was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 213th Air Defense Artillery,
Spring City, Pa.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers
who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Oct. 17 in
Baqubah, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive
device detonated near their vehicle. The soldiers were assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Killed
were:
Staff
Sgt. Ryan E. Haupt, 24, of Phoenix, Ariz., Sgt. Norman R. Taylor III, 21, of
Blythe, Calif., Pfc. Nathan J. Frigo, 23, of Kokomo, Ind.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of four soldiers who
were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Oct. 18 in
Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive
device detonated near their vehicle. The soldiers were assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.Killed were:2nd Lt. Christopher E.
Loudon, 23, of Brockport, Pa.Cpl. David M. Unger, 21, of
Leavenworth, Kan. Cpl. Russell G. Culbertson III, 22, of
Amity, Pa. Spc. Joseph C. Dumas Jr., 25, of New Orleans.
22
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sgt. Kevin M. Witte,
27, of Beardsley, Minn., died on Oct. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, from
injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated
near his vehicle during a combat patrol.
Witte
was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
23
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Jesus M. Montalvo, 46, of Rio Piedras,
Puerto Rico, died Oct. 18 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered
from enemy small arms fire during combat operations. Montalvo was
assigned to the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade,
4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
The
Department of Defense announced today the death of four Marines who
were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.Lance Cpl. Clifford R.
Collinsworth, 20, of Chelsea, Mich., Lance Cpl. Nathan R.
Elrod, 20, of Salisbury, N.C., Lance Cpl. Nicholas J.
Manoukian, 22, of Lathrup Village, Mich., Cpl. Joshua C.
Watkins, 25, of Jacksonville, Fla. These Marines died Oct. 21
while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Collinsworth, Elrod and Manoukian were assigned to 1st
Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.Watkins
was assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine
Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune,
N.C.
Bush Admin. Won't Shift Iraq
Strategy
October
23, 2006
by Deb Reichmann
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
(AP) -- Under election-year pressure to change course in Iraq, the
Bush administration said Monday there are no plans for dramatic
shifts in policy or for ultimatums to Baghdad to force progress.
Just
two weeks before the Nov. 7 elections that will determine whether
Republicans retain control of Congress, the White House tried to
calm political anxieties about deteriorating security in Iraq. Both
Democratic and Republican lawmakers are calling on President Bush to
change his war plan.
"We're
on the verge of chaos, and the current plan is not working,"
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said in an Associated Press interview.
U.S. and Iraqi officials should be held accountable for the lack of
progress, said Graham, a Republican who is a frequent critic of the
administration's policies
Asked
who in particular should be held accountable - Defense Secretary
Donald Rumsfeld, perhaps, or the generals leading the war - Graham
said: "All of them. It's their job to come up with a game
plan" to end the violence.
Bush,
in a CNBC interview, said, "Well, I've been talking about a
change in tactics ever since I - ever since we went in, because the
role of the commander in chief is to say to our generals, `You
adjust to the enemy on the battlefield.'"
Rumsfeld,
in remarks at the Pentagon, said U.S. government and military
officials were working with Iraq to set broad time frames for when
Iraqis can take over 16 provinces that are still under the control
of U.S. troops. He said officials were not talking about penalizing
the Iraqis if they don't hit certain benchmarks.
The
Iraqis have taken control of two southern provinces but have been
slow to take the lead in others, particularly those around Baghdad
and in the volatile regions north and west of the capital city.
Rumsfeld said specific target dates probably will not be set.
Instead, he said there might be a broader time frame - such as a
one- to three-month window - for the Iraqis to take control of
certain provinces.
Rumsfeld
visited the White House early Monday with Gen. Peter Pace, chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Rumsfeld said the United States was
looking at when the Iraqis would move close to setting up a
reconciliation process to help quell worsening sectarian violence
between Sunnis and Shiites.
Frustration
with the war is eroding support in Republican as well as Democratic
camps.
Joseph Biden, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,
said two Republicans have told him they will demand a new policy in
Iraq after the election. Biden declined to name the GOP lawmakers.
He said Republicans have been told not to make waves before the
election because it could cost the party seats. Yet some prominent
GOP lawmakers have expressed doubts about Bush's policy.
White
House press secretary Tony Snow said the United States was
continually adjusting its strategy in Iraq.
"In
that sense there are new things going on. But are there dramatic
shifts in policy? The answer is no," Snow said.
"There
is still a very large to-do list before Iraq is in a position to
sustain, govern and defend itself," he said.
"Are
we issuing ultimatums? No."
He
acknowledged, however, that Bush no longer is saying that the United
States will "stay the course" in Iraq.
"He
stopped using it," Snow said of that phrase, adding that it
left the impression that the administration was not adjusting its
strategy to realities in Baghdad.
Showing
progress in Iraq is critical with the approaching elections, which
are widely viewed as a referendum on public support of the war. In
Baghdad on Tuesday, Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq,
and Gen. George Casey, the top U.S. commander there, are scheduled
to hold a rare joint news conference.
Facing
growing impatience with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's failure to
stem the carnage, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh said
international forces must not abandon Iraq while the situation there
remains volatile.
"I
do believe there is no option for the international community to cut
and run," he told reporters after meeting Prime Minister Tony
Blair in London. He said Iraqis and the international community need
to be realistic, "but not defeatist."
"We
need to understand that there is a need of utmost urgency to deal
with many of the problems of Iraq but we must not give in to
panic," he said.
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Associated
Press writer Anne Flaherty contributed to this report.
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