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U.S. POWs, MIAs, Casualties of Operation Iraqi Freedom

Tuesday, March 25, 2003

NEW YORK — List of 20 U.S. troops killed and 14 captured or missing in war on Iraq. Sources: U.S. military and relatives. Hometowns may be those of family.

KILLED

-- Nine Marines, fighting near An Nasiriyah, encountered Iraqi troops pretending to surrender, March 23. Names not released.

-- Army Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert, 27, grenade attack at 101st Airborne Division camp in Kuwait, March 23. U.S. soldier suspected in attack, military officials say.

-- Army Reserve Spc. Brandon S. Tobler, 19, non-combat vehicle accident in Iraq, March 22. Hometown not available.

-- Navy Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams, 27, of La Mesa, Calif., collision of two British helicopters, March 22.

-- Marine Capt. Ryan Anthony Beaupre, 30, of Bloomington, Ill.; Marine Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy, 25, of Houston; Marine Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Waters-Bey, 29, of Baltimore; Marine Maj. Jay Thomas Aubin, 36, of Waterville, Maine. Helicopter crash in Kuwait, March 21.

-- Marine 2nd Lt. Therrel S. Childers, 30, of Harrison County, Miss., Marine Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez, 22, of Los Angeles. Ground combat in Iraq, March 21.

-- Marine Lance Cpl. Eric J. Orlowski, 26, of Buffalo, N.Y. Machine gun accidentally discharged, date uncertain.

-- Sgt. Nicolas M. Hodson, 22, of Smithville, Mo. Vehicle accident in Iraq, date uncertain.

CAPTURED:

-- Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ronald D. Young Jr., 26, from Lithia Springs, Ga.; Chief Warrant Officer 2 David S. Williams, 30, from Orlando, Fla. Pilots of Apache helicopter downed after not returning from mission March 23. Shown in Iraqi state television March 24, apparently uninjured.

-- Army Spc. Joseph Hudson, 23, of Almagordo, N.M.; Army Pfc. Patrick Miller, 23, of Park City, Kan.; Army Spc. Shoshana Johnson, 30, of Fort Bliss, Texas; Edgar Hernandez, 21, supply truck driver, of Mission, Texas, rank unknown; Army Sgt. James Riley, 31, of Pennsauken; N.J. Shown on Iraqi television after pre-dawn ambush of convoy near An Nasiriyah, southwestern Iraq, March 23.

In addition, seven others were classified as missing from An Nasiriyah. Among them: Army Pvt. Brandon Sloan, 19, of Bedford Heights, Ohio, Pfc. Lori Piestewa, 22, of Tuba City, Ariz., and Pfc. Jessica Lynch, 19, supply clerk, of Palestine, W.Va., family members said. The names of four others were not available.

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We've been praying since we first heard the news. Have the Red Cross or Amnesty International demanded to see these P.O.W.'s?

[Victoria Delsoul]

Almighty God, hear the prayers of those who put their trust in thee, strengthen and protect our soldiers. Support them in the day of battle, endue them with courage and loyalty, and grant that in all things they may serve without reproach. Graciously hearken to us who call upon thee, and grant us thy help in this our need; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.