CLARIFICATION REGARDING DESCRIPTION OF CASUALTY
ONE KILLED, ONE WOUNDED IN RPG ATTACK
ONE KILLED, TWO WOUNDED IN ATTACK
THREE KILLED, FOUR WOUNDED IN GRENADE ATTACK
COALITION HELPS WITH CLEANUP AND SANITATION
COALITION ESTABLISHED AERIAL GUNNERY RANGE
COALITION FORCES CONFISCATE WEAPONS
WEAPONS CACHE FOUND
LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUES TOP HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS
THREE SOLDIERS KILLED IN CONVOY AMBUSH
COALITION FORCES IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE IN MOSUL
BARZAN ABD AL-GHAFUR SULAYMAN MAJID AL-TIKRIT CAPTURED
SOLDIER KILLED, TWO OTHERS WOUNDED IN IED ATTACK
ONE SOLDIER KILLED, SEVEN WOUNDED IN IED ATTACK
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Casuality Identification List for the past week from the DoD
July 22, 2003
DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. 1st Class Christopher R. Willoughby, 29, Phenix City, Ala., died on July 20 in Baghdad, Iraq. Willoughby was riding in a vehicle that rolled over. Willoughby was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 221st Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Gillen, Ga.
Cpl. Mark A. Bibby, 25, Watha, N.C., died on July 21 in Baghdad, Iraq. Bibby was in a convoy to a water treatment facility when an improvised explosive device exploded. Bibby was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Detachment, 422 Civil Affairs Battalion, Greensboro, N.C.
July 23, 2003
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc. Jon P. Fettig, 30, Dickinson, N.D., was killed on July 22 on the outside of Ar Ramadi, Iraq. Fettig was killed when the Heavy Expanded-Mobility Tactical Truck he was in was hit by a rocket propelled grenade.
Fettig was assigned to the 957th Engineer Company (V Corps), Bismarck, N.D.
July 23, 2003
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc. Brett T. Christian, 27, North Royalton, Ohio, was killed on July 23 in Mosul, Iraq. Christian was in a convoy that came under attack by rocket propelled grenades.
Christian was assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 502 Infantry, 101st Airborne Div., Fort Campbell, Ky.
July 25, 2003
DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today that on July 23 east of Baghdad, Iraq, Capt. Joshua T. Byers, 29, of Nevada was killed in action when his convoy hit an explosive device. Byers was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Troop, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment, in Fort Carson, Co.
On July 24, three soldiers were killed north of Al Hawd, Iraq, when their military convoy came under enemy fire. Killed were:
Cpl. Evan Asa Ashcraft, 24, West Hills, Calif. Ashcraft was assigned to the Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, in Fort Campbell, Ky.
Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, Bay Shore, N.Y. Heighter was assigned to the 2/320th Field Artillery, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Staff Sgt. Hector R. Perez, 40, of Corpus Christi, Texas. Perez was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, in Fort Campbell, Ky.
July 25, 2003
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Sgt. Juan M. Serrano, 31, Manati, Puerto Rico, died on July 24 in Baghdad, Iraq. Serrano was changing a tire on an M998 vehicle when it fell on him inflicting a fatal head injury.
Serrano was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.
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New Stamp
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2003 - A photograph of stainless steel statues of a patrol trudging through snow toward an objective is featured on the new commemorative postage stamp honoring the Korean War Veterans Memorial that's slated to be dedicated by the U.S. Postal Service on July 27.
The 37-cents stamp also honors the 50th anniversary of the armistice that ended hostilities during the Korean War.
The stamp's official first day of issue ceremony will take place at the Korean War Veterans Memorial on Washington's National Mall.
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