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REPORTER KILLED NEAR ABU GHYRIAB PRISON
FORMER REGIME LOYALIST DETAINED
COALITION AND IRAQI PEOPLE WORK TO MAKE IRAQ SECURE
4ID SOLDIER KILLED
SOLDIER KILLED IN CONVOY ATTACK
THIRD TRIPARTITE COMMISSION MEETS AT BAGRAM
ONE KILLED, ONE INJURED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
PALESTINE HOTEL INVESTIGATION CONCLUDES
ONE KILLED, TWO WOUNDED IN CONVOY AMBUSH
COALITION AND IRAQI PEOPLE WORK TO MAKE IRAQ SECURE
OPERATION IVY LIGHTNING
STATEMENT FROM CENTRAL COMMAND (coalition soldiers fired on)
ONE KILLED, TWO WOUNDED IN IED ATTACK
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Casuality Identification List for the past week from the DoD
August 11, 2003
DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. Floyd G. Knighten, Jr., 55, of Olla, La., died on Aug. 9 in Iraq. Knighten died as a result of a non-combat related cause while in a convoy from Camp Bilad heading to Camp Pennsylvania. Knighten was assigned to the 1087th Transportation Support Company, Army National Guard, Fort Polk, La.
Spc. Levi B. Kinchen, 21, of Tickfaw, La., died on Aug. 9 in Baghdad, Iraq. A fellow soldier tried to wake Kinchen and noticed he was not breathing. Kinchen was assigned to 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.
Pvt. Matthew D. Bush, 20, of East Alton, Ill., died on Aug. 8 in Camp Caldwell, Iraq. A fellow soldier tried to wake Bush and noticed he was not breathing. Bush was assigned to F Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.
Pfc. Duane E. Longstreth, 19, of Tacoma, Wash., died on Aug. 7 in Baghdad, Iraq. Longstreth died as a result of non-combat related injuries. Longstreth was assigned to Company B, 307th Engineer Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.
These incidents are under investigation.
August 12, 2003
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Staff Sgt. David S. Perry, 36, of Bakersfield, Calif., was killed on Aug. 10 in Baquabah, Iraq. Perry was inspecting a suspicious package when it exploded and fatally injured him.
Perry was assigned to 649th Military Police Company, U.S. Army National Guard, Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif.
August 12, 2003
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Pfc. Brandon Ramsey, 21, of Calumet City, Ill, died on Aug. 8 in Tallil, Iraq. Ramsey was part of a convoy escort mission when the vehicle he was in rolled over during a chase of a suspicious vehicle and fatally injured him.
Ramsey was assigned to the 933rd Military Police Company, U.S. Army National Guard, Chicago, Ill.
August 13, 2003
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Staff Sgt. Richard S. Eaton Jr., 37, of Guilford, Conn., died on August 12 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. A fellow soldier tried to wake Eaton and noticed he was not breathing.
Eaton was assigned to the 323rd Military Intelligence Battalion, U.S. Army Reserves, based at Fort Meade, Md.
Incident is under investigation.
August 13, 2003
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Pfc. Daniel R. Parker, 18, of Lake Elsinore, Calif., died on Aug. 12 in Mosul, Iraq. Parker was thrown from his vehicle when the driver swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle in another lane. Parker was fatally injured.
Parker was assigned to B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
August 14, 2003
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Pfc. Timmy R. Brown, Jr., 21, of Conway, Pa., was killed on Aug. 12 in Taji, Iraq. Brown was in a convoy when he was injured by an explosive device. Brown died of his injuries.
Brown was assigned to D Company, 519th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.
August 14, 2003
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Sgt. Taft V. Williams, 29, of New Orleans, La., was killed on August 12 near Ar Ramadi, Iraq. Williams was in a convoy when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Williams died of his injuries.
Williams was assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
August 15, 2003
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Sgt. Steven W. White, 29, of Lawton, Okla., was killed on August 13 in Tikrit, Iraq. White died of injuries sustained when his M113 armored personnel carrier hit an antitank mine.
White was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, based at Fort Hood, Texas.
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Soldiers with the 151st Romanian Infantry set up a stall where the women will be searched for illegal contraband during a vehicle checkpoint established by U.S. and Romanian forces on highway 4 near the providence of Spin Buldak, Afghanistan, Aug. 12, 2003. The checkpoint was to prevent smuggling of any weapons into Afghanistan from Pakistan. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Hugo A. Baray-Vasquez) (Released)
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