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Sgt. Ryan Jopek (20) was on his last mission when he was killed by an IED in Tikrit, Iraq
Ryan Jopek, 20, was killed Aug. 2 in Tikrit, Iraq. He was on his last mission. read more...

Pfc. Cory Kosters (19) died when an IED went off near his unit during combat operations in Samarra, Iraq
Pfc. Cory C. Kosters died Monday in Samarra, Iraq, along with five other soldiers in his unit, U.S.military officials said. read more...

Sgt. Jose Ulloa aka Ricky (23) died of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an IED device in Sadr City, Iraq
Sgt. Jose (Ricky) Ulloa, 23, was training two soldiers when the bomb exploded Saturday afternoon near a Sadr City market, military officials said. read more...

Cpl. Adan Garcia aka Adam (20) was killed in Iraq by enemy gunfire
Twenty-year-old Adan "Adam" Garcia was killed in Iraq by enemy gunfire on May 22, 2006. He died five days later. read more...

Lance Cpl. Johnny Strong (21) was killed when his platoon was ambushed during a routine patrol in Iraq
On Tuesday morning, Lance Cpl. Johnny Ray Strong was killed when his platoon was ambushed during a routine patrol in Iraq. read more...

Sgt. Jackie Larsen (37) died of natural causes at Balad Air Base in Iraq
Larsen died of non-combat-related medical causes, a Beale spokesman said, but the exact cause of death is not being released. read more...

Lance Cpl. Kelly Watters (19) died from wounds suffered during combat in Iraq
Lance Cpl. Kelly E.C. Watters died June 11 from wounds he received while fighting in the Anbar Province of Iraq. He was based at Camp Lejeune, N.C. read more...

Corry Edwards (38), Daniel Eshbaugh (43), Brady Rudolf (37) and Robert Vallejo II (28) were killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq
The four Texans killed in Thursday's crash were: Chief Warrant Officer Corry A. Edwards, 38, of Kennedale; Sgt. Anthony L. Mason, 37, of Springtown; 1st Sgt. Julio C. Ordonez, 54, of San Antonio; and 1st Lt. Robert Vallejo II, 28, of Richland Hills. read more...

Sgt. Joseph Gamboa (34) died from wounds he received when his unit came under fire in Baghdad, Iraq
SSGT Joseph Gamboa died from wounds he received when his unit came under fire in Baghdad, Iraq. read more...

Pfc. Ivan Merlo (19) and Pfc. Phillip Pannier (20) wounds sustained during combat operations in Samarra, Iraq
The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. read more...

Iraq War Veteran John Needham (25) has been charged with murder after allegedly beating his girlfriend to death
John Wylie Needham was known as an easygoing surfer who liked to paint and play guitar and bounced from job to job. He knew he needed direction in life. So two years ago he joined the Army and eventually shipped off to Iraq. read more...

Staff Sgt. Hal Warner (34) has been charged with the murder of an Iraqi detainee
Two U.S. soldiers were charged Saturday with the murder of an Iraqi detainee. read more...

Pfc. Cody Eggleston (21) died from injuries sustained in Iraq
A soldier from Eugene has died from wounds he suffered in Iraq this month. Pfc. Cody J. Eggleston died Friday at Bethesda Naval Medical Center in Maryland. The 21-year-old had been injured by indirect fire on Oct. 16 in Baqubah, the Department of Defense said. read more...

Special Agent David Wieger (28) was killed by a bomb blast in Iraq
Special Agents David Weiger, Thomas Crowell, and Nathan Schuldheiss were killed when their vehicle was struck by an explosive device while on assignment near Balad Air Base in Iraq. All three special agents were conducting federal law enforcement operations in the vicinity of the base when they were killed. read more...

Pfc. Dwane Covert Jr. (20) was killed in Iraq when a cylindrical object he picked up exploded
A 20-year-old soldier who was looking forward to the birth of his daughter was killed in a non-combat explosion in Iraq. Army Pfc. Dwane Covert Jr. of the Town of Tonawanda joined the Army in 2006 and shipped out to Iraq in October of that year. read more...

Ryan Darrow (25) committed suicide by asphyxiation after serving in Iraq
Ryan Nelson Darrow, 25, formerly of Endicott, New York, died unexpectedly on September 11, 2008. read more...

Sgt. Wesley Durbin (26) was shot to death by a fellow soldier in Iraq
A soldier in Iraq is in custody after he allegedly opened fire on a superior and another unit member, killing them both, including one from Florida. An Army spokesman said the shooting happened Sunday in Tunnis, Iraq. Killed were 24-year-old Staff Sgt. Darris J. Dawson of Pensacola, Florida, and 26-year-old Sgt. Wesley R. Durbin of Hurst, Texas. read more...

Sgt. Danny Dupre (28) died from wounds sustained while supporting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq
Staff Sgt. Danny P. Dupre, 28, of Lockport, La., died July 15 from wounds sustained while supporting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. read more...

Lance Cpl. Jeffery Stevenson (20) died in a "non-hostile incident'' in Iraq
Lance Cpl. Jeffery S. Stevenson, 20, of Newton, died Sunday in Al Anbar Province, the U.S. Department of Defense said Thursday. It provided no further information on the cause of death. read more...

Lance Cpl Billy Spencer (20) died from combat injuries in Iraq
Lance Cpl Billy Spencer, 20, of Paris, Tenn.; assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Nashville, Tenn.; died Dec. 28 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. read more...

Sgt. Cody Legg (23) was killed while trying to save two soldiers in Iraq
Army Sgt. Cody Legg liked to tell his mother that his unit started with eight men and he would bring all eight home. As it turns out, he didn't make it back to U.S. soil. read more...

Sgt. Jean Medlin (27) was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq
Sgt. Jean Paul Medlin finished a stint in the Marines and then felt compelled to rejoin the military again after the United States invaded Iraq, opting for the Army this time. On Saturday, the 27-year-old soldier from Trussville was among six U.S. troops killed in a roadside bombing in Baghdad. read more...

Cpl. Fernando Tamayo (19) and four others were killed by a roadside blast in Iraq
A few days before Christmas, a neighbor noticed two men in military uniforms knocking repeatedly at the Tamayo family's darkened front door in Fontana. She told them that the family was at a wedding in Mexico, and asked if something was wrong. They said they needed to speak to the parents of Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Fernando Tamayo, 19, as soon as possible. read more...

Cpl. Keith Nepsa (21) was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq
Laura Nepsa, 19, of New Philadelphia remembers her brother Keith as funny, outgoing and a little wacky. Keith, 21, a New Philadelphia High graduate, died June 2 when a roadside bomb struck his vehicle near Qayyarah, Iraq. It was his second tour of duty. read more...

Sgt. Matthew Soper (25) was killed by an IED in Iraq
To honor a soldier many had never met, they came in the thousands. They waved American flags, stood at rigid attention or wiped away tears for a family overcome by loss. read more...

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