This is an update on current events in Iraq and the situation behind the recent letters from Iraq.
If anyones still reading this I have an update.
I am taking a few weeks off from major production and I have taken a leave from any community service work as I am burnt to a crisp and can't go on like this.
Anyone who doubt's that these letters and the other interviews are real needs to understand something.
DEALING WITH THIS FOR OVER A YEAR STRAIGHT HAS MADE ME JUST AS MESSED UP AS THE SOLDIERS I WORK WITH!
I am not going into many details, but I am know having to go to grief counseling and crisis therapy for the pain and reality I have willingly taken on my shoulders. It's time to share it and deal with it before I am unable to handle doing this for the soldiers and vets.
THAT IS WHAT IT DOES TO YOU IF YOU TRY TO TAKE IT ON ALONE OR WITH LITTLE SUPPORT! YES, CAPS, BECAUSE TIM HAS BURNNED IT INTO MY MIND FROM ALL HIS LETTERS! BESIDES THAT I WANT TO SCREAM RIGHT NO BECAUSE THIS IS EVEN ALMOST TOO PAINFUL TO WRITE. SEE?????
See, I have lived it with them so much I am know talking and relating situation like I am also a soldier. I would have not figured this out without about 25-30 vets and soldiers with PTSD and related situational stress disorders.
I never thougt I would be unable to carry this and share it without it almost killing me in the end. I saw it and refused to deal with it. I put it off for weeks and then this whole thing came down on my head.
NO MORE! I give up! I am now doing what the real professionals say I HAVE to do to save my sanity.
Long explanation, but I will not give it again. I can't go on without my own redeployment home for some R+R.
BROTHER Tim is alright, but shaken up and probably done with his war. I don't know all the details, but he is alive and bitching, according to reports I have.
For know I leave you with the truth.
I did my part, now it's up to all of you that care.
I'll be back each day for a little diary entry, but it will be light and easy and happy, I hope.
Bye for now,
BEER BEER TIME!!!!
JAY SHAFT
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This is the reports and data I have released to Congress and to hundreds of other people involved with the VA and vetersn and military affairs.
This is only a small part of the full list we have put together over three years time.
LETTERS FROM IRAQ PART 2 will be published on Monday of next week if I don't get it done sooner.
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SUICIDE-NON COMBAT DEATHS AND HOMICIDES Incident Reports- non-combat related gunshot wounds ETC.
http://groups.google.com/...
ATTENTION ALL PRESS AND CONGRESSIONAL REPS, SENATORS, COMMITTEE LIASONS AND VSOs- THIS IS WHAT I AM SENDING TO GET IT TO ALL THE PRESS AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. THIS IS RELATED TO MY LETTERS AND INVESTIGATION RELEASED YESTERDAY.
A SERIOUS THREAT WAS MADE ON MY LIFE ABOUT THREE HOURS AGO. I WILL NOT LET THEM SILENCE ME NOW! I HAVE INFORMED MANY PEOPLE THAT THEY HAVE THREATENED ME, SO IT IS NOT GOING TO STOP ME FROM GETTING THIS OUT.
JAY SHAFT
THIS is all that is left of the PR notices. There are a lot of the other notices now missing, which makes the point of my whole investigation quite obvious as this happened after I started to reportt he casualties and background of them to various people around the country.
17 February 2006 - Capt. Anthony R. Garcia, 48, of Texas, died as a result of a non-combat related gunshot wound in Tikrit, Iraq. He was a physician assistant assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Aviation Brigade. He joined the Army in August 1989 and arrived at Fort Campbell in June 2001. Garcia is survived by wife, Doris, daughter, Kelly, and son, Garrick, of Clarksville; and parents, Monico and Josephine, of Weatherford, Texas.
24 February 2006 -- Pvt. Joshua F. Powers, 21, of Skiatook, Okla., died as a result of a non-combat gunshot wound in Baghdad, Iraq. He was an infantryman assigned to A Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team. He joined the Army in July 2005 and arrived at Fort Campbell in December 2005. Powers is survived by his mother and brother, Patricia and Jonathan, of Skiatook, Okla.; and father, Ernest, of Kentwood, Mich.
4 November 2005 - Staff Sgt. Jason A. Fegler, 24, C Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, was killed in Baghdad, Iraq during combat operations. The circumstances of the Soldier's death are under investigation as a potential friendly-fire incident. Fegler entered the U.S. Army in July 2000 and arrived at Fort Campbell in January 2005. Fegler is survived by his wife, and son of Virginia Beach, Va. His home of record was Virginia Beach, Va.
23 November 2005 - Spc. Allen James Knop, 22, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, died from a non-combat gunshot wound. Knop entered the U.S. Army in June 2002 and arrived at Fort Campbell in August 2005. He is survived by his stepfather and mother, Norm and Eileen Dercole of Willowick, Ohio and his father, William Knop of Willowick, Ohio. His home record was Willowick, Ohio.
30 November 2005 - Spc. Grzegorz Jakoniuk, 25, B Company, 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 159th Aviation Brigade, died from a non-combat gunshot wound. Jakoniuk entered the U.S. Army in August 2001 and arrived at Fort Campbell in April 2002. He is survived by his father Cezary Jakoniuk of Schiller Park, Ill. His home record was Schiller Park, Ill.
AND NOW FROM DOD
IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 241-06
March 22, 2006
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DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Pfc. Amy A. Duerksen, 19, of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., died in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 11, from a non-combat related injury. Duerksen was assigned to the 4th Combat Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
For further information related to this release, contact Army Public Affairs at (703) 692-2000.
THIS IS FROM MY ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION NOTES AND I THINK IT IS EXACTLY WHAT I CLAIM WHEN I SAY THEY DON'T WANT IT PUBLICLY NOTED.
ALL STAFF RED LEVEL CONFIDENTIAL ALERT. NOT FOR FORWARDING OR REDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT MY DIRECT AUTHORIZATION
ATTN. ALL CFTM STAFF AND EDITORS. I NEED YOU TO DIG THIS UP ON YOUR OWN- PLEASE SEE IF YOU ALL CAN GET ANYTHING OFFICIAL OR FROM YOUR SOURCES.
December 2005 - Pfc. Thomas Christian Siekert, 20, A Company, 1st
Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, died from a
self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Siekert entered the U.S. Army in
February 2005 and arrived at Fort Campbell in June 2005. He is survived by
his mother, Margaret William of Pismo Beach, Calif. And his father, Curtis
Siekert of Lovelock, Nev. His home record was Lovelock, Nev.
24 February 2006 -- Pvt. Joshua F. Powers, 21, of Skiatook, Okla., died as
a result of a non-combat gunshot wound in Baghdad, Iraq. He was an
infantryman assigned to A Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat Team. He joined the Army in July 2005 and arrived at
Fort Campbell in December 2005. Powers is survived by his mother and
brother, Patricia and Jonathan, of Skiatook, Okla.; and father, Ernest, of
Kentwood, Mich.
2nd Bde Soldier killed (Powers)
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky., February 28, 2006-- A 101st Airborne Division (Air
Assault) Soldier died as a result of a non-combat related gunshot wound in
Baghdad, Iraq, Friday.
Pvt. Joshua F. Powers, 21, of Skiatook, Okla., was an infantryman assigned
to A Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat
Team. He joined the Army in July 2005 and arrived at Fort Campbell in
December 2005.
Powers is survived by his mother and brother, Patricia and Jonathan, of
Skiatook, Okla.; and father, Ernest, of Kentwood, Mich.
His awards and decorations include: Weapons Qualification, M9, expert;
National Defense Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; and Global War on
Terrorism Service Medal.
A memorial service for the fallen Soldier will be held in Iraq. Fort
Campbell holds a monthly Eagle Remembrance Ceremony the second Wednesday
of each month.
The incident is under investigation.
17 February 2006 - Capt. Anthony R. Garcia, 48, of Texas, died as a result
of a non-combat related gunshot wound in Tikrit, Iraq. He was a physician
assistant assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st
Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Aviation Brigade. He joined the
Army in August 1989 and arrived at Fort Campbell in June 2001. Garcia is
survived by wife, Doris, daughter, Kelly, and son, Garrick, of
Clarksville; and parents, Monico and Josephine, of Weatherford, Texas.
The incident is under investigation.
I know from someone else in the HHQ that this was either a direct cause suicide or that he was shot during an altercation with another soldier.
23 November 2005 - Spc. Allen James Knop, 22, C Company, 2nd Battalion,
502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, died from a non-combat
gunshot wound. Knop entered the U.S. Army in June 2002 and arrived at Fort
Campbell in August 2005. He is survived by his stepfather and mother, Norm
and Eileen Dercole of Willowick, Ohio and his father, William Knop of
Willowick, Ohio. His home record was Willowick, Ohio.
The incident is under investigation.
30 November 2005 - Spc. Grzegorz Jakoniuk, 25, B Company, 4th Battalion,
3rd Aviation Regiment, 159th Aviation Brigade, died from a non-combat
gunshot wound. Jakoniuk entered the U.S. Army in August 2001 and arrived
at Fort Campbell in April 2002. He is survived by his father Cezary
Jakoniuk of Schiller Park, Ill. His home record was Schiller Park, Ill.
The incident is under investigation.
THIS IS CONFIRMED FROM TWO SOURCES IN THE DIVISIONAL COMMAND STRCUTURE. IN THEIR WORDS IT WAS AN "OH F..K! HOW DO WE TELL HIS FAMILY?" I HAVE THIS FROM AN ADDITONAL SOURCE AT HOME STATION- PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT I HAVE NO NAMES FOR THE REPORTING SOLDIERS, BUT IT WAS REPORTED TO ME ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IN A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT WAY THAT CONFIRMED SOME DETAILS I ALREADY HAD. THIS WAS OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS OF MY OWN DIGGING INTO OTHER FACTS AND IT JUST CAME OUT IN THE PROCESS.
23 November 2005 - Staff Sgt. Aram J. Bass, 25, A Company, 2nd Battalion,
502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, died when his dismounted
patrol came under direct enemy fire. His death is under investigation as
potential friendly-fire incident. Bass entered the U.S. Army in June 2000
and arrived at Fort Campbell in August 2004. He is survived by his wife,
Breanne Sterner of Youngstown, New York, his father, William Bass and
mother, Debbie Johnson of Niagra Falls, New York. His home record was
Niagra Falls, New York.
23 November 2005 - Sgt. William B. Meeuwsen, 24, A Company, 2nd Battalion,
502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, died when his dismounted
patrol came under direct enemy fire. His death is under investigation as
potential friendly-fire incident. Meeuwsen entered the U.S. Army in
October 2002 and arrived at Fort Campbell in April 2004. He is survived by
his wife, Lauren of Fort Bliss, Texas and his parents, Michael and Theresa
Meeuwsen of Kingwood, Texas. His home record was Kingwood, Texas.
THE SOLDIER I SPOKE TO SAID THIS WAS NOT THE WAY IT HAPPENED- He said that it was NOT AN INSURGENT BUT AN "accidental discharge" HE SAYS IT WAS (excerpt from letter to me- Jay, this is part of the old report. I took out the stuff in there and it was because of the other things you asked me to do for you. It says in part ---- --- --- 238-1 ------ 238-3 "deliberate action because it is ---- ---- --- and ---- --- --- was informed that he was in a confrontation with another soldier ----- ---- earlier that day ----- ------ and had been arguing with the other soldiers for at least a week ---- ------ had been in numerous altercations with two other soldiers......---- and it was of a hazing type nature of which included an incident where he urinated in someone else's water bottle (not a canteen, a litre bottle that had Kool-Aid in it). The level of stress leads to this happening in reaction to very minor arguments and situations. And you know the rest of the stuff we already went over."
This is from a follow-up letter later in the month.
"This is happening in a very large majority of units I have contact with and it is really bad with the 88s, 23s, 92s --- ---- ---s and all the former clerks and pouges who have no practical combat training and experience.")
12 February 2006 -- Cpl. Andrew J. Kemple, 23, of Cambridge, Minn., was
killed by small arms fire in Tikrit, Iraq, while conducting a cordon and
search of the area. He was an infantryman assigned to A Company, 3rd
Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. He Joined the
Army in August 2003 and arrived at Fort Campbell in May 2004. Kemple is
survived by his mother and sister, Deirdre Ostlund and Andrea Kemple, of
Cambridge, Minn., and father, John Kemple, whose address is unknown.
2 February 2006 - Pfc. Scott Anthony Messer, 26, of Ashland, KY, was
killed in a vehicle accident???????? TRY TO FIND A COPY OF ORIGINAL REPORT????????????? near Ashraf, Iraq. He was a cavalry scout
assigned to B Troop, 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry, 1st Brigade Combat Team.
He joined the Army in September 2004 and arrived at Fort Campbell in
February 2005. He is survived by his wife Jennifer; daughters Hailee and
Natalie of Raceland, KY; father Victor Messer of Bellefonte, KY; mother
Joyce Johnson of Westwood, KY.
ANOTHER ONE REPORTED WITH SOME DIFFERENT INITIAL CAUSES AND ORIGINAL DETAILS
1 February 2006 -- Spc. Anthony C. Owens, 21, of Conway, S. C., an
infantryman assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat Team was killed by small arms fire (NO! NOT FROM INFORMATION RECEIVED BY DHQ SGT.) while conducting area reconnaissance in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday. He joined the Army in February 2004 and arrived at Fort Campbell in June 2004. Owens is survived by parents, Ronnie and Carrie, and sister, Veronica, of Conway, S.C.
REPORTED BY AN EYE-WITNESS THAT HE WAS TAKING SEVERAL MEDICATIONS FOR DEPRESSION. HE WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPORTING THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE AND POSSIBLY HAD ATTEMPTED IT PREVIOUSLY. I CANNOT CONFIRM THIS BUT THE 101ST AD PIO WILL NOT GIVE ME ANY DETAILS! It should at least be looked into to see the official medical records and treatment orders.
17 January 2006 -Pfc. Adam R. Shepherd, 21, of Somerville, Ohio, died from
a non-combat related illness in Baghdad, Iraq. He was an infantryman
assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team. He joined the Army in January 2003 and arrived at Fort
Campbell in June 2003.Shepherd is survived by his mother and step-father,
Susan and Mark Miller, or Somerville, Ohio; father Roger Shepherd, of St.
Paul, Minn.; and brother, Spec. Joshua Shepherd, also a Soldier with 2nd
Brigade.
DHQ Sgt. says "what the f..k is this???????" when he wrote me. Don't know what this one is and I can't get in touch with him for over three weeks.
It should be noted that one of my inside sources has not called or communicated in almost a month. He had been communicating about every three days and then he reported being found out or possibly found out and has not been in touch since. I know everything he told me about some things of a private nature did verify and come back as correct from other sources.
His brother from the same hometown has also not called for over a month, and he had reported being harassed a few days before he turned off his home phone and his computer accounts were closed. I can no longer find any telephone listing or public record of any bills going to the old address. According to a neighbor there has been no one home in at least two weeks. The neighbor has not answered my calls for over a week and he has blocked my number within the last day or two.
2 February 2006 - Pfc. Scott Anthony Messer, 26, of Ashland, KY, was
killed in a vehicle accident near Ashraf, Iraq. He was a cavalry scout
assigned to B Troop, 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry, 1st Brigade Combat Team.
He joined the Army in September 2004 and arrived at Fort Campbell in
February 2005. He is survived by his wife Jennifer; daughters Hailee and
Natalie of Raceland, KY; father Victor Messer of Bellefonte, KY; mother
Joyce Johnson of Westwood, KY.
Army Spc. Garcia Villareal, Felipe J.
Age: 26
From: Burke, Virginia
Assigned To: 54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade
Based In: Bamberg, Germany
Fatality Date: Sunday, February 12, 2006
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - fire
Fatality Location: Washington Hospital Center, D.C., USA
Private 1st Class Tina M. Priest
Age: 20
From: Austin, Texas
Assigned To: 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Based In: Fort Hood, TX
Fatality Date: Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - unspecified cause
Fatality Location: Taji [NW of Baghdad], Iraq
Army Sergeant Dimitri Muscat
Age: 21
From: Aurora, Colorado
Assigned To: 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Reg., 3rd Brig., 4th Infantry Div.
Based In: Fort Carson, CO
Fatality Date: Friday, February 24, 2006
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - unspecified injury
Fatality Location: Balad (military hospital), Iraq
Army National Guard Sergeant 1st Class Amos C. Edwards Jr.
Age: 41
From: Savannah, Georgia
Assigned To: 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Reg., 48th Infantry Brig.
Based In: Savannah, GA
Fatality Date: Friday, February 17, 2006
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - unspecified cause
Fatality Location: Ar Rutbah [nr. Jordan border], Iraq
Marine Corporal Justin J. Watts
Age: 20
From: Crownsville, Maryland
Assigned To: 3rd Bat., 1st Marines, 1st Marine Div., I Mar. Exped. Force
Based In: Camp Pendleton, CA
Fatality Date: Saturday, January 14, 2006
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - weapon discharge
Fatality Location: FOB Haditha Dam, Iraq
Army Sergeant Radhames Camilomatos
Age: 24
From: Carolina, Puerto Rico
Assigned To: 1st Bat., 66th Armored Reg., 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Div.
Based In: Fort Hood, TX
Fatality Date: Saturday, January 07, 2006
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - unspecified injury
Fatality Location: Taji [NW of Baghdad], Iraq
this is one that was removed from 101st AD PAO site
Army Staff Sergeant Ayman A. Taha
Age: 31
From: Vienna, Virginia
Assigned To: 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group
Based In: Fort Campbell, KY
Fatality Date: Friday, December 30, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - ordnance accident
Fatality Location: Balad, Iraq
Marine Corporal Adam R. Fales
Age: 21
From: Cullman, Alabama
Assigned To: Cmbt Srv. Spt. Detachment 21, 2nd Mar. Log. Gp., II MEF
Based In: Cherry Point, NC
Fatality Date: Friday, December 16, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - weapon discharge (accid.)
Fatality Location: Camp Fallujah, Iraq
Army Private 1st Class Thomas C. Siekert
Age: 20
From: Lovelock, Nevada
Assigned To: 1st Bat., 187th Infantry Reg., 101st Airborne Div.
Based In: Fort Campbell, KY
Fatality Date: Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - unspecified injury
Fatality Location: Bayji, Iraq
HOMICIDE AS NOTED FROM MY OTHER REPORTS TO PEOPLE, IT IS HAPPENING
Army Private Dylan R. Paytas
Age: 20
From: Freedom, Pennsylvania
Assigned To: 3rd Brigade Troop Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division
Based In: Fort Benning, GA
Fatality Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - homicide
Fatality Location: Ba'qubah, Iraq
Army National Guard 1st Lieutenant Debra A. Banaszak
Age: 35
From: Bloomington, Illinois
Assigned To: 1035th Maintenance Company
Based In: Jefferson Barracks, MO
Fatality Date: Friday, October 28, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - unspecified cause
Fatality Location: Camp Victory, Kuwait
Army Sergeant Grzegorz Jakoniuk
Age: 25
From: Schiller Park, Illinois
Assigned To: 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Infantry Div.
Based In: Fort Campbell, KY
Fatality Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - weapon discharge
Fatality Location: Taji [NW of Baghdad], Iraq
Army Specialist Allen J. Knop 101ST AD
Age: 22
From: Willowick, Ohio
Assigned To: 2nd Bat., 502nd Infantry Reg., 2nd BCT, 101st Airborne Div.
Based In: Fort Campbell, KY
Fatality Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - unspecified injury
Fatality Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Army Staff Sergeant Lewis J. Gentry
Age: 48
From: Detroit, Michigan
Assigned To: 94th Engineer Battalion
Based In: Vilseck, Germany
Fatality Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - unspecified cause
Fatality Location: Mosul, Iraq
Hoeffer Benjamin D Cpl.
Age: 21
From: Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Assigned To: 324th Psychological Operations Company
Based In: Aurora, CO
Fatality Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - unspecified cause
Fatality Location: Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sergeant Dennis P. Merck
Age: 38
From: Evans, Georgia
Assigned To: 878th Engineer Battalion
Based In: Augusta, GA
Fatality Date: Thursday, October 20, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - weapon discharge
Fatality Location: Baghdad (central part), Iraq
U.S. Army National Guard 1st Lieutenant Debra A. Banaszak
Age: 35
From: Bloomington, Illinois
Assigned To: 1035th Maintenance Company
Based In: Jefferson Barracks, MO
Fatality Date: Friday, October 28, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - unspecified cause
Fatality Location: Camp Victory, Kuwait
U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Lewis J. Gentry
Age: 48
From: Detroit, Michigan
Assigned To: 94th Engineer Battalion
Based In: Vilseck, Germany
Fatality Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - unspecified cause
Fatality Location: Mosul, Iraq
U.S. Army Specialist Daniel D. Bartels
Age: 22
From: Huron, South Dakota
Assigned To: 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Reg., 172nd Stryker BCT
Based In: Fort Wainwright, AK
Fatality Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - weapon discharge
Fatality Location: Mosul (near), Iraq
U.S. Army National Guard Specialist James T. Grijalva
Age: 26
From: Burbank, Illinois
Assigned To: 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment
Based In: Urbana, IL
Fatality Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - unspecified injury
Fatality Location: Baghdad, Iraq
U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Timothy J. Roark
Age: 29
From: Houston, Texas
Assigned To: 4th Battalion, 123rd Aviation Regiment
Based In: Fort Wainwright, AK
Fatality Date: Sunday, October 02, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - unspecified injury
Fatality Location: Balad, Iraq
U.S. Marine Private Elijah M. Ortega
Age: 19
From: Oxnard, California
Assigned To: 2nd Combat Engr. Bat., 2nd Mar. Div., II Mar. Exped. Force
Based In: Camp Lejeune, NC
Fatality Date: Monday, September 26, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - weapon discharge
Fatality Location: Camp Baharia [2 mi. SE of Fallujah], Iraq
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sergeant Christopher L. Everett
Age: 23
From: Huntsville, Texas
Assigned To: 2nd Battalion, 112th Armor Reg., 56th Brig. Combat Team
Based In: Arlington, TX
Fatality Date: Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - unspecified accident
Fatality Location: Camp Taqaddum (nr. Habbaniyah) , Iraq
U.S. Army Specialist Jason E. Ames
Age: 21
From: Cerulean, Kentucky
Assigned To: 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Reg., 1st Brig., 25th Inf. Div.
Based In: Fort Lewis, WA
Fatality Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - unspecified cause
Fatality Location: Mosul, Iraq
U.S. Army Specialist Rusty W. Bell
Age: 21
From: Pocahontas, Arkansas
Assigned To: 603rd Aviation Spt. Bat., Aviation Brig., 3rd Infantry Div.
Based In: Hunter Army Airfield, GA
Fatality Date: Friday, August 12, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - weapon discharge
Fatality Location: Taji (NW of Baghdad), Iraq
U.S. Army Private 1st Class Jason D. Scheuerman
Age: 20
From: Lynchburg, Virginia
Assigned To: 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Reg., 3rd Brig., 3rd Infantry Div.
Based In: Fort Benning, GA
Fatality Date: Saturday, July 30, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - unspecified cause
Fatality Location: Muqdadiyah, Iraq
U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sergeant Jefferey J. Farrow
Age: 28
From: Birmingham, Alabama
Assigned To: 146th Quartermaster Company
Based In: Fort Totten, NY
Fatality Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - unspecified injury
Fatality Location: Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Efrain Sanchez Jr.
Age: 26
From: Port Chester, New York
Assigned To: Headquarters Bat., 2nd Marine Div., II Mar. Exped. Force
Based In: Camp Lejeune, NC
Fatality Date: Sunday, July 17, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - unspecified cause
Fatality Location: Camp Blue Diamond (Ramadi), Iraq
U.S. Army Specialist Joshua T. Brazee
Age: 25
From: Sand Creek, Michigan
Assigned To: 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Based In: Fort Carson, CO
Fatality Date: Monday, May 23, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - unspecified injury
Fatality Location: Al Qaim (nr. Syrian border), Iraq
British Territorial Army Private Mark Stephen Dobson
Age: 41
From: Darlington [Co. Durham], England
Assigned To: B (Green Howards) Company, The Tyne-Tees Regiment
Based In: Middlesbrough, England
Fatality Date: Monday, March 28, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - suicide
Fatality Location: Basra, Iraq
U.S. Army Private 1st Class Samuel S. Lee
Age: 19
From: Anaheim, California
Assigned To: 1st Bat., 506th Infantry Reg., 2nd Brig., 2nd Infantry Div.
Based In: Camp Greaves, Korea
Fatality Date: Monday, March 28, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - unspecified cause
Fatality Location: Ramadi, Iraq
U.S. Army Specialist Michael S. Deem
Age: 35
From: Rockledge, Florida
Assigned To: Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division
Based In: Fort Stewart, GA
Fatality Date: Thursday, February 24, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - unspecified cause
Fatality Location: Baghdad, Iraq
U.S. Army Specialist Justin B. Carter
Age: 21
From: Mansfield, Missouri
Assigned To: 1st Bat., 15th Infantry Reg., 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Div.
Based In: Fort Benning, GA
Fatality Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - unspecified cause
Fatality Location: FOB McKenzie (Samarra), Iraq
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sergeant William T. Robbins
Age: 31
From: North Little Rock, Arkansas
Assigned To: 39th Infantry Brigade
Based In: Little Rock, AR
Fatality Date: Thursday, February 10, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - homicide
Fatality Location: Taji (NW of Baghdad), Iraq
Army Private Lavena L. Johnson
Age: 19
From: Florissant, Missouri
Assigned To: 129th Corps Spt. Bat., 101st Corps Spt. Gp., 101st Airborne
Based In: Fort Campbell, KY
Fatality Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - weapon discharge
Fatality Location: Balad, Iraq
Army Reserve Staff Sergeant Jefferey J. Farrow
Age: 28
From: Birmingham, Alabama
Assigned To: 146th Quartermaster Company
Based In: Fort Totten, NY
Fatality Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - unspecified injury
Fatality Location: Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
Army Private 1st Class Jason D. Scheuerman
Age: 20
From: Lynchburg, Virginia
Assigned To: 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Reg., 3rd Brig., 3rd Infantry Div.
Based In: Fort Benning, GA
Fatality Date: Saturday, July 30, 2005
Fatality Cause: Non-hostile - unspecified cause
Fatality Location: Muqdadiyah, Iraq
I WILL SEND MORE INCIDENTS AS SOON AS I RESTORE THE FILES AND GET THEM FORMATTED.
JAY SHAFT
CFTM EDITOR