Because They Have Names

The Department of Defense announced today the death of.... And so it goes....

March 18,2006
They died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq when they came under small arms fire by enemy forces during combat operations.Both solidiers were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash. Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Ricardo Barraza, 24, of Shafter, Calif.
Sgt. Dale G. Brehm, 23, of Turlock, Calif.

March 16, 2006
Cpl. Nyle Yates III, 22, of Lake Odessa, Mich., died in Bayji, Iraq, on Mar. 16, when he came under small arms fire by enemy forces during combat operations. Yates was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

They died in Tikrit, Iraq when a mortar round detonated.

Killed were:

Sgt. Amanda N. Pinson, 21, of St. Louis, Mo.

Read Sgt. Pinson's Obituary from St. Louis Today

Spc. Carlos M. Gonzalez, 22, of Middletown, N.Y.
Read Spc. Gonzalez's Obituary at the Times Herald Record
Pinson and Gonzalez were assigned to the 101st Military Intelligence Detachment, 501st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

March 15, 2006
Pfc. Angelo A. Zawaydeh, 19, of San Bruno, Calif., died in Baghdad, Iraq when his traffic control point came under mortar attack during combat operations. Zawaydeh was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Read Pfc Zawaydeh's Obituary at the San Francisco Chronicle

March 13, 2006
Staff Sgt. Bryan A. Lewis, 32, of Bunkie, La., died north of Rustamiyah, Iraq when an improvised device detonated near his HMMWV during a convoy operations. Lewis was assigned to the 519th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, Fort Polk La.

Staff Sgt. Marco, A. Silva, 27, of Alva, Fla, from small arms fire and IED. Silva was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Sgt. Corey A. Dan, 22, of Norway, Maine,from small arms fire and IED Dan was assigned the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Many of the above link (text in white) were gained from legacy.com, The Department of Defense and, Iraq Casulaties.org. Photos, sign in books, and news articles about these brave men and women will pe posted as they become available.