George W. Bush, our president who wants everyone to know he is the commander in chief, has yet to attend a single funeral for any of the soldiers he sent off to die for our country.


Cpl. Roberto Abad, 22
Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Los Angeles, California
Died of injuries received from enemy action in Najaf, Iraq, on August 6, 2004

Cmdr. Joseph Acevedo,46
Assigned to Commander, Logistics Force, Navy Central Command, Bahrain
Bronx, New York
Died in a non-combat incident in Bahrain on April 13, 2003

Sgt. Michael D. Acklin II, 25
Battery C, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Louisville, Kentucky
Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2003

Spc. Genaro Acosta, 26
Battery B, 1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
Fair Oaks, California
Killed when his Bradley fighting vehicle hit and detonated two roadside bombs while on patrol in Taji, Iraq, on November 11, 2003

Pfc. Steven Acosta, 19
Company C, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
Calexico, California
Died from a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baquba, Iraq, on October 26, 2003

Capt. James F. Adamouski, 29
Company B, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Springfield, Virginia
Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq on April 2, 2003

Pvt. Algernon Adams, 36
Company C, 122nd Engineer Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard
Aiken, South Carolina
Died of non-combat related injuries at Forward Operating Base St. Mere, Iraq, on October 28, 2003

Sgt. Brandon E. Adams, 22
1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division
Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
Died on September 19, 2004, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of injuries sustained when a grenade exploded as he was clearing a house in Falluja, Iraq, on February 16, 2004.

Spc. Clarence Adams III, 28
91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division
Richmond, Virginia
Died on September 7, 2004, of injuries sustained a day earlier when his Humvee hit a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq

Sgt. Leonard W. Adams, 42
105th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, North Carolina Army National Guard
Mooresville, North Carolina
Died of non-combat related injuries at Camp Bucca, Iraq, on January 24, 2005

1st Lt. Michael R. Adams, 24
A Troop, 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Seattle, Washington
Killed when the barrel of the .50 caliber weapon mounted on his tank struck him in Al Asad, Iraq, on March 16, 2004

Pfc. Michael S. Adams, 20
Company C. 1st Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Died of injuries sustained in a fire during a small-arms fire exercise. The fire began when a bullet ricocheted and ignited a fire in the building in Baghdad, Iraq on August 21, 2003

Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams, 27
U.S. Navy exchange officer assigned to A Flight, 849 Squadron, British Royal Navy
La Mesa, California
Killed when two British Sea King helicopters collided over the Persian Gulf on March 22, 2003

Spc. Jamaal R. Addison, 22
507th Maintenance Company
Roswell, Georgia
Killed in an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya on March 23, 2003

Lance Cpl. Patrick R. Adle, 21
6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Marine Forces Reserve
Baltimore, Maryland
Killed when a roadside bomb exploded as his Humvee passed by the device in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 29, 2004

Pfc. Christopher S. Adlesperger, 20
Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on December 9, 2004

Lance Cpl. Jeramy A. Ailes, 22
3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Gilroy, California
Died as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on November 15, 2004

Capt. Tristan N. Aitken, 31
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division
State College, Pennsylvania
Killed in action in Iraq on April 4, 2003

Spc. Segun Frederick Akintade, 34
Company A, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, New York National Guard
Brooklyn, New York
Killed when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using a roadside bomb and small-arms fire in Abd Allah, Iraq, on October 28, 2004

Capt. Paul C. Alaniz, 32
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Corpus Christi, Texas
Died when the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutba in western Iraq on January 26, 2005

Lance Cpl. Nickalous N. Aldrich, 21
2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Austin, Texas
Died from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on August 27, 2004

Spc. Azhar Ali, 27
Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division, New York Army National Guard
Flushing, New York
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 2, 2005

Cpl. Stephen John Allbutt, 35
Queen's Royal Lancers
Stoke-on-Trent, England
Killed when his tank was struck by a shell from another British tank on March 25, 2003

Spc. Ronald D. Allen Jr., 22
502nd Personnel Service Battalion, 43rd Area Support Group
Mitchell, Indiana
Died of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident that occurred while he was conducting convoy operations near Balad, Iraq on August 25, 2003

Sgt. Glenn R. Allison, 24
Company C, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Died during physical training in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 18, 2003

Spc. Jeremy O. Allmon, 22
Company C, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Cleburne, Texas
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his military vehicle in Taji, Iraq, on February 6, 2005

Lance Cpl. Michael J. Allred, 22
2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Hyde Park, Utah
Killed when a suicide car bomb exploded next to his military vehicle while on patrol on the outskirts of Falluja, Iraq, on September 6, 2004

Sapper Luke Allsopp, 24
33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
North London, England
Killed in attack on British vehicles in southern Iraq on March 23, 2003

Capt. Eric L. Allton, 34
2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
Houston, Texas
Killed when he was struck by a mortar round in Ramadi, Iraq, on September 26, 2004

Cpl. Nicanor Alvarez, 22
1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
San Bernardino, California
Died from injuries received due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on August 21, 2004

Cpl. Daniel R. Amaya, 22
Company K, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Odessa, Texas
Died from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 11, 2004

Pfc. John D. Amos II, 22
Company C, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light)
Valparaiso, Indiana
Killed when a car bomb exploded at a temporary checkpoint near the Kirkuk Police Academy on April 4, 2004

Lance Cpl. Brian E. Anderson, 26
2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division
Durham, North Carolina
Killed in a vehicle accident west of Nasiriya, Iraq, on April 2, 2003

Airman 1st Class Carl L. Anderson Jr., 21
3rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, 3rd Mission Support Group
Georgetown, South Carolina
Died as result of hostile action near Mosul, Iraq, on August 29, 2004

Pfc. Danny L. Anderson, 29
Company F, 26th Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division
Corpus Christi, Texas
Died of injuries sustained from small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 27, 2005

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael C. Anderson, 36
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, 3rd Naval Construction Regiment
Daytona, Florida
Killed by hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on May 2, 2004

Cpl. Michael D. Anderson, 21
Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Modesto, California
Died as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on December 14, 2004

Cpl. Nathan R. Anderson, 22
1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force
Howard, Ohio
Died as the result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on November 12, 2004

Lance Cpl. Nicholas H. Anderson, 19
1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Las Vegas, Nevada
Died in a vehicle incident while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on November 12, 2004

Spc. Michael Andrade, 28
115th Military Police Company, Rhode Island Army National Guard
Bristol, Rhode Island
Died of injuries received when a five-ton truck hit the Humvee he was riding in in Balad, Iraq, on September 24, 2003

Pvt. Ruslan Androschuk, 24
Ukrainian peacekeeping forces
Kolodianka, Ukraine
Androschuk was injured during a battle for a Tigris River bridge in Kut, Iraq, and died during evacuation to the Ukrainian military base in Kut on April 6, 2004

Capt. Serhiy Andrushchenko, 29
72nd Motorized Brigade, Ukrainian Army
Zhytomir region, Ukraine
Killed along with eight other soldiers in an explosion while detonating ordnance at an ammunition storage point near Suwayrah, Iraq, on January 9, 2005

Pfc. Krystian Andrzejczak, 24
16th Pomeranian Mechanized Division
Bogaczewo, Poland
Killed when a car bomb exploded near his military convoy in Hilla, Iraq, on August 21, 2004

Spc. Yoe M. Aneiros, 20
Company C, 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division
Newark, New Jersey
Killed when his patrol vehicle came under attack by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades in Sadr City, Iraq, on September 7, 2004

Lance Cpl. Levi T. Angell, 20
11th Combat Service Support Group, 1st Force Service Support Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
St. Louis, Minnesota
Died due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 8, 2004

Army Spc. Edward J. Anguiano, 24
Company A, 3rd Combat Support Battalion
Brownsville, Texas
Went missing on March 23, 2003, when his convoy was ambushed; his remains were recovered on April 24

Pfc. Michael A. Arciola, 20
Company D, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
Elmsford, New York
Died of injuries sustained from enemy small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq, on February 15, 2005

Cpl. Bradley T. Arms, 20
4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve
Charlottesville, Virginia
Died as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on November 19, 2004

Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Todd Arnold, 30
Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade
Spring, Texas
Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade launcher he was firing for familiarization malfunctioned at firing range near Kut, Iraq, on April 22, 2003

Lance Cpl. Alexander S. Arredondo, 20
Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Randolph, Massachusetts
Killed as result of hostile action in Najaf, Iraq, on August 25, 2004

Spc. Richard Arriaga, 20
Headquarters Battery, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
Ganado, Texas
Killed when his unit was ambushed with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Tikrit, Iraq, on September 18, 2003

Staff Sgt. Jimmy J. Arroyave, 30
Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Woodland, California
Died in a non-combat related vehicle accident northeast of Ramadi, Iraq, on April 15, 2004

Spc. Robert R. Arsiaga, 25
Company A, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Midland, Texas
Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 4, 2004

Sgt. Evan Asa Ashcraft, 24
Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
West Hills, California
Killed when his vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade during an ambush of a military convoy north of Hawd in northern Iraq on July 24, 2003

Cpl. Russell Aston, 30
156 Provost Company, Royal Military Police
Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England
Killed in a firefight in Majar al-Kabir, Iraq, on June 24, 2003

Lance Cpl. Trevor D. Aston, 32
Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve
Austin, Texas
Died as a result of non-hostile vehicle incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on February 22, 2005

Pfc. Shawn M. Atkins, 20
Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 4th Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division
Parker, Colorado
Died as a result of a non-combat injury in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 14, 2004

Maj. Jay Aubin, 36
Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Waterville, Maine
Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash on March 21, 2003

Master Sgt. Steven E. Auchman, 37
5th Air Support Operations Squadron, 1st Air Support Operations Group
Waterloo, New York
Died of injuries received when multiple rocket-propelled grenades struck his location in Mosul, Iraq, on November 9, 2004

Capt. Matthew J. August, 28
Company B, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
Warwick, Rhode Island
Killed in an improvised explosive device attack in Khalidiyah, just east of Ramadi, Iraq, on January 27, 2004

Lance Cpl. Aaron C. Austin, 21
Company E, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Sunray, Texas
Killed by hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 26, 2004

Lance Cpl. Andrew Julian Aviles, 18
Headquarters & Service Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division
Tampa, Florida
Killed when an Iraqi artillery round struck his amphibious assault vehicle near Baghdad, Iraq, on April 7, 2003

Pfc. Eric A. Ayon, 26
2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Arleta, California
Killed by hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 9, 2004

Pfc. Lionel Ayro, 22
73rd Engineer Company, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team)
Jeanerette, Louisiana
Killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive inside the mess hall at Camp Marez in Mosul, Iraq, on December 21, 2004