Travis Anderson
Age 28
Hometown Hooper
Rank Pfc.
Military affiliation Company B, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division
Date of death May 13, 2005
Location of death Bayji, Iraq
Cause and circumstance Killed when an explosive detonated close to his convoy
Special notes Nearly died from hantavirus in high school
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Shawn Atkins
Age 20
Hometown Parker
Rank Pfc.
Military affiliation Headquarters Company, 4th Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division
Date of death June 14, 2004
Location of death Baghdad, Iraq
Cause and circumstance Killed in a “noncombat” incident
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Daniel Bader
Age 28
Hometown Colorado Springs
Rank Staff Sgt.
Military affiliation 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Date of death Nov. 2, 2003
Location of death Falluja, Iraq
Cause and circumstance One of four Fort Carson soldiers to die when a helicopter they boarded came under attack near Fallujah
Special notes A total of 16 soldiers died in the attack, making the Nov. 2 shoot-down the single deadliest attack against U.S. soldiers since the war began.
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Douglas Bascom
Age 25
Hometown Colorado Springs
Rank Sgt.
Military affiliation 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine
Date of death Oct. 20, 2004
Location of death Northwest of Baghdad, Iraq
Cause and circumstance Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near him
Special notes Officials with the Marines said he was the first recalled Marine to
die in Iraq.
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Thomas Broomhead
Age 34
Hometown Canon City
Rank Sgt.
Military affiliation Regiment, 1st Marine Division of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Date of death May 27, 2003
Location of death Falluja, Iraq
Cause and circumstance Gunned down while manning a checkpoint in the town of many people loyal to Saddam Hussein’s fallen Baath Party.
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Mark Engel
Age 21
Hometown Centennial
Rank Lance Cpl.
Military affiliation 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Date of death July 21, 2004
Location of death Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas
Cause and circumstance Wounded in action July 6 in Anbar Province
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George Geer
Age 27
Hometown Cortez
Rank Pfc.
Military affiliation Company C, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
Date of death Jan. 17, 2005
Location of death Ramadi
Cause and circumstance Killed by a car bomb
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Evenor Herrera
Age 22
Hometown Gypsum
Rank Lance Cpl.
Military affiliation 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Camp Pendleton in California
Date of death Aug. 10, 2005
Location of death West of Baghdad, near Ramadi
Cause and circumstance Killed by a car bomb in combat
Special note: Awarded posthumous citizenship during an August ceremony at Garden of the Gods
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Benjamin D. Hoeffner
Age 21
Hometown Wheat Ridge
Rank Cpl.
Military affiliation 324th Psychological Operations Company
Date of Death Oct. 25, 2004
Location of Death Ali Al Salem, Kuwait
Cause and circumstance Died of a non-combat cause
Theodore S. “Sam” Holder II
Age 27
Hometown Littleton
Rank Staff Sgt.
Military affiliation 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Date of death Nov. 11, 2004
Location of death Al Anbar Province
Cause and circumstance Died as a result of enemy action
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Mark Lawton
Age 41
Hometown Hayden
Rank Staff Sgt.
Military affiliation 244th Engineer Battalion, Army Reserves
Date of death Aug. 29, 2003
Location of death Suaydat
Cause and circumstance Killed after being stuck in a convoy that came under attack by rocket-propelled grenade and small-arms fire
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Derick Joseph Lutters
Age 24
Hometown Burlington
Rank Specialist
Military affiliation Company A, 891st Engineer Brigade, Kansas Army National Guard
Date of death May 1, 2005
Cause and circumstance Killed by a car bomb
Chad Maynard
Age 19
Hometown Montrose
Rank Lance Cpl.
Military affiliation Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Date of death June 15, 2005
Location of death Ramadi
Cause and circumstance Killed when vehicle hit roadside bomb
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Tyler R. MacKenzie
Age 20
Hometown Evans
Rank Pfc.
Military affiliation 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigad
Date of death Nov. 2, 2005
Location of death Baghdad
Cause and circumstance Died by an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV.
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Dimitri Muscat
Age 21
Hometown Aurora
Rank Sgt.
Military affiliation 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade
Date of death Feb. 24, 2006
Location of death Samarra, Iraq
Cause and circumstance Non-combat
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Larry Pankey Jr.
Age 34
Hometown Morrison
Rank Sgt.
Military affiliation 467th Engineer
Date of death Sept. 23, 2005
Location of death Walter Reed Hospital
Cause and circumstance Died from injuries sustained in Balad, Iraq.
Michael C. Parrott
Age 49
Hometown Timnath
Rank Staff Sgt.
Military affiliation Joint Forces Headquarters
Date of death Nov. 10, 2005
Location of death Khaladiyah, Iraq
Cause and circumstance Died of injuries caused by small-arms fire
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Chance Phelps
Age 19
Hometown Clifton
Rank Pfc.
Military affiliation 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Date of death April 9, 2004
Location of death Al Anbar Province
Cause and circumstance Shot and killed when the convoy he was protecting was ambushed
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Ryan Reed
Age 20
Hometown Colorado Springs
Rank Pfc.
Military affiliation Battery C, 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division
Date of death April 29, 2004
Location of death Baghdad
Cause and circumstance Killed by an improvised explosive device
Randall Rehn
Age 36
Hometown Longmont
Rank Sgt. 1st Class
Military affiliation Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment
Date of death April 3, 2003
Location of death Baghdad
Cause and circumstance Killed when enemy forces fired on his vehicle during a battle at aiport
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Gavin B. Reinke
Age 32
Hometown Pueblo
Rank Staff Sgt.
Military affiliation 5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade
Date of death May 4, 2006
Location of death Baghdad
Cause and circumstance Died when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations
Luis R. Reyes
Age 26
Hometown Aurora
Rank Sgt.
Military affiliation 947th Engineer Company
Date of death Nov. 18, 2005
Location of death Kuwait
Cause and circumstance Died en route to Ali Al Salem, Kuwait, when the bus in which he was riding rolled over
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Andrew Riedel
Age 19
Hometown Northglenn
Rank Pfc.
Military affiliations Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force
Date of death Oct. 20, 2004
Location of death near Fallijuah
Cause and circumstance Killed when his convoy was attacked by a car bomb
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Russell Rippetoe
Age 27
Hometown Broomfield/Arvada
Rank Capt.
Military affiliation Army Ranger in the 75th Ranger Regiment out of Fort Benning, Ga.
Date of death April 4, 2003
Location of death Iraq
Cause and circumstance Killed in a suicide bombing at a check point
Special notes First American casualty of Operation Iraqi Freedom to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery
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Henry Risner
Age 26
Hometown Golden
Rank Pfc.
Military affiliation Company B, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division
Date of death Aug. 18, 2004
Location of death Baghdad
Cause and circumstance Came under fire while working a vehicle checkpoint
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Gregory Rund
Age 21
Hometown Littleton
Rank Lance Cpl.
Military affiliation Company I, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Date of death Dec. 11, 2004
Location of death Al Anbar Province
Cause and circumstance Enemy fire
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Barry Sanford Sr.
Age 46
Hometown Aurora
Rank Staff Sgt.
Military affiliation Headquarters Company, 101st Support Group, 101st Airborne Division
Date of death July 6, 2003
Location of death Balad
Cause and circumstance Friendly fire
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Michael Shackelford
Age 25
Hometown Grand Junction
Rank Staff Sgt.
Military affiliation Company B, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
Date of death Nov. 28, 2004
Location of death Ramadi
Cause and circumstance Enemy fire
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Thomas Jefferson Slocum
Age 22
Hometown Adams
Rank Lance Cpl.
Military affiliation 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment
Date of death March 23, 2003
Location of death Nasiriya
Cause and circumstance Killed in enemy ambush
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Jeremy P. Tamburello
Age 19
Hometown Denver
Rank Lance Cpl.
Military affiliation 1st Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Mari
Date of death Nov. 8, 2005
Location of death Rutbah, Iraq
Cause and circumstance Died from wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations
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Justin Vasquez
Age 26
Hometown Manzanola
Rank Staff Sgt.
Military affiliation L Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Date of death June 5, 2005
Location of death Baghdad
Cause and circumstance Roadside bomb
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Dana Wilson
Age 26
Hometown Fountain
Rank Specialist
Military affiliation 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division
Date of death July 11, 2004
Location of death Hillah, Iraq
Cause and circumstance Killed in a head-on collision with another vehicle
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Michael Yashinski
Hometown Monument
Rank Sgt.
Military affiliation 501st Forward Support Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade
Date of death Dec. 24, 2003
Location of death Kirkuk Air Base
Cause and circumstance Electrocuted while installing a communications wire
