Sgt. Michael D. Acklin II

25

1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division

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

1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division

Fair Oaks, California

Killed when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle hit and detonated two improvised explosive devices while on patrol in Taji, Iraq, on November 11, 2003

Pfc. Steven Acosta

19

3rd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 4th Infantry Division

Calexico, California

Died from a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baqubah, Iraq, on October 26, 2003

JAMES F. ADAMOUSKI

Age: 29

Rank: Captain, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment

Hometown: Savannah, Ga.

James Adamouski knew his mother worried about him flying so he frequently reassured her: ''I'll be safe, I'll fly low, and I'll fly fast.''

''I wanted him in tanks,'' Judy Adamouski said. ''But he'd always tell me, 'Mom, the Black Hawk is the safest helicopter the Army has.'‚‚''

Adamouski was killed April 2 when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed during combat near Karbala, Iraq.

Adamouski was a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, where he played soccer. He played for a semi-professional soccer team while stationed in Germany.

''Anything with a ball he loved,'' said Meighan Adamouski, his wife of seven months. ''He drove me nuts watching sports.

''I used to ask God why I was so lucky to have been given such a great husband.''

Adamouski had just been accepted to Harvard Business School and planned to teach.

Pvt. Algernon Adams

36

122nd Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard

Aiken, South Carolina

Died of non-combat related injuries at Forward Operating Base St. Mere, Iraq, on October 28, 2003

First Lieutenant Michael R. Adams

24

1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment

Seattle, Washington

Killed March 16, 2004, when the barrel of the .50 caliber weapon mounted on his tank struck him in Al Asad, Iraq

Pfc. Michael S. Adams

20

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

THOMAS M. ADAMS

Age: 27

Rank: Lieutenant, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron, Exchange officer based in the United Kingdom

Hometown: La Mesa, Calif.

The first Navy officer to die in the Iraq war was a descendant of two U.S. presidents.

Thomas Mullen Adams died March 22 when two British Sea King helicopters collided over the Persian Gulf, killing all seven people on board.

Adams had been an exchange officer with the Royal Navy's 849th Squadron, assigned to the British aircraft carrier Ark Royal, since October. The accident did not result from enemy fire, British officials said.

Adams' lineage can be traced to Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, his aunt, Elizabeth Hansen, said.

''He was just amazingly bright, funny and kind,'' she said.

Adams inherited his love of flying from his father, John, an architect who helped design the Aerospace Museum in Balboa Park.

Adams, a member of a prominent local family, attended La Mesa's Grossmont High School and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1997. He was commissioned in 1997 and achieved the rank of lieutenant two years ago.

JAMAAL R. ADDISON

Age: 22

Rank: Specialist, 507th Ordnance Maintenance Company

Hometown: Roswell, Ga.

Just before leaving for Iraq in February, Jamaal Addison realized a dream. He married his high-

school sweetheart, who became stepmother to his daughter, 3, and son, 2.

Addison, a communications specialist, was killed March 23 when his company was ambushed by hostile forces in Iraq.

His step-grandmother, Jackie Roberts, said Addison, a computer whiz, graduated from Lakeside High School in Decatur, Ga., where he was a member of the ROTC.

Addison, who once delivered a sermon at age 14, attended Bible study classes at White's Chapel United Methodist Church in Conyers, Ga.

''He was a child of humbleness, a good-natured child,'' Roberts said. 'His mother said, `If there was anyone perfect, he was the perfect one.' She also stated she couldn't ever see him shooting someone, even though that may have been what he had to do before he died. He didn't have that type of heart.''

TRISTAN N. AITKEN 

Age: 31

Rank: Captain, 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division

Hometown: State College, Pa.

Ruth Aitken and her son Tristan often clashed on the merits of war in Iraq, but the two always respected each other's opinions.

''He told me it was his job,'' she said. He thought the protesters should say what they believed, but he had to do what he had to do, too.''

Tristan Aitken was killed in combat by a rocket-propelled grenade April 4.

Ruth Aitken said her son always did best in a structured environment, so she wasn't surprised that he found himself in the Army. ''He graduated straight from Boy Scouts and merit badges to ROTC and medals,'' she said.

Aitken's father spent 20 years in the U.S. Navy Reserves and his younger sister was commissioned as a second lieutenant after completing ROTC.

Aitkin also served in Korea and in Kosovo.

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

2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Died during physical training in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 18, 2003

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

Cpl. Daniel R. Amaya

22

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

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

BRIAN E. ANDERSON

Age: 26

Rank: Lance Corporal, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division

Hometown: Durham, N.C.

Brian Anderson was an enthusiastic Marine who marveled that he, an administrative clerk, was in Iraq on the front lines of battle.

''I remember the first day he came to us, he was so excited to go,'' said 1st Sgt. Michael Sprague, a fellow Camp Lejeune Marine. ''He was so much fun to be around, that kid.''

Anderson was electrocuted April 2 in a non-combat accident near Nasiriya when he attempted to lift a low-hanging power line over the .50 caliber rifle he manned atop a seven-ton truck.

Anderson was on the wrestling team at Riverside High School when it won the state championship. He also played football and ran track. He graduated in 1996.

''He just loved life,'' football coach Linny Wrenn recalled. ''It seemed like everything he did, he just enjoyed being a part of it.''

Anderson was known for his affection for dominoes …… the game he called ''bones.''

Spc. Michael Andrade

28

115th Military Police Company, 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

N/A

Ukrainian peacekeeping forces

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

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

EDWARD J. ANGUIANO

Age: 24

Rank: Specialist, 3rd Combat Support Battalion

Hometown: Brownsville, Texas

Edward Anguiano never tired of trying to give back to the mother who reared his two sisters and him alone on a teacher's aide's salary. His recent gifts to Juanita Anguiano included a tennis bracelet, a lamp for Mother's Day, and for Christmas, an entertainment center.

The items provided her no comfort during the agonizing month Anguiano was listed as missing in Iraq.

Anguiano's remains were recovered April 24 and identified three days later.

Anguiano played football and was a member of the Junior Reserve Officers at Hanna High School. After graduating in 1998, Anguiano worked at a poultry processing plant. He later enrolled in community college, then joined the Army in 2000.

''He struggled a lot, but never gave up,'' said his uncle, Vicente Anguiano. ''That allowed him to accomplish so much in the last few years.''

ANDREW TODD ARNOLD

Age: 30

Rank: Chief Warrant Officer, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade

Hometown: Spring, Texas

Andrew Arnold called his wife from Iraq on Easter morning to tell her that in two more days, he'd be back in Kuwait, and would be coming home soon. It was the first time he was able to contact her since he shipped out to Iraq.

''He thought he'd be coming home in a month to three months,'' said Cynthia Martinez, best friend of Arnold's wife Lisa. ''We're all in shock because the war's supposed to be over.''

Arnold was killed April 22 when a rocket-propelled grenade launcher he was testing near Kut, Iraq, malfunctioned.

Arnold, whose father and grandfather also served in the Marines, graduated from Klein Oak High School in 1992 and enlisted shortly afterward. He had a son, Austin, 9, and a daughter, Jessica, 5.

Spc. Richard Arriaga

20

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

Spc. Robert R. Arsiaga

25

2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division

San Antonio, Texas

Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 4, 2004

Cpl. Evan Asa Ashcraft

24

1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division

West Hills, California

Killed when the military convoy he was in came under fire north of Hawd, 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

JAY THOMAS AUBIN

Age: 36

Rank: Major, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Air Group 39

Hometown: Winslow, Maine

Jay Aubin got an early start on his love of flying. As a little boy, he used to fall asleep in the rear of the Cessna his private-pilot father used to fly.

He realized his dream in the Marines, where he became a flight instructor.

Aubin was killed March 20 when his CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter crashed in Kuwait in a non-combat accident.

''He was a very determined little boy,'' said his aunt, Kim Willette. He had big dreams. He always wanted to fly planes and knew he was going to, just like his dad.''

Aubin, an 18-year Marine veteran, spent seven years in Okinawa before transferring to Yuma, Ariz., last year, bringing his wife and children, Willette said.

The first of 30 grandchildren, Aubin was born to a family that settled in Maine generations ago.

Said Mike Walker, a teacher at Showhegan Regional High School, where Aubin was student of the year as a senior: ``I always remember him as lighting up a room when he walked into it.''

Capt. Matthew J. August

28

Company B, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division

Rhode Island

Killed in an improvised explosive device attack in Khalidiyah, just east of Ramadi, Iraq, on January 27, 2004

ANDREW JULIAN AVILES

Age: 18

Rank: Lance Corporal, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division

Hometown: Palm Beach, Fla.

Andy Aviles graduated high school with world of opportunity before him - beginning with a full scholarship to Florida State University. But he put off college to serve as a Marine.

''He was a born leader, mature beyond his years, smart and articulate,'' said his sister, Kristine Aviles. He always had big dreams, big aspirations, and loved his family and friends deeply.''

Aviles was killed April 7 in Central Iraq when enemy artillery struck his vehicle.

Aviles was class president, cheerleader and a member of the wrestling team at Robinson High School last year. He graduated third in his class, and planned to study business at FSU.

He talked of joining the Marine Corps Reserves as a junior.

''He had a great attitude about him,'' said his uncle, John Aviles. ''He was a fighter. He was really pumped up and ready to go, because he knew it was something that needed to be done.''

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

Sgt. 1st Class Henry A. Bacon

45

Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 4th Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division

Wagram, North Carolina

Died when he was struck by a recovery vehicle while he was assisting a disabled vehicle in Ad Dujayl, Iraq, on February 20, 2004

Sgt. Andrew Joseph Baddick

26

1st Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division

Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Baddick, part of a rescue dive team, drowned as he tried to rescue Sgt. Darrin K. Potter, whose vehicle had overturned and entered a canal near Abu Ghraib Prison in Baghdad, Iraq on September 29, 2003. Sgt. Potter also died.

Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Bader

28

Air Defense Artillery Battery, 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed in Fallujah, Iraq, on November 2, 2003

Staff Sgt. Nathan J. Bailey

46

1175th Transportation Company, Army National Guard

Nashville, Tennessee

Died in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, from a non-hostile gunshot wound on November 12, 2003

Spc. Ryan T. Baker

24

4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division

Brown Mills, New Jersey

Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2003

CHAD E. BALES

Age: 20

Rank: Private 1st Class, 1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group

Hometown: Coahoma, Texas

Chad Bales played football. He fished. He helped on the family's cotton farm.

''He was a Texas boy, no doubt,'' said his stepfather, John Wayne Metcalf.

Bales was killed on April 3 in a non-combat vehicle accident during convoy operations near Ash Shahin, Iraq.

As a boy, Bales wanted to be a New York City firefighter. Then he considered becoming a police officer. He decided to be a Marine.

''He wanted to do something to serve the public,'' Metcalf said.

Bales, who was single, raised calves and goats, showing them at farm expos. He played for the Coahoma High School football team and graduated in 2001.

''Chad was a go-getter,'' said his football coach, Robert Wood. ''He was the kind of kid who was a great team player. He gave great effort in everything he did and was always willing to play his role.''

Maj. Steve Ballard

N/A

3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines

Hometown of record not available

Died March 30, 2003, of natural causes

Spc. Solomon C. Bangayan

24

2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

Jay, Vermont

Killed when the convoy he was in was ambushed with an improvised explosive device, small-

arms fire, and a rocket-propelled grenade in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 2, 2004

DOMINIC ROCCO BARAGONA

Age: 42

Rank: Lieutenant Colonel, 19th Maintenance Battalion

Hometown: Niles, Ohio

Dominic ''Rocky'' Baragona always made a big deal of getting the family together for the Christmas holidays.

''Every Christmas he was the guy who put it all together,'' said his father, also named Dominic. ''He was the one who spent the most on Christmas presents. That was his style.''

Baragona was killed May 19, when his Humvee collided with a tractor-trailer near Safwan, Iraq.

Baragona grew in Niles, Ohio, and graduated from John F. Kennedy High School. He graduated from West Point in 1982.

The elder and junior Baragona communicated daily and loved arguing politics.

Spc. Jonathan P. Barnes

21

1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Infantry Division

Anderson, Missouri

Killed when a grenade was thrown from a window of the Iraqi civilian hospital he was guarding in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 26, 2003

Lance Cpl. Aric J. Barr

22

2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force

Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Died of injuries received from enemy action in Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 4, 2004

Sgt. Michael Paul Barrera

26

3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division

Von Ormy, Texas

Killed when his tank was hit with an improvised explosive device in Baqubah, Iraq, on October 28, 2003

Maj. Carlos Barro Ollero

36

Spanish National Intelligence Center and Army Infantry Division

Madrid, Spain

Killed when a convoy of Spanish military intelligence officials was ambushed in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on November 29, 2003

Spc. Todd M. Bates

20

135th Military Police Company, Army National Guard

Bellaire, Ohio

Bates was on a patrol on the Tigris River south of Baghdad, Iraq, on December 10, 2003, when his squad leader fell overboard. Bates dived into the water and did not surface. He was listed as missing until his body was recovered on December 23, 2003.

RYAN ANTHONY BEAUPRE

Age: 30

Rank: Captain, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

Hometown: St. Anne, Ill.

Despite growing up in St. Anne, a tiny town 60 miles south of Chicago, Ryan Beaupre loved surfing.

''We used to say he was married to the Marines and having an affair with his surfboard,'' Alyson Beaupre said of her unmarried younger brother.

Beaupre was killed when the CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter he was piloting crashed in northern Kuwait in a non-combat accident March 20.

''He was the kind of kid that when he came home, he would visit every single relative and friend,'' said the Rev. James Fanale of St. Anne's Catholic Church. ''He was just a kind of ray of light, a ray of sunshine.''

Beaupre wrote several recent letters to his family, explaining he couldn't call as often as he would have liked because Marines with wives and children get first crack at the telephones.

A high school track star, Beaupre became a dean's list student at Illinois Wesleyan University, graduating in 1995 with a major in accounting. He volunteered at a homeless mission.

Fusilier Russell Beeston

26

52nd Lowland Regiment (Volunteers), Territorial Army

Govan, Glasgow, Scotland

Died when his convoy was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades near Amarah, Iraq, on August 27, 2003

Sgt. Gregory A. Belanger

24

325th Military Intelligence Battalion, U.S. Army Reserves

Narragansett, Rhode Island

Died of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle on August 27, 2003, in Al Hallia, Iraq

Sgt. Aubrey D. Bell

33

214th Military Police Company, Alabama National Guard

Tuskegee, Alabama

Killed when his unit came under small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device detonated at the Al Bayra Police Station in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 27, 2003

WILFRED D. BELLARD

Age: 20

Rank: Private 1st Class, 41st Field Artillery Regiment

Hometown: Lake Charles, La.

Wilfred Bellard was married weeks before being sent to the Persian Gulf. His wife Latricia is expecting their second child Easter Sunday.

Bellard was killed April 4 when his vehicle fell into an Iraqi ravine.

Bellard attended Lake Charles-Boston High School but graduated from a high school in Georgia, his mother, Janet Brooks, said.

''My son was proud of his job in the military,'' Brooks said. ''He told me he loved it and was ready to go to Iraq and get the job done. To me, my son is a hero.''

Bellard joined the Army in June to provide a good future for his wife and children, said his recruiter, Sgt. Leroy Williams. He also sought to carry on the family tradition: Bellard's father is an Army veteran, his sister is in the Army and an older brother is in the Navy.

Bellard's death ''as really shocking and heartbreaking,'' Williams said. ''He was a good kid.''

Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Bellavia

28

716th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps

Wakefield, Massachusetts

A group of soldiers were attempting to negotiate with a group of armed men who were congregating on a road near a Karbala, Iraq, mosque after curfew on October 16, 2003. The Iraqis opened fire, killing Bellavia and two other soldiers.

Sgt. 1st Class William M. Bennett

35

3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group

Seymour, Tennessee

Died of wounds received when his unit conducted a raid on September 12, 2003, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq

Spc. Robert T. Benson

20

1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division

Spokane, Washington

Died from a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 4, 2003

Sgt. Jose Antonio Bernal Gomez

34

Spanish Air Force, National Intelligence Center, Military attache

Madrid, Spain

Gunmen, one dressed as a Shiite Muslim cleric, shot him outside his Baghdad residence after knocking on his door early in the morning of October 9, 2003

1st Lt. David R. Bernstein

24

1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

Killed when his patrol was ambushed with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Taza, Iraq, on October 18, 2003

Spc. Joel L. Bertoldie

20

4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division

Independence, Missouri

Killed when an explosive device was detonated underneath the military vehicle he was driving in Fallujah, Iraq on July 18, 2003

Staff Sgt. Stephen A. Bertolino Sr.

40

Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment

Orange, California

Killed when his convoy was ambushed with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Haditha, Iraq, on November 29, 2003

Cpl. Mark A. Bibby

25

422nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division

Watha, North Carolina

Killed when an improvised explosive device was detonated near a convoy he was traveling in to a water treatment facility in Baghdad, Iraq on July 21, 2003

Sgt. Benjamin W. Biskie

27

5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade

Tucson, Arizona

Killed when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device on Highway 1 near Samarra, Iraq, on December 24, 2003

MICHAEL E. BITZ

Age: 31

Rank: Sergeant, 2nd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 2nd Marine Division

Hometown: Ventura, Calif.

Michael Bitz, a father of four, was eager to see his youngest children, twins born a month after he was sent overseas.

He died in action Sunday near Nassiriyah, Iraq, when Iraqi soldiers who pretended to surrender opened fire.

Bitz joined the Marines in 1995 at the urging of his mother, who said her son drifted from job to job after graduating from Hueneme High School.

''He loved the service,'' Donna Bellman said. ''He found direction and purpose in his life. He died honorably, trying to help people have freedom.''

Bitz's wife, Janina, gave birth to twins, Caleb and Taylor, weeks after her husband got his orders. They had a son, Joshua, 2, and the sergeant had a 7-year-old son, Christian, from a previous marriage.

The Bitzes lived in Jacksonville, N.C.

''I had this terrible feeling since he shipped out in January,'' Bellman said. ''I kept trying to picture a white bubble around him to keep him safe. But it didn't work.''

Sgt. Jarrod W. Black

26

1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment

Peru, Indiana

Killed when his convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on December 12, 2003

THOMAS A. BLAIR

Age: 24

Rank: Lance Corporal, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

Hometown: Wagoner, Okla.

Thomas Blair, following in his brother, Alfred's, footsteps, enlisted in the Marines immediately after graduating from Broken Arrow High School in 1997.

''It was time to get a job and there wasn't much to have,'' recalled Alfred Blair, a Marine staff sergeant who has not been deployed to Iraq.

Thomas Blair was killed in combat March 24 near An Nasiriyah in Iraq. His body was recovered March 28.

Blair served two years in Okinawa, Japan, before returning home in October. He left for the Persian Gulf on Jan. 10.

Broken Arrow is a sprawling Tulsa suburb with a strong military commitment. Some 30 of the 1,000 members of Blair's 1997 graduating class joined the active military.

Teachers at Broken Arrow High School remembered Blair as a disciplined student who played drums in the high school band.

A red, white and blue wreath hung on a gate at the home of his mother, Nancy Blair, in Broken Arrow.

Chief Warrant Officer Michael T. Blaise

29

2nd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division

Tennessee

Killed when his OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter crashed while returning from a combat mission near Mosul in northern Iraq on January 23, 2004

Capt. Ernesto M. Blanco

28

1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

Texas

Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle while in a convoy northeast of Fallujah, Iraq, on December 28, 2003

Command Sgt. Maj. James D. Blankenbecler

40

1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment

Alexandria, Virginia

Killed when the convoy he was in was attacked with an improvised explosive device and rocket-propelled grenades in Samarra, Iraq, on October 1, 2003

Spc. Joseph M. Blickenstaff

23

1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division

Corvallis, Oregon

Killed when an embankment collapsed, causing his Stryker infantry carrier vehicle to roll over into a canal in Ad Duluiyah, Iraq, on December 8, 2003

Sgt. Trevor A. Blumberg

22

1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

Canton, Michigan

Killed when two improvised explosive devices struck his vehicle while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 14, 2003

JEFFREY E. BOHR Jr.

Age: 39

Rank: Gunnery Sergeant, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment

Hometown: Ossian, Iowa

Jeffrey Bohr was a ''hard Marine, a tough Marine,'' who wanted those he trained to be as tough as he was so they'd be prepared for the '''final exam'' -- combat.

''And when he was done with them, they were good to go,'' said Col. David Bethel, Bohr's former commanding officer.

Bohr was killed April 10 during a seven-hour battle outside a mosque in downtown Baghdad.

Bohr signed up for the Army during his junior year at South Winneshiek High School. He served four years, then spent 16 years in the Marines. He served during the 1991 Gulf War, and also in Panama, Somalia and Grenada.

He spent four years training Marines at Camp Pendleton.

''He loved his men, and they loved him right back,'' Bethel said.

Bohr, who was married, enjoyed running and had competed in numerous marathons.

Sgt. 1st Class Craig A. Boling

38

1st Battalion, 152nd Infantry Regiment, Indiana National Guard

Elkhart, Indiana

Died of a non-combat related cause on July 8, 2003, in Camp Wolf, Kuwait

Petty Officer 3rd Class Doyle W. Bollinger Jr.

21

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, 1st Naval Construction Division

Poteau, Oklahoma

Killed when a piece of unexploded ordnance accidentally detonated in the area he was working on June 6, 2003, in Iraq

Sgt. 1st Class Kelly Bolor

37

137th Quartermaster Company, Army Reserve

Whittier, California

Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2003

Capt. Oleksii Bondarenko

35

5th Mechanized Brigade, Ukrainian Army Reserve

Ukraine

Committed suicide by shooting himself in Kut, Iraq, on November 19, 2003

STEVON A. BOOKER

Age: 34

Rank: Staff Sergeant, A Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment

Hometown: Apollo, Pa.

Freddie Jackson had a premonition her only child, Stevon Booker, a 15-year Army veteran originally scheduled to leave the service in January 2003, wouldn't return home safely from Iraq.

''I visualized my son being killed, but I didn't want to believe it,'' Jackson said. ''The Lord was trying to prepare me. When they told me, I already knew.

Booker was killed by enemy fire April 5 during a raid into Baghdad.

Booker enlisted after graduating from Apollo-Ridge High School in 1988. He received the Army Achievement Medal for his service in the 1991 Gulf War.

Family members described him as a consummate military man who loved his family, God and his country.

''But he was a jokester and a kid at heart,'' said his sister, Kimberly Booker.

Booker's girlfriend, Michelle Fontana, also serves in the Army, and was stationed in Kuwait when he died.

Chief Warrant Officer Clarence E. Boone

50

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Infantry Division

Fort Worth, Texas

Died as a result of a non-combat related injury in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on December 2, 2003

Pfc. Rachel K. Bosveld

19

527th Military Police Company, V Corps

Waupun, Wisconsin

Killed during a mortar attack on the Abu Ghraib Police Station in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 26, 2003

MATHEW G. BOULE

Age: 22

Rank: Specialist, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment

Hometown: Dracut, Mass.

As high school came to an end, Mathew Boule wasn't sure what to do with his life. A talk with his ex-Marine father, Leo, convinced him to join the Army.

''He loved his work and he loved his 'birds,'‚‚'' his mother, Sue Boule, said. ''That's what he called his Black Hawk [helicopter]. He was so proud of it. He was so proud he made crew chief. Some day he wanted to fly them.''

Boule was killed April 2 when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed during combat near Karbala, Iraq.

Boule, the youngest of four siblings, was single and childless, but adored his nine nieces and nephews, his mother said. He was thinking of them when he last talked to his parents in February.

''I asked him if he was scared,'' Sue Boule said. ''He said 'Yeah, I'm scared and I don't know what the future will bring, but I have to do this for them, for my family.'

Pvt. Noah L. Boye

21

1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force

Grand Island, Nebraska

Died from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 13, 2004

Spc. Edward W. Brabazon

20

2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 9, 2004

Cpl. Travis J. Bradachnall

21

Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force

Multnomah County, Oregon

Killed in an explosion during a mine clearing operation near Karbala, Iraq, on July 2, 2003

Staff Sgt. Kenneth R. Bradley

39

588th Engineer Battalion

Utica, Mississippi

Died on May 28, 2003, in Baqubah, Iraq in a non-combat incident that is under investigation

Spc. Artimus D. Brassfield

22

1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 4th Infantry Division

Flint, Michigan

Killed during a mortar attack in Samaria, Iraq, on October 24, 2003

Pfc. Joel K. Brattain

21

D Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

Santa Anna, California

Killed when an improvised explosive device struck his Humvee while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 13, 2004

Pfc. Jeffrey F. Braun

19

2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

Stafford, Connecticut

Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 12, 2003

Staff Sgt. Steven H. Bridges

33

1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division

Tracy, California

Killed when an embankment collapsed, causing his Stryker infantry carrier vehicle to roll over into a canal in Ad Duluiyah, Iraq, on December 8, 2003

Lance Cpl. Shaun Andrew Brierley

28

212 Signal Squadron, 1 (UK) Armoured Division HQ & Signal Regiment

West Yorkshire, England

Killed March 30, 2003, in a traffic accident in Kuwait

THOMAS F. BROOMHEAD

Age: 34

Rank: Sergeant, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment

Hometown: Cannon City, Colo.

When Thomas Broomhead wed his wife Kelli, they dispensed with tradition. They married in 2000 while sitting at their dining table.

''We high-fived each other and I drove him to the bus station for basic training,'' she said.

Broomhead was killed May 27 when assailants in a car fired on his checkpoint in al Fallujah, Iraq.

Born in Ohio and raised in Fort Myers, Broomhead enlisted after high school in 1989. He served in the 1991 Gulf War, then left the service. He re-enlisted a few years later with hopes of becoming a helicopter pilot.

''He liked it a lot. He was in it for the long-haul,'' his wife said. They have three sons, ages 7, 9 and 11.

Broomhead's last letter was filled with Mother's Day praise for his wife.

''I wanted to know about Iraq and all he kept talking about was how I was a great mother and how lucky the kids were,'' she said.

Tech. Sgt. Bruce E. Brown

32

78th Logistics Readiness Squadron, U.S. Air Force

Coatopa, Alabama

Killed in a vehicle accident on September 4, 2003, near Al Udeid, Qatar

HENRY L. BROWN

Age: 22

Rank: Corporal, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Field Artillery Regiment

Hometown: Natchez, Miss.

While his school peers were involved in athletics and clubs, Henry Brown taught Sunday school and participated in Junior ROTC.

''He wasn't really a sports type of person, but he participated in class,'' said former classmate Taji Dixon. ''He was a kind person. And he was my friend.''

Brown was killed in combat April 8 near Baghdad.

Brown graduated from Natchez High School in 1999. He taught Sunday school at Greater New Bethel Missionary Church. He was married to Army Spc. JoDona Brown, also stationed in the Middle East.

''He was a family-oriented person, a person of religious background, someone you could always depend on,'' said Frank Woods Jr., one of his closest friends.

He was an only child.

''Next to my mother, he was my best friend,'' said his mother, Rhonda James-Brown.

JOHN E. BROWN

Age: 21

Rank: Private 1st Class, 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment

Hometown: Troy, Ala.

Johnny Brown liked being in the Army Reserves so much that he decided to enlist in the regular Army.

''He told us he was doing what he loved and not to worry about him, and should anything happen to just know he was doing what he loved,'' said his sister, Jessica Brown-Tatum.

Brown was killed April 14 in Baghdad when a grenade accidentally exploded inside his Humvee.

''He was a big teddy bear and would do anything for you,'' Brown-Tatum said. ''He had a heart of gold. He was brave and we're very proud of him.''

Brown's last e-mail arrived less than a week before his death.

''He just e-mailed to let us know he was OK and that they were winding down and he hoped to be home soon,'' his sister said.

LARRY K. BROWN

Age: 22

Rank: Specialist, C Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment

Hometown: Jackson, Miss.

Larry Brown wasn't a top student or star athlete. But he sought extra help with classwork, and never missed a basketball practice. He struggled to get ahead the right way - by hard work, his teachers at Bailey Magnet High said.

When school fights broke out, ''he'd be the last one involved - that's just who he was,'' said senior English teacher Jerry Strowd.

Brown was killed in combat April 5 in Iraq. The Defense Department released no further details regarding his death.

Brown played basketball, baseball and ran track at Bailey. He talked about getting married some day, and raising a family, said his father, also named Larry Brown.

''Now I look back at that, and I know he won't ever have a chance to do those things,'' the elder Brown said.

Stroud, the English teacher, said Brown his student loved Beowulf, the epic tale of a valiant warrior who slays an evil monster.

Spc. Lunsford B. Brown II

27

302nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 205th Military Intelligence Brigade

Creedmore, North Carolina

Killed when mortar fire hit the Abu Ghurayb prison in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 20, 2003

Pfc. Nathan P. Brown

21

2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division

South Glens Falls, New York

Killed when his patrol was ambushed in Samarra, Iraq, on April 11, 2004

Pfc. Timmy R. Brown Jr.

21

519th Military Intelligence Battalion, 525th Military Intelligence Brigade

Conway, Pennsylvania

Killed when his convoy struck an improvised explosive device in the vicinity of Taji, Iraq on August 12, 2003

Cpl. Andrew D. Brownfield

24

Wing Support Squadron 374, Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force

Summit, Ohio

Died of wounds received from a mortar attack at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, on March 18, 2004

CEDRIC E. BRUNS

Age: 22

Rank: Lance Corporal, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group

Hometown: Vancouver, Wash.

Serving in the Persian Gulf made Cedric Bruns appreciate home more than ever. In more than a dozen letters to his family since January, he talked about going to college, buying a house and digging into family history.

''He realized that what he had always taken for granted was going to be different when he got back here,'' his mother, Debbie Bruns, said.

''He grew up over there,'' said his father, Peter Bruns.

Bruns was killed May 9 in Kuwait when his Humvee collided with another military vehicle.

Bruns graduated from Prairie High School in 2000. He enjoyed camping trips, drove a 1977 Buick Electra, and once had a pet duck.

His last call home was on Mother's Day.

''We talked for 20 minutes,'' Debbie Bruns said. ''He knew what he was there for -- to fight for somebody else's freedom.''

Marshal Massimiliano Bruno

40

Italian Military Police

Rome, Italy

Killed when a bomb exploded at Italian military police headquarters in Nasiriya, Iraq, on November 12, 2003

2nd Lt. Todd J. Bryant

23

1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division

Riverside, California

Killed when an improvised explosive device exploded while he was on patrol in Fallujah, Iraq, on October 31, 2003

Sgt. Ernest G. Bucklew