Staff Sgt. Richard S. Eaton Jr.

37

323rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Army Reserves

Guilford, Connecticut

Died in Ramadi, Iraq, after a fellow soldier tried to wake him and noticed he was not breathing on August 12, 2003

Spc. Marshall L. Edgerton

27

82nd Signal Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division

Rocky Face, Georgia

Killed when his camp was attacked with an improvised explosive device in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on December 11, 2003

Spc. Peter G. Enos

24

1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

South Dartmouth, Massachusetts

Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his patrol vehicle in Bayji, Iraq, on April 9, 2004

Pfc. Analaura Esparza Gutierrez

21

4th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division

Houston, Texas

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

RUBEN ESTRELLA-SOTO

Age: 18

Rank: Private

Unit: 507th Maintenance Company

Hometown: El Paso, Texas

For Ruben Estrella-Soto, joining the military was a means of both serving his country and escaping the wretched poverty of las colonias, one of dozens of communities along the U.S.-

Mexico border developed without running water or paved streets.

''He wanted to be an architect and a math teacher,'' said his mother, Amalia Estrella.

Estrella-Soto, the eldest of three children, immigrated with his parents from Ciudad Juáárez, Mexico. At Mountain View High School, he played baseball and football -- he was a Pittsburgh Steelers fan -- and graduated last year.

Like many young people from las colonias, Estrella-Soto expected the military to be a ticket to opportunity.

''These are the poorest of the poor,'' said the Rev. Ed Roden-Lucero, pastor of San Juan Diego Catholic Church, ''but they have sacrificed [on behalf of the nation] along with everyone else.''

DAVID EVANS, Jr.

Age: 18

Rank: Private, 977th Military Police Company

Hometown: Buffalo, N.Y.

David Evans Jr. never got the chance to see his young son who everyone says is the spitting image of his father.

''He looks like his twin,'' said the baby's mother, Tamara Douglas. ''He's even going to be pigeon-toed like David.''

Evans was killed May 25 when the munitions facility he was guarding in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, exploded.

Evans enlisted after graduating from Kensington High School last June, and left home in August. He came home on leave in December, just one month before David Kevonta Evans was born.

''He was happy, rubbing my stomach and saying he couldn't wait 'til he could see him,'' Douglas said. ''We had planned to have a baby, live together, all three of us, and get married.''

Evans' father said his son died a hero, although killed by accident.

''He wanted to make something of himself, and that was his way to do it,'' said David Evans Sr. ''I'm proud of him.''

Lance Bombadier Llywelyn Karl Evans

24

29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery

Llandudno, Wales

Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash south of the Kuwait border on March 21, 2003

MARK A. EVNIN

Age: 21

Rank: Corporal, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division

Hometown: Burlington, Vt.

Service in the Persian Gulf only intensified Mark Evnin's social awareness.

''He was a person always concerned about peace and welfare,'' said his grandfather, retired rabbi Max Wall.

''He had a social conscience,'' Wall said. In his last letter, from Kuwait, he was talking about going into international relations when he got back, or possibly into intelligence or security services.''

Evnin was killed in combat April 3 during a firefight in Central Iraq.

Evnin displayed an interest in technology at South Burlington High School.

''He'd spend hours helping elementary and middle school kids with their projects,'' said Tim Comolli, head of the school's imaging laboratory. ''Technology was innate with him.''

Evnin joined the Marines immediately after graduating in December 1999 because they were the most gung-ho,'' said longtime friend Travis Kehoe.

Pvt. Jonathan I. Falaniko

20

70th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division

Pago Pago, American Samoa

Killed when a vehicle containing an improvised explosive device detonated near the Al Khadra Police Station in downtown Baghdad on October 27, 2003

Capt. Brian R. Faunce

28

Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Faunce's unit was clearing dangerously low-hanging power lines south of Ad Dujayl, Iraq, when he apparently touched an active power line, fatally injuring him on September 18, 2003.

Spc. Tyanna S. Felder

22

296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Died in Balad, Iraq, on April 7, 2004, of injuries sustained on April 4 when her convoy vehicle was hit with an improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq

Master Sgt. Richard L. Ferguson

45

Company C, 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne)

Conway, New Hampshire

Killed when the military vehicle he was riding in rolled over in Samarra, Iraq, on March 30, 2004

Spc. Rian C. Ferguson

22

Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment

Taylors, South Carolina

Died when he fell from the light medium tactical vehicle in which he was a passenger outside forward operating base Quinn, Iraq, on December 14, 2003

GEORGE ANDREW FERNANDEZ

Age: 36

Rank: Master Sergeant, Headquarters, U.S.Army Special Operations Command

Hometown: El Paso, Texas

Twenty years after young George Andy'' Fernandez left his native Jacksonville, Mary Anne Williams still has fond memories of him enjoying barbecues and camping trips and acting as a big brother to her two sons.

''I always liked Andy,'' she said. He was always very good to my kids.''

Fernandez was killed in action April 2 in Northern Iraq. As a special operations soldier, few details of his death were released.

Fernandez left Jacksonville at 16 to finish high school in El Paso, Texas. He earned an associate's degree from Texas Tech University. He joined the Army in 1992.

He leaves behind a wife and infant son.

''Here was a young man who had found what he really wanted to do and was happy and had a new son,'' Williams said. ''His life was cut short, very young.''

Cpl. Maj. Emanuele Ferraro

28

6th Transportation Regiment

Lentini, Italy

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

Staff Sgt. Clint D. Ferrin

31

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

Picayune, Mississippi

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

Spc. Jon P. Fettig

30

957th Engineer Company, Army National Guard

Dickinson, North Dakota

Killed when the truck he was in was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade near Ramadi, Iraq on July 22, 2003

Cpl. Tyler R. Fey

22

1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force

Eden Prarie, Minnesota

Died due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 4, 2004

Lt. Massimo Ficuciello

35

Sassari Mechanized Brigade

Udine, Italy

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

Carabiniere Andrea Filippa

33

Italian Military Police

Turin, Italy

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

Sgt. Paul F. Fisher

39

Company F, 106th Aviation Battalion, Army National Guard

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Seriously injured when a missile struck the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was on in Fallujah, Iraq, on November 2, 2003. He died of his injuries at Homburg University Clinic in Germany on November 6.

Pfc. Jacob S. Fletcher

28

2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade

Bay Shore, New York

Killed when an improvised explosive device was detonated near the bus he was riding in Samara, Iraq, on November 13, 2003

THOMAS ARTHUR FOLEY III

Age: 23

Rank: Specialist, 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment

Hometown: Dresden, Tenn.

Thomas and David Foley, born a year apart, were inseparable growing up. They joined the Army together in October, and both went to Iraq.

''You didn't see one without the other,'' said their grandmother, Anetta Courtney.

Thomas Foley was killed April 14 when a grenade exploded accidentally inside his Humvee near Baghdad.

Foley graduated from Dresden High School in 1999. He wanted to be a teacher, but couldn't afford college. He enlisted to help finance his education.

''The Army flashed dollar signs in their faces,'' said their stepfather, Brian Darden. ''They jumped at it.''

Foley and his wife of a year and a half, Paulette, have a 6-month-old son.

''Tommy enjoyed life to fullest,'' Darden said. ''He was a good Christian boy. His life was cut short. Tommy won't be able to be anything now.''

Spc. Jason C. Ford

21

1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

Bowie, Maryland

Killed when his patrol encountered an improvised explosive device in Tikrit, Iraq, on March 13, 2004

TRAVIS A. FORD

Age: 30

Rank: Captain, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

Hometown: Ogallala, Neb.

As a member of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln cheerleading squad, Travis Ford came up with a unique way to propose to his girlfriend. During halftime of a football game, team members held up a sign that read, ''Deon, will you marry me?''

Then he ran into the stands, got on his knees and gave her a ring.

Before being sent to Iraq, Ford told relative Craig Condello, ''I'm not afraid of dying, but I know I will miss my wife and daughter.''

Ford was killed April 4 when his AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed during combat operations near Ali Aziziyal, Iraq.

Ford was a running back for the Ogallala High School football team. At Nebraska-Lincoln, Ford was a member of the Phi Gamma Theta fraternity, and also was a competitive boxer. He earned a degree in business administration in 1997.

The Fords' daughter, Ashley Morgan, is 2.

Chief Warrant Officer Wesley C. Fortenberry

38

1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division

Woodville, Texas

Killed when his AH-64 Apache attack helicopter was shot down by a surface-to-air missile west of Baghdad International Airport on April 11, 2004

Lance Cpl. Phillip E. Frank

20

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

Elk Grove, Illinois

Died due to enemy fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 8, 2004

Staff Sgt. Bobby C. Franklin

38

210th Military Police Company, Army National Guard

Mineral Bluff, Georgia

Killed when an improvised explosive device was detonated in the Karkah district of Baghdad, Iraq on August 20, 2003

Pvt. Robert L. Frantz

19

1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division

San Antonio, Texas

Killed when a grenade thrown by a local resident exploded near him while on guard duty in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 17, 2003

Pvt. Benjamin L. Freeman

19

K Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment

Valdosta, Georgia

Drowned near Al Asad, Iraq, on October 13, 2003. Soldiers from his unit were searching for Freeman when they found him floating in the Euphrates River near Haditha Dam and attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.

Lt. Enzo Fregosi

56

Italian Military Police

Livorno, Italy

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

DAVID K. FRIBLEY

Age: 26

Rank: Lance corporal, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade

Hometown: Cape Coral, Fla.

The residents of the Shell Point Retirement Community in Cape Coral always knew activities director David Fribley as a friendly and enthusiastic young man who hadn't quite figured out what he wanted to do with himself -- until Sept. 11, 2001.

''He made up his mind to join the Marines, and that was it,'' said Kathy Nordman, a spokeswoman for the complex.

Fribley was killed in an ambush March 23 near Nassiriyah, Iraq.

Fribley was a top athlete at Warsaw Community High School in Warsaw, Ind., where he grew up. He graduated from Indiana State University.

His father, Garry Fribley, said he and his son had talked about the possibility of being attacked in Iraq. ''That's part of war,'' the elder Fribley said.

Sgt. David T. Friedrich

26

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

Hammond, New York

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

Spc. Luke P. Frist

20

209th Quartermaster Company, U.S. Army Reserve

West Lafayette, Indiana

Died on January 5, 2004, at Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of wounds received when his convoy was attacked with an improvised explosive device near Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on January 2

Spc. Adam D. Froehlich

21

1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

Pine Hill, New Jersey

Killed when his patrol was attacked with an improvised explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 25, 2004

Pvt. Kurt R. Frosheiser

22

2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division

Des Moines, Iowa

Killed when the vehicle he was driving hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 8, 2003

Pfc. Nichole M. Frye

19

Company A, 415th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve

Lena, Wisconsin

Killed when an improvised explosive device struck her convoy in Baqubah, Iraq, on February 16, 2004

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Matthew 11:28

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