Sgt. 1st Class Ivan Indzhov Jr.

36

Bulgarian light infantry battalion

Ustrem, Bulgaria

Killed when a car bomb exploded in the Bulgarian Army camp in Karbala, Iraq, on December 27, 2003

Vice Brigadiere Domenico Intravaia

46

Italian Military Police

Monreale, Italy

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

Cpl. Richard Thomas David Ivell

29

Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, 2 Close Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps

Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England

Fatally injured in a vehicle accident at Shaibah Logistics Base in southern Iraq on February 12, 2004

Spc. Craig S. Ivory

26

501st Forward Support Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade

Port Matilda, Pennsylvania

Ivory was medically evacuated due to a non-combat related cause from Kuwait on August 12, 2003 and died on August 17 at Homberg University Hospital, Germany

Spc. Marlon P. Jackson

25

94th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), 130th Engineer Brigade,

Jersey City, New Jersey

Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated on a road in Tampa, Iraq, on November 11, 2003

SCOTT JAMAR

Age: 32

Rank: Chief Warrant Officer, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment

Hometown:Granbury, Texas

Scott Jamar felt he was wasting his father's money after a semester of college. His real desire was to fly helicopters.

After a decade as an Army flight engineer, Jamar began pilot training.

''He wanted to be a career man and he loved flying those choppers,'' said his mother, Aggie Oldfield of Belen, N.M. ''He knew he needed to be [in Iraq]. I told him I didn't want him to go, but he said that's why he joined the service.''

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

Jamar was a lineman on the Sweetwater (Texas) High School football team when it was No. 1 in the state. He was president of the choir and student council, and was a disc jockey for a local radio station.

Jamar joined the Army in 1990.

''It took awhile, but he became a pilot,'' said his father, Wayne Jamar.

Jamar was father of two sons, Kyle, 7, and Brennan, 5, who live with their mother in Alabama.

EVAN T. JAMES

CAMP PENDLETON, CALIF.

Age: 20

Rank: Corporal, 6th Engineer Support Battalion

Hometown: La Harpe, Ill.

Evan James was studying to be a physical fitness trainer at Southern Illinois University and joined the Marine Reserves to help pay for college, said his aunt, Diane Kornegay.

James drowned March 24 while trying to cross a canal in southeastern Iraq.

James, 20, a triathlete studying at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville to be a personal trainer, ''had the biggest heart and would do anything for anybody,'' his aunt said. ''It is a tremendous loss of a great man.''

James played football and basketball at La Harpe High School, where he graduated in 2000, Principal Charles Apt said.

''He was just a normal kid, someone you feel good having over there doing that job, and we're proud of him for doing it,'' Apt said.

Marine Lt. Col. Steve Melbourne of the Marine Corps Reserve Center in Peoria said James joined the reserves after turning 18 and was rising through the ranks. ''He was a picture-perfect Marine.''

2nd Lt. Luke S. James

24

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

Oklahoma

Killed in an improvised explosive device attack near Iskandariyah, Iraq, on January 27, 2004

WILLIAM A. JEFFRIES

Age: 39

Rank: Specialist, D Company, 1st Battalion, 152nd Infantry Regiment, Indiana Army National Guard.

Hometown: Evansville, Ind.

A sad occasion brought William Jeffries home from deployment in Kuwait for a reunion with his five older brothers -- the March 6 death of their father.

''They hadn't seen each other in five years,'' Marie Jeffries, 71, said of her sons. ''There's nothing as wonderful as having your family together and talking about the silly things they did.''

Upon his return to Kuwait, Jeffries developed a blood clot in his lung and acute pancreatitis. He died March 26 at a military hospital in Rota, Spain.

A 1982 graduate of Evansville Reitz High School, Jeffries served 10 years with the U.S. Air Force and later joined the National Guard. He and his wife B.J. had been married two years.

TROY DAVID JENKINS

Age: 25

Rank: Sergeant, B Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment

Hometown: Ridgecrest, Calif.

Troy Jenkins' last act of courage was no surprise to those who knew him and his love for God, America and his fellow human beings.

Jenkins succumbed April 24 to injuries he sustained five days earlier in Baghdad when an Iraqi child playing with an unexploded cluster bomb tossed the device toward him. Jenkins reportedly threw himself on the explosive as it detonated, saving the child and other soldiers.

''His last hours on this earth demonstrated his strong love for human beings,'' said his father-in-

law, John Buzzatto. ''We couldn't have asked for a better man.''

Jenkins joined the Marines at 17, then switched to the Army four years later. He studied Arabic and served in Afghanistan, where he was grazed by a bullet last year.

Jenkins met Buzzatto's daughter Amanda at a rodeo dance. They had two sons, Tristan, 4, and Brandon, 2.

Spc. Darius T. Jennings

22

2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment

Cordova, South Carolina

Killed when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was aboard crashed near Fallujah, Iraq, on November 2, 2003

Pfc. Ryan M. Jerabek

18

2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force

Oneida, Wisconsin

Killed by hostile fire in Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 6, 2004

Sgt. Linda C. Jimenez

39

2nd Squadron Combat Support Aviation (Maintenance), 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment

Brooklyn, New York

Jimenez fell and was injured on Oct. 31, 2003 in Iraq and was taken to the 28th Combat Support Hospital. Evacuated to Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center in Germany, she later moved to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where she died on November 8, 2003.

1st Lt. Oscar Jimenez

34

3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force

San Diego, California

Died due to enemy fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 11, 2004

HOWARD JOHNSON II

Age: 21

Rank: Private 1st Class, 507th Ordnance Maintenance Company

Hometown: Mobile, Ala.

The Rev. Howard and Gloria Johnson waited 17 years for their first son, after having two daughters. Twenty-one years later, they lost him.

Howard Johnson II was killed Sunday when his company clashed with Iraqi forces.

"He was God's gift to us and the Lord has taken him away,'' said the elder Howard Johnson, 62, who pastors Truevine Missionary Baptist Church in Prichard, Ala.

The younger Johnson, known as "Junior,'' worked at a grocery store during high school. He would bring his friends' shoes home to shine when they couldn't afford shoe polish.

Johnson had hoped his son, who was in ROTC in high school, would attend technology college after graduation. But he chose active duty in the Army instead.

Johnson said he didn't like having his son in Iraq because he didn't agree with the war.

"I think this could have been handled through a diplomatic approach with enough time,'' he said. "He told me, 'Daddy, I have to do it.' ''

Spc. John P. Johnson

24

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

Houston, Texas

Died of non-combat related injuries on October 22, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq

Spc. Justin W. Johnson

22

1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division

Rome, Georgia

Killed when his patrol vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 10, 2004

Spc. Maurice J. Johnson

21

C Company, 501st Signal Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

Levittown, Pennsylvania

Died from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device struck his Humvee in Mosul, Iraq, on November 1, 2003

MICHAEL V. JOHNSON JR.

Age: 25

Rank: Hospital corpsman third class, 1st Marine Division

Hometown: Little Rock, Ark.

''Mikey'' Johnson assured his family that a guardian angel from God would protect him in Iraq. He died protecting others.

Johnson was killed March 25 when a grenade exploded nearby as he was helping a wounded comrade. He would have been 26 Monday.

''That's our hero,'' said his sister, Janissa Hooks. ``He did it for us and our country, so we can continue to be free. He made peace with God and himself before he went over.''

One of eight children, Johnson was born and raised in Little Rock and graduated from the University of Central Arkansas. He and his wife of three years, Cherice, had no children.

Michael Johnson Sr. said his son was athletic and liked to play basketball. He also dreamed of becoming an actor, the father said.

In a recent letter, Johnson wrote that ''God had twisted a guardian angel around him,'' said his mother, Jana Norfleet.

Spc. Nathaniel H. Johnson

22

Company D (Aviation), 82nd Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division

Augusta, Georgia

Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was onboard was shot down during a medical evacuation mission in Fallujah, Iraq, on January 8, 2004

Staff Sgt. Paul J. Johnson

29

1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

Calumet, Michigan

Killed when the vehicle he was riding in on a mounted patrol was hit by an improvised explosive device and later came under small-arms fire in Fallujah, Iraq, on October 20, 2003

Chief Warrant Officer Philip A. Johnson Jr.

31

571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment

Alabama

Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was onboard was shot down during a medical evacuation mission in Fallujah, Iraq, on January 8, 2004

Pfc. Rayshawn S. Johnson

20

299th Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division

Brooklyn, New York

Killed when his vehicle hit a landmine while on patrol in Tikrit, Iraq, on November 3, 2003

Capt. David Jones

29

1st Battalion, The Queen's Lancashire Regiment

Louth, Lincolnshire, England

Killed in a bomb attack on a British military ambulance in Basra, Iraq on August 14, 2003

DEVON D. JONES

Age: 19

Rank: Private, 41st Field Artillery Regiment

Hometown: San Diego, Calif.

Once a child who bounced from one San Diego group home to another, Devon Jones grew to inspire everyone he touched - even his troubled biological mother.

''From his example, I became involved in church,'' said Alphenia Allen. ''I was incarcerated, locked up, and my son was the inspiration behind the change in my life. He encouraged me behind prison walls.''

Jones was killed April 4 in Iraq when his vehicle fell into a ravine.

While at Lincoln High School, Jones served as a teaching intern at nearby Kennedy Elementary School. He wanted to be a teacher and writer, and joined the Army after graduation to pay for college.

''He had a desire to come back and teach English one day,'' said Lincoln principal Wendell Bass said. ''He was just a real gentleman.'' He was a young man that was quiet but was well liked by everyone.''

Capt. Gussie M. Jones

41

31st Combat Support Hospital

Louisiana

A combat surgical nurse, Jones died of a non-combat cause in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 7, 2004

Lt. Kylan A. Jones-Huffman

31

A Navy officer on temporary duty with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force

Aptos, California

Killed when an unidentified gunman shot him as he was riding in a sport-utility vehicle slowed by traffic congestion in Hilla, Iraq on August 21, 2003

Sgt. Curt E. Jordan Jr.

25

4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 555th Combat Engineer Group

Green Acres, Washington

Died of non-combat injuries near Bayji, Iraq, on December 28, 2003

Sgt. Jason D. Jordan

24

1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division

Elba, Alabama

Killed when his vehicle was ambushed and struck by rocket-propelled grenades while on patrol in Tallifar, Iraq on July 20, 2003

PHILLIP A. JORDAN

Age: 42

Rank: Staff sergeant, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade

Hometown: Houston

Phillip A. Jordan fought in Iraq a decade ago in Operation Desert Storm, so he thought he knew what to expect, his wife said.

But there was no way he could have expected that a group of Iraqis would ambush his unit after pretending to surrender, Amanda Jordan said.

''My husband was the most prepared Marine there is, but you can't be prepared for the unknown,'' she said. ''They're saying he was killed in action, but for me it's really murder.''

Jordan and eight other Marines died in the ambush on March 23 near Nassiriyah.

Originally from League City, near Houston, Jordan graduated from Clear Creek High School, where he played on the football team and was a sprinter on the track team. His parents died while he was young, so he lived with family friends. He joined the Marines 15 years ago.

Jordan lived in Enfield, Conn., with his wife and their 6-year-old son, Tyler. He sent his son many letters, one of which included a map of the world for the boy to track his father's trip.

Cpl. Forest J. Jostes

22

1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division

Albion, Illinois

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