Capt. Georgi Kachorin

29

Bulgarian light infantry battalion

Razlog, Bulgaria

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

Spc. Spencer T. Karol

20

165th Military Intelligence Battalion, 205th Military Intelligence Brigade

Woodruff, Arizona

Killed when a command detonated device exploded, overturning his vehicle while on a mission to observe enemy activity in Ramadi, Iraq, on October 6, 2003

Spc. Michael G. Karr Jr.

23

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

San Antonio, Texas

Killed along with four other soldiers when an improvised explosive device hit their armored personnel carrier in Habbaniyah, Iraq, on March 31, 2004

JEFFREY J. KAYLOR

Age: 24

Rank: 2nd Lieutenant, C Battery, 39th Field Artillery Battalion

Hometown: Clifton, Va.

Jeffrey Kaylor so distinguished himself in his military college program he was once named commander of an ROTC batallion.

''That honor is only given to the most outstanding potential officers,'' said Retired Army Col. Ed Schwabe, deputy commandant of Virginia Tech's Corps of Cadets.

Kaylor was killed April 7 when Iraqi soldiers ambushed his unit with a grenade attack.

Kaylor graduated from Centreville High School. He began college at Radford (Va.) University, then transferred to the full-time military program at Virginia Tech.

''Jeff wanted the challenge of something more demanding,'' Schwabe said.

Kaylor was commissioned in the Army after graduating as a business major in 2001.

He was married to a fellow Army officer, Jenna Cosby, who was also on tour elsewhere in the Persian Gulf when he was killed.

Spc. Chad L. Keith

21

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

Batesville, Indiana

Killed while he was on mounted patrol and his vehicle drove past an object that exploded on the roadside on July 7, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq

BRIAN MATTHEW KENNEDY

CAMP PENDLETON, CALIF.

Age: 25

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

Hometown: Spring Branch, Texas

Brian Kennedy was a top student and athlete, but the passion that truly moved him was to join the Marines.

He was proud to fight for Iraq's freedom, his father said.

''All he ever said was that it was his duty and he was looking forward to serving,'' Mark D. Kennedy said.

Kennedy was killed March 20 when his CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed in Kuwait in a noncombat accident.

Mark Kennedy said his son was an honor student and starting guard on the football team at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, Ill., which reached the conference championship game his junior year.

Kennedy studied engineering at Purdue and Texas Tech universities, but left college in 1999 to join the Marines.

''He gave his life in a effort to contribute to the freedom of the Iraqi people,'' Mark Kennedy said in a prepared statement.

''We are so very proud of him and of his service to his country.''

Pvt. Andrew Joseph Kelly

18

3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment

Tavistock, Devon, England

Killed on May 6, 2003, in an accident that is under investigation, according to the UK Defense Ministry

Chief Warrant Officer Kyran E. Kennedy

43

5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division

Boston, Massachusetts

Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was shot down in Tikrit, Iraq, on November 7, 2003

Staff Sgt. Morgan D. Kennon

23

3rd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division

Memphis, Tennessee

Killed when his post guarding a bank in Mosul, Iraq, came under rocket-propelled grenade attack on November 7, 2003

Spc. Jonathan R. Kephart

21

230th Military Police Company

Oil City, Pennsylvania

Died April 9, 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his patrol was ambushed near Baghdad a day earlier

Chief Warrant Officer Erik C. Kesterson

29

9th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division

Independence, Oregon

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

Lance Cpl. Thomas Richard Keys

20

156 Provost Company, Royal Military Police

Llanuwchllyn, Wales

Killed in a firefight in Majar al-Kabir, Iraq, on June 24, 2003

JAMES M. KIEHL

Age: 22

Rank: Specialist

Unit: 507th Maintenance Company

Hometown: Comfort, Texas

James Kiehl was a big-city kid who fell in love with a rural Texas town without a traffic light. At age 12, he left Los Angeles, where he lived with his mother, to join his father in a town called Comfort.

''He really enjoyed the change because it meant he made a lot of good friends he kept through his whole school life,'' said his stepmother, Jane Kiehl. ''He got to know all of his teachers and the principal. You just know everyone in a small town like this.''

The Comfort High School basketball team won the division championship all three years Kiehl played. Then six feet six inches tall, Kiehl grew to six feet eight. He was also the lead trumpet player in the school band.

''He loved to play basketball, but his passion was computers,'' Jane Kiehl said. Recently, her son had taken up challenging master chess players on the Internet.

Kiehl's wife of 1 ½ years, Jill, is expecting their only child, Nathaniel Ethan.

Staff Sgt. Kevin C. Kimmerly

31

4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment

North Creek, New York

Killed when his vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 15, 2003

Spc. Levi B. Kinchen

21

2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment

Tickfaw, Louisiana

A fellow soldier tried to wake Kinchen and noticed he was not breathing on August 9, 2003, in troop living quarters in Baghdad, Iraq. Attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful

Lt. Antony King

n/a

849 Squadron A Flight, Royal Navy

Helston, England

Killed when two British helicopters collided over the Persian Gulf on March 22, 2003

Staff Sgt. Lester O. Kinney II

27

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

Zanesville, Ohio

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

Pfc. David M. Kirchhoff

31

2133rd Transportation Company, Army National Guard

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Suffered heat stroke on August 8, 2003, and was evacuated to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, where he died on August 14

Svilen Kirov

25

Bulgarian light infantry battalion

Kazanlak, Bulgaria

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

Sgt. 1st Class Mitr Klaharn

43

Thai Army engineering division

Pattalung province, Thailand

Klaharn and another Thai soldier were guarding the Lima Camp entrance when a bomb-laden truck exploded outside the camp in Karbala, Iraq, on December 27, 2003.

NICHOLAS BRIAN KLEIBOEKER

Age: 19

Rank: Lance Corporal, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division

Hometown: Odin, Ill.

Nicholas Kleiboeker had his sights on joining the military for years before he finally enlisted in 2001.

''He couldn't wait to serve his country,'' said friend Michael Dunbar. ''All he ever wanted to do was join the service. Ever since he was 15 it's all he ever talked about.''

Kleiboeker was killed May 13 near Al Hillah, Iraq, when the munitions bunker he was working in caught fire and exploded.

Kleiboeker enlisted as a senior at Odin High School. He graduated in 2001. A classmate, Josh Case, went to boot camp with him.

''We talked about going into the Marines since the junior year of high school,'' Case said. ''I went reserves and he wanted to go actives. That's the kind of guy he was.''

Kleiboeker's brother-in-law, who is also a Marine serving in Iraq, was wounded early in the war.

Spc. John K. Klinesmith Jr.

25

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

Stockbridge, Georgia

Klinesmith was last seen wading in the lake on the palace compound in Fallujah, Iraq, on June 12, 2003. After a search, his body was discovered at the lake

Sgt. Floyd G. Knighten Jr.

55

1087th Transportation Support Company, Army National Guard

Olla, Louisiana

Died from apparent heat stress while riding in a convoy north of Diwaniya, Iraq on August 9, 2003

Spc. Joshua L. Knowles

23

1133rd Transportation Company, Iowa National Guard

Sheffield, Iowa

Killed when he was hit by a mortar round at a Baghdad International Airport checkpoint on February 5, 2004

EDWARD J. KORN

Age: 31

Rank: Captain, 64th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division

Hometown: Savannah, Ga.

Edward Korn, awaiting officer training at Fort Knox, Ky., was so eager to serve in Iraq that he asked his supervisor to find him a temporary assignment with a unit headed overseas.

''He was a warrior, and that's where the warriors go, to the front,'' said Maj. John Zsido, Korn's Fort Knox supervisor. ''He fought to get over to Iraq and get to where the action was.''

Korn was killed April 3 as he investigated the wreckage of an Iraqi tank his unit destroyed in central Iraq.

Korn served during the 1991 Gulf War. He earned a political science degree from Armstrong Atlantic State University in 1999.

Assigned to Fort Knox in July 2002, set up a five-year plan to renovate headquarters -- then completed 95 percent of it in nine months.

''He was one of those self-motivated soldiers who saw projects through to the end,'' said Fort Knox spokeswoman Connie Shaffery.

BRADLEY S. KORTHAUS

Age: 28

Rank: Sergeant, Engineering Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Group

Hometown: Davenport, Ill.

When the Assumption High yearbook staff asked Bradley ''Cruiser'' Korthaus what he enjoyed most about his senior year in high school, he replied, ''Giving teachers a hard time.''

It was all in fun. ''I liked him,'' said Tom Sunderbruch, former Assumption High principal. ''He was a kid who was on the edge. He was a risk-taker.''

Korthaus and another Marine disappeared March 24 while attempting to cross a canal in southeastern Iraq. His body was recovered the next day.

Korthaus wrestled and played football, and played tuba in the school band. He liked to hunt and fish.

After serving four years in the Marines, he worked as a plumber. Korthaus joined the Marine Reserve after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

''When your son dies, it's terrible,'' said his father Steve Korthaus, a former Marine.

''But Bradley was doing what he wanted to do. I'm glad he did it for the country.''

JAKUB HENRYK KOWALIK

Age: 21

Rank: Lance Corporal, 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group

Hometown: Schaumburg, Ill.

When Danuta Kowalik lived in Poland, she would bring her two young sons to a military cemetery every year to honor dead soldiers. She continued the practice every Memorial Day after moving to this country in 1991.

On her next visit, she will honor her own son.

''I never imagined he would be one of those heroes in the cemetery,'' she said.

Jakub Kowalik was killed May 12 when ordnance he was handling detonated.

Kowalik, who was a permanent U.S. resident, enlisted during his senior at Maine East High School just a few months before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

'After Sept. 11, he said, `If my country needs me, I'll be there,' '' his mother said. 'He told me, `Mom, I'm not going to change my mind.' ''

Kowalik played football in high school and loved to fish.

Yuriy Koydan

32

5th Mechanized Brigade

Ukraine

Died of injuries suffered when the armored reconnaissance vehicle he was in overturned near Kut airbase in southern Iraq on September 30, 2003

Pvt. Dustin L. Kreider

19

1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

Riverton, Kansas

Killed in an accident during a pre-patrol test firing in preparation for a mission near Samarra, Iraq, on March 21, 2004

Maj. Hieronim Kupczyk

N/A

1st Brigade, Multinational Division Central-South

Poland

Killed when a convoy of four Polish military vehicles was shelled near al Mussabiyah, Iraq, on November 6, 2003

Capt. John F. Kurth

31

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

Columbus, Wisconsin

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

Sgt. 1st Class William W. Labadie Jr.

45

Troop E, 151st Cavalry Squadron, 39th Infantry Brigade (Arkansas National Guard), 1st Cavalry Division

Bauxite, Arkansas

Killed when his camp was attacked with rockets and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 7, 2004

MICHAEL V. LALUSH

Age: 23

Rank: Sergeant, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-169, Marine Air Craft Group-39

Hometown: Troutville, Va.

Michael Lalush could rebuild a lawn mower from a pile of bolts. He learned to weld and had a talent for woodworking. After he learned to drive, he needed a car - so he rebuilt a 1965 Volkswagen Beetle.

''He was one of those kids who's gifted with his hands, who has a great attitude and wants to make a difference in the world,'' said Alan Brenner, principal of Lord Botetourt High School.

Lalush was killed March 30 when his UH-1N Huey helicopter crashed in Southern Iraq.

At Lord Botetourt High, Lalush played football, baseball and golf, and worked part-time at the Botetourt Country Club. Club general manager Chris Rouse hired Lalush at age 16 to tend to the golf carts.

''Eyes wide open and excited about life,'' Rouse said of Lalush.

Lalush enlisted after graduating in 1997.

ALAN DINH LAM

Age: 19

Rank: Lance Corporal, 8th Communication Battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade

Hometown: Snow Camp, N.C.

Alan Lam left a good impression with just about everyone he met.

''If you wanted to choose the kind of kid you'd like to have on your high school campus, Alan would be an example of that,'' said Kent Byrd, principal of Southern Alamance High School.

Lam was killed April 22 near Al Kut, Iraq, when a rocket-propelled grenade launcher he was test-firing malfunctioned.

Lam was the youngest of Adam and Brenda Lam's five children, and their only son. He was active in Southern Alamance's art club and the Patriot Press, its newspaper.

Neighbor Darlene Rios said Lam often helped her cut her lawn or plant flowers. When he was deployed to Iraq, he often sent greetings to her when he called home to his parents.

''You don't see that in young kids,'' Rios said. ''It was like he was raised with a lot of respect.''

Spc. James I. Lambert III

22

407th Combat Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division

Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed when he was hit by a stray bullet fired during what was believed to be a celebratory event by local Iraqis in Baghdad, Iraq on July 31, 2003

Sgt. Jonathan W. Lambert

28

Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division

Newsite, Mississippi

Died June 1 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, as a result of injuries he suffered when his Humvee rolled over on May 26, 2003, in Iraq

ANDREW DAVID LA MONT

Age: 31

Rank: Captain, Medium Helicopter Squadron -- 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Hometown: Eureka, Calif.

Andrew La Mont -- who was born on an Air Force base -- developed a passion for flying.

''There were many facets to Andrew, but flying was his one big love,'' said his brother, Thomas La Mont.

La Mont was killed May 19 when his CH-46 Sea-Knight helicopter crashed into a canal near Hillah, Iraq, shortly after take-off.

La Mont, the youngest of nine children, graduated from Eureka High School in 1988 and joined the Marines while studying at San Diego State University, from which he graduated in 1994.

He served in Kosovo and Afghanistan, and also helped in the rescue effort after an earthquake in Turkey last year.

On April 3, La Mont was interviewed live by KGO-AM in San Francisco.

''Hello to everyone in Eureka, Calif.,'' La Mont said. ''I look forward to coming back.''

Staff Sgt. Sean G. Landrus

31

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

Thompson, Ohio

Died at the 28th Combat Support Hospital in Iraq on January 29, 2004, of injuries sustained on January 27 when a roadside improvised explosive device exploded in Khalidiyah, Iraq

Pfc. Moises A. Langhorst

19

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

Moose Lake, Minnesota

Killed by hostile fire in Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 5, 2004

Spc. Tracy L. Laramore

30

1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment

Okaloosa, Florida

Died March 17, 2004, of injuries sustained when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle went over an embankment and flipped over into a river in Baji, Iraq

Spc. Scott Q. Larson Jr.

22

1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armor Division

Houston, Texas

Killed when his convoy was ambushed in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 5, 2004

Chief Warrant Officer Matthew C. Laskowski

32

4th Squadron, Outlaw Troop, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment

Phoenix, Arizona

Killed when the OH-58 Kiowa helicopter he was flying crashed in Habbinayah, Iraq, on February 25, 2004

Staff Sgt. William T. Latham

29

1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division

Kingman, Arizona

Latham was part of a raid at a suspected arms market in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on May 19, 2003, when he was hit with shrapnel. He died of his wounds on June 18, 2003, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Pfc. Karina S. Lau

20

16th Signal Battalion

Livingston, California

Lau was aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter when it crashed near Fallujah, Iraq, on November 2, 2003

Lt. Marc A. Lawrence RN

26

849 Squadron

Westgate-on- Sea, Kent

Killed when two British helicopters collided over the Persian Gulf on March 22, 2003

Staff Sgt. Mark A. Lawton

41

244th Engineer Battalion, Army Reserves

Hayden, Colorado

Killed when his convoy was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade on August 29, 2003, north of As Suaydat, Iraq

Lance Cpl. Travis J. Layfield

19

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

Fremont, California

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

Spc. Cedric L. Lennon

32

Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment

West Blocton, Alabama

Died on June 24, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq, from a non-combat related cause

Spc. Farao K. Letufuga

20

3rd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division

Pago Pago, American Samoa

Died when he fell from a building while performing guard duty in Mosul, Iraq on August 5, 2003

Spc. Roger G. Ling

20

Company C, 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division

Douglaston, New York

Died of injuries sustained from small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device attack near Khalidiyah, Iraq, on February 19, 2004

Capt. James Linton

43

40 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

England

Collapsed and died on July 18, 2003, following a training run at a British base in Az Zubayr, Iraq

Spc. Joseph L. Lister

22

1st Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

Pleasanton, Kansas

Killed when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on November 20, 2003

NINO D. LIVAUDAIS

Age: 23

Rank: Captain, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment

Hometown: Syracuse, Utah

Serving his third combat tour in two years -- he was in Afghanistan twice -- Nino Livaudais lived his life with enthusiasm.

''He believed in his country very much,'' said high school classmate Chris Hatch. ''He always was politically aware of what was going on in the world, and he supported and believed in what he was doing. He wanted to be in the action.''

Livaudais was killed April 3 in a car bomb attack at an Army checkpoint in Iraq northwest of Baghdad.

Livaudais was born in Olongapo, Philippines, and later immigrated to Utah with his family. He graduated from Washington High School in Ogden in 1997. He joined the Army a year later and became a ranger in 1999. He planned to make the military a career.

''He had a purpose. He was doing his part as an American,'' said his wife, Jackie Livaudais, pregnant with their third child. ''I knew I never was going to get him behind a desk.''

Sgt. Daniel J. Londono

22

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

Boston, Massachusetts

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

Cpl. Paul Graham Long

24

156 Provost Company, Royal Military Police

Colchester, Essex, England

Killed in a firefight in Majar al-Kabir, Iraq, on June 24, 2003

RYAN P. LONG

Age: 21

Rank: Specialist, A Company 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment

Hometown: Seaford, Del.

He had already served twice in Afghanistan, but Ryan Long's mother was more worried about his latest assignment in Iraq.

''A mother's intuition; I don't know,'' Donna Long said.

Long was killed April 3 in a car bomb attack at an Army checkpoint in Iraq northwest of Baghdad.

Long, active in the Junior ROTC at Seaford High School, was a competitive soccer player. He also loved snowboarding, soccer, water sports and motorcycling. As a fourth-generation soldier, he knew as a youngster that he wanted to join the Army, and did so after graduating in 1999.

Donna Long said she last heard from her son March 9 when he left a message saying he'd be out of touch for a while, and that he loved his family.

''The most remarkable thing about Ryan was that he lived life to the fullest,'' she said. ''Everything that he did, he gave 110 percent.''

Spc. Zachariah W. Long

20

519th Military Intelligence Battalion

Milton, Pennsylvania

Killed in a vehicle accident while traveling in convoy during a storm on May 30, 2003, between Mosul and Tikrit, Iraq

Pfc. Duane E. Longstreth

19

307th Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division

Tacoma, Washington

Died from noncombat-related injuries in Baghdad, Iraq on August 7, 2003

Staff Sgt. David L. Loyd

44

1175th Transportation Company, Army National Guard

Jackson, Tennessee

He experienced severe chest pain while on a mission and was pronounced dead at a Kuwaiti hospital on August 5, 2003.

Master Sgt. Jose Lucas Egea

42

Spanish National Intelligence Center and Army Cavalry Division

Madrid, Spain

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

Capt. Robert L. Lucero

34

4th Infantry Division Rear Area Operation Center, Army National Guard

Casper, Wyoming

Killed when he was struck by an improvised explosive device in Tikrit, Iraq, on September 25, 2003

Pfc. Jason C. Ludlam

22

2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

Arlington, Texas

Ludlam was electrocuted while laying telephone wires at Forward Operating Base Comanche north of Baqubah, Iraq, on March 19, 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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