Spc. Paul T. Nakamura

21

437th Medical Company

Santa Fe Springs, California

Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade hit a U.S. military ambulance south of Baghdad, Iraq, on June 19, 2003

Spc. Nathan W. Nakis

19

52nd Engineer Battalion (Heavy), Army National Guard

Corvallis, Oregon

Killed when he lost control of his vehicle after driving through an oil-soaked area in a convoy returning to Mosul, Iraq, on December 16, 2003

KENNETH A. NALLEY

Age: 19

Rank: Private, 501st Military Police Company

Hometown: Hamburg, Iowa

Kenneth Nalley was a natural performer who danced in plays and sang in the swing choir.

''He loved music. He loved to perform,'' said Teri Emberton, a music teacher at Hamburg High School. ''He was always happy and always wanting to sing and dance.''

Nalley was killed May 26 when a large truck crossed a road median and struck his vehicle in As Samawah, Iraq.

Nalley enlisted last July, a month after graduating from Hamburg High. Almost everyone in his hometown of 1,240 residents knew him because he had worked at Hamburg Oil, a full-service gas station in town.

Bob Cooper, a mechanic at Hamburg Oil and retired 22-year Army veteran, suggested Army service to Nalley, who wanted to become a police officer.

''He didn't smoke, he didn't drink, and he didn't do drugs because he wanted to be a policeman,'' Cooper said.

Chief Warrant Officer Christopher G. Nason

39

306th Military Intelligence Battalion

California

Killed in a vehicle accident that occured between the northern Iraqi cities of Mosul and Dihok on November 23, 2003

KEVIN G. NAVE

Age: 36

Rank: Major, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division

Hometown: White Lake Township, Mich.

It has been 14 years since Kevin Nave worked at Anthony's Pizza & Party Shoppes in White Lake, Mich., but folks remember the career Marine.

A sign in the window this week read, ''We will miss you Maj. Kevin Nave Thank You.''

Nave was killed March 26 in a noncombat vehicle accident in Iraq. The accident is under investigation.

Nave wrestled and played football for Waterford Kettering High School. Later, he attended the University of Michigan on an ROTC scholarship. After graduating in 1989 with a political science degree, Nave signed up for Marine officer's school.

He and his wife Carrie have two children, Anthony, 6, and Maeve, 5.

''He was motivated, focused and driven, but one of the nicest, most easygoing guys you'd ever want to meet,'' said high school classmate T.J. McCullough. ''He followed his dream. He was a career Marine.''

Spc. Rafael L. Navea

34

2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 212th Field Artillery Brigade, III Corps

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device on August 27, 2003, in Fallujah, Iraq

Staff Sgt. Paul M. Neff II

30

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

Fort Mill, Sorth Carolina

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

Pfc. Gavin L. Neighbor

20

3rd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

Somerset, Ohio

Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade was fired at the trash collection point he was helping to operate in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 10, 2003

Spc. Joshua M. Neusche

20

203rd Engineer Battalion, Missouri National Guard

Montreal, Missouri

Died from a non-combat cause in Homburg Hospital, Germany on July 12, 2003

Spc. Isaac Michael Nieves

20

82nd Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division

Unadilla, New York

Killed when Iraqi insurgents attacked his combat patrol with an improvised explosive devise and small-arms fire in Bani Saad, Iraq, on April 8, 2004

Sgt. John Nightingale

32

217 Transport Squadron, 150 Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, Territorial Army

Leeds, England

Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Shaibah, Iraq, on September 23, 2003

PATRICK R. NIXON

Age: 21

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

Hometown: Gallatin, Tenn.

Patrick Nixon had a life plan: Continue his family's tradition of military service, then teach history and own a bit of land in the country.

Nixon was killed in an ambush March 23 on the outskirts of Nassiriyah in Iraq. His body was recovered March 30.

''Patrick was a very sweet kid,'' said family friend Wendy Bledsoe. ''He wanted to live on a farm, get some horses and teach history.''

Nixon and Bledsoe's younger brother, Jonathan, one of his best friends, enlisted in the Marines while they were still in Nashville's Overton High School.

Nixon's father David served in Vietnam, and two brothers are veterans. Relatives served in World Wars I and II, and in Korea.

''He said he was going to go over there and do his job and be back in a few months,'' said Nixon's sister, Ginger Ford.

Sgt. William J. Normandy

42

Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery Regiment, Vermont Army National Guard

East Barre, Vermont

Died of an apparent heart attack shortly after a physical training exercise at Camp Virginia, Kuwait (north of Kuwait City), on March 15, 2004

Spc. Joseph C. Norquist

26

588th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division

San Antonio, Texas

Killed when the convoy he was in was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baqubah, Iraq, on October 9, 2003

1st Lt. Leif E. Nott

24

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

Cheyenne, Wyoming

Killed in a small-arms attack at a tactical operations center in Belaruz, Iraq on July 30, 2003

Junior Sgt. Andres Nuiamääe

21

ESTPLA-8 light infantry platoon, Estonia Defense Forces

Albu, Jarva county, Estonia

Nuiamae was part of a 12-man foot patrol when a improvised explosive device detonated near the Abu Ghuraib market in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 28, 2004. He was the first Estonian soldier to die fighting abroad since 1920.

DAVID T. NUTT

Age: 22

Rank: Specialist, 494th Transportation Company

Hometown: Blackshear, Ga.

David Nutt got an unexpected bonus for joining the Army: He met his future wife while stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky.

They were married seven months later.

''I knew it from the moment I met him,'' Heidi Nutt said.

Nutt was killed May 14 in Mosul, Iraq, when he swerved to avoid an Iraqi civilian vehicle, causing his truck to overturn.

When her husband he wasn't thinking about his job, he enjoyed spending time with his family and taking care of their daughter, Heidi Nutt said.

She last spoke to hiim the day after Mother's Day.

''He wanted to wish me a happy anniversary and he couldn't wait to come home to see us,'' she said.

Nutt will be buried at Tyringham Union Church in Tyringham,Mass., where he and Heidi were married.

''It's the place he fell in love with,''she said.

DONALD S. OAKS JR.

Age: 20

Rank: Specialist, C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch Rocket System)

Hometown: Erie, Pa.

Donald Oaks Jr. loved hunting, fishing and the television series ''Star Trek.''

''Oh, it was so annoying,'' Oaks' girlfriend, Char Fedak, said of his passion for the futuristic program, through a sad smile.

Oaks was killed in action April 3 when a bomb, possibly launched by coalition forces, landed on the rocket launcher he was manning.

Oaks joined the Army after graduating from Harbor Creek High School.

''He joined to get schooling benefits after he got out,'' said his grandfather, Samuel Oaks. ''He wanted to continue his education after he got out of the service.''

Oaks' family still searches for meaning in the young soldier's death.

''I know he was a soldier and he died for his country,'' Samuel Oaks said. ''But all this for what? I can't wait till I can ask God what all this is about.''

Pfc. Branden F. Oberleitner

20

2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division

Worthington, Ohio

Killed when his patrol received grenade fire on June 5, 2003, in Fallujah, Iraq

PATRICK T. O'DAY

Age: 20

Rank: Lance Corporal, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center

Hometown: Sonoma, Calif.

Patrick T. O'Day hurriedly married his high school sweetheart in October, shortly before heading overseas. Their families didn't have a chance to give them a proper wedding reception.

''They were a young couple with a lot of dreams and hopes,'' said his father, Tim O'Day. ''All those have been taken away.''

O'Day was killed in action March 25 when his tank plunged into the Euphrates River in Iraq.

O'Day was born in Scotland, the eldest of four boys. The family moved to California in 1987. At 16, he worked as a cashier at a J.C. Penney store to earn money to buy a car. He graduated from Santa Rosa High School in 2000.

Shauna O'Day is expecting their child in September.

''He would've made a wonderful father,'' Tim O'Day said. ''He always had a lot of patience, very understanding.''

Marshal Silvio Olla

35

151st Infantry Regiment

Carbonia, Italy

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

Spc. Richard P. Orengo

32

755th Military Police Company

Puerto Rico

Shot and killed on June 26, 2003, in Najaf, Iraq

Lt. Col. Kim S. Orlando

43

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

Tennessee

A group of soldiers were attempting to negotiate with a group of armed men who had gathered near a Karbala, Iraq, mosque after curfew on October 16, 2003. The Iraqis opened fire, killing Orlando, who was the battalion's commanding officer, and two other soldiers.

ERIC J. ORLOWSKI

Age: 26

Rank: Lance Corporal, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division

Hometown: Cheektowaga, N.Y.

Eric Orlowski, devoted father to his 3-year-old daughter Cameryn, made the little girl a promise before he left for the Persian Gulf.

''He told her that when he came home, he was going to take her to Disney World,'' said Nicole Kross, his former girlfriend and Cameryn's mother. Being a father, Kross said, ''was his whole life,''

Orlowski was killed March 22 by an accidental discharge of a .50-caliber machine gun in Iraq.

Although he wasn't a strong student, Orlowski was remembered as a hard worker, especially on the football field and at work -- a tough guy with confidence and a reputation for never missing a day of work.

After earning his GED, he worked for companies that manufactured and installed windows. He had been a Marine reservist for three years.

Before being activated in January, Orlowski took his daughter every other weekend. He delighted in taking her to the zoo, the mall, amusement parks and Buffalo Sabres hockey games.

OSBALDO OROZCO

Age: 26

Rank: 1st Lieutenant, C Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment

Hometown: Delano, Calif.

High school and college football star Osbaldo ''Baldo'' Orozco was the pride of Delano, Calif. Hundreds of residents turned out this month to pay tribute to their fallen hero.

''It feels good to see that he was loved by a lot of people,'' Andy Orozco said at a memorial breakfast for his brother.

Orozco was killed April 25 in Iraq when his vehicle rolled over while traveling through rough terrain.

As a senior at Delano High School, Orozco made the Fresno Bee's 1994 all-star team. He later become the third-leading tackler in California Polytechnic State University history. Orozco participated in Cal Poly's ROTC program, and hoped the Army would prepare him for a career with the CIA or the FBI. He earned his commission and his diploma on the same day in 2001. A week later, he married his high school sweetheart, Mayra.

Pfc. Cody J. Orr

21

2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division

Ruskin, Florida

Killed when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device and overturned while conducting a surveillance sweep for IED's north of Baghdad, Iraq, on January 17, 2004

Pfc. Kevin C. Ott

27

3rd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment

Columbus, Ohio

Discovered missing from his post approximately 24 miles (40 km) north of Baghdad on June 25, 2003. A search party found his remains west of al Taji, Iraq, on June 28.

DAVID EDWARD OWENS Jr.

Age: 20

Rank: Lance Corporal, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division

Hometown: Winchester, Va.

David Owens had his sights set on becoming a state trooper, and signed up for four years in the Marines in 2000 as a way of achieving his goal.

''David always told us that joining the Marines was the best thing he ever did,'' said his mother, Debbie Owens. ''He never, ever had anything bad to say about the Marines.''

Owens died April 12 of gunshot wounds to the chest sustained during fighting in Baghdad two days earlier.

Owens graduated from James Wood High School in 2000, where he played football and wrestled. He played Little League baseball for more than decade starting at age 5. He enjoyed spending time outdoors turkey hunting with his dad, who called his only child ''my best friend.''

State Sen. H. Russell Potts Jr. read a proclamation at Owens' funeral making him an honorary member of the Virginia State Police.

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

Matthew 11:28

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