June 15-21, 2006
In Iraq
The following members of the United States Armed Forces died during the past week in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Since the inception of hostilities, 2,508 service members have died, 2,364 of them since President George W. Bush declared an end to major combat operations on May 1, 2003. Thus far 18,572 service members have been wounded in action.
DAVID J. BABINEAU, 25
Specialist, Army
2nd Brigade
101st Airborne Division
Springfield, Massachusetts
MICHAEL A. ESTRELLA, 20
Corporal, Marines
3rd Marine Division
III Marine Expeditionary Force
Hemet, California
ROBERT L. JONES, 22
Specialist, Army
40th Engineer Battalion
Milwaukie, Oregon
BRENT W. KOCH, 22
Specialist, Army
2nd Battalion
136th Infantry
Morton, Minnesota
REYES RAMIREZ, 23
Sergeant, Army
40th Engineer Battalion
Willis, Texas
JEREMIAH S. SANTOS, 21
Specialist, Army
2nd Brigade
4th Infantry Division
Minot, North Dakota
In Afghanistan
The following members of the United States Armed Forces died during the past week in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Since the inception of hostilities, 304 service members have died and 774 have been wounded in action.
PATRICK D. DAMON, 41
Captain, National Guard
240th Engineer Group
Falmouth, Maine
RUSSELL M. DURGIN, 23
Sergeant, Army
32nd Infantry Battalion
10th Mountain Division
Henniker, New Hampshire
FORREST P. EWENS, 25
1st Lieutenant, Army
3rd Brigade Combat Team
10th Mountain Division
Washington State
CHARLES E. MUNIER, 50
Lieutenant Colonel, National Guard
Wyoming National Guard
Wheatland, Wyoming
ROGER P. PENA JR., 29
Sergeant, Army
10th Sustainment Brigade
10th Mountain Division
San Antonio, Texas
IAN T. SANCHEZ, 26
Sergeant, Army
3rd Brigade Combat Team
10th Mountain Division
Staten Island, New York
Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown
The Department of Defense identified two soldiers believed to have been captured by insurgent forces at a Baghdad checkpoint. Despite widespread reports that the two mutilated bodies found in Iraq on Tuesday are those of these two servicemen, as of press time, the Defense Department had not announced results of definitive DNA testing.
KRISTIAN MENCHACA, 23
Private 1st Class
2nd Brigade
101st Airborne Division
Houston, Texas
THOMAS L. TUCKER, 25
Private 1st Class
2nd Brigade
101st Airborne Division
Madras, Oregon
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