[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 96 (Thursday, July 20, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8037-S8039]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, today I rise to pay tribute to 45 young 
Americans who have been killed in Iraq since April 6. This brings to 
595 the number of soldiers who were either from California or based in 
California who have been killed while serving our country in Iraq. This 
represents 23 percent of all U.S. deaths in Iraq.
  LCpl Juana Navarro Arellano, 24, died April 8 from wounds received 
while supporting combat operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. 
She was assigned to the 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine 
Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan. She 
was from Ceres, CA.
  Cpl Richard P. Waller, 22, died April 7 from wounds received while 
conducting combat operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He was 
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, I Marine 
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  LCpl Eric A. Palmisano, 27, died April 2 after the truck he was 
riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Al Asad, Iraq. Palmisano 
was listed as Duty Status--Whereabouts Unknown until his body was 
recovered April 11. He was assigned to 1st Transportation Support 
Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, 
Camp Pendleton, CA.
  Cpl Joseph A. Blanco, 25, died of injuries sustained in Taji, Iraq on 
April 11 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley 
Fighting Vehicle and he subsequently came under small arms fire during 
combat operations. He was assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry 
Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, 
TX. He was from Bloomington, CA.
  LCpl Marcus S. Glimpse, 22, died April 12 as the result of an 
improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in the 
Al Anbar province of Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine 
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp 
Pendleton, CA. He was from Huntington Beach, CA.
  LCpl Philip J. Martini, 24, died April 8 of a gunshot wound while 
conducting combat operations in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq. He was 
assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I 
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  Cpl Salem Bachar, 20, was killed due to enemy action in the Al Anbar 
Province of Iraq on April 13. He was assigned to Headquarters 
Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp 
Pendleton, CA. He was from Chula Vista, CA.

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  LCpl Stephen J. Perez, 22, was killed due to enemy action in Al Anbar 
Province, Iraq on April 13. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st 
Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, 
Camp Pendleton, CA.
  Petty Officer 3rd Class Marcques J. Nettles, 22, died April 2 when 
the truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Al Asad, 
Iraq. He was previously listed as Duty Status--Whereabouts Unknown. His 
body was recovered April 16. He was assigned to 1st Combat Logistics 
Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, 
Camp Pendleton, CA.
  Sgt Kyle A. Colnot, 23, died of injuries sustained in Baghdad, Iraq 
on April 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his 
vehicle causing a fire. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 67th 
Armored Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort 
Hood, TX. He was from Arcadia, CA.
  LCpl Aaron W. Simons, 20, died April 24 while conducting combat 
operations against enemy forces in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He 
was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine 
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, CA. He was 
from Modesto, CA.
  Pfc Raymond L. Henry, 21, died on April 25, in Mosul, Iraq, when an 
improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat 
operations. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry 
Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, AK. He 
was from Anaheim, CA.
  LCpl Michael L. Ford, 19, died April 26 while conducting combat 
operations against enemy forces in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He 
was assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine 
Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, CA.
  Cpl Brandon M. Hardy, 25, died April 28 while conducting combat 
operations against enemy forces in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He 
was assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I 
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  Sgt Lea R. Mills, 21, died April 28 while conducting combat 
operations against enemy forces in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He 
was assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I 
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  Sgt Edward G. Davis III, 31, died April 28 while conducting combat 
operations against enemy forces in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He 
was assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I 
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  LCpl Robert L. Moscillo, 21, died May 1 while conducting combat 
operations against enemy forces in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He 
was assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 
I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  Sgt Elisha R. Parker, 21, died May 4 while conducting combat 
operations against enemy forces in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He 
was assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 
I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  Pfc Benjamin T. Zieske, 20, died of injuries sustained in Kirkuk, 
Iraq on May 3 when an improvised explosive device detonated during a 
dismounted combat patrol. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th 
Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division 
(Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY. He was from Concord, CA.
  LCpl Leon B. Deraps, 19, died May 6 while conducting combat 
operations against enemy forces in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He 
was assigned to the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine 
Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  LCpl Benito A. Ramirez, 21, died May 21 while conducting combat 
operations against enemy forces in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He 
was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine 
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  LCpl Robert G. Posivio III, 22, died May 23 while conducting combat 
operations against enemy forces in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He 
was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine 
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  Pfc Steven W. Freund, 20, died May 23 while conducting combat 
operations against enemy forces in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He 
was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine 
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  Cpt Nathanael J. Doring, 31, died May 30 following a nonhostile 
helicopter accident near Al Taqaddum, Iraq, on May 27. He was assigned 
to Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron-169, Marine Aircraft Group-
39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp 
Pendleton, CA.
  Cpl Richard A. Bennett, 25, died May 30 following a nonhostile 
helicopter accident near Al Taqaddum, Iraq, on May 27. He was assigned 
to Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron-169, Marine Aircraft Group-
39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp 
Pendleton, CA.
  Cpl Ryan J. Cummings, 22, died June 3 from wounds received while 
conducting combat operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He was 
assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I 
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  Spc Issac S. Lawson, 35, died in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 5 of injuries 
sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his 
vehicle during combat operations. He was assigned to the National 
Guard's 49th Military Police Brigade, Fairfield, CA. He was from 
Sacramento, CA.
  Spc Luis D. Santos, 20, died on June 8 in Buhritz, Iraq, when an 
improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. He was 
assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 68th 
Armor Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, CO. He was from 
Rialto, CA.
  Hospitalman Zachary Mathew Alday, 22, was killed on June 9 while 
conducting combat operations against the enemy in the Al Anbar Province 
of Iraq. He was assigned to 7th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7, I 
Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, CA.
  LCpl Brent B. Zoucha, 19, died June 9 of wounds received while 
conducting combat operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He was 
assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I 
Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, CA.
  LCpl Salvador Guerrero, 21, died June 9 of wounds received while 
conducting combat operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He was 
assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I 
Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, CA. He was from Los 
Angeles, CA.
  Cpl Michael A. Estrella, 20, died June 14 while conducting combat 
operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd 
Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine 
Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. He was from 
Hemet, CA.
  Cpl Christopher D. Leon, 20, died June 20 from wounds received while 
conducting combat operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He was 
assigned to 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine 
Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan. He was from Lancaster, CA.
  SSgt Benjamin D. Williams, 30, died June 20 while conducting combat 
operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He was assigned to 1st 
Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine 
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  Pfc Christopher N. White, 23, died June 20 while conducting combat 
operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He was assigned to 1st 
Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine 
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  LCpl Brandon J. Webb, 20, died June 20 while conducting combat 
operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He was assigned to 1st 
Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine 
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  Sgt Jason J. Buzzard, 31, died on June 21 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an 
improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. He was 
assigned to E Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th 
Infantry Division, Fort Hood, TX. He was from Constantinople, CA.
  Cpl Jason W. Morrow, 27, died June 27 from wounds received while 
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combat operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq, on June 26. He was 
assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I 
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA. He was from Riverside, 
CA.
  Pfc Rex A. Page, 21, died June 28 from wounds received while 
conducting combat operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He was 
assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I 
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
  Spc Christopher D. Rose, 21, died on June 29 of injuries sustained 
from an improvised explosive device during combat operations in 
Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armored 
Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, 
TX. He was from San Francisco, CA.
  Cpl Ryan J. Clark, 19, died on June 29 at Brooke Army Medical Center, 
San Antonio, TX. He died of injuries sustained on June 17, in Ar 
Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his 
military vehicle. He was assigned to C Company, 40th Engineer 
Battalion, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany. He was from 
Lancaster, CA.
  Sgt Thomas B. Turner, Jr., 31, died on July 14 at Landstuhl Regional 
Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany. He died of injuries sustained on 
July 13, in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, when multiple improvised explosive 
devices detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st 
Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort 
Campbell, Kentucky. He was from Cottonwood, CA.
  Sgt Andres J. Contreras, 23, died on July 15 of injuries sustained 
when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in Baghdad, 
Iraq during combat operations. He was assigned to the 519th Military 
Police Battalion, 1st Combat Support Brigade, Fort Polk, LA. He was 
from Huntington Park, CA.
  SSgt Jason M. Evey, 29, died on July 16 of injuries sustained when 
his Bradley Fighting Vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device 
during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st 
Squadron, 10th Calvary Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Hood, 
TX. He was from Stockton, CA.
  Spc Manuel J. Holguin, 21, died on July 15 in Baghdad, Iraq, of 
injuries sustained when his dismounted patrol encountered an improvised 
explosive device and small arms fire. He was assigned to Headquarters 
and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st 
Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany. He was from Woodlake, CA.
  I also pay tribute to the three soldiers from or based in California 
who have died while serving our country in Operation Enduring Freedom 
since April 6.
  Spc Justin L. O'Donohoe, 27, died east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the 
Kunar province, on May 5, when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed 
during combat operations. He was assigned to the 71st Cavalry Regiment, 
10th Mountain Division, Light Infantry, Fort Drum, NY. He was from San 
Diego, CA.
  Sgt Bryan A. Brewster, 24, died east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the 
Kunar province, on May 5 when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed 
during combat operations. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th 
Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Light Infantry, Fort Drum, 
NY. He was from Fontana, CA.
  Cpl Bernard P. Corpuz, 28, died in Ghanzi, Afghanistan, on June 11 
from wounds sustained when his convoy came under enemy small arms fire 
and an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. 
He was assigned to the 303rd Military Intelligence Battalion, 504th 
Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort Hood, TX. He was from Watsonville, 
CA.

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