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Sgt. Benjamin E. Mejia, 25, of Salem, Massachusetts, died in Marez, Iraq, on May 31, of non-combat related causes.  Mejia was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

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Spc. Jeremy M. Loveless, 25, of Estacada, Oregon, died in Mosul, Iraq on May 29, when his Stryker came under enemy small arms fire during combat operations. Loveless was assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

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Spc. J. Adan Garcia, 20, of Irving, Texas, was shot May 22 by suspected enemy forces while serving as a gunner in a vehicle convoy in Baghdad. He was transferred to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center May 23 for further treatment before being moved to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland (NNMC). He died from his wounds on May 27 at NNMC. Garcia was assigned to the 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.  Garcia entered the Army in November 2003 and trained be a combat engineer. Following training he was assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team at Fort Drum in April 2004. He deployed with his unit to Iraq in August 2005.  His awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, and more.  Garcia is survived by his parents.

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Pfc. Caleb A. Lufkin, 24, of Knoxville, Illinois, died on May 25, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., of injuries sustained on May 4, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq.  Lufkin was assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

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Sgt. David R. Christoff, 25, of Rossford, Ohio.  Christoff was a rifleman and close combat instructor with the 3rd Battalion. He joined the Marine Corps November 2001 and reported to Hawaii September 2005. He deployed to Iraq March 2006.  His awards include the Purple Heart, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Combat Action Medal, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Sea Service Deployment ribbon. Christoff is survived by his mother and father.

Lance Cpl. William J. Leusink, 21, of Maurice, Iowa.  Leusink, a rifleman assigned to the 3rd Battalion, was struck by an improvised explosive device.  He joined the Marine Corps June 2003 and reported to Hawaii March 2004. He deployed to Iraq March 2006. His awards include the Combat Action Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Sea Service Deployment ribbon. He was recommended for the Purple Heart. Leusink is survived by his wife and parents.

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Three members of the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.  They were:

Sgt. Lonnie C. Allen, Jr., 26, of Bellevue, Nebraska.

Pfc. Nicholas R. Cournoyer, 25, of Gilmanton, New Hampshire.

1st. Lt. Robert A. Seidel III, 23, of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

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Lance Cpl. Jose S. Marin Dominguez, Jr., 22, of Liberal, Kansas. MarinDominguez was a motor vehicle operator with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. He joined the Marine Corps October 2003 and reported to Hawaii June 2004. He deployed to Iraq March 2006. His awards include the Combat Action Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon. He was recommended for the Purple Heart.  MarinDominguez is survived by his parents.

Lance Cpl. Hatak Yuka Keyu M. Yearby, 21, of Overbrook, Oklahoma.  Yearby joined the Marine Corps May 2005 and reported to Hawaii October 2005. He deployed to Iraq March 2006. His awards include the National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. He was recommended for the Purple Heart.  Yearby is survived by his wife and parents. 

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Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jamie D. Weeks, 47 of Daleville, Alabama. Weeks entered the Army in 1980 and served 38 months as an air traffic controller before attending Warrant Office Candidate School in 1983. He completed flight training as an AH-1 Apache attack helicopter pilot in October 1983. His first assignment was at Fort Hood, Texas, where he served as an AH-1 Pilot. In 1986, he was assigned to Camp Stanley, Korea, and served as an AH-1 Pilot. Upon leaving Korea, Weeks was assigned to Fort Campbell with 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment. In 1993, he was assigned to the 160th SOAR where he held several positions, including instructor pilot, instructor flight engineer, company safety officer and standardization instructor pilot. Since 2001 he has been on multiple rotations in Afghanistan and Iraqi. Weeks is survived by his wife and four daughters.

Maj. Matthew W. Worrel, 34, of Lewisville, Texas. Worrell received his commission in 1995 as a second lieutenant. In 1996, he attended the Aviation Officer Basic Course and Initial Entry Rotary Wing training. After receiving an OH-58D aviator qualification in 1997, he was assigned to Fort Hood, Texas. In 2001, he was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division where he served as the commander for Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment. In 2003 he was assigned to 1st Battalion, 160th SOAR, where he served as a flight operations officer and later as a platoon leader in Company B. Worrell is survived by his wife and two sons.

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Spc. Ronald W. Gebur, 23, of Delavan, Illinois, died of injuries sustained in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 13, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.  Gebur was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

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Lance Cpl. Adam C. Conboy, 21, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died May 12, as a result of a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.  Conboy was a rifleman assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.  He joined the Marine Corps March 2005 and reported to Hawaii Sept 2005. Conboy deployed to Iraq March 2006. His awards include the National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.  Conboy is survived by his mother and father.

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Spc. Armer N. Burkart, 26, of Rockville, Maryland, died of injuries sustained in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 11, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat patrol operations.  Burkart was a cavalry scout assigned to B Troop, 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (LI), Fort Drum, New York. Burkart was serving as the gunner in the turret of his HMMWV when it was attacked by an improvised explosive device. Burkart entered the Army in July 2000 and trained at Fort Knox, Kentucky, to be a cavalry scout.  Burkart was assigned to the division’s 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment in February 2003.  He deployed with that unit to Afghanistan from August 2003 to April 2004.  In August 2004, he was reassigned to the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment. His awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, and more.  Burkart is survived by his father.

Pfc. Eric D. Clark, 22, of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, entered the Army in January, 2003 and trained at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, to be an artilleryman.  Following basic and advanced training, Clark was assigned to Camp Hovey, Korea. In July 2004, Clark was assigned to Fort Drum.  His awards and decorations include the Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.  Clark is survived by his father and mother.

Pfc. Stephen P. Snowberger III, 18, of Lopez, Pennsylvania, was a passenger in the HMMWV when it was attacked by an IED. Snowberger entered the Army in November 2004 and trained at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, to be an artilleryman.  Following training, he was assigned to the 10th Mountain Divisions in April 2005. His awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal and the Iraq Campaign Medal.  Snowberger is survived by his mother.

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Cpl. Richard P. Schoener, 22, was killed while conducting security operations in the Alishang District of Laghman Province. Afghanistan on May 8. Schoener was an infantry rifleman assigned to Company K, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Hawaii.  His unit was attached to Combined Joint Task Force-76 while serving in Afghanistan. Schoener was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and his home of record is Hayes, Louisiana. He graduated from Bell City High School in Bell City, Louisiana.  Schoener enlisted in the Marine Corps on September 6, 2001, and reported for recruit training at Parris Island December 11, 2001.  He graduated from the School of Infantry April 23, 2002; and then attended Marine Corps Security Force training May 25 - July 19, 2002, before reporting to the Marine Corps Security Force Company at Kings Bay, Georgia. Schoener reported to his unit at Marine Corps Base Hawaii August 3, 2004, and deployed to Afghanistan November 11, 2005.  His awards include the National Defense Service Medal, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service and Expeditionary Medals and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon. Schoener is survived by his mother and father.  Source: US Marine Corp Hawaii

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Staff Sgt. Gregory A. Wagner, 35, of Mitchell, South Dakota, died of injuries sustained in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 8, when an improvised fire projectile struck his HMMWV during combat operation.  Wagner was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery, Yankton, South Dakota.  Two other Soldiers from Charlie Battery were injured during the incident.  Wagner was a team leader for Charlie Battery that is currently serving a one-year tour in Iraq. Charlie Battery’s mission involves training and evaluating the Iraqi Police Force in one of the city’s police districts. Wagner, a 1989 graduate of Hanson High School, worked full time for the National Guard as a heavy mobile equipment repairer at the Surface Equipment Maintenance Complex in Mitchell, South Dakota. Prior to deploying with the Yankton unit, he was a member of Mitchell’s Battery A, 1/147th FA. Wagner is survived by his mother.

(Source: SD-ARNG website)

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Four of the soldiers killed were members of the 71st Cavalry Regiment. They were:

Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty, 41, of Florida was the commander of 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (LI), Fort Drum, New York.  A native of New York, Fenty was commissioned an infantry officer in June 1986 after graduating from Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina, with a degree in business administration.  After completing the Infantry Officer Basic Course, he had numerous assignments, which included two years (1994-1995) as an exchange officer with the British Army as an instructor at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, the United Kingdom’s equivalent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.  Fenty was assigned to the 10th Mountain Division in 1997 and deployed to Bosnia in support of multi-national operations.  In March 2000, he was assigned to the Division’s 2nd Brigade and later deployed with 2nd Brigade to Afghanistan.  In June 2002, he was assigned to the U.S. Army’s Human Resources Command in Alexandria, Virginia.  He returned to the 10th Mountain Division in June 2004 to command the 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment.  In addition to an extensive military education, Fenty received a master’s degree in education in 1998 from Troy State University. His many awards and decorations include the Legion on Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Expert Infantryman Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Pathfinder Badge and the Ranger Tab.  Fenty is survived by his wife, daughter; parents; sister and her children.

Spc. Justin L. O'Donohoe, 27, of San Diego, California, was a cavalry scout assigned to A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (LI), Fort Drum, New York.  Originally from California, Odonohoe enlisted in the Army in April 2004 and in September 2004 was assigned to the 10th Mountain Division.  He deployed to Afghanistan in February 2006.  His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and more.  Odonohoe is survived by his parents, and a brother.

Pfc. Brian M. Moquin, Jr., 19, of Worcester, Massachusetts, was a Cavalry Scout assigned to A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (LI), Fort Drum, New York.  A native of Massachusetts, Moquin enlisted in the Army in March 2005 and was assigned to the 10th Mountain Division in August 2005 and deployed to Afghanistan in February 2006. His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and more.    Moquin is survived by his parents and grandmother.

Spc. David N. Timmons, Jr., 24, of Lewisville, North Carolina, was a cavalry scout assigned to A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (LI), Fort Drum, New York.  A native of North Carolina, Timmons enlisted in the Army in January 2004 and in June 2004 was assigned to the 10th Mountain Division. He deployed with his unit to Afghanistan in February 2006. His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and more. Timmons is survived by his father.

Six of the soldiers killed were members of the 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment. They were:

Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster, 24, of Fontana, California was a CH-47 flight engineer assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (LI), Fort Drum, New York.  A native of California, Brewster enlisted in the Army in September 2000 and was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in August 2001. He deployed to Afghanistan from January to July of 2002.  He also served in Operation Iraqi Freedom from February 2003 to February 2004. His awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, and more.  Brewster is survived by his wife and parents.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson, 28, of Illinois was a CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilot assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (LI), Fort Drum, N.Y. A native of Illinois, Donaldson enlisted in the Army in September 1997. In April 2003, he began the Warrant Officer Candidate School to train as a helicopter pilot.  He completed training to be an Army Aviator in 2004 and was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division in November 2004.  In April 2005, Donaldson was reassigned to Fort Drum to serve in the 10th Mountain Division.  Donaldson’s previous overseas assignments include a 14-month tour in Korea from April 1998 to June 1999.  He also served in Germany from October 2000 to September 2002.  His awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and more. Donaldson is survived by his father and mother.

Sgt. John C. Griffith, 33, of Las Vegas, Nevada was a light wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (LI), Fort Drum, New York.  Originally from Wisconsin, Griffith enlisted in the Army in May 1991 and was assigned to the 56th Air Ambulance Company at Camp Humphries, Korea in July 2004. In July 2005 Griffith was reassigned to Fort Drum. His awards and decorations include the Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and more.  Griffith is survived by his wife; their two sons and daughter; and his parents.

Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick, 34, of Hamburg, New York was a CH-47 flight engineer assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (LI), Fort Drum, New York. A native of New York, Howick enlisted in the Army in September 1991 and was assigned as a helicopter repairman with the 123 Aviation Company at Fort Wainwright, Alaska in March 1993 until May 1996.  He then served with other units as a helicopter repair team chief and as a helicopter repair instructor before being assigned to Fort Drum in June 2005 and deployed to Afghanistan in February 2006. His awards and decorations include the Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and more.  Howick is survived by his wife, daughter and parents.

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten, 34, of Texas was a CH-47 pilot assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (LI), Fort Drum, New York. A native of Minnesota, Totten enlisted in the Army in August 1993. He attended the Warrant Officer Basic Course and became a qualified CH-47 pilot in 2000. He deployed to Afghanistan with his unit in February 2006. His many awards and decorations include the Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, and more. Totten is survived by his stepmother.

Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp, 23, of Utopia, Texas was a CH-47 flight engineer assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (LI), Fort Drum, New York. A native of South Dakota, Wiekamp enlisted in the Army in August 2001 and assigned to Fort Eustis, Virginia, and with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.  He deployed to Afghanistan with his unit in February 2006.  Wiekamp’s awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and more.  Wiekamp is survived by his wife who also deployed to Iraq, and his parents.

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