Sgt. Leroy O. Webster, 28, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died April 25 near Kirkuk, Iraq, after being shot while on a dismounted patrol.  Webster was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

CSM Benjamin Moore, Jr., 43, of Waycross, Georgia, died April 24 at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.  Moore was assigned to the 2d Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3d Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Cpl. Brad A. Davis, 21, of Garfield Heights, Ohio, died April 22 near Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.  Davis was assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Lance Cpl. Ray A. Spencer II, 20, of Ridgecrest, California, died April 16 as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar Province, Iraq. Spencer was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. 

PFC Richard A. Dewater, 21, of Topeka, Kansas, died April 15, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device, while on a dismounted patrol near Korengal Valley, Afghanistan.  Dewater was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Cpl. Francisco X. Aguila, 35, of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, died April 14 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.  Aguila was assigned to the 82nd Sustainment Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Sgt. Raul Moncada, 29, of Madera, California, died April 13 near Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Moncada was assigned to the 563rd Military Police Company, 91st Military Police Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.

Spc. Michael J. Anaya, 23, of Crestview, Florida, died April 12 in Bayji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Anaya was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Afghanistan

Airman Dies from a Non-Combat Related Incident

Five members of the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado, died April 10th when their military vehicle was struck by a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq.  Killed were:

Sgt. Edward W. Forrest, Jr., 25, of St. Louis, Missouri.

PV2 Bryce E. Gautier, 22, of Cypress, California.

Staff Sgt. Bryan E. Hall, 32, of Elk Grove, California.

Cpl. Jason G. Pautsch, 20, of Davenport, Iowa. 

Staff Sgt. Gary L. Woods, Jr., 24, of Lebanon Junction, Kentucky. 

Soldier Fell Ill in Iraq and Died at Walter Reed

Sgt. Christopher D. Loza, 24, of Abilene, Texas, died April 10, 2009, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., of a non-combat related illness after becoming ill 17 March in Radwaniyah, Iraq. Loza was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry Division, Waco, Texas.

Spc. Israel Candelaria Mejias, 28, of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, died April 5 near Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when a mine detonated near him during combat operations. Mejias was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment in Task Force 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Grafenwoehr, Germany.