To honor the war dead and fill an information gap in US mass
media, City Newspaper will run weekly
lists of American soldiers and Iraqi civilians killed during the occupation of
Iraq.
The totals:
1,321 American soldiers, 151 Coalition soldiers, and
approximately 14,927 to 17,124 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq (a
recent survey published by Lancet medical journal estimates as many as 100,000 Iraqi civilians killed), and 5,301
American soldiers have been seriously wounded, from the beginning of the war
and occupation to December 27.
An Army study found about one in six
soldiers in Iraq report symptoms of depression, anxiety, or post-traumatic
stress disorder; some experts predict that over 100,000 soldiers may eventually
require mental health treatment.
American soldiers
killed from December 20-27:
Staff Sergeant Donald B. Farmer, 33; Zion, Illinois |
Sergeant Berry K. Meza, 23; League City, Texas | Lance Corporal Neil D.
Petsche, 21; Lena, Illinois | Private First Class Lionel Ayro, 22; Jeanerette,
Louisiana | Specialist Jonathan Castro, 21; Corona, California | Specialist
Thomas J. Dostie, 20; Sommerville, Maine | Specialist Cory M. Hewitt, 26;
Stewart, Tennessee | Captain William W. Jacobsen, Jr., 31; Charlotte, North Carolina
| Staff Sergeant Robert S. Johnson, 23; Castro Valley, California | Sergeant
First Class Paul D. Karpowich, 30; Bridgeport, Pennsylvania | Specialist
Nicholas C. Mason, 20; King George, Virginia | Staff Sergeant Julian S. Melo,
47; Brooklyn, New York | Sergeant Major Robert D. O’Dell, 38; Manassas,
Virginia | Sergeant Lynn R. Poulin, Sr., 47; Freedom, Maine | Specialist David
A. Ruhren, 20; Stafford, Virginia | Staff Sergeant Darren D. Vankomen, 33;
Bluefield, West Virginia | First Lieutenant Christopher W. Barnett, 32; Baton
Rouge, Louisiana | Chief Petty Officer Joel Egan Baldwin, 37; Arlington,
Virginia | Lance Corporal Eric Hillenburg, 21; Marion, Indiana | Lance Corporal
James R. Phillips, 21; Hillsboro, Florida | Corporal Raleigh C. Smith, 21; Lincoln,
Montana.
Sources: US Department
of Defense, www.icasualties.org, The New York Times,
www.iraqbodycount.net
This article appears in Dec 29, 2004 – Jan 4, 2005.
