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:
1008 American soldiers, 135 Coalition soldiers, and
approximately 11,797 to 13,806 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from
the beginning of the war and occupation to September 13.
American soldiers
killed from Sept 5-13:
Petty Officer Third Class Eric L. Knott, 21; Grand Island,
Nebraska | Staff Sergeant Gary A. Vaillant, 41; Trujillo, Puerto Rico |
Specialist Clarence Adams, III, 28; Richmond, Virginia | Lance Corporal Michael
J. Allred, 22; Hyde Park, Utah | Captain John J. Boria, 29; Broken Arrow,
Oklahoma | Private First Class David P. Burridge, 19; Lafayette, Louisiana |
Specialist Tomas Garces, 19; Weslaco, Texas | Lance Corporal Derek L. Gardner,
20; San Juan Capistrano, California | Private First Class Devin J. Grella, 21;
Medina, Ohio | Lance Corporal Quinn A. Keith, 21; Page, Arizona | Specialist
Charles R. Lamb, 23; Casey, Illinois | Lance Corporal Joseph C. McCarthy, 21;
Concho, California | Sergeant Shawna M. Morrison, 26; Champaign, Illinois |
Corporal Mick R. Nygardbekowsky, 21; Concord, California | Lance Corporal Lamont
N. Wilson, 20; Lawton, Oklahoma | First Lieutenant Timothy E. Price, 25;
Midlothian, Virginia | Specialist Chad H. Drake, 23; Garland, Texas |
Specialist Yoe M. Aneiros, 20; Newark, New Jersey | Staff Sergeant Elvis
Bourdon, 36; Youngstown, Ohio | Sergeant James D. Faulkner, 23; Clarksville,
Indiana | Private First Class Ryan M. McCauley, 20; Lewisville, Texas |
Specialist Brandon M. Read, 21; Greeneville, Tennessee | Private First Class
Jason T. Poindexter, 20; San Angelo, Texas | First Lieutenant Alexander E.
Wetherbee, 27; Fairfax, Virginia | Petty Officer Third Class David A.
Cedergren, 25; South St. Paul, Minnesota.
Sources: US Department
of Defense, www.icasualties.org, The Institute for
Policy Studies, Foreign Policy In Focus, www.antiwar.com, CNN, The New York
Times, www.iraqbodycount.net
This article appears in Sep 15-21, 2004.
