Marines Of Honor
Marine Names of Honor
Killed supporting Operation Iraq Freedom
Let this page stand to HONOR all Americans who paid the ultimate price for Freedom.



Marine Names of Honor


399. Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Spence, 24, of Calif.;
Killed Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter in which he was
riding crashed near Rutbah, Iraq.


398. Marine Staff Sgt. Brian D. Bland, 26, of Weston, Wyo.;
Killed Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter in which he was
riding crashed near Rutbah, Iraq.


397. Marine Sgt. Michael W. Finke Jr. 28, of Huron, Ohio;
Killed Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter in which he was
riding crashed near Rutbah, Iraq.


396. Marine 1st Lt. Travis J. Fuller, 26, of Granville, Mass.;
Killed Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter in which he was
riding crashed near Rutbah, Iraq.


395. Marine Cpl. Timothy M. Gibson 23, of Hillsborough, N.H.;
Killed Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter in which he was
riding crashed near Rutbah, Iraq.


394. Marine Cpl. Richard A. Gilbert Jr. 26, of Ohio;
Killed Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter in which he was
riding crashed near Rutbah, Iraq.


393. Marine Cpl. Kyle J. Grimes 21, of Northampton, Pa.;
Killed Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter in which he was
riding crashed near Rutbah, Iraq.


392. Marine Lance Cpl. Tony L. Hernandez 22, of Texas;
Killed Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter in which he was
riding crashed near Rutbah, Iraq.


391. Marine Cpl. Nathaniel K. Moore 22, of Champaign, Ill.;
Killed Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter in which he was
riding crashed near Rutbah, Iraq.


390. Marine Lance Cpl. Gael Saintvil, 24, of Orange, Fla.;
Killed Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter in which he was
riding crashed near Rutbah, Iraq.


389. Marine Cpl. Nathan A. Schubert 22, of Cherokee, Iowa;
Killed Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter in which he was
riding crashed near Rutbah, Iraq.


388. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael L. Starr Jr. 21, of Baltimore;
Killed Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter in which he was
riding crashed near Rutbah, Iraq.


387. Marine Sgt. Jesse W. Strong 24, of Irasburg, Vt.;
Killed Jan. 26 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


386. Marine Cpl. Paul C. Holter III, 21, of Texas;
Died Jan. 14 in a related incident at Camp Ramadi, Iraq.


385. Marine Sgt. Jayton D. Patterson, 26, of Sedley, Va.;
Killed Jan. 15 by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


384. Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew W. Holloway 21, of Fulton, Texas;
Died Jan. 13 of injuries sustained due to enemy action in
Anbar province, Iraq.


383. Marine Lance Cpl. Juan R. Rodriguez Velasco 23, of Texas;
Died Jan. 13 of injuries sustained due to enemy action in
Anbar province, Iraq.


382. Marine Cpl. Joseph E. Fite 23, of Round Rock, Texas;
Killed Jan. 9 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


381. Marine Sgt. Zachariah S. Davis, 25, of Twentynine Palms, Calif.;
Killed Jan. 6 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


380. Marine Lance Cpl. Julio C. Cisneros Alvarez 22, Pharr Texas;
Killed Jan. 6 by hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq.


379. Marine Sgt. Thomas E. Houser 22, of Council Bluffs, Iowa;
Killed Jan. 3 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


378. Marine Lance Cpl. Brian P. Parrello 19, of West Milford, N.J.;
Killed Jan. 1 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


377. Marine Lance Cpl. Jason E. Smith, 21, of Phoenix;
Killed Dec. 31 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


376. Marine Staff Sgt. Jason A. Lehto, 31, of Mount Clemens, Mich.;
Killed Dec. 28 in a incident in Anbar province, Iraq.


375. Marine Lance Cpl. Eric Hillenburg 21, of Marion, Ind.;
Killed Dec. 23 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


374. Marine Lance Cpl. James R. Phillips 21, of Hillsboro, Fla.;
Killed Dec. 23 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


373. Marine Cpl. Raleigh C. Smith 21, of Lincoln, Mont.;
Killed Dec. 23 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


372. Marine Lance Cpl. Neil D. Petsche 21, of Lena, Ill.;
Died Dec. 21 of injuries in a vehicle incident in Anbar province, Iraq.


371. Marine Lance Cpl. Franklin A. Sweger 24, of San Antonio;
Killed Dec. 16 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


370. Marine Cpl. Michael D. Anderson Jr. 21, of Modesto, Calif.;
Killed Dec. 14 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


369. Marine Pfc. Brent T. Vroman, 21, of Oshkosh, Wis.;
Died Dec. 13 of wounds sustained in enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


368. Marine Lance Cpl. Richard D. Warner, 22, of Waukesha, Wis.;
Died Dec. 13 of wounds sustained in enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


367. Marine Lance Cpl. Jeffery S. Blanton, 23, of Fayetteville, Ga.;
Killed Dec. 12 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


366. Marine Sgt. Jeffrey L. Kirk, 24, of Baton Rouge, La.;
Killed Dec. 12 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


365. Marine Cpl. Jason S. Clairday, 21, of Camp Fulton, Ark.;
Killed Dec. 12 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


364. Marine Cpl. Ian W. Stewart, 21, of Lake Hughes, Calif.;
Killed Dec. 12 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


363. Marine Staff Sgt. Melvin L. Blazer, 38, of Moore, Okla.;
Killed Dec. 12 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


362. Marine Lance Cpl. Hilario F. Lopez 22, of Ingleside, Texas;
Killed Dec. 12 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


361. Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua W. Dickinson, 25, of Pasco, Fla.;
Killed Dec. 12 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


360. Marine Lance Cpl. Gregory P. Rund, 21, of Littleton, Colo.;
Killed Dec. 11 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


359. Marine Cpl. Kyle J. Renehan, 21, of Oxford, Pa.;
Died Dec. 9 of injuries sustained Nov. 29 by enemy
action in Babil province, Iraq.


358. Marine Pfc. Christopher S. Adlesperger 20, of Albuquerque, N.M.;
Killed Dec. 9 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


357. Marine Cpl. In C. Kim 23, of Warren, Mich.;
Killed Dec. 7 in a vehicle incident in Anbar province, Iraq.


356. Marine Cpl. Binh N. Le, 20, of Alexandria, Va.;
Died Dec. 3 of injuries in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


355. Marine Cpl. Matthew A. Wyatt, 21, of Millstadt, Ill.;
Died Dec. 3 of injuries in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


354. Marine Cpl. Bryan S. Wilson, 22, of Otterbein, Ind.;
Killed Dec. 1 in a vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq.


353. Marine Cpl. Zachary A. Kolda, 23, of Corpus Christi, Texas;
Killed Dec. 1 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


352. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Javier Obleas-Prado Pena, 36, of Va.;
Died at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany,
from injuries sustained Nov. 25 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


351. Marine Lance Cpl. Blake A. Magaoay, 20, of Pearl City, Hawaii;
Killed Nov. 29 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


350. Marine Lance Cpl. Adam R. Brooks, 20, of Manchester, N.H.;
Killed Nov. 28 by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


349. Marine Lance Cpl. Charles A. Hanson Jr., 22, of Panacea, Fla.;
Killed Nov. 28 by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


348. Marine Cpl. Kirk J. Bosselmann, 21, of Napa, Calif.;
Killed Nov. 27 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


347. Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua E. Lucero, 19, of Tucson, Ariz.;
Killed Nov. 27 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


346. Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan D. Winkler, 19, of Tulsa, Okla.;
Died Nov 26 due to incident at Camp Fallujah, Iraq.


345. Marine Lance Cpl. Bradley M. Faircloth, 20, of Mobile, Ala.;
Killed Nov. 26 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


344. Marine Lance Cpl. David B. Houck, 25, of Winston Salem, N.C.;
Killed Nov. 26 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


343. Marine Lance Cpl. Jeffery S. Holmes, 20, of White River Junction, Vt.;
Killed Nov. 25 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


342. Marine Pfc. Ryan J. Cantafio, 22, of Beaver Dam, Wis.;
Killed Nov. 25 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


341. Marine Cpl. Gentian Marku, 22, of Warren, Mich.;
Killed Nov. 25 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


340. Marine Cpl. Gentian Marku, 22, of Warren, Mich.;
Killed Nov. 25 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


339. Marine Sgt. Nicholas S. Nolte, 25, of Falls City, Neb.;
Died Nov. 24 at the National Naval Medical Center Bethesda, Md.,
of injuries sustained Nov. 9 from enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


338. Marine Sgt. Benjamin C. Edinger, 24, of Green Bay, Wis.;
Died Nov. 23 at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md.,
of injuries from enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


337. Marine Cpl. Michael R. Cohen, 23, of Jacobus, Pa.;
Killed Nov. 22 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


336. Marine Cpl. Joseph J. Heredia, 22, of Santa Maria, Calif.;
Died Nov. 20 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany,
of wounds sustained Nov. 10 due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


335. Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph T. Welke, 20, of Rapid City, S.D.;
Died Nov. 20 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany,
of wounds sustained Nov. 19 in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


334. Marine Lance Cpl. Dimitrios Gavriel, 29, of New York City;
Killed Nov. 19 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


333. Marine Lance Cpl. Phillip G. West, 19, of Calif.;
Killed Nov. 19 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


332. Marine Cpl. Bradley T. Arms, 20, of Charlottesville, Va.;
Killed Nov. 19 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


331. Marine Lance Cpl. Demarkus D. Brown, 22, of Martinsville, Va.;
Killed Nov. 19 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


330. Marine Lance Cpl. Demarkus D. Brown, 22, of Martinsville, Va.;
Killed Nov. 19 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


329. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael A. Downey, 21, of Phoenix;
Died Nov. 19 at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md.,
of wounds sustained Nov. 11 from enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


328. Marine Lance Cpl. Luis A. Figueroa, 21, of Los Angeles;
Killed Nov. 18 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


327. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael W. Hanks, 22, of Gregory, Mich.;
Killed Nov. 17 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


326. Marine Sgt. Christopher T. Heflin, 26, of Paducah, Ky.;
Killed Nov. 16 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


325. Marine Lance Cpl. Louis W. Qualls, 20, of Temple, Texas;
Killed Nov. 16 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


324. Marine Lance Cpl. Bradley L. Parker, 19, of Marion, W.V.;
Killed Nov. 15 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


323. Marine Capt. Patrick Marc M. Rapicault, 34, of St. Augustine, Fla.;
Killed Nov. 15 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


322. Marine Lance Cpl. Antoine D. Smith, 22, of Orlando, Fla.;
Killed Nov. 15 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


321. Marine Lance Cpl. Jeramy A. Ailes, 22, of Gilroy, Calif.;
Killed Nov. 15 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


320. Marine Lance Cpl. Travis R. Desiato, 19, of Bedford, Mass.;
Killed Nov. 15 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


319.Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta, 25, of San Diego;
Killed Nov. 15 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


318. Marine Cpl. Marc T. Ryan, 25, of Gloucester, N.J.;
Killed Nov. 15 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


317. Marine Lance Cpl. James E. Swain, 20, of Kokomo, Ind.;
Killed Nov. 15 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


316. Marine Lance Cpl. Shane E. Kielion, 23, of La Vista, Neb.;
Killed Nov. 15 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


315. Marine Lance Cpl. William L. Miller, 22, of Pearland, Texas;
Killed Nov. 15 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


314. Marine Cpl. Lance M. Thompson, 21, of Upland, Ind.;
Killed Nov. 15 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


313.Marine Cpl. Dale A. Burger Jr., 21, of Port Deposit, Md.;
Killed Nov. 14 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


312. Marine Cpl. Andres H. Perez, 21, of Santa Cruz, Calif.;
Killed Nov. 14 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


311. Marine Cpl. Nicholas L. Ziolkowski, 22, of Towson, Md.;
Killed Nov. 14 by enemy action in Fallujah, Iraq.


310. Marine Sgt. Byron W. Norwood, 25, of Pflugerville, Texas;
Killed Nov. 13 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


309. Marine Lance Cpl. Justin M. Ellsworth, 20, of Mich.;
Killed Nov. 13 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


308. Marine Cpl. Kevin J. Dempsey, 23, of Monroe, Conn.;
Killed Nov. 13 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


307. Marine Lance Cpl. Justin D. McLeese, 19, of Covington, La.;
Killed Nov. 13 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


306. Marine Lance Cpl. Benjamin S. Bryan, 23, of Lumberton, N.C.;
Killed Nov. 13 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


305. Marine Lance Cpl. Victor R. Lu, 22, of Los Angeles;
Killed Nov. 13 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


304. Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas H. Anderson, 19, of Las Vegas;
Killed Nov. 12 in a vehicle incident combat operations
in Anbar province, Iraq.


303. Marine Lance Cpl. David M. Branning, 21, of Cockesville, Md.;
Killed Nov. 12 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


302. Marine Lance Cpl. Brian A. Medina, 20, of Woodbridge, Va.;
Killed Nov. 12 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


301. Marine Cpl. Nathan R. Anderson, 22, of Howard, Ohio;
Killed Nov. 12 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


With Heartfelt Appreciation To All Our Marines