American Casualties in Iraq

The American death toll in Iraq is now up to 1193, up 10 from yesterday. In 15 days, 72 Americans and 4 Brits have been killed. This makes November 2004 the the 7th highest in total casualties and 6th highest in American casualties and the month is only half over. This just proves to me that our guv'mint is for victory at any cost. They don't give a damn about the individuals who are dying over there.

And now to remember those individuals. In March 2003, 65 soldiers were killed in Iraq. They were: On March 21: Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy, 2nd Lt. Therrel Shane Childers, Ssgt. Kendall Damon Waters-Bey, Lcpl. Jose Antonio Gutierrez, Capt. Ryan Anthony Beaupre, Maj. Jay Thomas Aubin

On March 22: Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams, Lcpl. Eric James Orlowski, Spc. Brandon Scott Tobler

On March 23: Lcpl. Brian Rory Buesing, Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert, Msgt. Robert John Dowdy, Sgt. Michael Edward Bitz, Cpl. Jorge Alanso Gonzales, PFC Lori Ann Piestewa, 2nd Lt. Frederick Eben Pokorney Jr., Sgt. George Edward Buggs, Cpl. Kemaphoom "Ahn" Chanawongse, Sgt. Nicholas Michael Hodson, CWO Johnny Villareal Mata, Lcpl. David Keith Fribley, Cpl. Jose Angel Garibay, PFC Tamario Demetrice Burkett, Lcpl. Donald John Cline Jr., Pvt. Nolen Ryan Hutchings, Pvt. Jonathan Lee Gifford, Spc. James Michael Kiehl, Pvt. Ruben Estrella-Soto, Lcpl. Patrick Ray Nixon, PFC Howard Johnson II, Spc. Jamaal Rashard Addison, Spc. Edward John Anguiano, Ssgt. Philip Andrew Jordan, Lcpl. Thomas Jonathan Slocum, Lcpl. Michael Jason Williams, Sgt. Brendan Curtis Reiss, Pvt. Brandon Ulysses Sloan, Sgt. Donald Ralph Walters, Cpl. Randal Kent Rosacker

On March 24: Lcpl. Thomas Alan Blair, Sgt. Bradley Steven Korthaus, Spc. Gregory Paul Sanders, Cpl. Evan Tyler James,

On March 25: Major Gregory Lewis Stone, HM3 Michael Vann Johnson Jr.

On March 26: Major Kevin Gerard Nave

On March 27: Cpl. Robert Marcus Rodriguez, Ssgt. Donald Charles May Jr., Lcpl. Patrick Terence O'Day, PFC Francisco Abraham Martinez-Flores, Gsgt. Joseph Menusa, Lcpl. Jesus Alberto Suarez del Solar

On March 28: Sgt. Fernando Padilla-Ramirez, Sgt. Roderic Antoine Solomon

On March 29: Cpl. Michael Edward Curtin, PFC Diego Fernando Rincon, Ssgt. James Wilford Cawley, Sgt. Eugene Williams, PFC Michael Russell Creighton-Weldon, Lcpl. William Wayne White

On March 30: Sgt. Brian Daniel McGinnis, Capt. Aaron Joseph Contreras, Sgt. Michael Vernon Lalush

On March 31: Spc. William Andrew Jeffries, Spc. Brandon Jacob Rowe

Details about the prededing servicemembers can be found at Iraq Coalition Casualties.