Casualties — UPDATE # 3

Originally posted November 17, 2005.

UPDATED 11/20/2005: Re: 2nd Lt. Donald R. McGlothlin (17 - 1197-05 - November 2005)
– From Michelle Malkin — “I WANT TO PROTECT OUR LANDS FROM TERRORISTS…”
UPDATED 12/29/2005: Re: Lance Cpl. John A. Lucente (17 - 1198-05 - November 2005)
– From SGT Hook — Marine Corps Mom Kristine Mason sends…
UPDATED 02/13/2006: Re: Lance Cpl. John A. Lucente (17 - 1198-05 - November 2005)
– From SGT Hook — Lance Corporal Lucente

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Condolences to the Family, Friends, and Comrades of the following Americans who lost their lives while in the pursuit of gaining freedom for others.

17 - 1197-05 - November 2005
The Department of Defense announced today the the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

2nd Lt. Donald R. McGlothlin, 26, of Lebanon, Va., died Nov. 16 from small arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in Ubaydi, Iraq. He was assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. His unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

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17 - 1198-05 - November 2005
The Department of Defense announced today the death of four Marines, who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Lance Cpl. Roger W. Deeds, 24, of Biloxi, Miss.
Lance Cpl. John A. Lucente, 19, of Grass Valley, Calif.
Cpl. Jeffry A. Rogers, 21, of Oklahoma City, Okla.
Cpl. Joshua J. Ware, 20, of Apache, Okla.

All four Marines died Nov. 16 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in Ubaydi, Iraq. Deeds, Rogers and Ware all died as a result of enemy small arms fire, while Lucente died from wounds sustained from an enemy hand grenade. All four Marines were assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, their unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

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17 - 1199-05 - November 2005
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Pvt. Dylan R. Paytas, 20, of Freedom, Pa., died in Baqubah, Iraq, on Nov. 16, from injuries sustained from multiple gunshot wounds. Paytas was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.

The incident is under investigation.

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17 - 1200-05 - November 2005
The Department of Defense announced today the death of four soldiers, who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died of injuries sustained in Taji, Iraq, on Nov. 15, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during combat operations. The soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Killed were:
Staff Sgt. James E. Estep, 26, of Leesburg, Fla., in Taji, Iraq, on Nov. 15.
Spc. Matthew J. Holley, 21, of San Diego, Calif., in Taji, Iraq, on Nov. 15.
Spc. Alexis Roman-Cruz, 33, of Brandon, Fla., in Balad, Iraq, on Nov. 16.
Pfc. Travis J. Grigg, 24, of Inola, Okla., in Taji, Iraq, on Nov. 15.

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