April 7

U.S. & Coalition Fallen in Iraq

On This Date, April 7, 2003 - 2007
Twenty-one

2003 -- 8

Lcpl. Andrew Julian Aviles, 18, Tampa, Florida; U.S. Marine 4th Assault Amphibious BN, 4th Marine Division: Hostile - hostile fire Central part

Capt. Eric Bruce Das, 30, Amarillo, Texas; U.S. Air Force 333rd Fighter Squadron: Hostile - jet crash Tikrit (near)

Ssg. Lincoln Daniel Hollinsaid, 27, Malden, Illinois; U.S. Army B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion: Hostile - hostile fire - RPG attack Baghdad airport

2Lt Jeffrey Joseph Kaylor, 24, Clifton, Virginia; U.S. Army C Battery, 39th Field Artillery Battalion: Hostile - hostile fire - grenade Baghdad

Cpl. Jesus Martin Antonio Medellin, 21, Fort Worth, Texas; U.S. Marine 3rd Assault Amphibious BN, 1st Marine Division: Hostile - hostile fire Central part

Pfc. Anthony Scott Miller, 19, San Antonio, Texas; U.S. Army H&H Company, 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade: Hostile - hostile fire - mortar attack Baghdad (south of)

Spc. George Arthur Mitchell Jr., 35, Rawlings, Maryland, U.S. Army H&H Company, 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade: Hostile - hostile fire - mortar attack Baghdad (south of)

Maj. William Randolph Watkins III, 37, Danville, Virginia; U.S. Air Force 333rd Fighter Squadron: Hostile - jet crash Tikrit (near)

2004 -- 6

Spc. Tyanna S. Felder, 22, Bridgeport, Connecticut; U.S. Army 296th Brigade Support BN, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Balad

Sfc. William W. Labadie Jr., 45, Bauxite, Arkansas; U.S. Army National Guard Troop E, 151st Cavalry Squadron, 39th INF Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division: Hostile - hostile fire - rocket attack Camp Cooke (Taji)

Sfc. Marvin Lee Miller, 38, Dunn, North Carolina; U.S. Army 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry REG, 1st Infantry Division: Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Balad

Capt. Brent L. Morel, 27, Martin, Tennessee; U.S. Marine 1st Recon BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force: Hostile - hostile fire Fallujah

Ssg. George S. Rentschler, 31, Louisville, Kentucky; U.S. Army 1st BN, 35th Armored REG, 1st Armored Division: Hostile - hostile fire - RPG attack Baghdad (Diala Police Sta.)

2Lt. John Thomas "J.T." Wroblewski, 25, Oak Ridge, New Jersey; U.S. Marine 2nd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force: Hostile - hostile fire Ramadi

2005 -- 1

Lcpl. Juan C. Venegas, 21, Simi Valley, California; U.S. Marine 3rd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force: Hostile - vehicle accident Fallujah

2006 -- 1

Cpl. Richard P. Waller, 22, Fort Worth, Texas; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force: Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Khan Dari

2007 -- 5

Spc. Ebe F. Emolo, 33, Greensboro, North Carolina; U.S. Army 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Zaganiyah

Capt. Jonathan D. Grassbaugh, 25, East Hampstead, New Hampshire; U.S. Army 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Zaganiyah

Pfc. Levi K. Hoover, 23, Midland, Michigan; U.S. Army 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Zaganiyah

Pfc. Rodney L. McCandless, 21, Camden, Arkansas; U.S. Army 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Zaganiyah

Com. Philip A. Murphy-Sweet, 42, Caldwell, Idaho; U.S. Navy Joint Contracting Command-Iraq: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Baghdad

* Source: icasualties.org via The Iraq Memorial Portal .