May 8

U.S. & Coalition Fallen in Iraq

On This Date, May 8, 2003 - 2007
Eighteen

2003 -- 2

Gnr. Duncan Pritchard, 22, homebased RAF Honington in Suffolk, England; Royal Air Force, 16 Squadron: Non-hostile - vehicle accident Not reported

Pfc. Marlin T. Rockhold, 23, Hamilton, Ohio; U.S. Army 3rd BN, 7th INF REG, 3rd Infantry Division: Hostile - hostile fire - sniper fire Baghdad

2004 -- 6

Spc. Philip D. Brown, 21, Jamestown, North Dakota; U.S. Army National Guard Company B, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Balad

Spc. James J. Holmes, 28, East Grand Forks, Minnesota; U.S. Army National Guard C Company, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack [died Landstuhl Reg. Med. Ctr.]

WO1 Marek Krajewski, 34, Stezyca (near Deblin), Poland; Polish Army Provincial Military Staff: Non-hostile - vehicle accident Karbala (near)

Sgt. Isela Rubalcava, 25, El Paso, Texas; U.S. Army 296th Combat Support BN, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division: Hostile - hostile fire - mortar attack Mosul

Captain Slawomir Strózak, 34, Jaworzno, Poland; Polish Army, 18 Bielski Airborne-Assault Battalion: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Baghdad (military hospital)

Spc. Chase R. Whitman, 21, Eugene, Oregon; U.S. Army 296th Forward Support BN, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division: Non-hostile - electrocution Mosul (near)

2005 -- 6

Cpl. Dustin A. Derga, 24, Columbus, Ohio; U.S. Marine Reserve 3rd BN, 25th Marine REG, 4th Marine Division: Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Al Ubaydi (nr. Al Qaim, Syrian border)

Sgt. Gary A. "Andy" Eckert Jr., 24, Sylvania, Ohio; U.S. Army Reserve 983rd Engineer Battalion: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Balad (mil. hosp.)

Spc. Steven Ray Givens, 26, Mobile, Alabama; U.S. Army 1st BN, 15th INF Reg, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division: Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Samarra (near)

Ssg. Thor H. Ingraham, 24, Murrysville, Pennsylvania; U.S. Army 1st BN, 506th INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Khaldiyah (near)

Pfc. Nicolas E. Messmer, 20, Gahanna/Franklin, Ohio; U.S. Army 1st BN, 506th INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Khaldiyah (near)

Lcpl. Lawrence R. Philippon, 22, Hartford, Connecticut; U.S. Marine 3rd BN, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force: Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Al Qaim (nr. Syrian border)

2006 -- 1

Ssg. Gregory A. Wagner, 35, Mitchell, South Dakota; U.S. Army National Guard 1st BN, 147th Field Artillery: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Baghdad

2007 -- 3

Spc. Kyle A. Little, 20, West Boylston, Massachusetts; U.S. Army Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Salman Pak

Spc. Dan H. Nguyen, 24, Sugarland, Texas; U.S. Army 1st BN, 12th Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division: Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Tahrir

Sgt. Blake C. Stephens, 25, Pocatello, Idaho; U.S. Army Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Salman Pak

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