the sacrifice

Operation Arrowhead Ripper

The Battle of Baqubah, the Surge into Diyala, and ultimately Operation Arrowhead Ripper marked some of the fiercest combat engagements during the Iraq War. These operations claimed the lives of 145 U.S. Army Veterans and wounded over 650—an enduring reminder of the ultimate military sacrifice made in service to the nation.

KILLED IN ACTION

ComponentName (Last, First M)RankDate of DeathAgeHome CityState
ACTIVE DUTYMCGINNIS, RICKY LEE1SGOctober 26, 200642HAMILTONOH
RESERVEHENDERSON, MILES PARKERCW2November 6, 200624AMARILLOTX
ACTIVE DUTYPRIESTNER, JOHN RICHARDCW4November 6, 200642LERAYSVILLEPA
ACTIVE DUTYWHITE, LUCAS TIMOTHYSGTNovember 6, 200628MOSES LAKEWA
ACTIVE DUTYGARCIA, JUSTIN RIVEROCPLNovember 14, 200626ELMHURSTNY
ACTIVE DUTYDENNISON, JOHN RYANCPTNovember 15, 200624IJAMSVILLEMD
ACTIVE DUTYHAYNES, SCHUYLER
BONTECOU		SFCNovember 15, 200640NEW YORKNY
ACTIVE DUTYMUTZ, MITCHELL THOMASSGTNovember 15, 200623FALLS CITYTX
ACTIVE DUTYSCHILLER, RHETT WILLIAMCPTNovember 16, 200626WATERFORDWI
ACTIVE DUTYMORRIS, DANIEL MARSHALLSSGNovember 25, 200628CLINTONTN
ACTIVE DUTYCOOPER, TROY DALEPFCDecember 3, 200621AMARILLOTX
ACTIVE DUTYHAINES, KENNETH WALTERSPCDecember 3, 200625FULTONNY
ACTIVE DUTYGAUTHREAUX, JAY RYANSGTDecember 4, 200626VACHERIELA
ACTIVE DUTYBARTA, JOHN PAULCPLDecember 23, 200625CORPUS CHRISTITX
ACTIVE DUTYSCHILLER, JONATHAN ERICCPLDecember 31, 200620OTTUMWAIA
ACTIVE DUTYSMITH, RICHARD ANTHONYCPLDecember 31, 200620GRAND PRAIRIETX
ACTIVE DUTYRADERSTORF, STEPHEN
JAMES		CPLJanuary 7, 200721PEORIAAZ
ACTIVE DUTYBERG, RYAN RUSSELLSPCJanuary 9, 200719SABINE PASSTX
ACTIVE DUTYWRIGHT, GREGROY ANTHONYSGTJanuary 13, 200728BOSTONMA
ACTIVE DUTYALLGOOD, BRIAN DUANECOLJanuary 20, 200746ALTUSOK
NATIONAL
GUARD		BOOKER, DARRYL DEMETRIALSSGJanuary 20, 200737MIDLOTHIANVA
NATIONAL
GUARD		BROWN, JOHN GARYSFCJanuary 20, 200743LITTLE ROCKAR
NATIONAL
GUARD		CANEGATA, DAVID
CORNELIUS III		LTCJanuary 20, 200750SAINT CROIXVI
NATIONAL
GUARD		GABBARD, MARILYN LEACSMJanuary 20, 200746POLK CITYIA
NATIONAL
GUARD		HALLER, ROGER WOODSCSMJanuary 20, 200749DAVIDSONVILLEMD
NATIONAL
GUARD		KELLY, PAUL MICHAELCOLJanuary 20, 200745STAFFORDVA
NATIONAL
GUARD		LAKE, FLOYD EVERETT SRSFCJanuary 20, 200743SAINT THOMASVI
ACTIVE DUTYLANGARICA, VICTOR MANUELCPLJanuary 20, 200729DECATURGA
NATIONAL
GUARD		LYERLY, SEAN EDWARDCPTJanuary 20, 200731PFLUGERVILLETX
NATIONAL
GUARD		TAYLOR, MICHAEL VERNONCPTJanuary 20, 200740NORTH LITTLE
ROCK		AR
NATIONAL
GUARD		WARREN, WILLIAM THOMASSGMJanuary 20, 200748NORTH LITTLE
ROCK		AR
ACTIVE DUTYLEIJA, HECTORSSGJanuary 24, 200727HOUSTONTX
ACTIVE DUTYFAIRLIE, NATHAN PAULSPCJanuary 26, 200721CANDORNY
RESERVEJOHNSON, ALAN RICARDOMAJJanuary 26, 200744YAKIMAWA
ACTIVE DUTYSIEGER, ERIC RUDOLFCPLFebruary 1, 200718LAYTONUT
ACTIVE DUTYSPENCER, CLARENCE
TAVARES		PV2February 4, 200724SAN DIEGOCA
ACTIVE DUTYCAMACHO, LEE ROY APATANGCPLFebruary 9, 200728SAIPANMP
ACTIVE DUTYROSS, ERIC SHEASSGFebruary 9, 200726KENDUSKEAGME
ACTIVE DUTYSHAW, ALAN WAYNESSGFebruary 9, 200731LITTLE ROCKAR
ACTIVE DUTYBELSER, DONNIE RAY JRCPTFebruary 10, 200728ANNISTONAL
ACTIVE DUTYCUMMINGS, BRANDEN
CHARLES		PFCFebruary 14, 200720TITUSVILLEFL
ACTIVE DUTYMADORE, RONNIE GENE JRSPCFebruary 14, 200734SAN DIEGOCA
ACTIVE DUTYRODE, JOHN DAVIDSGTFebruary 14, 200724PINEVILLENC
ACTIVE DUTYSEIGART, CARL LEONARDSGTFebruary 14, 200732GROVER BEACHCA
ACTIVE DUTYBARNETT, JEREMY DAVIDSGTFebruary 24, 200727MINERAL CITYOH
ACTIVE DUTYBELL, RYAN MICHAELSPCMarch 5, 200721COLVILLEWA
ACTIVE DUTYESTES, JUSTIN MICHAELSSGMarch 5, 200725SIMSAR
ACTIVE DUTYHARRIS, BLAKE ANDREWSGTMarch 5, 200722PUEBLOCO
ACTIVE DUTYKOSTERS, CORY CHRISTIANPFCMarch 5, 200719THE
WOODLANDS		TX
ACTIVE DUTYMAYO, BARRY WAYNEPV2March 5, 200721ECRUMS
ACTIVE DUTYPERKINS, ANDREW CAINESGTMarch 5, 200727NORTHGLENNCO
ACTIVE DUTYROLLINS, JUSTIN ALLANSPCMarch 5, 200722NEWPORTNH
ACTIVE DUTYRUSSELL, RYAN DAVIDCPLMarch 5, 200720ELM CITYNC
ACTIVE DUTYSTANLEY, ROBERT MARSHALLSSGMarch 5, 200727SPOTSYLVANIAVA
ACTIVE DUTYCHEVALIER, BRIAN LUTHERCPLMarch 14, 200721ATHENSGA
ACTIVE DUTYKOWALCZYK, STEPHEN
MATTHEW		CPLMarch 14, 200732SAN DIEGOCA
ACTIVE DUTYROSEMA, ADAM JASONSPCMarch 14, 200727PASADENACA
ACTIVE DUTYKAISER, ANTHONY ADAMSPCMarch 17, 200727NARROWSBURGNY
ACTIVE DUTYSEBBAN, BENJAMIN LUCIENSFCMarch 17, 200729CHATTANOOGATN
ACTIVE DUTYGONZALEZ, ORLANDO ERICPFCMarch 25, 200721NEW FREEDOMPA
ACTIVE DUTYNUNEZ, JASONCPLMarch 25, 200722NARANJITOPR
ACTIVE DUTYSWIGER, JASON WILLIAMSGTMarch 25, 200724SOUTH
PORTLAND		ME
ACTIVE DUTYWHITE, ANTHONY JAMESPV2March 25, 200721COLUMBIASC
ACTIVE DUTYSHAFFER, JASON ALANSGTApril 5, 200728DERRYPA
ACTIVE DUTYEMOLO, EBE FIRMINSPCApril 7, 200733GREENSBORONC
ACTIVE DUTYGRASSBAUGH, JONATHAN
DAVID		CPTApril 7, 200725EAST
HAMPSTEAD		NH
ACTIVE DUTYHOOVER, LEVI KENNITHSPCApril 7, 200723MIDLANDMI
ACTIVE DUTYMCCANDLESS, RODNEY LYNNSPCApril 7, 200721CAMDENAR
ACTIVE DUTYNEEL, PHILLIP ISAAC1LTApril 8, 200727FREDERICKSBUR
G		TX
ACTIVE DUTYWILLIAMS, JESSE LAWRENCESSGApril 8, 200725SANTA ROSACA
ACTIVE DUTYAVERY, JEFFREY ALANPFCApril 23, 200719COLORADO
SPRINGS		CO
ACTIVE DUTYGASPERS, KEVIN JOHN1LTApril 23, 200726HASTINGSNE
ACTIVE DUTYKING, JERRY RYENSPCApril 23, 200719BOWERSVILLEGA
ACTIVE DUTYKNOLL, GARRETT CHARLESPFCApril 23, 200723BAD AXEMI
ACTIVE DUTYLOCKER, KENNETH EDWARD
JR		SSGApril 23, 200728WAKEFIELDNE
ACTIVE DUTYMARSHALL, RANDELL TONYSGTApril 23, 200722FITZGERALDGA
ACTIVE DUTYMOORE, WILLIAM CLINTSSGApril 23, 200727BENSONNC
ACTIVE DUTYPEARSON, BRICE ALLANSGTApril 23, 200732PHOENIXAZ
ACTIVE DUTYRODRIGUEZ, MICHAEL JOELSPCApril 23, 200720SANFORDNC
ACTIVE DUTYVAUGHAN, MICHAEL LOUISSGTApril 23, 200720OTISOR
ACTIVE DUTYALEXANDER, MATTHEW LEECPLMay 6, 200721GRETNANE
ACTIVE DUTYBRADSHAW, ANTHONY
MITCHELL		CPLMay 6, 200721SAN ANTONIOTX
ACTIVE DUTYHARKINS, JASON ROBERTSGTMay 6, 200725CLARKESVILLEGA
ACTIVE DUTYLEWIS, JOEL WILLIAMSGTMay 6, 200728SANDIA PARKNM
ACTIVE DUTYPURSEL, MICHAEL AVERYCPLMay 6, 200719CLINTONUT
ACTIVE DUTYROMEO, VINCENZOSSGMay 6, 200723LODINJ
ACTIVE DUTYNGUYEN, DAN HONGCPLMay 8, 200724SUGAR LANDTX
ACTIVE DUTYVAUGHN, JASON WALTERSGTMay 10, 200729IUKAMS
ACTIVE DUTYBACEVICH, ANDREW JOHN1LTMay 13, 200727WALPOLEMA
ACTIVE DUTYMARTINEZ, ANSELMO IIISGTMay 18, 200726ROBSTOWNTX
ACTIVE DUTYNASH, CASEY WILLISSGTMay 18, 200722BALTIMOREMD
ACTIVE DUTYROMERO, JOSHUA GLENCPLMay 18, 200719CROWLEYTX
ACTIVE DUTYURUO, IOSIWOSGTMay 24, 200727AGANA HEIGHTSGU
ACTIVE DUTYROSA, ALEXANDER JRSPCMay 25, 200722ORLANDOFL
ACTIVE DUTYTRUSSEL, FRANCIS MARION
JR		CPLMay 26, 200721LINCOLNIL
ACTIVE DUTYALEXEEV, ALEXANDRE
ALEXANDROVICH		CPLMay 28, 200723WILMINGTONCA
ACTIVE DUTYBAKER, ZACHARY DAVIDCPLMay 28, 200724VILONIAAR
ACTIVE DUTYCEDENO SANCHEZ, JUNIORCPLMay 28, 200720MIAMIFL
ACTIVE DUTYCHURCH, THEODORE ULANDCW2May 28, 200732FAIRBORNOH
ACTIVE DUTYEWING, ANTHONY DAVIDSGTMay 28, 200722PHOENIXAZ
ACTIVE DUTYHEIDTMAN, KEITH NEIL1LTMay 28, 200724NORWICHCT
ACTIVE DUTYMCFALL, THOMAS MICHAELSSGMay 28, 200736GLENDORACA
ACTIVE DUTYSUMMERS, JAMES EUGENE IIICPLMay 28, 200721BOURBONMO
ACTIVE DUTYWEST, KILE GRANT1LTMay 28, 200723PASADENATX
ACTIVE DUTYMARKHAM, JONATHAN ALLANSGTMay 29, 200722BEDFORDTX
ACTIVE DUTYDOMINO, CHADRICK OMARSGTMay 31, 200723ENNISTX
ACTIVE DUTYCATALAN, ROMELCPLJune 2, 200721LOS ANGELESCA
ACTIVE DUTYDEHN, DARIEK EUGENESGTJune 2, 200732SPANGLEWA
ACTIVE DUTYHIGGINS, ANDREW JAMES
DUQUETTE		SGTJune 5, 200728HAYWARDCA
ACTIVE DUTYCOLE, TIMOTHY BRUCE JRSSGJune 6, 200728MISSOURI CITYTX
ACTIVE DUTYMILLER, SCOTT ALANPV2June 9, 200720CASPERWY
ACTIVE DUTYLEGRAND, DAMON GLENNCPLJune 12, 200727LAKESIDECA
ACTIVE DUTYHOLLOPETER, JOSIAH WAYNESPCJune 14, 200727SAN DIEGOCA
ACTIVE DUTYLINDER, DARRYL WARDLAWCPLJune 19, 200723HICKORYNC
ACTIVE DUTYDAHL, JOEL ANTHONYSGTJune 23, 200721LOS LUNASNM
ACTIVE DUTYCAUSOR, ROBERTO JUNIOR
JR		SPCJuly 7, 200721SAN JOSECA
ACTIVE DUTYBALOGA, MICHAEL ANDREWPV2July 26, 200721EVERETTWA
ACTIVE DUTYALCANTARA, JUAN MARIELCPLAugust 6, 200722NEW YORKNY
ACTIVE DUTYGUMMERSALL, NICHOLAS
AARON		SGTAugust 6, 200723CHUBBUCKID
ACTIVE DUTYKHAN, KAREEM RASHAD
SULTAN		CPLAugust 6, 200720OCEAN ACRESNJ
ACTIVE DUTYTHOMPSON, JACOB MARTINSSGAugust 6, 200726NORTH
MANKATO		MN
ACTIVE DUTYDURAN, JOAN JOSESSGAugust 10, 200724ROXBURYMA
ACTIVE DUTYPIRELLI, ROBERT RYANSSGAugust 15, 200729FRANKLINMA
ACTIVE DUTYBALCON, DANE RODRIGOSPCSeptember 5, 200719COLORADO
SPRINGS		CO
ACTIVE DUTYJENSEN, DREW NCPTSeptember 7, 200727CLACKAMASOR
ACTIVE DUTYMCCLOUD, CHRISTOPHER
MICHAEL		PFCSeptember 14, 200724MALAKOFFTX
ACTIVE DUTYMOTLEY, TODD AARONCPLSeptember 14, 200723CLAREMI
ACTIVE DUTYRIVADENEIRA, JONATHANCPLSeptember 14, 200722JACKSON
HEIGHTS		NY
ACTIVE DUTYWAGONER, TERRY DANIELSSGSeptember 14, 200728PIEDMONTSC
ACTIVE DUTYLANDRY, JOSEPH NED IIICPLSeptember 18, 200723PENSACOLAFL
ACTIVE DUTYOLSON, NICHOLAS PAULCPLSeptember 18, 200722NOVATOCA
ACTIVE DUTYVALENTINE, DONALD EUGENE
III		CPLSeptember 18, 200721ORANGE PARKFL
ACTIVE DUTYMARCIANTE, LUIGI JRCPLSeptember 20, 200725ELIZABETHNJ
ACTIVE DUTYWATSON, DAVID LEECPLSeptember 22, 200729NEWPORTAR
ACTIVE DUTYBROWN, KEVIN RAYSSGSeptember 25, 200738HARRAHOK
ACTIVE DUTYDIXON, DONNIE DWAYNESSGSeptember 29, 200737MIAMIFL
ACTIVE DUTYMADERO, VINCENT
ALEXANDER		SPCOctober 17, 200722PORT HUENEMECA
ACTIVE DUTYCHITJIAN, ADAM JAMESCPLOctober 25, 200739PHILADELPHIAPA
ACTIVE DUTYFRANKLIN, JERMAINE
DONNELL		SPCNovember 9, 200722ARLINGTONTX
ACTIVE DUTYKRUSE, CHRISTOPHER RYANSGTNovember 13, 200723EMPORIAKS
ACTIVE DUTYSCHMIDT, PETER WILLIAMCPLNovember 13, 200730EUREKACA
ACTIVE DUTYBOOKER, KENNETH RAYMONDSGTNovember 14, 200725VEVAYIN
ACTIVE DUTYFERRERO, MARIUS
LEONARDO		PFCNovember 18, 200723MIAMIFL
ACTIVE DUTYLEE, JASON THOMASSPCNovember 18, 200726FRUITPORTMI
ACTIVE DUTYNELSON, CHRISTOPHER
JOSEPH		CPLNovember 18, 200722ROCHESTERWA