Howard P. Allen
Hometown: Mesa
Age: 31
Unit: Army National Guard, 860th Military Police Company, Phoenix
Rank: Sergeant
Died: Sept. 26, 2005
Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his Humvee in Baghdad.
Caleb P. Christopher
Hometown: Chandler
Age: 25
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Rank: Sergeant
Died: June 3, 2007
Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his vehicle.
Eric F. Cooke
Hometown: Scottsdale
Age: 43
Unit: Army
Rank: Command sergeant major
Died: Dec. 24, 2003
Incident: Killed when his convoy vehicle was struck by a makeshift bomb.
Douglas C. Desjardins
Hometown: Mesa
Age: 24
Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Ray Barracks, Giessen, Germany
Rank: Specialist
Died: Nov. 5, 2006
Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb detonated near his M1A1 Abrams tank during combat operations in Ramadi.
Joseph J. Duenas
Hometown: Mesa
Age: 23
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Rank: Private First Class
Died: March 30, 2006
Incident: Died from noncombat injuries while returning from combat operations in Kirkuk province.
Andrew C. Ehrlich
Hometown: Mesa
Age: 21
Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany
Rank: Specialist
Died: Oct. 18, 2004
Incident: Died of noncombat injuries in Muqdadiyah.
Darrel D. Kasson
Hometown: Florence
Age: 43
Unit: Army, 259th Security Forces Company, Phoenix
Rank: Staff sergeant
Died: March 4, 2007
Incident: Died in Tikrit of wounds suffered when a makeshift bomb exploded near his vehicle in Bayji.
Robert N. Martens
Hometown: Queen Creek
Age: 20
Unit: Navy, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Rank: Hospitalman
Died: Sept. 6, 2005
Incident: Died from injuries suffered as a passenger in a Humvee that rolled over in Qaim.
Jason L. Merrill
Hometown: Mesa
Age: 22
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Wurzburg, Germany
Rank: Sergeant
Died: Sept. 3, 2006
Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad.
Dominique J. Nicolas
Hometown: Scottsdale
Age: 30
Unit: Marines, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Rank: Corporal
Died: May 26, 2004
Incident: Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province.
Justin B. Onwordi
Hometown: Chandler
Age: 28
Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion, 12th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Rank: Specialist
Died: Aug. 2, 2004
Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad.
Jeremiah W. Robinson
Hometown: Mesa
Age: 20
Unit: Army National Guard, 860th Military Police Company, Phoenix
Rank: Specialist
Died: Oct. 16, 2005
Incident: Died of injuries suffered when a makeshift bomb exploded near his Humvee during convoy operations in Baghdad.
Nicholas R. Sowinski
Hometown: Tempe
Age: 25
Unit: Army, 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska
Rank: Sergeant
Died: Oct. 11, 2006
Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad.
Elijah Tai Wah Wong
Hometown: Mesa
Age: 42
Unit: Army, 363rd Explosive Ordnance Company, Army National Guard, Casa Grande
Rank: Sergeant
Died: Feb. 9, 2004
Incident: Killed while defusing unexploded ordnance in Sinjar.
Nathan D. White
Hometown: Mesa
Age: 30
Unit: Navy, Strike Fighter Squadron One Nine Five (VFA 195), Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5), USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)
Rank: Lieutenant
Died: April 2, 2003
Incident: F/A-18C Hornet lost over Iraq
Kelly D. Youngblood
Hometown: Mesa
Age: 19
Unit: Army, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Rank: Private
Died: Feb. 18, 2007
Incident: Killed during combat operations in Ramadi.
