This weekend marks one of the most sacred holidays of the year for me -- Memorial Day. It is a time to reflect on those who gave all for their country. It is our solemn duty to never forget and to honor their memories.
To the service members who died under my command in Iraq, and their families, I will carry your memory with me always. Thank you for what you did for our mission, and thank you for your accomplishments for our country.
You will never be forgotten.
Operation Iraqi Freedom
3rd "Greywolf" Brigade Combat Team
1st Cavalry Division
Oct. 2006-Dec. 2007
(in order of life given for the U.S.A.)
1SG RICKY MCGINNIS ◊ SPC KENNETH HAINES ◊ SFC SCHUYLER HAYNES ◊ SGT MITCHELL MUTZ ◊ CPT JOHN DENNISON ◊ CPT RHETT SCHILLER ◊ SSG DANIEL MORRIS ◊ SGT JAY GAUTHREAUX ◊ SPC TROY COOPER ◊ CPL JOHN BARTA ◊ CPL JONATHAN SCHILLER ◊ CPL RICH SMITH ◊ SPC STEPHEN RADERSTORF ◊ SPC RYAN BERG ◊ SSG GREGORY WRIGHT ◊ SPC NATHAN FAIRLIE ◊ MAJ ALAN JOHNSON ◊ SPC ERIC SIEGER ◊ SPC CLARENCE SPENCER ◊ SPC LEE CAMACHO ◊ SSG ALAN SHAW ◊ SSG ERIC ROSS ◊ CPT DONNIE BELSER ◊ PFC BRANDON CUMMINGS ◊ SGT JOHN RODE ◊ SGT CARL SIEGART ◊ SPC RONNIE MADORE ◊ SPC JEREMY BARNETT ◊ SPC RYAN RUSSELL ◊ SPC BLAKE HARRIS ◊ PV2 BARRY MAYO ◊ PFC ADAM ROSEMA ◊ SPC STEPHEN KOWALCZYK ◊ SPC BRIAN CHAVALIER ◊ SFC BENJAMIN SEBBAN ◊ SGT ANTHONY KAISER ◊ PFC JASON NUNEZ ◊ SGT JASON SWIGER ◊ PFC ORLANDO GONZALES ◊ PV2 ANTHONY WHITE ◊ SPC JASON SHAFFER ◊ CPT JONATHAN GRASSBAUGH ◊ SPC EBE EMOLO ◊ SPC LEVI HOOVER ◊ PFC RODNEY MCCANDLESS ◊ 1LT PHILLIP NEEL ◊ SGT JESSE WILLIAMS ◊ SGT BRICE PEARSON ◊ SSG WILLIAM MOORE ◊ PFC JERRY KING ◊ 1LT KEVIN GASPERS ◊ SGT KENNETH LOCKER ◊ SPC RANDELL MARSHALL ◊ SPC MICHAEL VAUGHAN ◊ PFC MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ ◊ PFC GARRETT KNOLL ◊ PFC JEFFERY AVERY ◊ PV2 MICHAEL PURSEL ◊ SPC MATTHEW ALEXANDER ◊ SPC JOEL LEWIS ◊ SPC ANTHONY BRADSHAW ◊ SGT JASON HARKINS ◊ SGT VICENZA ROMEO ◊ SPC DAN NGUYEN ◊ SPC JASON VAUGHN ◊ 1LT ANDREW BACEVICH ◊ SGT ANSELMO MARTINEZ ◊ SPC JOSHUA ROMERO ◊ SPC CASEY NASH ◊ SGT IOSWIO ORUO ◊ SPC ALEXANDER ROSA ◊ SPC FRANCIS TRUSSEL ◊ SPC ZACHARY BAKER ◊ SGT ANTHONY EWING ◊ SPC JAMES SUMMERS ◊ PFC ALEXANDRE ALEXEEV ◊ 2LT KILE WEST ◊ SGT JONATHAN MARKHAM ◊ SPC DARRICK DEHN ◊ SGT ANDREWS HIGGINS ◊ SSG TIMOTHY COLE ◊ PV2 SCOTT MILLER ◊ SPC DAMON LEGRAND ◊ SPC JOSIAH HOLLOPETER ◊ PFC DARRYL LINDER ◊ PVT MICHAEL BALOGA ◊ SSG JOAN DURAN ◊ PFC WILLIAM WARFORD ◊ PFC DANE BALCON ◊ SGT TERRY WAGONER ◊ SPC TODD MOTLEY ◊ PV2 CHRISTOPHER MCCLOUD ◊ SPC JONATHAN RIVADENEIRA ◊ SPC NICHOLAS OLSEN ◊ SPC DONALD VALENTINE ◊ SPC JOSEPH LANDRY ◊ PFC LUIGI MARCIANTE ◊ SPC DAVID WATSON ◊ SSG KEVIN BROWN ◊ SSG DONNIE DIXON ◊ SPC VINCENT MADERO ◊ CPL ADAM CHITJIAN ◊ SPC JERMAINE FRANKLIN ◊ SPC CHRISTOPHER KRUSE ◊ SPC PETER SCHMIDT ◊ SGT KENNETH BOOKER ◊ SPC CHRISTOPHER NELSON ◊ PVT MARIUS FERRERO ◊ SPC JASON LEE