10 Years After Start of Iraq War, County Still Feels Effects of Casualties
Four military personnel from Anne Arundel County and 77 from Maryland have died since 2003.
Since the invasion of Iraq on March 19, 2003, four military service members from Anne Arundel County have died in war, according to a database managed by the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count.
The casualties are among the 77 from the state of Maryland who died while serving in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, National Guard and Reserves.
Just two days following the invasion, Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Waters-Bey, of Baltimore, became the first casualty from Maryland, dying in a helicopter crash on March 21, 2003.
- U.S. Army Pvt. Eric Kavanagh died on Sept. 20, 2006 and was the first casualty from Anne Arundel County. The 20 year old, who has family in Severna Park and Glen Burnie, died when an explosive device his his vehicle Baghdad.
- One day later on Sept. 21, 2006, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Eric W. Herzberg of Severna Park died from hostile fire near Baghdad.
- Command Sgt. Maj. Roger W. Haller of Davidsonville died in Iraq on Jan. 20, 2007. The 49-year-old Davidsonville resident perished along with 11 others when his helicopter was shot down northeast of Baghdad.
- U.S. Army Spec. Micheal B. Matlock, Jr., a 21-year-old Glen Burnie native, died on Feb. 20, 2008 when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle in Baghdad.
The website for the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count lists a total of 4,804 fatalities from Operation Iraqi Freedom, with California (476), Texas (420), Florida (196), Pennsylvania (196) and Ohio (188) the five states with the highest counts.
|
Date |
Name |
Rank |
Age |
Cause |
Branch |
City |
|
9/16 2006 |
Roddy, David Sean |
Petty Officer 2nd Class |
32 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Navy |
Aberdeen |
|
9/10 2007 |
Brown-Weeks, Ari D. |
Specialist |
23 |
Non-hostile - vehicle rollover |
U.S. Army |
Abingdon |
|
9/16 2010 |
Burner III, John F. |
Sergeant |
32 |
Non-hostile - illness - pulmonary embolis |
U.S. Army |
Baltimore |
|
5/24 2007 |
Dunham, Robert E. |
Sergeant 1st Class |
36 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Army |
Baltimore |
|
5/18 2007 |
Nash, Casey W. |
Specialist |
22 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Army |
Baltimore |
|
5/17 2007 |
Hamm, Jonathan V. |
Private 1st Class |
20 |
Hostile - hostile fire - indirect fire |
U.S. Army |
Baltimore |
|
4/29 2007 |
Martin, Jay Edward |
Staff Sergeant |
29 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Army |
Baltimore |
|
4/21 2007 |
Harper, Marlon B. |
Staff Sergeant |
34 |
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, RPG |
U.S. Army |
Baltimore |
|
10/04 2006 |
Moudry, Christopher O. |
Staff Sergeant |
31 |
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire |
U.S. Army |
Baltimore |
|
8/24 2006 |
Williams, Dwayne E. |
Staff Sergeant |
28 |
Hostile - hostile fire - disarming IED |
U.S. Marine |
Baltimore |
|
6/26 2006 |
Potocki, Michael J. |
Private 1st Class |
21 |
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire |
U.S. Army |
Baltimore |
|
5/15 2006 |
Flint Jr., Marion |
Staff Sergeant |
29 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Army |
Baltimore |
|
10/14 2005 |
Ceo, Bernard L. |
Corporal |
23 |
Non-hostile - vehicle accident |
U.S. Army National Guard |
Baltimore |
|
10/14 2005 |
Conner, Brian R. |
Sergeant |
36 |
Non-hostile - vehicle accident |
U.S. Army National Guard |
Baltimore |
|
6/11 2005 |
Prince, Neil A. |
Sergeant 1st Class |
35 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Army |
Baltimore |
|
1/26 2005 |
Starr Jr., Michael L. |
Lance Corporal |
21 |
Non-hostile - helicopter crash |
U.S. Marine |
Baltimore |
|
10/03 2004 |
Pettaway Jr., James L. |
Staff Sergeant |
37 |
Non-hostile - vehicle accident |
U.S. Army Reserve |
Baltimore |
|
11/07 2003 |
Gilmore I, Cornell W. |
Command Sergeant Major |
45 |
Hostile - helicopter crash (missile attack) |
U.S. Army |
Baltimore |
|
10/25 2003 |
Cannon, Jakia Sheree |
Seaman |
20 |
Non-hostile |
U.S. Navy |
Baltimore |
|
3/21 2003 |
Waters-Bey, Kendall Damon |
Staff Sergeant |
29 |
Hostile - helicopter crash |
U.S. Marine |
Baltimore |
|
11/20 2008 |
Barnett, Charles Yi |
Private |
19 |
Non-hostile |
U.S. Army |
Bel Air |
|
2/07 2007 |
Parcell, Jennifer M. |
Corporal |
20 |
Hostile - hostile fire |
U.S. Marine |
Bel Air |
|
6/29 2004 |
Adle, Patrick R. |
Lance Corporal |
21 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Marine Reserve |
Belair (nr. Baltimore) |
|
5/10 2006 |
Carbonaro, Alessandro |
Sergeant |
28 |
Hostile - hostile fire |
U.S. Marine |
Bethesda |
|
3/13 2004 |
Ford, Jason C. |
Specialist |
21 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Army |
Bowie |
|
1/25 2004 |
Mooney, Adam G. |
1st Lieutenant |
28 |
Non-hostile - helicopter crash |
U.S. Army |
Cambridge |
|
4/14 2003 |
Mileo, Jason David |
Corporal |
20 |
Hostile - friendly fire |
U.S. Marine |
Centreville |
|
8/18 2005 |
Doyle, Jeremy W. |
Staff Sergeant |
24 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Army |
Chesterton |
|
2/14 2004 |
Spry, Bryan N. |
Private |
19 |
Non-hostile - vehicle accident |
U.S. Army |
Chestertown |
|
10/05 2008 |
Stahlman, Michael R. |
Colonel |
45 |
Non-hostile |
U.S. Marine |
Chevy Chase |
|
11/12 2004 |
Branning, David M. |
Lance Corporal |
21 |
Hostile - hostile fire |
U.S. Marine |
Cockeysville |
|
1/14 2006 |
Watts, Justin J. |
Corporal |
20 |
Non-hostile - weapon discharge |
U.S. Marine |
Crownsville |
|
3/31 2004 |
Davis, Brandon L. |
Private |
20 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Army |
Cumberland |
|
1/20 2007 |
Haller, Roger W. |
Command Sergeant Major |
49 |
Hostile - helicopter crash |
U.S. Army National Guard |
Davidsonville |
|
3/11 2007 |
Latham, Thomas L. |
Sergeant |
23 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Army |
Delmar |
|
7/19 2007 |
Craig, Brandon M. |
Corporal |
25 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Army |
Earleville |
|
10/14 2005 |
Boswell, Samuel M. |
Corporal |
20 |
Non-hostile - vehicle accident |
U.S. Army National Guard |
Elkridge |
|
6/27 2005 |
Mariotti, Keith R. |
Chief Warrant Officer |
39 |
Hostile - helicopter crash (missile attack) |
U.S. Army |
Elkton |
|
5/18 2006 |
Seidel III, Robert |
1st Lieutenant |
23 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Army |
Emmitsburg |
|
5/11 2009 |
Yates Jr., Michael Edward |
Private 1st Class |
19 |
Non-hostile - small arms fire |
U.S. Army |
Federalsburg |
|
2/07 2007 |
Ruiz, Manuel A. |
Petty Officer 3rd Class |
21 |
Hostile - helicopter crash |
U.S. Navy |
Federalsburg |
|
3/03 2006 |
Snyder, Matthew A. |
Lance Corporal |
20 |
Non-hostile - vehicle accident |
U.S. Marine |
Finksburg |
|
10/29 2004 |
Fortune, Maurice Keith |
Sergeant |
25 |
Hostile - hostile fire - suicide car bomb |
U.S. Army |
Forestville |
|
9/12 2006 |
Perez, Emily J.T. |
2nd Lieutenant |
23 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Army |
Fort Washington |
|
7/27 2006 |
Higgins, James W. |
Lance Corporal |
22 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Marine |
Frederick |
|
8/23 2006 |
Barbieri, Thomas J. |
Specialist |
24 |
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire |
U.S. Army |
Gaithersburg |
|
2/20 2008 |
Matlock, Jr., Micheal B. |
Specialist |
21 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Army |
Glen Burnie |
|
9/20 2006 |
Kavanagh, Eric |
Private |
20 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Army |
Glen Burnie |
|
11/30 2005 |
Snyder, Joshua D. |
Corporal |
20 |
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire |
U.S. Marine |
Hampstead |
|
11/29 2004 |
Hayes, Erik W. |
Specialist |
24 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Army |
Harney/Cascade |
|
1/08 2004 |
Walker, Jeffrey C. |
Sergeant |
33 |
Hostile - helicopter shot down |
U.S. Army |
Havre de Grace |
|
11/15 2006 |
Dennison, John R. |
Captain |
24 |
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire |
U.S. Army |
Ijamsville |
|
8/05 2004 |
Faulstich Jr., Raymond J. |
Private 1st Class |
24 |
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, rpg |
U.S. Army |
Leonardtown |
|
7/21 2006 |
Wallace, Matthew P. |
Corporal |
22 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Army |
Lexington Park |
|
8/15 2007 |
Samuels, Princess C. |
Sergeant |
22 |
Hostile - hostile fire - indirect fire |
U.S. Army |
Mitchellville |
|
9/17 2006 |
Davis, David J. |
Sergeant |
32 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Army |
Mount Airy |
|
4/08 2007 |
Neel, Phillip I. |
1st Lieutenant |
27 |
Hostile - hostile fire - grenade |
U.S. Army |
Not reported yet |
|
4/30 2009 |
McIlvaine, James R. |
Sergeant |
26 |
Hostile - hostile fire |
U.S. Marine |
Olney |
|
10/19 2005 |
Anderson III, Norman W. |
Lance Corporal |
21 |
Hostile - hostile fire - suicide car bomb |
U.S. Marine |
Parkton |
|
11/14 2004 |
Burger Jr., Dale A. |
Corporal |
21 |
Hostile - hostile fire |
U.S. Marine |
Port Deposit |
|
10/19 2005 |
Frederick, Kendall K. |
Sergeant |
21 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Army Reserve |
Randallstown |
|
4/07 2003 |
Mitchell Jr., George Arthur |
Specialist |
35 |
Hostile - hostile fire - mortar attack |
U.S. Army |
Rawlings |
|
5/11 2006 |
Burkart, Armer N. |
Specialist |
26 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Army |
Rockville |
|
7/22 2006 |
Swanson, Christopher |
Staff Sergeant |
25 |
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire |
U.S. Army |
Rose Haven |
|
8/14 2005 |
Green, Toccara R. |
Specialist |
23 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Army |
Rosedale |
|
1/07 2007 |
Caldwell, Eric T. |
Corporal |
22 |
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire |
U.S. Army |
Salisbury |
|
1/10 2006 |
McMullen, Michael Joseph |
Staff Sergeant |
25 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Army National Guard |
Salisbury |
|
10/21 2006 |
Herzberg, Eric W. |
Lance Corporal |
20 |
Hostile - hostile fire |
U.S. Marine |
Severna Park |
|
3/28 2006 |
Hernandez, Robert |
Staff Sergeant |
47 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Army Reserve |
Silver Spring |
|
11/11 2004 |
Doerflinger, Thomas K. |
Specialist |
20 |
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire |
U.S. Army |
Silver Spring |
|
2/27 2007 |
Cadavero, Jonathan D. |
Specialist |
24 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Army |
Takoma |
|
7/26 2006 |
Koth, Edward A |
Petty Officer 2nd Class |
30 |
Non-hostile - ordnance accident |
U.S. Navy |
Towson |
|
11/14 2004 |
Ziolkowski, Nicholas L. |
Corporal |
22 |
Hostile - hostile fire |
U.S. Marine |
Towson |
|
10/24 2007 |
Towns Sr., Robin L. |
Staff Sergeant |
52 |
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack |
U.S. Army National Guard |
Upper Marlboro |
|
4/12 2007 |
Newman, Gwilym J. |
1st Lieutenant |
24 |
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire |
U.S. Army |
Waldorf |
|
8/08 2004 |
Ulbright, Rick A. |
Civilian |
49 |
Hostile - hostile fire - mortar attack |
U.S. Dept. of the Air Force |
Waldorf |
|
4/21 2005 |
Guy, Robert A. "Bobby" |
Private 1st Class |
26 |
Non-hostile - weapon discharge (suicide) |
U.S. Marine |
Willards |
The website also shows that 403 military personnel from Maryland were wounded during the Iraq War.
CNN’s website has an interactive map which shows slightly lower figures, with 4,802 national fatalities and 75 in Maryland.
