Casualties, March 2006

I revived something I started for a few months after the Iraq War began, keeping up with the names of those who'd died and how they perished. But I add a visual aide in the form of the corresponding rank insignia to make it a little more than just a list that could sometimes seem meaningless.

So, here is the list for March 2006 (U.S. armed forces only):

the format is as follows
[Insignia --- rank and last name (age), Unit -- cause of death]

--- Private Powers (21), 101st Airborne Division -- IED
--- Staff Sergeant Schornak (28), 4th Division -- small arms fire
--- Specialist Pearce (21), 172nd Stryker Brigade -- IED
--- Specialist Farr (21), 10th Mountain Division -- IED
--- Specialist Humble (21), 10th Mountain Division -- IED
--- Sergeant Muscat (21), 4th Division -- non-combat injury
--- Master Sergeant Elizarras (37), 7th Special Forces Group -- IED
--- Private First Class Schuster (21), 101st Cavalry Regiment (National Guard) -- gunshot wound
--- Private First Class Priest (20), 4th Division -- non-combat injury
--- Sergeant Youmans (26), 125th Infantry Regiment (National Guard) -- IED
--- Lance Corporal Thornton (22), 2nd Division -- mortar attack
--- Specialist Merchant (32), 172nd Infantry Regiment (National Guard) -- IED and RPG
--- Lance Corporal Snyder (20), 1st Marine Logistics Group -- vehicle accident
--- Staff Sergeant Jessen (28), 22nd Chemical Battalion -- IED
--- Staff Sergeant Lewis (26), 10th Mountain Division -- small arms fire
--- Corporal Zanutto (26), 1st Division -- IED
--- Gunnery Sergeant Martone (31), 3rd Marine Logistics Group -- IED
--- Gunnery Sergeant Fry (28), 2nd Marine Logistics Group -- IED
--- Private First Class Salas (22), 37th Armored Regiment -- IED
--- Lance Corporal Long (22), 2nd Division HQ Battalion -- IED
--- Lance Corporal Figueroa (20), 1st Division -- combat operations
--- Lance Corporal Anderson (21), 3rd Division -- vehicle accident
--- Staff Sergeant Ray (29), 391st Engineer Battalion (Reserve) -- IED
--- Sergeant Akins (29), 391st Engineer Battalion (Reserve) -- IED
--- Sergeant Hiett (25), 391st Engineer Battalion (Reserve) -- IED
--- Specialist Hill (24), 391st Engineer Battalion (Reserve) -- IED
--- Staff Sergeant Lewis (32), 49th Military Police Brigade -- IED
--- Staff Sergeant Silva (27), 101st Airborne Division -- IED + small arms fire
--- Sergeant Dan (22), 101st Airborne Division -- IED + small arms fire
--- Private First Class Zawaydeh (19), 101st Airborne Division -- mortar attack
--- Sergeant Pinson (21), 101st Airborne Division -- mortar round
--- Specialist Gonzalez (22), 101st Airborne Division -- mortar round
--- Corporal Yates (22), 101st Airborne Division -- small arms fire
--- Staff Sergeant Barraza (24), 75th Ranger Regiment -- small arms fire
--- Sergeant Brehm (23), 75th Ranger Regiment -- small arms fire
--- Private First Class Duerksen (19), 4th Infantry Division -- non-combat injury
--- Specialist McKinzie (25), 1st Armored Division -- small arms fire
--- Staff Sergeant Beery (30), 123rd Armor Regiment (National Guard) -- IED +small arms fire
--- Sergeant First Class McCauley (44), 28th Infantry Division (National Guard) -- small arms fire
--- Staff Sergeant Robinson (36), 20th Special Forces Group (National Guard) -- small arms fire
--- Specialist Carlson (25), 28th Infantry Division (National Guard) -- non-combat cause
--- Sergeant Rowe (23), 46th Engineer Battalion -- IED
--- Sergeant First Class Stone (28), 15th Civil Support Team (Afghanistan) -- mortar + small arms
--- Technical Sergeant Moss (37), 366th Civil Engineer Squadron -- IED
--- Private First Class Tharp (21), 4th Infantry Division -- small arms fire

*All data is from press releases from the Department of Defense website.