In December, I noticed Major Gloria D. Davis on the list of deceased. Her death was Non-hostile, under investigation. I wondered how many “Non-Hostile”, unexplained deaths there have been. I went back two years. There have been 70 in the past two years. There are also many Non-hostile deaths due to fires, suicide, aircraft crashes, heart attacks, illness, weapon related accidents, and explained non combat injuries. (there’s also more of these than I’d have thought) The deaths listed below, however, are unexplained. It seems the DOD changed the way they listed them in April of this year, for whatever reason. I wonder if any of these families ever find out the true reason for their loved ones deaths. I wonder what happened to these soldiers who went to fight a war for oil and ended up dying for reasons we don’t know. Just a curious thing to me. I wonder how many were “fragged?” There’s never any follow up to their listings. No way of telling what the investigations came to reveal. Of course, if the military is investigating these deaths, it’s because they DON’T want us to know what really happened, not because they do. My opinion. My sympathies to the families of these soldiers. How terrible it must be to not know what happened. We’ve heard about the Pat Tillman story, who was in Afghanistan…..but there are so many more we don’t hear about.

December 2006
US Private Eric R. Wilkus Landstuhl Reg. Med. Ctr. - Baghdad Non-hostile
US Specialist Michael J. Crutchfield Balad (Camp Anaconda) - Salah ad Din Non-hostile
US Major Gloria D. Davis Baghdad Non-hostile
US Lance Corporal Cody G. Watson Fallujah - Anbar Non-hostile

November 2006
US Sergeant Jeannette T. Dunn Taji - Baghdad Non-hostile
US Private Reece D. Moreno Balad - Diyala Non-hostile
US Sergeant James P. Musack Samarra - Salah ad Din Non-hostile
US Specialist Eric Vizcaino Samarra - Salah ad Din Non-hostile
US Lance Corporal Kristopher C. Warren Trebil - Anbar Non-hostile
US 2nd Lieutenant Mark C. Gelina Rawah - Anbar Non-hostile
US Private Michael P. Bridges Taji - Salah ad Din Non-hostile

October 2006
US Private 1st Class Keith J. Moore Baghdad Non-hostile
US Sergeant Denise A. Lannaman Arifjan, Kuwait Non-hostile

September 2006
US Private 1st Class Christopher T. Blaney Taji - Baghdad Non-hostile
US Sergeant 1st Class Charles Jason Jones Baghdad Non-hostile
US Lieutenant Commander Jane Elizabeth Lanham Manama Non-hostile
US Sergeant James R. Worster Baghdad Non-hostile
US Specialist David J. Ramsey Spanaway, Washington Non-hostile
US Lieutenant Colonel Marshall A. Gutierrez Camp Virginia - NA Non-hostile
US Private 1st Class Hannah L. Gunterman Taji - Baghdad Non-hostile

August 2006
US Sergeant Darry Benson Camp Bucca Virginia - NA Non-hostile
US Sergeant 1st Class Ruben J. Villa Jr Dubai Non-hostile

July 2006
US Lance Corporal Geofrey R. Cayer Habbaniyah - Anbar Non-hostile
US Specialist Damien M. Montoya Baghdad Non-hostile
US Airman 1st Class Carl Jerome Ware Jr. Camp Bucca (near) - Basrah Non-hostile

June 2006
US Specialist Channing G. Singletary Baghdad Non-hostile
US Sergeant Sirlou C. Cuaresma Baghdad Non-hostile
US Major Michael D. Stover Al Taqaddum - Anbar Non-hostile
US Staff Sergeant Darren Harmon Hadithah - Anbar Non-hostile

May 2006
US Sergeant Benjamin E. Mejia FOB Marez, Mosul - Ninawa Non-hostile
US Corporal Alexander J. Kolasa Baghdad Non-hostile
US Lance Corporal Adam C. Conboy Al Asad - Anbar Non-hostile
US Specialist Aaron P. Latimer Mosul - Ninawa Non-hostile

April 2006
US Specialist James W. “Will” Gardner Tall Afar - Ninawa Non-hostile - unspecified cause

February 2006
US Sergeant Dimitri Muscat Balad (military hospital) - Salah ad Din Non-hostile - unspecified injury
US Sergeant 1st Class Amos C. Edwards Jr. Ar Rutbah [nr. Jordan border] - Anbar Non-hostile - unspecified cause
US Specialist William S. Hayes III Baghdad Non-hostile - unspecified injury

Janurary 2006
US Sergeant Radhames Camilomatos Taji (NW of Baghdad) Non-hostile - unspecified injury

December 2005
US Private 1st Class Thomas C. Siekert Bayji - Salah ad Din Non-hostile - unspecified injury

November 2005
US Specialist Allen J. Knop Baghdad Non-hostile - unspecified injury
US Private Dylan R. Paytas Ba-qubah - Diyala Non-hostile - homicide

October 2005
US 1st Lieutenant Debra A. Banaszak Camp Victory Non-hostile - unspecified cause
US Staff Sergeant Lewis J. Gentry Mosul - Ninawa Non-hostile - unspecified cause
US Corporal Benjamin D. Hoeffner Ali Al Salem Air Base Non-hostile - unspecified cause
US Specialist James T. Grijalva Baghdad Non-hostile - unspecified injury
US Staff Sergeant Timothy J. Roark Balad - Salah ad Din Non-hostile - unspecified injury

September 2005
US Staff Sergeant Christopher L. Everett Camp Taqaddum (nr. Habbaniyah) - Anbar Non-hostile - unspecified accident

August 2005
US Specialist Jason E. Ames Mosul - Ninawa Non-hostile - unspecified cause
US Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas C. Hull USS Nimitz Non-hostile - unspecified cause

July 2005
US Private 1st Class Jason D. Scheuerman Muqdadiyah - Diyala Non-hostile - unspecified cause
US Staff Sergeant Jefferey J. Farrow Camp Arifjan Non-hostile - unspecified injury
US Lance Corporal Efrain Sanchez Jr. Camp Blue Diamond (Ramadi) - Anbar Non-hostile - unspecified cause

June 2005
US Sergeant Joseph M. Tackett Baghdad (in Green Zone) Non-hostile - homicide
US Staff Sergeant Mark O. Edwards Tuz (near) - Salah ad Din Non-hostile - unspecified cause
US Captain Phillip T. Esposito FOB Danger (nr. Tikrit) - Salah ad Din Non-hostile - homicide
US 1st Lieutenant Louis E. Allen FOB Danger (nr. Tikrit) - Salah ad Din Non-hostile - homicide
US Colonel Theodore S. Westhusing Baghdad (Camp Dublin) Non-hostile - unspecified injury
US Staff Sergeant Virgil R. Case Kirkuk - At-Ta’mim Non-hostile - unspecified injury

May 2005
US Staff Sergeant Victor M. Cortes III Baghdad Non-hostile - unspecified injury
US Specialist Joshua T. Brazee Al Qaim (nr. Syrian border) - Anbar Non-hostile - unspecified injury

March 2005
US Private 1st Class Samuel S. Lee Ramadi - Anbar Non-hostile - unspecified cause

February 2005
US Specialist Michael S. Deem Baghdad Non-hostile - unspecified cause
US Specialist Justin B. Carter FOB McKenzie (Samarra) - Salah ad Din Non-hostile - unspecified cause
US Staff Sergeant William T. Robbins Taji (NW of Baghdad) - Salah ad Din Non-hostile - homicide

January 2005
US Sergeant 1st Class Mark C. Warren Kirkuk Air Base - At-Ta’mim Non-hostile - unspecified cause
US Lieutenant Commander Edward E. Jack USS Bonhomme Richard Non-hostile - unspecified
US Captain Joe Fenton Lusk II Camp Buehring Non-hostile - unspecified injury
US Sergeant Nathaniel T. Swindell Mosul - Ninawa Non-hostile - unspecified injury
US Corporal Paul C. Holter III Camp Ramadi - Anbar Non-hostile - unspecified accident
US Private 1st Class Gunnar D. Becker Mosul (near) - Ninawa Non-hostile - unspecified injury