4201 -updated with photos

Latest Coalition Fatalities

11/15/08 MNF:
2 CF Soldiers killed after aircraft hard landing in East Mosul
Two Coalition forces Soldiers were killed after an aircraft accident in East Mosul in Ninewah province Nov. 15. The incident appears to be combat-unrelated and there was no enemy contact in the area.

11/15/08 MNF:
Marine attacked by IED (Ar Ramadi)
A Multi National Force – West Marine died Nov.14 as the result of wounds received when an improvised explosive device detonated in al Anbar province earlier in the day.

11/15/08
DoD Identifies Army Casualties (2 0f 2)

Spc. Corey M. Shea, 21, of Mansfield, Mass. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas... died Nov. 12 in Mosul, Iraq, when an Iraqi Army soldier wearing a uniform approached them and opened fire.

A member of the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Regiment, based in Fort Hood, Texas, Spc. Shea had less than two months to go in his deployment, and had been home on leave three weeks ago, when he spoke to students at his alma mater, Mansfield High School, about the Army and Iraq. During his high school career, he had enjoyed playing football and hockey with the school teams.

While home on leave Spc. Shea had gotten a tattoo on his forearm in tribute to one of his fellow soldiers who had been killed in Iraq and had considered moving to Texas when he returned from his deployment, so that he could help the solder’s widow and son.

11/15/08
DoD Identifies Army Casualties (1 0f 2)

Sgt. Jose Regalado, 23, of Los Angeles. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas...died Nov. 12 in Mosul, Iraq, when an Iraqi Army soldier wearing a uniform approached them and opened fire.

A tiny photograph, of a precious daughter in the making ... On Sunday, March 30, 2008, Sgt. Jose Regalado’s wife sent him an ultrasound image of their unborn daughter. He carried it as a reminder of home, to, as he said, get through the next day. That tiny daughter will never meet her father, who was killed by a uniformed Iraqi officer this week.

11/14/08
DoD Identifies Army Casualty


Spc. James M. Clay, 25, of Mountain Home, Ark., died Nov. 13 in Anbar Province, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat Team...

A few months before he left for Iraq, Spc. James M. Clay married his high school sweetheart, Melissa Dewey, in November last year, now he leaves her a widow less than a month before he was to return.

11/14/08
DoD Identifies Army Casualty


Spc. Armando A. De La Paz, 21, of Riverside, Calif., died Nov. 13 in Baghdad, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division...

"I pictured him being a college English professor," Scott Goodwin, a teacher at Arlington High School, remembered his student, Armando De La Paz, who was killed by injuries suffered during a vehicle rollover in Baghdad, Iraq, this week. Mr. Goodwin said that Spc. De La Paz was enjoyed reading great literature on his own, including "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker, "Rain of Gold" by Victor Villaseñor, "Native Son" by Richard Wright and "Kaffir Boy" by Mark Mathabane, but that he was reluctant to discuss them in class, for fear of making the other students feel badly. In 16 years as a teacher, "I've never met anybody that concerned about how other people might feel," Godwin said. "He was just the most gentle, intelligent kid."

And in Afghanistan:

11/15/08 :
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Spc. Jonnie L. Stiles, 38, of Highlands Ranch, Colo., died Nov. 13 in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 927th Engineer Company...

May they rest in peace and rise in glory.

For all victims of war, let us pray.

For peace, let us pray and work.

Photos and additional information in italics from IGTNT
--the BB