Thread: Remember them.

The first three days of the War in Iraq, we lost these soldiers:

Chief Warrant Officer 2Johnny Villareal Mata	March 23, 2003	35	El Paso, Texas, USA	507th Maintenance Company, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade	One of nine soldiers killed when their convoy was ambushed in Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003
Flight Lt.Kevin Barry Main	March 23, 2003	37	Burntwood, Staffordshire, England	9 Squadron, Royal Air Force	Killed when his Tornado GR4 fighter aircraft was downed by a U.S. Patriot missile near the Kuwaiti border on March 23, 2003.
Cpl.Randal Kent Rosacker	March 23, 2003	21	San Diego, California, USA	Heaqdquarters & Service Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade	Killed when his amphibious assault vehicle was mistakenly strafed by a U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt close air support jet near Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003
Pvt. Enlisted Grade 2Ruben Estrella-Soto	March 23, 2003	18	El Paso, Texas, USA	507th Maintenance Company, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade	One of nine soldiers killed when their convoy was ambushed near Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003
Cpl.Jose Angel Garibay	March 23, 2003	21	Orange, California, USA	1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade	Killed in action near Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003
1st Sgt.Robert John Dowdy	March 23, 2003	38	Cleveland, Ohio, USA	507th Maintenance Company, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade	One of nine soldiers killed when their convoy was ambushed near Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003
Gunnery Sgt.Phillip Andrew Jordan	March 23, 2003	42	Enfield, Connecticut, USA	Headquarters & Service Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade	Killed in action near Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003
Lance Cpl.Donald John Cline Jr.	March 23, 2003	21	Washoe, Nevada, USA	Headquarters & Service Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade	Killed when his amphibious assault vehicle was hit by enemy fire and mistakenly strafed by a U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt close air support jet in Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003
Cpl.Kemaphoom Ahn Chanawongse	March 23, 2003	22	Waterford, Connecticut, USA	1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade	Killed in action during operations on the outskirts of Nasiriya on March 23, 2003
Pvt. Enlisted Grade 2Brandon Ulysses Sloan	March 23, 2003	19	Bedford, Ohio, USA	507th Maintenance Company	One of nine soldiers killed when their convoy was ambushed at Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003
Cpl.Thomas Alan Blair	March 23, 2003	24	Wagoner, Oklahoma, USA	2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing	West was initially listed as missing in action after operations near Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003. His remains were recovered on March 28, 2003.
Sgt.Michael Edward Bitz	March 23, 2003	31	Ventura, California, USA	2nd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 2nd Marine Division	Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003
Spc.James Michael Kiehl	March 23, 2003	22	Des Moines, Iowa, USA	507th Maintenance Company, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade	One of nine soldiers killed when their convoy was ambushed near Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003
Lance Cpl.Tamario Demetrice Burkett	March 23, 2003	21	Buffalo, New York, USA	Headquarters & Service Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade	Burkett was wounded by enemy artillery fire and was being evacuated when his amphibious assault fire was strafed mistakenly by a U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt assault jet near Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003
Lance Cpl.Brian Rory Buesing	March 23, 2003	20	Cedar Key, Florida, USA	Headquarters & Service Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade	Killed by enemy mortar fire during combat operations near Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003