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Carolina War Casualties 

Honoring our fallen soldiers in Iraq

This past Sunday marked the third anniversary of the War in Iraq. While this would be a perfect opportunity to berate the Bush administration for its laundry list of impeachable lies, incompetent actions and war crimes related to the senseless invasion, we at CL prefer to use this space to pay tribute to our fallen comrades.

At deadline, a total of 2,309 Americans have died in this war without end. Of that number, 86 of the casualties were soldiers from North Carolina or South Carolina. Below, we honor the memories of those 86 individuals by listing each one.

We realize that reprinting the names of these soldiers will anger ardent Bush supporters who would prefer that this war remain anonymous and faceless. But we support the human beings, not the ideology. Only when more American civilians allow the brutality of the war to truly permeate their senses and souls will we stand a chance of ending the madness.

Pvt. Algernon Adams, 36, Aiken, SC

Sgt. Leonard W. Adams, 42, Mooresville, NC

Sgt. Mark P. Adams, 24, Morrisville, NC

Pfc. Michael S. Adams, 20, Spartanburg, SC

Lance Cpl. Brian E. Anderson, 26, Durham, NC

Airman 1st Class Carl L. Anderson Jr., 21, Georgetown, SC

Sgt. 1st Class Henry A. Bacon, 45, Wagram, NC

Cpl. Felipe C. Barbosa, 21, High Point, NC

Spc. Bradley S. Beard, 22, Chapel Hill, NC

Spc. Katrina L. Bell-Johnson, 32, Orangeburg, SC

Cpl. Mark A. Bibby, 25, Watha, NC

Gunnery Sgt. Darrell W. Boatman, 38, Fayetteville, NC

Spc. Lunsford B. Brown II, 27, Creedmore, NC

Lance Cpl. Benjamin S. Bryan, 23, Lumberton, NC

Lt. Col. Charles H. Buehring, 40, Fayetteville, NC

Sgt. George Edward Buggs, 31, Barnwell, SC

Lance Cpl. Kenneth J. Butler, 19, Rowan, NC

Staff Sgt. Marshall H. Caddy, 27, Nags Head, NC

Spc. Jocelyn L. Carrasquillo, 28, Wrightsville Beach, NC

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mitchell K. Carver Jr., 31, Charlotte, NC

Capt. Christopher S. Cash, 36, Winterville, NC

Pfc. Thomas D. Caughman, 20, Lexington, SC

Cpl. Benny G. Cockerham III, 21, Conover, NC

Staff Sgt. Jay T. Collado, 31, Columbia, SC

Staff Sgt. Mike A. Dennie, 31, Fayetteville, NC

Sgt. Andrew J. Derrick, 25, Columbia, SC

Spc. Daniel A. Desens, 20, Jacksonville, NC

Cpl. Christopher S. Ebert, 21, Forest City, NC

Spc. Phillip C. Edmundson, 22, Wilson, NC

Spc. Rian C. Ferguson, 22, Taylors, SC

2nd Lt. Almar L. Fitzgerald, 23, Lexington, SC

Spc. Aaron M. Forbes, 24, Oak Island, NC

Lance Cpl. Travis A. Fox, 25, Cowpens, SC

Sgt. Donald D. Furman, 30, Burton, SC

2nd Lt. Clifford V. Gadsden, 25, SC

Lance Cpl. Jonathan E. Gadsden, 21, Charleston, SC

Lt. Col. David S. Greene, 39, Raleigh, NC

Staff Sgt. Patrick Lee Griffin Jr., 31, Elgin, SC

Pvt. Joseph R. Guerrera, 20, Dunn, NC

Capt. Kimberly N. Hampton, 27, Easley, SC

Pfc. Melissa J. Hobart, 22, Ladson, SC

Lance Cpl. David B. Houck, 25, Winston Salem, NC

Lance Cpl. Gregory C. Howman, 28, Charlotte, NC

Pvt. Nolen R. Hutchings, 19, Boiling Springs, SC

Lance Cpl. Jeriad P. Jacobs, 19, Clayton, NC

Capt. William W. Jacobsen Jr., 31, Charlotte, NC

Spc. Darius T. Jennings, 22, Cordova, SC

Spc. Robert T. Johnson, 20, Erwin, NC

Sgt. Anthony G. Jones, 25, Greenville, SC

Spc. Kevin M. Jones, 21, Washington, NC

Sgt. William S. Kinzer Jr., 27, Hendersonville, NC

Sgt. Elmer C. Krause, 40, Greensboro, NC

Lance Cpl. Alan Dinh Lam, 19, Snow Camp, NC

Spc. James I. Lambert III, 22, Raleigh, NC

Chief Warrant Officer Patrick D. Leach, 39, Rock Hill, SC

Staff Sgt. Jerome Lemon, 42, North Charleston, SC

Pfc. Vorn J. Mack, 19, Orangeburg, SC

Sgt. 1st Class Marvin L. Miller, 38, Dunn, NC

Spc. Jason L. Moski, 24, Blackville, SC

Sgt. Rodney A. Murray, 28, Ayden, NC

Staff Sgt. Paul M. Neff II, 30, Fort Mill, SC

Spc. Anthony C. Owens, 21, Conway, SC

Lance Cpl. David S. Parr, 22, Benson, NC

Sgt. David B. Parson, 30, Kannapolis, NC

Staff Sgt. Esau G. Patterson Jr., 25, Ridgeland, SC

Sgt. Scott C. Rose, 30, Fayetteville, NC

Lance Cpl. Andrew D. Russoli, 21, Greensboro, NC

Sgt. Monta S. Ruth, 26, Winston-Salem, NC

1st Lt. Andrew C. Shields, 25, Campobello, SC

Sgt. Leonard D. Simmons, 33, New Bern, NC

Sgt. John M. Smith, 22, Wilmington, NC

Spc. Orenthial J. Smith, 21, Allendale, SC

Sgt. Roderic A. Solomon, 32, Fayetteville, NC

Sgt. Maj. Michael B. Stack, 48, Lake City, SC

Lance Cpl. Daniel F. Swaim, 19, Yadkinville, NC

Spc. Prince K. Teewia, 27, Durham, NC

Master Sgt. Thomas R. Thigpen Sr., 52, Greenville, SC

Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher W. Thompson, 25, North Wilkesboro, NC

Staff Sgt. Anthony O. Thompson, 26, Orangeburg, SC

Lance Cpl. Joshua L. Torrence, 20, Lexington, SC

Sgt. Michael L. Tosto, 24, Apex, NC

Staff Sgt. Michael S. Voss, 35, Aberdeen, NC

Sgt. Gregory L. Wahl, 30, Salisbury, NC

Pfc. Joey D. Whitener, 19, Nebo, NC

Pfc. Dustin A. Yancey, 22, Goose Creek, SC

Pfc. Rodricka A. Youmans, 22, Allendale, SC

Source: www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties/

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