Surnames O -- Q
Pfc. Francis C. Obaji, 21, of Queens Village, New York. Obaji died in the 86th Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, after he was involved in a motor vehicle accident January 16, 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, New York, New York. Died on January 17, 2005
MMFN Dennis Bradley O'Brien, Jr., USN Died on October 18, 1995 while serving in active duty aboard the U.S.S. Los Angeles in Hawaii. Gunshot wound to the head. The family contests the cause of death on the basis of insufficient investigation.
Sgt. John B. Ogburn III, 45, of Fruitland, Oregon. Ogburn died in Kirkuk, Iraq, when his HMMWV overturned after the driver avoided striking a civilian vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 116th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Ontario, Oregon. Died on May 22, 2005.
Spc. Stephen M. Okray, 21, of St. Clair
Shores, Mich. Died Dec. 24, 2008 in Baghdad, of injuries sustained during
a vehicle roll-over. He was
assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. The
incident is under investigation.
Joshua Omvig 22, Grundy
Center, IA. Gunshot, 12/22/2005. Rep. Boswell, a Vietnam veteran, last month
proposed a new suicide-prevention program for veterans. The “Joshua Omvig
Veterans Suicide Prevention Act,” H.R. 5771, now has 77 sponsors in
Congress. It would set up a VA program to screen and monitor veterans for
suicide risk factors. Nearly one of every five returning Iraq veterans
reported a mental-health problem, according to an Army study published in
March. And nearly one in 10 was diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress
Disorder. http://www.veteransforamerica.org/index.cfm/page/Article/ID/7672
comment posted from his parents when his death was posted.
Joshua Omvig. We lost our Josh, an Iraqi War Vet, US Army Reserves to PTSD
just 8 weeks ago. Please help us spread the word about this killer disease!
Statistics are now showing that up to 50% of our Vets are returning from
Iraq with some degree of PTSD. This is an epidemic the Government is trying
to hide under the rug because the VA is not equipped to handle this huge
number, nor do they have the funding to do so! HELP US, spread the word and
send Josh's site (with his story, research/studies/etc) to EVERYONE you
know, post it on the main page of your blogs, GET THE AMERICAN PUBLIC to
take notice! Here is Josh's site:
http://joshua-omvig.memory-of.com/about.aspx
Sgt. Michael C. O'Neill, 22, of Mansfield, Ohio, died November 21, 2004 in Landstuhl, Germany, of accidental injuries sustained on November 17 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, during preparations for combat operations. O'Neill was assigned to the Army's 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia.
Cpl. Daniel T. O'Leary, 23, of Youngsville NC died February 23, 2010 in Fallujah, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. he was assigned o the 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg NC.
Spc. Christopher W. Opat, 29, of Spencer, Iowa, died June 15, 2010 in Baquah, Iraq of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.
Spc. Daniel Cody Openshaw, died on April 5, 2006 in his sleep of prescription polypharmacy.
Pfc. James J. Oquin, 20, of El Paso, Texas, died July 23, 2010 in Orgun-E, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident when he was swept away by the current when a levee broke near his military vehicle in Paktika, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
1st Sgt. Julio C. Ordonez, 54, of San Antonio, who was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Texas Army National Guard, Grand Prairie, Texas died Sept. 18, 2008 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was in went down in the vicinity of Tallil, Iraq. The incident is under investigation.
Lance Corporal Eric J. Orlowski 3/23/03 of Buffalo, N.Y., was killed in an accidental discharge of a .50-caliber machine gun.http://www.lunchwithgeorge.com/lwg_iraqwar.html
Pvt. Elijah M. Ortega, 19, of Oxnard, California, died September 26, 2005 as result of a non-hostile gunshot wound at Camp Baharia, Iraq. Ortega was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Chief Warrant Officer Scott A.M. Oswell, 33, of Washington, died July 4, 2007 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his helicopter struck a power line. He was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 6th U.S. Air Cavalry, Fort Lewis, Wash.
LCpl Jonathan Mathew Outz, 20, of Jacksonville, NC. Died on January 22, 2008. "Reportedly shot himself with a 12 gauge shotgun purchased that day at Wal-Mart."
Spc. Anthony A. Paci, 30, of Rockville MD, died March 4, 2010, at Gereshk, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered during a vehicle rollover. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry, 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
Pfc. Raymond N. Pacleb, 31, of Honolulu, Hawaii, died March 29, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Regiment, Wahiawa, Hawaii.
Seaman Adam Palecco, Camp Hansen, Okinawa. " Seaman Adam Palecco,USN, 21, of New Jersey was brutally murdered on February 2, 2005, by three service members who had been falsely told that Adam was going to testify against them regarding their participation in a theft ring. This false information was made up by a military officer who has yet to be held responsible, despite all the family's efforts for accountability by the military."
Cpl. Joshua D. Palmer, 24, of Blandinsville, Illinois, died November 8, 2004 as a result of a non-hostile vehicle incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Palmer was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve's 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, headquartered in Portland, Oregon.
Lance Cpl. Eric A. Palmisano, 27, of Florence, Wis., died April 2,
2006, after the truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Al Asad,
Iraq. The incident also resulted in the death of six other Marines and a Navy
petty officer. Palmisano was listed as Duty Status - Whereabouts Unknown until
his body was recovered April 11. He was assigned to 1st Transportation Support
Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Sgt. Larry W. Pankey, Jr., 34, of Morrison, Colorado, died at Walter Reed
Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., on October 3, of non-combat related
injuries sustained in Balad, Iraq, on September 23, 2005. Pankey was assigned to
the Army Reserve's 467th Engineer Battalion, Greenwood, Mississippi.
Staff Sgt. David L. Paquet, 26, of Rising Sun, Md., died Aug. 20, 2008 at Combat Outpost Vegas, Afghanistan, of undetermined causes while conducting a patrol. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sgt. Kenya A. Parker, 26, of Fairfield, Alabama. Parker died in Baghdad, Iraq, of a non-combat related medical condition. He was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on April 30, 2005.
Pfc. Kristian E. Parker 23, Company C, 205th Engineer Battalion, Louisiana Army National Guard Slidell, Louisiana Died from non-combat related injuries at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, on September 29, 2003
Engineman 1st Class Vincent Parker 38, U.S. Navy 11/18/01. The Spruance-class destroyer USS Peterson Non-hostile Persian Gulf Persian Gulf Preston Mississippi http://afghanistan.pigstye.net/wd.php?sort=unit
Staff Sgt. Jason L. Paton, 25, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Poway, California. One of 14 soldiers killed when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter accidentally crashed while returning from a combat mission in Multaka, Iraq, on August 22, 2007.
Sgt. Nicholas J. Patterson, 24, of Rochester, Ind. The Department of Defense announced today the death of seven soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Sept. 10, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related vehicle rollover. They were assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian M. Patton, 37, of Freeport, Ill., died Nov. 19, 2009 in Kuwait in a non-combat accident.
Spc. Christopher G. Patton, 21, of Lawrenceville, Ga., died Sept. 1, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. The circumstances surrounding the death are under investigation.
Staff Sgt. James R. Patton, 23, of Fort Benning, Ga., died April 18, 2010 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained as the result of a helicopter crash. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
Pfc. Jaiciae L. Pauley, 29, of Austell, Ga., died Dec. 11, 2009 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.
Pvt. Dylan R. Paytas, 20, of Freedom, Pa., died in Baqubah, Iraq, on Nov. 16, 2005 from injuries sustained from multiple gunshot wounds. Paytas was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga. Listed as homicide. The incident is under investigation.
Sgt. 1st Class Eric P. Pearrow, 40, of Peoria, Ill., died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 24, 2005 when his M1A2 Abrams tank accidentally rolled over into a canal. Pearrow was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Pfc. Michael Pearson, 21, of Bolingbrook, IL. Victim of a mass shooting at Ft. Hood, TX. November 2009.
Michael Pelkey Fort Sill, OK. Gunshot, 11/5/2004. Capt. Michael Jon Pelkey However, it would become tragically obvious that Michael's worries were not over. Michael met with the therapist on a Monday; the couple celebrated their third wedding anniversary on a Tuesday; and on Friday, November 5, 2004, Stefanie Pelkey came home to find her husband laying on the bed, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. http://www.usmedicine.com/article.cfm?articleID=1154&issueID=79
Spc. Pedro Pena 35, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Miami, Florida Died in a non-hostile incident in Kuwait on November 7, 2002
Pfc. Shane D. Penley, 19, of Sauk Village, Ill., died April 6, 2008 at Patrol Base Copper, Iraq, from wounds suffered while on duty at a guard post. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. The incident is under investigation.
Lance Cpl. Javier Perales Jr., 19, of San Elizario, Texas, died June 11, 3008 from a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. The incident is currently under investigation.
Lance Cpl. Richard A. Perez, Jr., 19, of Las Vegas, Nevada. Perez died as a result of non-hostile vehicle incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 6th Motor Transport Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Las Vegas, Nevada. Died on February 10, 2005.
Sgt. Theodore L. Perreault 33, Company B, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts Army National Guard Webster, Massachusetts Died of non-combat related injuries in Camp Bulkeley, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on December 23, 2003
Spc. Alyssa R. Peterson 27, Company C, 311th Military Intelligence
Battalion, 101st Airborne Division Flagstaff, Arizona Died of wounds
received from a non-combat weapons discharge on September 15, 2003, in Telafar, Iraq
suicide. A specialist is killed by a non-combat gunshot wound
to the head. [Alyssa R. Peterson, 27, Flagstaff AZ] http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000
The third woman to die in Iraq, Army Specialist Alyssa Peterson, 27, from
Flagstaff, Arizona, was reported as having died from a "non-hostile weapons
discharge." A reporter who dug further, Kevin Elston, found that she
committed suicide on September 15, 2003, after becoming distraught from
working in an interrogation unit known as "the cage."
http://tinyurl.com/244q8q
Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Henry Petithory 2001-12-05, 32, Pittsfield Massachusetts Company A, 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Army One of three soldiers killed when a 2,000-pound satellite-guided bomb was targeted incorrectly and hit near his position north of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2001http://afghanistan.pigstye.net/wd.php?sort=unit
Lance Cpl. Neil D. Petsche, 21, of Lena, Illinois, died December 21, 2004 due to injuries received in a non-hostile vehicle incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Petsche was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California.
Staff Sgt. James L. Pettaway, Jr., 37, of Baltimore, Maryland, died October 3, 2004 in Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of injuries sustained in Fallujah, Iraq, on August 27, 2004 when he was involved in a motor vehicle accident. Pettaway was assigned to the Army Reserves 223rd Transportation Company, Norristown, Pennsylvania.
Pfc. Sammie E. Phillips, 19, of Cecilia, Ky., died Sept. 10, 2007 in Rustamiyah, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a vehicle rollover. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 138th Field Artillery, Kentucky Army National Guard, Carlisle, Ky. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.
Lance Cpl. Steven L. Phillips 27, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Chesapeake, Virginia Died from a non-hostile vehicle accident during combat operations against enemy forces near Qaim, Iraq, on February 7, 2006.
Sgt. Edward O. Philpot, 38, of Latta, S.C., died Oct 23, 2007 in Afghanistan, from a non-combat related Humvee rollover accident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 263rd Armor Regiment, South Carolina National Guard, Dillon, S.C. This incident is under investigation.
Spc. Randy W. Pickering, 31, of Bovey, Minn., died Dec. 9, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the Regimental Support Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.
Sgt. Jan Pawel Pietrzak, 24, died October 15, 2008 along with his wife. Murdered by four fellow Marines who eventually confessed to the crime.
Chief Warrant Officer Paul J. Pillen 28, Detachment 3, Company A, 249th Aviation Battalion, South Dakota Army National Guard Keystone, South Dakota Died of a non-combat related cause in Salwa, Kuwait, on October 17, 2005. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 249th Aviation, Rapid City, South Dakota.
Sgt. Foster Pinkston 47, Headquarters Company, 878th Engineer Battalion, Georgia Army National Guard Warrenton, Georgia Died of a non-combat related illness at Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia, on September 16, 2003
Jason Pirro Last year, supposedly hanged himself at least that is the “Official” report from the Marine Corps. The biggest problem with that is simply this: less than one hour before Jason was found hanged in a bathroom stall he had breakfast with his friends in the mess hall; all of whom have stated essentially the following: “Jason was in very high spirits as he was getting discharged in a couple of days. He would be home when his wife had their second child…he was elated at going home finally.” Less than an hour later Jason was found hanged and the Marine Corps wrote off his death as a “suicide.” The Marine Corps completely ignored the fact that for months while awaiting his “discharge” Jason had been subject to a string of brutal hazing at the base. http://jack-dalton.blogspot.com/2005/06/suicides-in-ranks-something-is_19.html. His story.
Pfc. Derek J. Plowman, 20, of Everton, Ark., died on July 20, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq, from a gun shot wound. Plowman was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 142nd Fires Brigade, Rogers, Ark. This incident is under investigation.
Shawn A. Plunket, USA, The death was classified as "accidental self-inflicted" gunshot wound to the head. The family contests the cause of death on the basis of insufficient investigation.
Sgt. Devin C. Poche, 25, of Jacksonville, N.C., died Mar. 31, 2009 at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, near Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.
Spc. Jessy G. Pollard 22 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Springfield, Missouri One of 14 soldiers killed when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter accidentally crashed while returning from a combat mission in Multaka, Iraq, on August 22, 2007.
Spc. Justin W. Pollard 21, G Troop, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Foothill Ranch, California Died as a result of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 30, 2003 A specialist is shot to death when a rifle accidentally goes off . [Justin W. Pollard, 21, Foothill Ranch CA]http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000
Lance Cpl. Christopher M. Poston, 20, of Glendale, Arizona. Poston died from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Hit, Iraq. He was assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Died on October 17, 2005.
Pfc. David L. Potter 22, Company B, 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division Johnson City, Tennessee Died of non-combat related injuries in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 7, 2004 In another case, Pfc. David L. Potter was kept in the war zone despite a diagnosis of anxiety and depression, a suicide attempt and a psychiatrist's recommendation that he be separated from the Army. Potter, 22, told friends that he believed the recommendation had been overruled, leading to a deepening of his depression, a fellow soldier said. On Aug 7, 2004 - 10 days after the psychiatrist recommended he be sent home - Potter took a gun from under another soldier's bed and killed himself. Hartford Courant
Pvt. Joshua F. Powers 21, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Skiatook, Oklahoma Died of a non-combat related injury in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 24, 2006 Powers, Joshua F. - [Skiatook] US Army - Private Pvt. Joshua Powers died in Baghdad, Iraq from a non-combat related injury. 21 year old Joshua Powers, who had only been in Iraq two weeks, was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. http://kotv.com/main/projects/homefronttribute.asp The incident is under investigation.
Chief Warrant Officer Clint J. Prather, 32, of Cheney, Washington. Prather died in Ghazni, Afghanistan, when the CH-47 helicopter he was on crashed. He was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade, Giebelstadt, Germany.
Sgt. Austin D. Pratt, 22, of Cadet, Mo., died Dec. 15, 2007 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Baghdad, Iraq, from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4>th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), located at Fort Polk, La. The incident is under investigation.
Sgt. 1st Class Daniel J. Pratt 48, 211th Maintenance Company, Ohio Army National Guard Youngstown, Ohio Died from a non-combat related cause in Nasiriya, Iraq, on November 3, 2005. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 211th Maintenance Company, Newark, Ohio.
SSGt Brett E. Presnell, died on December 29, 1992. Cause of death: "apparent suicide by hanging." The family contests the cause of death on the basis of insufficient investigation.
Pfc. James E. Prevete, 22, of Whitestone, New York, died October 10,
2004 in Habbaniya, Iraq, when his military vehicle encountered whiteout
conditions and the driver apparently lost control of the
vehicle. Prevete was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry
Regiment, Camp Greaves, Korea.
Pfc. Tina M. Priest 20, 4th Support Battalion, 1st
Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Austin, Texas "Died from a
non-combat related injury in Taji, Iraq, on March 1, 2006. She was discovered
dead in her room March 1, and investigators concluded that she
shot herself in the upper chest with an M-16 rifle. Rape charges against the soldier she
accused were dropped a few weeks after her death.
Staff Sgt. Brian Prosser 2001-12-05 28, Frazier Park California Company D, 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Army One of three soldiers killed when a 2,000-pound satellite-guided bomb was targeted incorrectly and hit near his position north of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2001 http://afghanistan.pigstye.net/wd.php?sort=unit
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason Profitt 23, USS Deyo Charlestown, Indiana Died of a non-combat related injury while in the Red Sea on March 17, 2003.
Seaman August Provost III, 29 died on June 30, 2009 while serving in the U.S. Navy at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, He was shot to death by a fellow sailor.
Hospitalman Christopher Purcell, 21, Northbrook, IL. Died on January 27, 2008. He enlisted in 2005 and worked at the NAS Brunswick Branch Medical Clinic. After he had told friends and family that he was in emotional disress, four base security officers and two masters-at-arms were with him in his on-base apartment. He excused himself and went into his bathroom and shot himself with a .357 revolver.
Cpt. Wayne F. Quick, died on January 10, 1993 of a gunshot wound to the chest, an "apparent suicide." The family contests the cause of death on the basis of insufficient investigation.
Cpl. Richard O. Quill III 22, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Roswell, Georgia Died of a non-hostile cause in Anbar province, Iraq, on February 1, 2007