NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense

No. 1209-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASENov 19,  2005

Media Contact: Army Public Affairs - (703) 692-2000Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711

DoD Identifies Army Casualties             

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers whowere supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.  They died of injuries sustained in Bayji,Iraq, on Nov. 17, when their HMMWV was involved in a vehicle accident during convoyoperations.  Both soldiers were assigned to the 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rdBrigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky. Killed were:               
Spc. Vernon R. Widner, 34, of Redlands, Calif., in Tikrit, Iraq, on Nov. 17.               
Pfc. Anthony A. Gaunky, 19, of Sparta, Wis., at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center inLandstuhl, Germany, on Nov. 18.               

For further information related to this release, contact Army PublicAffairs at (703)692-2000.

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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense

No. 1213-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov 21, 2005

Media Contact: Army Public Affairs - (703) 692-2000Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711

DoD Identifies Army Casualty             

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.               

Master Sgt. Anthony R. C. Yost, 39, of Flint, Mich., died in Mosul,Iraq on Nov. 19, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated nearhis position during combat operations.  Yost was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rdSpecial Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.             

For further information related to this release, contact Army PublicAffairs at (703) 692-2000. 

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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense

No. 1205-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov 21, 2005

Media Contact: Army Public Affairs - (703) 692-2000Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711

DoD Identifies Army Casualty             

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier whowas supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.             

Sgt. Luis R. Reyes, 26, of Aurora, Colo., died en route to Ali AlSalem, Kuwait, on Nov. 18, when the bus in which he was riding rolled over.  Reyes was assigned to the Army National Guard's 947th Engineer Company, Durango, Colo. The incident is under investigation.             

For further information related to this release, contact Army PublicAffairs at (703) 692-2000. 

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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense

No. 1206-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov 21, 2005

Media Contact: Army Public Affairs - (703) 692-2000Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711

DoD Identifies Army Casualty             

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.     

Pvt. Christopher M. Alcozer, 21, of DeKalb, Ill., died in Mosul, Iraq, on Nov. 19, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and grenades.  Alcozer was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172ndStryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.             
For further information related to this release, contact Army PublicAffairs at (703) 692-2000. 


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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense

No. 1212-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov 21, 2005

Media Contact: Army Public Affairs - (703) 692-2000Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711

DoD Identifies Army Casualty             

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.               

Staff Sgt. Ivan V. Alarcon, 23, of Jerome, Idaho, died in Tal Afar, Iraq, on Nov. 17, when his HMMWV accidentally rolled over during combatoperations.  Alarcon was assigned to the Army's 473rd Quartermaster Company, HunterArmy Airfield, Ga. The incident is under investigation.               

For further information related to this release, contact Army PublicAffairs at (703) 692-2000. 

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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense

No. 1214-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov 21, 2005

Media Contact: Army Public Affairs - (703) 692-2000Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711

DoD Identifies Army Casualty             

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.               

Sgt. Dominic J. Sacco, 32, of Albany, N.Y., died in Taji, Iraq, on Nov.20, when his M1A1 Abrams tank was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. Sacco was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 13th Armor Regiment, 3rd BrigadeCombat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.               

For further information related to this release, contact Army PublicAffairs at (703) 692-2000. 

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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense

No. 1219-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASENov 22, 2005

Media Contact: Army Public Affairs - (703) 692-2000Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711

DoD Identifies Army Casualties             

The Department of Defense announced today the death of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.  They died in Bayji, Iraq on Nov. 19,when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during combatoperations.  The soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky. Killed were:             

1st Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski, 23, of Freehold, N.J.               

Staff Sgt. Edward Karolasz, 25, of Powder Springs, N.J.               

Cpl. Jonathan F. Blair, 21, of Fort Wayne, Ind.             

Spc. Dominic J. Hinton, 24, of Jacksonville, Texas.             

For further information related to this release, contact Army PublicAffairs at (703) 692-2000.   

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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense

No. 1220-05I MMEDIATE RELEASE Nov 22, 2005

Media Contact: Army Public Affairs - (703) 692-2000Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711

DoD Identifies Army Casualty             

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.             

Spc. Michael J. Idanan, 21, of Chula Vista, Calif., died in Bayji, Iraqon Nov. 19, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.  Idanan was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry, 3rdBrigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.             

For further information related to this release, contact Army PublicAffairs at (703) 692-2000.   

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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense
No. 1216-05IMMEDIATE RELEASENov 22, 2005

Media Contact: Marine Corps Public Affairs - (703) 614-4309 Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711

DoD Identifies Marine Casualty             

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who wassupporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.           

Lance Cpl. Tyler J. Troyer, 21, of Tangent, Ore., died Nov. 19 from wounds received as a result of small arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Al Karmah, Iraq.  He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.             

Media with questions about this Marine can call the 2nd Marine DivisionPublic Affairs Office at (910) 451-9033.   

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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense

No. 1217-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov 22, 2005

Media Contact: Marine Corps Public Affairs - (703) 614-4309Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711

DoD Identifies Marine Casualty             

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who wassupporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.             

Lance Cpl. Miguel Terrazas, 20, of El Paso, Texas died Nov. 19 from animprovised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forcesin the vicinity of Hadithah, Iraq.  He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st MarineRegiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, CampPendleton,Calif.  During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd MarineDivision, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

Media with questions about this Marine can call the Camp Pendleton Public AffairsOffice at (760)-725-5044. 

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American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, 2005   

Two Task Force Freedom soldiers were killed Nov. 19 by small-arms fire while on patrol in Mosul, Iraq, officials said today. The soldiers' names are being withheld pending next of kin notification. In other news from Iraq, after witnessing insurgents firing from their car into another car on Nov. 21, killing a civilian driver, Iraqi troops chased the insurgents but lost sight of them. Later, they received a tip about where the insurgents lived, entered the home, positively identified the shooter and arrested him and four others. The soldiers are members of the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division. Iraqi soldiers found a weapons cache and bomb-making supplies while searching a bus in Baghdad Nov. 21, officials reported today. Initially, soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, found an 82 mm mortar round on the bus. As they continued searching the bus, the soldiers found a landmine, a 155 mm round, 300 9 mm rounds, five sub-machine gun magazines, two radios, 29 61 mm mortar rounds, a 105 mm round, 23 rocket-propelled-grenade rounds, two sub-machine guns and 30 hand grenades. The cache also included blasting caps, artillery fuses, electrical cable, detonation cords and other equipment commonly used to make roadside bombs during the search, officials noted. Another weapons cache was seized by Iraqi army and coalition troops while searching vehicles Nov. 21 in Baghdad, officials said. An 82 mm round, two blasting caps, two 82 mm mortars, some plastic explosive, a 120 mm round and various types of bomb-making fuses were seized by soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, and coalition forces. The illicit materials were turned over to authorities pending further investigation.

(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq and Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq news releases.)