Conn casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq

(WTNH/AP) _ Here is a list of military personnel and civilians with Connecticut ties who have died since March, 2002, in Iraq and Afghanistan.

• Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, 36, of Windsor Locks, March 4, 2002, Afghanistan
• Marine Staff Sgt. Phillip Jordan, 42, of Enfield, March 23, 2003, Iraq
• Marine Cpl. Kemaphoom Chanawongse, 22, of Waterford, March 23, 2003, Iraq
• Army Pfc. Wilfredo Perez Jr., 24, of Norwalk, July 26, 2003, Iraq
• Army Staff Sgt. Richard S. Eaton Jr., 37, of Guilford, Aug. 12, 2003, Iraq
• Army Sgt. David Travis Friedrich, 26, of Naugatuck, Sept. 20, 2003, Iraq
• Army Pfc. Anthony D'Agostino, 20, of Waterbury, Nov. 2, 2003, Iraq
• Army Sgt. Maj. Philip Albert, 41, of Plymouth, Nov. 23, 2003, Afghanistan
• Army Pfc. Jeffrey Braun, 19, of Stafford, Dec. 12, 2003, Iraq
• Army Capt. Eric Paliwoda, 28, of Farmington, Jan. 2, 2004, Iraq
• Army Sgt. Benjamin Gilman, 28, of Meriden, Jan. 29, 2004, Afghanistan
• Army Spc. Tyanna Avery-Felder, 22, of Bridgeport, April 7, 2004, Iraq
• Army (National Guard) Sgt. Felix Del Greco, 22, of Simsbury, April 9, 2004, Iraq
• U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan B. Bruckenthal, 24, April 24, 2004: Iraq
• Army Private First Class Melissa Hobart, 22, of East Haven, June 6, 2004, Baghdad
• Army Spc. Jacob David Martir, 21, of Willimantic and Norwich, Aug. 18, 2004, Iraq
• Eric Miner, 44, employee of U.S. security firm DynCorp, Oct. 14, 2004, Iraq
• Army Chief Warrant Officer William Brennan, 36, of Behlehem, Oct. 15, 2004, Iraq
• Marine Cpl. Kevin Dempsey, 23, of Monroe, Nov. 13, 2004, Iraq
• Army Sgt. Joseph Michael Nolan, 27, of Waterbury, Nov. 18, 2004, Iraq
• Army Lt. Col. Michael J. McMahon, 41, of West Hartford, Nov. 27, 2004, Afghanistan.
• Army (National Guard) Staff Sgt. Henry E. Irizarry, 38, of Waterbury, Dec. 3, 2004, Iraq.
• Army (National Guard) Spc. Robert Hoyt, 21, of Bristol, Dec. 11, 2004, Iraq.
• Army Staff Sgt. Thomas E. Vitagliano, 33, Jan. 17, 2005, Iraq.
• Barbara Heald, 60, civilian employee of the Army, Jan. 29, 2005, Iraq.
• Marine Lance Corporal Lawrence Philippon, 22, of West Hartford, May 8, 2005, Iraq.
• Marine Lance Corporal John T. Schmidt III, 21, of Brookfield, died May 11, 2005 from combat wounds received Jan. 30 in Iraq.
• Army Spec. Christopher Hoskins, 21, of Killingly, June 21, 2005, Ramadi, Iraq
• Army Maj. Stephen C. Reich, 34, of Washington, June 28, 2005, Afghanistan
• Marine Sgt. David J. Coullard, 32, of Glastonbury, Aug. 1, 2005, Haditha, Iraq.
• Marine Lance Cpl. Stephen Bixler, 20 of Suffield, May 3, 2006, Fallujah, Iraq.
• Marine Capt. Brian S. Letendre, 27, of Woodbridge, Va. (Assigned to 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Plainville), May 4, 2006, Fallujah, Iraq.
• Marine Cpl. Jordan Pierson, 21, of Milford, Aug. 25, 2006, Iraq.
• Marine Lance Cpl. Phillip Johnson, 19, of Enfield, Sept. 3, 2006, Ramadi, Iraq
• Army Pfc. Nicholas A. Madaras, 19, of Wilton, Sept. 3, 2006, Baqubah, Iraq
• Army Capt. Jason R. Hamill, 31, of New Haven (Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas), Nov. 26, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq.
• Staff Sergeant Joseph Phaneuf II, 38, of Eastford, (Assigned to 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Brigade, Hartford) died Dec. 15, 2006 in Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan.
• Army Sgt. 1st Class Russell Borea, 38, Born in Connecticut but living in Tucson (Assigned to 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas), Jan. 19, 2007 in Mosul, Iraq
• Army Sgt. Richard L. Ford, 40, of East Hartford (Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.), died Feb. 20, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq.
• Pfc. Stephen K. Richardson, 22, of Bridgeport (Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.), died Mar. 20, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq.
• Army Pfc. Orlando E. Gonzales, 21, of New Freedom, Pennsylvania - Born in Bridgeport. (Assigned to 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.), died March 25, 2007 in Baqubah, Iraq.
• Army 1st Lt. Keith Heidtman, 24, of Norwich, Died May 28, 2007 in Iraq.
• Army Spc. Andre Craig, 24, of New Haven, Died June 24, 2007 in Iraq.
• Navy SEAL Petty Officer First Class Jason Dale Lewis, 30, Virginia Beach, Va. - born in Brookfield, assigned to Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base in Virginia, died July 7, 2007, Baghdad, Iraq.
• Sgt. Jason M. Lantieri, 25, of Killingworth, assigned to 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska, died Oct. 10, 2007, Iskandaryah, Iraq.
• Marine Cpl. Christian S. Cotner, 20, of Waterbury, died May 30, 2008 from a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
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