CW5 Sharon T. Swartworth
US Army

CW5 Swartworth, 43, of Viriginia, was killed in action when the UH-60 Black Hawk helipcoter she was in was shot down in Tikrit, Iraq. Sharon was the regimental warrant officer for the Judge Advocate General Office, based at Headquarters Department of the Army, Pentagon. Maine tie is father of Litchfield, ME.

CPT Christopher S. Cash
US Army

CPT Cash, 36, of Winterville, NC, died in Baqubah, Iraq when his Bradley Fighting vehicle came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades. Christopher was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry, Jackonsville, NC. Maine tie is mother of Old Orchard Beach, ME.

August 7, 2004

SSG Craig W. Cherry
US Army

SSG Cherry, 39, of Winchester, VA, died in Ghazikel, Afghanistan when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Craig was assigned to the Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 29th Infantry Division (Light Infantry), Winchester, VA. Maine tie is father of Windham, ME.

August 25, 2004

LCPL Alexander S. Arredondo
US Marine Corps

LCPL Arredondo, 20, of Randolph, MA, died in Najaf, Iraq as a result of enemy action. Alexander was assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA. Maine tie is mother of Bangor, ME.

June 27, 2005

December 15, 2005

SPC Joseph A. Lucas
US Army

SPC Lucas, 23, of Augusta, GA, died in Balad, Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations. Joseph was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA. Maine tie is father of Wiscasset, ME.

March 1, 2006

SPC Christopher S. Merchant
US Army

SPC Merchant, 32, of Hardwick, VT, died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq when his HMMWV came under attack by enemy forces using a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device and rocket-propelled grenade. Christopher was assigned to the Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, Jericho. Maine tie is daughter of Bangor, ME.

August 28, 2006

SPC Matthew E. Schneider
US Army

SPC Schneider,23, of Gorham, NH, died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq from a non-combat related cause. Matthew was assigned to the 141st Signal Battalion, 1st Armored Division, Wiesbaden, German. Maine tie is father of Kittery, ME.

November 11, 2006

SSG William S. Jackson II
US Army

SSG Jackson, 29, of Saginaw, MI, died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq as a result of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. William was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 16th Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany. Maine tie is sister of Warren, ME.

May 8,
2007

SPC Kyle A. Little
US Army

SPC Little, 20, of W. Boylston, MA, died in Salman Pak, Iraq of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Kyle was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, GA. Maine tie is father of North Berwick, ME.

January 3,
2008

MAJ Andrew J. Olmsted
US Army

MAJ Olmsted, 37, of Colorado Springs, CO, died in As Sadiyah, Iraq of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire during combat operations. Andrew was assigned to the Military Transition Teamy, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, KS. He was born in Bangor, ME and has relatives living in Maine.