NEW LIST OF U.S. CASUALTIES: NAMES AND HOMETOWNS

The following is a list of the latest U.S. casualty reports from Iraq and Afghanistan. For further information on each GI just click on their name.

Source: http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/


Casualty Reports:

U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Barthel, 25, was severely wounded Tuesday morning when the Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle in which he was riding was struck by an improvised explosive device while he was on combat patrol near the joint security site in Nasser Wa Salem, Iraq. Thursday morning the younger Barthel was undergoing his second surgery in a military hospital in Germany where doctors were amputating his right foot.

Sergeant Scott Paterson (30), 16th Air Assault, was on patrol when the Jackal 4x4 vehicle set off the mine on Monday. He suffered two broken legs, a broken foot, a gash on his arm and a head wound. As the Press went to print Scott was being flown from an undisclosed location in southern Afghanistan to receive treatment in the Royal College for Defence and Medicine based at University Hospital, Selly Oak, Birmingham.

Patrick Madison, 20, was serving with the Delta Company 164 out of Fort Stewart on May 23 when the tank he was driving burst into flames. Madison suffered injuries to his head, chest, and eyes as well as severe smoke inhalation.

Major David Underwood was serving in Iraq when he lost his arm after a homemade explosive went off. Underwood has been recovering at Brooke Army Medical Center. "The explosion went through my wrist, into my vest and was basically stopped by the steel plate, otherwise, I wouldn't be here right now," explained Major Underwood. He added, "The blast went down, and it took the whole front of my left leg off down to my ankle."

Mark Beyers served as a Marine who lost an arm and a leg while serving in Iraq in 2005.Ryan Job--An insurgent sniper shot Ryan Job through the eye. Job’s Navy SEAL team was performing rooftop patrol in Ramadi in August 2006 when a sniper’s bullet wounded the 27-year-old in the right eye. He is totally blind and often walks with the help of a guide dog.

Chad Juke --The blast from an anti-tank mine shattered Chad Jukes’ leg. Jukes, a 24-year-old Army Reservist from Utah, was part of a security convoy in December 2006 when an anti-tank mine detonated under his vehicle. The explosion shattered his heel and broke his femur. His right leg later was amputated.

Joey Martinez--And a roadside bomb robbed Joey Martinez of his vision. Martinez, 25, and his sniper team were on patrol in al-Anbar province when the blast from an IED blinded him. He since has undergone several optical surgeries and has minimal sight in his left eye.