The Defense Department last week identified the following American military personnel killed in Afghanistan and Iraq or who died at a military hospital of their injuries:
Ari D. Brown-Weeks, 23, of Abingdon, Md.; specialist, Army. Brown-Weeks was among seven paratroopers killed Monday when their truck veered off an overpass and plunged about 30 feet to the road below in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, N.C.
Lance M. Clark, 21, of Cookeville, Tenn.; lance corporal, Marine Corps. Clark died of non-combat-related injuries Sept. 7 in Iraq's Anbar province, west of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton.
Steven R. Elrod, 20, of Hope Mills, N.C.; specialist, Army. Elrod was among seven paratroopers killed Monday when their truck veered off an overpass and plunged about 30 feet to the road below in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, N.C.
Alexander U. Gagalac, 28, of Wahiawa, Hawaii; sergeant, Army. Gagalac was killed Sept. 9 when his Humvee was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade in Hawija, Iraq, north of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Carlos E. Gilorozco, 23, of San Jose; corporal, Marine Corps. Gilorozco was one of two Marines killed in combat Monday in Iraq's Anbar province, west of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Yance T. Gray, 26, of Ismay, Mont.; staff sergeant, Army. Gray was among seven paratroopers killed Monday when their truck veered off an overpass and plunged about 30 feet to the road below in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, N.C.
Michael C. Hardegree, 21, of Villa Rica, Ga.; sergeant, Army. Hardegree was among seven paratroopers killed Monday when their truck veered off an overpass and plunged about 30 feet to the road below in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, N.C.
