Meow House Theatre

Today is 4 years since George Bush alighted on the USS Lincoln and proclaimed the end of major combat operations in Iraq, the gloriously huge “Mission Accomplished” banner hanging prominently behind him.

Total U.S. fatalities since May 1, 2003: 3,351

Total U.S. non-mortal combat injuries: more than 26,000

If each killed soldier was laid end to end, you’d have to jog almost 4 miles to pass them all. If you add in the wounded, you have to be a star marathon runner: it’s more than 32 miles. And that’s just U.S. military. No “coalition of the willing” or Iraqis, no contractors, no civilian workers, no aid workers.

If each of the 3,351 dead soldiers was worth a quarter, you could go through the Lincoln Tunnel 139 times.

3,351 dead soldiers is 4.65 spans of the Golden Gate Bridge laid end to end.

3,351 dead soldiers would be as high as 15.6 Empire State Buildings stacked on top of each other. Or if you’d rather think about it a little more relevantly, 3,351 dead soldiers would be the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center stacked on top of each other and then the pair stacked on top of each other 7.16 times.

I was going to post the names and dates of death for every single U.S. military personnel killed but it was more than 25 pages long in Word and I don’t think this blog can handle that. But here are the names of those killed just in 2003. Since May 1, the “end of major combat operations,” there are 346 names. Which means that from Jan. 1, 2004, through April 28, 2007 (the last day for which DoD statistics have been released), three thousand five more soldiers have been killed.

Thank god they got that banner up in time! Who knows how many more would be dead without it!

12/30/03 Pollard, Justin W. * 12/28/03 Jordan Jr., Curt E. * 12/28/03 Blanco, Ernesto M. * 12/28/03 Cuervo, Rey D. * 12/26/03 Mihalakis, Michael G. * 12/26/03 Sutter, Michael J. * 12/26/03 Haight, Charles G. * 12/25/03 Hattamer, Stephen C. * 12/25/03 Christensen, Thomas W. * 12/24/03 Yashinski, Michael E. * 12/24/03 Cooke, Eric F. * 12/24/03 Biskie, Benjamin W. * 12/24/03 Soelzer, Christopher F. * 12/24/03 Splinter, Christopher J. * 12/22/03 Moore, Stuart W. * 12/22/03 Saltz, Edward M. * 12/19/03 Bush Jr., Charles E. * 12/18/03 Allison, Glenn R. * 12/17/03 Holland, Christopher J. * 12/15/03 Nakis, Nathan W. * 12/15/03 Souslin, Kenneth C. * 12/14/03 Voelz, Kimberly A. * 12/14/03 Ferguson, Rian C. * 12/12/03 Black, Jarrod W. * 12/12/03 Braun, Jeffrey F. * 12/11/03 Edgerton, Marshall L. * 12/10/03 Bates, Todd M. * 12/10/03 Reese, Aaron T. * 12/10/03 Burdick, Richard A. * 12/10/03 Petty, Jerrick M. * 12/08/03 Wesley, Christopher Jude Rivera * 12/08/03 Blickenstaff, Joseph M. * 12/08/03 Bridges, Steven H. * 12/08/03 Wright, Jason G. * 12/07/03 Hutchinson, Ray J. * 12/05/03 Clark, Arron R. * 12/02/03 Boone, Clarence E. * 12/02/03 Young, Ryan C. * 12/02/03 Davis, Raphael S. * 12/01/03 Singh, Uday * 11/29/03 Bertolino, Stephen A. * 11/29/03 Sissel, Aaron J. * 11/28/03 Rico, Ariel * 11/27/03 Sweet II, Thomas J. * 11/26/03 Goldberg, David J. * 11/23/03 Nason, Christopher G. * 11/23/03 Smith, Darrell L. * 11/23/03 Menyweather, Eddie E. * 11/23/03 Ravago IV, Rel A. * 11/23/03 Wilson, Jerry L. * 11/22/03 Roberts, Robert D. * 11/22/03 Bushart, Damian S. * 11/21/03 Coleman, Gary B. * 11/20/03 Tyrrell, Scott Matthew * 11/20/03 Wood, George A. * 11/20/03 Lister, Joseph L. * 11/17/03 Dalley, Nathan S. * 11/17/03 Shull, James A. * 11/17/03 Coulter, Alexander S. * 11/17/03 Panchot, Dale A. * 11/15/03 Whitener, Joey D. * 11/15/03 Piche, Pierre E. * 11/15/03 Hafer, Richard W. * 11/15/03 DiGiovanni, Jeremiah J. * 11/15/03 Heidelberg, Damian L. * 11/15/03 Saboe, Scott A. * 11/15/03 Russell, John W. * 11/15/03 Bolor, Kelly * 11/15/03 Wolfe, Jeremy L. * 11/15/03 Sullivan, John R. * 11/15/03 Kesterson, Erik C. * 11/15/03 Hawk Eagle, Sheldon R. * 11/15/03 Uhl III, Eugene A. * 11/15/03 Hansen, Warren S. * 11/15/03 Dusenbery, William D. * 11/15/03 Baker, Ryan T. * 11/15/03 Acklin II, Michael D. * 11/15/03 Hayslett, Timothy L. * 11/14/03 Medina, Irving * 11/13/03 Fletcher, Jacob S. * 11/13/03 Minucci II, Joseph * 11/12/03 Bailey, Nathan J. * 11/12/03 Wise, Robert A. * 11/11/03 Jackson, Marlon P. * 11/11/03 Acosta, Genaro * 11/09/03 Tomko, Nicholas A. * 11/08/03 Jimenez, Linda C. * 11/08/03 Frosheiser, Kurt R. * 11/08/03 Collins, Gary L. * 11/08/03 Vasquez, Mark D. * 11/07/03 Kennon, Morgan DeShawn * 11/07/03 Gilmore I, Cornell W. * 11/07/03 Smith, Benedict J. * 11/07/03 Rose, Scott C. * 11/07/03 Neff II, Paul M. * 11/07/03 Kennedy, Kyran E. * 11/07/03 Swartworth, Sharon T. * 11/06/03 Wolf, James R. * 11/06/03 Fisher, Paul F. * 11/06/03 Chance III, James A. * 11/05/03 Rivera, Jose A. * 11/04/03 Benson, Robert T. * 11/04/03 Martinez, Francisco * 11/03/03 Johnson, Rayshawn S. * 11/02/03 Smith, Bruce A. * 11/02/03 Perez, Joel * 11/02/03 Penisten, Brian H. * 11/02/03 Conover, Steven Daniel * 11/02/03 Bader, Daniel A. * 11/02/03 Jennings, Darius T. * 11/02/03 Wilson, Joe Nathan * 11/02/03 Vega, Frances M. * 11/02/03 Slavenas, Brian D. * 11/02/03 Pennanen, Ross A. * 11/02/03 Moss, Keelan L. * 11/02/03 Lau, Karina S. * 11/02/03 Dagostino, Anthony D. * 11/02/03 Bucklew, Ernest G. * 11/02/03 Velasquez, Paul A. * 11/02/03 Colgan, Benjamin J. * 11/01/03 Johnson, Maurice J. * 11/01/03 Hurley, Joshua C. * 10/31/03 Bryant, Todd J. * 10/28/03 Campoy, Isaac * 10/28/03 Barrera, Michael Paul * 10/28/03 Adams, Algernon * 10/27/03 Falaniko, Jonathan I. * 10/27/03 Bell, Aubrey D. * 10/26/03 Acosta, Steven * 10/26/03 Huggins, Jamie L. * 10/26/03 Buehring, Charles H. * 10/26/03 Bosveld, Rachel K. * 10/26/03 Guerrera, Joseph R. * 10/25/03 Cannon, Jakia Sheree * 10/24/03 Hancock, Michael S. * 10/24/03 Mora, Jose L. * 10/24/03 Brassfield, Artimus D. * 10/23/03 Teal, John R. * 10/22/03 Johnson, John P. * 10/22/03 Ward, Jason M. * 10/21/03 Bueche, Paul J. * 10/20/03 Johnson, Paul J. * 10/18/03 Bernstein, David R. * 10/18/03 Hart, John D. * 10/17/03 Williams, Michael L. * 10/16/03 Grilley, Sean R. * 10/16/03 Bellavia, Joseph P. * 10/16/03 Orlando, Kim S. * 10/13/03 Freeman, Benjamin L. * 10/13/03 Weismantle, Douglas J. * 10/13/03 Wheeler, Donald L. * 10/13/03 Wyatt, Stephen E. * 10/13/03 Casanova, Jose * 10/12/03 Powell, James E. * 10/09/03 Silva, Sean A. * 10/09/03 Swisher, Christopher W. * 10/09/03 Norquist, Joseph C. * 10/06/03 Torres, Richard * 10/06/03 Karol, Spencer Timothy * 10/06/03 Scott, Kerry D. * 10/03/03 Pirtle, James H. * 10/03/03 Sims, Charles M. * 10/01/03 Ramos, Tamarra J. * 10/01/03 Blankenbecler, James D. * 10/01/03 Gutierrez, Analaura Esparza * 10/01/03 Hunte, Simeon * 09/30/03 McGaugh, Dustin K. * 09/29/03 Potter, Darrin K. * 09/29/03 Baddick, Andrew Joseph * 09/29/03 Cutchall, Christopher E. * 09/25/03 Rooney, Robert E. * 09/25/03 Thomas, Kyle G. * 09/25/03 Lucero, Robert L. * 09/24/03 Andrade, Michael * 09/22/03 Sturino, Paul J. * 09/20/03 Miller Jr., Frederick L. * 09/20/03 Brown II, Lunsford B. * 09/20/03 Friedrich, David Travis * 09/18/03 Arriaga, Richard * 09/18/03 Thompson, Anthony O. * 09/18/03 Faunce, Brian R. * 09/18/03 Wright, James C * 09/16/03 Pinkston, Foster * 09/15/03 Peterson, Alyssa R. * 09/15/03 Kimmerly, Kevin C. * 09/14/03 Blumberg, Trevor A. * 09/12/03 Morehead, Kevin N. * 09/12/03 Bennett, William M. * 09/11/03 Ybarra III, Henry * 09/10/03 Robsky Jr., Joseph E. * 09/09/03 Carlock, Ryan G. * 09/07/03 Thompson, Jarrett B. * 09/04/03 Brown, Bruce E. * 09/02/03 Sisson, Christopher A. * 09/01/03 Caldwell, Charles Todd * 09/01/03 Camara, Joseph * 09/01/03 Sarno, Cameron B. * 08/30/03 Cataudella, Sean K. * 08/29/03 Lawton, Mark A. * 08/27/03 Sherman, Anthony L. * 08/27/03 Belanger, Gregory A. * 08/27/03 Navea, Rafael L. * 08/26/03 Dent, Darryl T. * 08/25/03 Manzano, Pablo * 08/25/03 Allen Jr., Ronald D. * 08/23/03 Scott, Stephen M. * 08/23/03 Mack, Vorn J. * 08/21/03 Jones-Huffman, Kylan A. * 08/21/03 Adams, Michael S. * 08/20/03 Franklin, Bobby C. * 08/20/03 Harris Jr., Kenneth W. * 08/18/03 Hull, Eric R. * 08/17/03 Ivory, Craig S. * 08/14/03 Kirchhoff, David M. * 08/13/03 White, Steven W. * 08/12/03 Parker, Daniel R. * 08/12/03 Brown Jr., Timmy R. * 08/12/03 Eaton Jr., Richard S. * 08/12/03 Williams, Taft V. * 08/10/03 Perry, David S. * 08/09/03 Kinchen, Levi B. * 08/09/03 Knighten Jr., Floyd G. * 08/08/03 Ramsey, Brandon * 08/08/03 Bush, Matthew D. * 08/07/03 Longstreth, Duane E. * 08/06/03 Hellerman, Brian R. * 08/06/03 Simmons, Leonard D. * 08/06/03 Colunga, Zeferino E. * 08/06/03 Gilbert, Kyle C. * 08/05/03 Letufuga, Farao K. * 08/05/03 Loyd, David L. * 08/01/03 Hebert, Justin W. * 07/31/03 Lambert III, James I. * 07/31/03 Deutsch, Michael J. * 07/30/03 Nott, Leif E. * 07/28/03 Hart Jr., Nathaniel * 07/28/03 Maher III, William J. * 07/27/03 McMillin, Heath A. * 07/26/03 Cheatham, Jonathan M. * 07/26/03 Perez Jr., Wilfredo * 07/26/03 Methvin, Daniel K. * 07/26/03 Barnes, Jonathan P. * 07/24/03 Heighter, Raheen Tyson * 07/24/03 Serrano, Juan M. * 07/24/03 Perez, Hector R. * 07/24/03 Ashcraft, Evan Asa * 07/23/03 Byers, Joshua T. * 07/23/03 Christian, Brett T. * 07/22/03 Fettig, Jon P. * 07/21/03 Bibby, Mark Anthony * 07/20/03 Scott, David A. * 07/20/03 Willoughby, Christopher R. * 07/20/03 Garvey, Justin W. * 07/20/03 Jordan, Jason D. * 07/19/03 Rozier, Jonathan D. * 07/18/03 Bertoldie, Joel L. * 07/17/03 Whetstone, Mason Douglas * 07/17/03 Moreno, David J. * 07/16/03 Torres, Ramon Reyes * 07/15/03 Geurin, Cory Ryan * 07/14/03 Crockett, Michael T. * 07/13/03 Puello-Coronado, Jaror C. * 07/13/03 Cassidy, Paul J. * 07/12/03 Neusche, Joshua M. * 07/11/03 Schultz, Christian C. * 07/09/03 Gabrielson, Dan H. * 07/09/03 Valles, Melissa * 07/09/03 Tetrault, Jason * 07/09/03 Rowe, Roger Dale * 07/08/03 McKinley, Robert L. * 07/08/03 Boling, Craig A. * 07/07/03 Sanford Sr., Barry * 07/07/03 Keith, Chad L. * 07/06/03 Parson, David B. * 07/06/03 Wershow, Jeffrey M. * 07/04/03 Coons, James Curtis * 07/03/03 Herrgott, Edward J. * 07/03/03 Small, Corey L. * 07/02/03 Bradachnall, Travis J. * 07/01/03 Coffin, Christopher D. * 06/28/03 Conneway, Timothy M. * 06/27/03 Sotelo Jr., Tomas * 06/26/03 McIntosh, Joshua * 06/26/03 Hubbell, Corey A. * 06/26/03 Orengo, Richard P. * 06/25/03 Ott, Kevin C. * 06/25/03 Philippe, Gladimir * 06/25/03 Chris, Andrew F. * 06/25/03 MacDonald, Gregory E. * 06/24/03 Lennon, Cedric Lamont * 06/22/03 Smith, Orenthial Javon * 06/19/03 Nakamura, Paul T. * 06/18/03 Latham, William T. * 06/18/03 Deuel, Michael R. * 06/17/03 Tosto, Michael L. * 06/17/03 Frantz, Robert L. * 06/16/03 Pahnke, Shawn D. * 06/16/03 Suell, Joseph D. * 06/15/03 Cox, Ryan R. * 06/13/03 Pokorny, Andrew R. * 06/12/03 Klinesmith Jr., John K. * 06/10/03 Neighbor, Gavin L. * 06/08/03 Dooley, Michael E. * 06/07/03 Halling, Jesse M. * 06/06/03 Sisung, David * 06/06/03 Burkhardt, Travis L. * 06/06/03 Bollinger Jr., Doyle W. * 06/05/03 Oberleitner, Branden F. * 06/03/03 Haro Marin Jr., Atanasio * 06/01/03 Lambert, Jonathan W. * 05/30/03 Long, Zachariah W. * 05/30/03 Griffin, Kyle A. * 05/30/03 Gleason, Michael T. * 05/28/03 Perez III, Jose A. * 05/28/03 Bradley, Kenneth R. * 05/27/03 Quinn, Michael B. * 05/27/03 Broomhead, Thomas F. * 05/26/03 Schram, Matthew E. * 05/26/03 Smith, Jeremiah D. * 05/26/03 Petriken, Brett J. * 05/26/03 Nalley, Kenneth A. * 05/26/03 Mitchell, Keman L. * 05/25/03 Evans Jr., David * 05/21/03 Caldwell, Nathaniel A. * 05/19/03 Moore, Jason William * 05/19/03 Straseskie, Kirk Allen * 05/19/03 White, Aaron Dean * 05/19/03 Ryan, Timothy Louis * 05/19/03 LaMont, Andrew David * 05/19/03 Baragona, Dominic Rocco * 05/18/03 Sahib, Rasheed * 05/18/03 Marencoreyes, Douglas Jose * 05/16/03 Payne, William L. * 05/14/03 Nutt, David T. * 05/13/03 Kleiboeker, Nicholas Brian * 05/13/03 Griffin Jr., Patrick Lee * 05/12/03 Rodriguez, Jose F. Gonzalez * 05/12/03 Kowalik, Jakub Henryk * 05/10/03 Smith, Matthew R. * 05/09/03 Van Dusen, Brian K. * 05/09/03 Gukeisen, Hans N. * 05/09/03 Carl, Richard P. * 05/09/03 Bruns, Cedric E. * 05/08/03 Rockhold, Marlin T. * 05/04/03 Deibler, Jason L. * 05/03/03 Reynolds, Sean C. * 05/01/03 Givens, Jesse Alan * 04/28/03 Garza, Joe Jesus * 04/25/03 Sullivan, Narson Bertil * 04/25/03 Orozco, Osbaldo * 04/24/03 Jenkins, Troy David * 04/22/03 Buckley, Roy Russell * 04/22/03 Lam, Alan Dinh * 04/22/03 Channell Jr., Robert William * 04/22/03 Arnold, Andrew Todd * 04/17/03 Rivero, John Travis * 04/14/03 Brown, John Eli * 04/14/03 Mileo, Jason David * 04/14/03 Goward, Richard Allen * 04/14/03 Gonzalez, Armando Ariel * 04/14/03 Mayek, Joseph Patrick * 04/14/03 Foley III, Thomas Arthur * 04/13/03 Acevedo, Joseph * 04/13/03 Mercado, Gil * 04/12/03 Owens Jr., David Edward * 04/12/03 Gonzalez, Jesus Angel * 04/11/03 Tejeda, Riayan Augusto * 04/10/03 Hemingway, Terry Wayne * 04/10/03 Bohr Jr., Jeffrey Edward * 04/08/03 Sather, Scott Douglas * 04/08/03 Stever, Robert Anthony * 04/08/03 Meyer, Jason Michael * 04/08/03 Marshall, John Winston * 04/08/03 Garza Jr., Juan Guadalupe * 04/08/03 Brown, Henry Levon * 04/07/03 Das, Eric Bruce * 04/07/03 Watkins III, William Randolph * 04/07/03 Mitchell Jr., George Arthur * 04/07/03 Miller, Anthony Scott * 04/07/03 Kaylor, Jeffrey Joseph * 04/07/03 Hollinsaid, Lincoln Daniel * 04/07/03 Medellin, Jesus Martin Antonio * 04/07/03 Aviles, Andrew Julian * 04/06/03 Prewitt, Kelley Stephen * 04/06/03 Huxley Jr., Gregory Paul * 04/05/03 Smith, Edward * 04/05/03 Brown, Larry Kenyatta * 04/05/03 Booker, Stevon Alexander * 04/04/03 Rios, Duane Roy * 04/04/03 McPhillips, Brian Michael * 04/04/03 Gooden, Bernard George * 04/04/03 Smith, Paul Ray * 04/04/03 Jones, Devon Demilo * 04/04/03 Cunningham Jr., Daniel Francis * 04/04/03 Bellard, Wilfred Davyrussell * 04/04/03 Aitken, Tristan Neil * 04/04/03 Sammis, Benjamin Wilson * 04/04/03 Ford, Travis Allen * 04/03/03 Korn, Edward Jason * 04/03/03 Davis, Wilbert * 04/03/03 Silva, Erik Hernandez * 04/03/03 Evnin, Mark Asher * 04/03/03 Rippetoe, Russell Brian * 04/03/03 Long, Ryan Patrick * 04/03/03 Livaudais, Nino Dugue * 04/03/03 Robbins, Todd James * 04/03/03 Rehn, Randall Scott * 04/03/03 Oaks Jr., Donald Samuel * 04/03/03 Bales, Chad Eric * 04/02/03 Boule, Matthew George * 04/02/03 Smith, Eric Allen * 04/02/03 Pedersen, Michael Francis * 04/02/03 Jamar, Scott * 04/02/03 Halvorsen, Erik Anders * 04/02/03 Adamouski, James Francis * 04/02/03 White, Nathan Dennis * 04/02/03 Fernandez, George Andrew * 04/02/03 Gurtner, Christian Daniel * 04/02/03 Anderson, Brian Edward * 04/01/03 Maglione III, Joseph Basil * 04/01/03 Butler, Jacob Lee * 03/31/03 Rowe, Brandon Jacob * 03/31/03 Jeffries, William Andrew * 03/30/03 Contreras, Aaron Joseph * 03/30/03 McGinnis, Brian Daniel * 03/30/03 Lalush, Michael Vernon * 03/29/03 White, William Wayne * 03/29/03 Williams, Eugene * 03/29/03 Rincon, Diego Fernando * 03/29/03 Curtin, Michael Edward * 03/29/03 Creighton-Weldon, Michael Russell * 03/29/03 Cawley, James Wilford * 03/28/03 Solomon, Roderic Antoine * 03/28/03 Padilla-Ramirez, Fernando * 03/27/03 Suarez del Solar, Jesus Alberto * 03/27/03 Menusa, Joseph * 03/27/03 Rodriguez, Robert Marcus * 03/27/03 Martinez-Flores, Francisco Abraham * 03/27/03 O’Day, Patrick Terence * 03/27/03 May Jr., Donald Charles * 03/26/03 Nave, Kevin Gerard * 03/25/03 Johnson Jr., Michael Vann * 03/25/03 Stone, Gregory Lewis * 03/24/03 Blair, Thomas Alan * 03/24/03 Sanders, Gregory Paul * 03/24/03 Korthaus, Bradley Steven * 03/24/03 James, Evan Tyler * 03/23/03 Chanawongse, Kemaphoom “Ahn” * 03/23/03 Gifford, Jonathan Lee * 03/23/03 Hutchings, Nolen Ryan * 03/23/03 Cline Jr., Donald John * 03/23/03 Burkett, Tamario Demetrice * 03/23/03 Reiss, Brendon Curtis * 03/23/03 Nixon, Patrick Ray * 03/23/03 Williams, Michael Jason * 03/23/03 Rosacker, Randal Kent * 03/23/03 Buesing, Brian Rory * 03/23/03 Slocum, Thomas Jonathan * 03/23/03 Jordan, Phillip Andrew * 03/23/03 Gonzalez, Jorge Alonso * 03/23/03 Garibay, Jose Angel * 03/23/03 Fribley, David Keith * 03/23/03 Bitz, Michael Edward * 03/23/03 Anguiano, Edward John * 03/23/03 Walters, Donald Ralph * 03/23/03 Sloan, Brandon Ulysses * 03/23/03 Piestewa, Lori Ann * 03/23/03 Mata, Johnny Villareal * 03/23/03 Kiehl, James Michael * 03/23/03 Johnson II, Howard * 03/23/03 Estrella-Soto, Ruben * 03/23/03 Dowdy, Robert John * 03/23/03 Buggs, George Edward * 03/23/03 Pokorney Jr., Frederick Eben * 03/23/03 Addison, Jamaal Rashard * 03/23/03 Seifert, Christopher Scott * 03/23/03 Hodson, Nicolas Michael * 03/22/03 Adams, Thomas Mullen * 03/22/03 Tobler, Brandon Scott * 03/22/03 Orlowski, Eric James * 03/21/03 Gutierrez, Jose Antonio * 03/21/03 Waters-Bey, Kendall Damon * 03/21/03 Kennedy, Brian Matthew * 03/21/03 Beaupre, Ryan Anthony * 03/21/03 Aubin, Jay Thomas * 03/21/03 Childers, Therrel Shane *

Requiescat In Pace. And thank you.

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