Maj. Stuart M. Anderson
Maj. Douglas A. Labouff
Capt. Michael R. Martinez
1st Lt. Jaime L. Campbell
1st Lt. Joseph D. deMoors
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chester W. Troxel
Spc. Michael I. Edwards
Spc. Jacob E. Melson

1/11/06-DoD Identifies Iraq Casualties

The Defense Department announced today the identities of soldiers who were killed recently in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Eight soldiers died near Tal Afar, Iraq, on Jan. 7, when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed.

Killed were:

• - Maj. Stuart M. Anderson, 44, of Peosta, Iowa. Anderson was assigned to the Army Reserve's 3rd Corps Support Command, Des Moines, Iowa.


• - Maj. Douglas A. Labouff, 36, of California. Labouff was assigned to the Army's 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.


• - Capt. Michael R. Martinez, 43, of Missouri. Martinez was assigned to the Army's 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.


• - 1st Lt. Jaime L. Campbell, 25, of Ephrata, Wash. Campbell was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Anchorage, Alaska.


• - 1st Lt. Joseph D. deMoors, 36, of Jefferson, Ala. DeMoors was assigned to the Army's 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.


• - Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chester W. Troxel, 45, of Anchorage, Alaska. Troxel was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Anchorage, Alaska.


• - Spc. Michael I. Edwards, 26, of Fairbanks, Alaska. Edwards was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Anchorage, Alaska.


• - Spc. Jacob E. Melson, 22, of Wasilla, Alaska. Melson was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Anchorage, Alaska.

Semper Fi