Fallen Heroes

This page is dedicated to my fellow IPAs and soldiers who gave their lives in service to their country.

Please remember their sacrifices.

I Stand Before You
by
©2001 Roger J. Robicheau (Sp 5, US Army)
The Poetic Plumber

I stand before you all today

But not one eye can see my way

My time arrived, to leave this earth

A fact so planned, to every birth

It happened where I had to go

My torch for life was so aglow

I transferred while in uniform

Protecting freedom, through a storm

Should I resent I died for you

Not on my life, red white and blue

Please help my family through each day

Tell all my friends, try not to stray

And of the country I did love

Do think of me, through God above

Your memories, brought forth this day

Send love to us, who could not stay

Our Gift to the Fallen
A Short Poem by Charlie Gragg
Penryn, California

For each soldier that has fallen so that many may stand
We honor their spirit as they pass to God's hand
For without their sacrifice we would live forever in fear
We pray for their loved ones and provide a salute and a tear
God help us heal the wounds of hate and the misery of war
That is our gift to our fallen heroes that are amongst us no more.

If I die before you wake...

Back home now I know you're probably sleepin'
Over here it's the middle of the day
I finally found the time to write a letter
Sittin' here a half a world away

I heard about all them folks protestin'
As if I really want this war
But that don't stop me from believin'
There's just some things worth fightin' for

CHORUS
And if I die before you wake,
I pray the world will take
A good look at what God's given us
That we could only understand,
everything is in his hands
All we need is a little faith and trust
I want you to know it ain't too high a price to pay
If I die before you wake

Tell everybody that I miss them
And I can't wait to get back home
But until then I'll serve my country
And be proud to wear this uniform

CHORUS
No it ain't too high a price to pay
If I die before you wake

In Memory of

IPA Bill Juneau

KIA 27 Nov 07 Baghdad, Iraq

RIP Brother, you will not be forgotten

In Memory of

IPA Daniel Scott - EOM June 2007.

RIP Brother, you will not be forgotten!

IPA Dan Scott

In Memory of

SDPM Michael W. Butler KIA June 2007.

RIP Brother, you will not be forgotten!

You can click on the photo to view a website created in Mike's honor.

Senior Deputy Program Manager Michael W. Butler

In Memory of

IPA Brian M. Brian, KIA October 2006.

RIP Brother, you will not be forgotten!

August 16, 2006

IPLO Brian M. Brian

IPLO Brian M. Brian was Killed in Action on October 22, 2006 when the vehicle he was traveling in was struck by a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq.

At the time of his death Brian was 58 years old. He was from Camden, Arkansas and was on a leave of absence from the Arkansas Law Enforcement Academy where he was an instructor.

God Bless you Brian and rest in peace brother. You will not be forgotten.

In Memory of

IPA Darrell Weatherbee, KIA September 2006.

RIP Brother, you will not be forgotten!

IPLO Darrell Weatherbee

IPLO Darrell Weatherbee was Killed in Action on September 17, 2006 after he was shot by a sniper near Tikrit, Iraq.

At the time of his death Darrell was 46 years old. He was from New Gloucester, Maine and he was a former Marine.

God Bless you Darrell and rest in peace brother. You will not be forgotten.

Military Fatalities: By Month

Period

US

UK

Other*

Total

Avg

Days

6-2007

54

2

0

56

2.8

20

5-2007

126

3

2

131

4.23

31

4-2007

104

12

1

117

3.9

30

3-2007

81

1

0

82

2.65

31

2-2007

80

3

1

84

3

28

1-2007

83

3

0

86

2.77

31

12-2006

112

1

2

115

3.71

31

11-2006

70

6

2

78

2.6

30

10-2006

106

2

2

110

3.55

31

9-2006

72

3

2

77

2.57

30

8-2006

65

1

0

66

2.13

31

7-2006

43

1

2

46

1.48

31

6-2006

61

0

2

63

2.1

30

5-2006

69

9

1

79

2.55

31

4-2006

76

1

5

82

2.73

30

3-2006

31

0

2

33

1.06

31

2-2006

55

3

0

58

2.07

28

1-2006

62

2

0

64

2.06

31

12-2005

68

0

0

68

2.19

31

11-2005

84

1

1

86

2.87

30

10-2005

96

2

1

99

3.19

31

9-2005

49

3

0

52

1.73

30

8-2005

85

0

0

85

2.74

31

7-2005

54

3

1

58

1.87

31

6-2005

78

1

4

83

2.77

30

5-2005

80

2

6

88

2.84

31

4-2005

52

0

0

52

1.73

30

3-2005

35

1

3

39

1.26

31

2-2005

58

0

2

60

2.14

28

1-2005

107

10

10

127

4.1

31

12-2004

72

1

3

76

2.45

31

11-2004

137

4

0

141

4.7

30

10-2004

64

2

2

68

2.19

31

9-2004

80

3

4

87

2.9

30

8-2004

66

4

5

75

2.42

31

7-2004

54

1

3

58

1.87

31

6-2004

42

1

7

50

1.67

30

5-2004

80

0

4

84

2.71

31

4-2004

135

0

5

140

4.67

30

3-2004

52

0

0

52

1.68

31

2-2004

20

1

2

23

0.79

29

1-2004

47

5

0

52

1.68

31

12-2003

40

0

8

48

1.55

31

11-2003

82

1

27

110

3.67

30

10-2003

44

1

2

47

1.52

31

9-2003

31

1

1

33

1.1

30

8-2003

35

6

2

43

1.39

31

7-2003

48

1

0

49

1.58

31

6-2003

30

6

0

36

1.2

30

5-2003

37

4

0

41

1.32

31

4-2003

74

6

0

80

2.67

30

3-2003

65

27

0

92

7.67

12

Total

3531

151

127

3809

2.45

1554

State Wounded Deaths Total

ALABAMA 427 58 485

ALASKA 92 15 107

AMERICAN SAMOA 35 6 41

ARIZONA 551 88 639

ARKANSAS 376 46 422

CALIFORNIA 2672 372 3044

COLORADO 419 49 468

CONNECTICUT 210 26 236

DELAWARE 40 13 53

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20 3 23

FLORIDA 1147 141 1288

GEORGIA 735 102 837

GUAM 20 6 26

HAWAII 106 18 124

IDAHO 230 27 257

ILLINOIS 952 127 1079

INDIANA 534 75 609

IOWA 291 43 334

KANSAS 320 37 357

KENTUCKY 411 59 470

LOUISIANA 512 74 586

MAINE 173 17 190

MARYLAND 360 67 427

MASSACHUSETTS 414 57 471

MICHIGAN 811 136 947

MINNESOTA 433 53 486

MISSISSIPPI 231 45 276

MISSOURI 586 61 647

MONTANA 192 19 211

NEBRASKA 194 40 234

NEVADA 158 29 187

NEW HAMPSHIRE 160 19 179

NEW JERSEY 391 58 449

NEW MEXICO 228 29 257

NEW YORK 1198 153 1351

NORTH CAROLINA 663 83 746

NORTH DAKOTA 77 14 91

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 0 4 4

OHIO 1056 152 1208

OKLAHOMA 409 52 461

OREGON 409 55 464

PENNSYLVANIA 1109 167 1276

PUERTO RICO 165 29 194

RHODE ISLAND 97 11 108

SOUTH CAROLINA 313 47 360

SOUTH DAKOTA 102 17 119

TENNESSEE 506 76 582

TEXAS 2425 322 2747

UTAH 207 19 226

VERMONT 90 18 108

VIRGIN ISLANDS 8 5 13

VIRGINIA 594 99 693

WASHINGTON 752 73 825

WEST VIRGINIA 171 19 190

WISCONSIN 486 74 560

WYOMING 81 11 92

25349 3515 28864

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An American Police Officer in Iraq

January 17, 2007

With a member of the Iraqi Army