A particularly poignant moment occurred when a local teacher described the poor treatment her cousin received by the military as he attempts to recover from his very serious wounds. Local musician led the crowd in an acapella version of an Irish protest song.
Tonight, a march is planned to begin at 5 pm beginning at the University of Iowa Pentacrest.
Below are those Iowans who died while serving (including those in Iowa National Guard)
Maj. Stuart M. Anderson 44 3rd Corps Support Command, Army Reserve Peosta, Iowa One of eight soldiers killed when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Iraq, on January 7, 2006
Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey E. Bohr Jr. 39 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Ossian, Iowa Killed in northern Baghdad while engaging Iraqi forces on April 10, 2003
Spc. Casey Byers 22 Company B, 224th Engineer Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard Schleswig, Iowa One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded underneath their up-armored Humvee during a route clearing operation south of Ramadi, Iraq, on June 11, 2005
Pfc. Benjamin R. Carman 20 Company E, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Jefferson, Iowa Killed in a long firefight after Iraqi insurgents launched a large-scale attack in Ramadi, Iraq, on April 6, 2004
Pvt. Michael J. Deutsch 21 C Troop, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division Dubuque, Iowa Killed when his M113 Armored Personnel Carrier hit a landmine in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 31, 2003
Sgt. Nathan R. Field 23 4249th Port Security Company, Army Reserve Lehigh, Iowa One of two soldiers killed when their Humvee was hit by a civilian vehicle in Umm Qasr, Iraq, on January 7, 2006
Lt. Col. Paul J. Finken 40 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Mason City, Iowa One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on November 2, 2006
Sgt. Paul F. Fisher 39 Detachment 1, Company F, 106th Aviation Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard Cedar Rapids, Iowa Fisher was seriously injured when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down by a surface-to-air missile in Falluja, Iraq, on November 2, 2003. He died of his injuries at Homburg University Clinic in Germany on November 6.
Pvt. Kurt R. Frosheiser 22 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division Des Moines, Iowa Killed when the vehicle he was driving hit a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 8, 2003
Command Sgt. Maj. Marilyn L. Gabbard 46 Joint Forces Headquarters, Iowa Army National Guard Polk City, Iowa One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed.
Sgt. Seth K. Garceau 27 Company A, 224th Engineer Battalion, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Iowa Army National Guard Oelwein, Iowa Died on March 4, 2005, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained when his up-armored Humvee was struck by a roadside bomb while traveling between Karbala and Ramadi, Iraq, on February 27
2nd Lt. Richard B. Gienau 29 Company A, 224th Engineer Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard Peoria, Illinois Killed when his up-armored Humvee was struck by a roadside bomb while traveling between Karbala and Ramadi, Iraq, on February 27, 2005
Spc. Dakotah L. Gooding 21 C Troop, 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Des Moines, Iowa One of three soldiers killed when their Humvee overturned into a canal while on combat patrol in Balad, Iraq, on February 13, 2005
Staff Sgt. Donald D. Griffith Jr. 29 B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Mechanicsville, Iowa Died as a result of hostile action in Tal Afar, Iraq, on March 11, 2005
Sgt. Thomas E. Houser 22 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Council Bluffs, Iowa Died due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 3, 2005
Spc. James M. Kiehl 22 507th Maintenance Company, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Des Moines, Iowa Killed when his convoy was ambushed near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003.
Pfc. David M. Kirchhoff 31 2133rd Transportation Company, Iowa Army National Guard Cedar Rapids, Iowa Suffered heat stroke on August 8, 2003, and was evacuated to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, where he died on August 14
Spc. Joshua L. Knowles 23 1133rd Transportation Company, Iowa National Guard Sheffield, Iowa Killed when he was hit by a mortar round at a Baghdad International Airport checkpoint on February 5, 2004
Sgt. Bradley S. Korthaus 28 Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group Davenport, Iowa Drowned while crossing the Saddam Canal on March 24, 2003
Lance Cpl. William J. Leusink 21 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Maurice, Iowa One of two soldiers killed while conducting combat operations against enemy forecs in Anbar province, Iraq, on May 22, 2006
Cpl. Jarrod L. Maher 21 Company L, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Imogene, Iowa Died due to a non-hostile gunshot wound at Abu Ghraib, Iraq, on November 12, 2004
Lance Cpl. Clinton J. Miller 23 Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Greenfield, Iowa Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 11, 2006
Spc. John W. Miller 21 Company A, 224th Engineer Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard West Burlington, Iowa Shot and killed by a sniper while providing security for route clearing operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on April 12, 2005
Sgt. James P. Musack 23 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Riverside, Iowa Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident in Samarra, Iraq, on November 21, 2006
Pvt. Kenneth A. Nalley 19 501st Military Police Company Hamburg, Iowa Killed when a heavy equipment transporter crossed the median and struck his Humvee in Samawa, Iraq, on May 26, 2003
Staff Sgt. Scott E. Nisely 48 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry, Iowa National Guard Marshalltown, Iowa One of two soldiers killed by small arms fire while operating in Asad, Iraq, on September 30, 2006
Spc. David L. Rice 22 Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Sioux City, Iowa Died in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his Humvee rolled over in Muqdadiya, Iraq, on April 26, 2005
Cpl. Jonathan E. Schiller 20 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Ottumwa, Iowa One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a combat patrol in Baquba, Iraq, on December 31, 2006
Cpl. Nathan A. Schubert 22 Company C, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Cherokee, Iowa Died when the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutba in western Iraq on January 26, 2005
Spc. Daniel L. Sesker 22 C Troop, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Iowa Army National Guard Ogden, Iowa Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee in Bayji, Iraq, on April 6, 2006
Cpl. Stephen D. Shannon 21 397th Engineer Battalion Guttenberg, Iowa Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle was hit by a rocket during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on January 30, 2007
Spc. Aaron J. Sissel 22 2133rd Transportation Company, Iowa Army National Guard Tipton, Iowa Killed when his convoy was ambushed with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Haditha, Iraq, on November 29, 2003
Pfc. Nicholas M. Skinner 20 Company A, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Davenport, Iowa Died from injuries received due to hostile action in Najaf, Iraq, on August 26, 2004
1st Lt. Brian D. Slavenas 30 Company F, 106th Aviation Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard Genoa, Illinois Killed when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down by a surface-to-air missile near Falluja, Iraq, on November 2, 2003
Chief Warrant Officer Bruce A. Smith 41 Detachment 1, Company F, 106th Aviation Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard West Liberty, Iowa Killed when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down by a surface-to-air missile near Falluja, Iraq, on November 2, 2003
Spc. Kampha B. Sourivong 20 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry, Iowa National Guard Iowa City, Iowa One of two soldiers killed by small arms fire while operating in Asad, Iraq, on September 30, 2006
Cpl. Michael R. Speer 24 Company F, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Davenport, Iowa Died from hostile fire in Iraq on April 9, 2004
Staff Sgt. Eric M. Steffeney 28 18th Ordnance Company, 184th Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group Waterloo, Iowa Killed when a roadside bomb detonated in Tuz, Iraq, on February 23, 2005
Pfc. Brandon C. Sturdy 19 Company F, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Urbandale, Iowa Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq, on May 13, 2004
Petty Officer 1st Class Jerry A. Tharp 44 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 25 Muscatine, Iowa Killed when his dismounted patrol was struck by a roadside bomb while operating in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 12, 2006
Pfc. William E. Thorne 26 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Hospers, Iowa Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations on August 24, 2006
Spc. Gregory L. Tull 20 Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery Regiment, Iowa Army National Guard Pocahontas, Iowa Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 25, 2005
Staff Sgt. Mark A. Wall 27 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team Alden, Iowa Died from a non-combat related cause in Mosul, Iraq, on April 27, 2006. The incident is under investigation.
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