Symphony for the Dead.(Editorial)

BYLINE: Graydon Carter

The invasion of Iraq was launched a year ago this March. On these pages are the names, ages, and hometowns of the 502 American men and women in uniform who, as of January 21, 2004, had lost their lives in the war and its bloody aftermath. This list of the war dead has been compiled with the help of U.S. military sources and Army Times.-graydon carter

The U.S. Toll

ARMY * Sgt. Michael D. Acklin II, 25, Louisville, Kentucky * Spc. Genaro Acosta, 26, Fair Oaks, California * Pfc. Steven Acosta, 19, Calexico, California * Capt. James F. Adamouski, 29, Springfield, Virginia * Pvt. Algernon Adams, 36, Aiken, South Carolina * Pfc. Michael S. Adams, 20, Spartanburg, South Carolina * Spc. Jamaal R. Addison, 22, Roswell, Georgia * Capt. Tristan N. Aitken, 31, State College, Pennsylvania * Spc. Ronald D. Allen Jr., 22, Mitchell, Indiana * Sgt. Glenn R. Allison, 24, Pittsfield, Massachusetts * Spc. Michael Andrade, 28, Bristol, Rhode Island * Sgt. Edward J. Anguiano, 24, Brownsville, Texas * Spc. Richard Arriaga, 20, Ganado, Texas * Cpl. Evan Asa Ashcraft, 24, West Hills, California * Sgt. Andrew Joseph Baddick, 26, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania * Staff Sgt. Daniel Bader, 28, York, Nebraska * Staff Sgt. Nathan J. Bailey, 46, Nashville, Tennessee * Spc. Ryan T. Baker, 24, Browns Mills, New Jersey * Spc. Solomon C. Bangayan, 24, Jay, Vermont * Lt. Col. Dominic R. Baragona, 42, Niles, Ohio * Spc. Jonathan P. Barnes, 21, Anderson, Missouri * Sgt. Michael Paul Barrera, 26, Von Ormy, Texas * Spc. Todd M. Bates, 20, Bellaire, Ohio * Sgt. Gregory A. Belanger, 24, Narragansett, Rhode Island * Sgt. Aubrey D. Bell, 33, Tuskegee, Alabama * Pfc. Wilfred D. Bellard, 20, Lake Charles, Louisiana * Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Bellavia, 28, Wakefield, Massachusetts * Sgt. First Class William M. Bennett, 35, Seymour, Tennessee * Spc. Robert T. Benson, 20, Spokane, Washington * First Lt. David R. Bernstein, 24, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania * Spc. Joel L. Bertoldie, 20, Independence, Missouri * Staff Sgt. Stephen A. Bertolino, 40, Orange, California * Cpl. Mark A. Bibby, 25, Watha, North Carolina * Sgt. Benjamin W. Biskie, 27, Vermilion, Ohio * Sgt. Jarrod W. Black, 26, Peru, Indiana * Capt. Ernesto M. Blanco, 28, San Antonio, Texas * Command Sgt. Maj. James D. Blankenbecler, 40, Alexandria, Virginia * Spc. Joseph M. Blickenstaff, 23, Corvallis, Oregon * Sgt. Trevor A. Blumberg, 22, Canton, Michigan * Sgt. First Class Craig A. Boling, 38, Elkhart, Indiana * Sgt. First Class Kelly Bolor, 37, Whittier, California * Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker, 34, Apollo, Pennsylvania * Chief Warrant Officer Clarence E. Boone, 50, Fort Worth, Texas * Pfc. Rachel K. Bosveld, 19, Waupun, Wisconsin * Spc. Mathew G. Boule, 22, Dracut, Massachusetts * Staff Sgt. Kenneth R. Bradley, 39, Utica, Mississippi * Spc. Artimus D. Brassfield, 22, Flint, Michigan * Pfc. Jeffrey F. Braun, 19, Stafford, Connecticut * Staff Sgt. Steven H. Bridges, 33, Tracy, California * Sgt. Thomas F. Broomhead, 34, Canon City, Colorado * Cpl. Henry L. Brown, 22, Natchez, Mississippi * Pfc. John E. Brown, 21, Troy, Alabama * Spc. Larry K. Brown, 22, Jackson, Mississippi * Spc. Lunsford B. Brown II, 27, Creedmore, North Carolina * Pfc. Timmy R. Brown Jr., 21, Conway, Pennsylvania * Second Lt. Todd J. Bryant, 23, Riverside, California * Sgt. Ernest G. Bucklew, 33, Enon Valley, Pennsylvania * Spc. Roy Russell Buckley, 24, Portage, Indiana * Spc. Paul J. Bueche, 19, Daphne, Alabama * Lt. Col. Charles H. Buehring, 40, Fayetteville, North Carolina * Sgt. George Edward Buggs, 31, Barnwell, South Carolina * Staff Sgt. Richard A. Burdick, 24, National City, California * Sgt. Travis L. Burkhardt, 26, Edina, Missouri * Pfc. Charles E. Bush Jr., 43, Buffalo, New York * Pvt. Matthew D. Bush, 20, East Alton, Illinois * Pfc. Damian S. Bushart, 22, Waterford, Michigan * Sgt. Jacob L. Butler, 24, Wellsville, Kansas * Capt. Joshua T. Byers, 29, Sparks, Nevada * Sgt. Charles T. Caldwell, 38, North …