THIS PAGE IS DEDICATED TO ALL
THOSE IN THE ALLIED FORCES AND
WAR NEWS REPORTORS, WHO GAVE 
THEIR LIVES FIGHTING FOR PEACE
AND FREEDOM FOR THE PEOPLE OF 
IRAQ. 

MAY THEY REST IN PEACE AND 
NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
"All Gave Some ~ Some Gave All"

20TH MARCH - 2003

 
 

ROLL OF HONOUR
 

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Navy Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams, (27)  La Mesa, Calif - Royal Navy's 849 Squadron - Killed when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided over international waters March 22. 

Capt. James F. Adamouski (29) Springfield, Virginia - 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment - Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq on April 2, 2003

Spc. Jamaal R. Addison, (22), of Roswell, Ga - 507th Maintenance Company - Killed in an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya  on March 23, 2003

Lance Cpl. Andrew Julian Aviles (18)  Palm Beach, Florida - 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division - Killed on April 7, 2003, in central Iraq when an enemy artillery round struck his amphibious assault vehicle

Lance Cpl. Brian E. Anderson (26) Durham, North Carolina   - 2nd Light Armored Reconnais- sance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division - Killed April 2, 2003, in a non-hostile vehicle accident west of Nasiriya, Iraq

Capt. Tristan N. Aitken (31) State College, Pennsylvania - 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division -  Killed in action in Iraq on April 4, 2003

Maj. Jay Aubin  (36) Waterville, Maine - 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing - Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash on March 21, 2003 

Pfc. Chad E. Bales  (20)   Coahoma, Texas  - 1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group   - Killed on April 3 in a non-hostile vehicle accident during convoy operations east of Ash Shahin, Iraq 

Capt. Ryan Beaupre ( 30)   Bloomington, Illinois- 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing - Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash on March 21, 2003

Pfc. Wilfred D. Bellard (20)  Lake Charles, Louisiana - 41st Field Artillery Regiment - Killed when his vehicle fell into a ravine in Iraq on April 4, 2003

Sgt. Michael E. Bitz, (31), Ventura, Calif. - 2nd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C. - Killed in action near N asiriya on March 23, 2003

Lance Cpl. Thomas A. Blair  (24)  Oklahoma - 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group-28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing - Initially listed as missing in action after operations near Nasiriya on March 24, 2003; his  remains were recovered on March 28, 2003.

Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey E. Bohr, Jr.  (39) Ossian, Iowa  -  1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment  - Killed in northern Baghdad while engaging enemy forces on April 10, 2003

Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker (34)  Apollo, Pennsylvania - A Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment - Killed by enemy fire during a raid into Baghdad on April 5, 2003, in Iraq

Spc. Mathew G. Boule  (22)  Dracut, Massachusetts - 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment - Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq on April 2, 2003

Cpl. Henry L. Brown (22)  Natchez, Mississippi - 1st Battalion, 64th Field Artillery Regiment - Died April 8, 2003, of wounds received from an enemy rocket attack south of Baghdad

Army Spc. Larry K. Brown (22)  Jackson, Mississippi - C Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment - Killed in action on April 5, 2003, in Iraq

Lance Cpl. Brian Rory Buesing,  (20), Cedar Key, Fl. - 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C. - Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003

Sgt. George Edward Buggs  (31)  Barnell, South Carolina  -3rd Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division  - Killed after his convoy was ambushed in Iraq on March 23, 2003
 

Sgt. Jacob L. Butler (24)  Wellsville, Kansas - Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment- Killed in action April 1, 2003, in Assamawah, Iraq, when a rocket-propelled grenade hit his vehicle

Staff Sgt. James W. Cawley (41) Roy, Utah - 2nd Battalion, 23rd Regiment, Marine Reservist Division - Killed when he was accidentally struck by a Humvee on March 29, 2003

Cpl. Kemaphoom A. Chanawong- se  (22) Waterford, Connecticut  - 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment - Killed in action during operations on the outskirts of Nasiriya on March 23, 2003

2nd Lt. Therrel S. Childers, (30), Harrison County, Miss., - 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif - killed in action on March 21 in southern Iraq. 

Lance Cpl. Donald J. Cline Jr.  (21)  Washoe, Nevada - 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment  - Killed in operations on the outskirts of Nasiriya on March 23, 2003

Capt. Aaron J. Contreras (31) Sherwood, Oregon - Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-169, Marine Air Craft Group-39 - Killed March 30, 2003, in a helicopter crash in southern Iraq

Spc. Daniel Francis J. Cunningham (33)  Lewiston, Maine - 41st Field Artillery Regiment - Killed when his vehicle fell into a ravine in Iraq on April 4, 2003

Spc. Michael Edward Curtin (23)  Howell, New Jersey - 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army - Killed in car bomb attack in Iraq on March 29, 2003 

Staff Sgt. Wilbert Davis (40)  Alaska - 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division - Killed when his vehicle ran off the road into a canal in Iraq on April 3, 2003

Master Sgt. Robert J. Dowdy  (38)  Cleveland, Ohio  - 507th Maintenance Company  - Killed after his convoy was ambushed in Iraq on March 23, 2003

Pvt. Ruben Estrella-Soto  (18)  El Paso, Texas  - 507th Maintenance Company  - Killed after his convoy was ambushed in Nasiriya on March 23, 2003

Cpl. Mark A. Evnin  (21)  Burlington, Vermont - 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division  - Killed in action on April 3 during a firefight in central Iraq

Master Sgt. George A. Fernandez (36) El Paso, Texas - Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command - Died on April 2, 2003, after being shot in northern Iraq

Capt. Travis A. Ford  (30)  Ogallala, Nebraska - Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) - 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing  - Killed when his AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed during combat operations near Ali Aziziyal, Iraq, on April 4, 2003

Lance Cpl. David K. Fribley, (26),  Lee, Fla. - 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C. - Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003

Cpl. Jose A. Garibay, (21), Orange, Calif. - 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C. - Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003

Pfc. Juan Guadalupe Garza Jr. (20)  Temperance, Michigan - 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division - Killed in action on April 8, 2003, in central Iraq

Cpl. Bernard G. Gooden  (22)  Mt. Vernon, New York - 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division  - Killed during a firefight in Central Iraq, on April 4, 2003

Cpl. Jorge A. Gonzalez, (20), Los Angeles, Calif.- 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C. - Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003

Spc. Richard A. Goward  (32)  Midland, Michigan - 1460th Transportation Company  - Killed April 14, 2003, in a vehicle accident in Iraq

Pfc. Christian D. Gurtner (19) Ohio City, Ohio - 3rd Light Armored Reconnais- sance Battalion, 1st Marine Division - Killed April 2, 2003, by a non-combat weapons discharge in Southern Iraq

Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez age (22), Los Angeles, California - 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C. - killed in action March 21 in Southern Iraq. 

Chief Warrant Officer Erik A. Halvorsen (40)  Bennington, Vermont - 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment - Killed when his UH-6 0 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq on April 2, 2003

Staff Sgt. Terry W. Hemingway (39)  Willingboro, New Jersey - C Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment - Killed in action April 10, 2003, in Iraq, when a car exploded next to his vehicle

Sgt. Nicolas M. Hodson, (22), of Smithville, Mo - 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C - who died in a vehicle accident in Iraq

Staff Sgt. Lincoln D. Hollinsaid (27) Malden, Illinois - B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion - Killed by enemy fire on April 7, 2003, in Iraq

Pfc. Gregory P. Huxley, Jr. (19) Forestport, New York - B Company, 3rd Battalion, 17th Engineer Battalion - Killed by enemy fire on April 6, 2003, in Iraq
 
 

Chief Warrant Officer Scott Jamar (32) Granbury, Texas - 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment - Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq on April 2, 2003

Cpl. Evan T. James  (21) Hancock, Illinois - Engineering Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group - Drowned while crossing the Saddam Canal on March 24, 2003

William A. Jeffries  (39)  Evansville, Indiana - 152nd Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard - Died from a sudden illness March 26, 2003, in Rota, Spain, after he was evacuated from Kuwait 

Pfc. Howard Johnson II, (21), of Mobile, Ala - 507th Maintenance Company - Killed in an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya on March 23, 2003

Michael Vann Johnson Jr. Little Rock, Arkansas - Hospital Corpsman Third Class (Fleet Marine Force) - Naval Medical Center San Diego, Third Marine Division Detachment - Killed in action in Iraq on March 25, 2003.

Pvt. Devon D. Jones (19)  San Diego, California - 41st Field Artillery Regiment - Killed when his vehicle fell into a ravine in Iraq on April 4, 2003

Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Jordan, (42), Brazoria, Texas - 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C. - Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003

2nd Lt. Jeffrey J. Kaylor (24) Clifton, Virginia - C Battery, 39th Field Artillery Battalion - Killed in action in Iraq on April 7, 2003

Cpl. Brian Kennedy  (25)  Houston, Texas - who was assigned to the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing - Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash on March 21, 2003

Spc. James M. Kiehl  (22)  Des Moines, Iowa - 507th Maintenance Company  - Killed when his convoy was ambushed near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003.

 Capt. Edward J. Korn (31) Savannah, Georgia - 64th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division - Killed as he investigated the wreckage of an Iraqi T-72 tank destroyed by his unit in central Iraq on April 3, 2003

Sgt. Bradley S. Korthaus (28) Scott, Iowa - Engineering Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group - Drowned while crossing the Saddam Can al on Mar ch 24, 2 003

Sgt. Michael V. Lalush  (23) Troutville, Virginia - Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-169, Marine Air Craft Group-39 - Killed in a UH-1N Huey helicopter crash in Southern Iraq on March 30, 2003

Spc. Ryan P. Long) Seaford, Delaware - A Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment - Died from severe injuries on April 3, 2003, in Iraq

Staff Sgt. Nino D. Livaudais (23) Utah - 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment - Died from severe injuries on April 3, 2003, in Iraq

Sgt. Brian D. McGinnis (23) St. George, Delaware - Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-169, Marine Aircraft Group-39 - Killed March 30, 2003, in a UH-1N Huey helicopter crash in southern Iraq

1st Lt. Brian M. McPhillips  (25)   Pembroke, Massachusetts - 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division  - Killed during a firefight in Central Iraq, on April 4, 2003

Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Maglione (22) Lansdale, Pennsylvania - 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group - Killed April 1, 2003, by a noncombat weapon discharge at Camp Coyote, Kuwait

Sgt. 1st Class John W. Marshall  (50)  Los Angeles, California  - 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division  Killed in action April 8, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq

Pfc. Francisco A. Martinez Flores  (21) Los Angeles, California  -   1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division 
Killed while his unit was conducting convoy operations in the vicinity of the Euphrates River on March 25, 2003

Chief Warrant Officer Johnny Villareal Mata (35) El Paso, Texas - 507th Maintenance Company - Killed when his convoy was ambushed at Nasiriya on March 23, 2003

Staff Sgt. Donald C. May, Jr.   (31) Richmond, Virginia - 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division - Killed while his unit was conducting convoy operations in the vicinity of the Euphrates River on March 25, 2003

Pfc. Joseph P. Mayek  (20)  Rock Springs, Wyoming  - C Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment  - Killed April 14, 2003, by Bradley vehicle fire in Iraq

Cpl. Jesus Martin Antonio Medellin (21) Fort Worth, Texas - 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division - Killed on April 7 in central Iraq when an enemy artillery round struck his amphibious assault vehicle

Marine Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Menusa (33) San Jose, California - 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division - Killed while his unit was conducting convoy operations in the vicinity of the Euphrates River on March 25, 2003

Spc. Gil Mercado  (25)  Paterson, New Jersey - 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment -  Killed April 13, 2003, by a non-combat weapon discharge in Iraq
 

Pfc. Jason M. Meyer (23)  Swartz Creek, Michigan - B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion - Killed in action on April 8, 2003, in Iraq

Pfc. Anthony S. Miller (19)  San Antonio, Texas - Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade - Killed by enemy indirect fire April 7, 2003, in Iraq

Spc. George A. Mitchell  (35)  Rawlings, Maryland - 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team - Died April 7, 2003, of wounds received from an enemy rocket attack south of Baghdad

Marine Maj. Kevin G. Nave  (36) Union Lake, Michigan - 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division  - Killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Iraq on March 26, 2003

Lance Cpl. Patrick R. Nixon  (21)  St. Louis, Missouri - 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment  - Killed in action on March 23, 2003, on the outskirts of Nasiriya

Spc. Donald S. Oaks Jr. (20) -Erie, Pennsylvania - 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch Rocket System)  Killed in action on April 3, 2003, in Iraq

Lance Cpl. Patrick T. O'Day  (20)   Santa Rosa, California - 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division  - Killed while his unit was conducting convoy operations in the vicinity of the Euphrates River on March 25, 2003

Lance Cpl. Eric J. Orlowski, (26), of Buffalo, N.Y - 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C - killed by an accidental discharge of a .50 caliber machine gun in Iraq.

Marine Lance Cpl. David Edward Owens Jr.  (20)  Winchester, Virginia - 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division  - Died of wounds received in action on April 12, 2003, in central Iraq

Sgt. Michael F. Pedersen (26)  Flint, Michigan - 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment - Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq on April 2, 2003

Pfc. Lori Piestewa  (22)  Tuba City, Arizona - 507th Maintenance Company  - Killed when her convoy was ambushed on March 23, 2003 near Nasiriya. 

2nd Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney Jr., (31), Nye, Nev. - Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C. - Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003

Pvt. Kelley S. Prewitt (24)  Birmingham, Alabama - 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment - Killed in action by enemy fire on April 6, 2003, in Iraq

Sgt. 1st Class Randall S. Rehn (36) Longmont, Colorado - Killed in action on April 3, 2003, in Iraq

Pfc. Diego Fernando Rincon  (19)  Conyers, Georgia - 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army - Killed in car bomb attack in Iraq on March 29, 2003

Sgt. Duane R. Rios  (25)   Hammond, Indiana  - 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division  - Killed during a firefight in Central Iraq, on April 4, 2003

Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe (27) Colorado  - A Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment - Died from severe injuries on April 3, 2003, in Iraq

Sgt. Todd J. Robbins - Pentwater, Michigan - 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch Rocket System) - Killed in action on April 3, 2003, in Iraq

Cpl. Robert M. Rodriguez  (21)  Queens, New York - 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division  - Killed in action March 27, 2003, along the Euphrates River near Nasiriya 

Cpl. Randal Kent Rosacker, (21), San Diego, Calif.- 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C. - Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003

Spc. Brandon J. Rowe (20) Roscoe, Illinois - 502nd Infantry Regiment,101st Airborne Division - Killed in action March 31, 2003, in Ayyub, Iraq, by enemy artillery

Capt. Benjamin W. Sammis  (29)  Rehobeth, Massachusetts - Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing  - Killed in action on April 4 when his AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed during combat operations near Ali Aziziyal, Iraq 

Army Spc. Gregory P. Sanders, (19), of Indiana - 3rd Battalion, 69th Armore, Fort Stewart, Ga - Killed in action in Iraq on March 24, 2003

Staff Sgt. Scott D. Sather (29) Clio, Michigan - 24th Special Tactics Squadron - Killed in action April 8, 2003, in Iraq

Army Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert, (27) - 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky. - was killed by a grenade when he was sleeping in a tent at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait, on March 22.

Mechanic (Comm.) Second Class Ian Seymour  - 148 Commando Battery Royal Artillery, RN  -   Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash south of the Kuwait border on March 21, 2003 

Cpl. Erik H. Silva  (22) Chula Vista, California  -   3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division  Killed in action in Iraq on April 3
 

Pfc. Brandon Sloan  (19) Bedford, Ohio -   507th Maintenance Company  - Killed when his convoy was ambushed at Nasiriya on March 23, 2003

Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum, Adams, Colo. - 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C. - Fayetteville, North Carolina.

1st Sgt. Edward Smith (38)  Chicago, Illinois - 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division - Died April 5, 2003, in Doha, Qatar, died after he was wounded in action

Chief Warrant Officer Eric A. Smith (41)  California - 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment - Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq on April 2, 2003

Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith (33)  Tampa, Florida - 11th Engineer Battalion - Killed in action in Iraq on April 4, 2003
 

Lance Cpl. Jesus A. Suarez Del Solar  (20)  Escondido, California - 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division - Killed in action on March 27, 2003

Sgt. Roderic A. Solomon  (32)  Fayetteville, North Carolina - 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army - - Killed when a Bradley Fighting Vehicle rolled off a cliff on March 28, 2003 

Staff Sgt. Robert A. Stever (36)  Pendleton, Oregon - 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division - Killed in action by enemy fire on April 8, 2003, in Iraq

Air Force Maj. Gregory Stone - Idaho Air National Guard - Killed by a grenade thrown by a fellow U.S. soldier in Kuwait on March 23, 2003

Staff Sgt. Riayan A. Tejeda  (26)  New York, New York  - 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment  - Killed during combat operations against enemy forces in northeast Baghdad on April 11, 2003

Army Reserve Spc. Brandon S. Tobler, (19) - 671st Engineer Brigade, Portland, Ore - died in a vehicle accident March 22 in Iraq. 

Sgt. Donald Walters  (33)   Kansas City, Missouri - 507th Maintenance Company -   Killed after his convoy was ambushed at Nasiriya on March 23, 2003

Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Watersbey, (29), of Baltimore, who was assigned to the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 - 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing - Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash on March 21, 2003

Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton Weldon  (20)  Conyers, Georgia- 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army  - Killed in car bomb attack in Iraq on March 29, 2003

Lance Cpl. William W. White  (24) Brooklyn, New York - 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 1st Marine Division - Killed in a vehicle accident in Iraq on March 29, 2003 

Sgt. Eugene Williams  (24) Highland, New York - 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army - Killed in car bomb attack in Iraq on March 29, 2003

Lance Cpl. Michael J. Williams ( 31) Arizona -  1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment - Initially listed as missing in action after operations near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003; his remains were recovered on March 28, 2003