Casualties - May 27, 2005

Condolences to the Family and Friends of the following Americans who lost their lives while in the pursuit of gaining freedom for others

United States Marines

Sgt. David N. Wimberg, 24, of Louisville, Ky., died May 25 in Hadithah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio.

United States Army

Sgt. First Class Randy D. Collins, 36, of Long Beach, Calif., died May 24 at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., of injuries sustained in Mosul, Iraq, May 4. He was assigned to the Army's 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, Calif.

Spec. Bryan Edward Barron, 26, of Biloxi, Miss., died on May 23 in Haswa, Iraq. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's C Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry, Biloxi, Miss.

Spec. Audrey Daron Lunsford, 29, of Sardis, Miss., died on May 23 in Haswa, Iraq. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry, McComb, Miss.

Staff Sgt. Saburant Parker, 43, of Foxworth, Miss., died on May 23 in Haswa, Iraq. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's C Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry, Biloxi, Miss.

Sgt. Daniel Ryan Varnado, 23, of Saucier, Miss. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's C Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry, Biloxi, Miss.

The Mississippi National Guard has more here.