Meteor Blades posted the list of the 2,500 soldiers dead in Iraq in this diary:
'It's a number.' Saying the Names of the 2500, but the limits on the size of diaries cut the list off on April 30, 2004.
AllisonInSeattle posted a second part of the list in this diary: "It's a Number" -- More Names to Speak, which included soldiers dead before December 31, 2004.
Jerome a Paris lists the continuation in 2500 Part 3 to April 26, 2006.
Here's the rest of the names to June 9, 2006 (the last date released). I can't think of a more fitting topic for my first ever diary. Looking at this list, its hard to wrap my head around this number considering it only covers the last 7 weeks. More in the extended:
Bobby Mendez, 38, Army 1st Sergeant, Apr 27, 2006
Mark A. Wall, 27, Army Staff Sergeant, Apr 27, 2006
Matthew A. Webber, 23, Army National Guard Sergeant, Apr 27, 2006
Jose Gomez, 23, Army Sergeant, Apr 28, 2006
Bryant A. Herlem, 37, Army Staff Sergeant, Apr 28, 2006
Edward G. Davis III, 31, Marine Sergeant, Apr 28, 2006
Brandon M. Hardy, 25, Marine Corporal, Apr 28, 2006
Lea R. Mills, 21, Marine Sergeant, Apr 28, 2006
Steve M. Sakoda, 29, Army Sergeant, Apr 29, 2006
Robbie Glen Light, 21, Army Corporal, May 01, 2006
Robert L. Moscillo, 21, Marine Lance Corporal, May 01, 2006
Christopher M. Eckhardt, 19, Army Private 1st Class, May 03, 2006
Benjamin T. Zieske, 20, Army Private 1st Class, May 03, 2006
Joseph E. Proctor, 38, Army National Guard Sergeant, May 03, 2006
Brian S. Letendre, 27, Marine Reserve Captain, May 03, 2006
Bryan L. Quinton, 24, Army Specialist, May 04, 2006
Gavin B. Reinke, 32, Army Staff Sergeant, May 04, 2006
Stephen R. Bixler, 20, Marine Corporal, May 04, 2006
Elisha R. Parker, 21, Marine Sergeant, May 04, 2006
Alva L. Gaylord, 25, Army Private 1st Class, May 05, 2006
Carlos N. Saenz, 46, Army 1st Sergeant, May 05, 2006
Teodoro Torres, 29, Army Specialist, May 05, 2006
Nathan J. Vacho, 29, Army Sergeant, May 05, 2006
Dale James Kelly Jr., 48, Army National Guard Staff Sergeant, May 06, 2006
David Michael Veverka, 25, Army National Guard Staff Sergeant, May 06, 2006
Leon Deraps, 19, Marine Lance Corporal, May 06, 2006
Matthew J. Fenton, 24, Marine Sergeant, May 06, 2006
Cory L. Palmer, 21, Marine Corporal, May 06, 2006
Emmanuel L. Legaspi, 38, Army Staff Sergeant, May 07, 2006
Gregory A. Wagner, 35, Army Staff Sergeant, May 08, 2006
Aaron P. Latimer, 26, Army Specialist, May 09, 2006
Alessandro Carbonaro, 28, Marine Sergeant, May 10, 2006
Armer N. Burkart, 26, Army Specialist, May 11, 2006
Eric D. Clark, 22, Army Private 1st Class, May 11, 2006
Stephen P. Snowberger III, 18, Army Private 1st Class, May 11, 2006
Jason K. Burnett, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, May 11, 2006
David J. GramesSanchez, 22, Marine Lance Corporal, May 11, 2006
Michael L. Licalzi, 24, Marine 2nd Lieutenant, May 11, 2006
Steve Vahaviolos, 21, Marine Corporal, May 11, 2006
Brandon L. Teeters, 21, Army Specialist, May 12, 2006
Adam C. Conboy, 21, Marine Lance Corporal, May 12, 2006
Ron Gebur, 23, Army National Guard Specialist, May 13, 2006
Richard Z. James, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, May 13, 2006
John W. Engeman, 45, Army Chief Warrant Officer 4, May 14, 2006
Jamie D. Weeks, 47, Army Chief Warrant Officer 5, May 14, 2006
Robert H. West, 37, Army Master Sergeant, May 14, 2006
Matthew W. Worrel, 34, Army Major, May 14, 2006
Shane Mahaffee, 36, Army Reserve Captain, May 14, 2006
Jose S. Marin-Dominguez Jr., 22, Marine Lance Corporal, May 14, 2006
Hatak Yuka Keyu M. Yearby, 21, Marine Lance Corporal, May 14, 2006
Grant Allen Dampier, 25, Army Private 1st Class, May 15, 2006
Marion Flint Jr., 29, Army Staff Sergeant, May 15, 2006
Santiago M. Halsel, 32, Army Staff Sergeant, May 16, 2006
Lee Hamilton Deal, 23, Navy Petty Officer Third Class, May 17, 2006
Lonnie Calvin Allen Jr., 26, Army Sergeant, May 18, 2006
Nicholas Cournoyer, 25, Army Private 1st Class, May 18, 2006
Daniel E. Holland, 43, Army Lieutenant Colonel, May 18, 2006
Robert Seidel III, 23, Army 1st Lieutenant, May 18, 2006
William B. Fulks, 23, Marine Corporal, May 18, 2006
Benito A. Ramirez, 22, Marine Lance Corporal, May 21, 2006
David Christoff Jr., 25, Marine Sergeant, May 22, 2006
William J. Leusink, 21, Marine Lance Corporal, May 22, 2006
Michael L. Hermanson, 21, Army National Guard Specialist, May 23, 2006
Steven Freund, 20, Marine Private 1st Class, May 23, 2006
Robert G. Posivio III, 22, Marine Lance Corporal, May 23, 2006
Robert E. Blair, 22, Army Specialist, May 25, 2006
Douglas A. DiCenzo, 30, Army Captain, May 25, 2006
Caleb A. Lufkin, 24, Army Private 1st Class, May 25, 2006
Adam Lucas, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, May 26, 2006
J. Adan Garcia, 20, Army Corporal, May 27, 2006
Richard A. Bennett, 25, Marine Corporal, May 27, 2006
Nathanael J. Doring, 31, Marine Captain, May 27, 2006
James A. Funkhouser, 35, Army Captain, May 29, 2006
Jeremy M. Loveless, 25, Army Corporal, May 29, 2006
Brock L. Bucklin, 28, Army Specialist, May 30, 2006
Bobby R. West, 23, Army Corporal, May 30, 2006
Alexander J. Kolasa, 22, Army Corporal, May 31, 2006
Benjamin E. Mejia, 25, Army Sergeant, May 31, 2006
Brett L. Tribble, 20, Army Private 1st Class, Jun 03, 2006
Darren Harmon, 44, Army Reserve Staff Sergeant, Jun 03, 2006
Ryan J. Cummings, 22, Marine Corporal, Jun 03, 2006
Michael D. Stover, 43, Marine Major, Jun 03, 2006
Issac S. Lawson, 35, Air National Guard Specialist, Jun 05, 2006
Jamie Jaenke, 30, Naval Reserve Petty Officer 2nd Class, Jun 05, 2006
Gary Rovinski, 44, Naval Reserve Petty Officer 1st Class, Jun 05, 2006
Andy D. Anderson, 24, Army Corporal, Jun 06, 2006
Daniel Gionet, 23, Army Sergeant, Jun 06, 2006
Carlos E. Pernell, 25, Army Sergeant, Jun 06, 2006
Ryan T. Sanders, 27, Army 1st Lieutenant, Jun 06, 2006
Richard A. Blakley, 34, Army National Guard Staff Sergeant, Jun 06, 2006
Mark T. Smykowski, 23, Marine Sergeant, Jun 06, 2006
David N. Crombie, 19, Army Private 1st Class, Jun 07, 2006
Scott M. Love, 32, Army 1st Lieutenant, Jun 07, 2006
John Shaw Vaughan, 23, Army 2nd Lieutenant, Jun 07, 2006
Clarence D. McSwain, 31, Army Sergeant 1st Class, Jun 08, 2006
Luis D. Santos, 20, Army Specialist, Jun 08, 2006
Daniel Crabtree, 31, Army National Guard Sergeant 1st Class, Jun 08, 2006
Ben Slaven, 22, Army National Guard Private 1st Class, Jun 09, 2006
Jose M. Velez, 35, Army Reserve Sergeant, Jun 09, 2006
Salvador Guerrero, 21, Marine Lance Corporal, Jun 09, 2006
Brent Zoucha, 19, Marine Lance Corporal, Jun 09, 2006
Zachary M. Alday, 22, Navy Seaman, Jun 09, 2006
Fri Dec 16, 2011 at 4:48 AM PT: I'm republishing this diary now that the troops are finally out of Iraq. I hope you will take the opportunity to view the other diaries on this list and remember those who sacrificed all on our country's behalf.