Remembering the Fallen

Yesterday marked the fourth anniversary of the start of the Iraq War. 3,200 troops have died. The following are the soldiers from Massachusetts who lost their lives in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom as listed in the Washington Post:

Sgt. Glenn R. Allison - Pittsfield / Lance Cpl. Alexander S. Arredondo - Randolph / Spec. David J. Babineau - Springfield / Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Bellavia - Wakefield / 2nd Lt. Joshua L. Booth - Fiskdale / Spec. Mathew G. Boule - Dracut / Pvt. Michael E. Bouthot - Fall River / Lance Cpl. Jeffrey C. Burgess - Plymouth / Lance Cpl. Shayne M. Cabino - Franklin / Capt. Joel E. Cahill - Norwood / Staff Sgt. Joseph Camara - New Bedford / Lance Cpl. Geofrey R. Cayer - Fitchburg / Capt. David S. Connolly - Boston / Staff Sgt. Darren J. Cunningham - Groton / Pfc. Norman Darling - Quincy / Lance Cpl. Travis R. Desiato - Bedford / Spec. Peter G. Enos - South Dartmouth / Sgt. Andrew K. Farrar Jr. - Weymouth / Cpl. Donald E. Fisher II - Avon / Gunnery Sgt. Elia P. Fontecchio - Milford / Lance Cpl. Michael L. Ford - New Bedford / 1st Lt. Travis J. Fuller - Granville / Sgt. Alexander H. Fuller - Centerville / Sgt. Justin W. Garvey - Townsend / Lance Cpl. Edward M. Garvin - Malden / Capt. Jennifer J. Harris - Swampscott / Pfc. John D. Hart - Bedford / 1st Lt. Derek S. Hines - Newburyport / Pfc. Markus J. Johnson - Springfield / Sgt. Michael J. Kelley - Scituate / Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kyran E. Kennedy - Boston / Cpl. Paul N. King - Tyngsboro / Sgt. Daniel J. Londono - Boston / Capt. John W. Maloney - Chicopee / 1st Lt. Brian M. McPhillips - Pembroke / Sgt. Benjamin E. Mejia - Salem / Capt. Seth R. Michaud - Hudson / Sgt. 1st Class Jared C. Monti - Raynham / Sgt. Alberto D. Montrond - Suffolk / Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr. - Worcester / Pfc. Evan W. O'Neill - Haverhill / Cpl. Brian Oliveira - Raynham / Petty Officer 1st Class Brian J. Ouellette - Needham / Spec. Gabriel T. Palacios - Lynn / Sgt. Theodore L. Perreault - Webster / Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Henry Petithory - Cheshire / Staff Sgt. Christopher N. Piper - Marblehead / Cpl. Scott J. Procopio - Saugus / Sgt. Pierre A. Raymond - Lawrence / Spec. Jared J. Raymond - Swampscott / Lt. Cmdr. Thomas L. Robinson - Kingston / Staff Sgt. Bruce A. Rushforth Jr. - Middleboro / Capt. Benjamin W. Sammis - Rehoboth / Lance Cpl. Nickolas D. Schiavoni - Haverhill / Capt. Christopher J. Sullivan - Princeton / Lance Cpl. Eric P. Valdepenas - Seekonk / Lance Cpl. John J. Vangyzen IV - North Dighton / Cpl. David M. Vicente - Methuen / Chief Warrant Officer Stephen M. Wells - Egremont / Sgt. Gregroy A. Wright - Boston / Lance Cpl. Andrew J. Zabierek - Chelmsford / Spec. Edgardo Zayas - Dorchester

Another solider, Private First Class John Landry, Jr., from Lowell fell on Saturday, just after he returned home from seeing his family.

Many, many thanks to all of them for being willing to fight for us. The Post has images, details, and links to obituaries and stories about their lives.

There's a lot we could say now about this war, but we'll leave it at this: War protests are erupting all over the United States and abroad. See what's already been happening in New York City, Seattle, and San Francisco. DCist has also listed the names of its fallen. If you want to make your voice heard, a protest will be held on the Common this Saturday. You can get more information about the protest at march24.org. The gathering begins at 11 am with the march to start at 2 pm.

Map of hometowns of the fallen from washingtonpost.com.