Capt. Eric T. Paliwoda

Hometown: West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.

Age: 28 years old

Died: January 2, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 4th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Incident: Killed in a mortar attack on his command post in Balad.