Sgt. 1st Class Michael . Battles Sr.

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas, U.S.

Age: 38 years old

Died: October 28, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Tex.

Incident: Killed by a car bomb while manning a checkpoint in Baghdad.