Pfc. Nicolas E. Messmer

Hometown: Franklin, Ohio, U.S.

Age: 20 years old

Died: May 8, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, South Korea

Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near their Humvee in Khalidiyah.