Staff Sgt. Edward . Karolasz

Hometown: Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.

Age: 25 years old

Died: November 19, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his Humvee during combat operations in Bayji.