Staff Sgt. Wilgene T. Lieto

Hometown: Saipan, Marianas Islands, U.S.

Age: 28 years old

Died: October 31, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry, 29th Brigade Combat Team, U.S. Army Reserve, Barrigada, Guam.

Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his Humvee during patrol operations in Balad.