TASK FORCE WOLFHOUND CASUALITTES The unit shipped out on 5 October, 2004 to Kuwait for “acclimatization” and arrived at Camp Liberty in Baghdad on October 30. The unit was re-deployed to Camp Cook in Taji. After providing security for the Iraqi national elections on January 30, 2005 the unit returned to Baghdad and was again stationed at Camp Liberty.   November 29, 2004 SSG Christian Engeldrum PFC Wilfredo Urbina were mortally wounded when their Humvee was struck by a improvised explosive device (IED)   December 3, 2004 SSG Henry Irizarry was killed when the Humvee he was riding in struck a roadside explosive device.   6 Jan 2005.        The following soldiers were killed in Taji, Iraq when their Bradley Fighting Vehicle was struck by a massive bomb placed under the surface of a dirt road.  These soldiers were conducting combat operations within our assigned sector. SFC KURT COMEAUX SGT CHRISTOPHER BABIN SGT ARMAND FRICKEY SGT BRADLEY BERGERON SGT WARREN MURPHY SGT HUEY FASSBENDER Also killed in the same vehicle was SPC KENNETH VONRONN who was attached to Company C as a medic but was assigned to HHC 1-69 INF     January 16, 2005 SPC Alain Kamolvathin PFC Francis Obaji were fatally injured when their Humvee rolled down an embankment into a river near Bagdad.   March 2, 2005 SPC Wai P. Lwin SPC Azhar Ali were killed in action when their Humvee in was struck by an IED on the Irish road (Airport Road)   March 16, 2005     SGT Paul Heltzel (C/2/156th) was killed in Baghdad, Iraq while conducting a mounted patrol on the Irish road when a vehicle-borne IED detonated.   May 24, 2005 SFC Peter Hahn (C/2/156th) was killed Baghdad when his observation point was engaged by enemy forces using small arms fire.   August 7, 2005 Sgt. Anthony N. Kalladeen, 26, of Purchase, N.Y. PFC. Hernando Rios, 29, of Queens, N.Y. were killed when their HUMVEE was struck by two improvised explosive devices and they received small arms fire.  The soldiers were assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, New York, N.Y.   Wounded In Action SGT. Felix A. Vargas PFC Richard A. Cornier SPC Daniel Swift SPC Todd Reed SGT. Adrian Melendez SGT Thomas Stevenson SPC John Cushman SPC Joseph Frisella SPC Anthony Gilkes SGT. Daniel Maiella SPC Casey Carroll (C/2/156th) SGT Jacque Bally (C/2/156th) MAJ Michael Kazmierak (C/2/156th) CPL Rusten May (C/2/156th) SPC Damien Dickson (C/2/156th) SGT Jose Dorsey (C/2/156th) CPL Derrick Smith (C/2/156th) SSG John Chalker (HHC 1/69) SGT William H. Macy 1LT. Brian Rathburn (XO) SSG. Sean Gilday SGT. Sebastian Cila SPC. Brian Lopez SGT. Miguel Luna SPC. Brian Lopez SGT. Daniel Barr SPC.Shannon Flahiv SGT. Richard Strazalka SSG. Vincent Brown     "ALL UNDER THE COMMAND OF "TASKFORCE WOLFHOUND" 1/69 INF (M), 256th BRIGAGE, LOUISANA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD"