This site is dedicated to those Gimlet soldiers who gave their lives for the War on Terrorism in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the World
The 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry (Gimlet) suffered 26 Wounded in Action during its deployment to Iraq in support of OPERATION IRAQI FEERDOM, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry (Gimlet) thus far has suffered 76 Wounded in Action supporting OIF
The Following Gimlets Paid the Ultimate Price for Freedom and Liberty Thus Far in Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the GWOT
SSG Todd E. Nunes, of Chapel Hills, Tenn
Company A, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry (Gimlet), 25th ID (L), 3 July 1974—2 May 2004
SPC John D. Amos II, of Valparaiso, Ind
Company C, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry (Gimlet), 25th ID (L), 8 March 1984—8 April 2004
SSG Salamo J. Tuialuuluu, of Pago Pago, American Samoa
Company A, 3rd Battalion 21st Infantry (Gimlet), 25th ID (L), 13 December 1980—4 December 2004
SGT David A Mitts, of Hammond, Ore.
Company A, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry (Gimlet), 25th ID (L), 20 November 1980—4 December 2004
MSG Brian A Mack, of Phoenix, AZ
Scout Platoon, HHC, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry (Gimlet), 25th ID (L), February 1968—13 January 2005
1LT Nainoa K. Hoe, of Hawaii
Company C, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry (Gimlet), 25th ID (L), 28 August 1977—22 January 2005
SSG Juan M. Solorio, of Dallas, Texas
Recon Platoon, HHC, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry (Gimlet), 25th ID (L), 23 November 1972—4 March 2005
SGT Kenneth L. Ridgley, of Olney, Ill.
Company A, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry (Gimlet), 25th ID (L), 10 September 1974—30 March 2005
SPC Jose L. Ruiz, of Brentwood, N.Y.
Company A, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry (Gimlet), 25th ID (L), 27 October 1976--15 August 2005.
Since the 1-21 IN deployed to Iraq in December 2007 the following Gimlets have made the ultimate sacrifice. Six other B 1-21 IN Gimlets were WIA in the same operation.
B Company 1-21 IN lost four Heroes on February 8, 2008
SSG Jerald A. Whisenhunt, 32 of Orrick, Mo
SGT Gary D. Willet, 34 of Alamogordo, N.M
SGT Timothy P. Martin, 27 of Pixley, California
SPC Michael T. Manibog, 31 of San Leandro, California
Pfc. Christopher A. McCraw, 23, of Columbia, Miss. died Oct. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq
A Company 1-21 Inf. lost one Hero on July 8, 2000.
CPL William McMillan of Lexington, KY
Spc. Jamal M. Rhett, 24, of Palmyra, N.J
Gimlet Prayer
“Lord, you have taken our Gimlet Brothers to a better place; a place with you. Watch over them and their families, comforting them and protecting them. These brave Gimlets made the ultimate sacrifice for us, defending our nation, paying the ultimate price protecting our nation, its people, our freedom and our way of life. Bless them and their families for the selfless sacrifices they perform and have performed each and every day, so our families in America and other families throughout the world may now live free from oppression and tyranny. Amen.”
Capt. Dale Goetz,43, of White, S.D.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Aug. 30 in the Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan
Army Capt. Dale Goetz of the 4th Infantry Division was among five U.S. soldiers killed
when their armored vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan .
Chaplain Goetz was the 3/21 Chaplain during OIF III. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division when killed.
Before Goetz, the last Army chaplain to die in action was Phillip Nichols, who was killed by a concealed enemy explosive in Vietnam in October of 1970, said Chaplain Carleton Birch, a spokesman for the Army chief of chaplains.
Army Capt. Dale Goetz, White, S.D.
SGT Jamal Rhett, was in Charlie Company, and was killed on 15 August when two hand grenades were thrown at the Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) that his squad was in. One of those grenades entered the vehicle through one of the air-guard hatches and detonated in the vehicle, killing him and wounding three others. This also occured in Diyala province, but on the other end of the province from Muqdadiyah (closer to Baqubah).
1LT Michael L. Runyan, Newark, Ohio
1st Lt. Michael L. Runyan, 24, of Newark, Ohio, died July 21 in Balad, Iraq
1LT Michael Runyan, was technically a member of Bravo Company, 52nd Infantry, but who was for all important purposes a Gimlet. He was killed in the 20th of July from an Improvised Explosive Device in Muqdadiyah.
Two soldiers died July 17, 2011 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device; they were assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; killed were Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth B. Elwell, 33, of Holland, Pa.; and Pfc. Tyler M. Springman, 19, of Hartland, Maine.
Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth B. Elwell
Pfc. Tyler M. Springman
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Pfc. Brandon S. Mullins, 21, of Owensboro, Ky., died Aug. 25 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Pfc. Brandon S. Mullins
Spc. Douglas J. Green, 23, of Sterling, Va., died Aug. 28 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Spc. Douglas J. Green
Sgt. Rodolfo Rodriguez Jr., 26, of Pharr, Texas, died Sep. 14 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Pvt. Danny Chen, 19, of New York, died Oct. 3 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Sgt. Rodolfo Rodriguez Jr.
Pvt. Danny Chen
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. - Spc. Ryan J. Cook 29, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; died Sept. 18 in Takhar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
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Spc. Ryan J. Cook was killed Sept. 18 in Afghanistan's Takhar Province. The 29-year-old was buried Saturday in Fort Walton Beach.
Cook's family and friends gathered Friday night for a funeral service.
Brig. Gen. John Wharton presented Cook's Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Wharton also read letters from soldiers in Cook's unit who described Cook as a “big brother.”
Cook was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Justin Reese described his friend Cook to the Northwest Florida Daily News as a man whose tough-guy facade hid a deep loyalty to his friends and family.
Spc. Ryan J. Cook
