Mark A. Maida, 22

Based in California

Army, Sergeant
Based: Ft. Irwin, Calif.
2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom
Died: May 27, 2005
Baghdad, Iraq
Gender: Male
Hometown: Madison, Wis.

Maida died in Baghdad of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Diyarah.