CPT Phillip Esposito, 30, of Suffern, NY was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 42nd Infantry Division, New York Army National Guard, Troy, N.Y. He died on June 8 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained June 7, 2005 when an explosion of unknown origin occurred near his location in Tikrit. Also killed was 1LT Louis E. Allen.

For every CPT Phillip Esposito bracelet sold, $10 will be donated to the Madeline Rose Esposito Scholarship Fund in his memory.