* A number of Bermudians have served in Iraq apart from Matthew Conyers, including several in the US Marines. Brother and sister David Perinchief and Lauren Baskins were both drafted to the war-torn country with the Marines, as well as Dathan Byrd and Alistair Reynolds.

The late Allan Miguel LuVince Mello, who received 11 medals from the US Army, died of cancer after taking part in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Others to have served there include Army sergeants Jason DiGiacomo, who was injured when his Humvee was forced off the road, and Daniel (Parker) Thomas.