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In
memory of those that gave their lives in this
war on terrorism.
2009
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DOD Release December
31, 2009
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Staff
Sgt. Ronald J. Spino,
45
Waterbury,
Conn.
274th
Forward Surgical
Team, 44th Medical
Command, Fort Bragg,
N.C.
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Died
Dec. 29 in Bala Morghab, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered
when
he was shot while unloading
supplies.
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DOD Release December
28, 2009
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Spc.
Jason M. Johnston,
24
Albion,
N.Y.
2nd
Battalion, 508th
Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 82nd
Airborne Division,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Died
Dec. 26 in Arghandab, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked his
unit with an
improvised explosive device.
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DOD Release December
27, 2009
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Staff
Sgt. David H. Gutierrez,
35
San
Francisco, Ca.
2nd
Battalion, 1st Infantry
Regiment, 5th Brigade,
2nd Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Died
Dec. 25 at Kandahar Air Field,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when insurgents attacked his
dismounted patrol with an
improvised explosive device
in Howz-e Madad.
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DOD Release December
24, 2009
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Lance
Cpl. Omar G. Roebuck,
23
Moreno
Valley, Calif.
2nd
Combat Engineer
Battalion, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Dec. 22, as a result of a non-hostile
incident in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release December
22, 2009
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Pfc.
Serge Kropov, 21
Hawley,
Pa.
Marine
Aircraft Group 16,
3rd Marine Aircraft
Wing, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Marine Corps
Air Station Miramar,
Calif.
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Died
Dec. 20 as a result of a non-hostile
incident in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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Sgt.
Albert D. Ware,
27
Chicago,
Ill.
782nd
Combat Support Battalion,
4th Brigade Combat
Team, 82nd Airborne
Division, Fort Bragg,
N.C.
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Died
Dec. 18 in Arghandab River Valley,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces
attacked
his vehicle with an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release December
16, 2009
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Tech.
Sgt. Anthony C.
Campbell Jr., 35
Florence,
Ky.
932nd
Civil Engineer Squadron,
Scott Air Force
Base, Ill.
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Died
Dec. 15 of wounds suffered from
the detonation of an improvised
explosive device
in Helmand
Province, Afghanistan.
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DOD Release December
14, 2009
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Pfc.
Jaiciae L. Pauley,
29
Austell,
Ga.
1st
Battalion, 30th
Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 3rd Infantry
Division, Fort Stewart,
Ga.
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Died
Dec. 11 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of
injuries sustained from a non-combat
related incident.
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Pvt.
Jhanner A. Tello,
29
Los
Angeles, Calif.
3rd
Aviation Support
Battalion, 227th
Aviation Regiment,
1st Air Cavalry
Brigade, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood,
Texas.
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Died
Dec. 10 in Baghdad, Iraq, of
injuries sustained from a non-combat
related incident.
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DOD Release December
11, 2009
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Sgt.
Ralph Anthony Webb
Frietas, 23
Detroit,
Mich.
Marine
Wing Support Squadron
172, Marine Wing
Support Group 17,
1st Marine Aircraft
Wing, III Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Okinawa, Japan.
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Died
Dec 8. as a result of unknown
causes in Baghdad.
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DOD Release December
10, 2009
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Cpl.
Xhacob Latorre,
21
Waterbury,
Conn.
2nd
Battalion, 8th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Dec. 8 of wounds sustained while
supporting combat operations
in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
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Staff
Sgt. Dennis J. Hansen,
31
Panama
City, Fla.
1st
Battalion, 32nd
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain
Division (Light
Infantry), Fort
Drum, N.Y.
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Died
Dec. 7 at the Landstuhl Regional
Medical Center in Landstuhl,
Germany, of wounds
sustained
when insurgents attacked his
unit Dec. 3 with an improvised
explosive device
in Logar
province, Afghanistan.
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DOD Release December
9, 2009
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Sgt.
Elijah J. Rao, 26
Lake
Oswego, Ore.
2nd
Battalion, 77th
Field Artillery
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division,
Fort Carson, Colo.
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Died
Dec. 5 in Nuristan, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces
attacked his unit
with an improvised explosive
device.
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DOD Release December
4, 2009
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Sgt.
Kenneth R. Nichols
Jr., 28
Chrisman,
Ill.
2nd
Battalion, 12th
Infantry Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Carson,
Colo.
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Died
Dec. 1 in Kunar province, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces
attacked his unit
using small arms and rocket-propelled
grenade fires.
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DOD Release December
2, 2009
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Pfc.
Derrick D. Gwaltney,
21
Cape
Coral, Fla.
1st
Battalion, 377th
Field Artillery
Regiment, 17th Fires
Brigade, Fort Lewis,
Wash.
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Died
Nov. 29 south of Basra, Iraq,
of injuries sustained from a
non-combat related incident.
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Lance
Cpl. Jonathan A.
Taylor, 22
Jacksonville,
Fla.
2nd
Battalion, 2nd Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Dec. 1 while supporting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release November 30, 2009
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Petty
Officer 3rd Class
David M. Mudge,
22
Sutherlin,
Ore.
US
Navy
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Died
Nov. 28, in a non-hostile accident
aboard USS Rentz while in Jebel
Ali, United Arab Emirates.
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Sgt.
Brandon T. Islip,
23
Richmond,
Va.
1st
Battalion, 508th
Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 82nd
Airborne Division,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Previously
listed as Duty Status Whereabouts
Unknown.
His status
was changed Nov. 29 to having
died in a non-combat related
incident.
He
went missing, Nov. 4, while
involved in a resupply mission
in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan.
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DOD Release November
24, 2009
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Sgt.
Briand T. Williams,
25
Sparks,
Ga.
1st
Battalion, 10th
Field Artillery
Regiment, 3rd Heavy
Brigade Combat Team,
3rd Infantry Division,
Fort Benning, Ga.
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Died
Nov. 22, in Numaniyah, Iraq,
of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit using small
arms fire.
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Sgt.
James M. Nolen,
25
Alvin,
Texas; and
2nd
Battalion, 508th
Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 82nd
Airborne Division,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Pfc.
Marcus A. Tynes,
19
Moreno
Valley, Calif.
2nd
Battalion, 508th
Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 82nd
Airborne Division,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Died
Nov. 21 in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of wounds sustained
when enemy forces
attacked
their vehicle with an improvised
explosive device.
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Staff
Sgt. Matthew A.
Pucino, 34
Cockeysville,
Md.
2nd
Battalion, 20th
Special Forces Group
of the Maryland
Army National Guard
in Glen Arm, Md.
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Died
Nov. 23 in Pashay Kala, Afghanistan,
of wounds sustained when enemy
forces
attacked his unit
with an improvised explosive
device.
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Sgt.
Jason A. McLeod,
22
Crystal
Lake, Ill.
704th
Brigade Support
Battalion, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division,
Fort Carson, Colo.
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Died
Nov. 23, west of Pashmul, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when
insurgents attacked his unit
with mortar fire.
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DOD Release November
23, 2009
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Staff
Sgt. John J. Cleaver,
36
Marysville,
Wash.
782d
Brigade Support
Battalion, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 82nd
Airborne Division,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Sgt.
Daniel A. Frazier,
25
Saint
Joseph, Mich.
782d
Brigade Support
Battalion, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 82nd
Airborne Division,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Died
Nov. 19 in Zabul province, Afghanistan,
of wounds sustained when
a
suicide car-bomber attacked
their unit.
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Lance
Cpl. Nicholas J.
Hand, 20
Kansas
City, Mo.
2nd
Battalion, 2nd Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Nov. 22 while supporting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release November
20, 2009
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Petty
Officer 2nd Class
Brian M. Patton,
37
Freeport,
Ill.
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Department
of Defense announced today the
death of a sailor who was supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Died
Nov. 19 in Kuwait in a non-combat
accident.
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DOD Release November
19, 2009
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Spc.
Joseph M. Lewis,
26
Terrell,
Texas
8th
Squadron, 1st Cavalry
Regiment, 5th Stryker
Brigade Combat Team,
2nd Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Died
on Nov. 17 in Kandahar, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces
attacked his vehicle
with an improvised explosive
device.
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DOD Release November
18, 2009
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Sgt.
Brandon T. Islip,
23
Richmond,
Va.
1st
Battalion, 508thParachute
Infantry Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat
Team, 82nd Airborne
Division, Fort Bragg,
N.C.
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DOD
announced the identity of a
soldier currently listed as
Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown
(DUSTWUN)
and has been unaccounted
for since Nov. 4 in Bala Murghab,
Afghanistan, when he went missing
while
involved in a resupply
mission.
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Sgt.
Benjamin W. Sherman,
21
Plymouth,
Mass.
1st
Battalion, 508thParachute
Infantry Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat
Team, 82nd Airborne
Division, Fort Bragg,
N.C.
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Identified
as having been killed while
participating in the Nov. 4
resupply mission listed above.
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Staff
Sgt. Ryan L. Zorn,
35
Upton,
Wyo.
1st
Battalion, 34th
Armor Regiment,
1st Brigade, 1st
Infantry Division,
Fort Riley, Kan.
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Died
Nov.16 in Tal Afar, Iraq, of
injuries sustained during a
vehicle roll-over.
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DOD Release November
16, 2009
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Staff
Sgt. Stephen L.
Murphy, 36
Jaffery,
N.H.
2nd
Intelligence Battalion,
II Marine Expeditionary
Force Headquarters
Group, Camp Lejeune,
N.C.
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Died
Nov. 9 as a result of a non-hostile
incident in Anbar province,
Iraq.
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Lance
Cpl. Shawn P. Hefner,
22
Hico,
Texas
2nd
Amphibious Assault
Battalion, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Nov. 13 while supporting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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Spc.
Christopher J. Coffland,
43
Baltimore,
Md.
323rd
Military Intelligence
Battalion, Fort
Meade, Md.
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Died
Nov. 13 in Wardak province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces
attacked
his unit with an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release November
12, 2009
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Lance
Cpl. Justin J. Swanson,
21
Anaheim,
Calif.
1st
Battalion, 5th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Nov. 10 while supporting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release November
10, 2009
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Sgt.
Charles I. Cartwright,
26
Union
Bridge, Md.
1st
Marine Special Operations
Battalion, U.S.
Marine Corps Forces
Special Operations
Command, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Nov. 7 while supporting combat
operations in Farah province,
Afghanistan.
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Chief
Warrant Officer
Mathew C. Heffelfinger,
29
Kimberly,
Idaho
2nd
Squadron, 6th Cavalry
Regiment, 25th Brigade
Combat Team, 25th
Infantry Division,
Schofield Barracks,
Hawaii.
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Chief
Warrant Officer
Earl R. Scott III,
24
Jacksonville,
Fla.
2nd
Squadron, 6th Cavalry
Regiment, 25th Brigade
Combat Team, 25th
Infantry Division,
Schofield Barracks,
Hawaii.
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Died
Nov. 8 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries
sustained when their OH-58D
helicopter crashed.
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DOD Release November
9, 2009
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Spc.
Tony Carrasco Jr.,
25
Berino,
N.M.
2nd
Battalion, 32nd
Field Artillery
Regiment, 4th Infantry
Brigade Combat Team,
1st Infantry Division,
Fort Riley, Kan.
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Died
Nov. 4 in Ad Dawr, Iraq, of
a gunshot wound suffered when
enemy forces attacked his unit.
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Spc.
Aaron S. Aamot,
22
Custer,
Wash.
1st
Battalion, 17th
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Spc.
Gary L. Gooch Jr.,
22
Ocala,
Fla.
1st
Battalion, 17th
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Died
Nov. 5 in Jelewar, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces attacked
their vehicle
with an improvised explosive
device.
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DOD Release November
6, 2009
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Spc.
Julian L. Berisford,
25
Benwood,
W.V.
3rd
Battalion, 509th
Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team (Airborne),
25th Infantry Division,
Fort Richardson,
Alaska.
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Died
Nov. 4 in Paktika province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when insurgents attacked
his unit using small arms and
rocket-propelled grenade fires.
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Staff
Sgt. Amy C. Tirador,
29
Albany,
N.Y.
209th
Military Intelligence
Company, 1st Squadron,
14th Cavalry Regiment,
3rd Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Died
Nov. 4 in Kirkush, Iraq, of
injuries sustained from a non-combat
related incident.
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DOD Release November
3, 2009
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Spc.
Jonathon M. Sylvestre,
21
Colorado
Springs, Colo.
1st
Battalion, 10th
Field Artillery
Regiment, 3rd Heavy
Brigade Combat Team,
3rd Infantry Division,
Fort Benning, Ga.
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Died
Nov. 2 in Kut, Iraq, of injuries
sustained from a non-combat
related incident.
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Sgt.
Cesar B. Ruiz, 26
San
Antonio, Texas
Marine
Forces Reserve,
New Orleans.
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Died
Oct. 31 while supporting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release November
2, 2009
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Spc.
Adrian L. Avila,
19
Opelika,
Ala.
1343rd
Chemical Company,
151st Chemical Biological
Radiological and
Nuclear Battalion,
115th Fires Brigade
of the Alabama Army
National Guard,
in Fort Payne, Ala.
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Died
Oct. 29 at Khabari Crossing,
Kuwait, of injuries sustained
from a non-combat related accident.
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Pfc.
Lukas C. Hopper,
20
Merced,
Calif.
1st
Battalion, 505th
Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, 82nd
Airborne Division,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Died
Oct. 30, southeast of Karadah,
Iraq, of injuries sustained
during a vehicle roll-over.
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Spc.
Christopher M. Cooper,
28
Oceanside,
Calif.
2nd
Battalion, 28th
Infantry, 172nd
Infantry Brigade,
Schweinfurt, Germany.
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Died
Oct. 30 in Babil province, Iraq,
of injuries sustained from a
non-combat related incident.
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DOD Release October
31, 2009
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Pfc.
Brian R. Bates,
Jr., 20
Gretna,
La.
2nd
Battalion, 1st Infantry
Regiment, 5th Stryker
Brigade Combat Team,
2nd Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Died
Oct. 27 in Kandahar, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked
his vehicle with
an improvised explosive device.
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Frank
R. Walker, 66
Oklahoma
City, Okla.
72nd
Civil Engineering
Directorate, Tinker
Air Force Base,
Okla.
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Died
of non-combat related medical
causes Oct 28 at Bagram Air
Field, Afghanistan.
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DOD Release October
30, 2009
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Spc.
Robert K. Charlton,
22
Malden,
Mo.
2nd
Battalion, 87th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain
Division (Light
Infantry), Fort
Drum, N.Y.
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Died
Oct. 27 at Landstuhl Regional
Medical Center in Landstuhl,
Germany, of injuries sustained
from a non-combat related incident
Oct. 23 in Wardak, Afghanistan.
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Spc.
Joseph L. Gallegos,
39
Questa,
N.M.
720th
Transportation Company,
New Mexico Army
National Guard,
in Las Vegas, N.M.
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Died
Oct. 28 in Tallil, Iraq, in
a non-combat related incident.
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DOD Release October
29, 2009
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Spc.
Brandon K. Steffey,
23
Sault
Sainte Marie, Mich.
178th
Military Police
Detachment, 89th
Military Police
Brigade, III Corps,
Fort Hood, Texas.
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Died
Oct. 25 in Laghman province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces
attacked
his vehicle with an improvised
explosive device.
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Lance
Cpl. Cody R. Stanley,
21
Rosanky,
Texas
3rd
Battalion, 4th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Marine Corps Air
Ground Combat Center,
Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
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Died
Oct. 28 while supporting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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Sgt.
Fernando Delarosa,
24
Alamo,
Texas.
1st
Battalion, 17th
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Staff
Sgt. Luis M. Gonzalez,
27
South
Ozone Park, N.Y.
1st
Battalion, 17th
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Sgt.
Dale R. Griffin,
29
Terre
Haute, Ind.
1st
Battalion, 17th
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Sgt.
Issac B. Jackson,
27
Plattsburg,
Mo.
1st
Battalion, 17th
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Spc.
Jared D. Stanker,
22
Evergreen
Park, Ill.
1st
Battalion, 17th
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Pfc.
Christopher I. Walz,
25
Vancouver,
Wash.
1st
Battalion, 17th
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Sgt.
Patrick O. Williamson,
24
Broussard,
La.
1st
Battalion, 17th
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Died
Oct. 27 in Arghandab Valley,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces
attacked
their vehicle with an improvised
explosive device.
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Sgt.
Josue E. Hernandez
Chavez, 23
Reno,
Nev.
3rd
Battalion, 160th
Special Operations
Regiment (Airborne),
Hunter Army Airfield,
Ga.
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Staff
Sgt. Keith R. Bishop,
28
Medford,
N.Y.
3rd
Battalion, 7th Special
Forces Group (Airborne),
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Chief
Warrant Officer
Niall Lyons, 40
Spokane,
Wash.
3rd
Battalion, 160th
Special Operations
Regiment (Airborne),
Hunter Army Airfield,
Ga.
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Staff
Sgt. Shawn H. McNabb,
24
Terrell,
Texas.
3rd
Battalion, 160th
Special Operations
Regiment (Airborne),
Hunter Army Airfield,
Ga.
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Sgt.
1st Class David
E. Metzger, 32
San
Diego, CA.
3rd
Battalion, 7th Special
Forces Group (Airborne),
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Chief
Warrant Officer
Michael P. Montgomery,
36
Savannah,
Ga.
3rd
Battalion, 160th
Special Operations
Regiment (Airborne),
Hunter Army Airfield,
Ga.
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Sgt.
Nikolas A. Mueller,
26
Little
Chute, Wisc.
3rd
Battalion, 160th
Special Operations
Regiment (Airborne),
Hunter Army Airfield,
Ga.
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Died
Oct. 26 of wounds suffered when
the MH-47 helicopter they were
aboard crashed in Darreh-ye
Bum, Afghanistan.
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DOD Release October
28, 2009
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Maj.
David L. Audo, 35
Saint
Joseph, Ill.
Headquarters
and Headquarters
Detachment, 22nd
Military Police
Battalion, 6th Military
Police Group, Fort
Lewis, Wash.
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Died
Oct. 27 in Baghdad, Iraq, of
injuries sustained from a non-combat
related incident.
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DOD Release October
27, 2009
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Cpl.
Gregory M.W. Fleury,
23
Anchorage,
Alaska.
Marine
Light Attack Helicopter
Squadron 169, Marine
Aircraft Group 39,
3rd Marine Aircraft
Wing, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, based out
of Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Capt.
Kyle R. Van De Giesen,
29
North
Attleboro, Mass.
Marine
Light Attack Helicopter
Squadron 169, Marine
Aircraft Group 39,
3rd Marine Aircraft
Wing, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, based out
of Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Capt.
Eric A. Jones, 29
Westchester,
N.Y.
Marine
Light Attack Helicopter
Squadron 169, Marine
Aircraft Group 39,
3rd Marine Aircraft
Wing, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, based out
of Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Capt.
David S. Mitchell,
30
Loveland,
Ohio.
Marine
Light Attack Helicopter
Squadron 367, Marine
Aircraft Group 39,
3rd Marine Aircraft
Wing, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, based out
of Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Oct. 26 while supporting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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Sgt.
Eduviges G. Wolf,
24
Hawthorne,
Calif.
704th
Brigade Support
Battalion, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division,
Fort Carson, Colo.
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Died
Oct. 25 in Kunar province, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked
her vehicle with
a rocket propelled grenade.
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Pfc.
Devin J. Michel,
19
Stockton,
Ill.
1st
Battalion, 12th
Infantry Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Carson,
Colo.
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Died
Oct. 24 in Zhari province, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces attacked
his unit
with an improvised explosive
device.
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DOD Release October
26, 2009
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Pfc.
Kimble A. Han, 30
Lehi,
Utah.
569th
Mobility Augmentation
Company, 4th Engineer
Battalion, Fort
Carson, Colo.
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Spc.
Eric N. Lembke,
25
Tampa,
Fla.
569th
Mobility Augmentation
Company, 4th Engineer
Battalion, Fort
Carson, Colo.
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Died
Oct. 23 in Afghanistan, of wounds
suffered when enemy forces attacked
their
vehicle with an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release October
22, 2009
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Spc.
Kyle A. Coumas,
22
Lockeford,
Calif.
1st
Battalion, 17th
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Died
Oct. 21 in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces
attacked
his vehicle with an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release October
21, 2009
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Lance
Cpl. David R. Baker,
22
Painesville,
Ohio
1st
Battalion, 5th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Oct. 20 while supporting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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Staff
Sgt. Bradley Espinoza,
26
Mission,
Texas
1st
Battalion, 12th
Cavalry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood,
Texas.
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Died
Oct. 19 in Qwest, Iraq, of wounds
suffered when enemy forces attacked
his vehicle
with an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release October
20, 2009
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Spc.
Michael A. Dahl
Jr., 23
Moreno
Valley, Calif.
1st
Battalion, 17th
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade,
2nd Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Died
Oct. 17 in Argahndab, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces
attacked his vehicle
with an improvised explosive
device.
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DOD Release October
19, 2009
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Spc.
Jesus O. Flores,
Jr., 28
La
Mirada, Calif.;
569th
Mobility Augmentation
Company, 4th Engineer
Battalion, Fort
Carson, Colo.
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Spc.
Daniel C. Lawson,
33
Deerfield
Beach, Fla.
569th
Mobility Augmentation
Company, 4th Engineer
Battalion, Fort
Carson, Colo.
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Staff
Sgt. Glen H. Stivison,
Jr., 34
Blairsville,
Pa.;
569th
Mobility Augmentation
Company, 4th Engineer
Battalion, Fort
Carson, Colo.
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Pfc.
Brandon M. Styer,
19
Lancaster,
Pa.
569th
Mobility Augmentation
Company, 4th Engineer
Battalion, Fort
Carson, Colo.
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Died
Oct. 15 in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces
attacked
their vehicle with an improvised
explosive device.
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Pfc.
Daniel J. Rivera,
22
Rochester,
N.Y.
Died
Oct. 18 in Mosul,
Iraq, of injuries
sustained in a motor
vehicle accident.
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3rd
Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st
Cavalry Division, Fort Hood,
Texas.
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DOD Release October 17, 2009
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Sgt.
Christopher M. Rudzinski,
28
Rantoul,
Ill.
293rd
Military Police
Company, 385th Military
Police Battalion,
16th Military Police
Brigade (Airborne),
Fort Stewart, Ga.
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Died
Oct. 16 near Kandahar, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces
attacked his vehicle
with an improvised explosive
device.
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Spc.
Anthony G. Green,
28
Matthews,
N.C.
143rd
Infantry Detachment,
Austin, Texas.
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Staff
Sgt. Chris N. Staats,
32
Fredericksburg,
Texas.
143rd
Infantry Detachment,
Austin, Texas.
|
Died
Oct. 16 in Wardak province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces
attacked
their vehicle with an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release October
13, 2009
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Lance
Cpl. Alfonso Ochoa
Jr., 20
Armona,
Calif.
2nd
Battalion, 3rd Marine
Regiment, 3rd Marine
Division, III Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Marine Corps Base
Hawaii, Kaneohe
Bay.
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Died
Oct. 10 while supporting combat
operations in Farah province,
Afghanistan.
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Staff
Sgt. Aaron J. Taylor,
27
Bovey,
Minn.
Marine
Wing Support Squadron
372, Marine Wing
Support Group 37,
3rd Marine Aircraft
Wing, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Oct. 9 while supporting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release October
12, 2009
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Spc.
George W. Cauley,
24
Walker,
Minn.
114th
Truck Company of
the Minnesota Army
National Guard in
Duluth, Minn.
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Died
Oct. 10 in Bagram, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked his
vehicle with
an improvised explosive device
on Oct. 7 in Helmand province.
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DOD Release October
9, 2009
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Sgt.
1st Class Kenneth
W. Westbrook, 41
Shiprock,
N.M.
1st
Brigade, 1st Infantry
Division, Fort Riley,
Kan.
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Died
Oct. 7 at Walter Reed Army Medical
Center in Washington, D.C.,
of wounds suffered Sept. 8
when
insurgents attacked his unit
in the Ganjigal Valley, Afghanistan,
using small arms and indirect
fire.
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DOD Release October
7, 2009
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Sgt.
Justin T. Gallegos,
27
Tucson,
Ariz.
3rd
Squadron, 61st Cavalry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division,
Fort Carson, Colo.
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Spc.
Christopher T. Griffin,
24
Kincheloe,
Mich.
3rd
Squadron, 61st Cavalry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division,
Fort Carson, Colo.
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Sgt.
Joshua M. Hardt,
24
Applegate,
Calif.
3rd
Squadron, 61st Cavalry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division,
Fort Carson, Colo.
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Sgt.
Joshua J. Kirk,
30
South
Portland, Maine.
3rd
Squadron, 61st Cavalry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division,
Fort Carson, Colo.
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Spc.
Stephan L. Mace,
21
Lovettsville,
Va.
3rd
Squadron, 61st Cavalry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division,
Fort Carson, Colo.
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Staff
Sgt. Vernon W. Martin,
25
Savannah,
Ga.
3rd
Squadron, 61st Cavalry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division,
Fort Carson, Colo.
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Sgt.
Michael P. Scusa,
22
Villas,
N.J.
3rd
Squadron, 61st Cavalry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division,
Fort Carson, Colo.
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Pfc.
Kevin C. Thomson,
22
Reno,
Nev.
3rd
Squadron, 61st Cavalry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division,
Fort Carson, Colo.
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Died
Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces attacked their
contingency
outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled
grenade and indirect fires.
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Maj.
Tad T. Hervas, 48
Coon
Rapids, Minn.
34th
Infantry Division,
Rosemont, Minn.
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Died
Oct. 6 at Contingency Operating
Base Basra, Iraq, of injuries
sustained
from a non-combat
related incident.
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Spc.
Kevin O. Hill, 23
Brooklyn,
N.Y.
576th
Mobility Augmentation
Company, Fort Carson,
Colo.
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Died
Oct. 4 at Contingency Outpost
Dehanna, Afghanistan, of wounds
suffered when enemy forces
attacked
his unit using small arms and
indirect fires.
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DOD Release October 5, 2009
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Staff
Sgt. Thomas D. Rabjohn,
39
Litchfield
Park, Ariz.
363rd
Explosive Ordnance
Detachment, Coolidge,
Ariz.
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Died
Oct. 3 in Wardak province, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when an improvised
explosive device detonated
during an attempt to disarm
it.
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Spc.
Paul E. Andersen,
49
Dowagiac,
Mich.
855th
Quartermaster Company,
South Bend, Ind.
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Died
Oct. 1 in Baghdad, Iraq, of
wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked his camp using indirect
fire.
|
Pfc.
Alan H. Newton Jr.,
26
Asheboro,
N.C.
422nd
Civil Affairs Battalion,
Greensboro, N.C.
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Capt.
Benjamin A. Sklaver,
32
Medford,
Mass.
422nd
Civil Affairs Battalion,
Greensboro, N.C.
|
Died
Oct. 2 in Murcheh, Afghanistan,
from wounds suffered when they
were
attacked by a suicide
bomber.
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DOD Release October 4, 2009
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Spc.
Brandon A. Owens,
21
Memphis,
Tenn.
118th
Military Police
Company, 503rd Military
Police Battalion,
16th Military Police
Brigade, XVIII Airborne
Corps, Fort Bragg,
N.C.
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Sgt.
Aaron M. Smith,
25
Manhattan,
Kan.
2nd
Battalion, 87th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain
Division (Light
Infantry), Fort
Drum, N.Y.
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Died
Oct. 2 in Wardak province, Afghanistan,
of injuries sustained when enemy
forces
attacked their unit
using small arms fire.
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DOD Release October
3, 2009
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Spc.
Russell S. Hercules
Jr., 22
Murfreesboro,
Tenn.
4th
Battalion, 101st
Aviation Regiment,
159th Combat Aviation
Brigade, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault),
Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Died
Oct. 1 in Wardak province, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit using
small arms fire
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Sgt.
Ryan C. Adams, 26
Rhinelander,
Wisc.
951st
Engineer Company
(Sapper), Wisconsin
Army National Guard,
Rhinelander, Wisc.
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Died
Oct. 2 in Logar province, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces
attacked his vehicle
using rocket-propelled grenade
fire.
|
Sgt.
Roberto D. Sanchez,
24
Satellite
Beach, Fla.
1st
Battalion, 75th
Ranger Regiment,
Hunter Army Airfield
Ga.
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Died
Oct. 1 in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces
attacked
his unit with an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release October
1, 2009
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Spc.
Ross E. Vogel, III,
27
Red
Lion, Pa.
67th
Signal Battalion,
35th Signal Brigade,
Fort Gordon, Ga.
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Died
Sept. 29 in Kut, Iraq, of injuries
suffered from a non-combat related
incident.
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Staff
Sgt. Alex French
IV, 31
Milledgeville,
Ga.
1st
Battalion, 121st
Infantry Regiment,
Lawrenceville, Ga.
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Died
Sept. 30 in Kwhost, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces
attacked his unit
using an improvised-explosive
device.
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Staff
Sgt. Jack M. Martin
III, 26
Bethany,
Okla.
3rd
Battalion, 1st Special
Forces Group, Fort
Lewis, Wash.
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Sgt.
1st Class Christopher
D. Shaw, 37
Markham,
Ill.
3rd
Battalion, 1st Special
Forces Group, Fort
Lewis, Wash.
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Died
Sept. 29 in Jolo Island, the
Philippines, from the detonation
of an improvised-explosive device.
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DOD Release September
30, 2009
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Lance
Cpl. Jordan L. Chrobot,
24
Frederick,
Md.
2nd
Battalion, 8th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Sept. 26 while supporting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release September 28, 2009
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Spc.
Kevin J. Graham,
27
Benton,
Ky.
1st
Battalion, 17th
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Died
Sept. 26 in Kandahar, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked his
vehicle with
an improvised explosive device.
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DOD Release September 25, 2009
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Lance
Cpl. John J. Malone,
24
Yonkers,
N.Y.
2nd
Battalion, 3rd Marine
Regiment, 3rd Marine
Division, III Marine
Expeditionary Fore,
based out of Marine
Corps Base Hawaii,
Kaneohe Bay.
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Died
Sept. 24 while supporting combat
operations in Farah province,
Afghanistan.
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Sgt.
Titus R. Reynolds,
23
Columbus,
Ohio
4th
Battalion, 23rd
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Sgt.
Edward B. Smith,
30
Homestead,
Fla.
4th
Battalion, 23rd
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Spc.
Joseph V. White,
21
Bellevue,
Wash.
4th
Battalion, 23rd
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Died
Sept. 24 in Omar Zai, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces attacked
their vehicle
with an improvised explosive
device.
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DOD Release September 23, 2009
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Tech
Sgt. James R Hornbarger,
33
Castle
Rock, Wash.
9th
Aircraft Maintenance
Squadron, Beale
Air Force Base,
Calif.
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Died
Sept. 12 as a result of a non-hostile
incident in the Mediterranean.
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Pfc.
William L. Meredith,
26
Virginia
Beach, Va.
569th
Engineer Company,
4th Engineer Battalion,
Fort Carson, Colo.
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Died
Sept. 21 in Kandahar, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces attacked his
vehicle
with an improvised explosive
device.
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DOD Release September 22, 2009
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Spc.
Corey J. Kowall,
20
Murfreesboro,
Tenn.
2nd
Battalion, 508th
Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 82nd
Airborne Division,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Spc.
Damon G. Winkleman,
23
Lakeville,
Ohio.
2nd
Battalion, 508th
Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 82nd
Airborne Division,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Died
Sept. 20 in Zabul province,
Afghanistan, of injuries sustained
during a vehicle rollover.
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Sgt.
David A. Davis,
28
Dalhart,
Texas
32nd
Transportation Company,
68th Combat Sustainment
Support Battalion,
43rd Sustainment
Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Carson,
Colo.
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Died
Sept. 19 at Bagram Airfield,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces attacked
Bagram
Airfield using indirect fire.
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DOD Release September 21, 2009
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Senior
Airman Matthew R.
Courtois, 22
Lucas,
Texas
366th
Security Forces
Squadron, Mountain
Home Air Force Base,
Idaho.
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Died
Sep 20 as a result of a non-hostile
incident on Abdullah Al Mubarak
Airbase, Kuwait.
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Spc.
Michael S. Cote
Jr., 20
Denham
Springs, La.
1st
Battalion, 52nd
Aviation Regiment,
Task Force 49, Fort
Wainwright, Alaska.
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Died
Sept. 19 in Balad, Iraq, of
wounds suffered when the Blackhawk
helicopter he was in crashed.
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DOD Release September 19, 2009
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Pfc.
Jeremiah J. Monroe,
31
Niskayuna,
N.Y.
7th
Engineer Battalion,
10th Sustainment
Brigade, 10th Mountain
Division (Light
Infantry), Fort
Drum, N.Y.
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Died
Sept. 17 in Kandahar, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces attacked his
vehicle
with an improvised explosive
device.
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DOD Release September 17, 2009
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Sgt.
Robert D. Gordon
II, 22
River
Falls, Ala.
2nd
Battalion, 1st Infantry
Regiment, 5th Stryker
Brigade Combat Team,
2nd Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Died
Sept. 16 at Landstuhl Regional
Medical Center in Landstuhl,
Germany, from a non-combat
related
illness, after becoming ill
Sept. 11 in southern Afghanistan.
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Sgt.
1st Class Bradley
S. Bohle, 29
Glen
Burnie, Md.
3rd
Battalion, 7th Special
Forces Group, Fort
Bragg, N.C.
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Sgt.
1st Class Shawn
P. McCloskey, 33
Peachtree
City, Ga.; and
3rd
Battalion, 7th Special
Forces Group, Fort
Bragg, N.C.
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Staff
Sgt. Joshua M. Mills,
24
El
Paso, Texas.
3rd
Battalion, 7th Special
Forces Group, Fort
Bragg, N.C.
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Died
Sept. 16 in Helmand province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces attacked
their
vehicle Sept. 15 with an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release September16, 2009
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Spc.
Demetrius L. Void,
20
Orangeburg,
S.C.
57th
Expeditionary Signal
Battalion, 11th
Signal Brigade,
III Corps, Fort
Hood, Texas.
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Died
Sept. 15 at Kandahar Airfield,
Afghanistan, of injuries sustained
when a military vehicle
struck
him while conducting physical
training.
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Sgt.
Andrew H. McConnell,
24
Carlisle,
Pa.
2nd
Battalion, 1st Infantry
Regiment, 5th Stryker
Brigade Combat Team,
2nd Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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1st
Lt. David T. Wright
II, 26
Moore,
Okla.
2nd
Battalion, 1st Infantry
Regiment, 5th Stryker
Brigade Combat Team,
2nd Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Died
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces attacked their vehicle
with an improvised explosive
device
Sept. 14 in southern
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release September 15, 2009
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Staff
Sgt. Bryan D. Berky,
25
Melrose,
Fla.
28th
Civil Engineer Squadron,
Ellsworth Air Force
Base, S.D.
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Died
Sept. 12 near Bala Baluk, Afghanistan,
of wounds sustained from enemy
fire
while supporting combat
operations.
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DOD Release September 14, 2009
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Sgt. Tyler A.
Juden, 23
Winfield, Kan.
4th Squadron,
73rd Cavalry Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat
Team, 82nd Airborne
Division, Fort Bragg,
N.C.
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Died Sept. 12
in Turan, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered
when enemy forces
attacked his unit
using
rocket-propelled
grenade and small
arms fires.
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Sgt. 1st Class
Duane A. Thornsbury,
30
Bridgeport, W.
Va.
2nd Battalion,
10th Special Forces
Group, Fort Carson,
Colo.
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Died Sept.12
in Baghdad, Iraq,
of injuries sustained
during a vehicle
roll-over.
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Pfc. Matthew
M. Martinek, 20
DeKalb, Ill.
1st Battalion,
501st Parachute
Infantry Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat
Team (Airborne),
25th Infantry Division,
Fort Richardson,
Alaska.
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Died Sept. 11
at Landstuhl Regional
Medical Center in
Landstuhl, Germany,
of wounds suffered
in Paktika province,
Afghanistan, Sept.
4 when enemy attacked
his vehicle with
an
improvised-explosive
device followed
by a rocket-propelled
grenade and small
arms fire.
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Staff Sgt. Nekl
B. Allen, 29
Rochester N.Y.
2nd Battalion,
87th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain
Division (Light
Infantry), Fort
Drum, N.Y.
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Spc. Daniel L.
Cox, 23
Parsons, Kan.
2nd Battalion,
87th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain
Division (Light
Infantry), Fort
Drum, N.Y.
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Died Sept. 12
in Wardak province,
Afghanistan, of
injuries sustained
when enemy forces
attacked their vehicle
with an improvised-explosive
device and small
arms fire.
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DOD Release September 11, 2009
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Lance
Cpl. Christopher
S. Fowlkes, 20
Gaffney,
S.C.
2nd
Light Armored Reconnaissance
Battalion, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Marine Corps Base
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Sept. 10 from wounds sustained
Sept. 3 while supporting combat
operations in
Helmand
province, Afghanistan.
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1st
Lt. Tyler E. Parten,
24
Arkansas
3rd
Squadron, 61st Cavalry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division,
Fort Carson, Colo.
|
Died
Sept. 10 in Konar province,
Afghanistan, of wounds sustained
when insurgents
attacked
his unit using rocket-propelled
grenades and small arms fire.
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DOD Release September 10, 2009
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Petty
Officer 3rd Class
James R. Layton,
22
Riverbank,
Calif.
Assigned
to an embedded training
team with Combined
Security Tranisiton
Command in Afghanistan.
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Died
Sept. 8 in Kunar province, Afghanistan,
while supporting combat operations.
|
Gunnery
Sgt. Edwin W. Johnson
Jr., 31
Columbus,
Ga.
3rd
Combat Assault Battalion,
3rd Marine Division,
III Marine Expeditionary
Force, Okinawa,
Japan.
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1st
Lt. Michael E. Johnson,
25
Virginia
Beach, Va.
7th
Communications Battalion,
3rd Marine Headquarters
Group, III Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Okinawa, Japan
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Staff
Sgt. Aaron M. Kenefick,
30
Roswell,
Ga.
Combat
Assault Battalion,
3rd Marine Division,
III Marine Expeditionary
Force, Okinawa,
Japan.
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Died
Sept. 8 while supporting combat
operations in Kunar province,
Afghanistan
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Sgt.
Youvert Loney, 28
Pohnpei,
Micronesia
2nd
Battalion, 12th
Infantry Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Carson,
Colo.
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Died
Sept. 5 in Abad, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces attacked his vehicle
using small arms and recoilless
rifle fires.
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Pfc.
Thomas F. Lyons,
20
Fernley,
Nev.
545th
Military Police
Company, Arctic
Military Police
Battalion, U.S.
Army, Alaska, Fort
Richardson, Alaska.
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Pfc.
Zachary T. Myers,
21
Delaware,
Ohio.
545th
Military Police
Company, Arctic
Military Police
Battalion, U.S.
Army, Alaska, Fort
Richardson, Alaska.
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Staff
Sgt. Shannon M.
Smith, 31
Marion,
Ohio.
545th
Military Police
Company, Arctic
Military Police
Battalion, U.S.
Army, Alaska, Fort
Richardson, Alaska.
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Died
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces attacked their vehicle
with an explosive device
Sept.
8 in Baji, Iraq.
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DOD Release September 9, 2009
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1st
Lt. Joseph D. Helton,
24
Monroe
Ga.
6th
Security Forces
Squadron, MacDill
Air Force Base,
Fla.
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Died
Sept. 8 near Baghdad, Iraq,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces attacked his
vehicle
with an improvised explosive
devise.
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Capt.
Joshua S. Meadows,
30
Bastrop,
Texas
1st
Marine Special Operations
Battalion, Marine
Corps Forces Special
Operations Command,
Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Sept. 5 while supporting combat
operations in Farah province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release September 8, 2009
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Staff
Sgt. Michael C.
Murphrey, 25
Snyder,
Texas
1st
Battalion, 501st
Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team (Airborne),
25th Infantry Division,
Fort Richardson,
Alaska.
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Died
Sept. 6 in Paktika province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces
attacked
his unit with an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release September 7, 2009
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Sgt.
Randy M. Haney,
27
Orlando,
Fla.
4th
Special Troops Battalion,
4th Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Carson,
Colo.
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Died
Sept. 6 in Nangarhar, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces attacked
his unit
using small arms and rocket-propelled
grenade fires.
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DOD Release September 6, 2009
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2nd
Lt. Darryn D. Andrews,
34
Dallas,
Texas
1st
Battalion, 501st
Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team (Airborne),
25th Infantry Division,
Fort Richardson,
Alaska.
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Died
Sept. 4 in Paktia province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces attacked his
vehicle with an improvised
explosive device and a rocket-propelled
grenade.
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DOD Release September 5, 2009
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Lance
Cpl. Christopher
S. Baltazar Jr.,
19
San
Antonio, Texas
2nd
Light Armored Reconnaissance
Battalion, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Sept. 3 while supporting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release September 4, 2009
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Staff
Sgt. Todd W. Selge,
25
Burnsville,
Minn.
5th
Battalion, 20th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Spc.
Jordan M. Shay,
22
Salisbury,
Mass.
5th
Battalion, 20th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Died
Sept. 3 in Baqubah, Iraq, of
injuries sustained during a
vehicle roll-over.
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Petty
Officer 3rd Class
Benjamin P. Castiglione,
21
Howell,
Mich.
2nd
Light Armored Reconnaissance
Battalion, 2nd Marine
Expeditionary Battalion.
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Died
Sept. 3 while supporting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release September 2, 2009
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Pfc.
Jordan M. Brochu,
20
Cumberland,
Maine.
1st
Battalion, 17th
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade,
2nd Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Spc.
Jonathan D. Welch,
19
Yorba
Linda, Calif.
1st
Battalion, 17th
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade,
2nd Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Died
Aug. 31 in Shuyene Sufia, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces
attacked their unit
with an improvised explosive
device.
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Spc.
Tyler R. Walshe,
21
Shasta
Calif.
1st
Battalion, 17th
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade,
2nd Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Died
Aug. 31 in southern Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces
attacked his unit
with an improvised explosive
device.
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DOD Release September 1, 2009
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Lance
Cpl. David R. Hall,
31
Elyria,
Ohio
2nd
Battalion, 8th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Aug. 31 while supporting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release August 31, 2009
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Spc.
Abraham S. Wheeler
III, 22
Columbia,
S.C.
3rd
Squadron, 71st Cavalry
Regiment, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, 10th
Mountain Division
(Light Infantry),
Fort Drum, N.Y.
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Died
Aug. 28 in Logar province, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces
attacked his vehicle
with an improvised explosive
device.
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Staff
Sgt. Jason S. Dahlke,
29
Orlando,
Fla.
1st
Battalion, 75th
Ranger Regiment,
Hunter Army Airfield,
Ga.
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Pfc.
Eric W. Hario, 19
Monroe,
Mich.
1st
Battalion, 75th
Ranger Regiment,
Hunter Army Airfield,
Ga.
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Died
Aug. 29 in Paktika province,
Afghanistan, of wounds sustained
when they were shot
by enemy
forces Aug. 28 while conducting
combat operations.
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DOD Release August
29, 2009
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Pvt.
Taylor D. Marks,
19
Monmouth,
Ore.
41st
Special Troops Battalion,
41st Infantry Brigade
Combat Team of the
Oregon Army National
Guard in Portland.
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Sgt.
Earl D. Werner,
38
Mondovi,
Wis.; and
41st
Special Troops Battalion,
41st Infantry Brigade
Combat Team of the
Oregon Army National
Guard in Portland.
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Died
Aug. 28 in Rashid, Iraq, of
wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked their
vehicle with
an explosively formed penetrator.
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DOD Release August 28, 2009
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Pfc.
Matthew E. Wildes,
18
Hammond,
La.
1st
Battalion, 12th
Infantry Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Carson,
Colo.
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Died
Aug. 27 in Afghanistan, of wounds
suffered when enemy forces attacked
his
vehicle with an improvised
explosive device.
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Staff
Sgt. Kurt R. Curtiss,
27
Murray,
Utah
1st
Battalion, 501st
Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team (Airborne),
25th Infantry Division,
Fort Richardson,
Alaska.
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Died
Aug. 26 in Paktika Province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when he was shot
while his
unit was supporting Afghan security
forces during an enemy attack.
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DOD Release August
27, 2009
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Lance
Cpl. Donald J. Hogan,
20
San
Clemente, Calif.
1st
Battalion, 5th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Aug. 26 while supporting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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Capt.
John L. Hallett
III, 30
California.
1st
Battalion, 17th
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade,
2nd Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Capt.
Cory J. Jenkins,
30
Arizona.
1st
Battalion, 17th
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade,
2nd Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Sgt.
1st Class Ronald
W. Sawyer, 38
Trenton,
Mo.
1st
Battalion, 17th
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade,
2nd Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Pfc.
Dennis M. Williams,
24
Federal
Way, Wash.
1st
Battalion, 17th
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade,
2nd Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Died
Aug. 25 in southern Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces
attacked their vehicle
with an improvised explosive
device.
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DOD Release August 26, 2009
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Cpl.
Darby T. Morin,
25
Victoria,
Canada
1st
Battalion, 32nd
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain
Division (Light
Infantry), Fort
Drum, N.Y.
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Died
Aug. 22 in Logar province, Afghanistan,
of injuries sustained during
a vehicle rollover.
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DOD Release August
25, 2009
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2nd
Lt. Joseph D. Fortin,
22
St.
Johnsbury, Vt.
1st
Squadron, 7th Cavalry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 1st
Cavalry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas.
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Died
Aug. 23 in Hussaniyah, Iraq,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces attacked his
vehicle
with an improvised explosive
device.
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DOD Release August
24, 2009
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Staff
Sgt. Andrew T. Lobosco,
29
Somerville,
N.J.
2nd
Battalion, 7th Special
Forces Group (Airborne),
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Died
Aug. 22 in Yakhchal, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces attacked his unit.
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DOD Release August
23, 2009
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Sgt.
Matthew L. Ingram,
25
Pearl,
Miss.
2nd
Battalion, 12th
Infantry Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Carson,
Colo.
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Died
Aug. 21 in Kunar Province, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when an improvised
explosive device
detonated
near his vehicle, and his unit
came under small arms fire from
enemy forces.
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Spc.
Troy O. Tom, 21
Shiprock,
N.M.
1st
Battalion, 17th
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash..
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Pfc.
Jonathan C. Yanney,
20
Litchfield,
Minn.
1st
Battalion, 17th
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash..
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Died
Aug. 18 in Arghandab, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when an
improvised
explosive device detonated near
their unit.
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DOD Release August
22, 2009
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Spc.
Justin R. Pellerin,
21
Boscawen,
N.H.
2nd
Battalion, 87th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain
Division (Light
Infantry), Fort
Drum, N.Y.
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Died
Aug. 20 in Wardak Province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when an
improvised explosive
device detonated near his vehicle.
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DOD Release August
21, 2009
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Army
1st Sgt. Jose S.N.
Crisostomo, 59
Inarajan,
Guam
International
Security Assistance
Force Kabul, Kabul,
Afghanistan.
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Died
Aug. 18 in Kabul, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when an
improvised
explosive device detonated near
his vehicle.
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Pfc.
Brian M. Wolverton,
21
Oak
Park, Calif.
1st
Battalion, 32nd
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain
Division (Light
Infantry), Fort
Drum, N.Y.
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Died
Aug. 20 in Kunar province, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when
insurgents
attacked his unit with indirect
fire.
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DOD Release August
20, 2009
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Spc.
William Z. Van Osdol,
23
Pinson,
Ala.,
172nd
Support Battalion,
Schweinfurt, Germany.
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Died
Aug. 19 at Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq,
of wounds suffered when enemy
rocket fire struck his quarters.
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Spc.
Matthew D. Hastings,
23
Claremore,
Okla.
582nd
Medical Logistics
Company, 1st Medical
Brigade, 13th Sustainment
Command, Fort Hood,
Texas.
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Died
Aug. 17 in Baghdad, Iraq, of
injuries sustained from a non-combat
related incident.
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Spc.
Paul E. Dumont,
Jr., 23
Williamsburg,
Va.
149th
Transportation Company,
10th Transportation
Battalion, Fort
Eustis, Va.
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Died
Aug. 19 at Kandahar Airfield,
Afghanistan, of injuries sustained
from a non-combat related incident.
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Staff
Sgt. Clayton P.
Bowen, 29
San
Antonio, Texas.
1st
Battalion, 501st
Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 4th Airborne
Brigade Combat Team,
25th Infantry Division,
Fort Richardson,
Alaska.
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Pfc.
Morris L. Walker,
23
Chapel
Hill, N.C.
1st
Battalion, 501st
Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 4th Airborne
Brigade Combat Team,
25th Infantry Division,
Fort Richardson,
Alaska.
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Died
Aug. 18 in Paktika Province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when an
improvised explosive
device detonated near their
vehicle.
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DOD Release August
19, 2009
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Sgt.
1st Class William
B. Woods Jr., 31
Chesapeake,
Va.
2nd
Battalion, 20th
Special Forces Group
(Airborne), Glen
Arm, Md.
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Died
Aug. 16 at Landstuhl Regional
Medical Center in Landstuhl,
Germany, of wounds suffered
when he was shot Aug. 14
while on patrol in Ghanzi, Afghanistan.
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Lance
Cpl. Leopold F.
Damas, 26
Floral
Park, N.Y.
2nd
Battalion, 8th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Aug. 17 while supporting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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Gunnery
Sgt. Adam F. Benjamin,
34
Garfield
Heights
8th
Engineer Support
Battalion, Combat
Logistics Regiment
2, 2nd Marine Logistics
Group, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Aug. 18 while supporting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release August
17, 2009
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Lance
Cpl. Joshua M. Bernard,
21
New
Portland, Maine
2nd
Battalion, 3rd Marine
Regiment, 3rd Marine
Division, III Marine
Expeditionary Force,
based out of Marine
Corps Base Hawaii,
Kaneohe Bay.
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Died
Aug. 14 while supporting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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Cpl.
Nicholas R. Roush,
22
Middleville,
Mich.
1st
Psychological Operations
Battalion, 4th Psychological
Operations Group
(Airborne), Fort
Bragg, N.C.
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Died
Aug 16 in Herat, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when an improvised
explosive device detonated
near his vehicle.
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DOD Release August
14, 2009
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Sgt.
William J. Cahir,
40
Washington
D.C.
4th
Civil Affairs Group,
Marine Forces Reserve,
based out of Washington
D.C.
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Died
Aug. 13 while supporting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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Capt.
John Tinsley, 28
Tallahassee,
Fla.
2nd
Battalion, 7th Special
Forces Group (Airborne),
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Died
Aug. 12 in Kunar Province, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when an improvised
explosive device detonated
near his vehicle.
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DOD Release August
12, 2009
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Lance
Cpl. Bruce E. Ferrell,
21
Perdido,
Ala.
2nd
Battalion, 8th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Aug. 10 while supporting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release August
11, 2009
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Spc.
Richard A. Walters
Jr., 41
Cleveland,
Ohio
14th
Combat Support Hospital,
Fort Benning, Ga.
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Died
Aug. 10 in Ali Al Salem, Kuwait,
of injuries sustained from a
non-combat related incident.
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DOD Release August
10, 2009
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Staff
Sgt. Tara J. Smith,
33
Nashville,
N.C.
50th
Signal Battalion,
35th Signal Brigade,
XVIII Airborne Corps,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Died
Aug. 8 in Bagram, Afghanistan,
from a non-combat related incident
that occurred
Aug. 4 at
Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan.
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Spc.
Matthew K.S. Swanson,
20
Lake
Forest, Calif.
3rd
Brigade Special
Troops Battalion,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain
Division (Light
Infantry), Fort
Drum, N.Y.
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Died
Aug. 8 at the National Naval
Medical Center in Bethesda,
Md., of injuries sustained
during
a vehicle roll-over July 19
in Logar Province, Afghanistan.
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Sgt.
Jerry R. Evans Jr.,
23
Eufaula,
Ala.
2nd
Battalion, 87th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain
Division (Light
Infantry), Fort
Drum, N.Y.
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Died
Aug. 7 in Wardak Province, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when an improvised
explosive device detonated
near his vehicle.
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Lance
Cpl. Dennis J. Burrow,
23
Naples,
Fla.
2nd
Battalion, 8th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Aug. 7, 2009 while supporting
combat operations in Helmand
province, Afghanistan.
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Lance
Cpl. Javier Olvera,
20
Palmdale,
Calif.
2nd
Battalion, 8th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Aug. 8, 2009 while supporting
combat operations in Helmand
province, Afghanistan.
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Lance
Cpl. Patrick W.
Schimmel, 21
Winfield,
Mo.
2nd
Battalion, 8th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Marine Corps Base
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Aug. 9, 2009 while supporting
combat operations in Helmand
province, Afghanistan.
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DOD Release August 9, 2009
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Capt.
Matthew C. Freeman,
29
Richmond
Hill, Ga.
Marine
Aircraft Group 36,
1st Marine Aircraft
Wing, III Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Okinawa, Japan
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Died
Aug. 7 while supporting combat
operations in Kapisa province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release August
7, 2009
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Lance
Cpl. James D. Argentine,
22
Farmingdale,
N.Y.
2nd
Battalion, 3rd Marine
Regiment, 3rd Marine
Division, III Marine
Expeditionary Force,
based out of Marine
Corps Base Hawaii,
Kaneohe Bay.
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Lance
Cpl. Travis T. Babine,
20
San
Antonio, Texas
2nd
Battalion, 3rd Marine
Regiment, 3rd Marine
Division, III Marine
Expeditionary Force,
based out of Marine
Corps Base Hawaii,
Kaneohe Bay.
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Sgt.
Jay M. Hoskins,
24
Paris,
Texas
2nd
Battalion, 3rd Marine
Regiment, 3rd Marine
Division, III Marine
Expeditionary Force,
based out of Marine
Corps Base Hawaii,
Kaneohe Bay.
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Cpl.
Christian A. Guzman
Rivera, 21
Homestead,
Fla.
3rd
Combat Assault Battalion,
3rd Marine Division,
III Marine Expeditionary
Force, Okinawa,
Japan
|
Died
Aug. 6 while supporting combat
operations in Farah province,
Afghanistan
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DOD Release August 6, 2009
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Petty
Officer 3rd Class
Anthony C. Garcia,
21
Panama
City, Fla.
U.S.
Navy
|
Died
Aug. 5 while supporting combat
operations in Farah Province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release August 5, 2009
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Pvt.
Keiffer P. Wilhelm,
19
Plymouth,
Ohio
2nd
Battalion, 13th
Cavalry Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat
Team, 1st Armored
Division, Fort Bliss,
Texas.
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Died
August 4 in Maysan province,
Iraq, of injuries sustained
from a non-combat related incident.
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DOD Release August 4, 2009
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Capt.
Ronald G. Luce Jr.,
27
Fayetteville,
N.C.
Mississippi
Army National Guard,
and assigned to
the 2nd Battalion,
20th Special Forces
Group (Airborne),
Jackson, Miss.
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Sgt.
1st Class Alejandro
Granado, 42
Fairfax,
Va.
Mississippi
Army National Guard,
and assigned to
the 2nd Battalion,
20th Special Forces
Group (Airborne),
Jackson, Miss.
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Sgt.
1st Class Severin
W. Summers III,
43
Bentonia,
Miss.
Mississippi
Army National Guard,
and assigned to
the 2nd Battalion,
20th Special Forces
Group (Airborne),
Jackson, Miss.
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Died
from wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked their vehicle with
an improvised explosive
device
Aug. 2 in Qole Gerdsar, Afghanistan.
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DOD Release August 3, 2009
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|
Pvt.
Patrick S. Fitzgibbon,
19
Knoxville,
Tenn.
1st
Battalion, 12th
Infantry Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Carson,
Colo.
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Pfc.
Richard K. Jones,
21
Roxboro,
N.C.
1st
Battalion, 12th
Infantry Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Carson,
Colo.
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Cpl.
Jonathan M. Walls,
27
West
Lawn, Penn.
1st
Battalion, 12th
Infantry Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry
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