Fallen Soldiers

2011

 

Updated 1/2/12

 


 

 

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                    January, 2002

                     

 


 


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DOD Release December 29, 2011

Spc. Kurt W. Kern, 24

McAllen, Texas, and

720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas

Sgt. Noah M. Korte, 29

Lake Elsinore, Calif.,

720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas

Pfc. Justin M. Whitmire, 20

Easley, S.C.

720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas

 

Died Dec. 27, in Paktia, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

Petty Officer Stacy O. Johnson, 35

Rolling Fork, Miss.

Master-at-arms assigned to Naval Security Force Bahrain.

 

Died July 18, while supporting operations in Bahrain.

 

 

DOD Release December 27, 2011

Staff Sgt. Joseph J. Altmann, 27

Marshfield, Wis.

2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

 

Died Dec. 25, in Kunar province Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when
insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.

 

 

DOD Release December 23, 2011

Spc. Mikayla A. Bragg, 21

Longview, Wash.

201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Ky.

 

Died Dec. 21 in Khowst province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release December 15, 2011

Maj. Samuel M. Griffith, 36

Virginia Beach, Va.

4th Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Marine Forces Reserve, West Palm Beach, Fla.

 

Died Dec. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release December 14, 2011

Pvt. Jalfred D. Vaquerano, 20

Apopka, Fla.

1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas

 

Died Dec. 13, in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries suffered from enemy small-arms fire
while deployed in Logar province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release December 13, 2011

Sgt. Christopher L. Muniz, 24

New Cuyama, Calif.

3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

Spc. Ronald H. Wildrick Jr., 30

Blairstown, N.J.

2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

 

Died Dec. 11, in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release December 12, 2011

 

Lance Cpl. Christopher P. J. Levy, 21

Ramseur, N.C.

1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

 

Died Dec. 10 of wounds sustained Dec. 7 while conducting combat operations in
Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release December 8, 2011

Sgt. 1st Class Clark A. Corley Jr., 35

Oxnard, Calif.,

2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Bliss, Texas

Spc. Ryan M. Lumley, 21

Lakeland, Fla., and

2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Bliss, Texas

Spc. Thomas J. Mayberry, 21

Springville, Calif.

2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Bliss, Texas

 

Died Dec. 3, in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release December 6, 2011

Sgt. Ryan D. Sharp, 28

Idaho Falls, Idaho

2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

 

Died Dec. 3, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered Nov. 21
at Kandahar province, when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release December 1, 2011

Staff Sgt. Vincent J. Bell, 28

Detroit, Mich.

2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

Died Nov. 30 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release November 30, 2011

Sgt. 1st Class Dennis R. Murray, 38

Red Broiling Springs, Tenn.

2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

 

Died Nov. 21 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release November 28, 2011

Cpl. Adam J. Buyes, 21

Salem, Ore.

3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.

 

Died Nov. 26 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release November 23, 2011

Cpl. Zachary C. Reiff, 22

Preston, Iowa

3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

 

Died Nov. 21 of wounds suffered Nov. 18 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release November 22, 2011

Pfc. Jackie L. Diener II, 20

Boyne City, Mich.

3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

 

Died Nov. 21 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit with small arms fire.

 

 

DOD Release November 21, 2011

Lance Cpl. Joshua D. Corral, 19

Danville, Calif.

3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

 

Died Nov. 18 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release November 20, 2011

Pfc. Adam E. Dobereiner, 21

Moline, Ill.

8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.

 

Died Nov. 18 at Kandahar province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release November 18, 2011

Spc. Sean M. Walsh, 21

San Jose, Calif.

185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, Pittsburg, Calif.

 

Died Nov. 16, in Khowst province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained after encountering indirect fire.

 

 

DOD Release November 17, 2011

Spc. James R. Burnett Jr., 21

Wichita, Kan.

1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

 

Pfc. Matthew C. Colin, 22

Navarre, Fla.

1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

 

Died Nov. 16, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release November 16, 2011

Spc. David E. Hickman, 23

Greensboro, N.C.

2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

 

Died Nov. 14, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered after encountering an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release November 14, 2011

Sgt. 1st Class Johnathan B. McCain, 38

Apache Junction, Ariz.

1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

 

Died Nov.13, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered after encountering
an improvised explosive device while on mounted patrol.

 

Spc. Calvin M. Pereda, 21

Fayetteville, N.C.

1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

 

Died Nov. 12, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered after encountering
an improvised explosive device while on dismounted patrol.

 

 

DOD Release November 12, 2011

Pfc. Theodore B. Rushing, 25

Longwood, Fla.

3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment; 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light), Fort Drum, N.Y.

 

Died Nov. 11, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release November 10, 2011

Pfc. Cody R. Norris, 20

Houston, Texas

2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

 

Died Nov. 9 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked his unit with small arms fire.

 

 

DOD Release November 7, 2011

Lance Cpl. Nickolas A. Daniels, 25

Elmwood Park, Ill.

3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

 

Died Nov. 5 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release November 4, 2011

1st Lt. Dustin D. Vincent, 25

Mesquite, Texas

1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

 

Died Nov. 3, in Kirkuk province, Iraq, of wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked his unit with small arms fire.

 

 

DOD Release November 3, 2011

Staff Sgt. Ari R. Cullers, 28

New London, Conn.

3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

 

Died Oct. 30, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when an insurgent
rocket-propelled grenade exploded near him.

 

 

DOD Release November 2, 2011

Spc. Sarina N. Butcher, 19

Checotah, Okla.

700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.

Sgt. Christopher D. Gailey, 26

Ochelata, Okla.

700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.

 

Died Nov. 1, in Paktia province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release November 1, 2011

 

Lt. Col. David E. Cabrera, 41

Abilene, Texas

Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md.

Sgt. James M. Darrough, 38

Austin, Texas

101st Finance Company, 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky

 

Sgt. Carlo F. Eugenio, 29

Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

756th Transportation Company, 224th Sustainment Brigade, California Army National Guard, Van Nuys, Calif.

Staff Sgt. Christopher R. Newman, 26

Shelby, N.C.

Medical Company A, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii

 

Died Oct. 29, in Kabul province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked their vehicle with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release October 28, 2011

Sgt. John A. Lyons, 26

Seaside Park, N.J.

8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.

 

Died Oct. 26 in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.

 

Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Dunning, 31

Milpitas, Calif.

9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.

 

Died Oct. 27 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release October 27, 2011

Sgt. 1st Class David G. Robinson, 28

Winthrop Harbor, Ill.

U.S. Army Support Activity, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

 

Died Oct. 25 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

 

 

DOD Release October 26, 2011

Sgt. Edward S. Grace, 39

South Dartmouth, Mass.

1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Massachusetts National Guard, Braintree, Mass.

 

Died Oct. 23 in Silver Spring, Md., from a non-combat illness.

 

 

DOD Release October 25, 2011

Pfc. Steven F. Shapiro, 29

Hidden Valley Lake, Calif.

3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

 

Died Oct. 21 in Tallil, Iraq.

 

Lance Cpl. Jason N. Barfield, 22\

Ashford, Ala.

3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.

 

Died Oct. 24 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

Capt. Shawn P. T. Charles, 40

Hickory, N.C.

2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

 

Died Oct. 23 in San Antonio, Texas, from a non-combat illness.

 

 

DOD Release October 24, 2011

Sgt. Paul A. Rivera, 26

Round Rock, Texas

709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Hohenfels, Germany.

 

Died Oct. 22, in Logar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered in a
vehicle rollover during an attack by enemy forces.

 

Lance Cpl. Jordan S. Bastean, 19

Pekin, Ill.

3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

 

Died Oct. 23 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

Airmen 1st Class Jerome D. Miller Jr., 23

Washington, D.C.

459th Security Forces Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Md.

 

Died Oct. 13 due to a non-combat related incident in Parwan province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release October 23, 2011

 

Sgt. 1st Class Kristoffer B. Domeij, 29

San Diego, Calif.

2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

Pfc. Christopher A. Horns, 20

Colorado Springs, Colo.

2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

1st. Lt. Ashley I. White, 24

Alliance, Ohio

230th Brigade Support Battalion, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina National Guard, Goldsboro, N.C.

 

Died Oct. 22, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release October 20, 2011

Staff Sgt. Jorge M. Oliveira, 33

Newark, N.J.

2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, 50th Brigade Combat Team, Riverdale, N.J.

 

Died Oct. 19 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

Chief Petty Officer Raymond J. Border, 31

West Lafayette, Ohio

Navy Mobile Construction Battalion 74 in Gulfport, Miss.

 

Died Oct. 19 while assessing a route in Paktika province, Afghanistan. Border, a Navy Seabee,
was assigned to a provincial reconstruction team in Paktika province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release October 18, 2011

Spc. Michael D. Elm, 25

Phoenix, Ariz.

1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Ky.

 

Died Oct. 14 in Khowst, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked
his unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

Staff Sgt. James R. Leep Jr., 44

Richmond, Va.

2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Brigade Combat Team, Portsmouth, Va.

 

Died Oct. 17 in Babil province, Iraq.

 

 

DOD Release October 17, 2011

Staff Sgt. Houston M. Taylor, 25

Hurst, Texas

2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

 

Died Oct. 13, in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when
insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.

 

 

DOD Release October 16, 2011

Spc. Jeremiah T. Sancho, 23

Palm Bay, Fla.

3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

 

Died Oct. 13 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release October 15, 2011

Staff Sgt. Robert B. Cowdrey, 39

Atwater, Ohio

3rd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

 

Died Oct. 13 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, from injuries suffered during combat operations.

 

 

DOD Release October 14, 2011

Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Michael R. Tatham, 33

University Place, Wash.

West Coast based Naval Special Warfare unit.

 

Involved in a fatal motorcycle accident, Oct. 12, while on rest and recuperation leave
from supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Bali, Indonesia.

 

Lance Cpl. Scott D. Harper, 21

Winston, Ga.

1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

 

Died Oct. 13 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release October 11, 2011

Chief Warrant Officer James B. Wilke, 38

Ione, Calif.

2nd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Fort Bliss, Texas.

 

Died Oct.10, in Doha, Qatar.

 

Staff Sgt. Nathan L. Wyrick, 34

Enumclaw, Wash.

1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

 

Died Oct. 10 in Kandahar province.

 

 

DOD Release October 10, 2011

 

Capt. Joshua S. Lawrence, 29

Nashville, Tenn.

1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Capt. Drew E. Russell, 25

Scotts, Mich.

1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

 

Died Oct. 8, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked their unit with a rocket propelled grenade.

 

 

DOD Release October 9, 2011

Spc. Ricardo Cerros Jr., 24

Salinas, Calif.

2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

 

Died Oct. 8 in Logar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when
insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.

 

 

DOD Release October 7, 2011

 

Lance Cpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt, 24

San Antonio, Texas

2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

Died Oct. 6 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release October 4, 2011

Pvt. Danny Chen, 19

New York, NY

3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

 

Died Oct. 3 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release October 2, 2011

Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Caleb A. Nelson, 26

Omaha, Neb.

East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit, Norfolk, Va.

 

Died after his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while conducting a combat patrol in
Zabul province, Afghanistan on Oct.1.

 

First Sgt. Billy J. Siercks, 32

Velda Village, Mo.

2nd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

 

Died Sept. 28 in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered Sept. 27 in Logar, Afghanistan
when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire.

 

 

DOD Release October 1, 2011

Spc. James A. Butz, 21

Porter, Ind.

1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

 

Died Sept. 28 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release September 30, 2011

1st. Lt. Andres Zermeno, 26

San Antonio, Texas

2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort. Polk, La.

 

Died Sep. 25 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked his unit with a rocket propelled grenade.

 

Pfc. David A. Drake, 21

Lumberton, Texas

5th Engineer Battalion, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.

Spc. Steven E. Gutowski, 24

Plymouth, Mass., and

5th Engineer Battalion, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.

1st Lt. Ivan D. Lechowich, 27

Valrico, Fla.,

5th Engineer Battalion, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.

 

Died Sep 28, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

Sgt. Christopher Diaz, 27

Albuquerque, N.M.

Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Staff Sgt. Nicholas A. Sprovtsoff, 28

Davison, Mich.

1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

Died Sept. 28 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

Spc. Adrian G. Mills, 23

Newnan, Ga.

272nd Military Police Company, 519th Military Police Battalion, Fort Polk, La.

 

Died Sept. 29 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit was
attacked by insurgents using indirect fire.

 

 

DOD Release September 29, 2011

Spc. Garrett A. Fant, 21

American Canyon, Calif.

4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

 

Died Sept. 26 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

1st Lt. Ryan K. Iannelli, 27

Clarksboro, N.J.

Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Air Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C.

 

Died Sept. 28 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

Lance Cpl. John R. Wimpey Cagle, 19

Tucker, Ga.

2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

 

Died Sept. 28 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release September 27, 2011

Lance Cpl. Franklin N. Watson, 21

Vonore, Tenn.

Company D, 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Knoxville, Tenn.

 

Died Sept. 24 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release September 26, 2011

Sgt. Tyler N. Holtz, 22

Dana Point, Calif.

2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

 

Died Sept. 24 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit using small arms fire.

 

Spc. Francisco J. Briseno-Alvarez Jr., 27

Oklahoma City, Okla.

1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Brigade Combat Team, Stillwater, Okla.

 

Died Sept. 25 in Laghman province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release September 25, 2011

Pfc. Carlos A. Aparicio, 19

San Bernadino, Calif.

2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.

Sgt. Rafael E. Bigai Baez, 28

San Juan, Puerto Rico

2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.

 

Died Sept. 23 in Wardak, province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents
attacked their unit using an improvised explosive device.

 

 

Sgt. Andy C. Morales, 32

Longwood, Fla.

143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Orlando, Fla.

 

 

Died Sept. 22 in Baghdad, Iraq.

 

 

DOD Release September 23, 2011

 

Spc. Robert E. Dyas, 21

Nampa, Idaho

2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

Spc. Jakob J. Roelli, 24

Darlington, Wis.; and

2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

 

Died Sep. 21, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when
insurgents attacked their unit with small arms fire.

 

Lance Cpl. Terry C. Wright, 21

Scio, Ohio

1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

 

Died Sept. 21 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release September 22, 2011

Sgt. Timothy D. Sayne, 31

Reno, Nev.

5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

 

Died Sept. 18 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release September 21, 2011

Staff Sgt. Estevan Altamirano, 30

Edcouch, Texas

1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

 

Died Sep. 18 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident.

 

Spc. Ryan J. Cook, 29

Fort Walton Beach, Fla.

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.

 

 

DOD Release September 19, 2011

Sgt. Garrick L. Eppinger Jr., 25

Appleton, Wis.

395th Ordnance Company, 687th Combat Sustainment Support Brigade, 646th Regional Support Group, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Wausau, Wis.

 

Died Sept. 17 in Parwan province, Afghanistan.

 

Spc. Chazray C. Clark, 24

Ecorse, Mich.

4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

 

Died Sept. 18 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release September 18, 2011

Staff Sgt. Michael W. Hosey, 27

Birmingham, Ala.

3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

 

Died Sept. 17 in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when
insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.

 

 

DOD Release September 16, 2011

Sgt. Rodolfo Rodriguez Jr., 26

Pharr, Texas

3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

 

Died Sep. 14 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when insurgents
attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

Sgt. Chester G. Stoda, 32

Black River Falls, Wis.

8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.

 

Died Sep. 2, from a non-combat related incident.

 

Sgt. Mycal L. Prince, 28

Minco, Okla.

1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Stillwater, Okla.

 

Died Sept. 15 in Laghman province, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when insurgents
attacked his unit using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire.

 

Cpl. Michael J. Dutcher, 22

Asheville, N.C.

1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

Died Sept. 15 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release September 14, 2011

Sgt. 1st Class Danial R. Adams, 35

Portland, Ore.

1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Stuttgart, Germany.

 

Died Sept. 13 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit using mortar, machine-gun and small-arms fires.

 

 

DOD Release September 12, 2011

Pfc. Brett E. Wood, 19

Spencer, Ind.

1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

 

Died Sept. 9 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his
unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Quintana, 30

Huntington Park, Calif.

2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Schweinfurt, Germany

 

Died Sept. 10 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit using small arms fire.

 

Staff Sgt. Keith F. Rudd, 36

Winder, Ga.

3rd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

 

Died Sept. 10 in Parvan, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release September 11, 2011

Spc. Christopher D. Horton, 26

Collinsville, Okla.,

1st Battalion, 279 Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.

Sgt. Bret D. Isenhower, 26

Lamar, Okla.,

1st Battalion, 279 Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.

Pfc. Tony J. Potter Jr., 20

Okmulgee, Okla.

1st Battalion, 279 Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.

 

Died Sept. 9 in Paktia, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked their unit with small arms fire.

 

Petty Officer Brian K. Lundy, 25

Austin, Texas

Hospital corpsman to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

 

Died while conducting a dismounted patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 9.

 

 

DOD Release September 9, 2011

Spc. Koran P. Contreras, 21

Lawndale, Calif.

2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Pfc. Douglas J. Jeffries Jr., 20

Springville, Calif.

2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

 

Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised
explosive device Sept. 8 in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release September 8, 2011

 

Spc. Kevin R. Shumaker, 24

Livermore, Calif.

Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

 

 

Died Aug. 31 in a stateside hospital of a non-combat related illness.

 

 

Cmdr. James K. Crawford, 50

East Concord, N.Y.

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, supporting operations at the Combined Maritime Forces Coalition Coordination Center at Naval Support Activity, Bahrain.

 

 

Died Sept. 7, as a result of a non-combat related incident in Manama, Bahrain.

 

 

DOD Release September 7, 2011

 

James W. Coker, 59

Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Navy civilian who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

 

 

Pronounced dead Sept. 5 in Kabul, Afghanistan, while on temporary assignment with the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers. Coker worked for Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic, Norfolk, Va.

 

 

DOD Release September 6, 2011

 

Pfc. Christophe J. Marquis, 40

Tampa, Fla.

1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

 

 

Died Sept. 4 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany,of injuries sustained Aug. 27 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release September 4, 2011

 

Spc. Christopher J. Scott, 21

Tyrone, N.Y.

716th Military Police Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

 

 

Died Sept. 3 at Kandahar province, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents
attacked his unit with small arms fire.

 

 

DOD Release September 2, 2011

 

Spc. Dennis James Jr., 21

Deltona, Fla.

2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.

 

 

Died Aug. 31 from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised
explosive device in Wardak province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release September 1, 2011

 

Pfc. Alberto L. Obod Jr., 26

Orlando, Fla.

391st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Bamberg, Germany.

 

 

Died Aug. 28 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered during a vehicle roll-over.

 

Sgt. Devin J. Daniels, 22

Kuna, Idaho; and

546th Transportation Company, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Sgt. Colby L. Richmond, 28

Providence, N.C.

546th Transportation Company, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C.

 

Died Aug. 25 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked their vehicle using an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release August 29, 2011

Spc. Douglas J. Green, 23

Sterling, Va.

3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

 

Died Aug. 28 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire.

 

 

DOD Release August 28, 2011

Spc. Michael C. Roberts, 23

Watauga, Texas

561st Military Police Company, 716th Military Police Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, Fort Campbell, Ky.

 

Died Aug. 27 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release August 27, 2011

Pfc. Brandon S. Mullins, 21

Owensboro, Ky.

3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

 

Died Aug. 25 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents
attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

 

Pfc. Jesse W. Dietrich, 20

Venus, Texas

2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

 

Died Aug. 25 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents
attacked his unit using small arms fire.

 

 

DOD Release August 26, 2011

Sgt. Andrew R. Tobin, 24

Jacksonville, Ill.

2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

 

Died Aug. 24 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked his unit using small arms fire.

 

 

DOD Release August 24, 2011

1st Lt. Timothy J. Steele, 25

Duxbury, Mass.

2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

 

Died Aug. 23 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release August 20, 2011

Pfc. Douglas L. Cordo, 20

Kingston, N.Y.

1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

 

Died Aug. 19 in Zabul, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his
unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release August 19, 2011

 

Lance Cpl. Travis M. Nelson, 19

Pace, Fla.

1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

 

Died Aug. 18 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release August 17, 2011

1st Lt. Damon T. Leehan, 30

Edmond, Okla.

1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Stillwater, Okla.

 

Died Aug. 14 in Laghman province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents
attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

Spc. Dennis G. Jensen, 21

Vermillion, S.D.

153rd Engineer Battalion, 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Sioux Falls, S.D.

 

Died Aug. 16 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related incident.

 

Spc. Joshua M. Seals, 21

Porter, Okla.

1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.

 

Died Aug. 16 in Paktia province, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related incident.

 

 

DOD Release August 16, 2011

Master Sgt. Charles L. Price III, 40

Milam, Texas

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

 

Died Aug. 12 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces

attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

 

Sgt. Matthew A. Harmon, 29

Bagley, Minn.; and

1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade Grafenwoehr, Germany.

Cpl. Joseph A. VanDreumel, 32

Grand Rapids, Mich.

1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade Grafenwoehr, Germany.

 

Died Aug. 14 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, while conducting vehicle recovery operations, and encountered a secondary explosion while dismounted.

 

 

DOD Release August 15, 2011

2nd Lt. Joe L. Cunningham, 27

Kingston, Okla.

1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, Stillwater, Okla

 

Died Aug. 13 at Laghman province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.

 

 

DOD Release August 13, 2011

Hospitalman Riley Gallinger-Long, 19

Cornelius, Ore.

1st Battalion, 6th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

 

Died Aug. 11 while conducting a dismounted patrol in the Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

 

Sgt. Edward J. Frank II, 26

Yonkers, N.Y.

1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Sgt. Jameel T. Freeman, 26

Baltimore, Md.

1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

 

Spc. Patrick L. Lay II, 21

Fletcher, N.C.

1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Pfc. Rueben J. Lopez, 27

Williams, Calif.

1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Spc. Jordan M. Morris, 23

Stillwater, Okla.

1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

 

Died Aug. 11 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when an
improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle.

 

 

DOD Release August 11, 2011

Cpl. Nicholas S. Ott, 23

Manchester, N.J.

1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

 

Died Aug. 10 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release August 11, 2011

 

CH-47 Helicopter Crash
August 6. 2011

 

US Navy
East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare Unit

Lt. Cmdr. (SEAL) Jonas B. Kelsall, 32

Shreveport, La.

Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis J. Langlais, 44

Santa Barbara, Calif.

Special Warfare Operator Senior Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Thomas A. Ratzlaff, 34

Green Forest, Ark.

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Senior Chief Petty Officer (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist) Kraig M. Vickers 36

Kokomo, Hawaii

Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Brian R. Bill, 31

Stamford, Conn.

Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) John W. Faas, 31

Minneapolis, Minn.

Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Kevin A. Houston, 35

West Hyannisport, Mass.

Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Matthew D. Mason, 37

Kansas City, Mo.

Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Stephen M. Mills, 35

Fort Worth, Texas

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Chief Petty Officer (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist/Diver) Nicholas H. Null, 30

Washington, W.Va.

Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Robert J. Reeves, 32

Shreveport, La.

Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Heath M. Robinson, 34

Detroit, Mich.

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Darrik C. Benson, 28

Angwin, Calif.

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL/Parachutist) Christopher G. Campbell, 36

Jacksonville, N.C.

Information Systems Technician Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist) Jared W. Day, 28

Taylorsville, Utah

Master-at-Arms Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist) John Douangdara, 26

South Sioux City, Neb.

Cryptologist Technician (Collection) Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist) Michael J. Strange, 25

Philadelphia, Pa.

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL/Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist) Jon T. Tumilson, 35

Rockford, Iowa

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Aaron C. Vaughn, 30

Stuart, Fla.

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Jason R. Workman, 32

Blanding, Utah.

US Navy
West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare Unit

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Jesse D. Pittman, 27

Ukiah, Calif.

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) Nicholas P. Spehar, 24

Saint Paul, Minn.

US Army

Chief Warrant Officer David R. Carter, 47

Centennial, Colo.

2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), Aurora, Colo.

Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Nichols, 31

Hays, Kan.

7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, Kan.

Staff Sgt. Patrick D. Hamburger, 30

Lincoln, Neb.

2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), Grand Island, Neb.

Sgt. Alexander J. Bennett, 24

Tacoma, Wash.

7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, Kan.

Spc. Spencer C. Duncan, 21

Olathe, Kan.

7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, Kan.

US Air Force

Tech. Sgt. John W. Brown, 33

Tallahassee, Fla.

24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Field, N.C.

Staff Sgt. Andrew W. Harvell, 26

Long Beach, Calif.

24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Field, N.C.

Tech. Sgt. Daniel L. Zerbe, 28

York, Pa.

24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Field, N.C.

 

Died Aug. 6 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed.

 

 

DOD Release August 9, 2011

Sgt. Adan Gonzales Jr., 28

Bakersfield, Calif.

1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Sgt. Joshua J. Robinson, 29

Omaha, Neb.

1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

Died Aug. 7 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

Sgt. Alessandro L. Plutino, 28

Pitman, N.J.

1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

 

Died Aug. 8 in Paktia province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit using small arms fire.

 

 

DOD Release August 8, 2011

Sgt. Daniel J. Patron, 26

Canton, Ohio

8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

 

Died Aug. 6 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release August 6, 2011

Sgt. Daniel D. Gurr, 21

Vernal, Utah

3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), Okinawa, Japan.

 

Died Aug. 5 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

Spc. Jinsu Lee, 34

Chatsworth, Calif.

2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

 

Died Aug. 5, in Kunar province, Afghanistan.

 

Spc. Mark J. Downer, 23

Warner Robins, Ga.

1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

 

Died Aug. 5, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces
attacked his unit with a rocket propelled grenade.

 

 

DOD Release August 5, 2011

Spc. Barun Rai, 24

Silver Spring, Md.

54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany.

 

Died Aug. 3 in Logar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover.

 

Pfc. Cody G. Baker, 19

Holton, Kan.

2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.

Pfc. Gil I. Morales Del Valle, 21

Jacksonville, Fla.

2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.

 

Died Aug. 3 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when enemy forces
attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device.

 

Capt. Waid C. Ramsey, 41

Red Bay, Ala.

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Birmingham, Ala.

 

Died Aug. 4 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his
unit was attacked with small arms fire.

 

Sgt. Anthony Del Mar Peterson, 24

Chelsea, Okla.

1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.

 

Died Aug. 4 in Paktia province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit with small arms fire.

 

 

DOD Release August 3, 2011

Staff Sgt. Patrick R. Dolphin, 29

Moscow, Pa.,

2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Sgt. Dennis E. Kancler, 26

Brecksville, Ohio

2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Sgt. Christopher M. Wrinkle, 29

Dallastown, Pa.

2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

 

Died July 31 while supporting combat operations in Herat province, Afghanistan.

 

Staff Sgt. Kirk A. Owen, 37

Sapulpa, Okla.

1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard.

 

Died Aug. 2 in Paktia province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release August 2, 2011

Pfc. Brice M. Scott, 22

Columbus, Ga.

4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

 

Died July 31 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit using small arms fire.

 

Staff Sgt. Leon H. Lucas Jr., 32

Wilson, N.C.

3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

 

Died Aug. 1 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release August 1, 2011

Sgt. William B. GrossPaniagua, 28

Daly City, Calif.

3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

 

Died July 31 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when enemy forces
attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release July 31, 2011

2nd Lt. Jered W. Ewy, 33

Edmond, Okla., and

1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.

Spc. Augustus J. Vicari, 22

Broken Arrow, Okla.

1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.

 

Died July 29 at Paktia, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their
unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release July 22, 2011

Master Sgt. Benjamin A. Stevenson, 36

Canyon Lake, Texas

U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.

 

Died July 21 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit using small arms fire.

 

 

DOD Release July 21, 2011

 

Staff Sgt. James M. Christen, 29

Loomis, Calif.

2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Sgt. Jacob Molina, 27

Houston, Texas.

2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

 

Died July 19 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device.

 

Sgt. Omar A. Jones, 28

Crook, Colo.

126th Chemical Battalion, 92nd Troop Command, Nebraska Army National Guard, Wahoo, Neb.

 

Died July 18, in Balkh province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release July 20, 2011

Sgt. Edward W. Koehler, 47

Lebanon, Pa.

131st Transportation Company, 213th Area Support Group, Williamstown, Pa.

Staff Sgt. Brian K. Mowery, 49

Halifax, Pa.

131st Transportation Company, 213th Area Support Group, Williamstown, Pa.

 

Staff Sgt. Kenneth R. Vangiesen, 30

Erie, Pa.

131st Transportation Company, 213th Area Support Group, Williamstown, Pa.

 

Died July 18 in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked their convoy with an improvised explosive device.

 

Cpl. Raphael R. Arruda, 21

Ogden, Utah

416th Theater Engineer Command, Ogden, Utah.

 

Died July 16 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release July 19, 2011

Lance Cpl. Jabari N. Thompson, 22

Brooklyn, N.Y.

3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

 

Died July 17 of wounds sustained July 13 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

Sgt. Mark A. Cofield, 25

Colorado Springs, Colo.

Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C.

 

Died July 17 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.

 

Lance Cpl. Christopher L. Camero, 19

Kailua Kona, Hawaii

3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

 

Died July 15 of wounds suffered July 6 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

 

DOD Release July 18, 2011

Spc. Daniel L. Elliott, 21

Youngsville, N.C.

290th Military Police Brigade, 200th Military Police Command, Cary, N.C.

 

Died July 15 in Basra, Iraq, when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

 

Master Sgt. Kenneth B. Elwell, 33

Holland, Pa.

3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

Pfc. Tyler M. Springmann, 19

Hartland, Maine.

3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

 

Died July 17, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release July 17, 2011

Staff Sgt. Wyatt A. Goldsmith, 28

Colville, Wash.

3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

 

Died July 15 at Camp Bastion Hospital, Afghanistan of injuries suffered July 15 when insurgents
attacked his unit with rocket-propelled grenade fire in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

 

Staff Sgt. Lex L. Lewis, 40

Rapid City, S.D.

1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

 

Died July 15 after injuries suffered July 15 when insurgents attacked his unit with
small arms fire in Farah province, Afghanistan.

 

Cpl. Frank R. Gross, 25

Oldsmar, Fla.

2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.

 

Died July 16 at Kandahar province, Afghanistan of wounds sustained at Khowst province, Afghanistan

when an improvised explosive device caused a military vehicle roll-over.

 

 

DOD Release July 15, 2011

Sgt. Jeremy R. Summers, 27

Mount Olivet, Ky.

2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.