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In
memory of those that gave their lives in this
war on terrorism.
2011

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DOD Release December
29, 2011
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Spc.
Kurt W. Kern, 24
McAllen,
Texas, and
720th
Military Police
Battalion, 89th
Military Police
Brigade, Fort Hood,
Texas
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Sgt.
Noah M. Korte, 29
Lake
Elsinore, Calif.,
720th
Military Police
Battalion, 89th
Military Police
Brigade, Fort Hood,
Texas
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Pfc.
Justin M. Whitmire,
20
Easley,
S.C.
720th
Military Police
Battalion, 89th
Military Police
Brigade, Fort Hood,
Texas
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Died
Dec. 27, in Paktia, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces attacked their unit
with an improvised explosive
device.
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Petty
Officer Stacy O.
Johnson, 35
Rolling
Fork, Miss.
Master-at-arms
assigned to Naval
Security Force Bahrain.
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Died
July 18, while supporting operations
in Bahrain.
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DOD Release December
27, 2011
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Staff
Sgt. Joseph J. Altmann,
27
Marshfield,
Wis.
2nd
Battalion, 27th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 25th Infantry
Division, Schofield
Barracks, Hawaii.
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Died
Dec. 25, in Kunar province Afghanistan,
of injuries suffered when
insurgents attacked his unit
with small arms fire.
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DOD Release December
23, 2011
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Spc.
Mikayla A. Bragg,
21
Longview,
Wash.
201st
Brigade Support
Battalion, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, 1st
Infantry Division,
Fort Knox, Ky.
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Died
Dec. 21 in Khowst province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release December
15, 2011
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Maj.
Samuel M. Griffith,
36
Virginia
Beach, Va.
4th
Air-Naval Gunfire
Liaison Company,
Marine Forces Reserve,
West Palm Beach,
Fla.
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Died
Dec. 14 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release December
14, 2011
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Pvt.
Jalfred D. Vaquerano,
20
Apopka,
Fla.
1st
Battalion, 41st
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 1st Armored
Division, Fort Bliss,
Texas
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Died
Dec. 13, in Landstuhl, Germany,
of injuries suffered from enemy
small-arms fire while deployed
in Logar province, Afghanistan.
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DOD Release December
13, 2011
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Sgt.
Christopher L. Muniz,
24
New
Cuyama, Calif.
3rd
Brigade Special
Troops Battalion,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 25th Infantry
Division, Schofield
Barracks, Hawaii
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Spc.
Ronald H. Wildrick
Jr., 30
Blairstown,
N.J.
2nd
Battalion, 35th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 25th Infantry
Division, Schofield
Barracks, Hawaii
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Died
Dec. 11, in Kunar province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces attacked
their unit with an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release December
12, 2011
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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.
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Died
Dec. 10 of wounds sustained
Dec. 7 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release December
8, 2011
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Sgt.
1st Class Clark
A. Corley Jr., 35
Oxnard,
Calif.,
2nd
Battalion, 5th Infantry
Regiment, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, Fort
Bliss, Texas
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Spc.
Ryan M. Lumley,
21
Lakeland,
Fla., and
2nd
Battalion, 5th Infantry
Regiment, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, Fort
Bliss, Texas
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Spc.
Thomas J. Mayberry,
21
Springville,
Calif.
2nd
Battalion, 5th Infantry
Regiment, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, Fort
Bliss, Texas
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Died
Dec. 3, in Wardak province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces attacked
their unit with an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release December
6, 2011
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Sgt.
Ryan D. Sharp, 28
Idaho
Falls, Idaho
2nd
Battalion, 34th
Armor Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat
Team, 1st Infantry
Division, Fort Riley,
Kan.
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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.
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DOD Release December
1, 2011
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Staff
Sgt. Vincent J.
Bell, 28
Detroit,
Mich.
2nd
Battalion, 11th
Marine Regiment,
1st Marine Division,
I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Nov. 30 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release November
30, 2011
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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.
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Died
Nov. 21 in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when insurgents attacked
his unit with an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release November
28, 2011
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Cpl.
Adam J. Buyes, 21
Salem,
Ore.
3rd
Reconnaissance Battalion,
3rd Marine Division,
III Marine Expeditionary
Force, Okinawa,
Japan.
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Died
Nov. 26 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release November
23, 2011
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Cpl.
Zachary C. Reiff,
22
Preston,
Iowa
3rd
Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
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Died
Nov. 21 of wounds suffered Nov.
18 while conducting combat operations
in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
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DOD Release November
22, 2011
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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.
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Died
Nov. 21 in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when insurgents attacked
his unit with small arms fire.
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DOD Release November
21, 2011
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Lance
Cpl. Joshua D. Corral,
19
Danville,
Calif.
3rd
Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
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Died
Nov. 18 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release November
20, 2011
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Pfc.
Adam E. Dobereiner,
21
Moline,
Ill.
8th
Engineer Battalion,
36th Engineer Brigade,
Fort Hood, Texas.
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Died
Nov. 18 at Kandahar province,
Afghanistan of wounds suffered
when insurgents attacked
his unit with an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release November
18, 2011
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Spc.
Sean M. Walsh, 21
San
Jose, Calif.
185th
Military Police
Battalion, 49th
Military Police
Brigade, Pittsburg,
Calif.
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Died
Nov. 16, in Khowst province,
Afghanistan, of injuries sustained
after encountering indirect
fire.
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DOD Release November
17, 2011
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Spc.
James R. Burnett
Jr., 21
Wichita,
Kan.
1st
Battalion, 5th Infantry
Regiment, 1st Stryker
Brigade Combat Team,
25th Infantry Division,
Fort Wainwright,
Alaska.
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Pfc.
Matthew C. Colin,
22
Navarre,
Fla.
1st
Battalion, 5th Infantry
Regiment, 1st Stryker
Brigade Combat Team,
25th Infantry Division,
Fort Wainwright,
Alaska.
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Died
Nov. 16, in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces attacked
their unit with an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release November
16, 2011
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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.
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Died
Nov. 14, in Baghdad, Iraq, of
injuries suffered after encountering
an improvised explosive device.
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DOD Release November
14, 2011
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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.
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Died
Nov.13, in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of injuries suffered
after encountering an improvised
explosive device while on mounted
patrol.
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Spc.
Calvin M. Pereda,
21
Fayetteville,
N.C.
1st
Battalion, 5th Infantry
Regiment, 1st Stryker
Brigade Combat Team,
25th Infantry Division,
Fort Wainwright,
Alaska.
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Died
Nov. 12, in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of injuries suffered
after encountering an improvised
explosive device while on dismounted
patrol.
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DOD Release November
12, 2011
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Pfc.
Theodore B. Rushing,
25
Longwood,
Fla.
3rd
Squadron, 71st Cavalry
Regiment; 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, 10th
Mountain Division
(Light), Fort Drum,
N.Y.
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Died
Nov. 11, in Kandahar Province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces attacked
his unit with an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release November
10, 2011
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Pfc.
Cody R. Norris,
20
Houston,
Texas
2nd
Battalion, 34th
Armor Regiment,
1st Heavy Brigade
Combat Team, 1st
Infantry Division,
Fort Riley, Kan.
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Died
Nov. 9 in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces attacked
his unit with small arms fire.
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DOD Release November
7, 2011
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Lance
Cpl. Nickolas A.
Daniels, 25
Elmwood
Park, Ill.
3rd
Combat Engineer
Battalion, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
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Died
Nov. 5 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release November
4, 2011
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1st
Lt. Dustin D. Vincent,
25
Mesquite,
Texas
1st
Battalion, 5th Field
Artillery, 1st Brigade
Combat Team, 1st
Infantry Division,
Fort Riley, Kan.
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Died
Nov. 3, in Kirkuk province,
Iraq, of wounds suffered when
enemy forces attacked his
unit with small arms fire.
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DOD Release November
3, 2011
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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.
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Died
Oct. 30, in Kandahar Province,
Afghanistan, of injuries suffered
when an insurgent rocket-propelled
grenade exploded near him.
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DOD Release November
2, 2011
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Spc.
Sarina N. Butcher,
19
Checotah,
Okla.
700th
Brigade Support
Battalion, 45th
Infantry Brigade
Combat Team, Oklahoma
National Guard,
Tulsa, Okla.
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Sgt.
Christopher D. Gailey,
26
Ochelata,
Okla.
700th
Brigade Support
Battalion, 45th
Infantry Brigade
Combat Team, Oklahoma
National Guard,
Tulsa, Okla.
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Died
Nov. 1, in Paktia province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces attacked
their vehicle with an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release November
1, 2011
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Lt.
Col. David E. Cabrera,
41
Abilene,
Texas
Uniformed
Services University
of Health Sciences,
Bethesda, Md.
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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
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Sgt.
Carlo F. Eugenio,
29
Rancho
Cucamonga, Calif.
756th
Transportation Company,
224th Sustainment
Brigade, California
Army National Guard,
Van Nuys, Calif.
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Staff
Sgt. Christopher
R. Newman, 26
Shelby,
N.C.
Medical
Company A, Tripler
Army Medical Center,
Hawaii
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Died
Oct. 29, in Kabul province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces attacked
their vehicle with a vehicle-borne
improvised explosive device.
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DOD Release October
28, 2011
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Sgt.
John A. Lyons, 26
Seaside
Park, N.J.
8th
Engineer Battalion,
36th Engineer Brigade,
Fort Hood, Texas.
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Died
Oct. 26 in Ghazni province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when insurgents attacked his
unit using small arms fire.
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Staff
Sgt. Stephen J.
Dunning, 31
Milpitas,
Calif.
9th
Engineer Support
Battalion, 3rd Marine
Logistics Group,
III Marine Expeditionary
Force, Okinawa,
Japan.
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Died
Oct. 27 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release October
27, 2011
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Sgt.
1st Class David
G. Robinson, 28
Winthrop
Harbor, Ill.
U.S.
Army Support Activity,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Died
Oct. 25 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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DOD Release October
26, 2011
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Sgt.
Edward S. Grace,
39
South
Dartmouth, Mass.
1st
Battalion, 182nd
Infantry Regiment,
26th Maneuver Enhancement
Brigade, Massachusetts
National Guard,
Braintree, Mass.
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Died
Oct. 23 in Silver Spring, Md.,
from a non-combat illness.
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DOD Release October
25, 2011
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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.
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Died
Oct. 21 in Tallil, Iraq.
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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.
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Died
Oct. 24 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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Capt.
Shawn P. T. Charles,
40
Hickory,
N.C.
2nd
Battalion, 8th Cavalry
Regiment, 1st Brigade
Combat Team, 1st
Cavalry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas.
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Died
Oct. 23 in San Antonio, Texas,
from a non-combat illness.
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DOD Release October
24, 2011
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Sgt.
Paul A. Rivera,
26
Round
Rock, Texas
709th
Military Police
Battalion, 18th
Military Police
Brigade, 21st Theater
Sustainment Command,
Hohenfels, Germany.
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Died
Oct. 22, in Logar province,
Afghanistan, of injuries suffered
in a vehicle rollover during
an attack by enemy forces.
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Lance
Cpl. Jordan S. Bastean,
19
Pekin,
Ill.
3rd
Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
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Died
Oct. 23 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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Airmen
1st Class Jerome
D. Miller Jr., 23
Washington,
D.C.
459th
Security Forces
Squadron, Andrews
Air Force Base,
Md.
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Died
Oct. 13 due to a non-combat
related incident in Parwan province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release October
23, 2011
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Sgt.
1st Class Kristoffer
B. Domeij, 29
San
Diego, Calif.
2nd
Battalion, 75th
Ranger Regiment,
Joint Base Lewis-McChord,
Wash.
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Pfc.
Christopher A. Horns,
20
Colorado
Springs, Colo.
2nd
Battalion, 75th
Ranger Regiment,
Joint Base Lewis-McChord,
Wash.
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1st.
Lt. Ashley I. White,
24
Alliance,
Ohio
230th
Brigade Support
Battalion, 30th
Heavy Brigade Combat
Team, North Carolina
National Guard,
Goldsboro, N.C.
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Died
Oct. 22, in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces attacked
their unit with an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release October
20, 2011
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Staff
Sgt. Jorge M. Oliveira,
33
Newark,
N.J.
2nd
Battalion, 113th
Infantry Regiment,
50th Brigade Combat
Team, Riverdale,
N.J.
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Died
Oct. 19 in Paktika province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when insurgents attacked
his unit with an improvised
explosive device.
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Chief
Petty Officer Raymond
J. Border, 31
West
Lafayette, Ohio
Navy
Mobile Construction
Battalion 74 in
Gulfport, Miss.
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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.
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DOD Release October
18, 2011
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Spc.
Michael D. Elm,
25
Phoenix,
Ariz.
1st
Battalion, 26th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 1st Infantry
Division, Fort Knox,
Ky.
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Died
Oct. 14 in Khowst, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit with an
improvised explosive device.
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Staff
Sgt. James R. Leep
Jr., 44
Richmond,
Va.
2nd
Squadron, 183rd
Cavalry Regiment,
116th Brigade Combat
Team, Portsmouth,
Va.
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Died
Oct. 17 in Babil province, Iraq.
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DOD Release October
17, 2011
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Staff
Sgt. Houston M.
Taylor, 25
Hurst,
Texas
2nd
Battalion, 27th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade, 25th
Infantry Division,
Schofield Barracks,
Hawaii.
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Died
Oct. 13, in Kunar province,
Afghanistan, of injuries suffered
when insurgents attacked
his unit with small arms fire.
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DOD Release October
16, 2011
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Spc.
Jeremiah T. Sancho,
23
Palm
Bay, Fla.
3rd
Squadron, 71st Cavalry
Regiment, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, 10th
Mountain Division,
Fort Drum, N.Y.
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Died
Oct. 13 in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of injuries suffered
when insurgents attacked
his unit with an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release October
15, 2011
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Staff
Sgt. Robert B. Cowdrey,
39
Atwater,
Ohio
3rd
Battalion, 82nd
Combat Aviation
Brigade, 82nd Airborne
Division, Fort Bragg,
N.C.
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Died
Oct. 13 in Kunar province, Afghanistan,
from injuries suffered during
combat operations.
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DOD Release October
14, 2011
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Chief
Petty Officer (SEAL)
Michael R. Tatham,
33
University
Place, Wash.
West
Coast based Naval
Special Warfare
unit.
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Involved
in a fatal motorcycle accident,
Oct. 12, while on rest and recuperation
leave from supporting Operation
Enduring Freedom in Bali, Indonesia.
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Lance
Cpl. Scott D. Harper,
21
Winston,
Ga.
1st
Battalion, 6th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Oct. 13 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release October
11, 2011
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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.
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Died
Oct.10, in Doha, Qatar.
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Staff
Sgt. Nathan L. Wyrick,
34
Enumclaw,
Wash.
1st
Battalion, 32nd
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum,
N.Y.
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Died
Oct. 10 in Kandahar province.
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DOD Release October
10, 2011
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Capt.
Joshua S. Lawrence,
29
Nashville,
Tenn.
1st
Squadron, 10th Cavalry
Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division,
Fort Carson, Colo.
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Capt.
Drew E. Russell,
25
Scotts,
Mich.
1st
Squadron, 10th Cavalry
Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division,
Fort Carson, Colo.
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Died
Oct. 8, in Kandahar Province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces attacked
their unit with a rocket propelled
grenade.
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DOD Release October
9, 2011
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Spc.
Ricardo Cerros Jr.,
24
Salinas,
Calif.
2nd
Battalion, 75th
Ranger Regiment,
Joint Base Lewis-McChord,
Wash.
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Died
Oct. 8 in Logar Province, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when
insurgents attacked his unit
using small arms fire.
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DOD Release October
7, 2011
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Lance
Cpl. Benjamin W.
Schmidt, 24
San
Antonio, Texas
2nd
Battalion, 4th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Oct. 6 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release October
4, 2011
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Pvt.
Danny Chen, 19
New
York, NY
3rd
Battalion, 21st
Infantry Regiment,
1st Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 25th
Infantry Division,
Fort Wainwright,
Alaska.
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Died
Oct. 3 in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release October
2, 2011
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Petty
Officer 1st Class
(SEAL) Caleb A.
Nelson, 26
Omaha,
Neb.
East
Coast-based Naval
Special Warfare
unit, Norfolk, Va.
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Died
after his vehicle struck an
improvised explosive device
while conducting a combat patrol
in Zabul province, Afghanistan
on Oct.1.
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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.
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Died
Sept. 28 in Landstuhl, Germany,
of wounds suffered Sept. 27
in Logar, Afghanistan when
insurgents attacked his unit
using indirect fire.
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DOD Release October
1, 2011
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Spc.
James A. Butz, 21
Porter,
Ind.
1st
Battalion, 505th
Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, 82nd
Airborne Division,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Died
Sept. 28 in Helmand province,
Afghanistan, of injuries suffered
when insurgents attacked
his unit using an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release September
30, 2011
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1st.
Lt. Andres Zermeno,
26
San
Antonio, Texas
2nd
Battalion, 4th Infantry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 10th
Mountain Division,
Fort. Polk, La.
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Died
Sep. 25 in Wardak province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces attacked
his unit with a rocket propelled
grenade.
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Pfc.
David A. Drake,
21
Lumberton,
Texas
5th
Engineer Battalion,
4th Maneuver Enhancement
Brigade, Fort Leonard
Wood, Mo.
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Spc.
Steven E. Gutowski,
24
Plymouth,
Mass., and
5th
Engineer Battalion,
4th Maneuver Enhancement
Brigade, Fort Leonard
Wood, Mo.
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1st
Lt. Ivan D. Lechowich,
27
Valrico,
Fla.,
5th
Engineer Battalion,
4th Maneuver Enhancement
Brigade, Fort Leonard
Wood, Mo.
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Died
Sep 28, in Ghazni province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces attacked
their unit with an improvised
explosive device.
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Sgt.
Christopher Diaz,
27
Albuquerque,
N.M.
Headquarters
Battalion, Marine
Corps Air Ground
Combat Center, Twentynine
Palms, Calif.
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Staff
Sgt. Nicholas A.
Sprovtsoff, 28
Davison,
Mich.
1st
Marine Special Operations
Battalion, U.S.
Marine Corps Forces
Special Operations
Command, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Sept. 28 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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Spc.
Adrian G. Mills,
23
Newnan,
Ga.
272nd
Military Police
Company, 519th Military
Police Battalion,
Fort Polk, La.
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Died
Sept. 29 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of
wounds suffered when his unit
was attacked by insurgents
using indirect fire.
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DOD Release September
29, 2011
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Spc.
Garrett A. Fant,
21
American
Canyon, Calif.
4th
Squadron, 4th Cavalry
Regiment, 1st Heavy
Brigade Combat Team,
1st Infantry Division,
Fort Riley, Kan.
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Died
Sept. 26 in Helmand province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces attacked
his unit with an improvised
explosive device.
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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.
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Died
Sept. 28 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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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.
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Died
Sept. 28 while supporting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release September
27, 2011
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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.
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Died
Sept. 24 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release September
26, 2011
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Sgt.
Tyler N. Holtz,
22
Dana
Point, Calif.
2nd
Battalion, 75th
Ranger Regiment,
Joint Base Lewis-McChord,
Wash.
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Died
Sept. 24 in Wardak province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when insurgents attacked
his unit using small arms fire.
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Spc.
Francisco J. Briseno-Alvarez
Jr., 27
Oklahoma
City, Okla.
1st
Battalion, 179th
Infantry Regiment,
45th Brigade Combat
Team, Stillwater,
Okla.
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Died
Sept. 25 in Laghman province,
Afghanistan, of injuries suffered
when insurgents attacked
his unit using an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release September 25, 2011
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Pfc.
Carlos A. Aparicio,
19
San
Bernadino, Calif.
2nd
Battalion, 4th Infantry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 10th
Mountain Division,
Fort Polk, La.
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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.
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Died
Sept. 23 in Wardak, province,
Afghanistan, of injuries suffered
when insurgents attacked
their unit using an improvised
explosive device.
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Sgt.
Andy C. Morales,
32
Longwood,
Fla.
143rd
Sustainment Command
(Expeditionary),
Orlando, Fla.
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Died
Sept. 22 in Baghdad, Iraq.
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DOD Release September 23, 2011
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Spc.
Robert E. Dyas,
21
Nampa,
Idaho
2nd
Battalion, 34th
Armor Regiment,
1st Heavy Brigade
Combat Team, 1st
Infantry Division,
Fort Riley, Kan.
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Spc.
Jakob J. Roelli,
24
Darlington,
Wis.; and
2nd
Battalion, 34th
Armor Regiment,
1st Heavy Brigade
Combat Team, 1st
Infantry Division,
Fort Riley, Kan.
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Died
Sep. 21, in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of injuries suffered
when insurgents attacked
their unit with small arms fire.
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Lance
Cpl. Terry C. Wright,
21
Scio,
Ohio
1st
Battalion, 6th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Sept. 21 while supporting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release September 22, 2011
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Sgt.
Timothy D. Sayne,
31
Reno,
Nev.
5th
Squadron, 1st Cavalry
Regiment, 1st Stryker
Brigade Combat Team,
25th Infantry Division,
Fort Wainwright,
Alaska.
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Died
Sept. 18 in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of injuries suffered
when insurgents attacked
his unit with an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release September
21, 2011
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Staff
Sgt. Estevan Altamirano,
30
Edcouch,
Texas
1st
Battalion, 5th Cavalry
Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 1st
Cavalry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas.
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Died
Sep. 18 in Tikrit, Iraq, of
injuries suffered in a non-combat
related incident.
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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.
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Died
Sept. 18 in Takhar province,
Afghanistan, of injuries suffered
when insurgents attacked
his unit with an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release September
19, 2011
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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.
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Died
Sept. 17 in Parwan province,
Afghanistan.
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Spc.
Chazray C. Clark,
24
Ecorse,
Mich.
4th
Squadron, 4th Cavalry
Regiment, 1st Heavy
Brigade Combat Team,
1st Infantry Division,
Fort Riley, Kan.
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Died
Sept. 18 in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of injuries suffered
when insurgents attacked
his unit using an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release September
18, 2011
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Staff
Sgt. Michael W.
Hosey, 27
Birmingham,
Ala.
3rd
Battalion, 1st Special
Forces Group, Joint
Base Lewis-McChord,
Wash.
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Died
Sept. 17 in Uruzgan province,
Afghanistan, of injuries suffered
when insurgents attacked
his unit using small arms fire.
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DOD Release September 16, 2011
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Sgt.
Rodolfo Rodriguez
Jr., 26
Pharr,
Texas
3rd
Battalion, 21st
Infantry Regiment,
1st Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 25th
Infantry Division,
Fort Wainwright,
Alaska.
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Died
Sep. 14 in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan of injuries sustained
when insurgents attacked
his unit with an improvised
explosive device.
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Sgt.
Chester G. Stoda,
32
Black
River Falls, Wis.
8th
Engineer Battalion,
36th Engineer Brigade,
Fort Hood, Texas.
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Died
Sep. 2, from a non-combat related
incident.
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Sgt.
Mycal L. Prince,
28
Minco,
Okla.
1st
Battalion, 179th
Infantry Regiment,
45th Brigade Combat
Team, Oklahoma National
Guard, Stillwater,
Okla.
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Died
Sept. 15 in Laghman province,
Afghanistan of injuries sustained
when insurgents attacked
his unit using rocket-propelled
grenades and small arms fire.
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Cpl.
Michael J. Dutcher,
22
Asheville,
N.C.
1st
Battalion, 5th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Sept. 15 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release September
14, 2011
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Sgt.
1st Class Danial
R. Adams, 35
Portland,
Ore.
1st
Battalion, 10th
Special Forces Group
(Airborne), Stuttgart,
Germany.
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Died
Sept. 13 in Wardak province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when insurgents attacked
his unit using mortar, machine-gun
and small-arms fires.
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DOD Release September
12, 2011
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Pfc.
Brett E. Wood, 19
Spencer,
Ind.
1st
Battalion, 5th Infantry
Regiment, 1st Stryker
Brigade Combat Team,
25th Infantry Division,
Fort Wainwright,
Alaska.
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Died
Sept. 9 in Kandahar, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit with an
improvised explosive device.
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Staff
Sgt. Daniel A. Quintana,
30
Huntington
Park, Calif.
2nd
Battalion, 28th
Infantry Regiment,
172nd Infantry Brigade,
Schweinfurt, Germany
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Died
Sept. 10 in Paktika province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when insurgents attacked
his unit using small arms fire.
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Staff
Sgt. Keith F. Rudd,
36
Winder,
Ga.
3rd
Battalion, 82nd
Combat Aviation
Brigade, 82nd Airborne
Division, Fort Bragg,
N.C.
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Died
Sept. 10 in Parvan, Afghanistan.
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DOD Release September
11, 2011
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Spc.
Christopher D. Horton,
26
Collinsville,
Okla.,
1st
Battalion, 279 Infantry
Regiment, 45th Infantry
Brigade Combat Team,
Oklahoma National
Guard, Tulsa, Okla.
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Sgt.
Bret D. Isenhower,
26
Lamar,
Okla.,
1st
Battalion, 279 Infantry
Regiment, 45th Infantry
Brigade Combat Team,
Oklahoma National
Guard, Tulsa, Okla.
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Pfc.
Tony J. Potter Jr.,
20
Okmulgee,
Okla.
1st
Battalion, 279 Infantry
Regiment, 45th Infantry
Brigade Combat Team,
Oklahoma National
Guard, Tulsa, Okla.
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Died
Sept. 9 in Paktia, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces attacked their unit
with small arms fire.
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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.
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Died
while conducting a dismounted
patrol in Marjah, Helmand province,
Afghanistan, on Sept. 9.
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DOD Release September
9, 2011
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Spc.
Koran P. Contreras,
21
Lawndale,
Calif.
2nd
Battalion, 87th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum,
N.Y.
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Pfc.
Douglas J. Jeffries
Jr., 20
Springville,
Calif.
2nd
Battalion, 87th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum,
N.Y.
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Died
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces attacked their unit with
an improvised explosive
device Sept. 8 in Kandahar,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release September
8, 2011
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Spc.
Kevin R. Shumaker,
24
Livermore,
Calif.
Brigade
Special Troops Battalion,
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum,
N.Y.
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Died
Aug. 31 in a stateside hospital
of a non-combat related illness.
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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.
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Died
Sept. 7, as a result of a non-combat
related incident in Manama,
Bahrain.
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DOD Release September
7, 2011
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James
W. Coker, 59
Mount
Pleasant, S.C.
Navy
civilian who was
supporting Operation
Enduring Freedom.
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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.
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DOD Release September
6, 2011
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Pfc.
Christophe J. Marquis,
40
Tampa,
Fla.
1st
Battalion, 5th Infantry
Regiment, 1st Stryker
Brigade Combat Team,
25th Infantry Division,
Fort Wainwright,
Alaska.
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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.
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DOD Release September
4, 2011
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Spc.
Christopher J. Scott,
21
Tyrone,
N.Y.
716th
Military Police
Battalion, 101st
Sustainment Brigade,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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Died
Sept. 3 at Kandahar province,
Afghanistan of wounds sustained
when insurgents attacked
his unit with small arms fire.
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DOD Release September
2, 2011
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Spc.
Dennis James Jr.,
21
Deltona,
Fla.
2nd
Battalion, 4th Infantry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 10th
Mountain Division,
Fort Polk, La.
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Died
Aug. 31 from wounds suffered
when insurgents attacked his
unit with an improvised
explosive device in Wardak province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release September
1, 2011
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Pfc.
Alberto L. Obod
Jr., 26
Orlando,
Fla.
391st
Combat Sustainment
Support Battalion,
16th Sustainment
Brigade, 21st Theater
Sustainment Command,
Bamberg, Germany.
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Died
Aug. 28 in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
during a vehicle roll-over.
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Sgt.
Devin J. Daniels,
22
Kuna,
Idaho; and
546th
Transportation Company,
82nd Sustainment
Brigade, XVIII Airborne
Corps, Fort Bragg,
N.C.
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Sgt.
Colby L. Richmond,
28
Providence,
N.C.
546th
Transportation Company,
82nd Sustainment
Brigade, XVIII Airborne
Corps, Fort Bragg,
N.C.
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Died
Aug. 25 in Helmand province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces attacked
their vehicle using an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release August 29, 2011
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Spc.
Douglas J. Green,
23
Sterling,
Va.
3rd
Battalion, 21st
Infantry Regiment,
1st Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 25th
Infantry Division,
Fort Wainwright,
Alaska.
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Died
Aug. 28 in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of injuries suffered
when insurgents attacked
his unit using an improvised
explosive device and small arms
fire.
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DOD Release August 28, 2011
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Spc.
Michael C. Roberts,
23
Watauga,
Texas
561st
Military Police
Company, 716th Military
Police Battalion,
101st Sustainment
Brigade, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Died
Aug. 27 in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of injuries suffered
when insurgents attacked
his unit using an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release August 27, 2011
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Pfc.
Brandon S. Mullins,
21
Owensboro,
Ky.
3rd
Battalion, 21st
Infantry Regiment,
1st Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 25th
Infantry Division,
Fort Wainwright,
Alaska.
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Died
Aug. 25 in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of wounds sustained
when insurgents attacked
his unit with an improvised
explosive device.
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Pfc.
Jesse W. Dietrich,
20
Venus,
Texas
2nd
Battalion, 87th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum,
N.Y.
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Died
Aug. 25 in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of injuries sustained
when insurgents attacked
his unit using small arms fire.
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DOD Release August 26, 2011
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Sgt.
Andrew R. Tobin,
24
Jacksonville,
Ill.
2nd
Battalion, 87th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum,
N.Y.
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Died
Aug. 24 in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces attacked
his unit using small arms fire.
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DOD Release August 24, 2011
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1st
Lt. Timothy J. Steele,
25
Duxbury,
Mass.
2nd
Battalion, 87th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum,
N.Y.
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Died
Aug. 23 in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when insurgents attacked
his unit using an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release August 20, 2011
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Pfc.
Douglas L. Cordo,
20
Kingston,
N.Y.
1st
Battalion, 24th
Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat
Team, 25th Infantry
Division, Fort Wainwright,
Alaska.
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Died
Aug. 19 in Zabul, Afghanistan,
of injuries sustained when enemy
forces attacked his unit
with an improvised explosive
device.
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DOD Release August 19, 2011
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Lance
Cpl. Travis M. Nelson,
19
Pace,
Fla.
1st
Battalion, 6th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Aug. 18 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release August 17, 2011
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1st
Lt. Damon T. Leehan,
30
Edmond,
Okla.
1st
Battalion, 179th
Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Brigade
Combat Team, Oklahoma
National Guard,
Stillwater, Okla.
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Died
Aug. 14 in Laghman province,
Afghanistan, of wounds sustained
when insurgents attacked
his unit with an improvised
explosive device.
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Spc.
Dennis G. Jensen,
21
Vermillion,
S.D.
153rd
Engineer Battalion,
196th Maneuver Enhancement
Brigade, Sioux Falls,
S.D.
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Died
Aug. 16 in Helmand province,
Afghanistan, from a non-combat
related incident.
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Spc.
Joshua M. Seals,
21
Porter,
Okla.
1st
Battalion, 279th
Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Brigade
Combat Team, Oklahoma
National Guard,
Tulsa, Okla.
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Died
Aug. 16 in Paktia province,
Afghanistan, from a non-combat
related incident.
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DOD Release August 16, 2011
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Master
Sgt. Charles L.
Price III, 40
Milam,
Texas
Headquarters
and Headquarters
Company, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division,
Fort Carson, Colo.
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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.
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Cpl.
Joseph A. VanDreumel,
32
Grand
Rapids, Mich.
1st
Battalion, 2nd Infantry
Regiment, 172nd
Infantry Brigade
Grafenwoehr, Germany.
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Died
Aug. 14 in Paktika province,
Afghanistan, while conducting
vehicle recovery operations,
and encountered a secondary
explosion while dismounted.
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DOD Release August 15, 2011
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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.
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DOD Release August 13, 2011
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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.
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Died
Aug. 11 while conducting a dismounted
patrol in the Marjah district,
Helmand province, Afghanistan.
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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.
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Sgt.
Jameel T. Freeman,
26
Baltimore,
Md.
1st
Battalion, 32nd
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum,
N.Y.
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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.
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Pfc.
Rueben J. Lopez,
27
Williams,
Calif.
1st
Battalion, 32nd
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum,
N.Y.
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Spc.
Jordan M. Morris,
23
Stillwater,
Okla.
1st
Battalion, 32nd
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum,
N.Y.
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Died
Aug. 11 in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of injuries sustained
when an improvised explosive
device detonated near their
vehicle.
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DOD Release August 11, 2011
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Cpl.
Nicholas S. Ott,
23
Manchester,
N.J.
1st
Battalion, 3rd Marine
Regiment, 3rd Marine
Division, III Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
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Died
Aug. 10 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release August 11, 2011
CH-47
Helicopter Crash
August 6. 2011
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US
Navy East Coast-based
Naval Special Warfare
Unit
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Lt.
Cmdr. (SEAL) Jonas
B. Kelsall, 32
Shreveport,
La.
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Special
Warfare Operator
Master Chief Petty
Officer (SEAL) Louis
J. Langlais, 44
Santa
Barbara, Calif.
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Special
Warfare Operator
Senior Chief Petty
Officer (SEAL) Thomas
A. Ratzlaff, 34
Green
Forest, Ark.
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Explosive
Ordnance Disposal
Technician Senior
Chief Petty Officer
(Expeditionary Warfare
Specialist/Freefall
Parachutist) Kraig
M. Vickers 36
Kokomo,
Hawaii
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Special
Warfare Operator
Chief Petty Officer
(SEAL) Brian R.
Bill, 31
Stamford,
Conn.
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|
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.
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Special
Warfare Operator
Chief Petty Officer
(SEAL) Matthew D.
Mason, 37
Kansas
City, Mo.
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Special
Warfare Operator
Chief Petty Officer
(SEAL) Stephen M.
Mills, 35
Fort
Worth, Texas
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Explosive
Ordnance Disposal
Technician Chief
Petty Officer (Expeditionary
Warfare Specialist/Freefall
Parachutist/Diver)
Nicholas H. Null,
30
Washington,
W.Va.
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Special
Warfare Operator
Chief Petty Officer
(SEAL) Robert J.
Reeves, 32
Shreveport,
La.
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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.
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Information
Systems Technician
Petty Officer 1st
Class (Expeditionary
Warfare Specialist/Freefall
Parachutist) Jared
W. Day, 28
Taylorsville,
Utah
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Master-at-Arms
Petty Officer 1st
Class (Expeditionary
Warfare Specialist)
John Douangdara,
26
South
Sioux City, Neb.
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Cryptologist
Technician (Collection)
Petty Officer 1st
Class (Expeditionary
Warfare Specialist)
Michael J. Strange,
25
Philadelphia,
Pa.
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Special
Warfare Operator
Petty Officer 1st
Class (SEAL/Enlisted
Surface Warfare
Specialist) Jon
T. Tumilson, 35
Rockford,
Iowa
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Special
Warfare Operator
Petty Officer 1st
Class (SEAL) Aaron
C. Vaughn, 30
Stuart,
Fla.
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Special
Warfare Operator
Petty Officer 1st
Class (SEAL) Jason
R. Workman, 32
Blanding,
Utah.
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US
Navy West Coast-based
Naval Special Warfare
Unit
|
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Special
Warfare Operator
Petty Officer 1st
Class (SEAL) Jesse
D. Pittman, 27
Ukiah,
Calif.
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Special
Warfare Operator
Petty Officer 2nd
Class (SEAL) Nicholas
P. Spehar, 24
Saint
Paul, Minn.
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US
Army
|
|
Chief
Warrant Officer
David R. Carter,
47
Centennial,
Colo.
2nd
Battalion, 135th
Aviation Regiment
(General Support
Aviation Battalion),
Aurora, Colo.
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|
Chief
Warrant Officer
Bryan J. Nichols,
31
Hays,
Kan.
7th
Battalion, 158th
Aviation Regiment
(General Support
Aviation Battalion),
New Century, Kan.
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|
Staff
Sgt. Patrick D.
Hamburger, 30
Lincoln,
Neb.
2nd
Battalion, 135th
Aviation Regiment
(General Support
Aviation Battalion),
Grand Island, Neb.
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|
Sgt.
Alexander J. Bennett,
24
Tacoma,
Wash.
7th
Battalion, 158th
Aviation Regiment
(General Support
Aviation Battalion),
New Century, Kan.
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|
Spc.
Spencer C. Duncan,
21
Olathe,
Kan.
7th
Battalion, 158th
Aviation Regiment
(General Support
Aviation Battalion),
New Century, Kan.
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US
Air Force
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|
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.
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Died
Aug. 6 in Wardak province, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when
their CH-47 Chinook helicopter
crashed.
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DOD Release August 9, 2011
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Sgt.
Adan Gonzales Jr.,
28
Bakersfield,
Calif.
1st
Battalion, 5th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Sgt.
Joshua J. Robinson,
29
Omaha,
Neb.
1st
Battalion, 5th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Aug. 7 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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Sgt.
Alessandro L. Plutino,
28
Pitman,
N.J.
1st
Battalion, 75th
Ranger Regiment,
Hunter Army Airfield,
Ga.
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Died
Aug. 8 in Paktia province, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit using small
arms fire.
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DOD Release August 8, 2011
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Sgt.
Daniel J. Patron,
26
Canton,
Ohio
8th
Engineer Support
Battalion, 2nd Marine
Logistics Group,
II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune,
N.C.
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Died
Aug. 6 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release August 6, 2011
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Sgt.
Daniel D. Gurr,
21
Vernal,
Utah
3rd
Reconnaissance Battalion,
3rd Marine Division,
II Marine Expeditionary
Force (Forward),
Okinawa, Japan.
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Died
Aug. 5 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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Spc.
Jinsu Lee, 34
Chatsworth,
Calif.
2nd
Battalion, 27th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 25th Infantry
Division, Schofield
Barracks, Hawaii.
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Died
Aug. 5, in Kunar province, Afghanistan.
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Spc.
Mark J. Downer,
23
Warner
Robins, Ga.
1st
Battalion, 32nd
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum,
N.Y.
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Died
Aug. 5, in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of injuries sustained
when enemy forces attacked
his unit with a rocket propelled
grenade.
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DOD Release August 5, 2011
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Spc.
Barun Rai, 24
Silver
Spring, Md.
54th
Engineer Battalion,
18th Engineer Brigade,
21st Theater Sustainment
Command, Warner
Barracks, Bamberg,
Germany.
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Died
Aug. 3 in Logar province, Afghanistan,
of injuries sustained during
a vehicle rollover.
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Pfc.
Cody G. Baker, 19
Holton,
Kan.
2nd
Battalion, 30th
Infantry Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Polk,
La.
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Pfc.
Gil I. Morales Del
Valle, 21
Jacksonville,
Fla.
2nd
Battalion, 30th
Infantry Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Polk,
La.
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Died
Aug. 3 in Wardak province, Afghanistan,
of injuries suffered when enemy
forces attacked their vehicle
with an improvised explosive
device.
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Capt.
Waid C. Ramsey,
41
Red
Bay, Ala.
Headquarters
and Headquarters
Company, 20th Special
Forces Group (Airborne),
Birmingham, Ala.
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Died
Aug. 4 in Paktika province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when his unit was attacked
with small arms fire.
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Sgt.
Anthony Del Mar
Peterson, 24
Chelsea,
Okla.
1st
Battalion, 279th
Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Brigade
Combat Team, Oklahoma
National Guard,
Tulsa, Okla.
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Died
Aug. 4 in Paktia province, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit with small
arms fire.
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DOD Release August 3, 2011
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Died
July 31 while supporting combat
operations in Herat province,
Afghanistan.
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Staff
Sgt. Kirk A. Owen,
37
Sapulpa,
Okla.
1st
Battalion, 279th
Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Brigade
Combat Team, Oklahoma
National Guard.
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Died
Aug. 2 in Paktia province, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit with an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release August 2, 2011
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Pfc.
Brice M. Scott,
22
Columbus,
Ga.
4th
Squadron, 4th Cavalry
Regiment, 1st Heavy
Brigade Combat Team,
1st Infantry Division,
Fort Riley, Kan.
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Died
July 31 in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of injuries suffered
when insurgents attacked
his unit using small arms fire.
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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.
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Died
Aug. 1 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release August 1, 2011
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Sgt.
William B. GrossPaniagua,
28
Daly
City, Calif.
3rd
Brigade Special
Troops Battalion,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 25th Infantry
Division, Schofield
Barracks, Hawaii.
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Died
July 31 in Kunar province, Afghanistan,
of injuries suffered when enemy
forces attacked his vehicle
with an improvised explosive
device.
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DOD Release July 31, 2011
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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.
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Spc.
Augustus J. Vicari,
22
Broken
Arrow, Okla.
1st
Battalion, 279th
Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Brigade
Combat Team, Oklahoma
Army National Guard,
Tulsa, Okla.
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Died
July 29 at Paktia, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked their unit with
an improvised explosive device.
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DOD Release July 22, 2011
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Master
Sgt. Benjamin A.
Stevenson, 36
Canyon
Lake, Texas
U.S.
Army Special Operations
Command, Fort Bragg,
N.C.
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Died
July 21 in Paktika province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when insurgents attacked
his unit using small arms fire.
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DOD Release July 21, 2011
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Staff
Sgt. James M. Christen,
29
Loomis,
Calif.
2nd
Battalion, 27th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 25th Infantry
Division, Schofield
Barracks, Hawaii.
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Sgt.
Jacob Molina, 27
Houston,
Texas.
2nd
Battalion, 27th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 25th Infantry
Division, Schofield
Barracks, Hawaii.
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Died
July 19 in Kunar province, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces attacked their vehicle
with an improvised explosive
device.
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Sgt.
Omar A. Jones, 28
Crook,
Colo.
126th
Chemical Battalion,
92nd Troop Command,
Nebraska Army National
Guard, Wahoo, Neb.
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Died
July 18, in Balkh province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release July 20, 2011
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Sgt.
Edward W. Koehler,
47
Lebanon,
Pa.
131st
Transportation Company,
213th Area Support
Group, Williamstown,
Pa.
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Staff
Sgt. Brian K. Mowery,
49
Halifax,
Pa.
131st
Transportation Company,
213th Area Support
Group, Williamstown,
Pa.
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Staff
Sgt. Kenneth R.
Vangiesen, 30
Erie,
Pa.
131st
Transportation Company,
213th Area Support
Group, Williamstown,
Pa.
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Died
July 18 in Ghazni province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces attacked
their convoy with an improvised
explosive device.
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Cpl.
Raphael R. Arruda,
21
Ogden,
Utah
416th
Theater Engineer
Command, Ogden,
Utah.
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Died
July 16 in Kunar province, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when enemy
forces attacked his unit
with an improvised explosive
device.
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DOD Release July 19, 2011
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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.
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Died
July 17 of wounds sustained
July 13 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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Sgt.
Mark A. Cofield,
25
Colorado
Springs, Colo.
Headquarters
and Headquarters
Battalion, XVIII
Airborne Corps,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Died
July 17 in Baghdad, Iraq, of
injuries sustained from a non-combat
related incident.
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Lance
Cpl. Christopher
L. Camero, 19
Kailua
Kona, Hawaii
3rd
Battalion, 4th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
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Died
July 15 of wounds suffered July
6 while conducting combat
operations in Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
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DOD Release July 18, 2011
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Spc.
Daniel L. Elliott,
21
Youngsville,
N.C.
290th
Military Police
Brigade, 200th Military
Police Command,
Cary, N.C.
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Died
July 15 in Basra, Iraq, when
enemy forces attacked his unit
with an improvised explosive
device.
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Master
Sgt. Kenneth B.
Elwell, 33
Holland,
Pa.
3rd
Battalion, 21st
Infantry Regiment,
1st Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 25th
Infantry Division,
Fort Wainwright,
Alaska.
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Pfc.
Tyler M. Springmann,
19
Hartland,
Maine.
3rd
Battalion, 21st
Infantry Regiment,
1st Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 25th
Infantry Division,
Fort Wainwright,
Alaska.
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Died
July 17, in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces attacked
their unit with an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release July 17, 2011
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Staff
Sgt. Wyatt A. Goldsmith,
28
Colville,
Wash.
3rd
Battalion, 1st Special
Forces Group, Joint
Base Lewis-McChord,
Wash.
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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.
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Staff
Sgt. Lex L. Lewis,
40
Rapid
City, S.D.
1st
Squadron, 10th Cavalry,
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Carson,
Colo.
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Died
July 15 after injuries suffered
July 15 when insurgents attacked
his unit with small arms
fire in Farah province, Afghanistan.
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Cpl.
Frank R. Gross,
25
Oldsmar,
Fla.
2nd
Squadron, 38th Cavalry
Regiment, 504th
Battlefield Surveillance
Brigade, Fort Hood,
Texas.
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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.
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DOD Release July 15, 2011
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Sgt.
Jeremy R. Summers,
27
Mount
Olivet, Ky.
2nd
Battalion, 506th
Infantry Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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