Mar. 2004 Staff Sgt. Anthony Santos Lagman, 26 Yonkers, New York, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division One of two soldiers killed when their team came under small arms fire while clearing a village in Deh Rawod, Afghanistan, on March 18, 2004 Sgt. Michael John Esposito Jr., 22 Brentwood, New York, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division One of two U.S. soldiers killed when their team came under small arms fire while clearing a village in Deh Rawod, Afghanistan, on March 18, 2004 Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis Jallah Jr., 49 Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA 2nd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) Jallah died due to a non-combat cause on March 28, 2004, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He was medically evacuated from Afghanistan to via Landstuhl Medical Center in Germany on February 16.
Apr. 2004 Cmdr. Adrian Basil Szwec, 43 Chicago, Illinois, USA Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Died in a non-combat related incident in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on April 12, 2004 1st Sgt. Herbert Ronald Claunch, 58 Wetumpka, Alabama, USA 217th Military Police Company, Alabama Army National Guard Died after collapsing on the floor in his quarters in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on April 18, 2004 Cpl. Patrick Daniel Tillman, 27 Chandler, Arizona, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Tillman was part of a combat patrol that was ambushed at 7:30 p.m. local time by 10 to 20 attackers armed with mortars and small arms near Khowst, Afghanistan, on April 22, 2004. In the ensuing firefight, Tillman was accidentally killed by fire from his own unit.
May 2004 Sgt. Phillip Lawrence Witkowski, 24 Fredonia, New York, USA Battery F, 7th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division Died on May 1, 2004, in Homberg, Germany, from non-combat related injuries sustained on April 30, in Kandahar, Afghanistan Pfc. Brandon James Wadman, 19 Cape Coral, Florida, USA 2nd Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery, Florida Army National Guard Died when his vehicle rolled over in Afghanistan on May 5, 2004 Cpl. Ronald Raymond Payne Jr., 23 Lakeland, Florida, USA Company B, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died due to hostile action in the vicinity of Tawara, Afghanistan, on May 7, 2004 Chief Warrant Officer 3 Bruce Edward Price, 37 Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Killed when insurgents ambushed his patrol and his vehicle was struck by small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire in Kajaki, Afghanistan, on May 15, 2004 Pvt. Tommy Roedningsby, 29 Skreia, Norway Telemark Battalion, Norwegian Army Killed when rocket-propelled grenades were fired at a Norwegian patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 23, 2004 Spc. Joseph Allen Jeffries, 21 Beaverton, Oregon, USA 320th Psychological Operations Company, Army Reserve Killed along with three others when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb as they swerved to avoid another bomb in the road while returning to their base of operations near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2004 Capt. Daniel William Eggers, 28 Cape Coral, Florida, USA Company C, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Killed along with three others when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb as they swerved to avoid another explosive device in the road while returning to their base of operations near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2004 Sgt. 1st Class Robert Joseph Mogensen, 26 Pinebluff, North Carolina, USA Company C, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Killed along with three others when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb as they swerved to avoid another explosive device in the road while returning to their base of operations near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2004 Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Joseph Ouellette, 37 Needham, Massachusetts, USA U.S. Navy SEAL - Navy Special Warfare Group Two Killed along with three others when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device as they swerved to avoid another explosive device in the road while returning to their base of operations near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2004
June 2004 Cpl. David Maurice Fraise, 24 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Killed when a roadside bomb hit his patrol in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 7, 2004 Lance Cpl. Russell Patrick White, 19 Dagsboro, Delaware, USA 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division Died due to a non-combat related incident at Camp Bulldog, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2004 Pfc. Daniel Bradley McClenney , 19 Shelbyville, Tennessee, USA 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division One of two Marines killed by hostile fire near Bari Kowt in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2004 Lance Cpl. Juston Tyler Thacker, 21 Bluefield, West Virginia, USA 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division One of two Marines killed by hostile fire near Bari Kowt in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2004
July 2004, Staff Sgt. Robert Keith McGee, 37 Antioch, Tennessee, USA Operational Detachment Alpha 155, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group McGee was found dead in his hotel room in Manila, Philippines, on June 30, 2004. He was deployed to the Philippines as part of an advance team for Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines to assist in light-infantry tactics training. Spc. Julie Rochelle Hickey, 20 Galloway, Ohio, USA 412th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve Hickey was evacuated from Bagram, Afghanistan, on June 30, 2004, and died in Landstuhl, Germany, on July 4 of complications from a non-combat related illness. Spc. Juan Manuel Torres, 25 Houston, Texas, USA 453rd Transportation Company, Army Reserve Died of non-combat related injuries in Bagram, Afghanistan, on July 12, 2004
Aug. 2004 Staff Sgt. Craig William Cherry, 39 Winchester, Virginia, USA 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 29th Infantry Division (Light Infantry) Killed when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Ghazikel, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2004 Sgt. Bobby Edward Beasley, 36 Inwood, West Virginia, USA Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, Virginia Army National Guard Killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Ghazikel, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2004 Sgt. Daniel Lee Galvan, 30 Moore, Oklahoma, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Killed when the helicopter he was in developed mechanical difficulties and crashed in Salerno, Afghanistan, on August 12, 2004 Cpl. Murat Yagci, Unavailable France 1er Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine, Brigade des Forces Spéciales Terre, (1st Marine Paratroop Infantry Regiment, Army Special Forces Brigade) Died on August 31, 2004, of wounds suffered during operations in Afghanistan on August 29, 2004
Sep. 2004 Staff Sgt. Tony Bruce Olaes, 30 Walhalla, South Carolina, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Killed when his patrol vehicle was ambushed by enemy forces using small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades near the town of Shkin in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2004 Staff Sgt. Robert Stacey Goodwin, 35 Albany, Georgia, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Killed when his patrol vehicle was ambushed by enemy forces using small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades near the town of Shkin in Afghanistan's Paktika province on September 20, 2004 Spc. Wesley Robert Wells, 21 Libertyville, Illinois, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Killed when his observation post in Naka, Afghanistan, was attacked on September 20, 2004 Staff Sgt. Alan Lee Rogers, 49 Kearns, Utah, USA Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, Utah Army National Guard Died of non-combat related injuries in Bagram, Afghanistan, on September 29, 2004
Oct. 2004 Cpl. Maj. Bruno Giovanni, 24 Crispi, Italy Susa Battalion, 3rd Alpine Regiment, Task Force Cobra, Italian Army Died when his VM-90 wheeled military vehicle veered off the road approximately 28 miles (45 kilometers) outside of Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2004 Staff Sgt. Brian Scott Hobbs, 28 Mesa, Arizona, USA Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their dismounted patrol in Miam Do, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2004 Cpl. Kyle Ka Eo Fernandez, 26 Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their dismounted patrol in Miam Do, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2004 Cpl. Silvio Schattmann, Unavailable Germany German Army Died in a non-combat related incident in Afghanistan on October 17, 2004 Cpl. William Madden Amundson Jr., 21 The Woodlands, Texas, USA Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Killed during a ground assault force infiltration in eastern Afghanistan when the Ground Mobility Vehicle he was riding in rolled over on October 18, 2004 Airman 1st Class Jesse Monroe Samek, 21 Rogers, Arkansas, USA 66th Rescue Squadron, 57th Operations Group Samek died from injuries he received when an Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk combat search and rescue helicopter crashed during a medical evacuation mission 105 miles (170 kilometers) east of Shindand, Afghanistan, on October 21, 2004. The accident was not due to hostile action. Staff Sgt. Kingue Eithel Abraham, 22 France 3e Régiment de Hussards (3rd Hussard Regiment) One of two French soldiers killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident northeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 21, 2004 Pvt. Thierry Jean Baptiste, 29 France 3rd Hussard Regiment One of two French soldiers killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident northeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 21, 2004 Cpl. Billy Gomez, 25 Perris, California, USA Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Gomez died on October 27, 2004, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds he received when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb on October 20 in Naka, Afghanistan.
Nov. 2004 Sgt. James Charles Kearney III, 22 Emerson, Iowa, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, Iowa Army National Guard Died in Salerno, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his convoy was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades in Sharan, Afghanistan, on November 1, 2004 Sgt. Michael Christopher O'Neill, 22 Mansfield, Ohio, USA Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Died on November 21, 2004, in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of wounds he sustained when a grenade he was carrying was accidentally detonated during pre-combat preparations at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, on November 17 Cpl. Jacob Rudeloff Fleischer, 25 St. Louis, Missouri, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his unit in Deh Rawod, Afghanistan, on November 24, 2004 Cpl. Dale Edwin Fracker Jr., 23 Apple Valley, California, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his unit in Deh Rawod, Afghanistan, on November 24, 2004 Chief Warrant Officer Travis Wayne Grogan, 31 Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Killed when his contract aircraft crashed in Bamian, Afghanistan, on November 27, 2004 Spc. Harley D. R. Miller, 21 Spokane, Washington, USA Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Killed when his contract aircraft crashed in Bamian, Afghanistan, on November 27, 2004 Lt. Col. Michael Jerome McMahon, 41 West Hartford, Connecticut, USA Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Killed when his contract aircraft crashed in Bamian, Afghanistan, on November 27, 2004
Dec. 2004 Cpl. Isaac Edward Diaz, 26 Rio Hondo, Texas, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Died when his military vehicle rolled over while on patrol in Sharona, Afghanistan, on December 1, 2004
Jan. 2005 Sgt. 1st Class Pedro Antonio Munoz, 47 Aguada, Puerto Rico, USA 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Munoz, a Special Forces detatchment operations and intelligence sergeant, was fatally wounded by small arms fire while his unit was conducting an offensive operation in western Afghanistan on January 1, 2005. He died on January 2 during his medical evacuation from the scene in Shindand, Afghanistan. Sgt. Jeremy Robert Wright, 31 Shelbyville, Indiana, USA 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group Killed when a roadside bomb detonated next to his Ground Mobility Vehicle in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on January 3, 2005
Feb. 2005 Cmdr. Bruno Vianini, 41 La Spezia, Italy Interforces Command, Special Operations Forces, Italian Defense General Staff Died when a Kam Air Boeing 737-200 crashed while flying from Herat to Kabul in Afghanistan on February 3, 2005. Vianini was in Afghanistan to assist with an International Security Assistance Force provincial reconstruction team in Herat. Spc. Richard Michael Crane, 25 Independence, Missouri, USA Detachment 1, 325th Field Hospital, Army Reserve Died of non-combat related injuries in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 8, 2005 Cpl. Alan Karsanov, Unavailable France 2e Régiment Etranger d'Infanterie, Légion Étrangère (2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment, French Foreign Legion) Killed in unknown circumstances in Afghanistan on February 11, 2005
Mar 2005 Petty Officer 1st Class Alec Frank Mazur, 35 Vernon, New York, USA (Underwater Construction Team One (UCT-1), under operational control of Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command. Killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident while driving to Mombasa, Kenya, after completing an engineering assessment near Kenyan Naval Base Manda Bay, Kenya, on March 9, 2005 Staff Sgt. Shane Marion Koele, 25 Wayne, Nebraska, USA 212th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade Died on March 16, 2005, at Shindand Airfield in western Afghanistan, from injuries sustained a day earlier when a land mine exploded near his Humvee in Shindand Sgt. Brett Michael Hershey, 23 State College, Pennsylvania, USA Headquarters Company, 76th Infantry Brigade, Indiana Army National Guard One of four soldiers killed when a land mine exploded beneath their vehicle while they were examining potential firing range sites for the Afghan military in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 26, 2005 Spc. Norman Kyle Snyder, 21 Carlisle, Indiana, USA 76th Infantry Brigade, Indiana Army National Guard One of four soldiers killed when a land mine exploded beneath their vehicle while they were examining potential firing range sites for the Afghan military in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 26, 2005 Master Sgt. Michael Thomas Hiester, 33 Bluffton, Indiana, USA Headquarters Company, 76th Infantry Brigade, Indiana Army National Guard One of four soldiers killed when a land mine exploded beneath their vehicle while they were examining potential firing range sites for the Afghan military in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 26, 2005 Capt. Michael Todd Fiscus, 36 Milford, Indiana, USA Headquarters, 76th Infantry Brigade, Indiana Army National Guard One of four soldiers killed when a land mine exploded beneath their vehicle while they were examining potential firing range sites for the Afghan military in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 26, 2005
Apr. 2005 Spc. Chrystal Gaye Stout, 23 Travelers Rest, South Carolina, USA Headquarters Company, 228th Signal Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard One of 14 soldiers killed along with a U.S. Marine when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005 Sgt. Stephen Correll High, 45 Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA Headquarters Company, 228th Signal Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard One of 14 soldiers killed along with a U.S. Marine when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005 Edwin Antonio Matos Colon, 42 Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico 25th Infantry Division One of 14 soldiers killed along with a U.S. Marine when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005 Maj. Edward John Murphy, 36 Adams Run, South Carolina, USA Headquarters, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force One of 14 soldiers killed along with a U.S. Marine when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005 Chief Warrant Officer Clint Jeffrey Prather, 32 Cheney, Washington, USA Company F, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade One of 14 soldiers killed along with a U.S. Marine when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005 Cpl. Sascha Struble, 20 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade One of 14 soldiers killed along with a U.S. Marine when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005 Sgt. Maj. Barbaralien Banks, 41 Harvey, Louisiana, USA Headquarters Battery, Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division One of 14 soldiers killed along with a U.S. Marine when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005 Sgt. James Shawn Lee, 26 Mount Vernon, Indiana, USA Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 142, Marine Aircraft Group 42, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing. As part of Operation Enduring Freedom he was attached to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 42, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing Killed along with 14 soldiers when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005 Staff Sgt. Romanes Lee Woodard, 30 Hertford, North Carolina, USA Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade One of 14 soldiers killed along with a U.S. Marine when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005 Chief Warrant Officer David Ayala, 24 New York City, New York, USA Company F, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade One of 14 soldiers killed along with a U.S. Marine when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005 Staff Sgt. Charles Ray Sanders Jr., 29 Charleston, Missouri, USA Company F, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade One of 14 soldiers killed along with a U.S. Marine when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005 Spc. Michael Keith Spivey, 21 Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA Company F, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade One of 14 soldiers killed along with a U.S. Marine when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005 Maj. David Scott Connolly, 37 Boston, Massachusetts, USA 1173rd Transportation Terminal Battalion, Army Reserve One of 14 soldiers killed along with a U.S. Marine when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005 Cpl. Daniel Jason Freeman, 20 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade One of 14 soldiers killed along with a U.S. Marine when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005 Spc. Pendelton Lidell Sykes II, 25 Chesapeake, Virginia, USA Company F, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade One of 14 soldiers killed along with a U.S. Marine when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005 Pfc. Robert Charles White III, 21 Camden, New Jersey, USA Headquarters Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Killed when his mounted patrol was engaged by enemy forces using small arms fire west of Kandahar, Afghanistan on September 26, 2005. Sgt. Narcis Sonei, 26 Romania 300th Infantry Battalion Killed when a Romanian armored personnel carrier struck a mine in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan on April 24, 2005 Spc. Robert William Defazio, 21 West Babylon, New York, USA 23rd Ordnance Company, 101st Ordnance Battalion, 29th Support Group Died of non-combat related injuries in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 24, 2005 Sgt. 1st Class Allen Corneilius Johnson, 31 Los Molinos, California, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Shot and killed when his unit was ambushed by enemy small-arms fire during a combat foot patrol northwest of Deh Rahwood in Afghanistan's Uruzgan Province on April 26, 2005
May 2005 Lance Cpl. Nicholas Cain Kirven, 21 Richmond, Virginia, USA Company K, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force One of two Marines killed during a five-hour firefight with insurgents near the city of Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan on May 8, 2005 Cpl. Richard Phillip Schoener, 22 Hayes, Louisiana, USA Company K, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force One of two Marines killed during a five-hour firefight with insurgents near the city of Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan on May 8, 2005 Pfc. Steven Charles Tucker, 19 Grapevine, Texas, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee close to Shinkay, Afghanistan, on May 21, 2005 Spc. Kyle Matthew Hemauer, 21 Manassas, Virginia, USA Company A, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia Army National Guard Died of non-combat related injuries in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on May 23, 2005
June 2005 Capt. Charles Daniel Robinson, 29 Haddon Heights, New Jersey, USA Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Ground Mobility Vehicle during operations in Afghanistan's southeastern region near Orgun-e in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on June 3, 2005 Staff Sgt. Leroy Edward Alexander, 27 Dale City, Virginia, USA Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Ground Mobility Vehicle during operations in Afghanistan's southeastern region near Orgun-e in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on June 3, 2005 Cpl. Emmanuel Hernandez, 22 Yauco, Puerto Rico, USA Battery D, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Killed when his helicopter landing zone came under enemy fire in Shkin, Afghanistan, on June 8, 2005 Sgt. Michael Jason Kelley, 26 Scituate, Massachusetts, USA Battery E, 101st Field Artillery Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard Killed when his helicopter landing zone came under enemy fire in Shkin, Afghanistan, on June 8, 2005 Sgt. 1st Class Victor Hugo Cervantes, 27 Stockton, California, USA Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group A weapons sergeant, Cervantes died of wounds sustained during combat operations while on patrol with Afghan security forces in Orgun-e, Paktika province, Afghanistan, on June 11, 2005 Staff Sgt. Christopher Neal Piper, 43 Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Died on June 16, 2005, at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, from wounds sustained on June 3 when a roadside bomb detonated near his Ground Mobility Vehicle in Orgun-e, Paktika province, Afghanistan Maj. Duane William Dively, 43 Rancho California, California, USA 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Died when his U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft crashed while returning to Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates after completing a mission over Afghanistan on June 22, 2005 Staff Sgt. Christian Schlotterhose, 26 Germany Panzergrenadierbataillon 332 (332nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion), assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Konduz One of two German soldiers killed when ordnance being prepared for demolition accidentally exploded near an airfield in Rustaq, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2005 Sgt. 1st Class Andreas Heine, 37 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany Panzergrenadierbataillon 332 (332nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion), assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Konduz One of two German soldiers killed when ordnance being prepared for demolition accidentally exploded near an airfield in Rustaq, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2005 Lance Cpl. Kevin Boyd Joyce, 19 Ganado, Arizona, USA Company E, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Died after a roadway alongside the Pech River collapsed and his Humvee slid into the river during combat operations west of Asadabad in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 25, 2005 Petty Officer 2nd Class Danny P. Dietz, 25 Littleton, Colorado, USA SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two, Naval Special Warfare Group Four Dietz was part of a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team that called for help during a firefight with Taliban fighters in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2005. His remains were found during a combat search and rescue operation on July 4, 2005. Two other team members were killed but a third survived. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, the nation's second-highest military honor for valor. Sgt. 1st Class Michael Lynn Russell, 31 Stafford, Virginia, USA Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment One of 16 U.S. troops killed when a MH-47D Chinook helicopter was shot down while trying to reinforce a U.S. reconnaissance team near Asadabad, Afghanistan, in Kunar Province on June 28, 2005 Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey Scott Taylor, 30 Midway, West Virginia, USA SEAL Team Ten, Naval Special Warfare Group Two One of 16 U.S. troops killed when a MH-47D Chinook helicopter was shot down while trying to reinforce a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team near Asadabad, Afghanistan, in Kunar Province on June 28, 2005 Maj. Stephen Charles Reich, 34 Savannah, Georgia, USA Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment One of 16 U.S. troops killed when a MH-47D Chinook helicopter was shot down while trying to reinforce a U.S. reconnaissance team near Asadabad, Afghanistan, in Kunar province on June 28, 2005 Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel Richard Healy, 36 Exeter, New Hampshire, USA SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One, Naval Special Warfare Group Three One of 16 U.S. troops killed when a MH-47D Chinook helicopter was shot down while trying to reinforce a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team near Asadabad, Afghanistan, in Kunar Province on June 28, 2005 Sgt. Kip Allen Jacoby, 21 Pompano Beach, Florida, USA Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment One of 16 U.S. troops killed when a MH-47D Chinook helicopter was shot down while trying to reinforce a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team near Asadabad in Kunar province, Afghanistan, in Kunar province on June 28, 2005 Chief Warrant Officer Corey James Goodnature, 35 Watertown, South Dakota, USA Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment One of 16 U.S. troops killed when a MH-47D Chinook helicopter was shot down while trying to reinforce a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team near Asadabad, Afghanistan, in Kunar province on June 28, 2005 Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Gene Axelson, 29 San Diego, California, USA SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One, Naval Special Warfare Group Three Axelson was part of a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team that called for help during a firefight with Taliban fighters in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2005. His remains were found during a combat search and rescue operation on July 10, 2005. Two other team members were killed but a third survived. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, the nation's second-highest military honor for valor. Petty Officer 2nd Class Shane Eric Patton, 22 Boulder City, Nevada, USA SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One, Naval Special Warfare Group Three One of 16 U.S. troops killed when a MH-47D Chinook helicopter was shot down while trying to reinforce a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team near Asadabad, Afghanistan, in Kunar Province on June 28, 2005 Lt. Cmdr. Erik Samsel Kristensen, 33 San Diego, California, USA SEAL Team 10, Naval Special Warfare Group Two One of 16 U.S. troops killed when a MH-47D Chinook helicopter was shot down while trying to reinforce a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team near Asadabad, Afghanistan, in Kunar province on June 28, 2005 Master Sgt. James Williams Ponder III, 36 Franklin, Tennessee, USA Headquarters Company, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment One of 16 U.S. troops killed when a MH-47D Chinook helicopter was shot down while trying to reinforce a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team near Asadabad, Afghanistan, in Kunar province on June 28, 2005 Lt. Michael Martin McGreevy Jr., 30 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA SEAL Team 10, Naval Special Warfare Group Two One of 16 U.S. troops killed when a MH-47D Chinook helicopter was shot down while trying to reinforce a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team near Asadabad in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2005 Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffery Alan Lucas, 33 Corbett, Oregon, USA SEAL Team 10, Naval Special Warfare Group Two One of 16 U.S. troops killed when a MH-47D Chinook helicopter was shot down while trying to reinforce a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team near Asadabad, Afghanistan, in Kunar Province on June 28, 2005 Chief Warrant Officer Chris Jon Scherkenbach, 40 Jacksonville, Florida, USA Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment One of 16 U.S. troops killed when a MH-47D Chinook helicopter was shot down while trying to reinforce a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team near Asadabad, Afghanistan, in Kunar province on June 28, 2005 Sgt. 1st Class Marcus Vinicio Muralles, 33 Shelbyville, Indiana, USA Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment One of 16 U.S. troops killed when a MH-47D Chinook helicopter was shot down while trying to reinforce a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team near Asadabad in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2005 Lt. Michael Patrick Murphy, 29 Patchogue, New York, USA SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One, Naval Special Warfare Group Three Murphy was the leader of a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team who called for help during a firefight with Taliban fighters in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2005. His remains were found during a combat search and rescue operation on July 4, 2005. Two other team members were killed but a third survived. Murphy's deliberate exposure to enemy fire to call for help led to him being awarded the Medal of Honor. (More details) Petty Officer 2nd Class James Erik Suh, 28 Deerfield Beach, Florida, USA SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One, Naval Special Warfare Group Three One of 16 U.S. troops killed when a MH-47D Chinook helicopter was shot down while trying to reinforce a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team near Asadabad, Afghanistan, in Kunar province on June 28, 2005 Staff Sgt. Shamus Otto Goare, 29 Danville, Ohio, USA Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment One of 16 U.S. troops killed when a MH-47D Chinook helicopter was shot down while trying to reinforce a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team near Asadabad in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2005 Chief Petty Officer Jacques Jules Fontan, 36 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA SEAL Team 10, Naval Special Warfare Group Two One of 16 U.S. troops killed when a MH-47D Chinook helicopter was shot down while trying to reinforce a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team near Asadabad, Afghanistan, in Kunar province on June 28, 2005
July 2005 Sgt. Jason T Palmerton, 25 Auburn, Nebraska, USA 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Killed when he came under enemy small arms fire during a dismounted patrol in Qal'eh-Ye Gaz, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2005 Staff Sgt. Michael Wayne Schafer, 25 Spring Hill, Florida, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Killed when he was shot by enemy forces while on a quick-reaction force mission in Uruzgan, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2005
Aug 2005 Pfc. Damian James Garza, 19 Odessa, Texas, USA Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment One of two soldiers who died after their Humvee slid into the Kunar River northeast of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, near the Pakistani border on August 4, 2005 Gunnery Sgt. Theodore Clark Jr., 31 Emporia, Virginia, USA 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Killed when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb during combat operations near Gardez, Afghanistan, on August 4, 2005 Pvt. Enlisted Grade 2 John McKenzie Henderson Jr., 21 Columbus, Georgia, USA Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment One of two soldiers who died after their Humvee slid into the Kunar River northeast of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, near the Pakistani border on August 4, 2005 Lance Cpl. Boris Nowitzki, Unavailable Germany Panzerartillerielehrbataillon 345 (345th Artillery Training Battalion) Died when his Wolf all-terrain vehicle struck deep ruts in the road and overturned about six miles (nine km) southeast of the Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2005 Staff Sgt. Christopher Matthew Falkel, 22 Highlands Ranch, Colorado, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Killed when his unit was engaged by enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Deh Afghan in Cakyan Ghar Valley, Zabul province, Afghanistan, on August 8, 2005. Falkel was posthumously awarded the Silver Star, the nation's third-highest military decoration for valor, for manning his .50 caliber machine gun through five firefights over 30 hours before his death. Spc. Christopher M Katzenberger, 25 St. Louis, Missouri, USA 2nd Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Died on August 9, 2005, in Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained earlier that day when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Ghazni, Afghanistan Sgt. Edward Ralph Heselton, 23 Easley, South Carolina, USA Headquarters Company, 391st Engineer Battalion, 415th Chemical Brigade, Army Reserve Killed when ordnance exploded near the vehicle he was driving as his unit performed a route clearing mission in Orgun-E, Paktika province, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2005 Capt. Jeremy Alan Chandler, 30 Richmond Hill, Tennessee, USA 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Died of non-hostile injuries while he was conducting training operations at Forward Operating Base Ripley in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2005 Pvt. Diego Gonzalez Blanco, 27 Ourense, Spain Isabel La Catolica Light Infantry Regiment, 29th Air Mobile Brigade One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005 Pvt. Diego Prado Lopez, 20 Vilalba, Spain Isabel La Catolica Light Infantry Regiment, 29th Air Mobile Brigade One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005 Pvt. Jose Moreno Enriquez, 30 Alcala de Guadaira, Spain 4th Maneuver Helicopter Battalion, Spanish Army Helicopter Forces One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005 1st Sgt. Juan Morales Parra, 39 Mairena del Aljarafe, Spain 4th Maneuver Helicopter Battalion, Spanish Army Helicopter Forces One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005 Pvt. Jose A Martinez-Parada, 21 Ribeira, Spain Isabel La Catolica Light Infantry Regiment, 29th Air Mobile Brigade One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005 Cpl. Daniel Abreu Fernandez, 24 Vigo, Spain Isabel La Catolica Light Infantry Regiment, 29th Air Mobile Brigade One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005 Pvt. Pablo Iglesias Sanchez, 22 Lugo, Spain Isabel La Catolica Light Infantry Regiment, 29th Air Mobile Brigade One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005 Pvt. Isaac Calvo Pineiro, 20 Ferrol, Spain Isabel La Catolica Light Infantry Regiment, 29th Air Mobile Brigade One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005 Pvt. Pedro San Marin de Viera, 27 Pontevedra, Spain Isabel La Catolica Light Infantry Regiment, 29th Air Mobile Brigade One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005 Sgt. Jose Gonzalez Bernardino, 31 Oveido, Spain 4th Maneuver Helicopter Battalion, Spanish Army Helicopter Forces One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005 Capt. David G. Fernandez, 29 Spain Isabel La Catolica Light Infantry Regiment, 29th Air Mobile Brigade One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005 Pvt. Jesus Casal Rivera, 26 Marin, Spain 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force One of four Marines killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Farah province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2009 Lt. Javier Gonzalez Hernandez, 26 Madrid, Spain Isabel La Catolica Light Infantry Regiment, 29th Air Mobile Brigade One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005 Pvt. Ivan Vazquez Nunez, 20 Foz, Spain Isabel La Catolica Light Infantry Regiment, 29th Air Mobile Brigade One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005 Sgt. Alfredo Francisco Jodar, 29 Colmenar, Spain 4th Maneuver Helicopter Battalion, Spanish Army Helicopter Forces One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005 Pvt. Gonzalo Caselderrey Nazara, 20 Pontevedra, Spain Isabel La Catolica Light Infantry Regiment, 29th Air Mobile Brigade One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005 Pvt. Pedro Fajardo Cabeza, 28 Alcala de Guadaira, Spain 4th Maneuver Helicopter Battalion, Spanish Army Helicopter Forces One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005 Lance Cpl. Phillip Carson George, 22 Houston, Texas, USA 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Killed by enemy small-arms fire during combat operations near Taleban, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2005 Sgt. Robert Gene Davis, 23 Jackson, Missouri, USA 864th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (Provisional) One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated underneath their Humvee during ground assault convoy operations in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2005 1st Lt. Laura Margaret Walker, 24 El Paso, Texas, USA 864th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (Provisional) One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated underneath their Humvee during ground assault convoy operations in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2005 Pfc. Christopher Lloyd Palmer, 22 Sacramento, California, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during patrol operations near Baylough, Afghanistan, on August 21, 2005 Spc. Blake Wade Hall, 20 East Prairie, Missouri, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during patrol operations near Baylough, Afghanistan, on August 21, 2005 1st Lt. Joshua Michael Hyland, 31 Missoula, Montana, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during patrol operations near Baylough, Afghanistan, on August 21, 2005 Spc. Michael Robert Lehmiller, 23 Anderson, South Carolina, USA 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during patrol operations near Baylough, Afghanistan, on August 21, 2005 Staff Sgt. Damion Garland Campbell, 23 Baltimore, Maryland, USA 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during a combat patrol in Khayr Kot, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2005
Sep. 2005 1st Lt. Derek Steven Hines, 25 Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA Company B, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Killed when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire during security operations in Baylough, Afghanistan, on September 1, 2005 Lance Cpl. Ryan John Nass, 21 Franklin, Wisconsin, USA Company E, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound at Camp Blessing, Kunar province, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2005 Cpl. Cedric Crupel, 28 Chambéry, France 2e Compagnie, 1er Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine, Brigade des Forces Spéciales Terre (Company 2, 1st Naval Infantry Paratrooper Regiment, Army Special Forces Brigade) Killed when a remote-controlled land mine was detonated near his vehicle during a patrol by French soldiers near Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2005 Sgt. Kenneth Grant Ross, 24 Peoria, Arizona, USA COMPANY B, 7TH BATTALION, 159TH AVIATION One of five soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2005. Staff Sgt. Tane Travis Baum, 30 Pendleton, Oregon, USA Company D, 113th Aviation Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard One of five soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2005. Warrant Officer Adrian Bovee Stump, 22 Pendleton, Oregon, USA Company D, 113th Aviation Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard One of five soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2005 Sgt. Patrick Dana Stewart, 34 Fernley, Nevada, USA Company D, 113th Aviation Regiment, Nevada Army National Guard One of five soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2005. Chief Warrant Officer John Michael Flynn, 36 Sparks, Nevada, USA Company D, 113th Aviation Regiment, Nevada Army National Guard One of five soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2005. Staff Sgt. Robert Frank White, 34 Cross Lanes, West Virginia, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Killed when his mounted patrol was engaged by enemy forces using small arms fire west of Kandahar, Afghanistan on September 26, 2005. Lance Cpl. Steven Armando Valdez, 20 McRea, Arkansas, USA Company E, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Died from enemy mortar fire at Camp Blessing, Afghanistan on September 26. Staff Sgt. John Glen Doles, 29 Claremore, Oklahoma, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Killed during patrol operations when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire in Shah Wali, Afghanistan, on September 30, 2005 Sgt. 1st Class James John Stoddard Jr., 29 Crofton, Maryland, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Died when his vehicle accidentally rolled over in Afghanistan on September 30, 2005
Oct. 2005 Pfc. Benny Shantell Franklin, 19 Hammond, Louisiana, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan of injuries sustained earlier in Helmand, Afghanistan, when he stepped on a landmine during patrol operations on October 7, 2005. Staff Sgt. Troy Shane Ezernack, 39 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Died of injuries sustained when his combat patrol was attacked by enemy forces using a grenade in Qalat, Afghanistan, on October 9, 2005 Cpl. Maj. Michele Sanflippo, 34 Trabia, Italy 4th Regiment Genio Guastatori Died of wounds received from an accidental gunshot in Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 11, 2005 Petty Officer 3rd Class Fabricio Alexander Moreno, 26 Brooklyn, New York, USA Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, Port Hueneme, Calif. He was deployed as part of a Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa construction team Died in a single-vehicle accident in Manda Bay, Kenya, on October 14, 2005 Cpl. Scott James Mullen, 22 Tucson, Arizona, USA Company B, 5th Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group Died of a non-combat related accident in Makati City, Philippines, on October 13, 2005. Pfc. Joseph Cruz, 22 Whittier, California, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Died of non-combat related injuries sustained in an accident at Orgun-E, Afghanistan, on October 15, 2005. Staff Sgt. Travis Wayne Nixon, 24 Parsons, Washington, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division Died of injuries sustained when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades north of Lwara, Afghanistan, on October 29, 2005 Lance Cpl. Steven Sherwood, 23 Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England 1st Battalion, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry Killed when his convoy was ambushed while traveling between military bases in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, on October 29, 2005
Nov. 2005 Lt. Col. Armin Franz, 44 Redwitz, Germany Feldersatzbataillon 901 (Field Replacement Battalion 901) Killed when a suicide car bomb exploded next to his Wolf armored vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan, on November 14, 2005 Sgt. 1st Class James Scott Ochsner, 36 Waukegan, Illinois, USA 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during a supply distribution mission to Afghan citizens near Lawara, Afghanistan, on November 15, 2005 1st Sgt. Joao Paul Roma Pereira, 33 Alhos Vedros, Portugal Portuguese Army Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle while on patrol in the Baghrami district of Kabul, Afghanistan, on November 18, 2005 Petty Officer 3rd Class Emory Jason Turpin, 23 Dahlonega, Georgia, USA Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 Died when he drowned in the Seychelles on November 20, 2005 Cpl. Matthew Paul Steyart, 21 Mount Shasta, California, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan, on November 22, 2005 Pvt. Braun Scott Woodfield, 24 Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia, Canada Company G, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Killed when his light armored vehicle rolled over in an accident near the village of Lagman about 28 miles (45 km) northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on November 24, 2005 Lt. Jesper Lindblom, 28 Plunder, Sweden Särskilda Skyddsgruppen (Special Protection Group), Swedish Army Killed when a roadside bomb struck an International Security Assistance Force vehicle convoy outside Mazar-e Sharif in northern Afghanistan on November 25, 2005
Dec. 2005 Lt. Tomas Bergqvist, 30 Arnäsvall, Sweden Särskilda Skyddsgruppen (Special Protection Group), Swedish Army Died on December 9, 2005, of injuries he received when a roadside bomb struck an International Security Assistance Force vehicle convoy outside Mazar-e Sharif in northern Afghanistan on November 25, 2005 Sgt. 1st Class John David Morton, 31 Stanton, Kentucky, USA 74th Infantry Detachment (Long Range Surveillance), 173rd Airborne Brigade Killed when his dismounted patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire in Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan, on December 15, 2005 1st Sgt. Tobias Corbin Meister, 30 Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA 321st Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat patrol operations south of Asadabad, Afghanistan, on December 28, 2005 Pfc. Jason Daniel Hasenauer, 21 Hilton, New York, USA Company D, 2nd Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Died when his Humvee accidentally rolled over during patrol operations near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 28, 2005
Jan. 2006 Lance Cpl. Billy Don Brixey Jr., 21 Ferriday, Louisiana, USA 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. During Operation Enduring Freedom, his unit was attached to 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, on January 27, 2006, from wounds received when a roadside bomb detonated while traveling in a convoy in Afghanistan on January 25, 2006
Feb. 2006 Petty Officer 3rd Class John Thomas Fralish, 30 New Kingstown, Pennsylvania, USA 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division Detachment Killed when enemy forces opened fire on a U.S. patrol northwest of Methar Lam in Laghman province, Afghanistan, on February 6, 2006 Pfc. Matthew Lee Bertolino, 20 Hampstead, New Hampshire, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Died when his vehicle was involved in a rollover during a combat patrol near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on February 9, 2006 Sgt. 1st Class Chad Ayron Gonsalves, 31 Turlock, California, USA Company B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb north of Deh Rawod in central Afghanistan, on February 13, 2006 Staff Sgt. Edwin Herbert Daza Chacon, 38 Belleville, Illinois, USA Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group One of four soldiers killed when their Humvee struck a roadside bomb north of Deh Rawod in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 13, 2006 Staff Sgt. Clinton Thomas Newman, 26 Plesanton, Texas, USA 492nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 321st Civil Affairs Brigade One of four soldiers killed when their Humvee struck a roadside bomb north of Deh Rawod in central Afghanistan, on February 13, 2006 Sgt. Alberto Dasilveira Montrond, 27 Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Company G, Group Support Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb north of Deh Rawod in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on February 13, 2006 Sgt. Jonathan Eric McColley, 23 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force One of eight Marines and two airmen killed when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006 Sgt. Donnie Leo Ford Levens, 25 Long Beach, Mississippi, USA Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force One of eight Marines and two airmen killed when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006 Senior Airman Alecia Sabrina Good, 23 Broadview Heights, Ohio, USA 92nd Communications Squadron, 92nd Air Refueling Wing One of two airmen killed along with eight Marines when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006 Cpl. Matthieu Marcellus, 31 Gainesville, Florida, USA Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force One of eight Marines and two airmen killed when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006 1st Lt. Brandon Ryan Dronet, 33 Erath, Louisiana, USA Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force One of eight Marines and two airmen killed when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006 Sgt. James Floyd Fordyce, 22 Newton Square, Pennsylvania, USA Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force One of eight Marines and two airmen killed when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006 Capt. Bryan Douglas Willard, 33 Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, USA Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force One of eight Marines and two airmen killed when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006 Staff Sgt. Luis Manuel Melendez Sanchez, 33 Bayamon, Puerto Rico, U.S. 1st Communications Squadron, 1st Mission Support Group, 1st Fighter Wing One of two airmen killed along with eight Marines when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006 Lance Cpl. Nicholas Joseph Sovie, 20 Ogdensburg, New York, USA Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force One of eight Marines and two airmen killed when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006 Lance Cpl. Samuel Wayne Large Jr., 21 Villa Rica, Georgia, USA Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force One of eight Marines and two airmen killed when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006 Master Sgt. Emigdio Efrain Elizarraras, 37 Pico Rivera, California, USA Company B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Ground Mobility Vehicle during a reconnaissance patrol north of Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, on February 28, 2006
Mar. 2006 Cpl. Paul Davis, 28 Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada Company B, 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regiment Killed when his Light Armored Vehicle collided with a civilian taxi that may have failed to yield at an intersection, causing the LAV to swerve into a ditch and roll over in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 2, 2006 Master Cpl. Timothy Wilson, 30 Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada Company B, 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Died at the U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany, on March 4, 2006, of injuries sustained when his Light Armored Vehicle collided with a civilian taxi that may have failed to yield at an intersection, causing the LAV to swerve into a ditch and roll over in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 2, 2006 Petty Officer 1st Class Loic Le Page, 30 Tahiti Commando Trépel, Commandos Marine, Force Maritime des Fusiliers Marins et Command (Commando Trépel, Marine Commandos, Maritime Force of Marines and Commando) Killed during a firefight with Taliban forces in the Maruf Valley, Kandahar province, Afghanistan on March 4, 2006 Sgt. Anton Jesean Hiett, 25 Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA Headquarters Company, 391st Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations west of Asadabad, Afghanistan, on March 12, 2006 Spc. Joshua Lee Hill, 24 Fairmount, Indiana, USA Company A, 391st Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations west of Asadabad, Afghanistan, on March 12, 2006 Sgt. Kevin Donodell Akins, 29 Burnsville, North Carolina, USA Company A, 391st Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations west of Asadabad, Afghanistan, on March 12, 2006 Staff Sgt. Joseph Randall Ray, 29 Asheville, North Carolina, USA 391st Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations west of Asadabad, Afghanistan, on March 12, 2006 Lance Cpl. Nicholas Robert Anderson, 21 Sauk City, Wisconsin, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Died when his Humvee accidentally rolled over in the Torkham district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, on March 13, 2006 Cpl. Mark Cridge, 25 United Kingdom 7 Signal Regiment, Royal Corp of Signals Died at Camp Bastion near Lashkar Gah in the southern province of Helmand, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2006. British authorites said initial inquiries into his death did not indicate hostile action. Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Lee Robinson, 36 Brandon, Mississippi, USA 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Mississippi Army National Guard Killed when he was fatally struck by enemy small-arms fire during a combat patrol in the Sangin district of Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on March 25, 2006 Lance Cpl. Peter Edward Craddock, 31 United Kingdom Support Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment Died in a traffic accident in Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 27, 2006 Master Sgt. John Thomas Stone, 52 Norwich, Vermont, USA 15th Civil Support Team, Vermont Army National Guard Killed along with a Canadian soldier when Taliban insurgents attacked a forward operating base with mortars, rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fire in northern Helmand province in Afghanistan on March 28, 2006 Pvt. Robert Costall, 22 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry - rank is PTE Killed along with a U.S. soldier when Taliban insurgents attacked a forward operating base with mortars, rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fire in northern Helmand province in Afghanistan on March 28, 2006
Apr. 2006 Capt. Clayton Lee Adamkavicius, 43 Fairdale, Kentucky, USA Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, 149th Brigade, 35th Infantry Division, Kentucky Army National Guard Died of injuries sustained when he came under enemy small arms fire during combat operations in Abu Ghurayb, Afghanistan, on April 21, 2006 Cpl. Randy Payne, 32 Gananoque, Ontario, Canada 1 Garrison Military Police Company, Detachment Wainwright, assigned to Close Protection Team, Regional Command South Commander Died en route to the hospital at the coalition air base in Kandahar of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored G Wagon vehicle traveling in a convoy near Gumbad, Afghanistan, approximately 45 miles (75 km) north of Kandahar, on April 22, 2006 Lt. William Turner, 45 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Land Force Western Area Headquarters One of four Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored G Wagon vehicle traveling in a convoy near Gumbad, Afghanistan, approximately 45 miles (75 km) north of Kandahar, on April 22, 2006 Cpl. Matthew David James Dinning, 23 Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada 2 Military Police Platoon, attached to 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters One of four Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored G Wagon vehicle traveling in a convoy near Gumbad, Afghanistan, approximately 45 miles (75 km) north of Kandahar, on April 22, 2006 Bombardier Myles Stanley John Mansell, 25 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment One of four Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored G Wagon vehicle traveling in a convoy near Gumbad, Afghanistan, approximately 45 miles (75 km) north of Kandahar, on April 22, 2006
May 2006 Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher Brian Donaldson, 28 Effingham, Illinois, USA Company B, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on May 5, 2006 Lt. Manuel Fiorito, 27 Verona, Italy 2nd Alpine Regiment One of two Italian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near two Italian military vehicles that were traveling to help Afghan police hurt in another attack about 10 miles south of Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 5, 2006 Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric William Totten, 34 Dallas, Texas, USA Company B, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province, on May 5, 2006 Sgt. John Cripe Griffith, 33 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Company E, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province, on May 5, 2006 Warrant Officer Luca Polsinelli, 28 Sora, Italy 9th Alpine Regiment One of two Italian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near two Italian military vehicles that were traveling to help Afghan police hurt in another attack about 10 miles south of Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 5, 2006 Staff Sgt. Christopher Thomas Howick, 34 Hamburg, New York, USA Company B, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on May 5, 2006 Spc. David Nelson Timmons Jr., 23 Lewisville, North Carolina, USA A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on May 5, 2006 Sgt. Jeffery Scott Wiekamp, 23 Utopia, Texas, USA Company B, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on May 5, 2006 Sgt. Bryan Allen Brewster, 24 Fontana, California, USA Company B, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province, on May 5, 2006 Lt. Col. Joseph James Fenty Jr., 41 Florida, USA A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Kunar province, Afghanistan, on May 5, 2006 Pfc. Brian Michael Moquin Jr., 19 Worcester, Massachusetts, USA A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on May 5, 2006 Spc. Justin Lee O'Donohoe, 27 San Diego, California, USA 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on May 5, 2006 Sapper Kamel Elward, 22 Pyrénées Atlantiques, France 17e Régiment du Génie Parachutiste (17th Parachute Engineer Regiment) Fatally wounded in a blast during a de-mining operation north of Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan on May 16, 2006 Capt. Nichola Kathleen Sarah Goddard, 26 Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1st Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Killed during fighting with Taliban insurgents west of Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on May 17, 2006 Staff Sgt. Christian Longsworth, 26 Newark, New Jersey, USA 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Died of wounds sustained when his convoy came under enemy small arms fire during combat operations in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on May 19, 2006 Cpl. David Poulain, 36 Halluin, France 1er Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine (1st Marine Parachute Infantry Regiment) One of two French Special Forces soldiers killed in a firefight with Taliban forces near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 20, 2006 Warrant Officer Joel Gazeau, 36 Pradines, France 1er Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine (1st Marine Parachute Infantry Regiment) One of two French Special Forces soldiers killed in a firefight with Taliban forces near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 20, 2006
June 2006 Cpl. Derek Anthony Stanley, 20 Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA 710th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) Died of a non-combat related cause in Salerno, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2006 Sgt. Travis Allen Van Zoest, 21 Bismarck, North Dakota, USA 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery One of two soldiers killed when their Humvee struck two anti-tank mines during combat operations in Khogyani, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2006 Cpl. Curtis Robert Mehrer, 21 Bismarck, North Dakota, USA 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, North Dakota National Guard One of two soldiers killed when their Humvee struck two anti-tank mines during combat operations in Khogyani, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2006 Capt. Jim Philippson, 29 St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England 7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery Killed when a British Army mobile patrol was engaged in a firefight against suspected Taliban forces in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 11, 2006 Cpl. Bernard Paul Corpuz, 28 Watsonville, California, USA 303rd Military Intelligence Battalion, 504th Military Intelligence Brigade Died of wounds sustained when his convoy came under small arms fire and a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations in Ghanzi, Afghanistan, on June 11, 2006 Lt. Col. Charles Earl Munier, 50 Wheatland, Wyoming, USA Wyoming Army National Guard's training site Died at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center on June 12, 2006, from a non-combat related cause which occured in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2006 Sgt. Russell Meade Durgin, 23 Henniker, New Hampshire, USA Company C, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Killed when his unit took small arms fire in Korengel Valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 13, 2006 Sgt. Roger Pina Pena Jr., 29 San Antonio, Texas, USA Company B, Brigade Troops Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division Killed when his convoy came under enemy small arms fire during combat operations in Musa Qulah, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2006 Capt. Patrick Daniel Damon, 41 Falmouth, Maine, USA 240th Engineer Group, Maine Army National Guard Died from a non-combat related cause in Bagram, Afghanistan, on June 15, 2006 Sgt. Ian Thomas Sanchez, 26 Staten Island, New York, USA 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) One of two soldiers killed when their all-terrain vehicle struck a roadside bomb during combat operations in Pech River Valley, Afghanistan, on June 16, 2006 1st Lt. Forrest Pinkerton Ewens, 25 Gig Harbor, Washington, USA Company C, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division One of two soldiers killed when their all-terrain vehicle struck a roadside bomb during combat operations in Pech River Valley, Afghanistan, on June 16, 2006 2nd Lt. Ionel Gheorghita Dragusanu, 38 Topraisar, Romania Batalionul 341 Infanterie (341st Infantry Battalion) Killed when his armored personnel carrier, returning to base after a patrol mission, struck a roadside bomb near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2006 Staff Sgt. Heathe Nathanniel Craig, 28 Severn, Maryland, USA 159th Medical Evacuation Company, 421st Medical Battalion Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter hoist malfunctioned while attempting to evacuate Pfc. Brian Bradbury during combat operations near Naray, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2006. Bradbury also died of his wounds. Staff Sgt. Patrick Lee Lybert, 28 Ladysmith, Wisconsin, USA 3rd Squadron, 71st Calvary, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) One of two soldiers killed when they encountered enemy forces using small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades during combat operations in Gowardesh, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2006 Sgt. 1st Class Jared Christopher Monti, 30 Raynham, Massachusetts, USA C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Calvary Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Monti was killed during his third attempt to rescue Pfc. Brian J. Bradbury, who was badly wounded and exposed to enemy fire, during a firefight in Gowardesh, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2006. Monti was awarded the Medal of Honor for trying to rescue Bradbury, who died of his wounds. Full story Pfc. Brian Jay Bradbury, 22 St. Joseph, Missouri, USA Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Killed when he encountered enemy forces using small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades during combat operations near Naray, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2006. Another soldier died while trying to evacuate him. Staff Sgt. Joseph Frederick Fuerst III, 26 Tampa, Florida, USA Headquarters Company, 53rd Infantry Brigade, Florida Army National Guard Died when his Humvee came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire during combat operations in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2006 Master Sgt. Thomas Donald Maholic, 38 Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Killed when he was fatally struck by enemy small arms fire during a cordon and search mission near Ghecko, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2006 Pfc. Justin Ray Davis, 19 Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) Died when he came in contact with indirect fire while on patrol during combat operations in Korengal Outpost near Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 25, 2006. The circumstances of the soldier’s death are under investigation as a possible friendly-fire incident. Sgt. Paul Bartlett, 35 Poole, England Royal Marines One of two British soldiers killed when their patrol was ambushed in the Sangin valley of northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 27, 2006. Capt. David Patton, 38 Aghadowey, Northern Ireland The Parachute Regiment One of two British soldiers killed when their patrol was ambushed in the Sangin valley of northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 27, 2006. Cpl. Aaron Matthew Griner, 24 Tampa, Florida, USA Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Killed when his vehicle struck a mine during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2006
July 2006 Cpl. Peter Thorpe, 27 Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England Royal Signals One of two British soldiers killed in a Taliban attack on the British Lance Cpl. Jabron Hashmi, 24 Birmingham, England Intelligence Corps, attached to the Royal Signals One of two British soldiers killed in a Taliban attack on the British base in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan on July 1, 2006 Chief Warrant Officer 3 William Timothy Flanigan, 37 Milan, Tennessee, USA R Troop, 4th Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard Killed when his AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashed shortly after take off from Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan on July 2, 2006 Lt. Col. Carlo Liguori, 41 Sabaudia, Italy Civil-Military Cooperation Team, Italian Army Died of a heart attack in Herat, Afghanistan on July 2, 2006 Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Allen McLochlin, 45 Rochester, Indiana, USA Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 152nd Infantry Regiment, Indiana Army National Guard Killed when his unit encountered enemy forces using small arms fire during a patrol in Orgun-e in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on July 5, 2006 Pvt. Damien Raymond Jackson, 19 South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Killed in a firefight with Taliban forces that occurred during a security patrol to clear a helicopter landing site at Sangin in central Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 5, 2006 Pfc. Kevin Finch Edgin, 31 Dyersburg, Tennessee, USA Headquarters Company, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Killed when his convoy encountered enemy small arms fire in Baghran Valley, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2006 Pvt. Jorge Arnaldo Hernandez-Seminario, 26 Peru Bandera Paracaidista (Paratrooper Brigade) Killed when an anti-tank mine was remotely detonated near his vehicle while on patrol in Farah province in western Afghanistan, on July 8, 2006 Cpl. Anthony Joseph Boneca, 21 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Lake Superior Scottish Regiment, Canadian Army Reserve Killed in a firefight with Taliban fighters 15 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 9, 2006 Sgt. Robert Paul Kassin, 29 Clovis, New Mexico, USA 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died at Larzab Base, Afghanistan, on July 16, 2006, when his platoon encountered enemy forces small arms fire during combat operations Staff Sgt. Robert Joseph Chiomento II, 34 Fort Dix, New Jersey, USA 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Killed when his patrol encountered enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and mortars in Khwaya Ahmad, Afghanistan, on July 17, 2006 Staff Sgt. Eric Caban, 28 Fort Worth, Texas, USA Company B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Died on July 19, 2006, in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his combat reconnaissance patrol came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations on July 18 1st Sgt. Christopher Conrad Rafferty, 37 Brownsville, Pennsylvania, USA Company C, 37th Engineer Battalion Died on July 21, 2006 as a result of shrapnel wounds suffered on July 20 while he was coordinating a response to a mortar and possible rocket-propelled grenade attack in Sharana, Afghanistan. Cpl. Jason Patrick Warren, 29 Montreal, Canada The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber rammed their Bison troop carrier as their military convoy was returning to their base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2006 Cpl. Francisco Gomez, 44 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber rammed their Bison troop carrier as their military convoy was returning to their base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2006 Sgt. David Michael Hierholzer, 27 Lewisburg, Tennessee, USA Company C, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died of injuries sustained when his platoon encountered enemy forces small arms fire in Pesch, Afghanistan, on July 24, 2006 Spc. Andrew Velez, 22 Lubbock, Texas, USA Corps Support Battalion, Theater Support Command Died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Sharona, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2006. His brother, Spc. Jose A. Velez, was killed in Iraq in November 2004. Sgt. Bart van Boxtel, 29 Netherlands Royal Dutch Air force, 11th Infantrybatallion Airmobile One of two Dutch servicemen killed when a civilian MI-8 helicopter crashed in rugged mountain terrain in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on July 26, 2006 Lt. Col. Jan van Twist, 47 Netherlands Royal Dutch Army One of two Dutch servicemen killed when a civilian MI-8 helicopter crashed in rugged mountain terrain in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on July 26, 2006
Aug 2006 Capt. Alex Eida, 29 Surrey, England 7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery One of three British soldiers killed when a British vehicle patrol was attacked by Taliban insurgents with rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2006 Lance Cpl. Ross Nicholls, 27 London, England Household Cavalry Regiment One of three British soldiers killed when a British vehicle patrol was attacked by Taliban insurgents with rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2006 2nd Lt. Ralph Johnson, 24 Windsor, England Household Cavalry Regiment One of three British soldiers killed when a British vehicle patrol was attacked by Taliban insurgents with rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2006 Cpl. Bryce Jeffrey Keller, 27 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry One of three Canadian soldiers killed in a rocket-propelled grenade attack that occurred near the village of Pashmul, 15 miles (25 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 3, 2006 Cpl. Christopher Jonathan Reid, 34 Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Killed when his Light Armored Vehicle hit a roadside bomb near the village of Pashmul, 15 miles (25 km) south of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 3, 2006 Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Adrian Suplee, 39 Ocala, Florida, USA 153rd Cavalry Squadron, Florida Army National Guard Died August 3, 2006, at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa, Florida, of injuries sustained when his Humvee was involved in a traffic accident in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 1, 2006 Pvt. Kevin Dallaire, 22 Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry One of three Canadian soldiers killed in a rocket-propelled grenade attack that occurred near the village of Pashmul, 15 miles (25 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 3, 2006 Sgt. Vaughn Ingram, 35 Burgeo, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry One of three Canadian soldiers killed in a rocket-propelled grenade attack that occurred near the village of Pashmul, 15 miles (25 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 3, 2006 Master Cpl. Raymond Arndt, 31 Edson, Alberta, Canada The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Killed when his G Wagon (Gelaendenwagen) light utility vehicle was involved in an accident with a civilian truck about 21 miles (35 km) southeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 5, 2006 Pvt. Andew Barrie Cutts, 19 Mansfield, England 13 Air Assault Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps Killed in action in Musa Qualeh in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2006 Pvt. Leigh Reeves, 25 Leicester, England Headquarters, Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Support Battalion, Royal Logistic Corps Killed in a road traffic accident at Camp Souter, Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 9, 2006 Master Cpl. Jeffrey Scott Walsh, 33 Shilo, Manitoba, Canada 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Killed in a weapons-related accident during routine operations on Highway 1, about 12.4 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 9, 2006 Pfc. James Paul White Jr., 19 Huber Heights, Ohio, USA 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) One of three soldiers killed when their platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire during combat operations in Nangalam, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2006 Cpl. Andrew James Eykelenboom, 23 Comox, British Columbia, Canada 1 Field Ambulance Killed when a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb near a re-supply convoy in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2006 Cpl. Rogelio Rolando Garza Jr., 26 Corpus Christi, Texas, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division One of three soldiers killed when their platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire during combat operations in Nangalam, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2006 Pfc. Andrew Richard Small, 19 Wiscasset, Maine, USA 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) One of three soldiers killed when their platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire during combat operations in Nangalam, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2006 Lance Cpl. Sean Tansey, 26 Newcastle, England D Squadron, The Life Guards, Household Cavalry Regiment Killed in a non-hostile accident involving a British military vehicle undergoing routine maintenance at a UK military base in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 12, 2006 Senior Airman Adam Peter Servais, 23 Onalaska, Wisconsin, USA 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, 720th Special Tactics Group Killed when his vehicle came under hostile fire in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2006 Cpl. Jeremiah Scott Cole, 26 Hiawatha, Kansas, USA COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 87TH INFANTRY, (TF SPARTAN) Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Bermel, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2006 Pvt. Enlisted Grade 2 Joseph Robert Blake, 34 Portland, Oregon, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died of injuries suffered when his platoon encountered enemy forces small arms fire in Asadabad, Afghanistan on August 17, 2006 Spc. Robert Eugene Drawl Jr., 21 Alexandria, Virginia, USA 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their convoy vehicle in Kunar, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2006 Cpl. Christopher Franklin Sitton, 21 Montrose, Colorado, USA 710th Combat Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their convoy vehicle in Kunar, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2006 Sgt. Wakkuna Almira Jackson, 21 Jacksonville, Florida, USA Company C, 710th Combat Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their convoy vehicle in Kunar, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2006 Cpl. Bryan James Budd, 29 Ripon, North Yorkshire, England Company A, 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Budd was killed while leading an assault on a Taliban position in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2006. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest military honor for gallantry. Cpl. David Braun, 27 Raymore, Saskatchewan, Canada Company A, 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Killed when a suicide car bomb exploded near his Light Armored Vehicle while traveling in a Canadian resupply convoy in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 22, 2006 Sgt. Maj. Frederic Pare, 34 Larmor Plage, France Commandos Marine, Force Maritime des Fusiliers Marins et Command (Marine Commandos, Maritime Force of Marines and Commandos) One of two French commandos killed when a roadside bomb exploded during a combat patrol in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province on August 25, 2006 Cpl. Sebastien Planelles, 28 France Commando Parachutiste de l'Air N° 10 (Commandos Parachute Air No. 10, French Special Operations Forces) One of two French commandos killed when a roadside bomb exploded during a combat patrol in Laghman province, Afghanistan, on August 25, 2006 Lance Cpl. Jonathan Peter Hetherington, 22 South Wales 14 Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare) Died following an early morning attack by Taliban forces on the platoon house in Musa Qala in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 27, 2006 Capt. Michael Donkervoort, 29 Veghel, Netherlands 313 Squadron, Royal Dutch Air Force Killed when his F-16 fighter jet accidentally crashed in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on August 31, 2006
