Sep. 2006 Ranger Anare Draiva, 27 Fiji 1st Battalion, 1 Royal Irish Regiment, 16 Air Assault Brigade Killed when Taliban insurgents attacked British soldiers in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 1, 2006 Marine Joseph David Windall, 22 Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire, England Royal Marines One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 Flight Lt. Leigh Anthony Mitchelmore, 28 Bournemouth, England 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 Flight Lt. Steven Johnson, 38 Collingham, Notts, England 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 Flight Sgt. Gerard Martin Bell, 48 Ely, Cambridgeshire, England 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 Cpl. Oliver Simon Dicketts, 27 Wadhurst, East Sussex, England Parachute Regiment One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 Sgt. John Joseph Langton, 29 Liverpool, England 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 Flight Lt. Gareth Rodney Nicholas, 40 Redruth, Cornwall, England 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 Flight Sgt. Stephen Beattie, 42 Dundee, Scotland 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 Flight Lt. Allan James Squires, 39 Clatterbridge, England 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 Sgt. Gary Paul Quilliam, 42 Manchester, England 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 Flight Sgt. Adrian Davies, 49 Amersham, Bucks, England 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 Flight Lt. Steven Swarbrick, 28 Liverpool, England 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 Sgt. Benjamin James Knight, 25 Bridgewater, Somerset, England 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 Flight Sgt. Gary Wayne Andrews, 48 Tankerton, Kent, England 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 Sgt. Shane Stachnik, 30 Waskatenau, Alberta, Canada 2 Combat Engineer Regiment One of four Canadian soldiers killed during an assault on Taliban fighters in Panjwaii district 16 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2006 Warrant Officer Frank Robert Mellish, 38 Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment One of four Canadian soldiers killed during an assault on Taliban fighters in Panjwayi district 16 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2006 Pvt. William Jonathan James Cushley, 21 Port Lambton, Ontario, Canada 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment One of four Canadian soldiers killed during an assault on Taliban fighters in Panjwaii district 16 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2006 Warrant Officer Richard Francis Nolan, 39 Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment One of four Canadian soldiers killed during an assault on Taliban fighters in Panjwayi district 16 miles (25 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2006 Pvt. Mark Anthony Graham, 33 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Killed when Canadian soldiers were mistakenly strafed by two U.S. A-10 "Warthog" ground attack planes providing close air support in Panjwaii district nine miles (15 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2006 Pvt. Craig O'Donnell, 24 Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Company B, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland Killed along with four Afghan civilians when a suicide car bomb exploded near a NATO convoy on Kabul-Jalalabad road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2006 Sgt. 1st Class Michael Tauae Fuga, 47 Nuuli, American Samoa, U.S. 35th Special Troops Battalion, 110th Combat Support Brigade, Missouri Army National Guard Killed when he encountered enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2006 Lance Cpl. Luke McCulloch, 21 Cape Town, South Africa 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment Killed during a firefight with Taliban forces in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan on September 6, 2006 Lance Cpl. Paul Muirhead, 29 Bearley, Warwickshire, England 1 Royal Irish Regiment Died on September 6, 2006, from wounds sustained during a Taliban attack on a British base at Musa Qala in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 1, 2006. Another soldier died in the same attack. Cpl. Mark William Wright, 27 Edinburgh, Scotland 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Killed when a routine patrol encountered an unmarked minefield in the region of Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2006 Sgt. 1st Class Merideth Leigh Howard, 52 Corpus Christi, Texas, USA 405th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve One of two soldiers killed when a car bomb exploded near their Humvee in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2006 Staff Sgt. Robert Joseph Paul, 43 The Dalles, Oregon, USA 405th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve One of two soldiers killed when a car bomb exploded near their Humvee in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2006 Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Bradley Lindsey, 38 Troutdale, Oregon, USA Headquarters Company, 205th Regional Corps Advisory Group, 41st Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard Died of injuries sustained when his Humvee encountered undetermined ordnance from enemy forces during patrol operations in Shajoy, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2006 Sgt. Jeremy Edward DePottey, 26 Ironwood, Michigan, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died of injuries suffered in a single vehicle accident in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on September 11, 2006. The incident is under investigation. Master Sgt. Bernard Lee Deghand, 42 Mayetta, Kansas, USA Headquarters Battery, 35th Field Artillery Regiment, Kansas Army National Guard Died of injuries suffered when his unit encountered enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire during combat operations in Spira, Afghanistan, on September 15, 2006 Cpl. Shane Keating, 30 Dalmeny, Saskatchewan, Canada 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry One of four soldiers killed when a suicide bomber, travelling on a bicycle, detonated his bomb near Canadian troops on foot patrol in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2006 Pvt. David Byers, 22 Espanola, Ontario, Canada 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry One of four soldiers killed when a suicide bomber, travelling on a bicycle, detonated his bomb near Canadian troops on foot patrol in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2006 Cpl. Keith Morleyer, 30 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry One of four soldiers killed when a suicide bomber, travelling on a bicycle, detonated his bomb near Canadian troops on foot patrol in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2006 Cpl. Glen Arnold, 32 McKerrow, Ontario, Canada 2 Field Ambulance One of four soldiers killed when a suicide bomber, travelling on a bicycle, detonated his bomb near Canadian troops on foot patrol in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2006 Cpl. Maj. Giuseppe Orlando, 28 Palermo, Italy 22 Compagnia, 2 Reggimento Alpini, (22nd Company, 2nd Alpine Regiment) Died when his Puma armored vehicle accidentally overturned on a steep incline while on patrol in Chahar Asyab district, roughly 8 miles (13 km) south of Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2006 Cpl. Maj. Giorgio Langella, 31 Diano Marina Imperia, Italy 21 Compagnia, 2 Reggimento Alpini, (21st Company, 2nd Alpine Regiment) Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his three-vehicle convoy near Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 26, 2006 Pvt. Josh Klukie, 23 Shuniah, Ontario, Canada 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol in Panjwayi district, about 15 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 29, 2006 Cpl. Maj. Vincenzo Cardella, 23 Saint Prisco, Caserta, Italy 22nd Company, 2nd Alpine Company, Italian Army Died on September 30, 2006, in a military hospital in Rome, Italy, of wounds received when a roadside bomb exploded near his three-vehicle convoy near Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 26. Another Italian soldier also died in the attack.
Oct. 2006 Cpl. Angelo Joseph Vaccaro, 23 Deltona, Florida, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died of injuries suffered during combat operations in Korengal, Kunar province, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2006 Cpl. Fernando Daniel Robinson, 21 Hawthorne, California, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) Killed when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in the Pech district near Asadabad in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2006 Cpl. Robert Thomas James Mitchell, 32 Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada Royal Canadian Dragoons One of two Canadian soldiers killed when ISAF forces clearing a route of mines and roadside bombs were attacked with mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Panjwayi, about 12 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2006 Sgt. Craig Paul Gillam, 40 Southbranch, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Royal Canadian Dragoons One of two Canadian soldiers killed when ISAF forces clearing a route of mines and roadside bombs were attacked with mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire in Panjwayi district, about 12 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2006 Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson, 39 London, Ontario, Canada Royal Canadian Dragoons Killed when his RG-31 armored vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in the Panjwayi area, roughly 15 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 7, 2006 Sgt. Sietze Dijkstra, Unavailable Netherlands Royal Dutch Army Died after apparently shooting himself at Camp Holland in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on October 11, 2006 Chief Warrant Officer 2 Scott William Dyer, 38 Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA Company B, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Died of injuries suffered during combat operations in Banditemur, Afghanistan, on October 11, 2006 Cpl. Jason Allen Lucas, 24 Columbus, Ohio, USA 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) Died of injuries sustained when his vehicle was struck by a suicide car bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 13, 2006 Sgt. Darcy Scott Tedford, 32 Earltown, Nova Scotia, Canada 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their unit was ambushed near the new Panjwayi development road, 15 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2006 Pvt. Blake Neil Williamson, 23 Kemptville, Ontario, Canada 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their unit was ambushed near the new Panjwayi development road, 15 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2006 Marine Gary Wright, 22 Glasgow, Scotland Reconnaissance Troop, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Killed when a suicide bomber threw himself in front of his vehicle while on patrol in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan on October 19, 2006 Capt. Jesus de la Pescua Belaustegui, 46 Spain Died of a heart attack in Herat, Afghanistan, on October 24, 2006 Pvt. Enlisted Grade 2 Michael Vincent Bailey, 20 Waldorf, Maryland, USA Headquarters Battery, 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died of non-combat related injuries in Salerno, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2006 Staff Sgt. Kyu Hyuk Chay, 34 Astoria, New York, USA Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan on October 28, 2006 Cpl. Isaiah Calloway, 23 Jacksonville, Florida, USA 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany. Died of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Marah, Afghanistan, on October 30, 2006 Pfc. Alex Oceguera, 19 San Bernardino, California, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Wygal Valley, Afghanistan, on October 31, 2006 Maj. Douglas Emory Sloan, 40 Duluth, Minnesota, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Wygal Valley, Afghanistan, on October 31, 2006 Sgt. Charles John McClain, 26 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Company A, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died in Asadabad, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Wygal Valley, Afghanistan, on October 31, 2006. Two other soldiers also were killed.
Nov. 2006 Sgt. 1st Class William Russell Brown, 30 White Settlement, Texas, USA 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee in Sperwan Ghar in the Panjwayi district of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on November 6, 2006 Cpl. Nathan Joel Goodiron, 25 Mandaree, North Dakota, USA Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, North Dakota Army National Guard Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struck the vehicle he was driving during a combat patrol in Qarabagh, Afghanistan, on November 23, 2006 2nd Lt. Scott Blanchard Lundell, 35 West Valley City, Utah, USA Headquarters Battery, I Corps Artillery, Utah Army National Guard Died from injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades while on patrol in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on November 25, 2006 Capt. Benjamin David Keating, 27 Shapleigh, Maine, USA 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment (Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Target Acquisition), 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died of injuries received when the vehicle he was riding in rolled down a sharp embankment near Kamdesh in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, on November 26, 2006 Chief Warrant Officer Robert Girouard, 46 Bouctouche, New Brunswick, Canada 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their Bison Light Armored Vehicle was attacked by a suicide car bomber on Highway 4 between Kandahar Airfield and Kandahar, Afghanistan, on November 27, 2006 Chief Warrant Officer Albert Storm, 36 Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their Bison Light Armored Vehicle was attacked by a suicide car bomber on Highway 4 between Kandahar Airfield and Kandahar, Afghanistan, on November 27, 2006 Cpl. Jeffrey Gordon Roberson, 22 Phelan, California, USA 230th Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Logar, Afghanistan, on November 28, 2006 Staff Sgt. Michael Allen Shank, 31 Bonham, Texas, USA 230th Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Logar, Afghanistan, on November 28, 2006 Cpl. Chris Kleinwachter, 29 Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, North Dakota Army National Guard Died of injuries suffered when his vehicle rolled over during combat operations in Ghazni, Afghanistan, on November 30, 2006
Dec. 2006 Marine Jonathan Wigley, 21 Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England 1 Troop, Zulu Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Died of injuries sustained when a U.S. F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet mistakenly strafed his unit's position during an operation on the outskirts of Garmsir in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2006 Marine Richard J. Watson, 23 Caterham, Surrey, England 4 Troop, Company K, 42 Commando, Royal Marines Caterham Killed by small-arms fire when a British patrol was attacked by Taliban fighters near Now Zad district in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2006 Staff Sgt. Joseph Edgar Phaneuf II, 38 Eastford, Connecticut, USA Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Mehtar Lam, Laghman province, Afghanistan, on December 15, 2006 Sgt. Christian Kopp, Unavailable Germany Panzeraufklärungsbataillon 3 (Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion 3) Died in an accidental explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 17, 2006 Lance Bombardier James Dwyer, 22 South Africa 7 Battery, 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery Killed when the vehicle he was driving struck an anti-tank mine during a patrol in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 27, 2006
Jan. 2007 Lance Cpl. Mathew Ford, 30 Immingham, Lincolnshire, England Zulu Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Ford was shot as his unit assaulted a Taliban compound south of Garmsir in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 15, 2007. Initially listed as missing, four British Royal Marines were strapped to the side of two Apache WAH-64 attack helicopters in an attempt to rescue Ford. The Marines successfully retrieved his body and discovered that Ford had died of his wounds. Marine Thomas Curry, 21 East London, England 11 Troop, Company M, 42 Commando, Royal Marines Died in a firefight with Taliban forces during an offensive operation near Kajaki in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 13, 2007
Feb. 2007 Sgt. Long Ngoc Nguyen, 27 Portland, Oregon, USA 141st Brigade Support Battalion, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard Died of a non-combat related wound in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan, on February 10, 2007 Petty Officer 2nd Class Laquita Pate James, 23 Orange Park, Florida, USA USS Bataan Died of apparent natural causes while deployed aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship the USS Bataan off the coast of Somalia on February 12, 2007 Cpl. Timothy Dale Lewis, 20 Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, USA Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force Died as a result of non-hostile action in Jolo, Republic of the Philippines, on February 15, 2007. His death is under investigation. Pfc. Kristofer Douglas Scott Thomas, 18 Roseville, California, USA Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment One of seven soldiers killed when the MH-47 Chinook Chinook helicopter they were in crashed in southeastern Afghanistan on February 18, 2007 Spc. Brandon Drew Gordon, 21 Naples, Florida, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment One of seven soldiers killed when the MH-47 Chinook Chinook helicopter they were in crashed in southeastern Afghanistan on February 18, 2007 Spc. Travis Ryan Vaughn, 26 Reinbeck, Iowa, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment One of seven soldiers killed along with an airman when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed in the Shahjoi district of Zabul province, Afghanistan, on February 18, 2007 Tech. Sgt. Scott Eric Duffman, 32 New Mexico, USA 24th Special Tactics Squadron, 720th Special Tactics Group Killed along with seven soldiers when their MH-47 helicopter accidentally crashed in the Shahjoi district of Zabul province, Afghanistan, on February 18, 2007 Chief Warrant Officer 3 John Andrew Quinlan, 36 Clarksville, Tennessee, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment One of seven soldiers killed along with an airman when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed in the Shahjoi district of Zabul province, Afghanistan, on February 18, 2007 Sgt. Adam Alexander Wilkinson, 23 Fort Carson, Colorado, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment One of seven soldiers killed when the MH-47 Chinook Chinook helicopter they were in crashed in southeastern Afghanistan on February 18, 2007 Spc. Ryan Clark Garbs, 20 Edwardsville, Illinois, USA Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment One of seven soldiers killed along with an airman when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed in the Shahjoi district of Zabul province, Afghanistan, on February 18, 2007 Chief Warrant Officer 3 Hershel Daniel McCants Jr., 33 Mesa, Arizona, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment One of seven soldiers killed along with an airman when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed in the Shahjoi district of Zabul province, Afghanistan, on February 18, 2007 Sgt. Buddy James Hughie, 25 Poteau, Oklahoma, USA Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 180th Infantry Regiment, Oklahoma Army National Guard, Ada, Okla. Died of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, on February 19, 2007 Pfc. Jason Douglas Johns, 19 Frankton, Indiana, USA 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division Died of a non-combat related injury in Bagram, Afghanistan, on February 21, 2007 Pvt. Idoia Rodriguez Bujan, 23 Friol, Lugo, Spain Regimiento de Infantería Ligera Aerotransportable (Airborne Light Infantry Regiment) Killed when her armored ambulance struck a landmine near Shindand, Afghanistan, on February 21, 2007 Marine Scott Summers, 23 Crawley, East Sussex, England J Company, 42 Commando, Royal Marines Died on February 21, 2007, of injuries sustained when his Pinzgauer vehicle was involved in an accident during a routine convoy in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 4, 2007 Marine Jonathan Holland, 23 Chorley, Lancashire, England Whiskey Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Died of injuries sustained when an anti-personnel mine detonated during a routine patrol in the Sangin District of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 21, 2007 Sgt. Yoon Jang-ho, 27 Seoul, South Korea Dasan Engineering Unit Killed when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb at the gate of Bagram Air Base north of Kabul, Afghanistan on February 27, 2007 Spc. Daniel Zizumbo, 27 Chicago, Illinois, USA 1st Transportation Movement Control Agency, 21st Theater Support Command Died of wounds suffered when a homemade bomb exploded in Bagram, Afghanistan, on February 27, 2007
Mar. 2007 Lance Bombardier Liam McLaughlin, 21 Lancashire, England 148 Commando Forward Observation Battery, 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery One of two soldiers killed during a rocket attack in the Sangin area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 3, 2007 Lance Bombardier Ross Clark, 25 South Africa 148 Commando Forward Observation Battery, 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery One of two soldiers killed during a rocket attack in the Sangin area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 3, 2007 Sgt. Christopher James Cepeda Fernandez, 28 Dededo, Guam, Company C, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard One of two soldiers who died of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, in March 5, 2007 Sgt. Gregory Duenas Fejeran, 28 Barrigada, Guam, Company C, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard One of two soldiers who died of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, in March 5, 2007 Cpl. Kevin Megeney, 25 New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada 1st Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders Died of a nonhostile gunshot wound at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2007 Marine Benjamin Reddy, 22 Ascot, Berkshire, England Company K, 42 Commando, Royal Marines Killed when his unit came under fire during a clearance operation in the Kajaki area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2007 Warrant Officer Michael Smith, 39 Liverpool, England 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery Died from wounds sustained when a grenade was fired at the UK base in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 8, 2007 Spc. Agustin Gutierrez, 19 San Jacinto, California, USA Company B, 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division One of two soldiers killed during a non-combat related vehicle accident in North Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 28, 2007 Sgt. Edmund Wayne McDonald, 25 Portland, Maine, USA 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division One of two soldiers killed during a non-combat related vehicle accident in North Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 28, 2007 Sgt. Christopher Michael Wilson, 24 Bangor, Maine, USA 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died of wounds suffered from a rocket-propelled grenade explosion in Korengal Outpost, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2007
Apr. 2007 Sgt. 1st Class Robert Donkers, 33 Netherlands Onderneming B, 42 Pantserinanteriebataljon, 13 Gemechaniseerde Brigade (Company B, 42 Armored Infantry Battalion, 13th Mechanized Brigade) Killed when an armored vehicle carrying Dutch soldiers tipped over as it was crossing a river in Uruzgan province in southern Afghanistan on April 6, 2007 Cpl. Conor Gerard Masterson, 21 Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Qalat, Afghanistan, on April 7, 2007 Sgt. Donald Lucas, 31 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment One of six Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their LAV-III armored vehicle near the border between Helmand and Kandahar provinces in southern Afghanistan on April 8, 2007 Cpl. Brent Donald Poland, 37 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment One of six Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their LAV-III armored vehicle near the border between Helmand and Kandahar provinces in southern Afghanistan on April 8, 2007 Cpl. Christopher Paul Stannix, 24 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Princess Louise Fusiliers, Canadian Forces Reserve One of six Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their LAV-III armored vehicle near the border between Helmand and Kandahar provinces in southern Afghanistan on April 8, 2007 Cpl. Aaron Edward Williams, 23 Perth-Andover, New Brunswick, Canada 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment One of six Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their LAV-III armored vehicle near the border between Helmand and Kandahar provinces in southern Afghanistan on April 8, 2007 Pvt. Kevin Vincent Kennedy, 20 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment One of six Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their LAV-III armored vehicle near the border between Helmand and Kandahar provinces in southern Afghanistan on April 8, 2007 Pvt. David Robert Greenslade, 20 Saint-John, New Brunswick, Canada 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment One of six Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their LAV-III armored vehicle near the border between Helmand and Kandahar provinces in southern Afghanistan on April 8, 2007 Trooper Patrick James Pentland, 23 Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada Royal Canadian Dragoons One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle roughly 23.5 miles (38 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 11, 2007 Master Cpl. Allan Stewart, 30 New Brunswick, Canada Royal Canadian Dragoons One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle roughly 23.5 miles (38 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 11, 2007 Sgt. Edelman Leonardo Hernandez, 23 Hyattsville, Maryland, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died during a combat patrol in Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, on April 11, 2007 Sgt. David Alexander Stephens, 28 Tullahoma, Tennessee, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb during combat operations in Miray, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on April 12, 2007 Staff Sgt. Casey Dean Combs, 28 Auburn, Washington, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb during combat operations in Miray, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on April 12, 2007 Pvt. Chris Gray, 19 Leicester, England Company A, 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment Killed in a close-range firefight with Taliban fighters who ambushed his patrol in Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on April 13, 2007 Master Cpl. Anthony Klumpenhouwer, 25 Listowel, Ontario, Canada Communications technician assigned to Canadian Special Operations Forces Listowel Died in an accident that occurred while he was working on a communications tower in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 18, 2007 Sgt. Alexander Van Aalten, 21 Monterey, Tennessee, USA 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Died of wounds suffered when a land mine exploded near his unit during combat operations in Sangin, Afghanistan, on April 20, 2007 Cpl. Cor Strik, 21 Netherlands Tiger Company, 11 Air Mobile Brigade, Royal Dutch Army The Netherlands Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on April 20, 2007 Cpl. Daniel Frederick Mehringer, 20 Morgantown, West Virginia, USA Division Special Troops Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident in Bagram, Afghanistan, on April 27, 2007 Staff Sgt. Michael Duane Thomas, 34 Seffner, Florida, USA 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Died of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using rocket propelled grenades and small arms fire in Herat Province, Afghanistan, on April 27, 2007 Sgt. Jeremy Richard Greene, 24 Springfield, Ohio, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died due to injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident at Forward Operating Base Tillman, Afghanistan, on April 28, 2007
May 2007 Guardsman Simon Davison, 22 Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards Killed when the checkpoint he was manning came under attack by a small group of Taliban fighters near Garmsir in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 3, 2007 Pfc. Joseph Graham Harris, 19 Sugar Land, Texas, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Died at Forward Operating Base Warrior in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on May 3, 2007 1st Lt. Steen Ronn Sorensen, 24 Denmark Royal Danish Army Died on May 3, 2007, in Denmark of wounds received in a firefight when Danish troops were attacked near Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on April 29, 2007 Staff Sgt. Nikolaj Martynov, 28 Czech Republic Czech army, 43rd Airborne Mechanized BN, 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade Died on May 3, 2007, at a military hospital in Prague, Czech Republic, of injuries sustained when an avalanche struck his vehcicle convoy southeast of Fayzabad in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan Master Sgt. Wilberto Sabalu Jr., 36 Chicago, Illinois, USA U.S. Military Police School One of two soldiers killed when an Afghan National Army soldier fired shots into their vehicles as they left the Pol-E-Charki prison outside Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 6, 2007 Col. James Warren Harrison Jr., 47 Waynesville, Missouri, USA U.S. Army Command and General Staff College One of two soldiers killed when an Afghan National Army soldier fired shots into their vehicles as they left the Pol-E-Charki prison outside Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 6, 2007 Sgt. Timothy Paul Padgett, 28 Defuniak Springs, Florida, USA 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Died of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by enemy forces during combat patrol operations in Tarin Kwot, Afghanistan, on May 8, 2007 Maj. Larry John Bauguess Jr., 36 Moravian Falls, North Carolina, USA Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Killed when a NATO team was ambushed by unknown assailants after leaving a border security meeting near Teri Mangel, Pakistan, on May 14, 2007 Staff Sgt. Joshua Robert Whitaker, 23 Long Beach, California, USA 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Died of wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire in Qalat, Afghanistan, on May 15, 2007 Tech. Sgt. Michael Diebel, 28 Germany Reservist, German Army One of three German soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive near a German patrol in Kunduz, Afghanistan, on May 19, 2007 Tech. Sgt. Michael Neumann, 48 Germany Marinearsenal Kiel (Naval Arsenal Kiel) One of three German soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive near a German patrol in Kunduz, Afghanistan, on May 19, 2007 Capt. Matthias Standfuszlig, 31 Germany Territoriale Wehrverwaltung (Territorial Defense Administration) One of three German soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive near a German patrol in Kunduz, Afghanistan, on May 19, 2007 Lance Cpl. George Russell Davey, 23 Beccles, Suffolk, England Company B, 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment Died as a result of a firearms accident on the British base at Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 20, 2007 Sgt. Petri Tapio Immonen, 29 Finland Finnish Border Guard Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near a patrol escorting members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Maymaneh in northern Afghanistan on May 23, 2007 Cpl. Matthew McCully, 25 Orangeville, Canada Headquarters and Signals Squadron, 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his joint Canadian-Afghan foot patrol close to the village of Nalgham, approximately 35 km west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 25, 2007 Sgt. Juan Antonio Abril Sanchez, 31 Zaragoza, Spain 66th Mountain Regiment, 1st Mountain Brigade Died when his VAMTAC all-terrain vehicle accidentally overturned while on patrol in Badghis province, Afghanistan, on May 26, 2007 Guardsman Daniel Probyn, 22 Tipton, England 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards Died in an explosion during an offensive operation to clear a Taliban stronghold on the outskirts of Garmsir in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 26, 2007 Cpl. Darren Bonner, 31 Gorleston, Norfolk, England Company A, 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his convoy roughly 6.8 miles (11 km) east of Hyderabad in the Gereshk region of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 28, 2007 Staff Sgt. Charlie Lane Bagwell, 28 Lake Toxaway, North Carolina, USA Company B, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division One of five U.S. soldiers killed along with a British soldier and Canadian soldier when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter was shot down by Taliban fighters in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan on May 30, 2007 Cpl. Mike Gilyeat, 28 Hanover, Germany Media Operations team, Royal Military Police, Regional Command (South) Killed along with five U.S. soldiers and a Canadian soldier when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter was shot down by Taliban fighters in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan on May 30, 2007 Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua Robert Rodgers, 29 Carson City, Nevada, USA 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division One of five U.S. soldiers killed along with a British soldier and Canadian soldier when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter was shot down by Taliban fighters in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan on May 30, 2007 Chief Warrant Officer 3 Christopher Michael Allgaier, 33 Middleton, Wisconsin, USA Company B, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division One of five U.S. soldiers killed along with a British soldier and Canadian soldier when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter was shot down by Taliban fighters in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan on May 30, 2007 Sgt. Jesse Allen Blamires, 25 West Jordan, Utah, USA Company B, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division One of five U.S. soldiers killed along with a British soldier and Canadian soldier when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter was shot down by Taliban fighters in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 30, 2007 Sgt. Brandon Eugene Hadaway, 25 Valley, Alabama, USA Company B, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division One of five U.S. soldiers killed along with a British soldier and Canadian soldier when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter was shot down by Taliban fighters in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan on May 30, 2007 Master Cpl. Darrell Jason Priede, 30 Burlington, Ontario, Canada Army News Team, 3 Area Support Group Killed along with five U.S. soldiers and a British soldier when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter was shot down by Taliban fighters in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan on May 30, 2007
June 2007 Staff Sgt. Charles Robert Browning, 31 Tucson, Arizona, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, Arizona National Guard Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan, on June 1, 2007 Lt. Col. Michael Alan Robinson, 42 Anderson, South Carolina, USA Mobilization Command, Deployment Processing Command, assigned to Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan Died in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 1, 2007. His death is under investigation. Spc. Jacob Michael Lowell, 22 New Lenox, Illinois, USA 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Air Assault), 173rd Airborne Brigade Died of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using a rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fire near Gowardesh, Afghanistan, on June 2, 2007 Pfc.bTimothy Ray Vimoto, 19 Fort Campbell, Kentucky, USA 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Died of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by insurgents using small arms fire in Korengal Valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2007 Sgt. Charles Edward Wyckoff Jr., 28 Chula Vista, California, USA Company C, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Killed by enemy small arms fire when he left his covered position to force the other members of his team to take cover during a firefight in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2007. He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions, the nation's second highest military honor for valor. Lance Cpl. Paul Sandford, 23 Nottingham, England Company B, 1st Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Killed when his company came under fire as it moved forward to clear a Taliban compound five miles (eight km) northeast of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2007 Guardsman Neil Downes, 20 Manchester, England 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards Killed when his vehicle was hit by an explosion while on patrol with the Afghan National Army near to the town of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 9, 2007 Trooper Darryl Caswell, 25 Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada The Royal Canadian Dragoons Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near the vehicle he was traveling in, about 25 miles (40 km) north of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 11, 2007 Master Sgt. Arthur Leroy Lilley, 35 Smithfield, Pennsylvania, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Died of wounds sustained from enemy small arms fire during combat operations in Paktika province, near Shkin, Afghanistan, on June 15, 2007 Pfc. Timo Smeehuijzen, 20 Netherlands 42nd Armored Infantry Battalion, Royal Dutch Army Killed when a suicide bomber rammed a car into a convoy of NATO troops in Tirin Kowt, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on June 15, 2007 Staff Sgt. Roy Persimmon Lewsader Jr., 36 Clinton, Indiana, USA 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Killed when his vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade in Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on June 16, 2007 Sgt. 1st Class John Michael Hennen, 26 Vinton, Louisiana, USA 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, Louisiana Army, National Guard One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan on June 17, 2007 Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Dale Henderson, 35 Hillsboro, Oregon, USA 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (Transition Team), One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Panjway, Afghanistan on June 17, 2007 Capt. Joshua Eric Steele, 26 North Henderson, Illinois, USA 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (Transition Team) One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Panjwayi, Afghanistan on June 17, 2007 Sgt. Maj. Jos Leunissen, 44 Duiven, Netherlands 13e Infanteriebataljon, 11 Luchtmobiele Brigade (13th Infantry Battalion, 11th Airmobile Brigade) Killed in an accident that occurred during a firefight with Taliban fighters near the town of Chora in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on June 18, 2007 Sgt. Christos Karigiannis, 31 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Company C, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry One of three Canadian soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb roughly 25 miles (40 kms) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2007 Pvt. Joel Vincent Wiebe, 22 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Company C, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry One of three Canadian soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb 25 miles (40 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2007 Cpl. Stephen Frederick Bouzane, 26 Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Company C, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry One of three Canadian soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb 25 miles (40 kms) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2007 Sgt. Dustin John Perrott, 23 Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Miri, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2007 Sgt. Kalle Torn, 24 Estonia Estonian Army One of two Estonian soldiers killed in a missile attack while taking part in a mine clearance mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 23, 2007 Junior Sgt. Jako Karuks, 33 Estonia Estonian Army One of two Estonian soldiers killed in a missile attack while taking part in a mine clearance mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 23, 2007 Capt. Darrell Cornelius Lewis, 31 Washington, District of Columbia, USA 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Died of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked by insurgents using rocket propelled grenades, mortars and small arms fire in Vashir City, Afghanistan on June 23, 2007 Pvt. Thomas Wright, 21 Ripley, Derbyshire, England 1st Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment Killed when his vehicle was caught in a explosion while escorting a military team surveying a site for a road project in the Babaji area just outside of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2007 Capt. Sean Dolan, 40 West Midlands, England 1st Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters (29th/45th of Foot) Killed when a mortar round struck his position while he was observing a group of Taliban fighters from an observation post in Sangin Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 30, 2007
July 2007 Sgt. Dave Wilkinson, 33 Ashford, Kent, England Battery 5, 19 Regiment, Royal Artillery Killed by an explosion during a routine joint patrol with the Afghan National Army in Gereshk, Helmand province, in southern Afghanistan on July 1, 2007 Pvt. Lane William Thomas Watkins, 20 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry One of six Canadian soldiers killed when their RG-31 vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb approximately 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2007. An Afghan interpreter was also killed in the blast. Cpl. Jordan Anderson, 25 Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry One of six Canadian soldiers killed when their RG-31 vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb approximately 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2007. An Afghan interpreter was also killed in the blast. Master Cpl. Colin Stuart Francis Bason, 28 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada The Royal Westminster Regiment One of six Canadian soldiers killed when their RG-31 vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb approximately 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2007. An Afghan interpreter was also killed in the blast. Capt. Jefferson Clifford Francis, 37 New Brunswick, Canada 1 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery One of six Canadian soldiers killed when their RG-31 vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb approximately 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2007. An Afghan interpreter was also killed in the blast. Cpl. Cole D. Bartsch, 23 Saskatchewan, Canada 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry One of six Canadian soldiers killed when their RG-31 vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb approximately 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2007. An Afghan interpreter was also killed in the blast. Capt. Matthew Johnathan Dawe, 27 Kingston, Ontario, Canada 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry One of six Canadian soldiers killed when their RG-31 vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb approximately 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2007. An Afghan interpreter was also killed in the blast. Pfc. Joseph Alan Miracle, 22 Ortonville, Michigan, USA 2d Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173d Airborne Brigade One of two soldiers killed due to enemy small arms fire and indirect fire in the Watapor Valley of Kunar province, Afghanistan on July 5, 2007 Spc. Christopher Steven Honaker, 23 Havelock, North Carolina, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade One of two soldiers killed due to enemy small arms fire and indirect fire in the Watapor Valley of Kunar province, Afghanistan on July 5, 2007 Sgt. Thomas Patrick McGee, 23 Hawthorne, California, USA 546th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion Died of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Wazi Khwa, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2007 Sgt. 1st Class Sean Kerry Mitchell, 35 Monterey, California, USA Headquarters & Service Company, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Kidal, Mali, on July 7, 2007 Master Sgt. Randy Joe Gillespie, 44 Coaldale, Colorado, USA 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 56th Mission Support Group, 56th Fighter Wing Died in Herat, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered during small arms fire outside of Camp Stone on July 9, 2007 Guardsman Daryl Hickey, 27 Birmingham, England The Queen's Company, 1st Battalion, The Grenadier Guards Died of gunshot wounds received when his fire team provided covering fire during an assault on a Taliban position near Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 12, 2007 1st Lt. Tom Krist, 24 Netherlands Bedrijf C, 42e Pantserinanteriebataljon, 13e Gemechaniseerde Brigade (Company C, 42nd Armored Infantry Battalion, 13th Mechanized Brigade) Died on July 13, 2007, at Central Military Hospital in Utrecht, the Netherlands, of wounds sustained in a sucide bomb attack in Deh Rawod, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on July 10 Pfc. Juan Sebastian Restrepo, 20 Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire in Korengal Valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan, on July 22, 2007 Sgt. Travon Travis Johnson, 29 Palmdale, California, USA Company D, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in the the Sarobi district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2007 Lt. Tor Arne Lau-Henriksen, 33 Roervik, Norway Forsvarets Spesialkommando (Norwegian Special Forces) Killed when a Norwegian squad on a reconnaissance mission with Afghan security forces came under small arms fire in Logar province, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2007 Pfc. Jessy Scott Rogers, 20 Copper Center, Alaska, USA Company D, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in the Sarobi district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2007 1st Sgt. Michael Seafred Curry Jr., 37 Dania Beach, Florida, USA Company D, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in the Sarobi district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2007 Cpl. Zachary Ryan Endsley, 21 Spring, Texas, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment Killed when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire in Arghendab, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2007 Spc. Adam James Davis, 19 Twin Falls, Idaho, USA Company D, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in the Sarobi district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2007 Lance Cpl. Alex Hawkins, 22 East Dereham, England 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment Killed when an explosion struck his Vector vehicle as his patrol was returning to base in the northeastern outskirts of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2007 Warrant Officer Pascal Correia, 40 France 1er Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes, 11e Brigade Parachutiste (1st Parachute Chasseurs Regiment, 11th Parachute Brigade) Killed when the Afghan National Army unit he was training was attacked with rockets in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2007 Guardsman David Atherton, 25 Manchester, England No. 3 Company, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards Shot and killed after he engaged a Taliban position with a Javelin anti-tank missile during a firefight near the village of Mirmandab in the Upper Gereshk Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 26, 2007 Staff Sgt. William Ryan Fritsche, 23 Martinsville, Indiana, USA B Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of two soldiers killed when their unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations near Saret Kolet in Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan, on July 27, 2007 Sgt. Barry Keen, 34 Rowlands Gill, Gateshead, England 14 Signal Regiment, 245 Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals, attached to Battle Group (South) Killed in a mortar attack on his unit during an operation near the village of Mirmandab in the Upper Geresk Valley, Helmand province, Afghanistan on July 27, 2007 Maj. Thomas Gordon Bostick Jr., 37 Llano, Texas, USA B Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of two soldiers killed when their unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations near Saret Kolet in Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan, on July 27, 2007 Lance Cpl. Michael Jones, 26 Newbald, Yorkshire, England Royal Marines Killed in action during an operation in southern Afghanistan on July 29, 2007 1st Lt. Benjamin John Hall, 24 Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations in Chowkay Valley, Afghanistan on July 31, 2007
Aug. 2007 Sgt. Taurean Travanti Harris, 22 Liberty, Mississippi, USA Company A, 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 513th Military Intelligence Brigade Died of wounds sustained when a homemade bomb exploded in Kala Gush, Afghanistan, on August 2, 2007 Pvt. Tony Rawson, 27 Dagenham, Essex, England Company C, 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment Killed when his patrol was attacked by Taliban fighters while en route to check on a local irrgation project in Jusyalay in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 10, 2006 Cpl. Jordan Emil Goode, 21 Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA B Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Died of wounds suffered when a homemade bomb exploded in Zormont, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2007 Capt. David Hicks, 26 Surrey, England Company C, 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment Killed when his patrol base came under attack from small-arms fire, rocket-propelled grenades and indirect fire northeast of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2007 Pfc. Alan Jerome Austin, 21 Houston, Texas, USA Company A, 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident near Forward Operating Base in Sharana, Afghanistan, on August 12, 2007 Staff Sgt. Jesse Gladden Clowers Jr., 27 Herndon, Virginia, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan on August 12, 2007 Sgt. Charles Bernard Kitowski III, 31 Farmers Branch, Texas, USA 345th Psychological Operations Company, 2nd Psychological Operations Group, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan on August 12, 2007 Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Duane Kettle, 31 Madill, Oklahoma, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan on August 12, 2007 2nd Lt. Lukasz Kurowski, 28 Poland 10 Brygada Kawalerii Pancernej (10th Armor Cavalry Brigade) Killed in an exchange of fire with Taliban fighters about 12 miles (20 km) southeast of a base in the city of Gardez, Afghanistan, on August 14, 2007 Pvt. Simon Longtin, 23 Longueuil, Quebec, Canada 3e Batallion, Royal 22e Régiment (3rd Battalion, 22nd Royal Regiment) Died of injuries received when his Light Armored Vehicle III struck a roadside bomb approximately 12.4 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2007 Spc. George Veranus Libby, 23 Aberdeen, North Carolina, USA 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident near Khowst, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2007 Master Cpl. Christian Duchesne, 34 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 5th Field Ambulance, 5 Area Support Group One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their Light Armored Vehicle III struck a suspected mine roughly 31 miles (50 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 22, 2007 Master Warrant Officer Mario Mercier, 43 Weedon, Quebec, Canada 2nd Batallion, Royal 22e Régiment (2nd Battalion, 22nd Royal Regiment) One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their Light Armored Vehicle III struck a suspected mine roughly 31 miles (50 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 22, 2007 Cpl. Maj. Stephane Rieux, Unavailable Tarbes, France 1er Régiment de Hussards Parachutistes, 11e Brigade Parachutiste (1st Parachute Regiment of Hussards, 11th Parachute Brigade) Killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident in the Shakardara district of Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 23, 2007 Pvt. Aaron James McClure, 19 Ipswich, England Company B, 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment One of three British soldiers killed when a 500-lb. pound dropped from a U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle mistakenly struck their position during a firefight with Taliban fighters northwest of Kajaki in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 23, 2007 Pvt. John Thrumble, 21 Chelmsford, England Company B, 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment One of three British soldiers killed when a 500-lb. pound dropped from a U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle mistakenly struck their position during a firefight with Taliban fighters northwest of Kajaki in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 23, 2007 Pvt. Robert Graham Foster, 19 Harlow, England Company B, 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment One of three British soldiers killed when a 500-lb. pound dropped from a U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle mistakenly struck their position during a firefight with Taliban fighters northwest of Kajaki in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 23, 2007 Master Sgt. Scott Michael Carney, 37 Des Moines, Iowa, USA Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa Army National Guard One of two soldiers killed when their Humvee accidentally rolled over during convoy operations in Herat, Afghanistan, on August 24, 2007 Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Edward Miller, 43 Rossford, Ohio, USA Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division One of two soldiers killed when their Humvee accidentally rolled over during convoy operations in Herat, Afghanistan, on August 24, 2007 Staff Sgt. Nicholas Ray Carnes, 25 Dayton, Kentucky, USA Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 138th Field Artillery Regiment, Kentucky Army National Guard Died in Orgun-e, Paktika province, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2007, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire in Lewanne Bazaar, Afghanistan. 1st Sgt. Martijn Rosier, 30 Sint Annaparochie, Netherlands 111 Pantsergeniecompagnie, 11e Pantsergeniebataljon, 43e Gemechaniseerde Brigade (111th Armored Engineer Company, 11th Armored Engineer Battalion, 43rd Mechanized Brigade) Killed when a roadside bomb detonated 7.4 miles (12 km) north of the Dutch base in Deh Rawod in Uruzgun province, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2007 Master Sgt. Scott Rowen Ball, 38 Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA Headquarters Company, 55th Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit during combat operations in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on August 27, 2007 Pfc. Thomas Randolph Wilson, 21 Morgantown, West Virginia, USA 1st Battalion, 503rdInfantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations in Paktika, Afghanistan, on August 27, 2007 Sgt. Jan Michael Argonish, 26 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA Headquarters Company, 55th Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit during combat operations in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on August 27, 2007 Maj. Henry San Nicolas Ofeciar, 37 Agana, Guam, None 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit during combat operations in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on August 27, 2007 Sgt. 1st Class Rocky H Herrera, 43 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 585th Engineer Pipeline Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade One of three soldiers who died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded in Jaji, Afghanistan, on August 28, 2007 Sgt. Bryce Daniel Howard, 24 Vancouver, Washington, USA Headquarters Support Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade One of three soldiers who died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded in Jaji, Afghanistan, on August 28, 2007 Sgt. Cory Luttrell Clark Sr., 25 Plant City, Florida, USA 585th Engineer Pipeline Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade One of three soldiers who died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded in Jaji, Afghanistan, on August 28, 2007 Maj. Raymond Mark Ruckpaul, 42 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Armoured Corps, The Royal Canadian Dragoons Ruckpaul was found with a gunshot wound in his room at ISAF headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, and later died of his injuries on August 29, 2007 Senior Aircraftman Christopher Bridge, 20 Sheffield, England C Flight, 51 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment Killed when his vehicle was caught in an explosion during a routine security patrol around Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 30, 2007
Sept. 2007 Master Sgt. Patrick Daniel Magnani, 38 Martinez, California, USA 31st Medical Support Squadron, 31st Medical Group, 31st Fighter Wing Died in non-combat related incident near Bagram, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2007 Pvt. Damian Wright, 23 Mansfield, England 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment One of two British soldiers killed when their Land Rover struck a roadside bomb during a routine reassurance patrol 10.5 miles (17 km) north of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 5, 2007 Pfc. Mykel Filip Miller, 19 Phoenix, Arizona, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, Arizona Army National Guard Died of wounds sustained during combat operations in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2007 2nd Lt. Aurel Marcu, 31 Gaesti, Romania 33rd Mountain Battalion Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his armored amphibious vehicle northeast of Qalat in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2007 Pvt. Johan Botha, 25 Pretoria, South Africa Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) One of two British soldiers killed when their patrol was attacked by Taliban fighters south of Garmsir in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2007 Sgt. Craig Brelsford, 25 Nottingham, England A (Grenadier) Company, 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) One of two British soldiers killed when their patrol was attacked by Taliban fighters south of Garmsir in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2007 Cpl. Travis Martin Woods, 21 Redding, California, USA Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died of wounds while conducting combat operations in Northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2007 Lance Cpl. Ivano Violino, 29 Salford, England 20 Field Squadron, 36 Engineer Regiment Killed when his vehicle was struck by an explosion during a logistics convoy 11 miles (19 km) northeast of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2007 Colour Sgt. Phillip Newman, 36 Wolston, England Company A, 4th Battalion, The Mercian Regiment One of two British soldiers killed when their Pinzgauer 4x4 vehicle overturned three miles (five kilometers) southwest of their patrol base north of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2007 Pvt. Brian Tunnicliffe, 33 Ilkeston, England 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment One of two British soldiers killed when their Pinzgauer 4x4 vehicle overturned three miles (five km) southwest of their patrol base north of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2007 Pfc. Tim Hoogland, 20 Netherlands Bedrijf B, 13e Infanteriebataljon, 11 Luchtmobiele Brigade (Company B, 13th Infantry Battalion, 11th Airmobile Brigade) Killed in a firefight with Taliban insurgents in near Deh Rawod in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2007 1st Sgt. Laurent Pican, 34 Chambery, France 13e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins, 27e Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne (13th Battalion, 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade) Killed when a suicide car bomb exploded next to a military convoy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2007 Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Dean Blaskowski, 27 Levering, Michigan, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire during combat operations in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on September 23, 2007 Pvt. German Perez Burgos, 33 Alange, Spain 3a Compania, Brigada Paracaidista (3rd Company, Parachute Brigade) One of two Spanish soldiers killed when their BMR armored vehicle was struck by an explosion in Shewan, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2007 Pvt. Stanely Mera Vera, 20 Guayaquil, Ecuador I Bandera Paracaidista, VI Brigada Paracaidista (1st Parachute Battalion, 6th Parachute Light Infantry Brigade) One of two Spanish soldiers killed when their BMR armored vehicle was struck by an explosion in Shewan, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2007 Cpl. Nathan Hornburg, 24 Calgary, Alberta, Canada The King’s Own Calgary Regiment Killed during an operation in the Panjwayi district of Kandahar province, 29 miles (47 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2007 Pvt. Mikkel Keil Sorensen, 24 Vilsund, Denmark Den Kongelige Livgarde (The Royal Life Guards) One of two Danish soldiers killed in a firefight in the upper Gereshk Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2007 Pvt. Thorbjorn Ole Reese, 22 Vajle, Denmark Den Kongelige Livgarde (The Royal Life Guards) One of two Danish soldiers killed in a firefight in the upper Gereshk Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2007 Petty Officer 2nd Class Charles Luke Milam, 26 Littleton, Colorado, USA hospital corpsman assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2007 Pfc. Christopher Franklin Pfeifer, 21 Spalding, Nebraska, USA B Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Died on September 25, 2007, in San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered when Taliban insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire at Combat Outpost Keating in Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan, on August 17, 2007 Spc. Mathew Donald Taylor, 21 Cameron Park, California, USA Company D, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Died on September 26, 2007, in San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in the Sarobi district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2007 Cpl. Ciara Marie Durkin, 30 Quincy, Massachusetts, USA 726th Finance Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard Died of a non-combat related incident at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on September 28, 2007 Sgt. Zachary Daniel Tellier, 31 Manchester, New Hampshire, USA C Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire at Firebase Wilderness, Afghanistan, on September 29, 2007
Oct. 2007 Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Russell Cannon, 31 Lubbock, Texas, USA hospital corpsman assigned to 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2007 Sgt. Maj. Lorenzo D'Auria, 33 Italy Servizio per le Informazioni e la Sicurezza Militare (Military Intelligence and Security Service) Died on October 4, 2007, at a hospital in Rome, Italy, of wounds suffered in a raid by British and Italian special operations forces to free D'Auria and another Italian soldier kidnapped near Shindand, Herat province, Afghanistan, on September 23, 2007 Maj. Alexis Roberts, 32 Kent, England 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle 18 miles (29 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 4, 2007 Sgt. Adam David Quinn, 22 Orange City, Florida, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 82nd Airborne Division Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle at Forward Operating Base Phoenix near Bagram, Afghanistan, on October 6, 2007 Trooper David Pearce, 41 Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Australian Light Armored Vehicle while returning to base near Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on October 8, 2007 Maj. Anders Johan Staerh Storrud, 34 Denmark Den Kongelige Livgarde (The Royal Life Guards) Died at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, on October 16, 2007, of wounds sustained from mortar fire during an operation the previous day in Helmand province Sgt. Edward Otis Philpot, 38 Latta, South Carolina, USA 1st Battalion, 263rd Armor Regiment, South Carolina National Guard Died of a non-combat related Humvee rollover accident in Afghanistan on October 23, 2007 Staff Sgt. Larry Ismael Rougle, 25 West Jordan, Utah, USA 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Died of wounds suffered when he was engaged by enemy small arms fire during combat operations in Sawtalo Sar Mountain in Kunar province, Afghanistan on October 23, 2007 Spc. Hugo Victor Mendoza, 29 Glendale, Arizona, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of two soldiers who died of wounds sustained when they came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades, machine gun and small-arms fire during combat operations in Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, on October 25, 2007 Sgt. Matthew Locke, 33 Perth, Australia 3rd Squadron, Australian Special Air Service Regiment Killed by small-arms fire during a patrol in the Chora Valley in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on October 25, 2007 Sgt. Joshua Charles Brennan, 22 Ontario, Oregon, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Died on October 26, 2007, in Asadabad, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained a day earlier when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades, machine gun and small-arms fire during combat operations in Korengal Valley Staff Sgt. Joseph Francesco Curreri, 27 Los Angeles, California, USA 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) Died in an accidental drowning incident at Siet Lake near Panamao, Philippines, on October 27, 2007 Master Sgt. Thomas Lee Bruner, 50 Owensboro, Kentucky, USA Headquarters Detachment, 2nd Brigade, 100th Division, Army Reserve Died from a non-combat related illness in Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 28, 2007 Maj. Jeffrey Ray Calero, 34 Queens Village, New York, USA Company C, 1st Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Massachusetts Army National Guard Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded while he was on dismounted patrol in Kajaki, Afghanistan, on October 29, 2007 Staff Sgt. James David Bullard, 28 Marion, South Carolina, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 263rd Armor Regiment, South Carolina Army National Guard Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using rocket-propelled grenades, machine-gun fire, mortars and small arms fire during combat operations in Sperwan Ghar, Afghanistan, on October 30, 2007
Nov. 2007 Sgt. 1st Class Johnny Carl Walls, 41 Bremerton, Washington, USA 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire during combat operations in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on November 2, 2007 Cpl. Ronald Groen, 21 Epe, Netherlands 43 Verkennings Eskadron, 43 Gemechaniseerde Brigade (43rd Reconnaissance Squadron, 43rd Mechanized Brigade) Killed when his armored car ran over a roadside bomb during a patrol in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on November 3, 2007 Pvt. Kristoffer Sorli Jorgensen, 22 Hedmark, Norway Opplandske Heimevernsdistrikt 05, Norsk Heimevernet (Oppland Home Guard District 5, Norwegian Home Guard) Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle while traveling to a shooting range about five miles (8 km) north of Meymaneh, Afghanistan, on November 8, 2007 Capt. Matthew Charles Ferrara, 24 Torrance, California, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of five soldiers killed when their patrol was attacked by direct fire from enemy forces in Aranus, Afghanistan, on November 9, 2007 Cpl. Sean Kanae-Aldrique Langevin, 23 Walnut Creek, California, USA 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of five soldiers killed when their patrol was attacked by direct fire from enemy forces in Aranus, Afghanistan, on November 9, 2007 Sgt. Phillip Allen Bocks, 28 Troy, Michigan, USA Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Died while conducting combat operations in Aranus, Afghanistan, on November 9, 2007 Lance Cpl. Jake Alderton, 22 Bexley, England 36 Engineer Regiment Killed when the vehicle he was traveling in left the road and rolled off a bridge near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 9, 2007 Spc. Joseph Michael Lancour, 21 Swartz Creek, Michigan, USA 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of five soldiers killed when their patrol was attacked by direct fire from enemy forces in Aranus, Afghanistan, on November 9, 2007. Lancour died on November 10. Sgt. Jeffery Scott Mersman, 23 Parker, Kansas, USA 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of five soldiers killed when their patrol was attacked by direct fire from enemy forces in Aranus, Afghanistan, on November 9, 2007. Mersman died on November 10. Cpl. Lester Gomez Roque, 23 Torrance, California, USA 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of five soldiers killed when their patrol was attacked by direct fire from enemy forces in Aranus, Afghanistan, on November 9, 2007. Roque died on November 10. Staff Sgt. Patrick Francis Kutschbach, 25 McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, USA 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fire in Bagram, Afghanistan, on November 10, 2007 Sgt. Adrian Edward Hike, 26 Callender, Iowa, USA A Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of two soldiers killed when the vehicle they were in was struck by a roadside bomb in Bermel, Afghanistan on November 12, 2007 Capt. David Albin Boris, 30 Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA A Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of two soldiers killed when the vehicle they were in was struck by a roadside bomb in Bermel, Afghanistan on November 12, 2007 2nd Lt. Stuart Forrest Liles, 26 Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA 122nd Aviation Support Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident in Bagram, Afghanistan, on November 13, 2007 Capt. John McDermid, 43 Glasgow, Scotland The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland Killed when a roadside bomb exploded during a joint British and Afghan National Army patrol south of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan on November 14, 2007 Cpl. Nicolas R. Beauchamp, 28 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 5 Field Ambulance One of two Canadian soldiers killed along with an Afghan interpreter when their Light Armored Vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb 24 miles (40 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on November 17, 2007 Pvt. Michel Levesque Jr., 25 Rivière-Rouge, Quebec, Canada 3 Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment (3rd Battalion, 22nd Royal Regiment) One of two Canadian soldiers killed along with an Afghan interpreter when their Light Armored Vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb 24 miles (40 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on November 17, 2007 Pvt. Luke Worsley, 26 Sydney, Australia Company D, 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment Killed by small arms fire during an operation to clear an identified Taliban bomb-making facility in Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on November 23, 2007 Pvt. Sergio Pedrosa, 22 Crestuma, Portugal Regimento de Infantaria 10 (10th Infantry Regiment) Died on November 24, 2007, at a military hospital in Khost, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his Humvee accidentally rolled over during an overnight convoy in southern Wardak province Sgt. Maj. Daniel Paladini, 35 Italy 2nd Reggimento Pontieri (2nd Bridge Regiment) Killed when a suicide bomber detonated himself as ISAF forces were opening a bridge in the Paghman district about 15 kilometers west of Kabul, Afghanistan, on November 24, 2007 Pvt. Mark Visholm, 21 Denmark Gardehusarregimentet (Guard Hussar Regiment) Denmark One of two soldiers killed when their small reconnaissance unit was attacked with small arms fire in the Upper Gereshk Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan on November 29, 2007 Pvt. Casper A. Cramer, 21 Denmark 5. Spejdereskadron, Gardehusarregimentet (5th Scout Squadron, Guard Hussar Regiment) One of two soldiers killed when their small reconnaissance unit was attacked with small arms fire in the Upper Gereshk Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan on November 29, 2007
Dec. 2007 Trooper Jack Sadler, 21 Exeter, Devon, England 4/73 Special Observation Battery, The Honourable Artillery Company - serving with 4/73 Special Observation Battery, Brigade Reconnaissance Force. Killed when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb during a tactical patrol north of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 4, 2007 Sgt. Lee Johnson, 33 Stockton-on-Tees, England 2nd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment Killed when a suspected mine detonated near his vehicle during operations to recapture Musa Qalah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 8, 2007 Cpl. Tanner James O'Leary, 23 Eagle Butte, South Dakota, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Died of wounds suffered when a homemade bomb exploded in Musa Quleh, Afghanistan, on December 9, 2007 Staff Sgt. Gregory Lowell Elam, 39 Columbus, Georgia, USA 54th Quartermaster Company, 49th Quartermaster Group, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Died as a result of a non-combat related illness in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 11, 2007. His death is under investigation. Staff Sgt. Michael John Gabel, 30 Crowley, Louisiana, USA Company D, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb at Forward Operating Base Curry, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2007 Sgt. Joshua Charles Blaney, 25 Matthews, North Carolina, USA Company D, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb at Forward Operating Base Curry, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2007 Senior Airman Nicholas Dwain Eischen, 24 Sanger, California, USA 60th Medical Operations Squadron, 60th Medical Group, 60th Air Mobility Wing Died of a non-combat related incident at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, on December 24, 2007. The circumstances surrounding the death are under investigation. Gunner Jonathan Dion, 27 Gatineau, Quebec, Canada Se Régiment d'Artillerie Légère (5th Light Artillery Regiment) Killed when his armored vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb during a routine patrol 12.4 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 30, 2007 Pfc. Brian Lee Gorham, 21 Woodburn, Kentucky, USA Company D, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Died on December 31, 2007, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on December 12, 2007
Jan. 2008 Sgt. Shawn Fitzgerald Hill, 37 Wellford, South Carolina, USA Headquarters Company, 178th Engineer Battalion, 218th Infantry Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Khowst province, Afghanistan, on January 2, 2008 Cpl. Eric Labbe, 31 Rimouski, Quebec, Canada 2nd Battalion, 22nd Royal Regiment One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their Light Armored Vehicle accidentally rolled over during a tactical move across difficult terrain in Nalgham, in the Zhari district, southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on January 6, 2008 Warrant Officer Hani Massouh, 41 Alexandria, Egypt 2nd Battalion, 22nd Royal Regiment One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their Light Armored Vehicle accidentally rolled over during a tactical move across difficult terrain in Nalgham, in the Zhari district, southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on January 6, 2008 Maj. Michael Lee Green, 36 Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA Headquarters, Special Troops Battalion, V Corps One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Laghar Juy, Afghanistan on January 7, 2008 Sgt. James Kaleb Healy, 25 Hesperia, California, USA 703rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Laghar Juy, Afghanistan on January 7, 2008 Sgt. David Joseph Drakulich, 22 Reno, Nevada, USA Heaquarters and Heaquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Chagali, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 9, 2008 Lt. Col. Richard Joseph Berrettini, 52 Wilcox, Pennsylvania, USA Pennsylvania Army National Guard Medical Detachment, Erie Clinic Died in San Antonio, Texas, on January 11, 2008, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Khost province, Afghanistan, on January 2, 2008 Pfc. Wesley Schol, 20 Assen, Netherlands 44e Luchtmobiel Infanterie Bataljon (44th Armoured Infantry Battalion) One of two Dutch soldiers killed in a friendly fire incident during a firefight with Taliban fighters near Deh Rawod in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on January 12, 2008 Cpl. Aldert Poortema, 22 Ijlst, Netherlands 44e Pantserinfanterie Bataljon (44th Armoured Infantry Battalion) One of two Dutch soldiers killed in a friendly fire incident during a firefight with Taliban fighters near Deh Rawod in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on January 12, 2008 Trooper Richard Renaud, 26 Alma, Quebec, Canada 12e Régiment Blindé du Canada (12th Canadian Armoured Regiment) Killed when his armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a patrol in the Arghandab district, approximately 6.2 miles (10 km) north of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on January 15, 2008 Cpl. Darryl Gardiner, 25 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, attached to the 5th Reg Royal Artillery, 52 Brigade's Reconnaissance Force Died of wounds sustained when a roadside mine detonated near his vehicle 1.8 miles (3 km) north of Musa Qaleh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 20, 2008 Sapper Etienne Gonthier, 21 St-Georges-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada 5th Combat Engineer Regiment Killed when his armored vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb while conducting route clearance ahead of a convoy west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on January 23, 2008 Staff Sgt. Robert James Miller, 24 Oviedo, Florida, USA Company A, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Died of wounds suffered when he encountered small arms fire during combat operations in Barikowt, Afghanistan on January 25, 2008 Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Ryan Kahler, 29 Granite Falls, Minnesota, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team ied on January 26, 2008, at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from small-arms fire in Waygal, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation as an Afghan guard possibly mistook Kahler as an enemy combatant and engaged him with small arms fire.
Feb. 2008 Trooper Michael Yuki Hayakaze, 25 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Lord Strathcona’s Horse, Royal Canadians Killed when his armored vehicle hit a suspected roadside bomb in the Mushan region, located in the Panjwayi district, 28 miles (45 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 2, 2008 Sgt. 1st Class Donald Therronnie Tabb, 29 Norcross, Georgia, USA 6th Military Police Detachment, 1st Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Sangin, Afghanistan, on February 5, 2008 Command Sgt. Maj. Giovanni Pezzullo, 44 Oderzo, Italy Civil-Military Cooperation Group South, NATO Killed during a direct fire attack on a patrol in Surobi district, Kabul province, Afghanistan, on February 13, 2008 Cpl. Damian Stephen Lawrence, 25 Whitby, North Yorkshire, England 2nd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) Died of injuries sustained when a land mine detonated during patrol operations in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 17, 2008 Cpl. Damian Mulvihill, 32 Plymouth, England Company A, 40 Commando, Royal Marines Killed when a homemade bomb exploded during patrol operations north of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan on February 20, 2008 Pvt. Morten Krogh Jensen, 21 Denmark 1 Bataljon, Den Kongelige Livgarde (1st Battalion, The Royal Guards) Killed when he was preparing his weapon and it accidentally went off and struck him at Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 24, 2008 Pfc. Hubert Kowalewski, 26 Sulechów, Poland 10 Brygada Kawalerii Pancernej (10th Armor Cavalry Brigade) One of two Polish soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their Humvee in the Sharan district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, on February 26, 2008 Cpl. Szymon Slowik, 33 Poland 16 Batalion Powietrzno-Desantowy (16th Airborne Battalion) One of two Polish soldiers killed when when a roadside bomb exploded near their patrol in the Sharan district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, on February 26, 2008
Mar. 2008 Cpl. Steven Robert Koch, 23 Milltown, New Jersey, USA Company D, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division One of two soldiers killed during combat operations in the Sabari district of Khost province, Afghanistan, on March 3, 2008 Sgt. Robert Theodore Rapp, 22 Sonora, California, USA Company D, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division One of two soldiers killed during combat operations in the Sabari district of Khost province, Afghanistan, on March 3, 2008 Sgt. Gabriel Guzman, 25 Hornbrook, California, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Killed when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Gholam Haydar Kala, Afghanistan, on March 8, 2008 Bombardier Jeremie Ouellet, 22 Matane, Quebec, Canada 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Ouellet was found dead in an accommodation room at Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 11, 2008. Staff Sgt. Collin J. Bowen, 38 MIllersville, Maryland, USA 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, Maryland Army National Guard Died on March 14, 2008, at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Khowst province, Afghanistan, on January 2, 2008 Sgt. Jason Boyes, 21 Napanee, Ontario, Canada 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Killed when in an explosion during a joint Afghan-Canadian foot patrol in the Zangabad region in Panjwayi district, roughly 21 miles (35 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 16, 2008 Warrant Officer Milan Sterba, 35 Malá Losenice, Czech Republic Czech Special Operations Group Killed along with two Danish soldiers, an interpreter and three Afghan civilians when a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a military convoy in Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan on March 17, 2008 Sr. Sgt. Sonny Kappel Jakobsen, 45Denmark Gardehusarregimentet (Guard Hussar Regiment) One of two Danish soldiers killed along with a Czech soldier, an interpreter and three Afghan civilians when a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a military convoy in Gereshk in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on March 17, 2008 Capt. Christian Jorgen Grundt Damholt, 33 Odense, Denmark Hjemmeværnet (Danish Home Guard) One of two Danish soldiers killed along with a Czech soldier, an interpreter and three Afghan civilians when a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a military convoy in Gereshk in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on March 17, 2008 Pfc. Antione Vincent Robinson, 20 Detroit, Michigan, USA Company F, 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Died of injuries sustained when the vehicle he was repairing collapsed in Nawa, Afghanistan, on March 19, 2008 Pfc. Ionut Cosmin Sandu, 29 Piscu, Romania Batalionul 300 Infanterie (300th Infantry Battalion) Killed when his armored Humvee hit a roadside bomb north of Qalat in southern Afghanistan on March 20, 2008 Tech. Sgt. William Haywood Jefferson Jr., 34 Norfolk, Virginia, USA 21st Special Tactics Squadron, 720th Special Tactics Group Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb near Sperwan Ghar, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2008 Lance Cpl. Dustin Lee Canham, 21 Lake Stevens, Washington, USA Headquarters & Service Company, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve Died from a non-hostile incident in Djibouti on March 23, 2008 Staff Sgt. William Robert Neil Jr., 38 Holmdel, New Jersey, USA Company C, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Sperwan Ghar, Afghanistan, on March 21, 2008 Pvt. Anders Bjorn Storgaard, 21 Tastrup, Denmark Den Kongelige Livgarde (The Royal Guards) Killed in a firefight with Taliban fighters in Gereshk, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 26, 2008 Lt. John Thornton, 22 Ferndown, England Company C, 40 Commando, Royal Marines One of two Royal Marines killed when their vehicle was caught in an explosion during a patrol near Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 30, 2008 Marine David Marsh, 23 Sheffield, England Company C, 40 Commando, Royal Marines One of two Royal Marines killed when their vehicle was caught in an explosion during a patrol near Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 30, 2008 Pfc. Christian Raaschou, 24 Vodskov, Denmark (Den Kongelige Livgarde (The Royal Guards) Killed in a battle with Taliban fighters 12.4 miles (20 km) northeast of Gereshk, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 31, 2008
Apr. 2008 Sgt. Nicholas Alan Robertson, 27 Old Town, Maine, USA Company B, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Died on April 3, 2008, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered during combat operations near the Zahn Khan district in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on April 2 Pvt. Terry John Street, 24 Hull, Quebec, Canada 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Killed when his armored vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb in the Panjwayi district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 4, 2008 Pfc. Grzegorz Politowski, 28 Golczewo, Poland 5 Pulk Inzynieryjny (5th Engineering Regiment) Killed when a roadside bomb struck his patrol in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on April 8, 2008 Senior Aircraftman Graham Keter Livingstone, 23 Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland Support Weapons Flight, 3 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment One of two British airmen killed when their vehicle was struck by an explosion during a patrol at Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 13, 2008 Senior Aircraftman Gary Thompson, 51 Nottingham, England 504 Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force One of two British airmen killed when their vehicle was struck by an explosion during a patrol at Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 13, 2008 Cpl. Kyle Weston Wilks, 24 Rogers, Arkansas, USA Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2008 1st Sgt. Luke John Mercardante, 35 Athens, Georgia, USA Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2008 1st Lt. Dennis Van Uhm, 23 Nijmegen, Netherlands 45 Pantserinfanteriebataljon, 43 Gemechaniseerde Brigade (45th Armored Infantry Battalion, 43rd Mechanized Brigade) One of two Dutch soldiers killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb seven miles (12 km) northwest of Camp Holland in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on April 18, 2008 Pfc. Mark Schouwink, 22 Netherlands 45 Pantserinfanteriebataljon, 43 Gemechaniseerde Brigade (45th Armored Infantry Battalion, 43rd Mechanized Brigade) One of two Dutch soldiers killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb seven miles (12 kilometers) northwest of Camp Holland in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on April 18, 2008 Trooper Robert Pearson, 22 Grimsby, England A Squadron, The Queen's Royal Lancers Killed when his vehicle struck a suspected mine while his unit was providing security for a resupply convoy returning to Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on April 21, 2008 Lance Cpl. Jason Marks, 27 Yeppon, Queensland, Australia 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Commando) Killed during a firefight with Taliban fighters approximately 15.5 miles (25 km) southeast of Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on April 27, 2008 Senior Airman Jonathan Antonio Vega Yelner, 24 Lafayette, California, USA 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 28th Maintenance Group, 28th Bomb Wing Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb near Bagram, Afghanistan, on April 29, 2008 Sgt. 1st Class David Loren McDowell, 30 Ramona, California, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked using small-arms fire in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on April 29, 2008 Chief Warrant Officer Radim Vaculik, 29 Czech Republic 102. Pruzkumy Prapor (102 Reconnaissance Battalion) Killed when a roadside bomb detonated under his Humvee in Logar province, Afghanistan, on April 30, 2008
May 2008 Trooper Ratu Babakobau, 29 Fiji D Squadron, Household Cavalry Regiment Killed when the vehicle he was traveling in suffered a minestrike while providing protection for a routine patrol in the Nowzad area of northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 2, 2008 Cpl. Michael Starker, 36 Calgary, Alberta, Canada 15 Field Ambulance Killed when his patrol came under enemy fire in the Pashmul region of Zhari district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on May 6, 2008 Staff Sgt. Kevin Casey Roberts, 25 Farmington, New Mexico, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in the Sabari district of Khost province, Afghanistan, on May 7, 2008 Cpl. Jeremy Raymond Gullett, 22 Greenup, Kentucky, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Sabari district, Khost province, Afghanistan, on May 7, 2008 Pfc. Ara Tyler Deysie, 18 Parker, Arizona, USA C Troop, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Died of wounds suffered when his unit came under rocket-propelled grenade fire in Paktia province, Afghanistan, on May 9, 2008 Sgt. Isaac Palomarez, 26 Loveland, Colorado, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Died of wounds suffered when his patrol encountered a roadside bomb and came under small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire in the Tagab valley of Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on May 9, 2008 Pvt. Enlisted Grade 2 Matthew Warren Brown, 20 Zelienople, Pennsylvania, USA Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Fires Brigade Died from injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on May 11, 2008 Master Sgt. Davy Nathaniel Weaver, 39 Barnesville, Georgia, USA 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Qalat, Afghanistan, on May 18, 2008 Cpl. William Justin Lee Cooper, 22 Eupora, Mississippi, USA 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan on May 19, 2008 Capt. James Thompson, 27 Whitley Bay, England British Army Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a patrol in the Musa Qaleh area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 19, 2008 Lt. Col. Joseph Arthur Moore, 54 Boise, Idaho, USA 124th Wing, Idaho Air National Guard Died of natural causes in Djibouti on May 20, 2008 1st Lt. Jeffrey Frank Deprimo, 35 Pittston, Pennsylvania, USA Company B, 3rd Battalion, 103rd Armor Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Ghazni, Afghanistan, on May 20, 2008 Lt. Jeffrey Alan Ammon, 37 Orem, Utah, USA Commander Navy Region Northwest, serving in Afghanistan as a member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni Died as a result of injuries suffered when a homemade bomb detonated in the Aband district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on May 20, 2008 Staff Sgt. Arunas Jarmalavicius, 35 Lithuania Grand Duchess Birute Motorized Infantry Battalion Killed when gunfire broke out at an anti-U.S. protest near a military airfield in western Ghor province, Afghanistan, on May 22, 2008 Sgt. Maj. Ivar Brok, 30 Estonia Logistics support unit NSE-5 Died of injuries sustained in an accident that occured while he was unloading a truck at Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 23, 2008 Sgt. David Lee Leimbach, 38 Taylors, South Carolina, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, South Carolina Army National Guard, attached to 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard Died of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades near Bala Baluk, Afghanistan on May 25, 2008 Marine Dale Gostick, 22 Oxford, England 3 Troop, Armoured Support Company, Royal Marines Killed when the vehicle he was driving struck a suspected mine at the Sangin crossing of the Helmand River, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 25, 2008 Spc. Justin Lee Buxbaum, 23 South Portland, Maine, USA Company A, 62nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident in Kshamond, Afghanstian, on May 26, 2008 Spc. Christopher Gathercole, 21 Santa Rosa, California, USA Company D, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Died of wounds suffered from small arms fire during combat operations in Ghazni, Afghanistan, on May 26, 2008 Pfc. Chad Michael Trimble, 29 West Covina, California, USA C Troop, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb near Gardez, Afghanistan, on May 28, 2008 Sgt. 1st Class David Nunez, 27 Los Angeles, California, USA Company B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Died of wounds suffered when he encountered small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Shewan, Farah province, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2008 Pfc. Andrew Jon Shields, 19 Battleground, Washington, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Jalalabad City, Afghanistan, on May 31, 2008 Spc. James Matthew Finley, 21 Lebanon, Missouri, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Jalalabad City, Afghanistan, on May 31, 2008
June 2008, Spc. Derek David Holland, 20 Wind Gap, Pennsylvania, USA Company A, 228th Brigade Support Battalion, Pennsylvania Army National Guard One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Zormat, Paktia province, Afghanistan, on June 3, 2008 Maj. Scott Alan Hagerty, 41 Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA 451st Civil Affairs Battalion One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Zormat, Afghanistan, on June 3, 2008 Capt. Richard Steve Leary, 32 Brantford, Ontario, Canada 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry Killed by direct fire when a joint Afghan-Canadian dismounted security patrol came under small arms fire from insurgents in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on June 3, 2008 Chief Warrant Officer 4 James Carter, 42 Montgomery, Alabama, USA Company B, 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division One of two soldiers killed when their OH-58 Kiowa reconnaissance helicopter crashed during a test flight at Kandahar Army Airfield, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2008 Pfc. Andre Devon McNair Jr., 20 Fort Pierce, Florida, USA Company B, 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division One of two soldiers killed when their OH-58 Kiowa reconnaissance helicopter crashed during a test flight at Kandahar Army Airfield, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2008 Capt. Jonathan Sutherland Snyder, 26 Penticton, British Columbia, Canada 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Died after falling into a well during a security patrol in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on June 7, 2008 Pvt. Daniel Gamble, 22 Uckfield, East Sussex, England Company B, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment One of three British soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive during a foot patrol near their Forward Operating Base in the Upper Sangin Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 8, 2008 Pvt. Charles Murray, 19 Carlisle, England Company B, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment One of three British soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive during a foot patrol near their forward operating base in the Upper Sangin Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 8, 2008 Pvt. Nathan Cuthbertson, 19 Sunderland, England Company B, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment One of three British soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive during a foot patrol near their forward operating base in the upper Sangin Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 8, 2008 Master Sgt. Gyula Kovacs, 30 Hungary Hungarian Provincial Reconstruction Team, Hungarian Army Killed when a roadside bomb exploded as he was attempting to defuse it in Baghlan province, Afghanistan, on June 10, 2008 Lance Cpl. James Bateman, 29 Staines, Middlesex, England 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment One of two British soldiers killed in a firefight with Taliban fighters north of Forward Operating Base Gibraltar in the Upper Gereshk Valley of Helmand province, Afghanistan on June 12, 2008 Pvt. Jeff Doherty, 20 Coventry, England 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment One of two British soldiers killed in a firefight with Taliban fighters north of Forward Operating Base Gibraltar in the Upper Gereshk Valley of Helmand province, Afghanistan on June 12, 2008 Spc. Claudiu Marius Covrig, 29 Romania 300 Infanterie Mecanizată Batalion (300th Mechanized Infantry Battalion) Killed when the vehicle he was traveling in was attacked with grenades on the A1 highway between Kabul and Qalat, Afghanistan, on June 13, 2008 Pfc. Michael Robert Patton, 19 Fenton, Missouri, USA 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force One of four Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2008 Lance Cpl. Layton Bradly Crass, 22 Richmond, Virginia, USA 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force One of four Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2008 Sgt. Michael Toussiant-Hyle Washington, 20 Tacoma, Washington, USA 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force One of four Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2008 Pfc. Dawid Pietrek, 24 Bensenville, Illinois, USA Company G, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force One of four Marines killed when a roadside bomb detonated during combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2008 Pvt. Paul Stout, 31 Liverpool, England Special Forces, Territorial Army One of four British soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb east of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 17, 2008 Cpl. Sarah Bryant, 26 Liverpool, England 152 Delta Psychological Operations Effects Team, Intelligence Corps One of four British soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb east of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 17, 2008 Cpl. Sean Reeve, 28 East Sussex, England Royal Signals One of four British soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb east of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 17, 2008 Lance Cpl. Richard Larkin, 39 Cookley, Worcestershire, England 23 Special Air Service Regiment, Territorial Army One of four British soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb east of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 17, 2008 Hospitalman Marc Allen Retmier, 19 Hemet, California, USA Navy corspman assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Sharana One of two sailors killed by an enemy rocket attack in northern Paktika province, Afghanistan, on June 18, 2008 Petty Officer 1st Class Ross Laval Toles III, 37 Lapeer, Michigan, USA Provincial Reconstruction Team Sharana One of two sailors killed by an enemy rocket attack in northern Paktika province, Afghanistan, on June 18, 2008 Lance Cpl. Andrew Francis Whitacre, 21 Bryant, Indiana, USA Company G, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 19, 2008 Capt. Eric Daniel Terhune, 34 Lexington, Kentucky, USA Headquarters & Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 19, 2008 Hospitalman Dustin Kelby Burnett, 19 Fort Mohave, Arizona, USA Navy corpsman assigned to the 1st Marine Division Died during combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2008 Sgt. Matthew Elias Mendoza, 24 San Antonio, Texas, USA Company E, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2008 Sgt. Nelson Dario Rodriguez Ramirez, 22 Revere, Massachusetts, USA A Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb and small arms fire in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2008 2nd Lt. Robert Marczewski, 28 Poland 6 Batalion Desantowo-Szturmowy (6th Assault Battalion Killed when his Humvee struck a roadside bomb near Otukhel in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2008 Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks, 36 Queens, New York, USA A Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb and small arms fire in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2008 Spc. Anthony Leonard Mangano, 36 Greenlawn, New York, USA A Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb and small arms fire in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2008 Lt. Col. James Joseph Walton, 41 Rockville, Maryland, USA Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb and small arms fire in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2008 Warrant Officer Class 2 Michael Williams, 40 Cardiff, Wales Fire Support Group, Company C, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Killed during a firefight with Taliban fighters during an operation in the Upper Sangin Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2008 Sgt. Ryan James Connolly, 24 Vacaville, California, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a suspected landmine in Khogyani, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2008 Pvt. Joe Whittaker, 20 Stratford, England 10 Company, 4th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near him while he was dismounted from his vehicle to check for mines in the Upper Sangin Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2008 Staff Sgt. Christopher Dewayne Strickland, 25 Labelle, Florida, USA 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force Killed while supporing combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 25, 2008 Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Lee Hilton, 37 Livonia, Michigan, USA Company F, 425th Infantry Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard One of three soldiers killed when their convoy encountered roadside bombs, small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades near Forward Operating Base Shank in Logar province, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2008 Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Amorel McKay, 51 Cambria Heights, New York, USA B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard One of three soldiers killed when their convoy encountered roadside bombs, small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades near Forward Operating Base Shank in Logar province, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2008 Staff Sgt. Edgar Alberto Heredia, 28 Houston, Texas, USA 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2008 Staff Sgt. Travis Kent Hunsberger, 24 Goshen, Indiana, USA Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Died of wounds suffered when he struck a pressure-plated during a dismounted route clearance as part of the patrol near Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on June 27, 2008 Sgt. Mark Charles Palmateer, 38 Poughkeepsie, New York, USA B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard One of three soldiers killed when their convoy encountered roadside bombs, small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades near Forward Operating Base Shank in Logar province, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2008 Warrant Officer Dan Shirley, 32 Leicester, England 13 Air Assault Support Regiment, Royal Logistics Corps Killed when his vehicle rolled over, trapping him beneath it, during a logistic patrol from Sangin to Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 27, 2008 Lance Cpl. James Johnson, 31 Drumchapel, Scotland Company B, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland Killed when an anti-personnel mine exploded during a vehicle checkpoint patrol operating in the Lashkar Gar area in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2008 Sgt. James Matthews Treber, 24 Imperial Beach, California, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group One of three soldiers who died of injuries sustained when their rolled into a canal in Khosrow-E Sofla, Afghanistan, on June 29, 2008 Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Michael Rada Morales, 32 Naranjito, Puerto Rico, United States Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group One of three soldiers who died of injuries sustained when their rolled into a canal in Khosrow-E Sofla, Afghanistan, on June 29, 2008 Master Sgt. Shawn Elliott Simmons, 39 Ashland, Massachusetts, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group One of three soldiers who died of injuries sustained when their rolled into a canal in Khosrow-E Sofla, Afghanistan, on June 29, 2008
July 2008 Spc. Estell Lee Turner, 43 Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Died July 2, 2008, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Malikheyl, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2008 Cpl. Brendan Anthony Downey, 37 Dundurn, Saskatchewan, Canada Military Policeman from the Military Police Detachment in Dundurn, Saskatchewan, Military Policeman from the Military Police Detachment in Dundurn, Saskatchewan Found dead in a sleeping area at a Canadian base in the Persian Gulf region used as a staging area for Canadian airlifts to Afghanistan on July 4, 2008 1st Lt. Daniel Farkas, 42 Brooklyn, New York, USA Headquarters, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard Died of injuries suffered from a non-hostile incident in Kabul, Afghanistan on July 4, 2008 Pvt. Colin William Wilmot, 24 Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada 1 Field Ambulance attached to 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group Died at Kandahar Airfield of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near a dismounted security patrol in Panjwayi district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 5, 2008 Sgt. Douglas John Bull, 29 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA Company A, Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died at Bagram Air Field of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb during a mounted patrol in Chow Kay Valley south of Asadabad in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on July 8, 2008 Signaller Sean McCarthy, 25 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Australian Special Air Service Regiment Killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a patrol in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on July 9, 2008 Sgt. Samson Augusto Mora, 28 Barrigada, Guam, None Company A, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Babo Kheyl, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2008 Sgt. Brian Steven Leon Guerrero, 34 Hagatna, Guam, None 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Babo Kheyl, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2008 Capt. Kriszstian Nemes, 32 Hungary Assigned to Pol-e-Khomri Provincial Reconstruction Team Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while he and an Afghan police officer were exploring an area on a road to Kunduz where a roadside bomb had been reported in Baglan province, Afghanistan, on July 12, 2008 1st Lt. Jonathan Paul Brostrom, 24 Aiea, Hawaii, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008. He posthumously received the Silver Star, the nation's third-highest honor for valor, for his efforts to keep the outpost from being overrun by Taliban fighters. Cpl. Matthew Britten Phillips, 27 Jasper, Georgia, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008 Cpl. Gunnar William Zwilling, 20 Florissant, Missouri, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008 Cpl. Jonathan Ryan Ayers, 24 Snellville, Georgia, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008 Cpl. Jason Dane Hovater, 24 Clinton, Tennessee, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008 Cpl. Jason Michael Charles Bogar, 25 Seattle, Washington, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008 Spc. Sergio Sagoni Abad, 21 Morganfield, Kentucky, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008 Cpl. Pruitt Allen Rainey, 22 Haw River, North Carolina, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008 Sgt. John Israel Garcia, 24 Long Beach, California, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008 Master Sgt. Mitchell Wayne Young, 39 Jonesboro, Georgia, USA 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Killed when the vehicle he was in struck a roadside bomb in Kajaki Sofla, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008 Pfc. Willington Mitchell Rhoads, 23 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 173rd Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne) Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident in Bagram, Afghanistan, on July 16, 2008 1st Lt. Jason Daniel Mann, 29 Woodlynne, New Jersey, USA 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died from a non-hostile incident in Garmsir, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 17, 2008 Cpl. James Hayward Arnal, 25 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol in the Panjwayi district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 18, 2008 1st Lt. Nick A Dewhirst, 25 Onalaska, Wisconsin, USA 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Died of wounds suffered when his convoy came under attack by individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire in the Qalandar District of the Khost province, Afghanistan, on July 20, 2008 Pfc. Ivan Irl Wilson, 22 Clearlake, California, USA 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 21, 2008 Cpl. Jason Stuart Barnes, 25 Exeter, England Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, attached to 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Killed when the Vector ambulance vehicle he was driving hit a suspected roadside bomb in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 22, 2008 Lance Cpl. Kenneth Michael Rowe, 24 Newcastle, England Royal Army Veterinary Corps attached to 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Killed when his patrol came under small arms fire in the Sangin area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 24, 2008 Spc. Seteria Lefaye Brown, 22 Orlando, Florida, USA Headquarters Company, 62nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident in Sharana, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2008 Pvt. Jesper Gilbert Petersen, 28 Denmark Jydske Dragonregiment (Jutland Dragoon Regiment) Killed when his tank struck a roadside bomb in the Upper Gereshk Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2008 Sgt. Jonathan Mathews, 35 Edinburgh, Scotland The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland Killed when Taliban fighters ambushed his foot patrol near Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 28, 2008 Pvt. Peter Joe Cowton, 25 Basingstroke, England Company B, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a patrol near Forward Operating Base Gibraltar in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 29, 2008
Aug. 2008 Spc. William Joseph Mulvihill, 20 Leavenworth, Kansas, USA Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Chowkay Valley, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2008 Pvt. Enlisted Grade 2 Jair De Jesus Garcia, 29 Chatsworth, California, USA C Troop, 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Chowkay Valley, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2008 Sgt. Ryan Patrick Baumann, 24 Great Mills, Maryland, USA Battery G, 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Died of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb on Route Alaska in Khost province, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2008 2nd Lt. Michael Robert Girdano, 23 Apollo, Pennsylvania, USA Company A, Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Chowkay Valley, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2008 Spc. David John Badie, 23 Rockford, Illinois, USA Company A, Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Chowkay Valley, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2008 Sgt. Jaime Gonzalez Jr., 40 Austin, Texas, USA 436th Chemical Company, Texas Army National Guard Died of injuries suffered when his vehicle encountered a mine in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 3, 2008 Staff Sgt. Errol Melvin James, 29 St. Croix, Virgin Islands, None 527th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident at Forward Operating Base Torkham in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, on August 4, 2008 Capt. Garrett Tucker Lawton, 31 Charleston, West Virginia, USA U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Died during combat operations in Herat province, Afghanistan, on August 4, 2008 Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony Mark Carbullido, 25 Agat, Guam, None Naval Hospital Corps School Died from injuries suffered when his convoy vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Sangatesh in Badghis province, Afghanistan, on August 8, 2008 Cpl. Joshua Brian Roberts, 29 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Company C, 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Died of injuries sustained in an engagement involving coalition forces, insurgents and security personnel from a civilian convoy in the Zhari district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 9, 2008. The incident is under investigation. Pfc. John Alexander Mattox, 23 Daingerfield, Texas, USA 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident at Forward Operating Base Bostick, Afghanistan, on August 10, 2008 Master Cpl. Erin Doyle, 32 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Killed when insurgents attacked his combat outpost with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire in Panjwayi district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2008 Pfc. Edgars Ozolins, 23 Daugavpils, Latvia 1. Kajnieku Bataljons (1st Infantry Battalion) Killed when a roadside bomb exploded as Latvian troops were escorting press representatives and civilians to Maymaneh province, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2008 Signaller Wayne Bland, 21 Leeds, England Motor Transport Troop, Support Squadron, 16 Signal Regiment Killed when a suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of British vehicles on patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2008 Lance Cpl. Juan Lopez-Castaneda, 19 Mesa, Arizona, USA Company E, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force One of three Marines killed in an explosion during a dismounted patrol in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 14, 2008 Cpl. Anthony Gary Mihalo, 23 Naperville, Illinois, USA Company E, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force One of three Marines killed in an explosion during a dismounted patrol in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 14, 2008 Lance Cpl. Jacob Joseph Toves, 27 Grover Beach, California, USA Company A, 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force One of three Marines killed in an explosion during a dismounted patrol in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 14, 2008 1st Lt. Donald Clayton Carwile, 29 Oxford, Mississippi, USA Company D, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb and then received small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 15, 2008 Pfc. Paul Edward Conlon Jr., 21 Somerville, Massachusetts, USA Company D, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb and then received small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 15, 2008 Staff Sgt. Kristopher Dan Rodgers, 29 Sturgis, Michigan, USA 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Korengal, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2008 Spc. Jonathan Luke Luscher, 20 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry, Pennsylvania Army National Guard Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident at Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan, on August 17, 2008 Pfc. Anthony Riviere, 22 Reunion, France 8e Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine (8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment) One of 10 French soldiers killed when their patrol was ambushed by about 100 Taliban fighters in Kabul province, Afghanistan, on August 189, 2008 Sgt. Rodolphe Penon, 40 Perpignan, France 2e Régiment Etranger de Parachutiste, Légion Etrangère (2nd Paratrooper Regiment, French Foreign Legion) One of 10 French soldiers killed when their patrol was ambushed by about 100 Taliban fighters in Kabul province, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2008 Cpl. Damien Buil, 31 Saint-Aigulin, France 8e Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine (8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment) One of 10 French soldiers killed when their patrol was ambushed by about 100 Taliban fighters in Kabul province, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2008 Pfc. Alexis Taani, 20 Hautes-Alpes, France 8e Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine (8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment) One of 10 French soldiers killed when their patrol was ambushed by about 100 Taliban fighters in Kabul province, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2008 Julien Le Pahun, 19 Montevrain, France One of 10 French soldiers killed when their patrol was ambushed by about 100 Taliban fighters in Kabul province, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2008 Cpl. Nicolas Gregoire, 25 Hauts-de-Seine, France 8e Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine (8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment) One of 10 French soldiers killed when their patrol was ambushed by about 100 Taliban fighters in Kabul province, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2008 Pfc. Damien Gaillet, 20 Caen, France 8e Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine (8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment) One of 10 French soldiers killed when their patrol was ambushed by about 100 Taliban fighters in Kabul province, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2008 Cpl. Barry Dempsey, 29 Ayrshire, United Kingdom The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a dismounted patrol in the Gereshk area of Helmand province, Afghanistan on August 18, 2008 Pfc. Melam Baouma, 22 Ouvéa Island, New Caledonia Régiment de Marche du Tchad (March Regiment of Chad) One of 10 French soldiers killed when their patrol was ambushed by about 100 Taliban fighters in Kabul province, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2008 Pfc. Kevin Chassaing, 19 Couthures-sur-Garonne, France 8e Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine (8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment) One of 10 French soldiers killed when their patrol was ambushed by about 100 Taliban fighters in Kabul province, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2008 1st Sgt. Sebastien Devez, 29 Castres, France 8e Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine (8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment) One of 10 French soldiers killed when their patrol was ambushed by about 100 Taliban fighters in Kabul province, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2008 Staff Sgt. David Lawrence Paquet, 26 Rising Sun, Maryland, USA 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died of undetermined causes while conducting a patrol at Combat Outpost Vegas, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2008 Sgt. Waldemar Sujdak, 28 Poland 2nd Mazowiecka Sapper Brigade One of three Polish soldiers killed when their Humvee struck a roadside bomb during a combat patrol operation 12.5 miles (20 km) outside Ghazni, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2008 Cpl. Dustin Roy Robert Joseph Wasden, 25 Spiritwood, Saskatchewan, Canada 12 Field Squadron, 1 Combat Engineer Regiment from Edmonton, Alberta, and attached to the 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group One of three Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during a patrol on Highway 1 in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2008 Sgt. 1st Class David James Todd Jr., 36 Kearn, Utah, USA A cavalry scout serving on a Military Transition Team assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Died of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire during a patrol in Bala Morghab, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2008 Sapper Stephan John Stock, 25 Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada 12 Field Squadron, 1 Combat Engineer Regiment, attached to the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group One of three Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during a patrol on Highway 1 in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2008 Cpl. Pawel Brodzikowski, 25 Poland 2nd Mazowiecka Sapper Brigade One of three Polish soldiers killed when their Humvee struck a roadside bomb during a combat patrol operation 12.5 miles (20 km) outside Ghazni, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2008 Cpl. Pawel Szwed, 27 Poland 2nd Mazowiecka Sapper Brigade One of three Polish soldiers killed when their Humvee struck a roadside bomb during a combat patrol operation 12.5 miles (20 km) outside Ghazni, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2008 Sgt. Shawn Eades, 33 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 12 Field Squadron, 1 Combat Engineer Regiment based out of Edmonton, Alberta and attached to the Second Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group. One of three Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during a patrol on Highway 1 in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2008 Staff Sgt. Brian Edward Studer, 28 Ramsey, Minnesota, USA 720th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 28th Transportation Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, Mannheim, Germany. Killed when the homemade bomb he was attempting to deactivate detonated in Ghazni, Afghanistan, on August 22, 2008 Sgt. 1st Class Henrik Christiansen, 29 Denmark Royal Life Guards, Royal Danish Army Died of injuries sustained when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb while traveling in a convoy to Forward Operating Base Attal in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 25, 2008 Sgt. 1st Class Christian Chemnitz, Unavailable Germany German Army Died in a non-combat related incident in Termez, Uzbekistan, on August 25, 2008 Pfc. Tan Quoc Ngo, 20 Beaverton, Oregon, USA Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment Died on August 27, 2008 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered in Zabul province, Afghanistan, when his mounted patrol received small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire Sgt. 1st Class Mischa Meier, 29 Zweibrucken, Germany Fallschirmjäger Battalion 263 (263rd Paratrooper Battalion) Killed when his patrol struck a roadside bomb south of Kunduz, Afghanistan, on August 27, 2008 Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Thomas Harris, 36 Lexington, North Carolina, USA Naval Special Warfare Development Group Died of injuries sustained while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan on August 30, 2008 Lt. Dragos T. Alexandrescu, 32 Campulung, Muscel, Romania 30th Ranger Battalion Killed when his armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb while on patrol on Highway A1 between Walat and Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 31, 2008
Sep. 2008 Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Allen Rodriguez, 35 Weidman, Wisconsin, USA K-9 unit of the 527th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th MP Brigade Died of wounds suffered when his mounted patrol came under small arms fire in Ana Kalay, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2008 Cpl. Andrew Paul Grenon, 23 Windsor, Ontario, Canada 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry One of three Canadian soldiers killed after an insurgent attack on their armored vehicle during a security patrol in the Zhari district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2008 Cpl. Michael James Alexander Seggie, 21 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry One of three Canadian soldiers killed after an insurgent attack on their armored vehicle during a security patrol in the Zhari district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2008 Pvt. Chadwick James Horn, 21 Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry One of three Canadian soldiers killed after an insurgent attack on their armored vehicle during a security patrol in the Zhari district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2008 Pvt. Enlisted Grade 2 Vincent Cortez Winston Jr., 22 St. Louis, Missouri, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on September 4, 2008 Ranger Justin James Cupples, 29 County Cavan, Ireland Company C, 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol in Sangin in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2008 Pfc. Michael Richard Dinterman, 18 Littlestown, Pennsylvania, USA 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died of wounds suffered when he received enemy fire while on dismounted patrol at Oustpost Restrepo, Kunar province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2008 Spc. Marques Irving Knight, 24 San Juan Capistrano, California, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died of wounds suffered when received small-arms fire while on dismounted patrol in the Korengal Valley of Kunar province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2008 Pfc. Jos ten Brinke, 21 Berkelland, Netherlands 41 Pantsergeniebataljon (41st Armored Engineering Battalion) Killed when a roadside bomb detonated 12 miles (19 km) north of Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on September 7, 2008 Sgt. Prescott Shipway, 36 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Killed when his armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a security patrol in the Panjwayi district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 7, 2008 1st Lt. Nicholas Aaron Madrazo, 25 Bothell, Washington, USA Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force One of two Marines killed along with a U.S. sailor when a roadside bomb detonated during combat operations in Parwan province, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2008 Capt Jesse Melton III, 29 Randallstown, Maryland, USA Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force One of two Marines killed along with a U.S. sailor when a roadside bomb detonated during combat operations in Parwan province, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2008 Petty Officer 3rd Class Eichmann Antonio Strickland, 23 Arlington, Washington, USA Navy corpsman assigned to a Marine training team Killed along with two Marines when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Afghnya Valley in Parwan province, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2008 Warrant Officer Gary O'Donnell, 40 Edinburgh, Scotland 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps Killed when a roadside bomb detonated in Musa Qaleh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 10, 2008 Pvt. Enlisted Grade 2 Michael Wayne Murdock, 22 Chocowinity, North Carolina, USA 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died at Bagram Air Base of wounds suffered when he was struck by enemy fire at Combat Outpost Lybert in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, on September 11, 2008 Michael Slebodnik, 39 Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, USA 2nd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Died of wounds suffered when the aircraft he was piloting received enemy fire near Forward Operating Base Nagil, Afghanistan, on September 11, 2008 Chief Petty Officer Jason Richard Freiwald, 30 Armada, Michigan, USA Tactical Development and Evaluation Squadron 2, Naval Special Warfare Development Group Died on September 12, 2008, from injuries sustained during combat operations in Afghanistan on September 11, 2008 Pvt. Jason Lee Rawstron, 23 Clayton-Le-Moors, Lancashire, England Company C, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Killed when his patrol were engaged in an exchange of fire near Forward Operating Base Gibraltar in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 12, 2008 Senior Chief Petty Officer John Wayne Marcum, 34 Flushing, Michigan, USA Tactical Development and Evaluation Squadron 2, Naval Special Warfare Development Group Died September 12, 2008, from injuries sustained during combat operations in Afghanistan on September 11, 2008 Lance Cpl. Nicky Mason, 26 Aveley, Essex, England 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Died as a result of an explosion during a routine patrol near Kajaki in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 13, 2008 Sgt. Joshua William Harris, 21 Romeoville, Illinois, USA Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard Died of injuries sustained while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan on August 30, 2008 1st Lt. Mohsin A Naqvi, 26 Newburgh, New York, USA Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, 199th Brigade One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb south of Forward Operating Base Gardez in Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2008 Staff Sgt. Jason Anthony Vazquez, 24 Chicago, Illinois, USA 2nd Battalion 122nd Field Artillery Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2008 Capt. Bruce Evan Hays, 42 Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA Wyoming Joint Forces Headquarters, Wyoming Army National Guard One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2008 Staff Sgt. Brandon Wade Farley, 30 Haworth, Texas, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died on September 18, 2008, at Bagram Air Base of wounds sustained when his mounted patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on September 17 Lt. Col. James Leon Wiley Jr., 46 North Bend, Oregon, USA 27th Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2008 Sgt. Jerome Charles Bell Jr., 29 Auburn, New York, USA Headquarters & Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on September 19, 2008 Pfc. Joseph Francisco Gonzales, 18 Tucson, Arizona, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in the Korengal Valley in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2008 Capt. Bruno Giancarlo Desolenni, 32 Crescent City, California, USA Joint Forces Headquarters, Element Training Team, Oregon Army National Guard Died of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2008 Maj. Rodolfo Ivan Rodriguez, 34 El Paso, Texas, USA 86th Construction & Training Squadron Died of wounds suffered from a homemade bomb in Islamabad, Pakistan, on September 20, 2008 Staff Sgt. Nathan Matthew Cox, 32 Walcott, Iowa, USA 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2008 Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew James O'Bryant, 22 Duluth, Georgia, USA Cryptologic Technician Third Class Petty Officer - (Navy Information Operations Command Maryland) Died in the bombing of the Mariott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, on September 20, 2008 Cpl. Alessandro Caroppo, 23 Italy 8th Bersaglieri Regiment Died of natural causes in Herat, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2008 Staff Sgt. William Earl Hasenflu, 38 Bradenton, Florida, USA A Troop, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Died from wounds suffered when his unit was ambushed by enemy forces using small arms fire in Jaji district, Paktia province, Afghanistan, on September 28, 2008 Sgt. 1st Class Gary Joseph Vasquez, 33 Round Lake Beach, Illinois, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group One of three soldiers killed when the vehicle they were in encountered a roadside bomb during mounted operations in Yakchal, Afghanistan on September 29, 2008 Sgt. 1st Class Jamie Scott Nicholas, 32 Maysel, West Virginia, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group One of three soldiers killed when the vehicle they were in encountered a roadside bomb during mounted operations in Yakchal, Afghanistan on September 29, 2008 Capt. Richard Gordon Cliff Jr., 29 Sanford, North Carolina, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group One of three soldiers killed when the vehicle they were in encountered a roadside bomb during mounted operations in Yakchal, Afghanistan on September 29, 2008
Oct. 2008 Spc. Jason Eric von Zerneck, 33 Kew Gardens, New York, USA B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard Died of injuries sustained from a vehicle incident in Qara Bagh Karez, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2008 Cpl. Jason Anthony Karella, 20 Anchorage, Alaska, USA 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died during combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on October 9, 2008 Cpl. Scott Gene Dimond, 39 Franklin, New Hampshire, USA 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, New Hampshire Army National Guard Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb and his patrol was engaged in a small arms fire attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 13, 2008 Spc. Cory Joseph Bertrand, 18 Center, Texas, USA Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Qazi Bandeh, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2008 Sgt. Preston Ray Medley, 23 Baker, Florida, USA 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Qazi Bandeh, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2008 Spc. Stephen Robert Fortunato, 25 Danvers, Massachusetts, USA Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Qazi Bandeh, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2008 Trooper James Munday, 21 Birmingham, England 1 Troop, D Squadron, Household Cavalry Regiment Killed by a contact explosion during a routine patrol approximately 14 miles (23 km) north of Forward Operating Base Delhi near Garmsir, Helmand province, Afghanistan, October 15, 2008 Sgt. Federico Guerra Borjas, 33 San Diego, California, USA Company A, 416th Civil Affairs Battalion, 351st Civil Affairs Command Died of wounds suffered from small arms fire during a dismounted patrol in Bermel District Center, Afghanistan, on October 16, 2008 Sgt. John Michael Penich, 25 Beach Park, Illinois, USA 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died of wounds suffered from indirect fire in Korengal Village, Afghanistan, on October 16, 2008 Maj. Robert Duane Lindenau, 39 Camano Island, Washington, USA 91st Civil Affairs Battalion, 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne) Died of wounds suffered when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle in Charbagh, Afghanistan, on October 20, 2008 Staff Sgt. Patrick Behlke, 25 Biesenthal, Germany Fallschirmjägerbattaillon 263 (Parachute Battalion 263) One of two German soldiers killed when a suicide bomber rode up to their foot patrol on a bicycle and triggered a bomb in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, on October 20, 2008 Cpl. Roman Schmidt, 22 Landstuhl, Germany Fallschirmjägerbattaillon 263 (263rd Parachute Battalion) One of two German soldiers killed when a suicide bomber rode up to their foot patrol on a bicycle and triggered a bomb in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, on October 20, 2008 Lance Cpl. San Sim, 23 Santa Ana, California, USA 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 22, 2008 Cpl. Adrian Robles, 21 Scottsbluff, Nebraska, USA 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 22, 2008 Sgt. Deon Lamarr Taylor, 30 Bronx, New York, USA 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Bela Beluk, Afghanistan, on October 22, 2008 Capt. Trevor Jon Yurista, 32 Pleasant Valley, New York, USA 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2008 Staff Sgt. Kevin Douglas Grieco, 35 Bartlett, Illinois, USA Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard One of two soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives as they were preparing to enter a building in Baghlan, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2008 Sgt. Nicholas Anthony Casey, 22 Canton, Ohio, USA 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) One of two soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives as they were preparing to enter a building in Baghlan, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2008 Sgt. Daniel Wayne Wallace, 27 Dry Ridge, Kentucky, USA Company C, 201st Engineer Battalion, Kentucky Army National Guard Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire in Badin Kheyl, Afghanistan, on October 31, 2008
Nov. 2008 Rifleman Yubraj Rai, 28 Khotang District, Nepal Company B, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles Died from a gunshot wound from enemy fire in Musa Qaleh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 4, 2008 Cpl. Ruben Alonso Rios, 30 Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain Airborne Light Infantry Brigade One of two Spanish soldiers killed when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden van into an Afghan Army supply convoy escorted by Spanish soldiers near Shindand in Herat province, Afghanistan, on November 9, 2008 1st Sgt. Juan Andres Suarez Garcia, 41 Asturias, Spain Brigada de Infanteria Ligera Aerotransportable (Airborne Light Infantry Brigade) One of two Spanish soldiers killed when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden van into an Afghan Army supply convoy escorted by Spanish soldiers near Shindand in Herat province, Afghanistan, on November 9, 2008 Marine Neil Dunstan, 32 Bournemouth, England Brigade Reconnaissance Force, UK Landing Force Command Support Group, 3 Commando Brigade One of two British Royal Marines killed in an explosion in the Garmsir district of southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 12, 2008 Marine Robert McKibben, 32 County Mayo, Ireland Brigade Reconnaissance Force, UK Landing Force Command Support Group, 3 Commando Brigade One of two British Royal Marines killed in an explosion in the Garmsir district of southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 12, 2008 Sgt. Jonnie Lee Stiles, 38 Highlands Ranch, Colorado, USA 927th Engineer Company, 769th Engineer Battalion, Louisiana Army National Guard Died of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on November 13, 2008 Colour Sgt. Krishnabahadur Dura, 36 Lamjung district, Nepal 2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles Killed when his Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in the Musa Qalah district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 15, 2008 1st Sgt. Nicolas Rey, 32 Castres, France 3e Règiment du Gènie (3rd Combat Engineer Regiment) Killed when he stepped on a landmine during a reconnaissance patrol on the southern outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, on November 22, 2008 Alexander Lucas, 24 Peebles, Scotland Victor Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near Kajaki in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 24, 2008 Marine George Sparks, 19 Epping, Essex, England J Company, 42 Commando Royal Marines One of two Royal Marines killed when their foot patrol was attacked by insurgents with rocket-propelled grenades northwest of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 27, 2008 Lt. Michael Housdan Fussell, 25 Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Killed when a roadside bomb exploded during a dismounted patrol in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on November 27, 2008 Marine Tony Evans, 20 Sunderland, England J Company, 42 Commando, Royal Marines One of two Royal Marines killed when their foot patrol was attacked by insurgents with rocket-propelled grenades northwest of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 27, 2008
Dec. 2008 Capt. Robert Jose Yllescas, 31 Lincoln, Nebraska, USA B Troop, 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on December 1, 2008, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his unit at Combat Outpost Keating, Afghanistan, on October 28. Pvt. Jacob G. Gade, 22 Glamsbjerg, Denmark Staff & Logistics Company, Jutland Dragoon Regiment One of two Danish soldiers killed by separate roadside bombs during combat with Taliban fighters 5 miles (8 km) south of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 4, 2008 Pfc. Dan Gyde, 29 Randers, Denmark Staff & Logistics Company, Jutland Dragoon Regiment One of two Danish soldiers killed by separate roadside bombs during combat with Taliban fighters 5 miles (8 km) south of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 4, 2008 Pvt. Demetrios Diplaros, 24 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment One of three Canadian soldiers killed when their armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a joint patrol with Afghan soldiers in Arghandab district, 9 miles (15 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2008 Cpl. Mark Robert McLaren, 23 Peterborough, Ontario, Canada 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment One of three Canadian soldiers killed when their armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a joint patrol with Afghan soldiers in Arghandab district, nine miles (15 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2008 Warrant Officer Robert John Wilson, 38 Keswick, Ontario, Canada 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment One of three Canadian soldiers killed when their armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a joint patrol with Afghan soldiers in the Arghandab district, nine miles (15 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2008 Sgt. John Henry Manuel, 38 Gateshead, England X-Ray Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines One of three Royal Marines killed as a result of a suspected suicide bomb attack south of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2008 Cpl. Marc Birch, 26 Northampton, England 6 Troop, X-Ray Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines One of three Royal Marines killed as a result of a suspected suicide bomb attack south of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2008 Lance Cpl. Steven Fellows, 28 Sheffield, England Whiskey Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Killed when his Jackal patrol vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2008 Marine Damian Jonathan Davies, 27 Telford, Shropshire, England Landing Force Support Party, Commando Logistic Regiment, Royal Marines One of three Royal Marines killed as a result of a suspected suicide bomb attack south of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2008 Cpl. Thomas James Hamilton, 26 Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment One of three Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle during a patrol in Arghandab district, roughly 8.5 miles (14 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 13, 2008 Pvt. John Michael Roy Curwin, 26 Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia, Canada 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment One of three Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle during a patrol roughly 8.5 miles (14 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, December 13, 2008 Pvt. Justin Peter Jones, 21 Baie Verte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment One of three Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle during a patrol in Arghandab district, roughly 8.5 miles (14 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, December 13, 2008 Lt. Aaron Lewis, 26 Essex, England 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery Killed while commanding a gun position during an attack on a British forward operating base near Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 15, 2008 Pvt. Enlisted Grade 2 Colman Joseph Meadows III, 19 Senoia, Georgia, USA 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident at Forward Operating Base Ramrod, Afghanistan, on December 16, 2008 Rifleman Stuart Nash, 21 Sydney, Australia 1st Battalion, The Rifles Killed in action during a firefight with Taliban forces in Zarghun Kalay, Nad-e-Ali district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 17, 2008 Sgt. Mark Weijdt, 24 Druten-Pulfijk, Netherlands 12e Luchtmobiel Infanterie Bataljon (12th Air Mobile Infantry Battalion) Killed when he stepped on a roadside bomb during a firefight with Taliban fighters in Baluchi Valley in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on December 19, 2008 Sgt. Jacob Moe Jensen, 23 Denmark Gardehusarregiment (Guard Hussar Regiment) One of three Danish soldiers killed when their armored personnel car struck a roadside bomb north of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 19, 2008 Pvt. Benjamin D. S. Rasmussen, 21 København-Brønshøj, Denmark Gardehusarregimentet (Guard Hussar Regiment) One of three Danish soldiers killed when their armored personnel car struck a roadside bomb north of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 19, 2008 Pvt. Sebastian La Cour Holm, 22 Karlebo, Denmark Gardehusarregimentet (Guard Hussar Regiment) One of three Danish soldiers killed when their armored personnel car struck a roadside bomb north of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 19, 2008 Cpl. Robert Deering, 33 Solihull, England Commando Logistics Regiment, Royal Marines Killed when he approached a Viking armored personnel carrier after it was involved in an explosion and a second explosion occurred, killing him instantly, west of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2008 Lance Cpl. Benjamin Whatley, 20 King's Lynn, England Company L, 42 Commando, Royal Marines Killed by enemy fire during an operation to clear enemy forces from the north of Nad-E-Ali district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 24, 2008 Cpl. Charles Patrick Gaffney Jr., 42 Phoenix, Arizona, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Killed when his combat outpost received enemy rocket fire in Orgun-e, Paktika province, Afghanistan, on December 24, 2008 Pvt. Michael Freeman, 28 Peterborough, Ontario, Canada 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Killed when the vehicle he was in was struck by a roadside bomb in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on December 26, 2008 Sgt. Gregory John Kruse, 40 Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada 2 Combat Engineer Regiment, attached to 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group One of two soldiers killed when a homemade bomb exploded while conducting security operations in the Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on December 27, 2008 Warrant Officer Gaetan Roberge, 45 Hammer, Ontario, Canada 2nd Battalion, The Irish Regiment of Canada One of two soldiers killed when a homemade bomb exploded while conducting security operations in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on December 27, 2008 Cpl. Liam Elms, 26 Wigan, England Company Z, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Killed by an explosion during a patrol alongside Afghan National Army soldiers in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 31, 2008
Jan. 2009 Sgt. Chris Reed, 25 Plymouth, England Company C, 6th Battalion, The Rifles Killed by a roadside bomb that exploded during a vehicle patrol in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 1, 2009 Lance Cpl. Alberto Francesconi, 21 Bronx, New York, USA 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died while supporting combat operations in Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan on January 1, 2009 Pvt. Gregory Michael Sher, 30 Melbourne, Australia 2 Commando Company, 1st Commando Regiment Killed in a rocket attack on a forward operating base in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on January 4, 2009 Lance Cpl. Jessie Adam Cassada, 19 Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA Company L, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died while supporting combat operations in Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 6, 2009 Trooper Brian Richard Good, 42 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group Killed when the vehicle he was in was struck by a roadside bomb in Shah Wall Kowt District, Afghanistan, on January 7, 2009 Cpl. Keith Eric Essary, 20 Dyersburg, Tennessee, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division One of two soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device in Maywand, Afghanistan, on January 8, 2009 Staff Sgt. Joshua Lee Rath, 22 Decatur, Alabama, USA 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division One of two soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device in Maywand, Afghanistan, on January 8, 2009 Sgt. Jason Ray Parsons, 24 Lenoir , North Carolina, USA 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Jaldak, Zabul province, Afghanistan on January 9, 2009 Cpl. Joseph Michael Hernandez, 24 Hammond, Indiana, USA C, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Jaldak, Zabul province, Afghanistan on January 9, 2009 Maj. Brian Michael Mescall, 33 Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Jaldak, Zabul province, Afghanistan on January 9, 2009 Lance Cpl. Daniel Ryan Bennett, 23 Clifton, Virginia, USA Headquarters & Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan on January 11, 2009 Marine Travis Mackin, 22 Plymouth, England Communications Squadron, United Kingdom Landing Force Command Support Group (UKLFCSG), operating as part of 45 Commando Royal Marines Killed when a roadside bomb exploded as he was establishing a fire-support location to protect his colleagues advancing on a Taliban defensive position in the Kajaki area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 11, 2009 Cpl. Danny Winter, 28 Stockport, England Mortar Troop, Z Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Killed along with a British soldier in an explosion during an operation to clear compounds in a known Taliban stronghold northeast of Gereshk in central Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 14, 2009 Capt. Tom Sawyer, 26 Hertfordshire, England 7 (Sphinx) Commando Battery, 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery Killed along with a British Royal Marine in an explosion during an operation to clear compounds in a known Taliban stronghold northeast of Gereshk in central Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 14, 2009 Warrant Officer Arnaldo Forcucci, 41 Popoli, Italy Italian Air Force Died of natural causes at Camp Arena in Herat province, Afghanistan, on January 15, 2009 Staff Sgt. Joshua Rhea Townsend, 30 Solvang, California, USA Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Died from a non-combat incident at Fire Base Ripley in the Tarin Kowt district of Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on January 16, 2009 Cpl. Richard Robinson, 21 Cornwall, England Company E, 1st Battalion, The Rifles Killed by enemy fire during an ambush north of Sangin District Center during a patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 17, 2009 Staff Sgt. Carlo Montell Robinson, 33 Lawton, Oklahoma, USA Headquarters Company, 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan, on January 17, 2009 Sgt. Ezra Dawson, 31 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died when the Chinook helicopter he was in made a hard landing under combat conditions in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, on January 17, 2009 Lance Cpl. Julian Thomas Brennan, 25 Brooklyn, New York, USA 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on January 24, 2009 Sgt. Trevor Jeremiah Johnson, 23 Forsyth, Montana, USA 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 27, 2009 Sgt. David William Wallace III, 25 Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, USA 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 27, 2009 Cpl. Daniel Nield, 31 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England Company S, 1st Battalion, The Rifles Killed in an explosion, believed to have been caused by a rocket-propelled grenade, during a contact with enemy forces during an operation north of Musa Qaleh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 30, 2009 Chief Warrant Officer Milton Eric Suggs, 51 Lockport, Louisiana, USA 38th Operational Support Airlift Detachment, 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group, Louisiana Army National Guard Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, on January 30, 2009 Sapper Sean David Greenfield, 25 Pinawa, Manitoba, Canada 24 Field Engineer Squadron, 2 Combat Engineer Regiment, attached to the 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment Killed when his armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb about 25 miles (40 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on January 31, 2009
Feb. 2009 Lance Cpl. Kevin Thomas Preach, 21 Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died on February 7, 2009, from wounds he received while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on January 24, 2009 Staff Sgt. Jason Evan Burkholder, 27 Elida, Ohio, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard One of two soldiers who died of wounds when a roadside bomb detonated in Helmand province, Afghanistan on February 8, 2009 1st Lt. Jared William Southworth, 26 Oakland, Illinois, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard One of two soldiers who died of wounds when a roadside bomb detonated in Helmand province, Afghanistan on February 8, 2009 Cpl. Peter John Courcy, 22 Frisco, Texas, USA Company D, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Salerno, Afghanistan, on February 10, 2009 Warrant Officer Andrzej Rozmiarek, 35 Poland 12th Mechanized Brigade Killed in a non-hostile road accident that occured when he was returning to base in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on February 10, 2009 Pfc. Jason Ryan Watson, 19 Many, Louisiana, USA Company D, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Salerno, Afghanistan, on February 10, 2009 Capt. Patrice Sonzogni, 46 Tarbes, France 35e Régiment d'Artillerie Parachutiste (35th Parachute Artillery Regiment) Killed along with an Afghan interpreter when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during a joint Afghan-French patrol in Logar province, Afghanistan, on February 11, 2009 Staff Sgt. Marc Joseph Small, 29 Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and small-arms fire in Faramuz, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on February 12, 2009 Staff Sgt. Daniel Louis Hansen, 24 Tracy, California, USA Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on February 14, 2009 Marine Darren Smith, 27 Fleetwood , Lancashire, England X-ray Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Died of wounds suffered when Taliban fighters ambushed his unit in Helmand province, Afghanistan on February 14, 2009 Sgt. 1st Class Raymond John Munden, 35 Mesquite, Texas, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire at Forward Operating Base Tillman in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on February 16, 2009 Lance Cpl. Stephen Michael Kingscott, 22 Plymouth, England Company C, 1st Battalion, The Rifles Killed during the assault of an enemy position during a deliberate operation against insurgents in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 16, 2009 Staff Sgt. Timothy Peter Davis, 28 Aberdeen, Washington, USA 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, 720th Special Tactics Group Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb near Bagram, Afghanistan, on February 20, 2009 Master Sgt. David Lee Hurt, 36 Oak Park, Illinois, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a mounted combat reconnaissance patrol near Khordi in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on February 20, 2009 Staff Sgt. Jeremy Eugene Bessa, 26 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a mounted combat reconnaissance patrol near Khordi in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on February 20, 2009 Sgt. Schuyler Brent Patch, 25 Galva, Illinois, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 24, 2009 Sgt. Scott Bradley Stream, 39 Mattoon, Illinois, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 24, 2009 Sgt. Daniel James Thompson, 24 Madison, Wisconsin, USA Individual Ready Reservist assigned to the 715th Military Police Company One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 24, 2009 Capt. Brian Matthew Bunting, 29 Potomac, Maryland, USA An Individual Ready Reservist assigned to Headquarters, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 24, 2009 Cpl. Tom Gaden, 24 Taunton, England Company E, 1st Battalion, The Rifles One of three British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their escort patrol in Gereshk district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 25, 2009 Lance Cpl. Paul Upton, 31 Looe, England Company E, 1st Battalion, The Rifles Regiment One of three British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their escort patrol in Gereshk district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 25, 2009 Rifleman Jamie Gunn, 21 Monmouth, Wales Company E, 1st Battalion, The Rifles Regiment One of three British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their escort patrol in Gereshk district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 25, 2009 Michael Laski, 21 Liverpool, England Signals Detachment Company Y, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Died on February 25, 2009, at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, England, of wounds sustained when his foot patrol was attacked north of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 23, 2009 Sgt. Maj. Claudiu Chira, 30 Rasnov, Romania 21st Mountain Battalion Died of wounds received when his Humvee struck a roadside bomb during a patrol on the A1 Highway about 31 miles (50 km) outside of Qalat, Afghanistan, on February 26, 2009
