June 2011, cont. Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth Ryan White, 35 Fort Collins, Colorado, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division One of two soldiers killed when their OH-58D Kiowa helicopter crashed in the Sabari district of Khost province, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2011 Chief Warrant Officer Bradley Justin Gaudet, 31 Gladewater, Texas, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division One of two soldiers killed when their OH-58D Kiowa helicopter crashed in the Sabari district of Khost province, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2011 Lance Cpl. Martin Joseph Gill, 22 Nottingham, England Company K, 42 Commando, Royal Marines Killed when his unit was attacked by insurgents using small-arms fire during a patrol in the Adensee area of Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, on June 5, 2011 Rifleman Martin Jon Lamb, 27 Gloucester, England Company A, 1st Battalion, The Rifles Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while on a patrol in the Haji Kareen area of the Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2011 Sapper Rowan Jaie Robinson, 23 Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia Combat engineer, Incident Response Regiment, attached to the Australian Special Operations Task Group Robinson was part of an Australian Special Operations Task Group patrol that had uncovered a large cache of explosives and was moving to another area of interest when the patrol came under fire from Taliban insurgents in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2011 Sgt. Joseph Michael Garrison, 27 New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died following a roadside bomb attack while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2011 Cpl. William Joseph Woitowicz, 23 Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment Died while conducting combat operations in Badghis province, Afghanistan, on June 7, 2011 Cpl. Matthew Thomas Richard, 21 Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died following a roadside bomb attack while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan on June 9, 2011 Lance Cpl. Nicholas Shea O'Brien, 21 Stanley, North Carolina, USA 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died following a roadside bomb attack while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 9, 2011 Lt. Matthieu Gaudin, 37 France 3e Regiment d'Helicoptere de Combat (3rd Combat Helicopter Regiment) Died of injuries sustained when his Gazelle helicopter crashed in bad weather about 12 miles (20 km) outside Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, on June 10, 2011
June 2011, cont. Cpl. Lionel Chevalier, 24 Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, France 35e Regiment d’Infanterie (35th Infantry Regiment) Died of a non-hostile injury suffered when his weapon discharged as he was boarding an armored vehicle to return to base after a mission in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on June 10, 2011 Capt. Michael Wray Newton, 30 Newport News, Virginia, USA Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident in Meymaneh, Faryab province, Afghanistan, on June 11, 2011 Lance Cpl. Jason Daniel Hill, 20 Poway, California, USA 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 11, 2011 Lance Cpl. Sean Michael Nicholas O'Connor, 22 Douglas, Wyoming, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 12, 2011 Lance Cpl. Joshua Brent McDaniels, 21 Dublin, Ohio, USA 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Killed in a roadside bomb attack while conducting combat operations in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 12, 2011 Pfc. Eric Daniel Soufrine, 20 Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using a roadside bomb in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2011 Staff Sgt. Jeremy Andrew Katzenberger, 26 Weatherby Lake, Missouri, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Killed by direct fire from enemy forces during a heavy firefight while conducting combat operations in Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2011 Pvt. Ryan Jeffrey Larson, 19 Friendship, Wisconsin, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Died of wounds suffered when his Stryker vehicle hit a roadside bomb while on mounted patrol in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on June 15, 2011 Sgt. Mark Andrew Bradley, 25 Cuba, New York, USA 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died on June 16, 2011, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 3, 2011 Craftsman Andrew Found, 27 Whitby, Yorkshire, England The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, attached D Squadron, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Found was assessing the damage to a Warthog vehicle that had been disabled by a roadside bomb when he was fatally wounded in a secondary explosion. The incident took place near Adin Za’i in the Gereshk Valley area, within the northern Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, on June 16, 2011 Cpl. Lloyd Newell, Unavailable England The Parachute Regiment Killed by small-arms fire during an operation in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 16, 2011. The British Ministry of Defence said Newell's age and hometown were not released "because of the nature of his work." Spc. Scott Daniel Smith, 36 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 81st Troop Command, Indiana Army National Guard Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident at Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost province, Afghanistan, on June 17, 2011
June 2011, cont. Sgt. 1st Class Alvin Algernon Boatwright, 33 Lodge, South Carolina, USA Company C, 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team One of four soldiers that died of injuries suffered during a vehicle roll-over accident near Deh Rawod in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on June 18, 2011 Sgt. Edward Fred Dixon III, 37 Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, USA Company C, 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team One of four soldiers that died of injuries suffered during a vehicle roll-over accident near Deh Rawod in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on June 18, 2011 Pvt. Gareth Leslie William Bellingham, 22 Stoke-on-Trent, England Company C, 3rd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment Killed when insurgents fired on him while he was providing security during a patrol in an area near Khar Nikarin in the Upper Gereshk Valley, Helmand province, Afghanistan on June 18, 2011 Sgt. Alan Leigh Snyder, 28 Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Company C, 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team One of four soldiers that died of injuries suffered during a vehicle roll-over accident near Deh Rawod in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on June 18, 2011 Pfc. Brian J. Backus, 21 Saginaw Township, Michigan, USA 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on June 18, 2011 Pvt. Florian Morillon, 21 Grenoble, France 1er Regiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes (1st Parachute Infantry Regiment) Died of wounds suffered when his foot patrol was engaged by insurgents near the village of Shatoray in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on June 18, 2011 Spc. Tyler Richard Kreinz, 21 Beloit, Wisconsin, USA Company C, 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team One of four soldiers that died of injuries suffered during a vehicle roll-over accident near Deh Rawod in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on June 18, 2011 Pfc. Josue Ibarra, 21 Midland, Texas, USA 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Died following a roadside bomb attack during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 19, 2011 Sgt. James W. Harvey II, 23 Toms River, New Jersey, USA 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2011 Pfc. Joshua L. Jetton, 21 Sebring, Florida, USA 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2011 Pfc. Gustavo A. Rios-Ordonez, 25 Englewood, Ohio, USA 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2011 Lance Cpl. Jared C. Verbeek, 22 Visalia, California, USA 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died from wounds received from a roadside bomb attack while conducting combat operations in the Sangin district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2011 Spc. Levi E. Nuncio, 24 Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 22, 2011 Cpl. Gurpreet Singh, 21 Antelope, California, USA 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 22, 2011 Spc. Nicholas C. D. Hensley, 28 Prattville, Alabama, USA 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died June 24, 2011, in Landstuhl, Germany from injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 15
June 2011, cont. 1st Lt. Dimitri A. Del Castillo, 24 Tampa, Florida, USA 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their units with small-arms fire in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 25, 2011 Master Cpl. Francis Roy, 32 Rimouski, Québec, Canada Canadian Special Operations Regiment Found dead from non-combat related wounds at a coalition forward operating base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 25, 2011 Staff Sgt. Nigel D. Kelly, 26 Menifee, California, USA 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their units with small-arms fire in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 25, 2011 Gunnery Sgt. Ralph E. Pate Jr., 29 Mullins, South Carolina, USA 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 25, 2011 Sgt. Marlon E. Myrie, 25 Oakland Park, Florida, USA 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 25, 2011 Pfc. Cyril Hugodot, 24 Dreux, France 3e compagnie, 1er Regiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes (3rd Company, 1st Parachute Regiment) Hugodot was seriously wounded when his reconnaissance patrol was attacked in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on June 25, 2011. He was evacuated to a military hospital in Kabul, where he died of his wounds. Spc. Nicholas P. Bernier, 21 East Kingston, New Hampshire, USA 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died June 25, 2011, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries suffered June 22 when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire in the Kherwar district of Logar province, Afghanistan Spc. Kevin J. Hilaman, 28 Albany, California, USA 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2011 Pvt. Niyireth Pineda Marín, 31 Colombia Regimiento de Infantería Ligera 9 (9th Light Infantry Regiment) One of two Spanish soldiers killed when their Lynx armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a reconnaissance patrol about 12 miles (20 km) north of Qala-i-Naw, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2011 Tech. Sgt. Daniel L. Douville, 33 Harvey, Louisiana, USA 96th Civil Engineer Squadron, 96th Civil Engineer Group, 96th Air Base Wing Died as a result of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated on the border of the Nad-e Ali district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2011 Sgt. Manuel Argudin Perrino, 34 Gijón, Spain Regimiento de Infantería Ligera 9 (9th Light Infantry Regiment) One of two Spanish soldiers killed when their Lynx armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a reconnaissance patrol about 12 miles (20 km) north of Qala-i-Naw, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2011
June 2011, cont. Cpl. Michael Conrad Nolen, 22 Spring Valley, Wisconsin, USA 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 27, 2011 Lance Cpl. Mark R. Goyet, 22 Sinton, Texas, USA 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2011 Staff Sgt. Donald Vincent Stacy, 23 Avondale, Arizona, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 505th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2011 Lance Cpl. John Felix Farias, 20 New Braunfels, Texas, USA 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2011 Cpl. Kyle Richard Schneider, 23 Phoenix, New York, USA Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died following a roadside bomb attack while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 30, 2011 Sgt. Chad D. Frokjer, 27 Maplewood, Minnesota, USA 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died following a roadside bomb attack while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 30, 2011
July 2011 Pfc. James Allen Waters, 21 Cloverdale, Indiana, USA Company D, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using a roadside bomb in Sartak in the Zhari district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 1, 2011 Pvt. Scott McLaren, 28 Edinburgh, Scotland Company D, The Highlanders, The 4th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland McLaren was on a mission with his unit to hold and secure a vital bridgehead in the northern area of Nahr-e-Saraj district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2011. He was reported missing that morning and his body was found later that day after an extensive search. Staff Sgt. Michael J. Garcia, 27 Bossier City, Louisiana, USA 705th Ordnance Company, 63rd Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group, 20th Support Command Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using a roadside bomb in Logar province, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2011 Sgt. Todd Matthew Langley, 35 Margaret River, Australia 2nd Commando Regiment Killed when he was struck by insurgent small-arms fire during an extended firefight in southern Afghanistan on July 4, 2011 Sgt. Nicanor Amper IV, 36 San Jose, California, USA A Troop, 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Killed when enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket-propelled grenade in the Shemal district of Khost province, Afghanistan, on July 5, 2011 Spc. Jordan C. Schumann, 24 Port Saint Lucie, Florida, USA 527th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in Paktia province, Afghanistan, on July 5, 2011 Staff Sgt. Joshua A. Throckmorton, 28 Battle Creek, Michigan, USA 527th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in Paktia province, Afghanistan, on July 5, 2011 Spc. Preston J. Suter, 22 Sandy, Utah, USA 527th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in Paktia province, Afghanistan, on July 5, 2011 Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Dodds Dudley, 29 Tega Cay, South Carolina, USA Marine Air Group 26, 2nd Marine Air Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 7, 2011
July 2011, cont. Sgt. 1st Class Terryl Lynn Pasker, 39 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA Company B, 334th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa Army National Guard Pasker was conducting a mounted patrol in Tabanna, Panjshir province, Afghanistan, when an Afghan National Directorate Security officer stopped his vehicle and opened fire, killing Pasker and a civilian in the vehicle, on July 9, 2011. Another U.S. soldier immediately opened fire on the security officer and killed him. Sgt. Christopher Paul Soderlund, 23 Pineville, Louisiana, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with rocket-propelled grenade fire in Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan, on July 9, 2011 Spc. Rafael Angel Nieves Jr., 22 Albany, New York, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with small-arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2011 Lance Cpl. Norberto Mendez Hernandez, 22 Logan, Utah, USA 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2011 Pvt. Alexander Biune, 23 Copenhagen, Denmark 3. Eskadron, 2. Uddannelsesbataljon, Jydske Dragonregiment (3rd Squadron, 2nd Training Battalion, Jutland Dragoon Regiment) Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while on patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2011 Pfc. Clement Kovac, 22 Peronee, France 1er Escadron, 1er-2e Regiment de Chasseurs (1st Squadron, 1st-2nd Regiment of Hunters) Kovac was exiting a vehicle after a mission in Kapisa province when he was accidentally shot by another French soldier on July 11, 2011. He was immediately evacuated to a military hospital in Kabul where he died of his injuries. Cpl. Maj. Roberto Marchini, 28 Viterbo, Italy 8° Reggimento Paracadutisti (8th Paratrooper Regiment) Killed when a roadside bomb detonated 1.8 miles (3 km) west of a forward operating base in the Bakwa district of Farah province, Afghanistan, on July 12, 2011 Lance Cpl. Robert S. Greniger, 21 Greenfield, Minnesota, USA 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 12, 2011 Seaman Aaron D. Ullom, 20 Midland, Michigan, USA Navy corpsman assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting a dismounted patrol in the Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 12, 2011 Master Sgt. Emmanuel Techer, 38 France 17e Regiment du Genie Parachutiste (17th Paratrooper Engineer Regiment) One of five French soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device while his unit was providing security for an assembly of Afghan elders in Joybar village, a few miles west of Tagab, in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2011 Master Cpl. Sebastien Vermeille, 30 Montfavet, France 1er Regiment d’Infanterie de Marine (1st Marine Infantry Regiment) One of five French soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device while his unit was providing security for an assembly of Afghan elders in Joybar village, a few miles west of Tagab, in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2011 Master Sgt. Laurent Marsol, 35 Toulouse, France 1er Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes (1st Paratrooper Regiment) One of five French soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device while his unit was providing security for an assembly of Afghan elders in Joybar village, a few miles west of Tagab, in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2011 Master Sgt. Jean-Marc Gueniat, 37 Fontenay, France 17e Regiment du Genie Parachutiste (17th Paratrooper Engineer Regiment) One of five French soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device while his unit was providing security for an assembly of Afghan elders in Joybar village, a few miles west of Tagab, in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2011 Lt. Thomas Gauvin, 27 Caen, France 1er Regiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes (1st Paratrooper Regiment) One of five French soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device while his unit was providing security for an assembly of Afghan elders in Joybar village, a few miles west of Tagab, in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2011 Sgt. Benjamin Bourdet, 30 Cherbourg, France Commando Jaubert, Commandos Marine (Naval Commandos) Bourdet was part of a joint patrol with French Navy Special Forces and Afghan police that engaged insurgents in Alasay valley of Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on July 14, 2011. Bourdet was shot and killed in the ensuing firefight. Sgt. Jeremy R. Summers, 27 Mount Olivet, Kentucky, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Died on July 14, 2011, after enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on July 13
July 2011, cont. Lance Cpl. Christopher L. Camero, 19 Kailua Kona, Hawaii, USA 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died on July 15, 2011, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2011 Staff Sgt. Lex Lee Lewis, 40 Rapid City, South Dakota, USA B Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Killed when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire during a dismounted patrol in the village of Shewan Garrison, Farah province, Afghanistan, on July 15, 2011 Staff Sgt. Wyatt A Goldsmith, 28 Colville, Washington, USA Company A, 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group Died at Camp Bastion Hospital, Afghanistan of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with rocket-propelled grenade fire in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 15, 2011 Spc. Frank R. Gross, 25 Oldsmar, Florida, USA 2nd Battalion, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade Died July 16, 2011 at Kandahar province, Afghanistan of wounds sustained at Khost province, Afghanistan when a roadside bomb explosion caused a military vehicle roll-over Cpl. Raphael R. Arruda, 21 Ogden, Utah, USA 416th Theater Engineer Command, Army Reserve Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on July 16, 2011 Lance Cpl. Paul Watkins, 24 Port Elizabeth, South Africa C Squadron, 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) Killed when an individual wearing an Afghan National Army uniform open fire while he providing overwatch security for a foot patrol west of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 16, 2011 Pfc. Tyler Michael Springmann, 19 Hartland, Maine, USA Company A, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in Talukan, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 17, 2011 Master Sgt. Kenneth Brian Elwell, 33 Holland, Pennsylvania, USA Company A, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in Talukan, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 17, 2011 Lance Cpl. Jabari N. Thompson, 22 Brooklyn, New York, USA 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died on July 17, 2011, in Germany of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2011 Sgt. Omar A. Jones, 28 Crook, Colorado, USA 126th Chemical Battalion, 92nd Troop Command, Nebraska Army National Guard Died as a result of a non-battle related injury in Balkh province, Afghanistan, on July 18, 2011 Cpl. Mark Anthony Palin, 32 Plymouth, England Company B, 1st Battalion, The Rifles Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while he was guiding a patrol to clear a cache of nearly complete improvised explosive device components that had been discovered earlier in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 18, 2011 Sgt. Edward W. Koehler, 47 Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA 131st Transportation Company, 213th Area Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their convoy in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on July 18, 2011 Sgt. Brian K. Mowery, 49 Halifax, Pennsylvania, USA 131st Transportation Company, 213th Area Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their convoy in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on July 18, 2011 Staff Sgt. Kenneth R. VanGiesen, 30 Kane, Pennsylvania, USA 131st Transportation Company, 213th Area Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their convoy in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on July 18, 2011 Sgt. Jacob Molina, 27 Houston, Texas, USA 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on July 19, 2011 Staff Sgt. James M. Christen, 29 Loomis, California, USA 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on July 19, 2011 Master Sgt. Benjamin A. Stevenson, 36 Canyon Lake, Texas, USA Special operations team member assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Special Operations Command Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on July 21, 2011
July 2011, cont. Cpl. Maj. David Tobini, 28 Rome, Italy 183° Reggimento Paracadutisti (183rd Parachute Regiment) Killed when his unit was attacked by enemy forces with small-arms fire during an operation near Bala Murghab in Badghis province, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2011 Pvt. Pawel Poswiat, 29Poland 1. Batalionu Piechoty Zmotoryzowanej, 17 Wielkopolskiej Brygadzie Zmechanizowanej (1st Motorized Infantry Battalion, 17th Wielkopolska Mechanized Brigade) Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his armored personnel carrier during a patrol in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on July 28, 2011 2nd Lt. Jered Wayne Ewy, 33 Edmond, Oklahoma, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a dismounted patrol in Janak Kheyl, Paktia province, Afghanistan, on July 29, 2011 Spc. Augustus James Vicari, 22 Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a dismounted patrol in Janak Kheyl, Paktia province, Afghanistan, on July 29, 2011 Sgt. William Benjamin Gross Paniagua, 28 Daly City, California, None Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Died of injuries suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in the Watahpur district of Kunar province, Afghanistan, on July 31, 2011 Sgt. Dennis E. Kancler, 26 Brecksville, Ohio, USA 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment One of three Marines killed in a fire in their living quarters in Herat province, Afghanistan, on July 31, 2011 Pfc. Brice M. Scott, 22 Columbus, Georgia, USA 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 31, 2011 Staff Sgt. Patrick R. Dolphin, 29 Moscow, Pennsylvania, USA 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment One of three Marines killed in a fire in their living quarters in Herat province, Afghanistan, on July 31, 2011 Sgt. Christopher M. Wrinkle, 29 Dallastown, Pennsylvania, USA 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment One of three Marines killed in a fire in their living quarters in Herat province, Afghanistan, on July 31, 2011
Aug 2011 Staff Sgt. Leon Horace Lucas Jr., 32 Wilson, North Carolina, USA 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2011 Staff Sgt. Kirk Avery Owen, 37 Sapulpa, Oklahoma, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in in the Lajah district of Paktia province, Afghanistan, on August 2, 2011 Pfc. Cody Glen Baker, 19 Holton, Kansas, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in the Maydan Shahr district of Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 3, 2011 Sgt. Barun Rai, 24 Silver Spring, Maryland, USA Forward Support Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover in Logar province, Afghanistan, on August 3, 2011 Pfc. Gil Isaiah Morales Del Valle, 21 Jacksonville, Florida, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in the Maydan Shahr district of Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 3, 2011 Capt. Waid Charles Ramsey, 41 Red Bay, Alabama, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 20th Special Forces Group, Alabama Army National Guard Died of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with small-arms fire in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on August 4, 2011 Sgt. Anthony Del Mar Peterson, 24 Chelsea, Oklahoma, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire in the Zurmat district of Paktia province, Afghanistan, on August 4, 2011 Sgt. Daniel David Gurr, 21 Vernal, Utah, USA 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Killed by enemy fire while on patrol in Malozai, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 5, 2011 Spc. Mark Jordon Downer, 23 Warner Robins, Georgia, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket-propelled grenade in Sangsar, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 5, 2011 Spc. Jinsu Lee, 34 Chatsworth, California, USA 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Died in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on August 5, 2011 Marine James Robert Wright, 22 Weymouth, England Juliet Company, 42 Commando, 3 Commando Brigade Killed when his patrol was involved in a firefight with insurgents in the Shpazh Gerebian area of Nad-e Ali district, Helmand province, on August 5, 2011
Aug. 2011, cont. Chief Petty Officer John Weston Faas, 31 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Naval Special Warfare Development Group One of 22 Navy SEALs killed along with five soldiers and three airmen when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Staff Sgt. Patrick Douglas Hamburger, 30 Lincoln, Nebraska, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, Nebraska Army National Guard One of five soldiers killed along with three airmen and 22 Navy SEALs when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Chief Petty Officer Kevin Arthur Houston, 35 West Hyannisport, Massachusetts, USA Naval Special Warfare Development Group One of 22 Navy SEALs killed along with five soldiers and three airmen when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Chief Petty Officer Robert James Reeves, 32 Shreveport, Louisiana, USA Naval Special Warfare Development Group One of 22 Navy SEALs killed along with five soldiers and three airmen when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher George Campbell, 36 Jacksonville, North Carolina, USA Naval Special Warfare Development Group One of 22 Navy SEALs killed along with five soldiers and three airmen when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Sgt. Alexander James Bennett, 24 Tacoma, Washington, USA Company B, 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, Army Reserve One of five soldiers killed along with three airmen and 22 Navy SEALs when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Chief Warrant Officer 4 David R. Carter, 47 Centennial, Colorado, USA Detachment 1, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard One of five soldiers killed along with three airmen and 22 Navy SEALs killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Petty Officer 1st Class John Douangdara, 26 South Sioux City, Nebraska, USA Naval Special Warfare Development Group One of 22 Navy SEALs killed along with five soldiers and three airmen when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Joseph Strange, 25 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Naval Special Warfare Development Group One of 22 Navy SEALs killed along with five soldiers and three airmen when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Tech. Sgt. Daniel Lee Zerbe, 28 York, Pennsylvania, USA Pararescueman assigned to the 24th Special Tactics Squadron One of three airmen killed along with five soldiers and 22 Navy SEALs when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Sgt. Daniel James Patron, 26 Canton, Ohio, USA 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died following a roadside bomb attack while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011 Senior Chief Petty Officer Kraig Michael Kaleolani Vickers, 36 Kokomo, Hawaii, USA Naval Special Warfare Development Group One of 22 Navy SEALs killed along with five soldiers and three airmen when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Heath Null, 30 Washington, West Virginia, USA Naval Special Warfare Development Group One of 22 Navy SEALs killed along with five soldiers and three airmen when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Tech. Sgt. John William Brown, 33 Tallahassee, Florida, USA Pararescueman assigned to the 24th Special Tactics Squadron One of three airmen killed along with five soldiers and 22 Navy SEALs when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Senior Chief Petty Officer Thomas Arthur Ratzlaff, 34 Green Forest, Arkansas, USA Naval Special Warfare Development Group One of 22 Navy SEALs killed along with five soldiers and three airmen when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Chief Petty Officer Stephen Matthew Mills, 35 Fort Worth, Texas, USA Naval Special Warfare Development Group One of 22 Navy SEALs killed along with five soldiers and three airmen when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Spc. Spencer Colson Duncan, 21 Olathe, Kansas, USA Company B, 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, Army Reserve One of five soldiers killed along with three airmen and 22 Navy SEALs when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Petty Officer 1st Class Jon Thomas Tumilson, 35 Rockford, Iowa, USA Naval Special Warfare Development Group One of 22 Navy SEALs killed along with five soldiers and three airmen when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Master Chief Petty Officer Louis James Langlais, 44 Santa Barbara, California, USA Naval Special Warfare Development Group One of 22 Navy SEALs killed along with five soldiers and three airmen when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Staff Sgt. Andrew William Harvell, 26 Long Beach, California, USA Combat controller assigned to the 24th Special Tactics Squadron Harvell was one of three airmen killed along with five soldiers and 22 Navy SEALs when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Carson Vaughn, 30 Stuart, Florida, USA Naval Special Warfare Development Group One of 22 Navy SEALs killed along with five soldiers and three airmen when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Patrick Spehar, 24 St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Assigned to an West Coast-based SEAL unit One of 22 Navy SEALs killed along with five soldiers and three airmen when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Lt. Cmdr. Jonas B. Kelsall, 32 Shreveport, Louisiana, USA Naval Special Warfare Development Group One of 22 Navy SEALs killed along with five soldiers and three airmen when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Ray Workman, 32 Blanding, Utah, USA Naval Special Warfare Development Group One of 22 Navy SEALs killed along with five soldiers and three airmen when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Chief Petty Officer Brian Robert Bill, 31 Stamford, Connecticut, USA Naval Special Warfare Development Group One of 22 Navy SEALs killed along with five soldiers and three airmen when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Petty Officer 1st Class Jesse Daryl Pittman, 27 Ukiah, California, USA Assigned to an West Coast-based SEAL unit One of 22 Navy SEALs killed along with five soldiers and three airmen when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Petty Officer 1st Class Jared William Day, 28 Taylorsville, Utah, USA Naval Special Warfare Development Group One of 22 Navy SEALs killed along with five soldiers and three airmen when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Chief Petty Officer Heath Michael Robinson, 34 Detroit, Michigan, USA Naval Special Warfare Development Group One of 22 Navy SEALs killed along with five soldiers and three airmen when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Petty Officer 1st Class Darrik Carlyle Benson, 28 Angwin, California, USA Naval Special Warfare Development Group One of 22 Navy SEALs killed along with five soldiers and three airmen when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Chief Petty Officer Matthew David Mason, 37 Kearney, Missouri, USA Naval Special Warfare Development Group One of 22 Navy SEALs killed along with five soldiers and three airmen when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Nichols, 31 Hays, Kansas, USA Company B, 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, Army Reserve One of five soldiers killed along with three airmen and 22 Navy SEALs when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash.
Aug. 2011, cont. Sgt. Adan Gonzales Jr., 28 Bakersfield, California, USA 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force One of two Marines killed while conducting combat operations in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2011 Lance Cpl. Gerardus Jansen, 24 France 2e Compagnie, 2e Regiment Etranger de Parachutistes, Légion étrangère (2nd Company, 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment, Foreign Legion) One of two French soldiers killed when their unit was attacked as it was withdrawing after a reconnaissance and search in the village of Nowruz Khel in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2011 Sgt. Joshua James Robinson, 29 Omaha, Nebraska, USA 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force One of two Marines killed while conducting combat operations in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2011 Cpl. Kisan Bahadur Thapa, 30 France 2e Compagnie, 2e Regiment Etranger de Parachutistes, Legion Etrangere (2nd Company, 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment, Foreign Legion) One of two French soldiers killed when their unit was attacked as it was withdrawing after a reconnaissance and search in the village of Nowruz Khel in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2011 Sgt. Alessandro Leonard Plutino, 28 Pitman, New Jersey, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Killed by enemy small-arms fire during a heavy firefight while conducting combat operations in the Zormat district of Paktia province, Afghanistan, on August 8, 2011 Cpl. Nicholas Stephen Ott, 23 Manchester, New Jersey, USA 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 10, 2011 Spc. Jameel Talib Freeman, 26 Baltimore, Maryland, USA Company C, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division One of five soldiers killed when their unit was attacked with a roadside bomb in Nalgham, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2011 Pfc. Rueben J. Lopez, 27 Williams, California, USA Company C, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division One of five soldiers killed when their unit was attacked with a roadside bomb in Nalgham, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2011 Spc. Jordan Matthew Morris, 23 Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA Company C, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division One of five soldiers killed when their unit was attacked with a roadside bomb in Nalgham, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2011 Spc. Patrick Lewis Lay II, 21 Fletcher, North Carolina, USA Company C, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division One of five soldiers killed when their unit was attacked with a roadside bomb in Nalgham, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2011 Master Cpl. Facrou Housseini Ali, 32 Chouami, Comoros Islands, France 1ère Compagnie de Combat du Genie, 19e Régiment du Génie (1st Combat Engineer Company, 19th Engineer Regiment) Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his armored vehicle while riding in a convoy four miles (seven km) south of Tagab in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2011 Sgt. Edward J. Frank II, 26 Yonkers, New York, USA Company C, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division One of five soldiers killed when their unit was attacked with a roadside bomb in Nalgham, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2011 Hospitalman Ryley Gallinger-Long, 19 Cornelius, Oregon, USA Navy corpsman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting a dismounted patrol in the Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2011 Master Sgt. Charles L. Price III, 40 Milam, Texas, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 12, 2011 Lt. Daniel John Clack, 24 North London, England Company C, 1st Battalion, The Rifles Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while he was leading a 10-man patrol to speak to the local nationals and discuss a meeting due to take place the next day in the village of Dactran, Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 12, 2011 2nd Lt. Joe Lee Cunningham, 27 Kingston, Oklahoma, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident in Laghman province, Afghanistan, on August 13, 2011
Aug. 2011, cont. Sgt. Matthew Allen Harmon, 29 Bagley, Minnesota, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade One of two soldiers killed when they encountered a secondary explosion while dismounted during a vehicle recovery operation in the Yahya Khel district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, on August 14, 2011 1st Lt. Damon Thomas Leehan, 30 Edmond, Oklahoma, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in the Alingar district of Laghman province, Afghanistan, on August 14, 2011 Spc. Joseph Andrew VanDreumel, 32 Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade One of two soldiers killed when they encountered a secondary explosion while dismounted during a vehicle recovery operation in the Yahya Khel district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, on August 14, 2011 Spc. Joshua Michael Seals, 21 Porter, Oklahoma, USA 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard Died as a result of a non-combat related incident at Forward Operating Base Lightning near Gardez in Paktia province, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2011 Spc. Dennis Gregory Jensen, 21 Vermillion, South Dakota, USA 200th Engineer Company, 153rd Engineer Battalion, 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Dakota Army National Guard Died from injuries suffered when he was struck by two steel bridge decking panels, which fell from a fork lift after a securing strap broke, near Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2011 Lance Cpl. Travis Michael Nelson, 19 Pace, Florida, USA 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died following a roadside bomb attack while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2011 Pfc. Douglas Leonard Cordo, 20 Kingston, New York, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Died of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Shah Joy, Zabul province, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2011 Cpl. Douglas Grant, 41 Tokomaru, New Zealand New Zealand Special Air Service Died of a gunshot wound to the chest that he sustained while responding to an attack by insurgents on the British Council offices in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2011 Pvt. Matthew Lambert, 26 Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated during a joint Afghan-coalition night patrol in the Khas Uruzgan region, 53 miles (85 km) northeast of Tarin Kot, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on August 22, 2011 1st Lt. Timothy J. Steele, 25 Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Killed when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 23, 2011
Aug. 2011, cont. Sgt. Andrew Robert Tobin, 24 Jacksonville, Illinois, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small-arms fire in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 24, 2011 Pfc. Brandon S. Mullins, 21 Owensboro, Kentucky, USA 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 25, 2011 Pfc. Jesse Wayne Dietrich, 20 Venus, Texas, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Killed when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire in Senjaray, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 25, 2011 Sgt. Devin James Daniels, 22 Kuna, Idaho, USA 546th Transportation Company, 330th Transportation Battalion, 82nd Sustainment Brigade One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Kariz-e Sefid, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2011 Sgt. Colby Lee Richmond, 28 Providence, North Carolina, USA 546th Transportation Company, 330th Transportation Battalion, 82nd Sustainment Brigade One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Kariz Sefid, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2011 Spc. Michael Christopher Roberts, 23 Watauga, Texas, USA 561st Military Police Company, 716th Military Police Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade Died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using a car bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 27, 2011 Spc. Douglas Jay Green, 23 Sterling, Virginia, USA Company C, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using a roadside bomb in Sperwan Ghar, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 28, 2011 Pfc. Alberto L. Obod Jr., 26 Orlando, Florida, USA 391st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade Died of wounds suffered during a vehicle roll-over accident in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 28, 2011 Sgt. Barry John Weston, 40 Reading, England Company K, 42 Commando, Royal Marines Killed while leading a patrol near the village of Sukmanda in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 30, 2011
Sept. 2011 Spc. Christopher John Scott, 21 Tyrone, New York, USA 561st Military Police Company, 716th Military Police Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2011 Pvt. Jacob Sten Lund Olsen, 22 Denmark Bravo Kompagniets, I Panserinfanteribataljon, Gardehusarregimentet (Bravo Company, 1st Armored Infantry Battalion, Guard Hussar Regiment) Killed when his patrol was attacked with a roadside bomb near Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2011 Pfc. Christophe J. Marquis, 40 Tampa, Florida, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Died on September 4, 2011, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained when a car bomb exploded at the entry control point he was guarding in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 27, 2011 James W. Coker, 59 Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, USA Civilian employee of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic, temporarily assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Afghanistan Coker was kidnapped from a power plant near Kabul. His body was found in a cave in nearby hills on September 5, 2011. Lt. Valery Tholy, 36 Dijon, France 17e Regiment du Genie Parachutiste (17th Paratrooper Engineer Regiment) Killed when his unit was attacked in the village of Mobayan in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on September 7, 2011
Sept 2011, cont. Pfc. Douglas Jay Jeffries Jr., 20 Springville, California, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2011 Spc. Koran Pulido Contreras, 21 Lawndale, California, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2011 Spc. Christopher David Horton, 26 Collinsville, Oklahoma, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with small-arms fire in the Zurmat district of Paktia province, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2011 Petty Officer 1st Class Brian K. Lundy, 25 Austin, Texas, USA Hospital corpsman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Killed while conducting a dismounted patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2011 Pfc. Brett E. Wood, 19 Spencer, Indiana, USA 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2011 Pfc. Tony Joe Potter Jr., 20 Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with small-arms fire in the Zurmat district of Paktia province, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2011 Sgt. Bret Daniel Isenhower, 26 Lamar, Oklahoma, USA C Troop, 1st Squadron, 180th Cavalry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with small-arms fire in the Zurmat district of Paktia province, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2011 Staff Sgt. Keith F. Rudd, 36 Winder, Georgia, USA Company C, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division Died of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations in Parvan, Afghanistan, on September 10, 2011 Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Quintana, 30 Huntington Park, California, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on September 10, 2011 Master Sgt. Danial R. Adams, 35 Portland, Oregon, USA 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group Killed in an intense firefight that began when insurgents attacked his unit using mortar, machine gun and small-arms fires in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on September 13, 2011 Lance Cpl. Jonathan James McKinlay, 33 Darlington, County Durham, England Company B, 1st Battalion, The Rifles Killed by a burst of small-arms fire while on patrol with his team and members of the Afghan Uniform Police in Haji Khodin Nazar, a village in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 14, 2011 Sgt. Rodolfo Rodriguez Jr., 26 Pharr, Texas, USA 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Died of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 14, 2011
Sept 2011, cont. Cpl. Michael Joseph Dutcher, 22 Asheville, North Carolina, USA 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 15, 2011 Sgt. Mycal Lee Prince, 28 Minco, Oklahoma, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard Died of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in the Saygal Valley of Laghman province, Afghanistan, on September 15, 2011 Maj. Matteo De Marco, 54 Vallo della Lucania, Italy Scuola Allievi Marescialli, Carabinieri (Marshals Training School, Italian Military Police) Died of natural causes at an Italian military base in Herat, Afghanistan, on September 16, 2011 Staff Sgt. Michael Wesley Hosey, 27 Birmingham, Alabama, USA Company A, 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group Killed in a firefight with insurgents in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2011 Sgt. Garrick L. Eppinger Jr., 25 Appleton, Wisconsin, USA 395th Ordnance Company, 687th Combat Sustainment Support Brigade, 646th Regional Support Group, Army Reserve Died as a result of a non-battle related injury in Parwan province, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2011 Sgt. Timothy Douglas Sayne, 31 Reno, Nevada, USA B Troop, 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Shah Wali Kot, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2011 Spc. Ryan J. Cook, 29 Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA Company A, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Talukan, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2011 Spc. Chazray Cleaantoine Clark, 24 Ecorse, Michigan, USA B Troop, 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using a roadside bomb in the Zhari district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2011 Marine David Fairbrother, 24 Blackburn, England Kilo Company, 42 Commando, Royal Marines Killed when his section was attacked with small-arms fire at close range while supporting an Afghan National Army patrol into the village of Old Khorgajat in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 19, 2011 Spc. Robert Estle Dyas, 21 Nampa, Idaho, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division One of two soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit with small-arms fire in Jawkari, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2011 Lance Cpl. Terry C. Wright, 21 Scio, Ohio, USA 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died as a result of a non-battle related injury in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2011 Spc. Jakob James Roelli, 24 Darlington, Wisconsin, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division One of two soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit with small-arms fire in Jawkari, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2011
Sept. 2011, cont. Pfc. Carlos Arturo Aparicio, 19 San Bernadino, California, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division One of two soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit using a roadside bomb in Wardak, province, Afghanistan, on September 23, 2011 Sgt. Rafael Enrique Bigai Baez, 28 San Juan, Puerto Rico Company C, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division One of two soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit using a roadside bomb in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on September 23, 2011 Lt. Riccardo Bucci, 34 Milian, Italy Reggimento Lagunari Serenissima (Amphibious Regiment Serenissima) One of three Italian soldiers killed in a non-hostile traffic accident near Herat, Afghanistan, on September 23, 2011 Cpl. Maj. Massimo Di Legge, 28 Aprilia, Italy Raggruppamento Logistico Centrale di Roma (Logistics Group of Central Rome) One of three Italian soldiers killed in a non-hostile traffic accident near Herat, Afghanistan, on September 23, 2011 Cpl. Maj. Mario Frasca, 32 Foggia, Italy Assigned to Quartier Generale del Comando delle Forze Operative Terrestri (Headquarters of the Land Forces Command) One of three Italian soldiers killed in a non-hostile traffic accident near Herat, Afghanistan, on September 23, 2011 Sgt. Tyler Nicholas Holtz, 22 Dana Point, California, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Killed by direct fire from enemy forces during a heavy firefight with insurgents in the Sayyidabad district of Wardak province, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2011 Lance Cpl. Franklin Namon Watson, 21 Vonore, Tennessee, USA Company D, 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2011 Spc. Francisco Javier Briseno-Alvarez Jr., 27 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard Died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using a roadside bomb in Laghman province, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2011 1st Lt. Andres Zermeno, 26 San Antonio, Texas, USA Company E, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket-propelled grenade in Shaykhabad, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2011 Spc. Garrett Anthony Fant, 21 American Canyon, California, USA A Troop, 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 26, 2011 Spc. James Arlan Butz, 21 Porter, Indiana, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 505th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using a roadside bomb in Mirmandab, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 28, 2011 Lance Cpl. Leon Smith, 33 Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Special Air Service Smith was one of 15 New Zealand SAS troopers assisting Afghan soldiers who were attempting to serve an arrest warrant at a compound suspected to house suicide bombers in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on September 28, 2011. When they entered the compound, the suspected insurgents opened fire, hitting Smith in the head, and he died of his wounds at a military hospital. Staff Sgt. Nicholas Adam Sprovtsoff, 28 Davison, Michigan, USA 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment One of two Marines killed while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 28, 2011 Lance Cpl. John Robert Wimpey Cagle, 19 Tucker, Georgia, USA 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 28, 2011 1st Sgt. Billy Joe Siercks, 32 Velda Village, Missouri, USA Company F, 2nd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division Died September 28, 2011, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire in Logar province, Afghanistan, on September 27 1st Lt. Ryan Kenneth Iannelli, 27 Clarksboro, New Jersey, USA Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Air Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 28, 2011 Pfc. David Andrew Drake, 21 Lumberton, Texas, USA 515th Engineer Company, 5th Engineer Battalion, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on September 28, 2011 Sgt. Christopher Diaz, 27 Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center One of two Marines killed while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 28, 2011 Spc. Steven Edward Gutowski, 24 Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA 515th Engineer Company, 5th Engineer Battalion, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on September 28, 2011 1st Lt. Ivan Derek Lechowich, 27 Valrico, Florida, USA 515th Engineer Company, 5th Engineer Battalion, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on September 28, 2011
Oct. 2011 Petty Officer 1st Class Caleb Andrew Nelson, 26 Omaha, Nebraska, USA SEAL Team 10 Died after his vehicle struck a roadside bomb while conducting a combat patrol in Zabul province, Afghanistan on October 1, 2011 Pvt. Enlisted Grade 2 Danny Chen, 19 New York, USA Company C, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Died as a result of a non-battle related injury in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2011 Pvt. Rafal Nowakoski, 30 Poland 17 Wielkopolskiej Brygady Zmechanizowanej (17 Wielkopolska Mechanized Brigade) Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Mine Resistant Ambush Protected armored vehicle during a patrol on Highway 1 in southern Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on October 4, 2011 Lance Cpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt, 24 San Antonio, Texas, USA 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan on October 6, 2011
Oct. 2011, cont. Capt. Joshua Sean Lawrence, 29 Nashville, Tennessee, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a rocket-propelled grenade in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 8, 2011 Spc. Ricardo Cerros Jr., 24 Salinas, California, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Killed by small-arms fire from enemy forces during a heavy firefight while conducting combat operations in the Muhammad Aghah district of Logar province, Afghanistan, on October 8, 2011 Capt. Drew Edward Russell, 25 Scotts, Michigan, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a rocket-propelled grenade in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 8, 2011 Sgt. Nathan Lee Wyrick, 34 Enumclaw, Washington, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died from combat-related injuries in Ahmad Khan, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 10, 2011 Staff Sgt. Robert Brian Cowdrey, 39 Atwater, Ohio, USA Company C, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division Died from injuries suffered during combat operations in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on October 13, 2011 Staff Sgt. Houston Mark Taylor, 25 Hurst, Texas, USA Company D, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division Died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on October 13, 2011 Spc. Jeremiah Thor Sancho, 23 Palm Bay, Florida, USA A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Lam village, Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 13, 2011 Lance Cpl. Scott Daniel Harper, 21 Winston, Georgia, USA 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 13, 2011 Spc. Michael D. Elm, 25 Phoenix, Arizona, USA 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Khost, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2011
Oct. 2011, cont. Cpl. Agris Hutrof, 25 Estonia Viru jalaväepataljonis, 1. jalaväebrigaad (Viru Infantry Battalion, 1st Infantry Brigade), assigned to Scoutspataljonis Estcoy-12 (Scout Battalion, Estonian Afghanistan Contingent 12) Died of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked while on foot patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 15, 2011 Rifleman Vijay Rai, 21 Bhojpur District, Deaural, Nepal Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles Died of a gunshot wound he received when the checkpoint that his team was protecting came under insurgent small-arms fire in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 15, 2011 Chief Petty Officer Raymond James Border, 31 West Lafayette, Ohio, USA Navy Mobile Construction Battalion 74, assigned to a provincial reconstruction team in Paktika province, Afghanistan Died while assessing a route in the Yahya Khel district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, on October 19, 2011 Staff Sgt. Jorge Miguel Oliveira, 33 Newark, New Jersey, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, 50th Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in the Yahya Khel district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, on October 19, 2011 Sgt. 1st Class Kristoffer Bryan Domeij, 29 San Diego, California, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Domeij was one of three soldiers killed when their assault force triggered a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 22, 2011. He was on his 14th combat deployment, including four tours in Afghanistan and 10 in Iraq. (Full story) Cpl. Paul Andrew Rivera, 26 Round Rock, Texas, USA 527th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command Died of injuries suffered in a vehicle rollover during an attack by enemy forces in Pul-e Alam, Logar province, Afghanistan, on October 22, 2011 1st Lt. Ashley Irene White, 24 Alliance, Ohio, USA Company C, 230th Brigade Support Battalion, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina National Guard, attached to a joint special operations task force as a cultural support team member One of three soldiers killed when their assault force triggered a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 22, 2011 Pfc. Christopher A. Horns, 20 Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment One of three soldiers killed when their assault force triggered a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 22, 2011 Sgt. Edward S. Grace, 39 South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA Company C, 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Massachusetts Army National Guard Grace died from a non-combat illness in Silver Spring, Maryland, on October 23, 2011. He was deployed to Afghanistan before he was medically evacuated. Lance Cpl. Jordan S. Bastean, 19 Pekin, Illinois, USA 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 23, 2011 Sgt. Mariusz Deptula, 28 Poland 15 Brygady Zmechanizowanej (15 Mechanized Brigade) Killed when his Wolverine armored vehicle detonated a roadside bomb while on patrol in the Giro district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on October 23, 2011 Lance Cpl. Jason N. Barfield, 22 Ashford, Alabama, USA 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died following a roadside bomb attack while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 24, 2011 Sgt. John A. Lyons, 26 Seaside Park, New Jersey, USA 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2011
Oct. 2011, cont. Staff Sgt. Stephen Joel Dunning, 31 Milpitas, California, USA 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force Died following roadside bomb attack while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2011 Capt. Bryce Duffy, 26 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 4th Field Regiment, Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery, assigned to Mentoring Task Force Three One of three Australian soldiers killed when an Afghan National Army soldier opened fire with an automatic weapon at the end of a weekly parade held by the Afghan soldiers and their Australian mentors at Forward Operating Base Pacemaker in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 29, 2011. The soldier was shot and killed after he opened fire. Sgt. Carlo F. Eugenio, 29 Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA 756th Transportation Company, 224th Sustainment Brigade, California Army National Guard One of five soldiers killed along with eight ISAF civilians when a suicide bomber detonated a Toyota Corolla filled with explosives next to a Rhino armored bus traveling as a part of a military convoy through Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 29, 2011 Sgt. James Michael Darrough, 38 Austin, Texas, USA Detachment C, 101st Finance Company, 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division One of five soldiers killed along with eight ISAF civilians when a suicide bomber detonated a Toyota Corolla filled with explosives next to a Rhino armored bus traveling as a part of a military convoy through Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 29, 2011 Lance Cpl. Luke Nathaniel Gavin, 27 Manly, New South Wales, Australia 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, assigned to Mentoring Task Force Three One of three Australian soldiers killed when an Afghan National Army soldier opened fire with an automatic weapon at the end of a weekly parade held by the Afghan soldiers and their Australian mentors at Forward Operating Base Pacemaker in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 29, 2011. The soldier was shot and killed after he opened fire. Master Cpl. Byron Garth Greff, 26 Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry One of 13 people killed when a suicide bomber detonated a Toyota Corolla filled with explosives next to a Rhino armored bus traveling as a part of a military convoy through Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 29, 2011 Lt. Col. David E. Cabrera, 41 Abilene, Texas, USA Licensed clinical social worker and assistant professor of family medicine, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences One of five soldiers killed along with eight ISAF civilians when a suicide bomber detonated a Toyota Corolla filled with explosives next to a Rhino armored bus traveling in a military convoy through Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 29, 2011 Cpl. Ashley Birt, 22 Nambour, Queensland, Australia 1st Topographical Survey Squadron, 6th Engineer Support Regiment, Royal Australian Engineers, assigned to Combined Team Uruzgan One of three Australian soldiers killed when an Afghan National Army soldier opened fire with an automatic weapon at the end of a weekly parade held by the Afghan soldiers and their Australian mentors at Forward Operating Base Pacemaker in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 29, 2011. The soldier was shot and killed after he opened fire. Staff Sgt. Christopher R. Newman, 26 Shelby, North Carolina, USA Medical Company A, Tripler Army Medical Center One of five soldiers killed along with eight ISAF civilians when a suicide bomber detonated a Toyota Corolla filled with explosives next to a Rhino armored bus traveling in a military convoy through Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 29, 2011 Staff Sgt. Ari R. Cullers, 28 New London, Connecticut, USA 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died of injuries suffered when an insurgent rocket-propelled grenade exploded near him in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 30, 2011
Nov. 2011 Spc. Christopher D. Gailey, 26 Ochelata, Oklahoma, USA 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Paktia province, Afghanistan, on November 1, 2011 Pfc. Sarina N. Butcher, 19 Checotah, Oklahoma, USA 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Paktia province, Afghanistan, on November 1, 2011 Pvt. Matthew James Sean Haseldin, 21 Settle, Yorkshire, England Company C, 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment Killed when his patrol was attacked while clearing and securing areas along Route 611 in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 3, 2011 Lance Cpl. Nickolas A. Daniels, 25 Elmwood Park, Illinois, USA 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force An International Security Assistance Force service member died following an insurgent attack in Helmand province, Afghanistan. 1st Sgt. Joaquin Moya Espejo, 35 Cordoba, Spain Regimiento de Infanteria 45 (45th Infantry Regiment) Died of a gunshot wound to the chest he sustained when his joint Afghan-Spanish patrol was attacked with small-arms fire near Ludina in Baghdis province, Afghanistan, on November 6, 2011
Nov. 2011, Pfc. Cody Robert Norris, 20 Houston, Texas, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on November 9, 2011 Pvt. Matthew Thornton, 28 Barnsley, England 4th Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, Territorial Army, attached to Support Company, 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment Thornton was part of a patrol that was attacked by Taliban insurgents using small-arms fire and grenades near Babaji in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 9, 2011. While maneuvering to return fire, a roadside bomb detonated, killing him. Pfc. Theodore Boykin Rushing, 25 Longwood, Florida, USA C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on November 11, 2011 Spc. Calvin Matthew Pereda, 21 Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Died of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb during a dismounted patrol in the Panjwayi district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on November 12, 2011 Sgt. 1st Class Johnathan Bryant McCain, 38 Apache Junction, Arizona, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Died of injuries sustained after encountering a roadside bomb while on mounted patrol in the Panjwayi district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on November 13, 2011 Pfc. Goran Franjkovic, 25 Serbia 2e Regiment Etranger de Genie, Legion Etrangere (2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment, French Foreign Legion) Died of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with small-arms fire while escorting a logistics convoy in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on November 14, 2011
Nov. 2011, cont. Spc. Sean M. Walsh, 21 San Jose, California, USA 185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard Died of wounds sustained from indirect fire in Khost province, Afghanistan, on November 16, 2011 Spc. James R. Burnett Jr., 21 Wichita, Kansas, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb during a mounted patrol in the Panjwayi district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on November 16, 2011 Pfc. Matthew C. Colin, 22 Florida, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb during a mounted patrol in the Panjwayi district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on November 16, 2011 Lance Cpl. Peter Eustace, 25 Liverpool, England 2nd Battalion, The Rifles, attached to Company D, 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a joint Afghan-British army patrol in the Mirmandab region of Nahr-e Saraj, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 16, 2011 Lt. David Boyce, 25 Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England 1st Troop, B Squadron, 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, assigned to the Brigade Reconnaissance Force One of two British soldiers killed when their armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a security patrol in the Yakchal region of Nahr-e-Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 17, 2011 Lance Cpl. Richard Scanlon, 31 Rhymney, Gwent, Wales 1st Troop, B Squadron, 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, assigned to the Brigade Reconnaissance Force One of two British soldiers killed when their armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a security patrol in the Yakchal region of Nahr-e-Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 17, 2011 Lance Cpl. Joshua D. Corral, 19 Danville, California, USA 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 18, 2011 Pfc. Adam E. Dobereiner, 21 Moline, Illinois, USA 937th Engineer Company, 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on November 18, 2011 Pvt. Thomas Christopher Lake, 29 Watford, England Company B, 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a patrol in the Jamal Kowi area of the Nahr-e Saraj district of central Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 20, 2011 Pvt. Jackie L. Diener II, 20 Boyne City, Michigan, USA 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on November 21, 2011 Cpl. Zachary C. Reiff, 22 Preston, Iowa, USA 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died on November 21, 2011, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 18
Nov. 2011, cont. Sgt. 1st Class Dennis R. Murray, 38 Red Broiling Springs, Tennessee, USA 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on November 21, 2011 Cpl. Adam J. Buyes, 21 Salem, Oregon, USA 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Died following a roadside bomb explosion while conducting combat operations in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 26, 2011 Rifleman Sheldon Lee Jordan Steel, 20 Leeds, England Company D, 5th Battalion, The Rifles Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol in Babaji, Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 27, 2011 Staff Sgt. Vincent J. Bell, 28 Detroit, Michigan, USA 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died following a roadside bomb attack while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 30, 2011
Dec. 2011 Sgt. 1st Class Clark A. Corley Jr., 35 Oxnard, California, USA 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on December 3, 2011 Sgt. Ryan D. Sharp, 28 Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died on December 3, 2011, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on November 21, 2011 Spc. Ryan M. Lumley, 21 Lakeland, Florida, USA 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on December 3, 2011 Spc. Thomas J. Mayberry, 21 Springville, California, USA 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on December 3, 2011
Dec. 2011, cont. Sapper Elijah Cooper Bond, 24 St Austell, England 8 Troop, Engineer Field Squadron 1, 35 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers Died on December 8, 2011, at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England, of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated while he was conducting an engineer reconnaissance task in the Deh Adam Khan region of Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 6, 2011 Lance Cpl. Christopher P. J. Levy, 21 Ramseur, North Carolina, USA 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died on December 10, 2011, of wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 7 Spc. Ronald H. Wildrick Jr., 30 Blairstown, New Jersey, USA 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on December 11, 2011 Sgt. Christopher L. Muniz, 24 New Cuyama, California, USA 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on December 11, 2011 Pvt. Jalfred D. Vaquerano, 20 Apopka, Florida, USA 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division Died on December 13, 2011, in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries suffered from enemy small-arms fire while deployed in Logar province, Afghanistan Maj. Samuel M. Griffith, 36 Virginia Beach , Virginia, USA 4th Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Marine Forces Reserve Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 14, 2011
I'm going to throw out my rules here for this one and repost. Please start a red room post for discussion. God help us. An update
