Dec. 2011, cont. Sgt. 1st Class Piotr Ciesielski, 33 Ostroda, Poland 20 Brygada Zmechanizowana (20th Mechanized Brigade) One of five Polish soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated underneath their MRAP armored vehicle near Rawza in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2011 Sgt. Marek Tomala, 25 Bartoszyce, Poland 20 Brygada Zmechanizowana (20th Mechanized Brigade) One of five Polish soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated underneath their MRAP armored vehicle near Rawza in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2011 Sgt. Krystian W. Banach, 22 Piecki, Poland 20 Brygada Zmechanizowana (20th Mechanized Brigade) One of five Polish soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated underneath their MRAP armored vehicle near Rawza in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2011 Spc. Mikayla Anne Bragg, 21 Longview, Washington, USA Company A, 201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died in Khost province, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2011 Sgt. Marcin Szczurowski, 30 Moraga, Poland 20 Brygada Zmechanizowana (20th Mechanized Brigade) One of five Polish soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated underneath their MRAP armored vehicle near Rawza in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2011 Sgt. Lukasz Krawiec, 24 Moraga, Poland 20 Brygada Zmechanizowana (20th Mechanized Brigade) One of five Polish soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated underneath their MRAP armored vehicle near Rawza in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2011 Staff Sgt. Joseph J. Altmann, 27 Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Kunar province Afghanistan, on December 25, 2011
Dec. 2011, cont. Capt. Tom Jennings, 29 England Royal Marines Killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb during an operation south of Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 22, 2011. A British airman also died of his wounds sustained in the explosion. Maj. Anthony Downing, 34 England Royal Air Force Died on December 23, 2011, at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb during an operation south of Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 22. A Royal Marine also was killed in the explosion. Pfc. Justin Michael Whitmire, 20 Easley, South Carolina, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in the Gardez district of Paktia province, Afghanistan, on December 27, 2011 Spc. Kurt William Kern, 24 McAllen, Texas, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in the Gardez district of Paktia province, Afghanistan, on December 27, 2011 Sgt. Noah Mark Korte, 29 Lake Elsinore, California, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in the Gardez district of Paktia province, Afghanistan, on December 27, 2011 Sgt. Damien Zingarelli, 27 Saint-Claude, France 2e Régiment Etranger de Génie, Légion Etrangere (2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment, French Foreign Legion) One of two French soldiers killed when an Afghan National Army soldier opened fire on them during an operation in Jangali in the Tagab Valley of Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on December 29, 2011 Sgt. Maj. Mohammed El Gharrafi, 39 France 2e Régiment Etranger de Génie , Légion Etrangere (2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment, French Foreign Legion) One of two French soldiers killed when an Afghan National Army soldier opened fire on them during an operation in Jangali in the Tagab Valley of Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on December 29, 2011 Cpl. Besik Niniashvili, Unavailable Kutaisi, Georgia 31st Light Infantry Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade Died following a roadside bomb attack in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 30, 2011 Pvt. John King, 19 Darlington, England Company B, 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment King was killed when a joint British-Afghan patrol was attacked near the village of Llara Kalay in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 30, 2011. In the ensuing firefight, King was caught in the explosion of a roadside bomb. Spc. Pernell Johnnie Herrera, 33 Espanola, New Mexico, USA Company C, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, New Mexico Army National Guard Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat incident at Forward Operating Base Dwyer in the Garmsir district Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 31, 2011
Jan. 2012 Rifleman Sachin Limbu, 23 Rajghat, Morang, Nepal Company B, 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles Died on January 2, 2012, at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England, of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated during a patrol near Walizi village in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2010 Petty Officer 2nd Class Chad Robert Regelin, 24 Cottonwood, California, USA Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3, deployed as an explosive ordnance disposal technician to Company B, 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment Died following an improvised explosive device attack during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 2, 2012 Airman 1st Class Matthew Ryan Seidler, 24 Westminster, Maryland, USA 21st Civil Engineer Squadron, 21st Mission Support Group, 21st Space Wing One of three explosive ordnance disposal airmen killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 5, 2012 Senior Airman Bryan Richard Bell, 23 Erie, Pennsylvania, USA 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron, 2nd Mission Support Group, 2nd Bomb Wing One of three three explosive ordnance disposal airmen killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 5, 2012 Tech. Sgt. Matthew Scott Schwartz, 34 Traverse City, Michigan, USA 90th Civil Engineer Squadron, 90th Mission Support Group, 90th Missile Wing One of three three explosive ordnance disposal airmen killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 5, 2012 Staff Sgt. Jonathan Matthew Metzger, 32 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 713th Engineer Company, 81st Troop Command, Indiana Army National Guard One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on January 6, 2012 Spc. Robert Joseph Tauteris Jr., 44 Hamlet, Indiana, USA 713th Engineer Company, 81st Troop Command, Indiana Army National Guard One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on January 6, 2012 Spc. Christopher Alexander Patterson, 20 Aurora, Illinois, USA 713th Engineer Company, 81st Troop Command, Indiana Army National Guard One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on January 6, 2012 Spc. Brian Jeffery Leonhardt, 21 Merrillville, Indiana, USA 713th Engineer Company, 81st Troop Command, Indiana Army National Guard One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on January 6, 2012
Jan. 2012, cont. Pfc. Dustin P. Napier, 20 London, Kentucky, USA 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Killed by an individual wearing an Afghan Army uniform who opened fire on a group of soldiers at a base in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on January 8, 2012 Pfc. Michael Wayne Pyron, 30 Hopewell, Virginia, USA 580th Signal Company, 25th Signal Battalion, 160th Signal Brigade, 335th Signal Command, Army Reserve Died due to a non-battle related injury in Parwan province, Afghanistan, on January 10, 2012 Pfc. Neil Isaac Turner, 21 Tacoma, Washington, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident at Combat Outpost Kherwar in Logar province, Afghanistan, on January 11, 2012
Jan. 2012, cont. Lance Cpl. Kenneth Eldren Cochran, 20 Wilder, Idaho, USA Engineer Support Company.9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force One of two Marines that died as a result of a non-battle related injuries in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 15, 2012 Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Brian Wise, 34 El Dorado, Arkansas, USA Company A, 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group Died on January 15, 2012, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, on January 9 Cpl. Jon-Luke Bateman, 22 Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force One of two Marines that died as a result of a non-battle related injuries in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 15, 2012 Cpl. Phillip Daine McGeath, 25 Glendale, Arizona, USA 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died as a result of a roadside bomb attack while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 18, 2012 Spc. Keith D. Benson, 27 Brockton, Massachusetts, USA Combat medic assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade Benson died as a result of a non-battle related injury in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on January 18, 2012. The circumstances surrounding his death are currently under investigation. Cpl. Joseph Daniel Logan, 22 Willis, Texas, USA Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force One of six Marines killed when their CH-53D Sea Stallion transport helicopter crashed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2012. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash. Capt. Daniel Benjamin Bartle, 27 Ferndale, Washington, USA Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force One of six Marines killed when their CH-53D Sea Stallion transport helicopter crashed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2012. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash. Master Sgt. Travis William Riddick, 40 Centerville, Iowa, USA Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force One of six Marines killed when their CH-53D Sea Stallion transport helicopter crashed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2012. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash. Cpl. Jesse Wade Stites, 23 North Beach, Maryland, USA Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force One of six Marines killed when their CH-53D Sea Stallion transport helicopter crashed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2012. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash. Cpl. Kevin James Reinhard, 25 Colonia, New Jersey, USA Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force One of six Marines killed when their CH-53D Sea Stallion transport helicopter crashed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2012. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash. Capt. Nathan Ronald McHone, 29 Crystal Lake, Illinois, USA Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force One of six Marines killed when their CH-53D Sea Stallion transport helicopter crashed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2012. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash.
Jan. 2012, cont. Spc. Geoffrey Baumela, 27 Echirolles, France 93e Régiment d’Artillerie de Montagne (93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment) One of four French soldiers killed when an Afghan National Army soldier opened fire on French soldiers during physical training at Forward Operating Base Gwan in southern Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on January 20, 2012 Sgt. Maj. Fabien Willm, 43 Strasbourg, France 93e Régiment d’Artillerie de Montagne (93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment) One of four French soldiers killed when an Afghan National Army soldier opened fire on French soldiers during physical training at Forward Operating Base Gwan in southern Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on January 20, 2012 Staff Sgt. Svilen Simeonov, 34 France 2e Régiment Etranger de Génie, Légion Etrangere (2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment, French Foreign Legion) One of four French soldiers killed when an Afghan National Army soldier opened fire on French soldiers during physical training at Forward Operating Base Gwan in southern Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on January 20, 2012 Sgt. Maj. Denis Estin, 45 Douai, France 93e Régiment d’Artillerie de Montagne (93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment) One of four French soldiers killed when an Afghan National Army soldier opened fire on French soldiers during physical training at Forward Operating Base Gwan in southern Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on January 20, 2012 Cpl. Christopher Greg Singer, 23 Temecula, California, USA 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 21, 2012 Capt. Joshua Cole Pairsh, 29 Equality, Illinois, USA 4th Civil Affairs Group, Marine Forces Reserve Died of a non-combat related illness at a hospital in Washington, D.C., on January 22, 2012, after returning from Afghanistan on January 3 Signaller Ian Gerard Sartorius-Jones, 21 Runcorn, England 20th Armoured Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (200) Died of a non-battle related injury at Forward Operating Base Khar Nikah in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 24, 2012 1st Lt. David A. Johnson, 24 Horicon, Wisconsin, USA Company C, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Died when a roadside bomb detonated during a dismounted patrol in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on January 25, 2012 Lance Cpl. Gajbahadur Gurung, 26 Pokhara, Nepal Company D, 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment Killed when his unit was attacked with small-arms fire during a foot patrol in the Khar Nikah region of Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 27, 2012 Sgt. William C. Stacey, 23 Redding, California, USA 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in the Now Zad district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 31, 2012
Feb. 2012 Lance Cpl. Edward Joe Dycus, 22 Greenville, Mississippi, USA 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Dycus was killed when an Afghan National Army soldier shot him while both were guarding a joint operating base in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 1, 2012. Bloomberg News reported that an Afghan general told investigators that the shooting was an accident. The Marine Corps said the incident is under investigation. Brig. Gen. Terence John Hildner, 49 Fairfax, Virginia, USA Commander, 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command Died of natural causes in Kabul, Afghanistan, on February 3, 2012 Sgt. 1st Class Billy A. Sutton, 42 Tupelo, Mississippi, USA 88th Sapper Company, 223rd Engineer Battalion, 168th Engineer Brigade, Mississippi Army National Guard Died of a non-hostile medical condition in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on February 7, 2012
Feb. 2012, cont. Lance Cpl. Osbrany Montes De Oca, 20 North Arlington, New Jersey, USA 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 10, 2012 Senior Aircraftman Ryan Tomlin, 21 Hemel Hempstead, England 2 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment Killed when a joint British-Afghan patrol was attacked with small-arms fire in the western Dashte area on the edge of Nad-e Ali district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 13, 2012 Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyler L. Estrada, 21 Maricopa, Arizona, USA Navy corpsman assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit Died when he was accidentally shot and killed during a nighttime live-fire training exercise in Djibouti on February 14, 2012
Feb. 2012, cont. Pfc. Cesar Cortez, 24 Oceanside, USA Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Died in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Bahrain on February 11, 2012 Sgt. Jerry Donald Reed II, 30 Russellville, Arkansas, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade Died as a result of a non-battle related injury at Forward Operating Base Sharana in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on February 16, 2012 Petty Officer 1st Class Paris Shawn Pough, 40 Columbus, Georgia, USA A hull technician assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson Died during a port visit in the Jebel Ali area of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on February 17, 2012 Capt. Nicholas Schade Whitlock, 29 Newnan, Georgia, USA 34th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Group, 1st Special Operations Wing One of four airmen killed when their U-28A utility aircraft accidentally crashed about six miles away from Camp Lemonnier at the Djibouti International Airport in Djibouti, on February 18, 2012 1st Lt. Justin James Wilkens, 26 Bend, Oregon, USA 34th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Group, 1st Special Operations Wing One of four airmen killed when their U-28A utility aircraft accidentally crashed about six miles away from Camp Lemonnier at the Djibouti International Airport in Djibouti, on February 18, 2012 Senior Airman Julian Seiji Scholten, 26 Upper Marlboro, Maryland, USA 25th Intelligence Squadron, 361st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group One of four airmen killed when their U-28A utility aircraft accidentally crashed about six miles away from Camp Lemonnier at the Djibouti International Airport in Djibouti, on February 18, 2012 Capt. Ryan Preston Hall, 30 Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA 319th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Group, 1st Special Operations Wing One of four airmen killed when their U-28A utility aircraft accidentally crashed about six miles away from Camp Lemonnier at the Djibouti International Airport in Djibouti, on February 18, 2012 Cpl. Maj. Francesco Paolo Messineo, 28 Palermo, Italy 66° Reggimento Fanteria Aeromobile, Brigata Aeromobile (66th Aircraft Infantry Regiment, Aircraft Brigade) One of three Italian soldiers killed when their Lynx amored vehicle capsized while crossing a stream, trapping the men inside, about 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Shindand, Afghanistan, on February 20, 2012 1st Cpl. Maj. Francesco Currò, 34 Messina, Italy 66° Reggimento Fanteria Aeromobile, Brigata Aeromobile (66th Aircraft Infantry Regiment, Aircraft Brigade) One of three Italian soldiers killed when their Lynx amored vehicle capsized while crossing a stream, trapping the men inside, about 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Shindand, Afghanistan, on February 20, 2012 Capt. Feti Bedri Vogli, 30 Baldushk, Albania Batalionit të Forcave Speciale (Special Forces Battalion) Killed when a group of men wearing Afghan National Police uniforms attacked his unit while attending a meeting in Robat, Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on February 20, 2012 Cpl. Maj. Lucas Valente, 28 Gagliano del Capo, Italy 66° Reggimento Fanteria Aeromobile, Brigata Aeromobile (66th Aircraft Infantry Regiment, Aircraft Brigade) One of three Italian soldiers killed when their Lynx amored vehicle capsized while crossing a stream, trapping the men inside, about 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Shindand, Afghanistan, on February 20, 2012
Feb. 2012, cont. Cpl. Beraia Valiko, Unavailable Kutaisi, Georgia 31st Light Infantry Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade One of three Georgian soldiers killed when their a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 21, 2012 Cpl.Meladze Ruslan, Unavailable Kutaisi, Georgia 31st Light Infantry Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade One of three Georgian soldiers killed when their a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 21, 2012 Sgt. Allen R. McKenna Jr., 28 Noble, Oklahoma, USA 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Died as a result of a non-battle related injury in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on February 21, 2012 Cpl. Kacharava Paata, Unavailable Kutaisi, Georgia 31st Light Infantry Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade One of three Georgian soldiers killed when their a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 21, 2012 Sgt. Joshua A. Born, 25 Niceville, Florida, USA 549th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade One of two soldiers killed after an Afghan soldier opened fire on them while a demonstration was being held outside a U.S. base in the Khogyani district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, on February 23, 2012 Cpl. Timothy J. Conrad Jr., 22 Roanoke, Virginia, USA 549th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade One of two soldiers killed after an Afghan soldier opened fire on them while a demonstration was being held outside a U.S. base in the Khogyani district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, on February 23, 2012 Lt. Col. John Darin Loftis, 44 Paducah, Kentucky, USA 866th Air Expeditionary Squadron One of two U.S. servicemen killed by a junior officer in the Afghan Interior Ministry's intelligence department while they were working at the ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, on February 25, 2012 Maj. Robert J. Marchanti II, 48 Baltimore, Maryland, USA 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry Division Security Partnering Team, Maryland Army National Guard One of two U.S. servicemen killed by a junior officer in the Afghan Interior Ministry's intelligence department while they were working at the ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, on February 25, 2012
Mar 2012 Cpl. Conner Thomas Lowry, 24 Chicago, Illinois, USA Battery G, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 1, 2012 Staff Sgt. Jordan Logan Bear, 25 Denver, Colorado, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division One of two soldiers killed when three individuals, two Afghan National Army service members and a civilian literacy teacher for the Afghan National Army, turned their weapons indiscriminately against ISAF and Afghan National Security Force service members at Combat Outpost Sangsar near Sangsar in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on March 1, 2012 Pfc. Payton Alexander Jones, 19 Marble Falls, Texas, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division One of two soldiers killed when three individuals, two Afghan National Army service members and a civilian literacy teacher for the Afghan National Army, turned their weapons indiscriminately against ISAF and Afghan National Security Force service members at Combat Outpost Sangsar near Sangsar in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on March 1, 2012 Spc. Edward J. Acosta, 21 Hesperia, California, USA 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division Died on March 5, 2012, in La Jolla, California, of injuries sustained when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on December 3, 2011 Pvt. Christopher Kershaw, 19 Bradford, England Company C, 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment One of six British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Warrior armored fighting vehicle during a mounted patrol in the Lashkar Gah district near the border of Helmand and Kandahar provinces, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2012 Pvt. Daniel Wilford, 21 Huddersfield, England Company C, 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment One of six British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Warrior armored fighting vehicle during a mounted patrol in the Lashkar Gah district near the border of Helmand and Kandahar provinces, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2012 Sgt. Nigel Coupe, 33 Lytham Saint Annes, Lancashire, England 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, attached to Company C, 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment One of six British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Warrior armored fighting vehicle during a mounted patrol in the Lashkar Gah district near the border of Helmand and Kandahar provinces, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2012 Pvt. Anthony Frampton, 20 Huddersfield, England Company C, 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment One of six British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Warrior armored fighting vehicle during a mounted patrol in the Lashkar Gah district near the border of Helmand and Kandahar provinces, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2012 Cpl. Jake Hartley, 20 Dewsbury, England Company C, 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment One of six British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Warrior armored fighting vehicle during a mounted patrol in the Lashkar Gah district near the border of Helmand and Kandahar provinces, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2012 Pvt. Daniel Wade, 20 Warrington, England Company C, 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment One of six British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Warrior armored fighting vehicle during a mounted patrol in the Lashkar Gah district near the border of Helmand and Kandahar provinces, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2012
Mar 2012, cont. Staff Sgt. Jesse J. Grindey, 30 Hazel Green, Wisconsin, USA 287th Military Police Company, 97th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade Died in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on March 12, 2012 Spc. Daquane D. Rivers, 21 Marianna, Florida, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade Died from injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident in Paktika province, Afghanistan on March 14, 2012
Missed a few: Mohamed Dawood son of Abdullah Khudaydad son of Mohamed Juma Nazar Mohamed Payendo Robeena Shatarina daughter of Sultan Mohamed Zahra daughter of Abdul Hamid Nazia daughter of Dost Mohamed Masooma daughter of Mohamed Wazir Farida daughter of Mohamed Wazir Palwasha daughter of Mohamed Wazir Nabia daughter of Mohamed Wazir Esmatullah daughter of Mohamed Wazir Faizullah son of Mohamed Wazir Essa Mohamed son of Mohamed Hussain Akhtar Mohamed son of Murrad Ali Killed by US Staff Sgt. Robert Bales on March 11, 2012.
Mar 2012, cont. 2nd Lt. Clovis Tim Ray, 34 San Antonio, Texas, USA Company D, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on March 15, 2012 Lt. Tahsin Barutcu, Unavailable Ankara, Turkey Turkish Army One of 11 Turkish soldiers killed along with a Turkish airman when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter accidentally crashed in Hasan Khel, Bagrami district, Kabul province, Afghanistan, on March 16, 2012 Sgt. Onay Vurucu, 35 Erzurum, Turkey Turkish Army One of 11 Turkish soldiers killed along with a Turkish airman when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter accidentally crashed in Hasan Khel, Bagrami district, Kabul province, Afghanistan, on March 16, 2012 Maj. İsmail Cem Yakınlar, Unavailable Konya Akşehir, Turkey Turkish Army One of 11 Turkish soldiers killed along with a Turkish airman when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter accidentally crashed in Hasan Khel, Bagrami district, Kabul province, Afghanistan, on March 16, 2012 Sgt. 1st Class Mehmet Akbas, Unavailable Isparta, Turkey Turkish Army One of 11 Turkish soldiers killed along with a Turkish airman when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter accidentally crashed in Hasan Khel, Bagrami district, Kabul province, Afghanistan, on March 16, 2012 Lt. Murat Yildiz, Unavailable Kadifekale, Turkey Turkish Army One of 11 Turkish soldiers killed along with a Turkish airman when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter accidentally crashed in Hasan Khel, Bagrami district, Kabul province, Afghanistan, on March 16, 2012 Maj. Sukru Bagdati, Unavailable Ankara, Turkey Turkish Air Force Killed along with 11 Turkish soldiers when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter accidentally crashed in Hasan Khel, Bagrami district, Kabul province, Afghanistan, on March 16, 2012 Sgt. Maj. Salih Helvaci, Unavailable Ankara, Turkey Turkish Army One of 11 Turkish soldiers killed along with a Turkish airman when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter accidentally crashed in Hasan Khel, Bagrami district, Kabul province, Afghanistan, on March 16, 2012 Maj. Mithat Colak, Unavailable Ankara, Turkey Turkish Army One of 11 Turkish soldiers killed along with a Turkish airman when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter accidentally crashed in Hasan Khel, Bagrami district, Kabul province, Afghanistan, on March 16, 2012 Lt. Okan Melikoglu, Unavailable Ordu, Turkey Turkish Army One of 11 Turkish soldiers killed along with a Turkish airman when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter accidentally crashed in Hasan Khel, Bagrami district, Kabul province, Afghanistan, on March 16, 2012 Capt. Ilker Aydin, Unavailable Ankara, Turkey Turkish Army One of 11 Turkish soldiers killed along with a Turkish airman when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter accidentally crashed in Hasan Khel, Bagrami district, Kabul province, Afghanistan, on March 16, 2012 Capt. Adil Erdogan, Unavailable Ankara, Turkey Turkish Army One of 11 Turkish soldiers killed along with a Turkish airman when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter accidentally crashed in Hasan Khel, Bagrami district, Kabul province, Afghanistan, on March 16, 2012 Maj. Serkan Dogan, Unavailable Muratli, Turkey Turkish Army One of 11 Turkish soldiers killed along with a Turkish airman when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter accidentally crashed in Hasan Khel, Bagrami district, Kabul province, Afghanistan, on March 16, 2012 Capt. Rupert William Michael Bowers, 24 Wolverhampton, England Company D, 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, The Rifles as an advisor to an Afghan National Army infantry company Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while he was leading a patrol to clear a position from the threat of insurgents in the Mirmandab region of Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 21, 2012 Sgt. Jamie D. Jarboe, 27 Frankfort, Indiana, USA 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died on March 21, 2012, in Topeka, Kansas, of wounds suffered on April 10, 2011, when he was shot by a sniper in the Zhari district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan Spc. Dennis P. Weichel Jr., 29 Providence, Rhode Island, USA Company C, 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment, Rhode Island Army National Guard Died of injuries suffered in an accident involving an Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle while conducting security operations in Laghman province, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2012
