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Staff Sgt. Gregory M. Frampton |
37 |
Company D, 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment |
Santa Ana, California |
Killed when an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near the Bagram Air Base on January 30, 2003 |
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Chief Warrant Officer Thomas J. Gibbons |
31 |
Company D, 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment |
Edgewater, Maryland |
Killed when an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near the Bagram Air Base on January 30, 2003 |
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Staff Sgt. Daniel L. Kisling Jr. |
31 |
Company D, 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment |
Neosho, Missouri |
Killed when an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near the Bagram Air Base on January 30, 2003 |
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Chief Warrant Officer Mark S. O'Steen |
43 |
Company D, 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment |
Ozark, Alabama |
Killed when an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near the Bagram Air Base on January 30, 2003 |
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Sgt. Rodrigo Gonzalez-Garza |
26 |
Company A, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade |
San Antonio, Texas |
Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a nighttime training mission near Camp New Jersey, about 31 miles northwest of Kuwait City, on February 25, 2003 |
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Chief Warrant Officer Timothy Moehling |
35 |
Company A, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade |
Panama City, Florida |
Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a nighttime training mission near Camp New Jersey, about 31 miles northwest of Kuwait City, on February 25, 2003 |
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Chief Warrant Officer John Smith |
32 |
Company B, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a nighttime training mission near Camp New Jersey, about 31 miles northwest of Kuwait City, on February 25, 2003 |
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Sgt. William Tracy |
27 |
Company B, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade |
Webster, New Hampshire |
Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a nighttime training mission near Camp New Jersey, about 31 miles northwest of Kuwait City, on February 25, 2003 |
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Spc. Brian M. Clemens |
19 |
Company C, 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry Regiment, Indiana Army National Guard |
Kokomo, Indiana |
Died as a result of injuries received when his Humvee overturned in Kuwait on February 6, 2003 |
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Officer Helge Boes |
32 |
Counterterrorism Center, Central Intelligence Agency |
Virginia |
Killed when a grenade detonated prematurely during a live-fire exercise in eastern Afghanistan on February 5, 2003 |
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Sgt. Michael C. Barry |
29 |
205th Medical Battalion, Missouri Army National Guard |
Overland Park, Kansas |
Barry was fatally injured while riding in a vehicle that was struck by another vehicle in Doha, Qatar, on February 1, 2003. |
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Staff Sgt. Jacob L. Frazier |
24 |
169th Air Support Operations Squadron, 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard |
St. Charles, Illinois |
Killed when the four-vehicle convoy he was in was ambushed on a reconnaissance patrol in Geresk, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2003 |
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Staff Sgt. Orlando Morales |
33 |
Company D, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) |
Manati, Puerto Rico |
Killed when the four-vehicle convoy he was in was ambushed on a reconnaissance patrol in Afghanistan on March 29, 2003 |
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Capt. Tamara L. Archuleta |
23 |
41st Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing |
Los Lunas, New Mexico |
Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003 |
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Staff Sgt. Jason Hicks |
25 |
41st Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing |
Jefferson, South Carolina |
Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003 |
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Master Sgt. Michael Maltz |
42 |
38th Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing |
St. Petersburg, Florida |
Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003 |
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Senior Airman Jason Plite |
21 |
38th Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing |
Lansing, Michigan |
Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003 |
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Lt. Col. John Stein |
39 |
41st Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing |
Bardolph, Illinois |
Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003 |
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Staff Sgt. John Teal |
29 |
41st Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing |
Dallas, Texas |
Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003 |
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Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason Profitt |
23 |
USS Deyo |
Charlestown, Indiana |
Died of a non-combat related injury while in the Red Sea on March 17, 2003 |
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Pfc. James R. Dillon Jr. |
19 |
3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division |
Grove City, Pennsylvania |
Died of a non-combat related injury in Kuwait on March 13, 2003 |
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Pfc. Spence A. McNeil |
19 |
Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment |
Bennettsville, South Carolina |
Died on March 9, 2003, from injuries sustained when the vehicle he was traveling in rolled over near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on March 3, 2003 |
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Airman 1st Class Raymond Losano |
24 |
14th Air Support Operation Squadron |
Del Rio, Texas |
Died from wounds suffered in a firefight in Afghanistan on April 25, 2003 |
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Pfc. Jerod R. Dennis |
19 |
Company B, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division |
Soper, Oklahoma |
Killed in a firefight with suspected Taliban fighters in Ne Shkin, Afghanistan, on April 25, 2003 |
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Pfc. Stephen Kamins |
N/A |
German Army, International Security Assistance Force |
Germany |
Killed when his Wolf all-terrain vehicle struck a mine while on patrol 12 kilometers south of Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2003 |
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Sgt. 1st Class John E. Taylor |
31 |
Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
Died when he suffered a heart attack after completing physical training in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 17, 2003 |
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Sgt. Kelvin E. Feliciano-Gutierrez |
21 |
Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division |
Anasco, Puerto Rico |
Gutierrez was a .50 caliber gunner on a vehicle that was returning from patrol when it veered off the road and turned over. Gutierrez suffered fatal injuries while trapped under the vehicle and died at Bagram Air Base north of Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2003 |
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Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas E. Retzer |
30 |
Naval Special Warfare Development Group |
San Diego, California |
Retzer was wounded on June 25, 2003, after his convoy was attacked outside of Gardez, Afghanistan. He was transported to Bagram Air Base hospital in Afghanistan, where he died of his wounds on June 26. |
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Capt. Seth Michaud |
27 |
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing |
Hudson, Massachusetts |
Michaud was killed when an Air Force B-52 bomber inadvertently dropped ordnance south of the target onto the Godoria Range observation post 60 miles north of Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, on June 22, 2003. Michaud and other Marines were at the range in case a medical evacuation was needed. |
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Junior Sgt. Joerg Baasch |
N/A |
German Army, International Security Assistance Force |
Densborn, Germany |
Killed when a suicide car bomb detonated next to the bus he was traveling near the Afghan National Army training facility in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 7, 2003 |
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Chief Warrant Officer Andreas Beljo |
N/A |
German Army, International Security Assistance Force |
Eldorf, Germany |
Killed when a suicide car bomb detonated next to the bus he was traveling near the Afghan National Army training facility in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 7, 2003 |
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Sgt. Helmi Jimenez-Paradis |
N/A |
German Army, International Security Assistance Force |
Wunstorf, Germany |
Killed when a suicide car bomb detonated next to the bus he was traveling near the Afghan National Army training facility in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 7, 2003 |
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Master Sgt. Carsten Kuehlmorgen |
32 |
German Army |
Chemnitz, Germany |
Killed when a suicide car bomb detonated next to the bus he was traveling near the Afghan National Army training facility in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 7, 2003 |
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Sgt. Christopher P. Geiger |
38 |
Headquarters Company, 213th Area Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard |
Northhampton, Pennsylvania |
Died of a non-combat related cause in Bagram, Afghanistan, on July 9, 2003 |
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Spc. Chad C. Fuller |
24 |
Company B, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division |
Potsdam, New York |
Died of wounds received during a firefight with Taliban fighters northwest of Shkin, in Paktika province in Afghanistan on August 31, 2003 |
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Pfc. Adam L. Thomas |
21 |
Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division |
Palos Hills, Illinois |
Died of wounds received during a firefight with Taliban fighters northwest of Shkin, in Paktika province in Afghanistan on August 31, 2003 |
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Sgt. 1st Class Mitchell A. Lane |
34 |
Company C, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) |
Lompoc, California |
Died of injuries received during an accidental fall while on a night combat assault near Deh Chopan in the Zabul province, Afghanistan, on August 29, 2003 |
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Petty Officer 1st Class David M. Tapper |
32 |
Naval Special Warfare Development Group |
Atco, New Jersey |
Tapper was wounded when his convoy engaged enemy forces near Orgun, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2003. He was evacuated to Bagram Air Base hospital near Kabul, where he died of his wounds. |
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Pfc. Kristian E. Parker |
23 |
Company C, 205th Engineer Battalion, Louisiana Army National Guard |
Slidell, Louisiana |
Died of non-combat related injuries as Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, on September 29, 2003 |
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Pfc. Evan W. O'Neill |
19 |
Company A, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division |
Haverhill, Massachusetts |
Killed in firefight with Taliban fighters while on patrol in Shkin, Afghanistan, on September 29, 2003 |
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Staff Sgt. Paul A. Sweeney |
32 |
Company A, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) |
Lakeville, Pennsylvania |
Killed when his unit was ambushed while on patrol north of Musa Qula in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on October 30, 2003 |
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William Carlson |
43 |
Directorate of Operations, Central Intelligence Agency |
Southern Pines, North Carolina |
One of two civilian CIA contractors killed in an ambush near Shkin, Afghanistan, on October 25, 2003 |
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Christopher Glenn Mueller |
32 |
Directorate of Operations, Central Intelligence Agency |
San Diego, California |
One of two civilian CIA contractors killed in an ambush near Shkin, Afghanistan, on October 25, 2003 |
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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Darrell Jones |
22 |
Guided missile destroyer USS Higgins |
Wellston, Ohio |
Died of non-combat related injuries in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates on October 8, 2003 |
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Lt. Col. Paul W. Kimbrough |
44 |
416th Engineer Command, Team 28, U.S. Army Reserve |
Washington, D.C. |
Kimbrough was medically evacuated from Bagram, Afghanistan, and flown to the 39th Medical Squadron in Incirlik, Turkey, where he remained hospitalized until his death from a non-combat related cause on October 3, 2003. |
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Cpl. Robbie Christopher Beerenfenger |
29 |
3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment |
Ottawa, Canada |
Killed when the lead vehicle of his patrol struck an explosive device while on patrol near Camp Julien, the main Canadian camp in southwest Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2003 |
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Sgt. Robert Alan Short |
42 |
3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment |
Fredericton, Canada |
Killed when the lead vehicle of his patrol struck an explosive device while on patrol near Camp Julien, the main Canadian camp in southwest Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2003 |
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Sgt. Maj. Phillip R. Albert |
41 |
Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division |
Terryville, Connecticut |
Killed when a MH-53M Pave Low helicopter accidentally crashed in Afghanistan on November 23, 2003 |
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Master Sgt. William J. Kerwood |
37 |
20th Special Operations Squadron, 16th Special Operations Wing |
Houston, Missouri |
Killed when a MH-53M Pave Low helicopter accidentally crashed in Afghanistan on November 23, 2003 |
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Maj. Steven Plumhoff |
33 |
58th Special Operations Squadron, 58th Special Operations Wing |
Neshanic Station, New Jersey |
Killed when a MH-53M Pave Low helicopter accidentally crashed in Afghanistan on November 23, 2003 |
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Staff Sgt. Thomas A. Walkup Jr. |
25 |
20th Special Operations Squadron, 16th Special Operations Wing |
Millville, New Jersey |
Killed when a MH-53M Pave Low helicopter accidentally crashed in Afghanistan on November 23, 2003 |
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Tech. Sgt. Howard A. Walters |
33 |
20th Special Operations Squadron, 16th Special Operations Wing |
Port Huron, Michigan |
Killed when a MH-53M Pave Low helicopter accidentally crashed in Afghanistan on November 23, 2003 |
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Sgt. Jay A. Blessing |
23 |
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment |
Tacoma, Washington |
Killed when the Humvee he was riding was hit by an improvised explosive device in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on November 16, 2003 |
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2nd Lt. Iosif-Silviu Fogorasi |
33 |
151st Infantry Battalion, Romanian Army |
Alesd, Romania |
Killed when his armored convoy was attacked near Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, along the Pakistan border on November 11, 2003 |
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2nd Lt. Mihail Anton Samuila |
35 |
151st Infantry Battalion, Romanian Army |
Beius, Romania |
Died on November 14, 2003, of wounds sustained when his convoy was attacked near Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, along the Pakistan border on November 11 |
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Sgt. Theodore L. Perreault |
33 |
Company B, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts Army National Guard |
Webster, Massachusetts |
Died of non-combat related injuries in Camp Bulkeley, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on December 23, 2003 |
Afghanistan Casualties Jan - Dec 2003