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NAME |
A |
UNIT |
HOMETOWN |
DETAILS |
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Staff Sgt. Shawn M. Clemens |
28 |
Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division |
Allegany, New York |
Killed in an accidental explosion at a weapons cache west of Ghazni, Afghanistan, on January 29, 2004 |
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Spc. Robert J. Cook |
24 |
Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division |
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin |
Killed in an accidental explosion at a weapons cache west of Ghazni, Afghanistan, on January 29, 2004 |
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Sgt. Benjamin L. Gilman |
28 |
Company A, 41st Engineer Battalion, 10th Mountain Division |
Meridan, Connecticut |
Killed when a weapons cache prematurely exploded on January 29, 2004, in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Initially listed as missing, his remains were recovered on February 2, 2004. |
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Spc. Adam G. Kinser |
21 |
304th Psychological Operations Company, U.S. Army Reserve |
Rio Vista, California |
Killed when a weapons cache prematurely exploded west of Ghazni, Afghanistan on January 29, 2004 |
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Sgt. 1st Class Curtis Mancini |
43 |
486th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve |
Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Killed when a weapons cache prematurely exploded west of Ghazni, Afghanistan, on January 29, 2004 |
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Staff Sgt. James D. Mowris |
37 |
805th Military Police Company, U.S. Army Reserve |
Aurora, Missouri |
Killed when a weapons cache prematurely exploded west of Ghazni, Afghanistan, on January 29, 2004 |
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Sgt. Justin A. Scott |
22 |
Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division |
Bellevue, Kentucky |
Killed when a weapons cache prematurely exploded west of Ghazni, Afghanistan, on January 29, 2004 |
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Sgt. Danton K. Seitsinger |
29 |
486th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Killed when a weapons cache prematurely exploded west of Ghazni, Afghanistan, on January 29, 2004 |
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Pvt. Jonathan Kitulagoda |
23 |
E (Devon & Dorset) Company, The Rifle Volunteers, British Territorial Army |
Plymouth, England |
Killed in a suicide bomb attack near Kabul, on January 28, 2004 |
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Cpl. Jamie Brendan Murphy |
26 |
3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battalion Group |
Conception Harbour, Newfoundland |
Killed in a suicide bomb attack while on patrol near Kabul, Afghanistan, on January 27, 2004 |
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Sgt. Roy A. Wood |
47 |
Company C, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Florida Army National Guard |
Alva, Florida |
Wood was fatally injured when the vehicle he was traveling in near Kabul, Afghanistan, hit another vehicle on January 9, 2004 |
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Spc. David E. Hall |
21 |
805th Military Police Company, 16th Military Police Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve |
Uniontown, Kansas |
Died in a non-hostile accident in Kabul, Afghanistan, on February 25, 2004 |
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Sgt. Nicholes D. Golding |
24 |
Company C, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division |
Addison, Maine |
Killed when an anti-tank mine detonated in Ghazni, Afghanistan, on February 13, 2004 |
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Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis Jallah Jr. |
49 |
Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division |
Fayetteville, North Carolina |
Jallah died of a non-combat cause on March 28, 2004, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He was medically evacuated from Afghanistan to Landstuhl Medical Center in Germany on February 16. |
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Sgt. Michael J. Esposito Jr. |
22 |
Company A, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division |
Brentwood, New York |
Killed when his team came under small-arms fire while clearing a village in Dehrawood, Afghanistan, on March 18, 2004 |
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Staff Sgt. Anthony S. Lagman |
22 |
Company A, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division |
Yonkers, New York |
Killed when his team came under small-arms fire while clearing a village in Dehrawood, Afghanistan, on March 18, 2004 |
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Cpl. Patrick D. Tillman |
27 |
Company A, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment |
Chandler, Arizona |
Tillman's patrol was ambushed near Khowst, Afghanistan, on April 22, 2004. In the firefight, Tillman was killed by fire from his own unit. Full story |
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1st Sgt. Herbert R. Claunch |
58 |
217th Military Police Company, Alabama Army National Guard |
Wetumpka, Alabama |
Died after collapsing in his quarters in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on April 18, 2004 |
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Cmdr. Adrian B. Szwec |
43 |
Assigned to Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
Chicago, Illinois |
Died in a non-combat related incident in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on April 12, 2004 |
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Capt. Daniel W. Eggers |
28 |
Company C, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) |
Cape Coral, Florida |
Killed along with three others when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device as they swerved to avoid another explosive device in the road while returning to their base of operations near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2004 |
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Spc. Joseph A. Jeffries |
21 |
320th Psychological Operations Company, Army Reserve |
Beaverton, Oregon |
Killed along with three others when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device as they swerved to avoid another explosive device in the road while returning to their base of operations near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2004 |
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Sgt. 1st Class Robert J. Mogensen |
26 |
Company C, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) |
Leesville, Louisiana |
Killed along with three others when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device as they swerved to avoid another explosive device in the road while returning to their base of operations near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2004 |
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Petty Officer 1st Class Brian J. Ouellette |
37 |
Naval Special Warfare Group Two |
Needham, Massachusetts |
Killed along with three others when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device as they swerved to avoid another explosive device in the road while returning to their base of operations near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2004 |
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Grenadier Tommy Roedningsby |
29 |
Telemark Battalion, Norwegian Army |
Skreia, Toten, Norway |
Killed when rocket-propelled grenades were fired at a Norwegian patrol of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 23, 2004 |
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Chief Warrant Officer Bruce E. Price |
37 |
Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) |
Fayetteville, North Carolina |
Killed when insurgents ambushed his patrol and his vehicle was struck by small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire in Kajaki, Afghanistan, on May 15, 2004 |
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Cpl. Ronald R. Payne Jr. |
23 |
2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force |
Lakeland, Florida |
Died due to hostile action in the vicinity of Tawara, Afghanistan, on May 7, 2004 |
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Pfc. Brandon J. Wadman |
19 |
2nd Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery, Florida Army National Guard |
Cape Coral, Florida |
Died when his vehicle rolled over in Afghanistan on May 5, 2004 |
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Sgt. Phillip L. Witkowski |
24 |
Battery F, 7th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division (Light) |
Fredonia, New York |
Died on May 1, 2004, in Homberg, Germany, from non-combat related injuries sustained on April 30, in Kandahar, Afghanistan |
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Pfc. Daniel B. McClenney |
19 |
3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division |
Shelbyville, Tennessee |
Killed by hostile fire near Bari Khout in Afghanistan's Kunar Province on June 24, 2004 |
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Lance Cpl. Juston T. Thacker |
21 |
3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division |
Bluefield, West Virginia |
Killed by hostile fire near Bari Khout in Afghanistan's Kunar Province on June 24, 2004 |
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Lance Cpl. Russell P. White |
19 |
3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division |
Dagsboro, Delaware |
Died due to a non-combat related incident at Camp Bulldog, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2004 |
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Cpl. David M. Fraise |
24 |
Company A, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his patrol in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 7, 2004 |
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Spc. Julie R. Hickey |
20 |
412th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve |
Galloway, Ohio |
Hickey was evacuated from Bagram, Afghanistan, on June 30, 2004, and died in Landstuhl, Germany, on July 4 from a non-combat related illness. |
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Spc. Juan M. Torres |
25 |
453rd Transportation Company, U.S. Army Reserve |
Houston, Texas |
Died of non-combat related injuries in Bagram, Afghanistan, on July 12, 2004 |
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Sgt. 1st Class Robert K. McGee |
37 |
Company B, 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) |
Antioch, Tennessee |
McGee was found dead in his hotel room in Manila, Philippines, on July 1, 2004. He was deployed as part of an advance team to assist in infantry training. The cause of death remains under investigation. |
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Sgt. Daniel Lee Galvan |
30 |
Company B, 2nd Battalion (Assault), 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Light Infantry Division |
Moore, Oklahoma |
Killed when the helicopter he was in developed mechanical difficulties and crashed in Salerno, Afghanistan, on August 12, 2004 |
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Sgt. Bobby E. Beasley |
36 |
Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, Virginia Army National Guard |
Inwood, West Virginia |
Killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Ghazikel, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2004 |
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Staff Sgt. Craig W. Cherry |
39 |
Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, Virginia Army National Guard |
Winchester, Virginia |
Killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Ghazikel, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2004 |
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Staff Sgt. Alan L. Rogers |
49 |
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, Utah Army National Guard |
Kearns, Utah |
Died of non-combat related injuries in Bagram, Afghanistan, on September 29, 2004 |
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Staff Sgt. Robert S. Goodwin |
35 |
Company A, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group |
Albany, Georgia |
Killed when his patrol vehicle was ambushed with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades near Shkin in Afghanistan's Paktika province on September 20, 2004 |
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Staff Sgt. Tony B. Olaes |
30 |
Company A, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group |
Walhalla, South Carolina |
Killed when his patrol vehicle was ambushed with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades near Shkin in Afghanistan's Paktika province on September 20, 2004 |
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Spc. Wesley R. Wells |
21 |
Company A, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division |
Libertyville, Illinois |
Killed when his observation post was fired on by anti-coalition militia forces in Naka, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2004 |
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Cpl. Billy Gomez |
25 |
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light) |
Perris, California |
Gomez died on October 27, 2004, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds he received when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device on October 20 in Naka, Afghanistan. |
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Airman 1st Class Jesse M. Samek |
21 |
66th Rescue Squadron, 57th Operations Group |
Rogers, Arkansas |
Samek died of injuries received when an Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter accidentally crashed during a medical evacuation mission 105 miles (170 kilometers) east of Shindand, Afghanistan, on October 21, 2004. |
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Cpl. William M. Amundson Jr. |
21 |
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment |
The Woodlands, Texas |
Killed when the Ground Mobility Vehicle he was in rolled over during a ground assault force infiltration in eastern Afghanistan on October 18, 2004 |
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Spc. Kyle Ka Eo Fernandez |
26 |
Company C, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division (Light) |
Waipahu, Hawaii |
Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near their dismounted patrol in Miam Do, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2004 |
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Staff Sgt. Brian S. Hobbs |
28 |
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division (Light) |
Mesa, Arizona |
Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near their dismounted patrol in Miam Do, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2004 |
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Cpl. Major Bruno Giovanni |
24 |
Susa Battalion, 3rd Alpine Regiment, Task Force Cobra, Italian Army |
Crispi, Taranto, Italy |
Died when his VM-90 wheeled military vehicle veered off the road approximately 28 miles (45 kilometers) outside of Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2004 |
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Chief Warrant Officer Travis W. Grogan |
31 |
Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division |
Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Killed when his contract aircraft crashed in Bamian, Afghanistan, on November 27, 2004 |
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Lt. Col. Michael J. McMahon |
41 |
Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division |
West Hartford, Connecticut |
Killed when his contract aircraft crashed in Bamian, Afghanistan, on November 27, 2004 |
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Spc. Harley D. R. Miller |
21 |
Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division |
Spokane, Washington |
Killed when his contract aircraft crashed in Bamian, Afghanistan, on November 27, 2004 |
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Cpl. Jacob R. Fleischer |
25 |
Company C, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division |
St. Louis, Missouri |
Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit in Deh Rawod, Afghanistan, on November 24, 2004 |
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Cpl. Dale E. Fracker Jr. |
23 |
Company C, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division |
Apple Valley, California |
Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit in Deh Rawod, Afghanistan, on November 24, 2004 |
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Sgt. Michael C. O'Neill |
22 |
Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment |
Mansfield, Ohio |
Died on November 21, 2004, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of wounds sustained when a grenade he was carrying accidentally detonated at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, on November 17 |
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Spc. James C. Kearney III |
22 |
Company B, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, Iowa Army National Guard |
Emerson, Iowa |
Died in Salerno, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his convoy was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades in Sharan, Afghanistan, on November 1, 2004 |
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Spc. Isaac E. Diaz |
26 |
Company B, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light) |
Rio Hondo, Texas |
Died when his military vehicle rolled over while on patrol in Sharona, Afghanistan, on December 1, 2004 |
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Afghanistan Casualties Jan - Dec 2004