« PREVIOUS  Afghanistan Casualties Jan - Dec 2009  NEXT »   NAME A UNIT HOMETOWN DETAILS Sapper Sean Greenfield 25 24 Field Engineer Squadron, 2 Combat Engineer Regiment Pinawa, Manitoba, Canada Killed when his armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb about 25 miles (40 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on January 31, 2009 Cpl. Daniel "Danny" Nield 31 Company S, 1st Battalion, The Rifles Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England Killed in an explosion, believed to have been caused by a rocket-propelled grenade, during a contact with enemy forces during an operation north of Musa Qaleh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 30, 2009 Chief Warrant Officer Milton E. Suggs 51 38th Operational Support Airlift Detachment, 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group, Louisiana Army National Guard Lockport, Louisiana Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, on January 30, 2009 Sgt. Trevor J. Johnson 23 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Forsyth, Montana Killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 27, 2009 Sgt. David W. Wallace III 25 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Sharpsville, Pennsylvania Killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 27, 2009 Lance Cpl. Julian T. Brennan 25 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Brooklyn, New York Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on January 24, 2009 Sgt. Ezra Dawson 31 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Las Vegas, Nevada Died when the Chinook helicopter he was in made a hard landing under combat conditions in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, on January 17, 2009 Staff Sgt. Carlo M. Robinson 33 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Lawton, Oklahoma Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan, on January 17, 2009 Acting Cpl. Richard 'Robbo' Robinson 21 Company E, 1st Battalion, The Rifles Cornwall, England Killed by enemy fire during an ambush north of Sangin District Center during a patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 17, 2009 Staff Sgt. Joshua R. Townsend 30 Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Solvang, California Died from a non-combat incident at Fire Base Ripley in the Tarin Kowt district of Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on January 16, 2009 Capt. Tom Sawyer 26 7 (Sphinx) Commando Battery, 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery Hertfordshire, England Killed along with a British Royal Marine in an explosion during an operation to clear compounds in a known Taliban stronghold northeast of Gereshk in central Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 14, 2009 Cpl. Danny Winter 28 Mortar Troop, Z Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Stockport, England Killed along with a British soldier in an explosion during an operation to clear compounds in a known Taliban stronghold northeast of Gereshk in central Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 14, 2009 Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Bennett 23 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Clifton, Virginia Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan on January 11, 2009 Marine Travis Mackin 22 Communications Squadron, United Kingdom Landing Force Command Support Group, 45 Commando Plymouth, England Killed when a roadside bomb exploded as he was establishing a fire-support location to protect his colleagues advancing on a Taliban defensive position in the Kajaki area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 11, 2009 Spc. Joseph M. Hernandez 24 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment Hammond, Indiana One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Jaldak, Zabul province, Afghanistan on January 9, 2009 Maj. Brian M. Mescall 33 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment Hopkinton, Massachusetts One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Jaldak, Zabul province, Afghanistan on January 9, 2009 Cpl. Jason R. Parsons 24 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment Lenoir, North Carolina One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Jaldak, Zabul province, Afghanistan on January 9, 2009 Spc. Keith E. Essary 20 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Dyersburg, Tennessee One of two soldiers killed when their dismounted patrol was hit by a roadside bomb in Maywand, Afghanistan, on January 8, 2009 Sgt. Joshua L. Rath 22 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Decatur, Alabama One of two soldiers killed when their dismounted patrol was hit by a roadside bomb in Maywand, Afghanistan, on January 8, 2009 Trooper Brian Richard Good 42 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group Ottawa, Ontario Killed when the vehicle he was in was struck by a roadside bomb in Shah Wall Kowt District, Afghanistan, on January 7, 2009 Lance Cpl. Jessie A. Cassada 19 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Hendersonville, North Carolina Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 6, 2009 Pvt. Gregory Michael Sher 30 1st Commando Regiment Australia Killed in a rocket attack on a forward operating base in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan, on January 4, 2009 Lance Cpl. Alberto Francesconi 21 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Bronx, New York Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan on January 1, 2009 Sgt. Chris Reed 25 Company C, 6th Battalion, The Rifles Plymouth, England Killed by a roadside bomb that exploded during a vehicle patrol in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 1, 2009 Sgt. Maj. Claudiu Chira 30 21st Mountain Battalion Romania Died of wounds received when his Humvee struck a roadside bomb during a patrol on the A1 Highway about 31 miles (50 km) outside of Qalat, Afghanistan, on February 26, 2009 Cpl. Tom Gaden 24 Company E, 1st Battalion, The Rifles Regiment Taunton, England One of three British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their escort patrol in Gereshk district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 25, 2009 Rifleman Jamie Gunn 21 Company E, 1st Battalion, The Rifles Regiment Monmouth, Wales One of three British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their escort patrol in Gereshk district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 25, 2009 Lance Cpl. Paul Upton 31 Company E, 1st Battalion, The Rifles Regiment Looe, England One of three British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their escort patrol in Gereshk district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 25, 2009 Capt. Brian M. Bunting 29 An Individual Ready Reservist assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard Potomac, Maryland One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 24, 2009 Sgt. Schuyler Patch 25 Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Galva, Illinois One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 24, 2009 Sgt. Scott Stream 39 Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Mattoon, Illinois One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 24, 2009 Sgt. Daniel J. Thompson 24 An Individual Ready Reservist assigned to the 715th Military Police Company, Florida Army National Guard Madison, Wisconsin One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 24, 2009 Marine Michael Laski 21 Signals Detachment, Company Y, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Liverpool, England Died on February 25, 2009, at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, England, of wounds sustained when his foot patrol was attacked north of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 23, 2009 Staff Sgt. Jeremy E. Bessa 26 Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Honolulu, Hawaii One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a mounted combat reconnaissance patrol near Khordi in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan, on February 20, 2009 Staff Sgt. Timothy P. Davis 28 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, 720th Special Tactics Group Aberdeen, Washington Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb near Bagram, Afghanistan, on February 20, 2009 Master Sgt. David L. Hurt 36 Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Oak Park, Illinois One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a mounted combat reconnaissance patrol near Khordi in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan, on February 20, 2009 Lance Cpl. Stephen M. Kingscott 22 Company C, 1st Battalion, The Rifles Plymouth, England Killed during the assault of an enemy position during a deliberate operation against insurgents in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 16, 2009 Sgt. 1st Class Raymond J. Munden 35 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Mesquite, Texas Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire at Forward Operating Base Tillman in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, on February 16, 2009 Sgt. Daniel L. Hansen 24 Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Air Wing, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Tracy, California Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on February 14, 2009 Marine Darren "Daz" Smith 27 X-ray Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Fleetwood Lancashire, England Died of wounds suffered when Taliban fighters ambushed his unit in Helmand province, Afghanistan on February 14, 2009 Staff Sgt. Marc J. Small 29 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Collegeville, Pennsylvania Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and small-arms fire in Faramuz, Afghanistan, on February 12, 2009 Capt. Patrice Sonzogni 46 35th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment Targes, France Killed along with an Afghan interpreter when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during a joint Afghan-French patrol in Logar province, Afghanistan, on February 11, 2009 Spc. Peter J. Courcy 22 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Frisco, Texas One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Salerno, Afgahnistan, on February 10, 2009 Warrant Officer Andrzej Rozmiarek 35 12th Brygada Zmiechanizowana (12th Mechanized Brigade) Poland Killed in a non-hostile road accident that occured when he was returning to base in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on February 10, 2009 Pfc. Jason R. Watson 19 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Many, Louisiana One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Salerno, Afgahnistan, on February 10, 2009 Staff Sgt. Jason E. Burkholder 27 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Elida, Ohio One of two soldiers who died of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb in Kabul, Afghanistan on February 8, 2009 1st Lt. Jared W. Southworth 26 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Oakland, Illinois One of two soldiers who died of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb in Kabul, Afghanistan on February 8, 2009 Lance Cpl. Kevin T. Preach 21 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Bridgewater, Massachusetts Died on February 7, 2009 from wounds he received while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on January 24, 2009. Sgt. Devin C. Poche 25 Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division Jacksonville, North Carolina Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident at Contingency Operating Base Speicher near Tikrit, Iraq, on March 31, 2009 Lt. Florence B. Choe 35 Navy officer assigned to Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan El Cajon, California One of two sailors killed when an Afghan National Army soldier opened fire on personnel at Camp Shaheen in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan, on March 27, 2009 Lt. j.g. Francis L. Toner IV 26 Navy officer assigned to Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan Narragansett, Rhode Island One of two sailors killed when an Afghan National Army soldier opened fire on personnel at Camp Shaheen in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan, on March 27, 2009 Pfc. Adam J. Hardt 19 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Avondale, Arizona Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident at Forward Operating Base Airborne in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2009 Cpl. Michael W. Ouellette 28 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Manchester, New Hampshire One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2009 Cpl. Anthony L. Williams 21 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Oxford, Pennsylvania One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2009 Trooper Jack Bouthillier 20 Royal Canadian Dragoons Hearst, Ontario, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Shah Wali Khot district northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 20, 2009 Cpl. Tyler Crooks 24 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near a dismounted patrol in Zhari district west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 20, 2009 Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Geary 22 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Rome, New York Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on March 20, 2009 Trooper Corey Joseph Hayes 22 Royal Canadian Dragoons Ripples, New Brunswick, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Shah Wali Khot district northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 20, 2009 Master Cpl. Scott Francis Vernelli 28 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near a dismounted patrol in Zhari district west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 20, 2009 Sgt. Brett Till 31 Incident Response Regiment, Australian Special Forces Task Group Sydney, Australia Killed when a roadside bomb exploded as he was trying to disable it in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan, on March 19, 2009 Cpl. Mathew Hopkins 21 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Brisbane, Australia Killed when his patrol was attacked by 20 Taliban fighters 7.5 miles (12 km) north of Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on March 16, 2009 Sgt. Christopher P. Abeyta 23 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Midlothian, Illinois One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Kot, Afghanistan, on March 15, 2009 Staff Sgt. Timothy L. Bowles 24 3rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base Tucson, Arizona Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb near Kot, Afghanistan, on March 15, 2009 Spc. Norman L. Cain III 22 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Oregon, Illinois One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Kot, Afghanistan, on March 15, 2009 Cpl. Dean Thomas John 25 A Squadron, Light Aid Detachment, 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Neath, Wales One of two British soldiers killed when their Jackal patrol vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb west of Garmsir in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 15, 2009 Cpl. Graeme Stiff 24 A Squadron, Light Aid Detachment, 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Münster, Germany One of two British soldiers killed when their Jackal patrol vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb west of Garmsir in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 15, 2009 Sgt. Robert M. Weinger 24 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Round Lake Beach, Illinois One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Kot, Afghanistan, on March 15, 2009 Cpl. Nicolas Belda 23 27e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (27th Mountain Infantry Battalion) Albi, Midi-Pyrones, France Killed when the VAB armored vehicle he was driving was struck by an anti-tank rocket during an operation 37 miles (60 km) northeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 14, 2009 Lance Cpl. Christopher Harkett 22 Company C, 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh Regiment Pontardawe, Swansea, Wales Killed by an explosion that occured during a foot patrol near Musa Qaleh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 14, 2009 Staff Sgt. Archie A. Taylor 37 2nd Intelligence Battalion, 2nd MEF Headquarters Group, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Tomball, Texas Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Kabul province, Afghanistan, on March 14, 2009 Pfc. Patrick A. Devoe II 27 40th Cavalry Regiment4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division Auburn, New York Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Kandau Kalay, Afghanistan, on March 8, 2009 Pfc. Sergei Motz 21 Jägerbataillons 292 (292nd Light Infantry Battalion) Bad Saulgau , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Killed during an ambush of German soldiers in Kunduz, Afghanistan, on April 29, 2009 Lance Sgt. Tobie Fasfous 29 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards Bridgend, Wales Killed by an explosion during a foot patrol with the Afghan National Army near Forward Operating Base Keenan, northeast of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on April 28, 2009 Maj. Michelle Mendes 30 Intelligence officer attached to Joint Task Force Kandahar Wicklow, Ontario, Canada Mendes was found dead in her accommodation room at Kandahar Airfield on April 23, 2009. Capt. Trond Petter Kolset 30 Norwegian Army Intelligence Service attached to PRT Meymaneh Steinkjer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway Killed when his convoy was attacked by a suicide bomber west of Mazar-e Sharif in Balkh province, Afghanistan, on April 17, 2009 Pfc. Richard A. Dewater 21 Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Topeka, Kansas Died of wounds sustained from a roadside bomb while on a dismounted patrol near Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2009 Cpl. Francisco X. Aguila 35 82nd Finance Detachment, 82nd Sustainment Brigade Bayamon, Puerto Rico Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 14, 2009 Cpl. Karine Blais 21 12e Regiment Blinde (12th Armoured Regiment), attached to 2nd Battalion, 22nd Royal Regiment Battle Group Les Mechins, Quebec, Canada Killed when her armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the Shah Wali Kowt district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 13, 2009 Airman 1st Class Jacob I. Ramsey 20 712th Air Support Operations Squadron, 3rd Air Support Operations Group Hesperia, California Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 10, 2009 Lance Cpl. Blaise A. Oleski 22 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Holland Patent, New York Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on April 8, 2009 Capt. Vasile-Iuliu Unguras 32 Batalionului 21 Manevra (21st Maneuver Battalion) Romania Killed when his Humvee struck a roadside bomb during a patrol mission on the A1 Highway between Kandahar and Kabul 12.4 miles (20 km) northeast of Qalat, Afghanistan, on April 7, 2009 Pvt. Azdin Chadli 20 42 Pantserinfanteriebataljon (42nd Armored Infantry Battalion) Uden, Netherlands Killed in a rocket attack on Camp Holland in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on April 6, 2009 Spc. Adam M. Kuligowski 21 Company B, Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division Arlington, Virginia Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Bagram, Afghanistan, on April 6, 2009 Staff Sgt. Phillip A Myers 30 48th Civil Engineer Squadron, 48th Mission Support Group, 48th Fighter Wing Hopewell, Virginia Died of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb near Helmand province, Afghanistan, on April 4, 2009 Capt. Petre Tiberius 33 Batalionul 1 Forte pentru Operatii Speciale (1st Special Operations Forces Battalion) Romania Died of wounds sustained when the rapid reaction task force he was leading came under fire about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 3, 2009 Lance Cpl. Matthew G. Reza 27 Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Austin, Texas Died in a non-hostile incident in Kandahar, Afghanistan on May 31, 2009 Lance Cpl. Nigel Moffett 28 C Squadron, The Light Dragoons Belfast, Northern Ireland One of two British soldiers killed by an explosion that happened during a deliberate operation near Musa Qaleh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 30, 2009 Cpl. Stephen Bolger 30 The Parachute Regiment United Kingdom One of two British soldiers killed by an explosion that happened during a deliberate operation near Musa Qaleh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 30, 2009 Lance Cpl. Kieron Hill 20 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) Nottingham, England Died as a result of an explosion that happened during an operation near Garmsir in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 28, 2009 Senior Airman Ashton L. M. Goodman 21 43rd Logistics Readiness Squadron Indianapolis, Indiana One of two airmen killed by a roadside bomb near Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan on May 26, 2009 Lt. Col. Mark E. Stratton II 39 Air Force Element, Joint Chiefs of Staff Houston, Texas One of two airmen killed by a roadside bomb near Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan on May 26, 2009 1st Sgt. Blue C. Rowe 33 Detachment 22, 426th Civil Affairs Battalion Summers, Arkansas Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Panjshir province, Afghanistan, on May 26, 2009 Master Cpl. Guillaume Barateau 31 9e Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions, 9e Brigade Legere Blindee de Marine (9th Company Command and Communications Unit, 9th Light Armored Marine Brigade) France Died in a non-hostile incident in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 24, 2009 Sapper Jordan Rossi 22 25 Field Squadron, 38 Engineer Regiment West Yorkshire, England Killed following an explosion during an operation to clear roadside bombs near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 23, 2009 Chief Warrant Officer Brent S. Cole 38 Company C, 1st Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division Reedsville, West Virginia Died when his helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing near Tarin Kwot in Uruzgan province Afghanistan, on May 22, 2009 Lance Cpl. Robert Martin Richards 24 3rd Armoured Support Troop, Armoured Support Group, Royal Marines Betws-y-Coed, North Wales Died in Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, England, on May 27, 2009, from wounds sustained when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the Nad e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 22, 2009 Fusilier Petero Suesue 28 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Levuka, Fiji Killed by gunfire while on a foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 22, 2009 1st Lt. Roslyn L. Schulte 25 Headquarters, Pacific Air Forces Command St. Louis, Missouri Died of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 20, 2009 Sgt. Carlie M. Lee III 23 Company D, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Birmingham, Alabama One of two soldiers killed when their patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Chak, Afghanistan, on May 15, 2009 Staff Sgt. Esau I. De la Pena-Hernandez 25 Company D, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division La Puente, California One of two soldiers killed when their patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Chak, Afghanistan, on May 15, 2009 Marine Jason Mackie 21 3rd Armored Support Troop, Armored Support Group, Royal Marines Bampton, Oxfordshire, England Killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the Basharan area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 14, 2009 Lt. Mark Evison 26 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards London, England Died on May 12, 2009, at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, England, of wounds received when he was shot while leading a patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 9, 2009 Spc. Lukasz D. Saczek 23 Company D, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Lake in the Hills, Illinois Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Nangarhar, Afghanistan, on May 10, 2009 Cpl. Sean Binnie 22 The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland Belfast, Northern Ireland Killed during a fire fight with insurgents near Musa Qaleh in Helmand province, on May 7, 2009 Cpl. Kumar Pun 31 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles Parbat district, Nepal One of two British soldiers killed when a sucide bomber detonated an explosive device near his patrol in Gereshk, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 7, 2009 Sgt. Ben Ross 34 173 Provost Company, 3rd Regiment, Royal Military Police Bangor, Wales One of two British soldiers killed when a sucide bomber detonated an explosive device near his patrol in Gereshk, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 7, 2009 Rifleman Adrian Sheldon 25 Company B, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Kirkby-in-Ashfield, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Jackal vehicle near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 7, 2009 Spc. Ryan C. King 22 Company B, Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Dallas, Georgia One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit using direct fire near the village of Nishagam in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on May 1, 2009. Sgt. James D. Pirtle 21 Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Colorado Springs, Colorado One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit using direct fire near the village of Nishagam in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on May 1, 2009. Staff Sgt. William D. Vile 27 Military Transition Team member assigned 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Philadelphia, Pennsylvania One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit using direct fire near the village of Nishagam, in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, on May 1, 2009. Sgt. Terry J. Lynch 22 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Shepherd, Montana Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on June 29, 2009 Pvt. Steven T. Drees 19 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Peshtigo, Wisconsin Died June 28, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher in Konar province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2009 Pfc. Peter K. Cross 20 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Saginaw, Texas Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle rolloverat Combat Outpost Carwile, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2009 1st Lt. Brian N. Bradshaw 24 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Steilacoom, Washington Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Kheyl, Afghanistan, on June 25, 2009 Pfc. Martin Brunn 23 Kompanie Panzergrenadierbataillon 391 (391st Mechanized Infantry Battalion) Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany One of three German soldiers killed when their vehicle slid down into a riverbed while evading fire duirng a firefight near Kunduz, Afghanistan, on June 23, 2009 Pfc. Oleg Meiling 21 Kompanie Panzergrenadierbataillon 391 (391st Mechanized Infantry Battalion) Hausen, Eichsfeld, Germany One of three German soldiers killed when their vehicle slid down into a riverbed while evading fire duirng a firefight near Kunduz, Afghanistan, on June 23, 2009 Pfc. Alexander Schleiernick 23 Fallschirmregiment 263 (263rd Paratrooper Battalion) Spremberg, Brandenburg, Germany One of three German soldiers killed when their vehicle slid down into a riverbed while evading fire duirng a firefight near Kunduz, Afghanistan, on June 23, 2009 Sgt. Ricky D. Jones 26 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Plantersville, Alabama One of two soldiers killed when their unit was attacked by indirect fire in Bagram, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2009 Spc. Rodrigo A. Munguia Rivas 27 710th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Germantown, Maryland One of two soldiers killed when their unit was attacked by indirect fire in Bagram, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2009 1st Sgt. John D. Blair 38 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard Calhoun, Georgia Died of wounds suffered when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle in Mado Zayi, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2009 Command Master Chief Jeffrey J. Garber 43 Deployed aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Hemingford, Nebraska Died of non-hostile causes aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower on June 20, 2009 Maj. Sean Birchall 33 IX Company, 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards Guildford, Surrey, England Killed by an explosion during a patrol in Basharan, near Lashkar Gah, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 19, 2009 Sgt. Paul G. Smith 43 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard Peoria, Illinois One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 19, 2009 Staff Sgt. Joshua A. Melton 26 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard Carlyle, Illinois One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 19, 2009 Pvt. Martin Abildgaard 23 Gardehusarregimentet (Guard Hussar Regiment) Denmark One of three Danish soldiers killed when their Piranha armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb north of Gereskh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 17, 2009 Pfc. Andreas S. Brohus 26 Gardehusarregimentet (Guard Hussar Regiment) Denmark One of three Danish soldiers killed when their Piranha armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb north of Gereskh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 17, 2009 Sgt. 1st Class Kevin A. Dupont 52 79th Troop Command Templeton, Massachusetts Died on June 17, 2009, at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Kandau, Afghanistan on March 8, 2009 Pvt. Mads Lerche Rasmussen 21 Gardehusarregimentet (Guard Hussar Regiment) Denmark One of three Danish soldiers killed when their Piranha armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb north of Gereskh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 17, 2009 Spc. Jonathan C. O’Neill 22 Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade Zephyrhills, Florida Died on June 15, 2009, at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Paktya, Afghanistan, on June 2 Warrant Officer Allain Tikko 30 Estcoy-8 infantry company, Scoutspataljon Kõpu, Viljandimaa, Estonia Killed when his patrol was attacked outside Patrol Base Pimon in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 15, 2009 Cpl. Martin Dube 35 5 Combat Engineer Regiment Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Killed when a roadside bomb he was attempting to neutralize exploded in Panjwayi district 12.4 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2009 Lt. Paul Mervis 27 2nd Battalion, The Rifles London, England Killed as a result of an explosion during a deliberate operation near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 12, 2009 Pvt. Robert McLaren 20 Kintra, Isle of Mull, Scotland The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland Killed in an explosion that occurred as he attempted to move forward during a firefight in southern Afghanistan, on June 11, 2009 Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ricky L. Richardson Jr. 33 Franklin, Missouri 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 10, 2009 Spc. Eduardo S. Silva 25 563rd Aviation Support Battalion, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division Greenfield, California Died of a non-combat related incident at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on June 9, 2009 Pvt. Alexandre Peloquin 20 3rd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec, Canada Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on June 8, 2009 Lance Cpl. Joshua R. Whittle 20 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Downey, California Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2009 Maj. Rocco M. Barnes 50 Tactical Command Post, 40th Infantry Division, California Army National Guard Los Angeles, California Died on injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over in Afghanistan on June 4, 2009 Staff Sgt. John C. Beale 39 1st Battalion, 108th Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard Riverdale, Georgia One of three soldiers killed by a homemade bomb and small-arms fire near Kapisa, Afghanistan, on June 4, 2009 Maj. Kevin M. Jenrette 37 1st Battalion, 108th Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard Lula, Georgia One of three soldiers killed by a homemade bomb and small-arms fire near Kapisa, Afghanistan, on June 4, 2009 Spc. Jeffrey W. Jordan 21 1st Battalion, 108th Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard Rome, Georgia One of three soldiers killed by a homemade bomb and small-arms fire near Kapisa, Afghanistan, on June 4, 2009 Spc. Jarrett P. Griemel 20 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division La Porte, Texas Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident at Forward Operating Base Gardez, Afghanistan, on June 3, 2009 Spc. Roberto A. Hernandez II 21 549th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade Far Rockaway, New York Died of wounds sustained when his mounted patrol was attacked by a homemade bomb and small-arms fire in Paktya, Afghanistan on June 2, 2009 Rifleman Cyrus Thatcher 19 Company C, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Caversham, Reading, England Killed by an explosion during a patrol near Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 2, 2009 Staff Sgt. Jeffrey A. Hall 28 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Huntsville, Alabama One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Nerkh, Afghanistan, on June 1, 2009 Sgt. Jasper K. Obakrairur 26 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Hilo, Hawaii Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Nerkh, Afghanistan, on June 1, 2009 Pfc. Matthew D. Ogden 33 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Corpus Christi, Texas One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Nerkh, Afghanistan, on June 1, 2009 Pfc. Matthew W. Wilson 19 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Miller, Missouri One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Nerkh, Afghanistan, on June 1, 2009 Lance Cpl. Gregory A. Posey 22 Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Knoxville, Tennessee One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 30, 2009 Lance Cpl. Jonathan F. Stroud 20 Company C, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Cashion, Oklahoma One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 30, 2009 Pvt. Gerrick D. Smith 19 Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Sullivan, Illinois Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Herat, Afghanistan, on July 29, 2009 Chief Warrant Officer 2 Douglas M. Vose 38 Operational Detachment Alpha 0114, Company A, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group Concrete, Washington Killed by intense direct small arms fire during combat operations in Kabul province, Afghanistan, on July 29, 2009 Warrant Officer Class 2 Sean Upton 35 53 Battery, 5th Regiment, Royal Artillery Nottinghamshire, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 27, 2009 Trooper Phillip Lawrence 22 C Squadron, The Light Dragoons Birkenhead, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Scimitar combat reconnaissance vehicle during a patrol in Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 27, 2009 Bombardier Craig Hopson 24 38 Battery, 40th Regiment, Royal Artillery Castleford, West Yorkshire, England Killed when his Jackal vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a patrol in the Babaji area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2009 Pfc. Donald W. Vincent 26 Company F, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Gainesville, Florida Died of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2009 Spc. Justin D. Coleman 21 Company C, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Spring Hill, Florida Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, on July 24, 2009 Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Andrew Scott Charpentier 21 Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion, Joint Task Force Guantanamo Great Falls, Montana Died on July 23, 2009, at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, from a non-combat related illness incurred while assigned to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Sgt. Ryan H. Lane 25 Company D, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Died of wounds suffered while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2009 Lance Cpl. Jeremy S. Lasher 27 Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Oneida, New York One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2009 Cpl. Nicholas G. Xiarhos 21 Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2009 Guardsman Christopher King 20 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards Birkenhead, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol in the Nad-e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 22, 2009 Spc. Randy L. J. Neff Jr. 22 Headquarters Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade Blackfoot, Idaho One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on July 22, 2009 Sgt. Joshua J. Rimer 24 Headquarters Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade Rochester, Pennsylvania One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on July 22, 2009 Spc. Raymundo P. Morales 34 Company D, 148th Brigade Support Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard Dalton, Georgia Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover in Methar Lam, Afghanistan, on July 21, 2009 Spc. Anthony M. Lightfoot 20 Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Riverdale, Georgia One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle after an attack from enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on July 20, 2009 Sgt. Gregory Owens Jr. 24 Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Garland, Texas One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle after an attack from enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on July 20, 2009 Pfc. Dennis J. Pratt 34 Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Duncan, Oklahoma One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle after an attack from enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on July 20, 2009 Spc. Andrew J. Roughton 21 Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Houston, Texas One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle after an attack from enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on July 20, 2009 Capt. Daniel Shepherd 28 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps Lincoln, England Killed while trying to disable a roadside bomb in the Nad-e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 20, 2009 Cpl. Joseph Etchells 22 Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Mossley, England Killed when a homemade bomb detonated during a foot patrol near Sangin in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 19, 2009 Cpl. Benjamin S. Kopp 21 Company C, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Rosemount, Minnesota Died on July 18, 2009 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2009 Pvt. Benjamin Ranaudo 22 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment Melbourne, Australia Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a cordon-and-search operation north of Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on July 18, 2009 Rifleman Aminiasi Toge 26 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Suva, Fiji Killed as a result of an explosion that happened during a foot patrol close to Forward Operating Base Keenan, near Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 16, 2009 Capt. Thomas J. Gramith 27 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Operations Group, 4th Fighter Wing Eagan, Minnesota One of two airmen killed when their F-15E Strike Eagle crashed near Ghazni, Afghanistan, on July 17, 2009 Capt. Mark R. McDowell 26 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Operations Group, 4th Fighter Wing Colorado Springs, Colorado One of two airmen killed when their F-15E Strike Eagle crashed near Ghazni, Afghanistan, on July 17, 2009 Pvt. Sebastien Courcy 26 2nd Battalion, 22nd Royal Regiment St. Hyacinthe, Canada Killed in action in the Panjwayi district roughly 10.5 miles (17 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 16, 2009 1st Cpl. Maj. Alessandro Di Lisio 25 187 Paracadutisti Reggimento, Paracadutisti Brigata Folgore (187th Paratroop Regiment, Paratroop Brigade Folgore) Campobasso, Italy Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his patrol about 31 miles (50 km) northeast of Farah, Afghanistan, on July 14, 2009 Sgt. 1st Class Jason J. Fabrizi 29 C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Seffner, Florida Died of wounds sustained when his mounted patrol was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Konar province, Afghanistan on July 14, 2009 Sgt. Michael W. Heede Jr. 22 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Delta, Pennsylvania One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2009 Staff Sgt. David S. Spicer 33 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Zanesfield, Ohio One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2009 Staff Sgt. Eric J. Lindstrom 27 Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Flagstaff, Arizona Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his dismounted patrol using small-arms and indirect fire near Barge Matal, Afghanistan, on July 12, 2009 Lance Cpl. Pedro A. Barboza Flores 27 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Glendale, California One of two Marines killed while suppporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 11, 2009 Master Sgt. Jerome D. Hatfield 36 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Axton, Virginia One of two Marines killed while suppporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 11, 2009 Rifleman William Aldridge 18 Company C, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Bromyard in Herefordshire, England One of five British soldiers killed when a homemade bomb detonated near their foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2009 Rifleman James Backhouse 18 Company C, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Castleford, Yorkshire, England One of five British soldiers killed when a homemade bomb detonated near their foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2009 Cpl. Jonathan Horne 28 Company C, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Walsall, England One of five British soldiers killed when a homemade bomb detonated near their foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2009 Cpl. Matthew R. Lembke 22 Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Tualatin, Oregon Died on July 10, 2009, of wounds sustained on June 24, 2009, during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan Rifleman Joseph Murphy 18 Company C, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, England One of five British soldiers killed when a homemade bomb detonated near their foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2009 Cpl. Lee Scott 26 Egypt Squadron, 2nd Royal Tank Regiment Kings Lynn, England Killed during an explosion just north of Nad Ali in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2009 Rifleman Daniel Simpson 20 Company C, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Croydon, England One of five British soldiers killed when a homemade bomb detonated near their foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2009 Pvt. John Brackpool 27 Prince of Wales' Company, 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards Crawley, West Sussex, England Killed when he was shot while on sentry duty on a compound that had recently been secured as part of Operation Panther's Claw near Char-e-Anjir, just outside Lashkar Gah, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 9, 2009 Spc. Joshua R. Farris 22 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division La Grange, Texas Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on July 9, 2009 Rifleman Daniel Hume 22 4th Battalion, The Rifles Maidenhead, England Killed in a contact explosion during a foot patrol near Nad e-Ali in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 9, 2009 Lance Cpl. Roger G. Hager 20 Company A, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Gibsonville, North Carolina One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 8, 2009 Master Sgt. John E. Hayes 36 Company A, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Middleburg, Florida One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 8, 2009 Spc. Gregory J. Missman 36 Company F, 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Batavia, Ohio Died in Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained elsewhere in Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire on July 8, 2009 Sgt. Michael C. Roy 25 3rd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Advisor Group North Fort Myers, Florida Died while supporting combat operations in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, on July 8, 2009 Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Darren Ethan Tate 21 Deployed as an individual augmentee to Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan Canyon, Texas Died of non-hostile causes at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on July 8, 2009 Spc. Christopher M. Talbert 24 Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Galesburg, Illinois Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Shindad, Afghanistan, on July 7, 2009 Master Cpl. Patrice Audet 38 430e Escadron tactique d'helicoptères (430th Tactical Helicopter Squadron) Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed along with a British soldier when their CH-146 Griffon helicopter crashed during take-off at a forward operating base in Tarnak Va Jaldak, Zabul province, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2009 Capt. Ben Babington-Browne 27 22 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers Maidstone, England Killed along with two Canadian soldiers when their CH-146 Griffon helicopter crashed during take-off at Forward Operating Base Mescall in Tarnak Va Jaldak, Zabul province, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2009 Sgt. Brock H. Chavers 25 Company D, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Brigade Infantry Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard Bulloch, Georgia One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Konduz, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2009 Capt. Mark A. Garner 30 Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Joint Multinational Readiness Center Surry, North Carolina Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Argandab District, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2009 Pfc. Nicolas H. J. Gideon 20 Company C, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Murrieta, California Died July 6, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered earlier that day in Paktya, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires Spc. Chester W. Hosford 35 B Troop, 2nd Battalion, 106th Cavalry Regiment, 33rd Brigade Infantry Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Hastings, Minnesota One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Konduz, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2009 Cpl. Martin Joannette 25 3e Bataillon, Royal 22e Reégiment (3rd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment) Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed along with a British soldier when their CH-146 Griffon helicopter crashed during take-off at a forward operating base in Tarnak Va Jaldak, Zabul province, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2009 Spc. Issac L. Johnson 24 A Troop, 1st Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard Columbus, Georgia One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Konduz, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2009 Petty Officer 2nd Class Tony Michael Randolph 22 Assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eight Henryetta, Oklahoma Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his convoy in northern Afghanistan on July 6, 2009 2nd Lt. Derwin I. Williams 41 B Troop, 2nd Battalion, 106th Cavalry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Glenwood, Illinois One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Konduz, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2009 Lance Cpl. Dane Elson 22 Support Company, 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards Bridgend, Wales Killed when a roadside bomb exploded after clearing enemy positions south of Malgir in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 5, 2009 Master Cpl. Charles-Philippe Michaud 28 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Regiment (2nd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment) Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada Died on July 5, 2009, at a hospital in Quebec, Canada, of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his dismounted patrol in Panjwayi district, southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2009 Pfc. Justin A. Casillas 19 Company A, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Dunnigan, California One of two soldiers killed when insurgents attacked Combat Outpost Zerok with small arms and indirect fire in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2009 Lance Cpl. David Dennis 29 Command Troop, D Squadron, The Light Dragoons Llanelli, Wales Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during an operation to improve security north of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2009 Pfc. Aaron E. Fairbairn 20 Company A, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Aberdeen, Washington One of two soldiers killed when insurgents attacked Combat Outpost Zerok with small arms and indirect fire in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2009 Pvt. Robert Laws 18 Company B, 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England Killed when his vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade attack during an operation to improve security north of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2009 Cpl. Nicholas Bulger 30 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Peterborough, Ontario Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his armored vehicle during a patrol in the Zhari district southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 3, 2009 Lance Cpl. Charles S. Sharp 20 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Adairsville, Georgia Killed in a firefight with Taliban insurgents in Garmsir district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 2, 2009 Trooper Joshua Hammond 18 Egypt Squadron, 2nd Royal Tank Regiment Plymouth, England One of two British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated under their Viking armored vehicle traveling in a resupply convoy near Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 1, 2009 Lt. Col. Rupert Thorneloe 39 Commanding officer, 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards Kirtlington, England One of two British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated under their Viking armored vehicle traveling in a resupply convoy near Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 1, 2009 Trooper Christopher Whiteside 20 Emsdorf Troop, The Light Dragoons Blackpool, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a patrol near Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 7, 2009 Pfc. Jordan M. Brochu 20 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Cumberland, Maine One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in Shuyene Sufia, Afghanistan, on August 31, 2009 Pvt. Kevin Elliott 24 The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland Dundee, Scotland One of two Scottish soldiers killed by a rocket-propelled grenade explosion during a foot patrol in Babaji district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 31, 2009 Lance Cpl. David R. Hall 31 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Elyria, Ohio Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 31, 2009 Sgt. Stuart 'Gus' Millar 40 The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland Inverness, Scotland One of two Scottish soldiers killed a rocket-propelled grenade explosion during a foot patrol in Babaji district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 31, 2009 Spc. Tyler R. Walshe 21 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Shasta, California Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on August 31, 2009 Spc. Jonathan D. Welch 19 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Yorba Linda, California One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in Shuyene Sufia, Afghanistan, on August 31, 2009 Staff Sgt. Jason S. Dahlke 29 Company A, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Orlando, Florida Killed when he was shot during a Ranger task force attack on an enemy command and control node and logistics base in a rugged, remote mountainous area in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on August 29, 2009 Pfc. Eric W. Hario 19 Company A, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Monroe, Michigan Died at a combat support hospital of wounds received during a Ranger task force attack on an enemy command and control node and logistics base in a rugged, remote mountainous area in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on August 29, 2009 Sgt. Lee Andrew Houltram 33 Royal Marines Cowie, Scotland Killed in an explosion during a foot patrol near Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 29, 2009 Spc. Abraham S. Wheeler III 22 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Columbia, South Carolina Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Logar province, Afghanistan, on August 28, 2009 Pfc. Matthew E. Wildes 18 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Hammond, Louisiana Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on August 27, 2009 Staff Sgt. Kurt R. Curtiss 27 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Murray, Utah Died of wounds suffered when he was shot while his unit was supporting Afghan security forces during an enemy attack in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2009 Fusilier Shaun Bush 24 Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Warwickshire, England Died on August 25, 2009, at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, England, of wounds sustained in an explosion during a foot patrol in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 15, 2009 Capt. John L. Hallett III 30 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division California One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on August 25, 2009 Capt. Cory J. Jenkins 30 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Arizona One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on August 25, 2009 Sgt. 1st Class Ronald W. Sawyer 38 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Trenton, Missouri One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on August 25, 2009 Pfc. Dennis M. Williams 24 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Federal Way, Washington One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on August 25, 2009 Sgt. Raivis Kang 26 Estcoy-8 Infantry Company Estonia One of two Estonian soldiers killed when their unit was attacked while clearing explosives from a road in Nad-e-Ali, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 23, 2009 Warrant Officer Eerik Salmus 26 Estcoy-8 Infantry Company Estonia One of two Estonian soldiers killed when their unit was attacked while clearing explosives from a road in Nad-e-Ali, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 23, 2009 Staff Sgt. Andrew T. Lobosco 29 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Somerville, New Jersey Fatally shot during a dismounted patrol near Yakhchal in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 22, 2009 Cpl. Darby T. Morin 25 Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Victoria, Canada Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover in Logar province, Afghanistan, on August 22, 2009 Sgt. Matthew L. Ingram 25 Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Pearl, Mississippi Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle, and his unit came under small arms fire from enemy forces in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on August 21, 2009 Sgt. Paul McAleese 29 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Hereford, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while he was trying to get to a fellow British soldier who had been hit by a previous explosion while on patrol in Sangin district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2009 Spc. Justin R. Pellerin 21 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Boscawen, New Hampshire Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2009 Pfc. Brian M. Wolverton 21 Company D, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Oak Park, California Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2009 Pvt. Johnathon Young 18 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment Hull, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while on patrol near Forward Operating Base Wishtan in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2009 Spc. Paul E. Dumont Jr. 23 149th Transportation Company, 10th Transportation Battalion Williamsburg, Virginia Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2009 Gunnery Sgt. Adam F. Benjamin 34 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force Garfield Heights, Ohio Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2009 Staff Sgt. Clayton P. Bowen 29 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division San Antonio, Texas One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2009 1st Sgt. Jose S.N. Crisostomo 59 Assigned to Headquarters, International Security Assistance Force Inarajan, Guam Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2009 Spc. Troy O. Tom 21 Rifle Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Shiprock, New Mexico One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit in Arghandab, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2009 Pfc. Morris L. Walker 23 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Chapel Hill, North Carolina One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2009 Pfc. Jonathan C. Yanney 20 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Litchfield, Minnesota One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit in Arghandab, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2009 Lance Cpl. Leopold F. Damas 26 Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Floral Park, New York Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 17, 2009 Sgt. 1st Class William B. Woods Jr. 31 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Maryland Army National Guard Chesapeake, Virginia Died on August 16, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when he was shot during a patrol in Ghanzi, Afghanistan, on August 14, 2009 Fusilier Simon Annis 22 Company A, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Salford, England One of three British soldiers killed by an explosion while on patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2009 Fusilier Louis Carter 19 Company A, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Nuneaton, England One of three British soldiers killed by an explosion while on patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2009 Lance Cpl. James Fullarton 24 Company A, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Coventry, England One of three British soldiers killed by an explosion while on patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2009 Cpl. Nicholas R. Roush 22 Company B, 1st Psychological Operations Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group Middleville, Michigan Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2009 Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Bernard 21 Company G, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force New Portland, Maine Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 14, 2009 Cpl. Alexander Carraro 32 Regiment de Chasseurs Ardennais (Regiment of Ardennian Rifles) Seilles, Belgium Died due to bacterial meningitis in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 13, 2009 Pvt. Richard Hunt 21 Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Welsh Abergavenny, Wales Died on August 15, 2009, at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine in Selly Oak, England, from wounds sustained in an explosion during a vehicle patrol near Musa Qaleh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 13, 2009 Sgt. Simon Valentine 29 Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Bedworth, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 15, 2009 Sgt. William J. Cahir 40 4th Civil Affairs Group, Marine Forces Reserve Washington, D.C. Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 13, 2009 Capt. Mark Hale 42 Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Bournemouth, England Died at Camp Bastion of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated while he and another British soldier were carrying a wounded soldier to safety during a patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 13, 2009 Lance Bombardier Matthew Hatton 23 6/36 Battery, 40th Regiment, Royal Artillery Easingwold, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated as he was being evacuated after being wounded in an ambush near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 13, 2009 Rifleman Daniel Wild 19 Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Hartlepool, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while he and another British soldier were carrying a wounded soldier to safety during a patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 13, 2009 Capt. John Tinsley 28 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Tallahassee, Florida Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during a combat patrol in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on August 12, 2009 Capt. Daniel Ambrozinski 32 1 Batalionie, 25 Brygady Kawalerii Powietrznej (1st Battalion, 25th Air Cavalry Brigade) Skierniewice, Poland Killed when his joint Afghan-Polish patrol came under Taliban fire in eastern Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on August 10, 2009 Lance Cpl. Bruce E. Ferrell 21 Company F, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Perdido, Alabama Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 10, 2009 Lance Cpl. Patrick W. Schimmel 21 Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Winfield, Missouri Killed during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 9, 2009 Lance Cpl. Javier Olvera 20 Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Palmdale, California Killed during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 8, 2009 Staff Sgt. Tara J. Smith 33 Company C, 50th Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade Nashville, North Carolina Died on August 8, 2009, in Bagram, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related incident that occurred August 4, 2009, at Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan Spc. Matthew K. S. Swanson 20 Company A, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Lake Forest, California Died on August 8, 2009, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover in Logar province, Afghanistan, on July 19, 2009 Pvt. Jason George Williams 23 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment Worcester, England Killed following an explosion while on patrol just east of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 8, 2009 Lance Cpl. Dennis J. Burrow 23 Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Naples, Florida Killed during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2009 Sgt. Jerry R. Evans Jr. 23 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Eufaula, Alabama Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2009 Capt. Matthew C. Freeman 29 Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Richmond Hill, Georgia Died while supporting combat operations in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2009 Pvt. Kyle Adams 21 The Parachute Regiment England One of three British soldiers killed when their Jackal vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a security patrol north of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2009 Lance Cpl. James D. Argentine 22 Company F, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Farmingdale, New York One of four Marines killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Farah province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2009 Lance Cpl. Travis T. Babine 20 Company F, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force San Antonio, Texas One of four Marines killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Farah province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2009 Cpl. Christian A. Guzman Rivera 21 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Homestead, Florida One of four Marines killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Farah province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2009 Lance Cpl. Dale Thomas Hopkins 23 The Parachute Regiment England One of three British soldiers killed when their Jackal vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a security patrol north of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2009 Sgt. Jay M. Hoskins 24 Company F, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Paris, Texas One of four Marines killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Farah province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2009 Cpl. Kevin Mulligan 26 The Parachute Regiment England One of three British soldiers killed when their Jackal vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a security patrol north of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2009 Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony C. Garcia 21 Navy corpsman assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Tyndall, Florida Died while supporting combat operations in Farah Province, Afghanistan, on August 5, 2009 Craftsman Anthony Lombardi 21 Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, attached to The Light Dragoons Scunthorpe, England Killed when the Spartan reconnaissance vehicle he was driving was struck by a roadside bomb in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 4, 2009 Sgt. 1st Class Alejandro Granado 42 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Mississippi Army National Guard Longview, Texas One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Qole Gerdsar, Afghanistan, on August 2, 2009 Capt. Ronald G. Luce Jr. 27 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Mississippi Army National Guard Fayetteville, North Carolina One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Qole Gerdsar, Afghanistan, on August 2, 2009 Sgt. 1st Class Severin W. Summers III 43 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Mississippi Army National Guard Bentonia, Mississippi One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Qole Gerdsar, Afghanistan, on August 2, 2009 Cpl. Anthony Baudin 22 3e regiment d'infanterie marine (3rd Marine Infantry Regiment) Dinan, France Killed when his unit was attacked by insurgents near the village of Ghayne Pain in Ghayn Valley in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2009 Pvt. Patrick S. Fitzgibbon 19 Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Knoxville, Tennessee One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their patrol with roadside bombs and rocket-propelled grenades in Mushan Village, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2009 Pfc. Richard K. Jones 21 Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Person, North Carolina One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their patrol with roadside bombs and rocket-propelled grenades in Mushan Village, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2009 Cpl. Jonathan M. Walls 27 Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division West Lawn, Pennsylvania One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their patrol with roadside bombs and rocket-propelled grenades in Mushan Village, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2009 Spc. Alexander J. Miller 21 Company C, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Clermont, Florida Died from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, on July 31, 2009 Sapper Matthieu Allard 21 5e Regiment du genie de combat (5th Combat Engineer Regiment) Val d'Or, Quebec, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near a patrol in the Zhari district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2009 Cpl. Christian Bobbitt 23 5e Regiment du genie de combat (5th Combat Engineer Regiment) Sept-ëles, Quebec, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near a patrol in the Zhari district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2009 Staff Sgt. Alex French IV 31 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard Milledgeville, Georgia Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using a roadside bomb in Khost, Afghanistan, on September 30, 2009 Staff Sgt. Jack M. Martin III 26 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group Bethany, Oklahoma One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb on Jolo Island, Philippines, on September 29, 2009 Sgt. 1st Class Christopher D. Shaw 37 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group Natchez, Mississippi One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb on Jolo Island, Philippines, on September 29, 2009 Cpl. Ihor Checulin 34 2e Regiment Etranger deInfanterie, Legion trangre (2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment, French Foreign Legion) Ukraine Killed when his armored vehicle fell into a ravine in the Sorubi district of Kabul province, Afghanistan, on September 27, 2009 1st Sgt. Yann Hertach 38 13e Regiment De Dragons Parachutistes (13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment) France One of three French soldiers that died in an unexpected and extremely violent thunderstorm during an operation in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on September 27, 2009 Pfc. Kevin Lemoine 20 3e Regiment D'infanterie Marine (3rd Marine Infantry Regiment) Centre, Savigné-sur-Lathan, France One of three French soldiers that died in an unexpected and extremely violent thunderstorm during an operation in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on September 27, 2009 Cpl. Gabriel Poirier 38 13e Regiment De Dragons Parachutistes (13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment) France One of three French soldiers that died in an unexpected and extremely violent thunderstorm during an operation in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on September 27, 2009 Pvt. James Prosser 21 Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Welsh Cwmbran, Wales Killed when a roadside bomb struck the Warrior fighting vehicle he was driving in the Musa Qaleh district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 27, 2009 Lance Cpl. Jordan L. Chrobot 24 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Frederick, Maryland Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan on September 26, 2009 Spc. Kevin J. Graham 27 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Benton, Kentucky Killed when insurgents attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 26, 2009 Lance Cpl. John J. Malone 24 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Yonkers, New York Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2009 Sgt. Titus R. Reynolds 23 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Columbus, Ohio One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Omar Zai, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2009 Sgt. Edward B. Smith 30 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Homestead, Florida One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Omar Zai, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2009 Spc. Joseph V. White 21 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Bellevue, Washington One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Omar Zai, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2009 Acting Sgt. Michael Lockett 29 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment Monifieth, Scotland Lockett was confirming the discovery of a roadside bomb when it exploded during a dismounted patrol near Patrol Base Sandford in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2009 Pfc. William L. Meredith 26 569th Engineer Company, 4th Engineer Battalion Virginia Beach, Virginia Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2009 Spc. Corey J. Kowall 20 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Murfreesboro, Tennessee One of two soldiers killed a vehicle rollover accident in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2009 Spc. Damon G. Winkleman 23 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Lakeville, Ohio One of two soldiers killed a vehicle rollover accident in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2009 Pvt. Steffen Bloch Larsen 23 3 Mekaniserede Infanterikompagni, 2 Bataljon Den Kongelige Livgarde (3rd Mechanized Infantry Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Life Guards) Denmark Killed when his unit came under fire during a dismounted patrol north of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Spetember 19, 2009 Sgt. David A. Davis 28 32nd Transportation Company, 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Dalhart, Texas Died of wounds suffered during an indirect fire attack at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on September 19, 2009 Pvt. Jonathan Couturier 23 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Regiment Battle Group Loretteville, Quebec, Canada Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle while on patrol in Panjwai district 15.5 miles (25 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009 Lt. Antonio Fortunato 29 186° Reggimento Paracadutisti (186th Parachute Regiment) Lagonegro, Italy One of six Italian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber struck their vehicle while traveling on Airport Road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009 Pfc. Jeremiah J. Monroe 31 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division Niskayuna, New York Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009 1st Cpl. Maj. Matteo Mureddu 26 186° Reggimento Paracadutisti (186th Parachute Regiment) Oristano, Italy One of six Italian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber struck their vehicle while traveling on Airport Road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009 1st Cpl. Maj. Giandomenico Pistonami 26 186° Reggimento Paracadutisti (186th Parachute Regiment) Orvieto, Italy One of six Italian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber struck their vehicle while traveling on Airport Road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009 1st Cpl. Maj. Massimiliano Randino 32 183° Reggimento Paracadutisti (183rd Parachute Regiment) Pagani, Italy One of six Italian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber struck their vehicle while traveling on Airport Road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009 1st Cpl. Maj. Davide Ricchiuto 26 186° Reggimento Paracadutisti (186th Parachute Regiment) Glarus, Switzerland One of six Italian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber struck their vehicle while traveling on Airport Road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009 Sgt. Maj. Roberto Valente 31 187° Reggimento Paracadutisti (187th Parachute Regiment) Naples, Italy One of six Italian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber struck their vehicle while traveling on Airport Road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009 Sgt. 1st Class Bradley S. Bohle 29 Company A, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Glen Burnie, Maryland One of three soldiers that died on September 16, 2009, of wounds suffered on September 15 when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Ghur Ghuri, Afghanistan Sgt. Robert D. Gordon II 22 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division River Falls, Alabama Died on September 16, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, from a non-combat related illness, after becoming ill in southern Afghanistan on September 11 Trooper Brett Hall 21 Egypt Squadron, 2nd Royal Tank Regiment Dartmouth, England Died on September 16, 2009, at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, England, of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb struck the Viking all-terrain vehicle he was driving near Musa Quala in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 12, 2009 Sgt. 1st Class Shawn P. McCloskey 33 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Peachtree City, Georgia One of three soldiers that died on September 16, 2009, of wounds suffered on September 15 when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Ghur Ghuri, Afghanistan Acting Sgt. Stuart McGrath 28 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Buckinghamshire, England Killed by an explosion that happened during a foot patrol in the Gereshk district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 16, 2009 Staff Sgt. Joshua M. Mills 24 Company A, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group El Paso, Texas One of three soldiers that died on September 16, 2009, of wounds suffered on September 15 when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Ghur Ghuri, Afghanistan Spc. Demetrius L. Void 20 57th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 11th Signal Brigade Orangeburg, South Carolina Died of injuries sustained when a military vehicle struck him while conducting physical training at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on September 15, 2009 Sgt. Andrew H. McConnell 24 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Carlisle, Pennsylvania One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on September 14, 2009 1st Lt. David T. Wright II 26 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Moore, Oklahoma One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on September 14, 2009 Kingsman Jason Dunn-Bridgeman 20 Company B, 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment Liverpool, England Killed during a firefight with enemy forces during a foot patrol in the Babaji district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 13, 2009 Pvt. Patrick Lormand 21 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Regiment Chute-à-Blondeau, Ontario, Canada Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his armored vehicle in Kandahar province 6.2 miles (10 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 13, 2009 Staff Sgt. Nekl B. Allen 29 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Rochester, New York One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb and small arms fire in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on September 12, 2009 Staff Sgt. Bryan D. Berky 25 28th Civil Engineer Squadron, 28th Mission Support Group, 28th Bomb Wing Melrose, Florida Died of wounds sustained from enemy fire while supporting combat operations near Bala Baluk, Afghanistan, on September 12, 2009 Spc. Daniel L. Cox 23 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Parsons, Kansas One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb and small arms fire in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on September 12, 2009 Tech Sgt. James R. Hornbarger 33 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 9th Maintenance Group, 9th Reconnaissance Wing Castle Rock, Washington Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in the Mediterranean on September 12, 2009 Sgt. Tyler A. Juden 23 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Winfield, Kansas Killed when enemy forces attacked his unit using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire in Turan, Afghanistan, on September 12, 2009 Pfc. Matthew M. Martinek 20 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division DeKalb, Illinois Died on September 11, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb followed by a rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fire in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2009 Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Fowlkes 20 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Gaffney, South Carolina Died on September 10, 2009, of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2009 1st Lt. Tyler E. Parten 24 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Arkansas Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire in Konar province, Afghanistan, on September 10, 2009 Pfc. Piotr Marciniak 30 6 Brygadzie Desantowo-Szturmowej (6th Air Assault Brigade) Krakow, Poland Killed during a firefight with enemy forces in the Andar district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on September 10, 2009 Cpl. John Harrison 29 The Parachute Regiment United Kingdom Killed in an operation by British special operations forces that led to the rescue of kidnapped journalist Stephen Farrell in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2009 Gunnery Sgt. Edwin W. Johnson Jr. 31 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Columbus, Georgia One of three Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2009 1st Lt. Michael E. Johnson 25 7th Communications Battalion, 3rd Marine Headquarters Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force Virginia Beach, Virginia One of three Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2009 Staff Sgt. Aaron M. Kenefick 30 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Roswell, Georgia One of three Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2009 Petty Officer 3rd Class James R. Layton 22 Assigned to an embedded training team with Combined Security Tranisiton Command-Afghanistan Riverbank, California Killed while supporting combat operations in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2009 Pvt. Artur Pyc 27 18 Batalion Desantowo-Szturmowy, 25 Brygada Kawalerii Powietrznej (18th Air Assault Battalion, 25th Air Cavalry Brigade) Lublin, Poland Died on September 8, 2009, at a hospital in Lublin, Poland, of wounds received when a roadside bomb exploded underneath his armored vehicle in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on May 22, 2009 Sgt. Maj. Mark Leijsen 44 101 Geniebataljon, Koninklijke Landmacht (101st Engineer Battalion, Royal Netherlands Army) Wezep, Netherlands Killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb near a Dutch outpost in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on September 7, 2009 Cpl. Jean-François Drouin 31 51e Escadron du Génie de Combat, 5e Régiment du génie de combat (51st Combat Engineers Squadron, 5th Combat Engineer Regiment) Quebec, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle 8.6 miles (14 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2009 Sgt. Randy M. Haney 27 2nd Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Orlando, Florida Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires in Nangarhar, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2009 Staff Sgt. Michael C. Murphrey 25 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Snyder, Texas Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2009 Maj. Yannick Pépin 36 51e Escadron du Génie de Combat, 5e Régiment du génie de combat (51st Combat Engineers Squadron, 5th Combat Engineer Regiment) Victoriaville, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle 8.6 miles (14 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2009 Sgt. Youvert Loney 28 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Pohnpei, Micronesia Killed when enemy forces attacked his vehicle using small arms and recoilless rifle fires in Abad, Afghanistan, on September 5, 2009 Master Cpl. Thomas Rousselle 30 3e Régiment d'Infanterie Marine (3rd Marine Infantry Regiment) La Triniteacute;-Surzur, France Died on September 6, 2009, of wounds sustained when his patrol vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2009 Cpl. Kevin van de Rijdt 26 Speciale eenheid Task Force 55, Korps Commandotroepen (Special Task Force Unit 55, Commando Corps) Tilburg, Netherlands Killed in a firefight between Taliban fighters and Dutch special operations forces near Deh Rawood in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2009 Capt. Joshua S. Meadows 30 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion Bastrop, Texas Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on September 5, 2009 2nd Lt. Darryn D. Andrews 34 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Dallas, Texas Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb and a rocket-propelled grenade in Paktia province, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2009 Cpl. Johan Naguin 24 3e régiment d'infanterie marine (3rd Marine Infantry Regiment) St. Clothide, France Killed when his patrol vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2009 Sgt. Marcin Poreba 32 5 Pulku Inzynieryjnego (5th Engineers Regiment) Goscieradzu, Poland Killed when his convoy was attacked with homemade explosives in Afghanistan on September 4, 2009 Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Baltazar Jr. 19 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force San Antonio, Texas Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2009 Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin P. Castiglione 21 Navy corpsman assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Howell, Michigan Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2009 Pvt. Gavin Elliott 19 Company B, 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment Woodsetts, Nottinghamshire, England Killed when he was shot during a foot patrol in the Babaji district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2009 Lance Cpl. Richard Brandon 24 Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, assigned to A Squadron, The Light Dragoons Kidderminster, England Killed when his Samson repair and recovery vehicle struck a roadside bomb south of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2009 Sgt. Cesar B. Ruiz 26 Individual Ready Reservist assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade San Antonio, Texas Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 31, 2009 Staff Sgt. Olaf S.G. Schmid 30 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps Truro, Cornwall, England Killed when the roadside bomb he was defusing detonated in the Sangin region of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 31, 2009 Sapper Steven Marshall 24 1 Combat Engineer Regiment Calgary, Alberta, Canada Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his dismounted patrol approximately 6.2 miles (10 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 30, 2009 Lt. Justin Boyes 26 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his dismounted patrol 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 28, 2009 Lance Cpl. Cody R. Stanley 21 Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Rosanky, Texas Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 28, 2009 Frank R. Walker 66 Air Force civilian employee assigned to the 72nd Civil Engineering Directorate, 72nd Air Base Wing Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Died of non-combat related medical causes at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, on October 28, 2009 Pfc. Brian R. Bates Jr. 20 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Gretna, Louisiana Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2009 Spc. Robert K. Charlton 22 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Malden, Missouri Died on October 27, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Wardak, Afghanistan, on October 23, 2009 Sgt. Fernando Delarosa 24 Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Alamo, Texas One of seven soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their Stryker armored vehicle with a roadside bomb in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2009 Staff Sgt. Luis M. Gonzalez 27 Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division South Ozone Park, New York One of seven soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their Stryker armored vehicle with a roadside bomb in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2009 Sgt. Dale R. Griffin 29 Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Terre Haute, Indiana One of seven soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their Stryker armored vehicle with a roadside bomb in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2009 Sgt. Issac B. Jackson 27 Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Plattsburg, Missouri One of seven soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their Stryker armored vehicle with a roadside bomb in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2009 Spc. Jared D. Stanker 22 Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Evergreen Park, Illinois One of seven soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their Stryker armored vehicle with a roadside bomb in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2009 Pfc. Christopher I. Walz 25 Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Vancouver, Washington One of seven soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their Stryker armored vehicle with a roadside bomb in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2009 Sgt. Patrick O. Williamson 24 Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Broussard, Louisiana One of seven soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their Stryker armored vehicle with a roadside bomb in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2009 Staff Sgt. Keith R. Bishop 28 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Smithtown, New York One of seven soldiers killed when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed on takeoff in Darreh-ye Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 Cpl. Gregory M.W. Fleury 23 Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force Anchorage, Alaska One of four Marines killed in a midair collision between a AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter and a UH-1N Huey transport helicopter in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 Sgt. Josue E. Hernandez-Chavez 23 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment Las Vegas, Nevada One of seven soldiers killed when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed on takeoff in Darreh-ye Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 Capt. Eric A. Jones 29 Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force Westchester, New York One of four Marines killed in a midair collision between a AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter and a UH-1N Huey transport helicopter in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 Chief Warrant Officer 3 Niall D. Lyons 40 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment Spokane, Washington One of seven soldiers killed when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed on takeoff in Darreh-ye Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 Staff Sgt. Shawn H. McNabb 24 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment Terrell, Texas One of seven soldiers killed when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed on takeoff in Darreh-ye Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 Sgt. 1st Class David E. Metzger 32 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group San Diego, California One of seven soldiers killed when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed on takeoff in Darreh-ye Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 Capt. David S. Mitchell 30 Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force Loveland, Ohio One of four Marines killed in a midair collision between a AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter anda UH-1N Huey transport helicopter in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael P. Montgomery 36 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment Redmond, Washington One of seven soldiers killed when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed on takeoff in Darreh-ye Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 Spc. Nickolas A. Mueller 26 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment Little Chute, Wisconsin One of seven soldiers killed when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed on takeoff in Darreh-ye Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 Capt. Kyle R. Van De Giesen 29 Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force North Attleboro, Massachusetts One of four Marines killed in a midair collision between a AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter and a UH-1N Huey transport helicopter in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 Cpl. Thomas Mason 27 Company C, The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland Rosyth, Scotland Died on October 25, 2009, at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, England, of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated during an operation in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 15, 2009 Spc. Brandon K. Steffey 23 178th Military Police Detachment, 89th Military Police Brigade, III Corps Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Laghman province, Afghanistan, on October 25, 2009 Sgt. Eduviges G. Wolf 24 Company A, 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Hawthorne, California Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked her vehicle with a rocket propelled grenade in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on October 25, 2009 Pfc. Devin J. Michel 19 Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Stockton, Illinois Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Zhari province, Afghanistan, on October 24, 2009 Sgt. Michael Ebert 23 3. Mekaniserede Infanterikompagni, Den Kongelige Livgarde (3rd Mechanized Infantry Company, The Royal Life Guard) Birkerød, Denmark Died of wounds received in a firefight north of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 23, 2009 Pfc. Kimble A. Han 30 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion Lehi, Utah One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on October 23, 2009 Spc. Eric N. Lembke 25 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion Tampa, Florida One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on October 23, 2009 Cpl. James Oakland 26 Royal Military Police Manchester, England Died of wounds received when a roadside bomb exploded during a foot patrol in the Gereshk region of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 22, 2009 Spc. Kyle A. Coumas 22 Company A, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Lockeford, California Killed when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 21, 2009 Lance Cpl. David R. Baker 22 Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Painesville, Ohio Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan on October 20, 2009 Spc. Michael A. Dahl Jr. 23 Company B, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Moreno Valley, California Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Argahndab, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 17, 2009 Spc. Anthony G. Green 28 143rd Infantry Detachment, Texas Army National Guard Matthews, North Carolina One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their Humvee with a roadside bomb in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on October 16, 2009 Sgt. Christopher M. Rudzinski 28 293rd Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade Rantoul, Illinois Killed when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 16, 2009 Staff Sgt. Chris N. Staats 32 143rd Infantry Detachment, Texas Army National Guard Fredericksburg, Texas One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their Humvee with a roadside bomb in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on October 16, 2009 Spc. Jesus O. Flores Jr. 28 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion La Mirada, California One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 15, 2009 Spc. Daniel C. Lawson 33 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion Deerfield Beach, Florida One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 15, 2009 1st Cpl. Maj. Rosario Ponziano 25 4° Reggimento Paracadutisti Alpini (4th Alpine Parachute Regiment) Palermo, Italy Killed when his Lince armored vehicle overturned while traveling between Shindad and Herat in western Afghanistan on October 15, 2009 Staff Sgt. Glen H. Stivison Jr. 34 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion Blairsville, Pennsylvania One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 15, 2009 Pfc. Brandon M. Styer 19 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion Lancaster, Pennsylvania One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 15, 2009 Spc. George W. Cauley 24 114th Transportation Company, 347th Regional Support Group, Minnesota Army National Guard Walker, Minnesota Died on October 10, 2009, in Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 7, 2009 Lance Cpl. Alfonso Ochoa Jr. 20 Company F, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Armona, California Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on October 10, 2009 Staff Sgt. Aaron J. Taylor 27 Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force Bovey, Minnesota Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 9, 2009 Lance Cpl. James Hill 23 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards Redhill, Surrey, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 8, 2009 Sgt. Johann Hivin-Gerard 29 3e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (3rd Marine Infantry Regiment) France Died on October 8, 2009, at Percy Military Hospital in Paris, France, of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb struck his armored vehicle while escorting a logistics convoy in the Surobi district north of Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2009 Cpl. Cristo A. Cabello Santana 24 Regimiento de Infanteria Ligera IX (9th Light Infantry Regiment) Las Palmas de Gran Canarias, Spain Killed when a roadside bomb struck his armored vehicle during a reconnaissance and security patrol east of Herat, Afghanistan, on October 7, 2009 Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth W. Westbrook 41 Military Transition Team member assigned to Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Shiprock, New Mexico Westbrook died on October 7, 2009, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and indirect fire in Ganjigal Valley, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2009. His brother, Sgt. Marshall A. Westbrook, was killed in Iraq on October 1, 2005. Guardsman Jamie Janes 20 Company 2, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards Brighton, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol near the Nad e-Ali district center in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 5, 2009 Spc. Kevin O. Hill 23 576th Mobility Augmentation Company Brooklyn, New York Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms and indirect fires at Contingency Outpost Dehanna, Afghanistan, on October 4, 2009 Cpl. Patric Sauer 24 4. Kompanie, Fallschirmjägerbataillon 263 (4th Company, 263rd Parachute Battalion) Fulda, Hesse, Germany Died on October 4, 2009, in a hospital in Germany of wounds suffered when a suicide bomber on a motorcycle struck his convoy near Kunduz, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2008 Sgt. Justin T. Gallegos 27 B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Tucson, Arizona One of eight soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2009 Spc. Christopher T. Griffin 24 B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Kincheloe, Michigan One of eight soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2009 Sgt. Joshua M. Hardt 24 B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Applegate, California One of eight soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2009 Sgt. Joshua J. Kirk 30 B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division South Portland, Maine One of eight soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2009 Spc. Stephan L. Mace 21 B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Lovettsville, Virginia One of eight soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2009 Staff Sgt. Vernon W. Martin 25 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Savannah, Georgia One of eight soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2009 Staff Sgt. Thomas D. Rabjohn 39 363rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment, Arizona Army National Guard Litchfield Park, Arizona Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated during an attempt to disarm it in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2009 Sgt. Michael P. Scusa 22 B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Villas, New Jersey One of eight soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2009 Pfc. Kevin C. Thomson 22 B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Reno, Nevada One of eight soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2009 Sgt. Ryan C. Adams 26 951st Engineer Company, Wisconsin Army National Guard Rhinelander, Wisconsin Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle using rocket-propelled grenade fire in Logar province, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2009 Pfc. Alan H. Newton Jr. 26 Headquarters Company, 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 354th Civil Affairs Brigade, 352nd Civil Affairs Command Asheboro, North Carolina One of two soldiers killed when they were attacked by a suicide bomber in Murcheh, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2009 Pfc. Brandon A. Owens 21 118th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade Memphis, Tennessee One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit using small arms fire in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2009 Capt. Benjamin A. Sklaver 32 Headquarters Company, 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 354th Civil Affairs Brigade, 352nd Civil Affairs Command Medford, Massachusetts One of two soldiers killed when they were attacked by a suicide bomber in Murcheh, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2009 Sgt. Aaron M. Smith 25 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Manhattan, Kansas One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit using small arms fire in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2009 Spc. Russell S. Hercules Jr. 22 Company F, 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division Murfreesboro, Tennessee Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on October 1, 2009 Sgt. Roberto D. Sanchez 24 Company B, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Satellite Beach, Florida Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 1, 2009 Senior Aircraftman Marcin Wojtak 24 34 Squadron, The Royal Air Force Regiment Leicester, England Killed when the vehicle he was commanding struck a roadside bomb in the desert south of Bastion Joint Operating Base in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 1, 2009 Acting Sgt. John Paxton Amer 30 No. 1 Company, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards Sunderland, England Died of wounds sustained in an explosion in the Babaji area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 30, 2009 Sgt. Brandon T. Islip 23 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Richmond, Virginia Islip went missing along with another soldier during a mission to recover airdropped supplies from a river in Bala Murghab in Badghis province, Afghanistan, on November 4, 2009. His body was recovered from the Morghab River near Afghanistan's border with Turkmenistan on November 29, 2009. Petty Officer 3rd Class David M. Mudge 22 Assigned to the guided missile frigate USS Rentz Sutherlin, Oregon Died in a non-hostile accident aboard USS Rentz while in Port Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, on November 28, 2009 Pvt. Kenneth Patrick Nielsen 23 2. Lette Opklaringseskadron, Opklaringsbataljon, Gardehusarhusarregimentet (2nd Facilitate Solution Squadron, Solution Battalion, Guard Hussar Regiment) Rønne, Bornholm, Denmark Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his dismounted patrol outside Patrol Base Barakzai in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 25, 2009 Sgt. Jason A. McLeod 22 Company E, 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Crystal Lake, Illinois Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with mortar fire west of Pashmul, Afghanistan, on November 23, 2009 Staff Sgt. Matthew A. Pucino 34 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Maryland Army National Guard Cockeysville, Maryland Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his all-terrain vehicle during a combat patrol in the vicinity of Pashay Kala, Afghanistan, on November 23, 2009 Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Hand 20 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Kansas City, Missouri Died while supporting combat operations in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 22, 2009 Sgt. James M. Nolen 25 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Alvin, Texas One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on November 22, 2009 Pfc. Marcus A. Tynes 19 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Moreno Valley, California One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on November 22, 2009 Staff Sgt. John J. Cleaver 36 Company E, 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Marysville, Washington One of two soldiers killed when a suicide car-bomber attacked their unit outside Forward Operating Base Shajoy in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on November 19, 2009 Sgt. Daniel A. Frazier 25 Company E, 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Saint Joseph, Missouri One of two soldiers killed when a suicide car-bomber attacked their unit outside Forward Operating Base Shajoy in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on November 19, 2009 Sgt. Robert David Loughran-Dickson 33 160 Provost Company, 4th Regiment, Royal Military Police Deal, Kent, England Died of gunshot wounds sustained during a routine patrol near Patrol Base Wahid in the Nad e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 18, 2009 Spc. Joseph M. Lewis 26 A Troop, 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Terrell, Texas Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on November 17, 2009 Pvt. Rune Westye Zacharias Nielsen 22 2. Spejderdeling, 2. Lette Opklaringseskadron, Opklaringsbataljon, Gardehusarhusarregimentet (2nd Scouts, 2nd Facilitate Solution Squadron, Solution Battalion, Guard Hussar Regiment) Kalundborg, Denmark Died on November 17, 2009, at National Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark, of injuries he sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his dismounted patrol outside Patrol Base Barakzai in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 31, 2009 Rifleman Andrew Ian Fentiman 23 7th Battalion, The Rifles Cambridge, England Killed by enemy small arms fire during a foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 15, 2009 Cpl. Loren O. C. Marlton-Thomas 28 4 Troop, 49 Field Squadron, 33 Engineer Regiment Braintree, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while he was conducting a route search to clear roadside bombs near Patrol Base Sandford in the Gereshk area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 15, 2009 Spc. Christopher J. Coffland 43 Company C, 323rd Military Intelligence Battalion, 66th Military Intelligence Brigade, Army Reserve Baltimore, Maryland Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in the Sayed Abad district of Wardak province, Afghanistan, on November 13, 2009 Lance Cpl. Shawn P. Hefner 22 Company D, 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Hico, Texas Died while supporting combat operations in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 13, 2009 Sgt. Benjamin W. Sherman 21 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Plymouth, Massachusetts Sherman was one of two soldiers that went missing during a mission to recover airdropped supplies from a river in Bala Murghab in Badghis province, Afghanistan, on November 4, 2009. On November 10, divers recovered his body from the Morghab River near Afghanistan's border with Turkmenistan. Family members said he jumped into the river to help a fellow soldier who was struggling in the water. Lance Cpl. Justin J. Swanson 21 Headquarters & Service Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Anaheim, California Died while supporting combat operations in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 10, 2009 Rifleman Samuel John Bassett 20 Company A, 4th Battalion, The Rifles Plymouth, England Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded during a patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 8, 2009 Rifleman Philip Allen 20 Company B, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles Dorset, England Killed when a roadside bomb exploded during a patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 7, 2009 Sgt. Charles I. Cartwright 26 Company A, 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion Union Bridge, Maryland Died during combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan on November 7, 2009 Spc. Aaron S. Aamot 22 Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Custer, Washington One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Jelewar, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on November 5, 2009 Spc. Gary L. Gooch Jr. 22 Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Ocala, Florida One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Jelewar, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on November 5, 2009 Sgt. Phillip Scott 30 Company C, 3rd Battalion, The Rifles Malton, England Died when a roadside bomb detonated in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 5, 2009 Spc. Julian L. Berisford 25 Company C, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Benwood, West Virginia Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades in the Bermal district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, on November 4, 2009 Cpl. Steven Boote 22 116 Provost Company, Royal Military Police, Territorial Army Birkenhead, Liverpool, England One of five British soldiers killed when an Afghan national policeman opened fire at a police checkpoint in the Nad e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 3, 2009 Warrant Officer Class 1 Darren Chant 40 1st Battalion, The Grenadier Guards Walthamstow, England One of five British soldiers killed when an Afghan national policeman opened fire at a police checkpoint in the Nad e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 3, 2009 Guardsman James Major 18 1st Battalion, The Grenadier Guards Grimsby, England One of five British soldiers killed when an Afghan national policeman opened fire at a police checkpoint in the Nad e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 3, 2009 Sgt. Matthew Telford 37 1st Battalion, The Grenadier Guards Grimsby, England One of five British soldiers killed when an Afghan national policeman opened fire at a police checkpoint in the Nad e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 3, 2009 Cpl. Nicholas Webster-Smith 24 160 Provost Company, Royal Military Police Saundersfoot, Wales One of five British soldiers killed when an Afghan national policeman opened fire at a police checkpoint in the Nad e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 3, 2009 Sapper David Watson 23 49 Field Squadron (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 33 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers Whickham, Newcastle upon Tyne, England Died of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near Patrol Base Blenheim in the Sangin region of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 31, 2009 Pvt. Garrett William Chidley 21 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, assigned to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team Cambridge, Ontario, Canada One of four Canadian soldiers killed along with journalist Michelle Lang when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle during a patrol 2.4 miles (4 km) south of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 30, 2009 Cpl. Zachery McCormack 21 Loyal Edmonton Regiment, 4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, assigned to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team Edmonton, Canada One of four Canadian soldiers killed along with journalist Michelle Lang when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle during a patrol 2.4 miles (4 km) south of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 30, 2009 Sgt. George Miok 28 41 Combat Engineer Regiment, assigned to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team Edmonton, Canada One of four Canadian soldiers killed along with journalist Michelle Lang when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle during a patrol 2.4 miles (4 km) south of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 30, 2009 Sgt. Kirk Taylor 28 84 Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery, assigned to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada One of four Canadian soldiers killed along with journalist Michelle Lang when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle during a patrol 2.4 miles (4 km) south of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 30, 2009 Capt. Sharif Ali bin Zeid Not released General Intelligence Directorate Jordan Killed along with seven CIA officers when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive at Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khost province, Afghanistan, on December 30, 2009 Staff Sgt. Ronald J. Spino 45 274th Forward Surgical Team, 44th Medical Command Waterbury, Connecticut Died of wounds suffered when he was shot while unloading supplies at a base in Bala Murghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan, on December 29, 2009 Rifleman Aidan Howell 19 Company C, 3rd Battalion, The Rifles Sidcup, Kent, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge in the Kajaki area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 28, 2009 Spc. Jason M. Johnston 24 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Albion, New York Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Arghandab, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on December 26, 2009 Staff Sgt. David H. Gutierrez 35 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division San Francisco, California Died at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his dismounted patrol with a roadside bomb in Howz-e Madad, Afghanistan, on December 25, 2009 Lt. Andrew Richard Nuttall 30 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a joint Afghan-Canadian foot patrol near the village of Nakhonay in Panjwaii district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on December 23, 2009 Lance Cpl. Tommy Brown Not available 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment United Kingdom Died when a roadside bomb detonated while on a foot patrol about .62 miles (1 kilometer) south of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 22, 2009 Lance Cpl. Omar G. Roebuck 23 Mobility Assault Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Moreno Valley, California Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 22, 2009 Lance Cpl. Christopher Roney 23 Company A, 3rd Battalion, The Rifles Sunderland, England Died of his wounds following a firefight in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2009 Pfc. Serge Kropov 21 Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force Hawley, Pennsylvania Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 20, 2009 Lance Cpl. Michael David Pritchard 22 160 Provost Company, 4th Regiment, Royal Military Police Maidstone, England Killed as a result of small arms fire -- possibly friendly fire, according to the British Ministry of Defense -- in the Sangin area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 20, 2009 Cpl. Simon Hornby 29 Arnhem Company, 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment Liverpool, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his foot patrol in Nad-e-Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 19, 2009 Pfc. Michał Kołek 22 Polsko-Ukraiński Batalion Sił Pokojowych (Polish-Ukrainian Peace Force Battalion) Poland Killed in a firefight after a Polish patrol was attacked with small arms and rocket-propelled grenades about 12 miles (20 km) from a Polish forward operating base in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on December 19, 2009 Sgt. Albert D. Ware 27 Company F, 782nd Combat Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Chicago, Illinois Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in the Arghandab River Valley, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on December 18, 2009 Rifleman James Stephen Brown 18 Company B, 3rd Battalion, The Rifles Kent, England One of two British soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated a homemade bomb at a vehicle checkpoint on a route into Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 15, 2009 Tech. Sgt. Anthony C. Campbell Jr. 35 932nd Civil Engineer Squadron, 932nd Mission Support Group, 932nd Airlift Wing Florence, Kentucky Died of wounds suffered from the detonation of a roadside bomb in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 15, 2009 Junior Sgt. Kristjan Jalakas 19 Estcoy-9 Infantry Company Estonia Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his foot patrol near Patrol Base Wahid in Nad-e-Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 15, 2009 Lance Cpl. David Leslie Kirkness 24 Company B, 3rd Battalion, The Rifles West Yorkshire, England One of two British soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated a homemade bomb at a vehicle checkpoint on a route into Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 15, 2009 Cpl. Xhacob Latorre 21 Company F, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Waterbury, Connecticut Died of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan on December 8, 2009 Lance Cpl. Adam Drane 23 Company C, 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment Bury St Edmunds, England Killed while carrying out security duties at Check Point Paraang in the southern Nad e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 7, 2009 Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Hansen 31 Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Panama City, Florida Died on December 7, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Logar province, Afghanistan, on December 3 Sgt. Elijah J. Rao 26 Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Lake Oswego, Oregon Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in the Alingar district of Nuristan province, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2009 Sgt. Kenneth R. Nichols Jr. 28 Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Chrisman, Illinois Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on December 1, 2009 Lance Cpl. Jonathan A. Taylor 22 Company F, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Jacksonville, Florida Died while supporting combat operations in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 1, 2009