AFGHANISTAN CASUALTIES: 2005/ JULY

	NAME	AGE	UNIT	HOMETOWN	DETAILS
	Staff Sgt. Michael W. Schafer	25	2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade	Spring Hill, Florida	Killed when he was shot by enemy forces while on a quick-reaction force mission in Oruzgan, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2005
	Sgt. Jason T. Palmerton	25	1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group	Auburn, Nebraska	Killed when he came under enemy small-arms fire during a dismounted patrol in Qal'eh-Ye Gaz, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2005
	Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew G. Axelson	29	SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One, Naval Special Warfare Group Three	Cupertino, California	Axelson was part of a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team that called for help during a firefight with Taliban fighters in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2005. His remains were found during a combat search and rescue operation on July 10, 2005. Two other team members were killed but a third survived.
	Petty Officer 2nd Class Danny P. Dietz	25	SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two, Naval Special Warfare Group Four	Littleton, Colorado	Dietz was part of a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team that called for help during a firefight with Taliban fighters in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2005. His remains were found during a combat search and rescue operation on July 4, 2005. Two other team members were killed but a third survived.
Medal of Honor presented posthumously, October 22, 2007.	Lt. Michael P. Murphy	29	SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One, Naval Special Warfare Group Three	Patchogue, New York	Murphy was part of a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team that called for help during a firefight with Taliban fighters in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2005. His remains were found during a combat search and rescue operation on July 4, 2005. Two other team members were killed but a third survived. (full story)
	NAME	AGE	UNIT	HOMETOWN	DETAILS