AFGHANISTAN CASUALTIES: 2006/ JUNE

	NAME	AGE	UNIT	HOMETOWN	DETAILS
	Cpl. Aaron M. Griner	24	2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division	Tampa, Florida	Killed when his vehicle struck a mine during combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2006
	Sgt. Paul Bartlett	35	Special Reconnaissance Regiment	England	One of two British soldiers killed when their patrol was ambushed in the Sangin valley of northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 27, 2006.
	Capt. David Patten	38	Special Boat Service	Ulster, Northern Ireland	One of two British soldiers killed when their patrol was ambushed in the Sangin valley of northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 27, 2006.
	Pfc. Justin R. Davis	19	1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division	Gaithersburg, Maryland	Died when he came in contact with indirect fire while on patrol during combat operations in Korengal Outpost near Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 25, 2006. The circumstances of the soldier’s death are under investigation as a possible friendly-fire incident.
	Staff Sgt. Joseph F. Fuerst, III	26	53rd Infantry Brigade, Florida Army National Guard	Tampa, Florida	Died when his Humvee came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire during combat operations in Panjway District, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2006
	Master Sgt. Thomas D. Maholic	38	2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group	Bradford, Pennsylvania	Killed when he was fatally struck by enemy small-arms fire during a cordon and search mission near Ghecko, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2006
	Pfc. Brian J. Bradbury	22	3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division	Saint Joseph, Missouri	Killed when he encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades during combat operations near Naray, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2006. Another soldier died while trying to evacuate him.
	Staff Sgt. Heathe N. Craig	28	159th Medical Evacuation Company, 421st Medical Battalion	Severn, Maryland	Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter hoist malfunctioned while attempting to evacuate Pfc. Brian Bradbury during combat operations near Naray, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2006. Bradbury also died of his wounds.
	Staff Sgt. Patrick L. Lybert	28	3rd Squadron, 71st Calvary, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division	Ladysmith, Wisconsin	One of two soldiers killed when they encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades during combat operations in Gowardesh, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2006.
	Sgt. 1st Class Jared C. Monti	30	3rd Squadron, 71st Calvary Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division	Raynham, Massachusetts	One of two soldiers killed when they encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades during combat operations in Gowardesh, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2006.
	Cpl. Ionel Gheorghita Dragusanu	38	341st Infantry Battalion, Romanian Army	Topraisar, Romania	Killed when his armored personnel carrier, returning to base after a patrol mission, struck a roadside bomb near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2006
	1st Lt. Forrest P. Ewens	25	1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division	Washington	One of two soldiers killed when their all-terrain vehicle struck a roadside bomb during combat operations in Pech River Valley, Afghanistan, on June 16, 2006
	Sgt. Ian T. Sanchez	26	1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division	Staten Island, New York	One of two soldiers killed when their all-terrain vehicle struck a roadside bomb during combat operations in Pech River Valley, Afghanistan, on June 16, 2006
	Capt. Patrick D. Damon	41	240th Engineer Group, Maine Army National Guard	Falmouth, Maine	Died from a non-combat related cause in Bagram, Afghanistan, on June 15, 2006
	Sgt. Roger P. Pena Jr.	29	Company B, Brigade Troops Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division	San Antonio, Texas	Killed when his convoy came under enemy small arms fire during combat operations in Musa Qulah, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2006
	Sgt. Russell M. Durgin	23	Company C, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division	Henniker, New Hampshire	Killed when his unit took small-arms fire in Korengel, Afghanistan, on June 13, 2006
	Capt. Jim Philippson	29	7 Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England	Killed when a British Army mobile patrol was engaged in a firefight against suspected Taliban forces in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 11, 2006
	Lt. Col. Charles E. Munier	50	Wyoming Army National Guard	Wheatland, Wyoming	Died at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center on June 12, 2006, from a non-combat related cause which occured in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2006
	Cpl. Bernard P. Corpuz	28	303rd Military Intelligence Battalion, 504th Military Intelligence Brigade	Watsonville, California	Died of wounds sustained when his convoy came under small arms fire and a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations in Ghanzi, Afghanistan, on June 11, 2006
	Spc. Curtis R. Mehrer	21	1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, North Dakota National Guard	Bismarck, North Dakota	One of two soldiers killed when their Humvee struck two anti-tank mines during combat operations in Khogyani, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2006
	Sgt. Travis A. Van Zoest	21	1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, North Dakota National Guard	Larimore, North Dakota	One of two soldiers killed when their Humvee struck two anti-tank mines during combat operations in Khogyani, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2006
	Cpl. Derek A. Stanley	20	710th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Died of a non-combat related cause in Salerno, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2006
	NAME	AGE	UNIT	HOMETOWN	DETAILS