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OUR FALLEN HEROES |
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| NAME | AGE | UNIT | HOMETOWN | DETAILS | |
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| Cpl. Maj. Vincenzo Cardella | 23 | 22nd Company, 2nd Alpine Company, Italian Army | Saint Prisco, Caserta, Italy | Died on September 30, 2006, in a military hospital in Rome, Italy, of wounds received when a roadside bomb exploded near his three-vehicle convoy near Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 26. Another Italian soldier also died in the attack. | |
| Pvt. Josh Klukie | 23 | 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment | Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol in Panjwayi district, about 15 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 29, 2006 | |
| Cpl. Maj. Giorgio Langella | 31 | 21st Company, 2nd Alpine Regiment, Italian Army | Diano Marina Imperia, Italy | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his three-vehicle convoy near Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 26, 2006 | |
| Cpl. Maj. Giuseppe Orlando | 28 | 22nd Company, 2nd Alpine Regiment, Taurinense Alpine Brigade, Italian Army | Palermo, Italy | Died when his Puma armored vehicle accidentally overturned on a steep incline while on patrol in Chahar Asyab district, roughly 8 miles (13 km) south of Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2006 | |
| Cpl. Glen Arnold | 32 | 2 Field Ambulance | McKerrow, Ontario, Canada | One of four soldiers killed when a suicide bomber, travelling on a bicycle, detonated his bomb near Canadian troops on foot patrol in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2006 | |
| Pvt. David Byers | 22 | 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry | Espanola, Ontario, Canada | One of four soldiers killed when a suicide bomber, travelling on a bicycle, detonated his bomb near Canadian troops on foot patrol in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2006 | |
| Cpl. Shane Keating | 30 | 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | One of four soldiers killed when a suicide bomber, travelling on a bicycle, detonated his bomb near Canadian troops on foot patrol in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2006 | |
| Cpl. Keith Morley | 30 | 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | One of four soldiers killed when a suicide bomber, travelling on a bicycle, detonated his bomb near Canadian troops on foot patrol in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2006 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Bernard L. Deghand | 42 | Headquarters Battery, 35th Field Artillery Regiment, Kansas Army National Guard | Mayetta, Kansas | Died of injuries suffered when his unit encountered enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire during combat operations in Spira, Afghanistan, on September 15, 2006 | |
| Sgt. Jeremy E. DePottey | 26 | Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | Ironwood, Michigan | Died of injuries suffered in a single vehicle accident in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on September 11, 2006. The incident is under investigation. | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Michael T. Fuga | 47 | 35th Special Troops Battalion, 110th Combat Support Brigade, Missouri Army National Guard | Nuuli, American Samoa | Killed when he encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2006 | |
| Sgt. Nathaniel B. Lindsey | 38 | Headquarters Company, 205th Regional Corps Advisory Group, 41st Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard | Troutdale, Oregon | Died of injuries sustained when his Humvee encountered undetermined ordnance from enemy forces during patrol operations in Shajoy, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2006 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Merideth L. Howard | 52 | 405th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve | Alameda, California | One of two soldiers killed when a car bomb exploded near their Humvee in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2006 | |
| Staff Sgt. Robert J. Paul | 43 | 405th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve | The Dalles, Oregon | One of two soldiers killed when a car bomb exploded near their Humvee in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2006 | |
| Lance Cpl. Luke McCulloch | 21 | 1 Royal Irish Regiment | Cape Town, South Africa | Killed during a firefight with Taliban forces in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2006 | |
| Lance Cpl. Paul Muirhead | 29 | 1 Royal Irish Regiment | Bearley, Warwickshire, England | Died on September 6, 2006, from wounds sustained during a Taliban attack on a British base at Musa Quala in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 1, 2006. Another soldier died in the same attack. | |
| Cpl. Mark William Wright | 27 | 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment | Edinburgh, Scotland | Killed when a routine patrol encountered an unmarked minefield in the region of Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2006 | |
| Pvt. Mark Anthony Graham | 33 | 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | Killed when Canadian soldiers were mistakenly strafed by two U.S. A-10 "Warthog" ground attack planes providing close air support in Panjwaii district nine miles (15 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2006 | |
| Pvt. Craig O'Donnell | 24 | Company B, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland | Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | Killed along with four Afghan civilians when a suicide car bomb exploded near a NATO convoy on Kabul-Jalalabad road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2006 | |
| Pvt. William Jonathan James Cushley | 21 | 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment | Port Lambton, Ontario, Canada | One of four Canadian soldiers were killed during an assault on Taliban fighters in Panjwaii district 16 miles (25 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2006 | |
| Warrant Officer Frank Robert Mellish | 38 | 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment | Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada | One of four Canadian soldiers were killed during an assault on Taliban fighters in Panjwaii district 16 miles (25 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2006 | |
| Warrant Officer Richard Francis Nolan | 39 | 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment | Newfoundland, Canada | One of four Canadian soldiers were killed during an assault on Taliban fighters in Panjwaii district 16 miles (25 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2006 | |
| Sgt. Shane Stachnik | 30 | 2 Combat Engineer Regiment | Alberta, Canada | One of four Canadian soldiers were killed during an assault on Taliban fighters in Panjwaii district 16 miles (25 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2006 | |
| Flight Sgt. Gary Wayne Andrews | 48 | 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force | Tankerton, Kent, England | One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 | |
| Flight Sgt. Stephen Beattie | 42 | 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force | Dundee, Scotland | One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 | |
| Flight Sgt. Gerard Martin Bell | 48 | 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force | Ely, Cambridgeshire, England | One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 | |
| Flight Sgt. Adrian Davies | 49 | 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force | Amersham, Bucks, England | One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 | |
| Cpl. Oliver Simon Dicketts | Not available | The Parachute Regiment | Wadhurst, East Sussex, England | One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 | |
| Flight Lt. Steven Johnson | 38 | 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force | Collingham, Notts, England | One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 | |
| Sgt. Benjamin James Knight | 25 | 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force | Bridgwater, Somerset, England | One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 | |
| Sgt. John Joseph Langton | 29 | 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force | Liverpool, England | One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 | |
| Flight Lt. Leigh Anthony Mitchelmore | 28 | 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force | Bournemouth, England | One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 | |
| Flight Lt. Gareth Rodney Nicholas | 40 | 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force | Redruth, Cornwall, England | One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 | |
| Sgt. Gary Paul Quilliam | 42 | 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force | Manchester, England | One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 | |
| Flight Lt. Allan James Squires | 39 | 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force | Clatterbridge, England | One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 | |
| Flight Lt. Steven Swarbrick | 28 | 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force | Liverpool, England | One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 | |
| Marine Joseph David Windall | 22 | Royal Marines | Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire, England | One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 | |
| Ranger Anare Draiva | 27 | 1st Battalion, 1 Royal Irish Regiment, 16 Air Assault Brigade | Fiji | Killed when Taliban insurgents attacked British soldiers in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 1, 2006 | |
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