AFGHANISTAN CASUALTIES: 2006/ DECEMBER

	NAME	AGE	UNIT	HOMETOWN	DETAILS
	Lance Bombardier James Dwyer	22	7 Battery, 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery	South Africa	Killed when the vehicle he was driving struck an anti-tank mine during a patrol in southern Helmand province in Afghanistan on December 27, 2006
	Staff Sgt. Joseph E. Phaneuf	38	1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard	Eastford, Connecticut	Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan, on December 15, 2006
	Marine Richard J. Watson	23	4 Troop, Company K, 42 Commando, Royal Marines Caterham	Surrey, England	Killed by small-arms fire when a British patrol was attacked by Taliban fighters near Now Zad district in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2006
	Marine Jonathan Wigley	21	Zulu Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines	Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England	Died of injuries sustained during an operation near the village of Garmsir in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2006
	NAME	AGE	UNIT	HOMETOWN	DETAILS