OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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