|
◄--August |
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM
|
October--► |
| NAME | AGE | UNIT | HOMETOWN | DETAILS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff Sgt. Alex French IV | 31 | 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard | Milledgeville, Georgia | Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using a roadside bomb in Khost, Afghanistan, on September 30, 2009 | |
| Staff Sgt. Jack M. Martin III | 26 | 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group | Bethany, Oklahoma | One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb on Jolo Island, Philippines, on September 29, 2009 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Christopher D. Shaw | 37 | 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group | Natchez, Mississippi | One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb on Jolo Island, Philippines, on September 29, 2009 | |
| Cpl. Ihor Checulin | 34 | 2e Régiment Etranger dŐInfanterie, Légion Étrangère (2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment, French Foreign Legion) | Ukraine | Killed when his armored vehicle fell into a ravine in the Sorubi district of Kabul province, Afghanistan, on September 27, 2009 | |
| 1st Sgt. Yann Hertach | 38 | 13e Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes (13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment) | France | One of three French soldiers that died in an unexpected and extremely violent thunderstorm during an operation in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on September 27, 2009 | |
| Pfc. Kevin Lemoine | 20 | 3e Régiment d'Infanterie Marine (3rd Marine Infantry Regiment) | Centre, Savigné-sur-Lathan, France | One of three French soldiers that died in an unexpected and extremely violent thunderstorm during an operation in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on September 27, 2009 | |
| Cpl. Gabriel Poirier | 38 | 13e Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes (13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment) | France | One of three French soldiers that died in an unexpected and extremely violent thunderstorm during an operation in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on September 27, 2009 | |
| Pvt. James Prosser | 21 | Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Welsh | Cwmbran, Wales | Killed when a roadside bomb struck the Warrior fighting vehicle he was driving in the Musa Qaleh district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 27, 2009 | |
| Lance Cpl. Jordan L. Chrobot | 24 | 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force | Frederick, Maryland | Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan on September 26, 2009 | |
| Spc. Kevin J. Graham | 27 | 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Benton, Kentucky | Killed when insurgents attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 26, 2009 | |
| Lance Cpl. John J. Malone | 24 | 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force | Yonkers, New York | Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2009 | |
| Sgt. Titus R. Reynolds | 23 | 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Columbus, Ohio | One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Omar Zai, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2009 | |
| Sgt. Edward B. Smith | 30 | 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Homestead, Florida | One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Omar Zai, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2009 | |
| Spc. Joseph V. White | 21 | 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Bellevue, Washington | One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Omar Zai, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2009 | |
| Acting Sgt. Michael Lockett | 29 | 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment | Monifieth, Scotland | Lockett was confirming the discovery of a roadside bomb when it exploded during a dismounted patrol near Patrol Base Sandford in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2009 | |
| Pfc. William L. Meredith | 26 | 569th Engineer Company, 4th Engineer Battalion | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2009 | |
| Spc. Corey J. Kowall | 20 | 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | One of two soldiers killed a vehicle rollover accident in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2009 | |
| Spc. Damon G. Winkleman | 23 | 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Lakeville, Ohio | One of two soldiers killed a vehicle rollover accident in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2009 | |
| Pvt. Steffen Bloch Larsen | 23 | 3 Mekaniserede Infanterikompagni, 2 Bataljon Den Kongelige Livgarde (3rd Mechanized Infantry Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Life Guards) | Københavns Amt, Denmark | Killed when his unit came under fire during a dismounted patrol north of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Spetember 19, 2009 | |
| Sgt. David A. Davis | 28 | 32nd Transportation Company, 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division | Dalhart, Texas | Died of wounds suffered during an indirect fire attack at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on September 19, 2009 | |
| Pvt. Jonathan Couturier | 23 | 2 Batallion, Royal 22e Régiment (2nd Battalion, 22nd Royal Regiment) | Loretteville, Québec, Canada | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle while on patrol in Panjwai district 15.5 miles (25 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009 | |
| Lt. Antonio Fortunato | 29 | 186° Reggimento Paracadutisti (186th Parachute Regiment) | Lagonegro, Italy | One of six Italian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber struck their vehicle while traveling on Airport Road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009 | |
| Pfc. Jeremiah J. Monroe | 31 | 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division | Niskayuna, New York | Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009 | |
| 1st Cpl. Maj. Matteo Mureddu | 26 | 186° Reggimento Paracadutisti (186th Parachute Regiment) | Oristano, Italy | One of six Italian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber struck their vehicle while traveling on Airport Road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009 | |
| 1st Cpl. Maj. Giandomenico Pistonami | 26 | 186° Reggimento Paracadutisti (186th Parachute Regiment) | Orvieto, Italy | One of six Italian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber struck their vehicle while traveling on Airport Road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009 | |
| 1st Cpl. Maj. Massimiliano Randino | 32 | 183° Reggimento Paracadutisti (183rd Parachute Regiment) | Pagani, Italy | One of six Italian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber struck their vehicle while traveling on Airport Road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009 | |
| 1st Cpl. Maj. Davide Ricchiuto | 26 | 186° Reggimento Paracadutisti (186th Parachute Regiment) | Glarus, Switzerland | One of six Italian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber struck their vehicle while traveling on Airport Road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009 | |
| Sgt. Maj. Roberto Valente | 31 | 187° Reggimento Paracadutisti (187th Parachute Regiment) | Naples, Italy | One of six Italian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber struck their vehicle while traveling on Airport Road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Bradley S. Bohle | 29 | Company A, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group | Glen Burnie, Maryland | One of three soldiers that died on September 16, 2009, of wounds suffered on September 15 when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Ghur Ghuri, Afghanistan | |
| Sgt. Robert D. Gordon II | 22 | 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | River Falls, Alabama | Died on September 16, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, from a non-combat related illness, after becoming ill in southern Afghanistan on September 11 | |
| Trooper Brett Hall | 21 | Egypt Squadron, 2nd Royal Tank Regiment | Dartmouth, England | Died on September 16, 2009, at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, England, of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb struck the Viking all-terrain vehicle he was driving near Musa Quala in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 12, 2009 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Shawn P. McCloskey | 33 | Company B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group | Peachtree City, Georgia | One of three soldiers that died on September 16, 2009, of wounds suffered on September 15 when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Ghur Ghuri, Afghanistan | |
| Acting Sgt. Stuart McGrath | 28 | 2nd Battalion, The Rifles | Buckinghamshire, England | Killed by an explosion that happened during a foot patrol in the Gereshk district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 16, 2009 | |
| Staff Sgt. Joshua M. Mills | 24 | Company A, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group | El Paso, Texas | One of three soldiers that died on September 16, 2009, of wounds suffered on September 15 when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Ghur Ghuri, Afghanistan | |
| Spc. Demetrius L. Void | 20 | 57th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 11th Signal Brigade | Orangeburg, South Carolina | Died of injuries sustained when a military vehicle struck him while conducting physical training at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on September 15, 2009 | |
| Sgt. Andrew H. McConnell | 24 | 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Carlisle, Pennsylvania | One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on September 14, 2009 | |
| 1st Lt. David T. Wright II | 26 | 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Moore, Oklahoma | One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on September 14, 2009 | |
| Kingsman Jason Dunn-Bridgeman | 20 | Company B, 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment | Liverpool, England | Killed during a firefight with enemy forces during a foot patrol in the Babaji district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 13, 2009 | |
| Pvt. Patrick Lormand | 21 | 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment (2nd Battalion, 22nd Royal Regiment) | Chute-à-Blondeau, Ontario, Canada | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his armored vehicle in Kandahar province 6.2 miles (10 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 13, 2009 | |
| Staff Sgt. Nekl B. Allen | 29 | 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | Rochester, New York | One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb and small arms fire in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on September 12, 2009 | |
| Staff Sgt. Bryan D. Berky | 25 | 28th Civil Engineer Squadron, 28th Mission Support Group, 28th Bomb Wing | Melrose, Florida | Died of wounds sustained from enemy fire while supporting combat operations near Bala Baluk, Afghanistan, on September 12, 2009 | |
| Spc. Daniel L. Cox | 23 | 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | Parsons, Kansas | One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb and small arms fire in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on September 12, 2009 | |
| Tech Sgt. James R. Hornbarger | 33 | 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 9th Maintenance Group, 9th Reconnaissance Wing | Castle Rock, Washington | Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in the Mediterranean on September 12, 2009 | |
| Sgt. Tyler A. Juden | 23 | 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Winfield, Kansas | Killed when enemy forces attacked his unit using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire in Turan, Afghanistan, on September 12, 2009 | |
| Pfc. Matthew M. Martinek | 20 | 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | DeKalb, Illinois | Died on September 11, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb followed by a rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fire in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2009 | |
| Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Fowlkes | 20 | 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force | Gaffney, South Carolina | Died on September 10, 2009, of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2009 | |
| 1st Lt. Tyler E. Parten | 24 | 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | Arkansas | Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire in Konar province, Afghanistan, on September 10, 2009 | |
| Pfc. Piotr Marciniak | 30 | 6 Brygadzie Desantowo-Szturmowej (6th Air Assault Brigade) | Krakow, Poland | Killed during a firefight with enemy forces in the Andar district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on September 10, 2009 | |
| Cpl. John Harrison | 29 | The Parachute Regiment | United Kingdom | Killed in an operation by British special operations forces that led to the rescue of kidnapped journalist Stephen Farrell in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2009 | |
| Gunnery Sgt. Edwin W. Johnson Jr. | 31 | 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force | Columbus, Georgia | One of three Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2009 | |
| 1st Lt. Michael E. Johnson | 25 | 7th Communications Battalion, 3rd Marine Headquarters Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force | Virginia Beach, Virginia | One of three Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2009 | |
| Staff Sgt. Aaron M. Kenefick | 30 | 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force | Roswell, Georgia | One of three Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2009 | |
| Petty Officer 3rd Class James R. Layton | 22 | Assigned to an embedded training team with Combined Security Tranisiton Command-Afghanistan | Riverbank, California | Killed while supporting combat operations in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2009 | |
| Pvt. Artur Pyc | 27 | 18 Batalion Desantowo-Szturmowy, 25 Brygada Kawalerii Powietrznej (18th Air Assault Battalion, 25th Air Cavalry Brigade) | Lublin, Poland | Died on September 8, 2009, at a hospital in Lublin, Poland, of wounds received when a roadside bomb exploded underneath his armored vehicle in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on May 22, 2009 | |
| Sgt. Maj. Mark Leijsen | 44 | 101 Geniebataljon, Koninklijke Landmacht (101st Engineer Battalion, Royal Netherlands Army) | Wezep, Netherlands | Killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb near a Dutch outpost in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on September 7, 2009 | |
| Cpl. Jean-François Drouin | 31 | 51e Escadron du Génie de Combat, 5e Régiment du Génie de Combat (51st Combat Engineers Squadron, 5th Combat Engineer Regiment) | Québec, Canada | One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle 8.6 miles (14 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2009 | |
| Sgt. Randy M. Haney | 27 | 2nd Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | Orlando, Florida | Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires in Nangarhar, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2009 | |
| Staff Sgt. Michael C. Murphrey | 25 | 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Snyder, Texas | Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2009 | |
| Maj. Yannick Pépin | 36 | 51e Escadron du Génie de Combat, 5e Régiment du Génie de Combat (51st Combat Engineers Squadron, 5th Combat Engineer Regiment) | Victoriaville, Canada | One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle 8.6 miles (14 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2009 | |
| Sgt. Youvert Loney | 28 | 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | Pohnpei, Micronesia | Killed when enemy forces attacked his vehicle using small arms and recoilless rifle fires in Abad, Afghanistan, on September 5, 2009 | |
| Master Cpl. Thomas Rousselle | 30 | 3e Régiment d'Infanterie Marine (3rd Marine Infantry Regiment) | La Trinité-Surzur, France | Died on September 6, 2009, of wounds sustained when his patrol vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2009 | |
| Cpl. Kevin van de Rijdt | 26 | Speciale eenheid Task Force 55, Korps Commandotroepen (Special Task Force Unit 55, Commando Corps) | Tilburg, Netherlands | Killed in a firefight between Taliban fighters and Dutch special operations forces near Deh Rawood in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2009 | |
| Capt. Joshua S. Meadows | 30 | 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion | Bastrop, Texas | Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on September 5, 2009 | |
| 2nd Lt. Darryn D. Andrews | 34 | 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Dallas, Texas | Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb and a rocket-propelled grenade in Paktia province, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2009 | |
| Cpl. Johan Naguin | 24 | 3e Régiment d'Infanterie Marine (3rd Marine Infantry Regiment) | Saint-André, France | Killed when his patrol vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2009 | |
| Sgt. Marcin Poreba | 32 | 5 Pulku Inzynieryjnego (5th Engineers Regiment) | Goscieradzu, Poland | Killed when his convoy was attacked with homemade explosives in Afghanistan on September 4, 2009 | |
| Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Baltazar Jr. | 19 | 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force | San Antonio, Texas | Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2009 | |
| Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin P. Castiglione | 21 | Navy corpsman assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force | Howell, Michigan | Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2009 | |
| Pvt. Gavin Elliott | 19 | Company B, 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment | Woodsetts, Nottinghamshire, England | Killed when he was shot during a foot patrol in the Babaji district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2009 | |
| Lance Cpl. Richard Brandon | 24 | Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, assigned to A Squadron, The Light Dragoons | Kidderminster, England | Killed when his Samson repair and recovery vehicle struck a roadside bomb south of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2009 | |
| NAME | AGE | UNIT | HOMETOWN | DETAILS |