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Operation Enduring Freedom
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Staff Sgt. Anton R. Phillips | 31 | 5th Maintenance Company, 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, attached to Forward Support Company G, 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Wildhorse | Inglewood, California | Died at Forward Operating Base Methar Lam in Laghman province, Afghanistan, on December 31, 2009 |
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Sapper David Watson | 23 | 49 Field Squadron (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 33 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers | Whickham, Newcastle upon Tyne, England | Died of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near Patrol Base Blenheim in the Sangin region of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 31, 2009 |
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Pvt. Garrett William Chidley | 21 | 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, assigned to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team | Cambridge, Ontario, Canada | One of four Canadian soldiers killed along with journalist Michelle Lang when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle during a patrol 2.4 miles (4 km) south of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 30, 2009 |
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Cpl. Zachery McCormack | 21 | Loyal Edmonton Regiment, 4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, assigned to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team | Edmonton, Canada | One of four Canadian soldiers killed along with journalist Michelle Lang when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle during a patrol 2.4 miles (4 km) south of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 30, 2009 |
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Sgt. George Miok | 28 | 41 Combat Engineer Regiment, assigned to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team | Edmonton, Canada | One of four Canadian soldiers killed along with journalist Michelle Lang when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle during a patrol 2.4 miles (4 km) south of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 30, 2009 |
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Sgt. Kirk Taylor | 28 | 84 Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery, assigned to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada | One of four Canadian soldiers killed along with journalist Michelle Lang when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle during a patrol 2.4 miles (4 km) south of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 30, 2009 |
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Capt. Sharif Ali bin Zeid | Not released | General Intelligence Directorate | Jordan | Killed along with seven CIA officers when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive at Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khost province, Afghanistan, on December 30, 2009 |
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Staff Sgt. Ronald J. Spino | 45 | 274th Forward Surgical Team, 44th Medical Command | Waterbury, Connecticut | Died of wounds suffered when he was shot while unloading supplies at a base in Bala Murghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan, on December 29, 2009 |
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Rifleman Aidan Howell | 19 | Company C, 3rd Battalion, The Rifles | Sidcup, Kent, England | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge in the Kajaki area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 28, 2009 |
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Spc. Jason M. Johnston | 24 | Company B, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Albion, New York | Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Arghandab, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on December 26, 2009 |
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Staff Sgt. David H. Gutierrez | 35 | Company A, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | San Francisco, California | Died at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his dismounted patrol with a roadside bomb in Howz-e Madad, Afghanistan, on December 25, 2009 |
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Lt. Andrew Richard Nuttall | 30 | 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry | Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a joint Afghan-Canadian foot patrol near the village of Nakhonay in Panjwaii district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on December 23, 2009 |
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Lance Cpl. Tommy Brown | Not available | 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment | United Kingdom | Died when a roadside bomb detonated while on a foot patrol about .62 miles (1 kilometer) south of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 22, 2009 |
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Lance Cpl. Omar G. Roebuck | 23 | Mobility Assault Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force | Moreno Valley, California | Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 22, 2009 |
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Lance Cpl. Christopher Roney | 23 | Company A, 3rd Battalion, The Rifles | Sunderland, England | Died of his wounds following a firefight in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2009 |
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Pfc. Serge Kropov | 21 | Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force | Hawley, Pennsylvania | Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 20, 2009 |
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Lance Cpl. Michael David Pritchard | 22 | 160 Provost Company, 4th Regiment, Royal Military Police | Maidstone, England | Killed as a result of small arms fire -- possibly friendly fire, according to the British Ministry of Defense -- in the Sangin area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 20, 2009 |
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Cpl. Simon Hornby | 29 | Arnhem Company, 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment | Liverpool, England | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his foot patrol in Nad-e-Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 19, 2009 |
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Pfc. Michał Kołek | 22 | Polsko-Ukraiński Batalion Sił Pokojowych (Polish-Ukrainian Peace Force Battalion) | Poland | Killed in a firefight after a Polish patrol was attacked with small arms and rocket-propelled grenades about 12 miles (20 km) from a Polish forward operating base in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on December 19, 2009 |
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Sgt. Albert D. Ware | 27 | Company F, 782nd Combat Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Chicago, Illinois | Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in the Arghandab River Valley, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on December 18, 2009 |
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Rifleman James Stephen Brown | 18 | Company B, 3rd Battalion, The Rifles | Kent, England | One of two British soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated a homemade bomb at a vehicle checkpoint on a route into Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 15, 2009 |
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Tech. Sgt. Anthony C. Campbell Jr. | 35 | 932nd Civil Engineer Squadron, 932nd Mission Support Group, 932nd Airlift Wing | Florence, Kentucky | Died of wounds suffered from the detonation of a roadside bomb in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 15, 2009 |
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Junior Sgt. Kristjan Jalakas | 19 | Estcoy-9 Infantry Company | Estonia | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his foot patrol near Patrol Base Wahid in Nad-e-Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 15, 2009 |
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Lance Cpl. David Leslie Kirkness | 24 | Company B, 3rd Battalion, The Rifles | West Yorkshire, England | One of two British soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated a homemade bomb at a vehicle checkpoint on a route into Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 15, 2009 |
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Cpl. Xhacob Latorre | 21 | Company F, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force | Waterbury, Connecticut | Died of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan on December 8, 2009 |
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Lance Cpl. Adam Drane | 23 | Company C, 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment | Bury St Edmunds, England | Killed while carrying out security duties at Check Point Paraang in the southern Nad e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 7, 2009 |
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Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Hansen | 31 | Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | Panama City, Florida | Died on December 7, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Logar province, Afghanistan, on December 3 |
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Sgt. Elijah J. Rao | 26 | Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | Lake Oswego, Oregon | Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in the Alingar district of Nuristan province, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2009 |
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Sgt. Kenneth R. Nichols Jr. | 28 | Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | Chrisman, Illinois | Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on December 1, 2009 |
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Lance Cpl. Jonathan A. Taylor | 22 | Company F, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force | Jacksonville, Florida | Died while supporting combat operations in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 1, 2009 |
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