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American deaths related to the fight against terrorism
Friday, Jan. 4, 2002
 
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Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Ross Chapman, 31, of San Antonio, is shown along with his wife, Renae, and children Amanda, 2, and Brandon, 1, in a November 2001 photo provided by his family. Chapman, a communications specialist, was killed Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, by small-arms fire during an ambush in Afghanistan. He was part of a U.S. team operating near the town of Khost, a few miles from the Pakistan border, military officials said.
By The Associated Press

American deaths related to the fight against terrorism since the campaign began Oct. 7:

– Jan. 4: An Army Special Forces soldier is killed in a gun battle in the vicinity of Khost, near the Pakistan border. He was the first U.S. soldier killed by the enemy.

– Dec. 5: Three American soldiers are killed and 19 wounded in Afghanistan when a U.S. bomb missed its target.

– Nov. 30: Officials announce that a soldier from the Army's 10th Mountain Division died of a gunshot in Uzbekistan, where about 1,000 members of the division are stationed. Officials say his death was not the result of enemy action and is being investigated.

– Nov. 28: Rioting prisoners kill CIA officer Johnny "Mike" Spann at Mazar-e-Sharif. He was the first American killed in action in the country.

– Nov. 7: A sailor falls overboard from an aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea.

– Oct. 19: Two Army Rangers die in the crash of their Black Hawk helicopter in Pakistan, and three other crewmen were injured.

– Oct. 10: An Air Force sergeant is killed in a heavy equipment accident in the northern Arabian peninsula. His was the first death in the campaign.

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