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Military personnel killed in Afghanistan war: 2006
02:02 PM CST on Saturday, February 17, 2007
KILLED IN ACTION: 2006
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U.S. military casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom are listed in chronological order. Contact us with questions.
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• U.S. military casualties in Afghanistan:
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• 2003 casualties:
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Age: 21
Hometown: Ferriday, La.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. During Operation Enduring Freedom, his unit was attached to 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 27 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, from wounds received as a result of an improvised explosive device while traveling in a convoy in Afghanistan on Jan. 25.
Age: 30
Hometown: New Kingstown, Pa.
Unit: Navy's 3rd Marine Division Detachment, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 6 when enemy forces opened fire on a U.S. patrol northwest of Methar Lam in Laghman Province, Afghanistan.
Age: 20
Hometown: Hampstead, N.H.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 9 when the vehicle he was traveling in was involved in a rollover while operating as part of a combat patrol near Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
Age: 31
Hometown: Turlock, Calif.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 13 north of Deh Rawod, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.
Age: 38
Hometown: Belleville, Ill.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 13 north of Deh Rawod, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.
Age: 26
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas.
Unit: Army's 321st Civil Affairs Brigade, San Antonio, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 13 north of Deh Rawod, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.
Age: 27
Hometown: Suffolk, Mass.
Unit: Army's Group Support Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 13 north of Deh Rawod, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.
Age: 33
Hometown: Erath, La.
Unit: Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 17 when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. The Marines and airmen were deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.
Age: 22
Hometown: Newton Square, Pa.
Unit: Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 17 when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. The Marines and airmen were deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.
Age: 21
Hometown: Villa Rica, Ga.
Unit: Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 17 when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. The Marines and airmen were deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.
Age: 25
Hometown: Long Beach, Miss.
Unit: Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 17 when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. The Marines and airmen were deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.
Age: 31
Hometown: Gainesville, Fla.
Unit: Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 17 when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. The Marines and airmen were deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.
Age: 23
Hometown: Gettysburg, Pa.
Unit: Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 17 when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. The Marines and airmen were deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.
Age: 20
Hometown: Ogdensburg, N.Y.
Unit: Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 17 when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. The Marines and airmen were deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.
Age: 33
Hometown: Hummelstown, Pa.
Unit: Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 17 when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. The Marines and airmen were deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.
Age: 23
Hometown: Broadview Heights, Ohio.
Unit: 92nd Communications Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 17 when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. The Marines and airmen were deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.
Age: 33
Hometown: Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
Unit: 1st Communications Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Va.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 17 when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. The Marines and airmen were deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.
Age: 37
Hometown: Pico Rivera, Calif.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 28 in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during a reconnaissance mission.
Age: 29
Hometown: Asheville, N.C.
Unit: Army Reserve's 391st Engineer Battalion, Asheville, N.C.
Circumstances: Died March 12 west of Asadabad, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.
Age: 29
Hometown: Burnsville, N.C.
Unit: Army Reserve's 391st Engineer Battalion, Asheville, N.C.
Circumstances: Died March 12 west of Asadabad, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.
Age: 25
Hometown: Mount Airy, N.C.
Unit: Army Reserve's 391st Engineer Battalion, Greenville, S.C.
Circumstances: Died March 12 west of Asadabad, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.
Age: 24
Hometown: Fairmount, Ind.
Unit: Army Reserve's 391st Engineer Battalion, Asheville, N.C.
Circumstances: Died March 12 west of Asadabad, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.
Age: 21
Hometown: Sauk City, Wis.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died March 13 in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Afghanistan.
Age: 36
Hometown: Brandon, Miss.
Unit: Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Jackson, Miss.
Circumstances: Died March 25 in Sangain District, Afghanistan, when his Humvee came under enemy small-arms fire during combat operations.
Age: 52
Hometown: Norwich, Vt.
Unit: Army National Guard's 15th Civil Support Team, South Burlington, Vt.
Circumstances: Died March 28 in Lashkagar, Afghanistan, as a result of enemy mortar and small-arms attacks during combat operations.
Age: 43
Hometown: Fairdale, Ky.
Unit: Army National Guard's 149th Brigade, 35th Infantry Division, Louisville, Ky.
Circumstances: Died April 21 of injuries sustained in Abu Ghurayb, Afghanistan, when he came under enemy small-arms fire during combat operations.
Age: 41
Hometown: Florida
Unit: Army's 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.
Circumstances: Died May 5 when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province.
Age: 34
Hometown: Texas
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.
Circumstances: Died May 5 when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province.
Age: 28
Hometown: Illinois
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.
Circumstances: Died May 5 when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province.
Age: 34
Hometown: Hamburg, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.
Circumstances: Died May 5 when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province.
Age: 24
Hometown: Fontana, Calif.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.
Circumstances: Died May 5 when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province.
Age: 33
Hometown: Las Vegas
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.
Circumstances: Died May 5 when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province.
Age: 23
Hometown: Utopia, Texas.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.
Circumstances: Died May 5 when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province.
Age: 27
Hometown: San Diego
Unit: Army's 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.
Circumstances: Died May 5 when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province.
Age: 23
Hometown: Lewisville, N.C.
Unit: Army's 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.
Circumstances: Died May 5 when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province.
Age: 19
Hometown: Worcester, Mass.
Unit: Army's 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.
Circumstances: Died May 5 when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province.
Age: 26
Hometown: Newark, N.J.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 19 in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained when his convoy came under enemy small-arms fire during combat operations.
Age: 20
Hometown: Tulsa, Okla.
Unit: Army's 710th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died June 5 in Salerno, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related cause.
Age: 21
Hometown: Larimore, N.D.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, Grand Forks, N.D.
Circumstances: Died June 6 in Khogyani, Afghanistan, when his Humvee struck two anti-tank mines during combat operations.
Age: 21
Hometown: Bismarck, N.D.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, Grand Forks, N.D.
Circumstances: Died June 6 in Khogyani, Afghanistan, when his Humvee struck two anti-tank mines during combat operations.
Age: 28
Hometown: Watsonville, Calif.
Unit: Army's 303rd Military Intelligence Battalion, 504th Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died June 11 in Ghanzi, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained when his convoy came under enemy small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations.
Age: 50
Hometown: Wheatland, Wyo.
Unit: Wyoming Army National Guard's training site in Guernsey, Wyo.
Circumstances: Died June 12 at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., from a non-combat related cause, which occured on June 5 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Age: 23
Hometown: Henniker, N.H.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died June 13 in Korengel, Afghanistan, when his unit took small-arms fire.
Age: 29
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Unit: Army's 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died June 14 in Musa Qulah, Afghanistan, when his convoy came under enemy small-arms fire during combat operations.
Age: 41
Hometown: Falmouth, Maine
Unit: Army National Guard's 240th Engineer Group, Augusta, Maine.
Circumstances: Died June 15 in Bagram, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related cause.
Age: 25
Hometown: Washington state.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died June 16 in Pech River Valley, Afghanistan, when his all-terrain vehicle struck an improvised explosive device during combat operations.
Age: 26
Hometown: Staten Island, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died June 16 in Pech River Valley, Afghanistan, when his all-terrain vehicle struck an improvised explosive device during combat operations.
Age: 30
Hometown: Raynham, Mass.
Unit: Army's 3rd Squadron, 71st Calvary, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died June 21 in Gowardesh, Afghanistan, when he encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades during combat operations.
Age: 28
Hometown: Ladysmith, Wis.
Unit: Army's 3rd Squadron, 71st Calvary, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died June 21 in Gowardesh, Afghanistan, when he encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades during combat operations.
Age: 22
Hometown: St. Joseph, Mo.
Unit: Army's 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died June 21 in the vicinity of Naray, Afghanistan, when he encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades during combat operations.
Age: 28
Hometown: Severn, Md.
Unit: Army's 159th Air Ambulance Medical Company, Wiesbaden, Germany.
Circumstances: Died June 21 in the vicinity of Naray, Afghanistan, when his UH-60 helicopter hoist malfunctioned while attempting to evacuate Pfc. Brian J. Bradbury during combat operations.
Age: 38
Hometown: Bradford, Pa.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died June 24 in Ghecko, Afghanistan, when his patrol unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during a cordon-and-search mission.
Age: 26
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
Unit: Army National Guard's 53rd Infantry Brigade, Pinellas Park, Fla.
Circumstances: Died June 24 in Panjway District, Afghanistan, when his Humvee came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire during combat operations.
Age: 19
Hometown: Gaithersburg, Md.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died June 25 in Korengal Outpost, Afghanistan, near Kunar Province, when he came in contact with indirect fire while on patrol during combat operations. The circumstances of the soldier’s death are under investigation as a possible friendly-fire incident.
Age: 24
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died June 28 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his vehicle struck a mine during combat operations.
Age: 37
Hometown: Milan, Tenn.
Unit: Army National Guard's 4th Squadron, 278th Armor Cavalry Regiment, Jackson, Tenn.
Circumstances: Died July 2 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, when his helicopter crashed during combat operations.
Age: 45
Hometown: Rochester, Ind.
Unit: Army National Guard's 152nd Infantry Regiment, Marion, Ind.
Circumstances: Died July 5 in Orgun-E, Afghanistan, when his unit encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire.
Age: 31
Hometown: Dyersburg, Tenn.
Unit: Army's 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died July 6 in Baghran Valley, Afghanistan, when his convoy encountered enemy small-arms fire.
Age: 29
Hometown: Las Vegas
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.
Circumstances: Died July 16 at Larzab Base, Afghanistan, when his platoon encountered enemy forces' small-arms fire during combat operations.
Age: 34
Hometown: Fort Dix, N.J.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.
Circumstances: Died July 17 in Khwaya Ahmad, Afghanistan, when his patrol encountered enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and mortars.
Age: 28
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died July 19 in southern Afghanistan of injuries sustained during combat operations on July 18 when his combat reconnaissance patrol came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire.
Age: 37
Hometown: Brownsville, Pa.
Unit: Army's 37th Engineer Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died July 21 in Sharana, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained on July 20, when his unit encountered small-arms fire during combat operations.
Age: 27
Hometown: Lewisburg, Tenn.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died July 24 in Pesch, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his platoon encountered enemy forces' small-arms fire.
Age: 22
Hometown: Lubbock, Texas
Unit: Army's Corps Support Battalion, Theater Support Command, Fort Irwin, Calif.
Circumstances: Died July 25 in Sharona, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related injury. Velez was assigned to the Corps Support Battalion.
Age: 39
Hometown: Ocala, Fla.
Unit: Army National Guard's 153rd Cavalry Squadron, Ocala, Fla.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa, Fla., of injuries sustained on April 1 in Kabul, Afghanistan, when his Humvee was involved in a traffic accident.
Age: 26
Hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 11 in Nangalam, Afghanistan, when his platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire during combat operations.
Age: 19
Hometown: Wiscasset, Maine
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 11 in Nangalam, Afghanistan, when his platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire during combat operations.
Age: 19
Hometown: Huber Heights, Ohio
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 11 in Nangalam, Afghanistan, when his platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire during combat operations.
Age: 26
Hometown: Hiawatha, Kan.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 16 in Bermel, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.
Age: 34
Hometown: Portland, Ore.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 17 in Turkalay, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when his platoon encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire.
Age: 23
Hometown: Onalaska, Wis.
Unit: Air Force 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 19 when his vehicle came under hostile fire in Uruzgan province.
Age: 21
Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.
Unit: 710th Combat Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 19 in Kunar, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle.
Age: 21
Hometown: Alexandria, Va.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 19 in Kunar, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle.
Age: 21
Hometown: Montrose, Colo.
Unit: 710th Combat Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 19 in Kunar, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle.
Age: 52
Hometown: Alameda, Calif.
Unit: Army Reserve's 405th Civil Affairs Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Sept. 8 in Kabul, Afghanistan, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near her Humvee.
Age: 43
Hometown: The Dalles, Ore.
Unit: Army Reserve's 405th Civil Affairs Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Sept. 8 in Kabul, Afghanistan, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Age: 38
Hometown: Troutdale, Ore.
Unit: Army National Guard's 41st Brigade Combat Team, Portland, Ore.
Circumstances: Died Sept. 9 in Shajoy, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his Humvee encountered undetermined ordnance from enemy forces during patrol operations.
Age: 47
Hometown: Nuuli, American Samoa
Unit: Army National Guard’s 35th Special Troops Battalion, Kansas City, Mo.
Circumstances: Died Sept. 9 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when he encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations.
Age: 26
Hometown: Ironwood, Mich.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Sept. 11 in Asadabad, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered in a single vehicle accident.
Age: 42
Hometown: Mayetta, Kan.
Unit: Army National Guard's 35th Division Artillery, Hutchinson, Kan.
Circumstances: Died Sept. 15 in Spira, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when his unit encountered enemy forces using small-arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire during combat operations.
Age: 46
Hometown: Bayside, N.Y.
Unit: Army National Guard’s 1569th Transportation Company, Newburgh, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 1 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, from a non-combat related incident.
Age: 23
Hometown: Deltona, Fla.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 2 in Korengal, Afghanistan, from injuries suffered during combat operations.
Age: 21
Hometown: Hawthorne, Calif.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 2 in Korengal, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his patrol came under attack by enemy forces using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades.
Age: 38
Hometown: Cocoa Beach, Fla.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 11 in Banditemur, Afghanistan, from injuries suffered during combat operations.
Age: 24
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Polk, La.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 13 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his vehicle was struck by a suicide bomber using a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device.
Age: 20
Hometown: Waldorf, Md.
Unit: Army's 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 27 in Salerno, Afghanistan, from non-combat related injuries.
Age: 34
Hometown: Fayetteville, N.C.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 28 in the Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan, from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his combat patrol.
Age: 23
Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 30 in Marah, Afghanistan, from injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations.
Age: 40
Hometown: Evans Mills, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 31 of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Wygal Valley, Afghanistan.
Age: 26
Hometown: Fort Riley, Kan.
Unit: Army's 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 31 of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Wygal Valley, Afghanistan. He later died in Asadabad, Afghanistan.
Age: 19
Hometown: San Bernardino, Calif.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 31 of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Wygal Valley, Afghanistan.
Age: 30
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 6 in Sperwan-Gar, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle.
Age: 25
Hometown: Mandaree, N.D.
Unit: Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, Grand Forks, N.D.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 23 in Qarabagh, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades.
Age: 35
Hometown: Hurricane, Utah
Unit: Army's I Corps Artillery, Utah National Guard, Camp Williams, Utah.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 25 in Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades while on patrol during combat operations.
Age: 27
Hometown: Shapleigh, Maine
Unit: Army's 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment (Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Target Acquisition), 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 26 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when his vehicle turned over.
Age: 31
Hometown: Bonham, Texas.
Unit: Army's 230th Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 28 in Logar, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.
Age: 22
Hometown: Phelan, Calif.
Unit: Army's 230th Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 28 in Logar, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.
Age: 29
Hometown: Wahpeton, N.D.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, Grand Forks, N.D.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 30 in Ghazni, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when his vehicle rolled over during combat operations.
Age: 38
Hometown: Eastford, Conn.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Brigade, Hartford, Conn.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 15 in Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.
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