April, 2010
20 Killed - Afghanistan    8 Killed - Iraq    Total: 28
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04/01/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Tyler O. Griffin 19, Voluntown, Connecticut U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/01/10 (A) Sgt. Frank J. World 25, Buffalo, New York U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/02/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Curtis M. Swenson 20, Rochester, Minnesota U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/04/10 (I) Sgt. Kurt E. Kruize 35, Hancock, Minnesota U.S. Army Baghdad Non-combat Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 367th Engineer Battalion, St. Cloud, Minn.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/07/10 (I) Pfc. William A. Blount 21, Petal, Mississippi U.S. Army Mosul, Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Stewart, Ga.   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/07/10 (I) 1st Lt. Robert W. Collins 24, Tyrone, Georgia U.S. Army Mosul, Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Stewart, Ga.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/08/10 (A) Pfc. Jonathon D. Hall 23, Chattanooga, Tennessee U.S. Army Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device at Contingency Outpost Khayr-Kot-Castle, Afghanistan.. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/08/10 (A) Sgt. Roberto E. Diaz Borio 47, San Juan, Puerto Rico U.S. Army Mombassa, Kenya Not reported The circumstances of his death are under investigation. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 65th Infantry Regiment, 92nd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Cayay, Puerto Rico.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/09/10 (A) Senior Master Sgt. James B. Lackey 45, Green Clove Springs, Florida U.S. Air Force near Kandahar Non-hostile - Accident - helicopter Died in a crash of a CV-22 Osprey. He was assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/09/10 (A) Maj. Randell D. Voas 43, Lakeville, Minnesota U.S. Air Force near Kandahar Non-hostile - Accident - helicopter Died in a crash of a CV-22 Osprey. He was assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/09/10 (A) Sgt. Sean M. Durkin 24, Aurora, Colorado U.S. Army Walter Reed Army Medical Center Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device near Forward Operating Base Wilson, Afghanistan, on March 27. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/09/10 (A) Cpl. Michael D. Jankiewicz 23, Ramsey, New Jersey U.S. Army Zabul, Afghanistan Non-hostile - Accident - helicopter Died of wounds sustained when the CV-22 Osprey he was flying in crashed. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/11/10 (A) Spc. Joseph T. Caron 21, Tacoma, Washington U.S. Army Char Bagh, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/17/10 (A) Sgt. Michael K. Ingram Jr. 23, Monroe, Michigan U.S. Army Kandahar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/18/10 (A) Sgt. Randolph A. Sigley 28, Richmond, Kentucky U.S. Army Bagram, Afghanistan. Non-hostile The circumstances of his death are under investigation. He was assigned to the 2123rd Transportation Company, Richmond, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/18/10 (I) Pfc. Charlie C. Antonio 28, Kahului, Hawaii U.S. Army Annassar, Iraq Non-combat Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/18/10 (I) Staff Sgt. James R. Patton 23, Fort Benning, Georgia U.S. Army Tikrit, Iraq Non-hostile - Accident - helicopter Died of injuries sustained as the result of a helicopter crash. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/19/10 (A) Sgt. Robert J. Barrett 20, Fall River, Massachusetts U.S. Army National Guard Kabul Hostile - Suicide bomber Died of injuries sustained when a suicide bomber attacked his unit He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 101st Field Artillery Regiment, Fall River, Mass.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/22/10 (I) Staff Sgt. Christopher D. Worrell 35, Virginia Beach, Virginia U.S. Army Baghdad Non-combat Died of injuries sustained during a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 702nd Combat Support Battalion, 4th Stryker Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/22/10 (A) Command Sgt. Maj. John K. Laborde 53, Waterloo, Iowa U.S. Army Kandahar Air Field Non-combat Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident He was assigned to the 649th Regional Support Group, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/23/10 (A) Sgt. Ronald A. Kubik 21, Brielle, New Jersey U.S. Army Logar province Hostile Died of wounds sustained while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/23/10 (A) Sgt. Jason A. Santora 25, Farmingville, New York U.S. Army Logar province Hostile Died of wounds sustained while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/24/10 (A) Sgt. Grant A. Wichmann 27, Golden, Colorado U.S. Army Out Post Bari Alai, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., of wounds sustained March 12 when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire at Out Post Bari Alai, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/27/10 (I) Sgt. Keith A. Coe 30, Auburndale, Florida U.S. Army Khalis, Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an explosive device. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/27/10 (I) Sgt. Anthony O. Magee 29, Hattiesburg, Mississippi U.S. Army Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Hostile - Mortar attack Died of wounds sustained April 24 when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire at Contingency Operating Base Kalsu, Iskandariyah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/27/10 (A) Sgt. Nathan P. Kennedy 24, Claysville, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Quarando Village Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/28/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Thomas E. Rivers Jr. 22, Birmingham, Alabama U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/29/10 (A) 1st Lt. Salvatore S. Corma 24, Wenonah, New Jersey U.S. Army Forward Operating Base Bullard, Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using improvised explosive devices. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link