April, 2011
46 Killed - Afghanistan    11 Killed - Iraq    Total: 57
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04/02/11 (I) Staff Sgt. Quadi S. Hudgins 26, New Orleans, Louisiana U.S. Army Babil, Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his position with indirect fire. He was assigned to Maintenance Troop, Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/02/11 (I) Sgt. Christian A. S. Garcia 30, Goodyear, Arizona U.S. Army Babil, Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his position with indirect fire. He was assigned to Maintenance Troop, Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/03/11 (A) 1st Lt. Robert F. Welch III 26, Denton, Texas U.S. Army Khost province, Afghanistan Hostile - Indirect fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his base with indirect fire. He was assigned to the 201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/03/11 (A) Lance Cpl. Harry Lew 21, Santa Clara, California U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while supporting combat operations. This incident is under investigation. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/03/11 (I) Sgt. Jorge A. Scatliffe 32, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands U.S. Army Mosul, Iraq Non-combat Died in a non-combat related incident He was assigned to the 27th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
04/04/11 (A) Staff Sgt. Michael S. Lammerts 26, Tonawanda, New York U.S. Army Faryab province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered from small arms fire He was to the 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Baumholder, Germany.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/04/11 (I) Capt. Wesley J. Hinkley 36, Carlisle, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Baghdad, Iraq Non-combat Died as a result of a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Stewart, Ga.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/04/11 (A) Staff Sgt. Scott H. Burgess 32, Franklin, Texas U.S. Army Faryab province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered from small arms fire He was to the 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Baumholder, Germany.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/05/11 (I) Spc. Gary L. Nelson III 20, Woodstock, Georgia U.S. Army Mosul, Iraq, Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Third Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/06/11 (A) Staff Sgt. Jeremy D. Smith 26, Arlington, Texas U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Houston, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
04/06/11 (A) Seaman Benjamin D. Rast 23, Niles, Michigan U.S. Army Helmand province, Afghanistan Friendly fire Died while conducting a dismounted patrol northeast of Patrol Base Alcatraz. He was assigned as a hospitalman to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. Rast was stationed at Naval Medical Center, Expeditionary Medical Force Detachment, San Diego, Calif.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	04/07/11 (A) Staff Sgt. Jason A. Rogers 28, Brandon, Mississippi U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Friendly fire Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	04/07/11 (A) Sgt. Keith T. Buzinski 26, Daytona Beach, Florida U.S. Army Logar province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	04/10/11 (A) Pvt. Brandon T. Pickering 21, Fort Thomas, Kentucky U.S. Army Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire and a rocket propelled grenade in Wardak province, Afghanistan, April 8. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/10/11 (I) Sgt. Vorasack T. Xaysana 30, Westminster, Colorado U.S. Army Kirkuk, Iraq Non-combat Died in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
04/10/11 (A) Sgt. Jose M. Caraballo Pietri 32, Yauco, Puerto Rico U.S. Army Badghis province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Baumholder, Germany.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	04/11/11 (A) Sgt. Brent M. Maher 31, Council Bluffs, Iowa U.S. Army National Guard Paktia province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, Iowa National Guard, Shenandoah, Iowa.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/13/11 (A) Spc. Donald L. Nichols 21, Shell Rock, Iowa U.S. Army Laghman province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, Iowa Army National Guard, Waterloo, Iowa.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/15/11 (A) Spc. Joseph A. Kennedy 25, St. Paul, Minnesota U.S. Army Helmand province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/16/11 (A) Capt. Charles E. Ridgley Jr. 40, Baltimore, Maryland U.S. Army Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan Hostile - Grenades Died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked his unit with multiple grenades. He was assigned to the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska; W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
04/16/11 (A) Sgt. Linda L. Pierre 28, Immokalee, Florida U.S. Army Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan Hostile - Grenades Died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked her unit with multiple grenades. She was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/16/11 (A) Spc. Joseph B. Cemper 21, Warrensburg, Missouri U.S. Army Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan Hostile - Grenades Died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked his unit with multiple grenades. He was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/16/11 (A) Staff Sgt. Cynthia R. Taylor 39, Columbus, Georgia U.S. Army Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan Hostile - Grenades Died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked her unit with multiple grenades. She was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/16/11 (A) Pfc. Joel A. Ramirez 22, Waxahachie, Texas U.S. Army Nimroz province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/16/11 (A) Spc. Charles J. Wren 25, Beeville, Texas U.S. Army Nimroz province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
04/16/11 (A) Spc. Paul J. Atim 27, Green Bay, Wisconsin U.S. Army Nimroz province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/16/11 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Charles L. Adkins 36, Sandusky, Ohio U.S. Army Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan Hostile - Grenades Died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked his unit with multiple grenades. He was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/18/11 (A) Sgt. Sonny J. Moses 22, Koror, Republic of Palau U.S. Army Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Hostile - hostile fire - grenade attack Died of wounds suffered as a result of a grenade attack at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, April 16 He was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/19/11 (A) Pfc. John F. Kihm 19, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Kandahar province, Afghanistan Not reported yet He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/19/11 (I) Petty Officer 3rd Class Micah Aaron Hill 27, Ralston, Nebraska U.S. Army 5th Fleet area of responsibility Non-combat He was assigned to the USS Enterprise as a machinist’s mate. Enterprise is conducting operations in support of Operation New Dawn.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
04/22/11 (A) Sgt. John P. Castro 25, Andrews, Texas U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by small arms fire He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/22/11 (I) 1st Lt. Omar J. Vazquez 25, Hamilton, New Jersey U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered April 22, in Numaniyah, Iraq when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/22/11 (I) Pfc. Antonio G. Stiggins 25, Rio Rancho, New Mexico U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered April 22, in Numaniyah, Iraq when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/22/11 (A) Capt. Joshua M. McClimans 30, Akron, Ohio U.S. Army Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - indirect fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire. He was assigned to the 848th Forward Surgical Team, U.S. Army Reserve, Twinsburg, Ohio. W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	04/23/11 (A) Chief Warrant Officer 2 Terry L. Varnadore II 29, Hendersonville, North Carolina U.S. Army Kapisa province, Afghanistan Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Died of wounds suffered when his helicopter went down due to an undetermined cause. He was assigned to 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
04/23/11 (A) Lance Cpl. Dominic J. Ciaramitaro 19, South Lyon, Michigan U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/23/11 (A) Sgt. Sean T. Callahan 23, Warrenton, Virginia U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/23/11 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin F. Bitner 37, Greencastle, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Kandahar province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/23/11 (A) Staff Sgt. James A Justice 32, Grimes, Iowa U.S. Army National Guard Kapisa province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Le Mars, Iowa.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/24/11 (A) Sgt. David P. Day 26, Gaylord, Michigan U.S. Marine Corps Badghis Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
04/24/11 (A) Lance Cpl. Joe M. Jackson 22, White Swan, Washington U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/24/11 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Bradley S. Hughes 41, Newark, Ohio U.S. Army Kandahar province, Afghanistan Non-combat Died of a non-combat incident, He was assigned to the 528th Sustainment Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo   photo	04/27/11 (A) Maj. Philip D. Ambard 44, Edmonds, Washington U.S. Air Force Kabul Airport Hostile - murder Died as a result of small arms fire when an Afghan military pilot opened fire during a meeting at Kabul airport. He was assigned to the 460th Space Communications Squadron, Buckley Air Force Base, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	04/27/11 (A) Maj. David L. Brodeur 34, Auburn, Massachusetts U.S. Air Force Kabul Airport Hostile - murder Died as a result of small arms fire when an Afghan military pilot opened fire during a meeting at Kabul airport. He was assigned to the 11th Air Force, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	04/27/11 (A) Master Sgt. Tara R. Brown 33, Deltona, Florida U.S. Air Force Kabul Airport Hostile - murder Died as a result of small arms fire when an Afghan military pilot opened fire during a meeting at Kabul airport. She was assigned to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Joint Base Andrews, Md.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link
04/27/11 (A) Maj. Raymond G. Estelle II 40, New Haven, Connecticut U.S. Air Force Kabul Airport Hostile - murder Died as a result of small arms fire when an Afghan military pilot opened fire during a meeting at Kabul airport. He was assigned to Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	04/27/11 (A) Capt. Nathan J. Nylander 35, Hockley, Texas U.S. Air Force Kabul Airport Hostile - murder Died as a result of small arms fire when an Afghan military pilot opened fire during a meeting at Kabul airport. He was assigned to the 25th Operational Weather Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	04/27/11 (A) Capt. Charles A. Ransom 31, Midlothian, Virginia U.S. Air Force Kabul Airport Hostile - murder Died as a result of small arms fire when an Afghan military pilot opened fire during a meeting at Kabul airport. He was assigned to the 83rd Network Operations Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	04/27/11 (A) Maj. Jeffrey O. Ausborn 41, Gadsden, Alabama U.S. Air Force Kabul Airport Hostile - murder Died as a result of small arms fire when an Afghan military pilot opened fire during a meeting at Kabul airport. He was assigned to the 99th Flying Training Squadron, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	04/27/11 (A) Lt. Col. Frank D. Bryant Jr. 37, Knoxville, Tennessee U.S. Air Force Kabul Airport Hostile - murder Died as a result of small arms fire when an Afghan military pilot opened fire during a meeting at Kabul airport. He was assigned to the 56th Operations Group, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link
04/27/11 (A) Cpl. Adam D. Jones 29, Germantown, Ohio U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/27/11 (I) Spc. Andrew E. Lara 25, Albany, Oregon U.S. Army National Guard Babil province, Iraq Non-combat Died of a noncombat related incident He was assigned to F Company, 145th Brigade Support Battalion, attached to the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/27/11 (A) Pfc. Jonathan M. Villanueva 19, Jacksonville, Florida U.S. Army Wardak province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/28/11 (A) Lance Cpl. Ronald D. Freeman 25, Plant City, Florida U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/28/11 (A) Sgt. Matthew D. Hermanson 22, Appleton, Wisconsin U.S. Army Wardak province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
04/28/11 (A) Spc. Preston J. Dennis 23, Redding, California U.S. Army Kandahar province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/29/11 (I) Pfc. Robert M. Friese 21, Chesterfield, Michigan U.S. Army Al Qadisiyah province, Iraq, Hostile - RPG attack Died of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket propelled grenade. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link