January, 2010
30 Killed - Afghanistan    5 Killed - Iraq    Total: 35
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01/01/10 (I) Spc. Brushaun X. Anderson 20, Columbus, Georgia U.S. Army Baghdad Non-hostile Died of wounds suffered from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo	01/03/10 (A) Senior Airman Bradley R. Smith 24, Troy, Illinois U.S. Army Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Hostile Died of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations. He was assigned to the 10th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Riley, Kan.   Military Times Link Link	01/03/10 (A) Pvt. John P. Dion 19, Shattuck, Oklahoma U.S. Army Ashoque, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with multiple improvised explosives devices and small arms fire He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link Link   Link	01/03/10 (A) Spc. Brian R. Bowman 24, Crawfordsville, Indiana U.S. Army Ashoque, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with multiple improvised explosives devices and small arms fire He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo	01/03/10 (A) Sgt. Joshua A. Lengstorf 24, Yoncalla, Oregon U.S. Army Ashoque, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with multiple improvised explosives devices and small arms fire He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link Link   Link
01/05/10 (I) Spc. David A. Croft Jr. 22, Plant City, Florida U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - IED, small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link Link	01/06/10 (I) Pfc. Michael R. Jarrett 20, North Platte, Nebraska U.S. Army Balad, Iraq Non-combat Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, Illesheim, Germany.   Military Times Link Link	01/07/10 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Jason O. B. Hickman 35, Kingsport, Tennessee U.S. Army Forward Operating Base Salerno Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. He was assigned to Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo	01/09/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Mark D. Juarez 23, San Antonio, Texas U.S. Army Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo	01/10/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Meinert 20, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin U.S. Army Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died when he stepped on a landmine while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo
01/11/10 (A) Staff Sgt. Matthew N. Ingham 25, Altoona, Pennsylvania U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations. He was assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.   Military Times Link Link   Link	01/11/10 (A) Cpl. Jamie R. Lowe 21, Johnsonville, Illinois U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations. He was assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.   Military Times Link Link   Link	01/11/10 (A) Cpl. Nicholas K. Uzenski 21, Tomball, Texas U.S. Army Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations. He was assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link	01/13/10 (A) Sgt. Lucas T. Beachnaw 23, Lowell, Michigan U.S. Army Darya Ya, Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Camp Ederle, Italy.   Military Times Link Link	01/13/10 (A) Staff Sgt. Daniel D. Merriweather 25, Collierville, Tennessee U.S. Army Combat Outpost McClain Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 118th Military Police Company (Airborne), 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne), 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link Link
01/13/10 (A) Spc. Kyle J. Wright 22, Romeoville, Illinois U.S. Army Kandahar Air Field Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered earlier that day when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device in Kandahar province. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Arlington   Military Times Link Link	01/13/10 (A) Pfc. Geoffrey A. Whitsitt 21, Taylors, South Carolina U.S. Army Combat Outpost McClain Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 118th Military Police Company (Airborne), 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne), 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link Link	01/14/10 (A) Sgt. Christopher R. Hrbek 25, Westwood, New Jersey U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Arlington   Military Times Link Link	01/16/10 (A) Spc. Robert Donevski 19, Sun City, Arizona U.S. Army Abad, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link Link	01/17/10 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Michael P. Shannon 52, Canadensis, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Reserve Kabul Non-Hostile - Illness - Heart Attack Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was a mobilized reserve soldier assigned to the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, Kabul.   Military Times Link Link
01/19/10 (A) Tech. Sgt. Adam K. Ginett 29, Knightdale, North Carolina U.S. Air Force Near Kandahar Air Field Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 31st Civil Engineer Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy.   Military Times Link Link	01/19/10 (A) Capt. Paul Pena 27, San Marcos, Texas U.S. Army Arghandab River Valley Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with 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 Link   Link     Link     Link     Link   photo	01/20/10 (A) Staff Sgt. Thaddeus S. Montgomery II 29, West Yellowstone, Montana U.S. Army Korengal Outpost Not reported yet He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Arlington   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo	01/20/10 (I) Pfc. Gifford E. Hurt 19, Yonkers, New York U.S. Army Mosul, Iraq Non-hostile - Accident - vehicular Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related accident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 214th Fires Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Sill, Okla.   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo	01/23/10 (A) Petty Officer 2nd Class Xin Qi 25, Cordova, Tennessee U.S. Navy Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan. Qi was assigned to Fourth Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan.   Military Times Link Link   Link
01/23/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Jeremy Kane 22, Towson, Maryland U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile - Suicide bomber Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link Link   Link	01/24/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Zachary D. Smith 19, Hornell, New York U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Arlington   Military Times Link Link   Link	01/24/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Timothy J. Poole 22, Bowling Green, Kentucky U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.   Military Times Link Link	01/24/10 (A) Sgt. Daniel M. Angus 28, Thonotosassa, Florida U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link Link	01/25/10 (A) Sgt. Carlos E. Gill 25, Fayetteville, North Carolina U.S. Army Walter Reed Army Medical Center Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of an illness. He was evacuated from Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2009, where he was supporting combat operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link
01/26/10 (A) Sgt. David J. Smith 25, Frederick, Maryland U.S. Marine Corps Reserves Helmand Province Hostile Died from wounds received Jan. 23 while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link Link	01/28/10 (A) Staff Sgt. Rusty H. Christian 24, Greenville, Tennessee U.S. Army Oruzgan province Hostile - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash   Arlington   Military Times Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	01/28/10 (I) Pfc. Scott G. Barnett 24, Concord, California U.S. Army Tallil, Iraq Hostile - hostile fire Died of injuries sustained while supporting combat operations. He was assigned to the 412th Aviation Support Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, Katterbach, Germany.   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo   photo	01/29/10 (A) Spc. Marc P. Decoteau 19, Waterville Valley, New Hampshire U.S. Army Wardak province Murder - small arms fire Died of injuries sustained when he was shot and killed, apparently by an Afghan interpreter. He was was assigned to the 6th Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne), 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link   photo	01/29/10 (A) Capt. David J. Thompson 39, Hooker, Oklahoma U.S. Army Wardak province Hostile Died of injuries sustained while supporting combat operations. He was was assigned to the 3rd Battalion 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Arlington   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo