January, 2011
25 Killed - Afghanistan    6 Killed - Iraq    Total: 31
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01/01/11 (A) Lance Cpl. Maung P. Htaik 20, Hagerstown, Maryland U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	01/02/11 (A) Cpl. Jacob A. Tate 21, Columbus, Ohio U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	01/05/11 (A) Spc. Christian J. Romig 24, Kenner, Louisiana U.S. Army Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	01/05/11 (A) Sgt. Eric M. Nettleton 26, Wichita, Kansas U.S. Army Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered in Dehjawz-e Hasanzay when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.   Military Times Link   Facebook Link W.Post Link   Link	01/05/11 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Robert W. Pharris 48, Seymour, Missouri U.S. Army National Guard Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the Missouri National Guard Agri-Business Development Team IV, Jefferson City, Mo.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
01/06/11 (I) Sgt. Jose M. Cintron Rosado 38, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico U.S. Army Taji, Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device He was assigned to the 1013th Engineer (Sapper) Company of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.   Military Times Link   Facebook Link W.Post Link   Link	01/06/11 (I) Spc. Jose A. Delgado Arroyo 41, San Juan, Puerto Rico U.S. Army Taji, Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device He was assigned to the 1013th Engineer (Sapper) Company of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.   Military Times Link   Facebook Link W.Post Link   Link	01/07/11 (A) Pfc. Robert J. Near 21, Nampa, Idaho U.S. Army Kandahar, Afghanistan 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 86th Signal Battalion, Fort Huachuca, Ariz.   Military Times Link   Facebook Link W.Post Link   Link	01/07/11 (A) Lance Cpl. Joseph R. Giese 24, Winder, Georgia U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link   Facebook Link W.Post Link	01/07/11 (A) Pfc. Ira B. Laningham IV 22, Zapata, Texas U.S. Army Logar province, Afghanistan, Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.   Military Times Link   Facebook Link W.Post Link   Link
01/07/11 (A) Sgt. Ethan C. Hardin 25, Fayetteville, Arkansas U.S. Army Logar province, Afghanistan, Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.   Military Times Link   Facebook Link W.Post Link   Link	01/12/11 (A) Sgt. Omar muir 30, El Paso, Texas U.S. Army Ghazni province, Afghanistan 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 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y   Military Times Link   Facebook Link W.Post Link   Link	01/12/11 (A) Spc. Jarrid L. King 20, Erie, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Ghazni province, Afghanistan 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 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link   Facebook Link W.Post Link   Link	01/12/11 (A) Pfc. Benjamin G. Moore 23, Robbinsville, New Jersey U.S. Army Ghazni province, Afghanistan 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 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y   Military Times Link   Facebook Link W.Post Link   Link	01/12/11 (A) Maj. Evan J. Mooldyk 47, Ranch Murieto, California U.S. Army Khowst province, Afghanistan Non-combat Died in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 19th Sustainment Command, 377th Theater Sustainment Command, Belle Chasse, La.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
01/12/11 (A) Pfc. Zachary S. Salmon 21, Harrison, Ohio U.S. Army Kunar province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link   Facebook Link W.Post Link   Link	01/12/11 (A) Sgt. Zainah C. Creamer 28, Texarkana, Texas U.S. Army Kandahar province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked her unit with an improvised explosive device. She was assigned to the 212th Military Police Detachment, Headquaters Battalion, Fort Belvoir, Va.   Facebook Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	01/15/11 (I) Spc. Jose A. Torre 21, Garden Grove, California U.S. Army Baghdad, Iraq Hostile - RPG attack Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a rocket-propelled grenade. He was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	01/15/11 (I) Sgt. Michael P. Bartley 23, Barnhill, Illinois U.S. Army Mosul, Iraq Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when an Iraqi soldier from the unit with which he was training shot him with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	01/15/11 (I) Spc. Martin J. Lamar 43, Sacramento, California U.S. Army Mosul, Iraq Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when an Iraqi soldier from the unit with which he was training shot him with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link   Facebook Link W.Post Link   Link
01/17/11 (I) Maj. Michael S. Evarts 41, Concord, Ohio U.S. Army Reserve Tikrit, Iraq Non-combat Died in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 256th Combat Support Hospital, Twinsburg, Ohio.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	01/17/11 (A) Cpl. Joseph C. Whitehead 22, Axis, Alabama 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   Facebook Link W.Post Link   Link	01/18/11 (A) Operations Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Dominique D. Cruz 26, Panama City, Florida U.S. Navy Gulf of Oman Non-hostile She was found during search and rescue operations Jan. 19 in the Gulf of Oman after being reported missing Jan. 18. She was assigned to the destroyer USS Halsey,   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	01/19/11 (A) Spc. Joshua T. Lancaster 22, Millbrook, Alabama U.S. Army Kandahar, Afghanistan Hostile - Indirect fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked the Kandahar airfield with indirect fire. He was assigned to 184th Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	01/20/11 (A) Sgt. Jason G. Amores 29, Lehigh Acres, Florida U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
01/20/11 (A) Pfc. Amy R. Sinkler 23, Chadbourn, North Carolina U.S. Army Baghlan province, Afghanistan Hostile - RPG attack Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked her unit with a rocket propelled grenade. She was assigned to the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Richardson, Alaska. W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo   photo	01/25/11 (A) Tech. Sgt. Leslie D. Williams 36, Juneau, Alaska U.S. Air Force Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Non-combat Died due to a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 4th Maintenance Group, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	01/28/11 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Venetz Jr. 30, Prince William, Virginia U.S. Army Parwan province, Afghanistan Non-combat Died f injuries sustained in a non-combat incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	01/29/11 (A) Spc. Joshua R. Campbell 22, Bennett, Colorado U.S. Army Helmand province, Afghanistan 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 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	01/29/11 (A) Spc. Shawn A. Muhr 26, Coon Rapids, Iowa U.S. Army Helmand province, Afghanistan 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 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link   Facebook Link W.Post Link   Link
01/31/11 (A) Spc. Omar Soltero 28, San Antonio, Texas U.S. Army Wardak 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 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.   Military Times Link   Facebook Link W.Post Link   Link