July, 2009
44 Killed - Afghanistan    9 Killed - Iraq    Total: 53
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07/02/09 (A) Lance Cpl. Charles Seth Sharp 20, Adairsville, Georgia U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo     photo	07/04/09 (A) Pfc. Justin A. Casillas 19, Dunnigan, California U.S. Army Kunduz Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died at Combat Outpost Zerok, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked the outpost using small arms and indirect fires. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	07/04/09 (A) Pfc. Aaron E. Fairbairn 20, Aberdeen, Washington U.S. Army eastern Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Died at Combat Outpost Zerok, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked the outpost using small arms and indirect fires. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo     photo	07/06/09 (A) Petty Officer Second Class Tony Michael Randolph 22, Henryetta, Oklahoma U.S. Navy Kunduz Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died in an improvised explosive device attack on his convoy in northern Afghanistan. He was assigned as an individual augmentee to Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo     photo	07/06/09 (A) Pfc. Nicolas H. J. Gideon 20, Murrieta, California U.S. Army Forward Operating Base Salerno Hostile - hostile fire Died of injuries suffered in Paktya, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link
07/06/09 (A) Spc. Issac L. Johnson 24, Columbus, Georgia U.S. Army National Guard Konduz Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 108th Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron, Rome, Ga.   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	07/06/09 (A) Sgt. Brock H. Chavers 25, Bulloch, Georgia U.S. Army National Guard Konduz Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, Americus, Ga.   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	07/06/09 (A) Spc. Chester W. Hosford 35, Ottawa, Illinois U.S. Army National Guard Konduz Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 106th Cavalry Regiment, Dixon, Ill.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	07/06/09 (A) 2nd Lt. Derwin I. Williams 41, Glenwood, Illinois U.S. Army National Guard Konduz Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 106th Cavalry Regiment, Dixon, Ill.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo     photo	07/06/09 (A) Capt. Mark A. Garner 30, , North Carolina U.S. Army Argandab District, Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany.   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo
07/07/09 (A) Spc. Christopher M. Talbert 24, Galesburg, Illinois U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, Marion, Ill.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	07/08/09 (I) Pvt. Lucas M. Bregg 19, Wright City, Missouri U.S. Army Baghdad Non-combat Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	07/08/09 (A) Sgt. Michael C. Roy 25, North Fort Myers, Florida U.S. Army Nimroz province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while supporting combat operations in Nimroz province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3d Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Advisor Group, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, N.C   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	07/08/09 (A) Spc. Gregory J. Missman 36, Batavia, Ohio U.S. Army Bagram, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo     photo	07/08/09 (A) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Darren Ethan Tate 21, Canyon, Texas U.S. Army Bagram Air Base Non-combat Contracted pneumonia while part of a training team in Afghanistan. He was taken to Bagram Air Base, where he died July 8. He was assigned to the USS Iwo Jima, and deployed as an Individual Augmentee to Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanist   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo
07/08/09 (A) Lance Cpl. Roger G. Hager 20, Gibsonville, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	07/08/09 (A) Master Sgt. John E. Hayes 36, Middleburg, Florida U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	07/09/09 (A) Spc. Joshua R. Farris 22, La Grange, Texas U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	07/10/09 (A) Cpl. Matthew R. Lembke 22, Tualatin, Oregon U.S. Marine Corps southern Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Died July 10 of wounds sustained on June 24 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	07/11/09 (A) Lance Cpl. Pedro A. Barbozaflores 27, Glendale, California U.S. Marine Corps southern Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan 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
07/11/09 (A) Master Sgt. Jerome D. Hatfield 36, Axton, Virginia U.S. Marine Corps southern Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan 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	07/12/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Eric J. Lindstrom 27, Flagstaff, Arizona U.S. Army Barge Matal, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his dismounted patrol using small arms and indirect fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/13/09 (I) Chief Warrant Officer Rodney A. Jarvis 34, Akron, Ohio U.S. Army Baghdad Non-combat - medical Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 46th Engineer Battalion, 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Polk, La.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/13/09 (A) Sgt. Michael W. Heede Jr. 22, Delta, Pennsylvania U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/13/09 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Jason J. Fabrizi 29, Seffner, Florida U.S. Army Helmand Province Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds sustained when his mounted patrol was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire. 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   Link     Link     Link   photo
07/13/09 (A) Staff Sgt. David S. Spicer 33, Zanesfield, Ohio U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province Hostile - hostile fire Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/15/09 (I) Lt. Col. Raymond Trejo Rivas 53, New Braunfels, Texas U.S. Army San Antonio, Texas Hostile - Mortar attack Died in San Antonio after battling to recover from traumatic brain injury and other injuries suffered in a mortar attack Oct. 12, 2006. He was a civil affairs officer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 13th Corps Support Command, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan as well as Iraq. Link   Link     Link   photo	07/16/09 (I) Spc. James D. Wertish 20, Olivia, Minnesota U.S. Army National Guard Basra Hostile - Mortar attack Died in Basra of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire. He was assigned to the 34th Military Police Company, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota Army National Guard, Stillwater, Minn.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	07/16/09 (I) Spc. Daniel P. Drevnick 22, Woodbury, Minnesota U.S. Army National Guard Basra Hostile - Mortar attack Died in Basra of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire. He was assigned to the 34th Military Police Company, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota Army National Guard, Stillwater, Minn.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	07/16/09 (I) Spc. Carlos E. Wilcox IV 27, Cottage Grove, Minnesota U.S. Army National Guard Basra Hostile - Mortar attack Died in Basra of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire. He was assigned to the 34th Military Police Company, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota Army National Guard, Stillwater, Minn.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
07/17/09 (A) Capt. Thomas J. Gramith 27, Eagan, Minnesota U.S. Air Force eastern Afghanistan Non-hostile - Aircraft crash Died in a F-15E crash near Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	07/18/09 (A) Capt. Mark R. McDowell 26, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S. Air Force eastern Afghanistan Non-hostile - Aircraft crash Died in a F-15E crash near Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	07/18/09 (A) Cpl. Benjamin S. Kopp 21, Rosemount, Minnesota U.S. Army Walter Reed Medical Center Hostile - Small arms fire He was wounded July 10 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan; died at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where he had been in a coma. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	07/19/09 (I) Lance Cpl. Brandon T. Lara 20, New Braunfels, Texas U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - combat related Died while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	07/20/09 (A) Pfc. Dennis J. Pratt 34, Duncan, Oklahoma U.S. Army Wardak Province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle followed by an attack from enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires. He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery (STRIKE), 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo
07/20/09 (A) Spc. Andrew J. Roughton 21, Houston, Texas U.S. Army Wardak Province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle followed by an attack from enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires. He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery (STRIKE), 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/20/09 (A) Spc. Anthony M. Lightfoot 20, Riverdale, Georgia U.S. Army Wardak Province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle followed by an attack from enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires. He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery (STRIKE), 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	07/20/09 (A) Sgt. Gregory Owens Jr. 24, Garland, Texas U.S. Army Wardak Province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle followed by an attack from enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires. He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery (STRIKE), 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/21/09 (A) Spc. Raymundo P. Morales 34, Dalton, Georgia U.S. Army National Guard Methar Lam, Afghanistan Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. He was assigned to the 148th Brigade Support Battalion, Cedartown, Ga.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/22/09 (A) Spc. Randy L.J. Neff 22, Blackfoot, Idaho U.S. Army Zabul Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/22/09 (A) Sgt. Joshua J. Rimer 24, Rochester, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Zabul Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/23/09 (A) Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Andrew Scott Charpentier 21, Great Falls, Montana U.S. Navy Miami, Fla. Non-combat Died from a non-combat related illness. He was assigned to the Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	07/23/09 (A) Sgt. Ryan H. Lane 25, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died of wounds suffered while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	07/24/09 (A) Lance Cpl. Jeremy S. Lasher 27, Oneida, New York U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died of wounds suffered while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	07/24/09 (I) Spc. Herberth A. Berrios-Campos 21, Bealeton, Virginia U.S. Army Salman Pak, Iraq Non-combat Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo
07/24/09 (A) Spc. Justin D. Coleman 21, Spring Hill, Florida U.S. Army Nuristan Province Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	07/24/09 (A) Cpl. Nicholas G. Xiarhos 21, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died of wounds suffered while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo     photo	07/25/09 (I) Staff Sgt. Johnny Roosevelt Polk 39, Gulfport, Mississippi U.S. Army Landstuhl, Germany Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by an anti-tank grenade on July 23 in Kirkuk, Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	07/25/09 (A) Pfc. Donald W. Vincent 26, Gainesville, Florida U.S. Marine Corps Hostile Died of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	07/29/09 (A) Chief Warrant Officer Douglas M. Vose III 38, Concrete, Washington U.S. Army Kabul Province Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Stuttgart, Germany.   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/29/09 (A) Pvt. Gerrick D. Smith 19, Sullivan, Illinois U.S. Army National Guard Non-combat Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry, Illinois Army National Guard, Marion, Ill.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/30/09 (A) Lance Cpl. Jonathan F. Stroud 20, Cashion, Oklahoma U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died of wounds suffered while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was 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   photo	07/30/09 (A) Lance Cpl. Gregory A. Posey 22, Knoxville, Tennessee U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died of wounds suffered while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo   photo