March, 2010
27 Killed - Afghanistan    6 Killed - Iraq    Total: 33
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03/01/10 (A) Spc. Josiah D. Crumpler 27, Hillsborough, North Carolina U.S. Army Bala Murghab Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Died when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link Link	03/01/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Carlos A. Aragon 19, Orem, Utah U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile 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	03/01/10 (A) Sgt. Vincent L.C. Owens 21, Fort Smith, Arkansas U.S. Army Forward Operating Base Sharana Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered earlier that day when enemy forces attacked his vehicle using direct fire in Yosuf Khel. 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 Link	03/01/10 (A) Spc. Matthew D. Huston 24, Athens, Georgia U.S. Army Bala Murghab Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Died when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link	03/01/10 (A) Spc. Ian T.D. Gelig 25, Stevenson Ranch, California U.S. Army Kandahar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link Link   Link
03/03/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Nigel K. Olsen 21, Orem, Utah U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died while supporting combat operations. He was assigned to the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link Link	03/04/10 (A) Spc. Anthony A. Paci 30, Rockville, Maryland U.S. Army Gereshk, Afghanistan Non-hostile - Accident - vehicular Died of injuries suffered during a vehicle rollover. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry, 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.   Arlington   Military Times Link Link	03/05/10 (A) Spc. Alan N. Dikcis 21, Niagara Falls, New York U.S. Army Kandahar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device He was assigned to the 630th Engineer Company (Clearance), 7th Engineer Battalion (Combat Effects), 20th Engineer Brigade (Combat) (Airborne), Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link Link	03/07/10 (A) Pvt. Nicholas S. Cook 19, Hungry Horse, Montana U.S. Army Konar province Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents 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	03/08/10 (I) Sgt. Aaron M. Arthur 25, Lake City, South Carolina U.S. Army f Al Kut, Iraq Non-hostile - Accident - vehicular Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. He was assigned to the 203rd Brigade Support Battalion, attached to the 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.   Military Times Link Link
03/08/10 (I) Spc. Lakeshia M. Bailey 23, Columbus, Georgia U.S. Army f Al Kut, Iraq Non-hostile - Accident - vehicular Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. He was assigned to the 203rd Brigade Support Battalion, attached to the 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.   Military Times Link Link	03/09/10 (A) Sgt. Jonathan J. Richardson 24, Bald Knob, Arkansas U.S. Army Khowst province Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Died from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms, indirect and rocket-propelled grenade fires. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link Link	03/09/10 (A) Pfc. Jason M. Kropat 25, White Lake, New York U.S. Army Khowst province Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Died from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms, indirect and rocket-propelled grenade fires. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link Link	03/11/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Garrett W. Gamble 20, Sugarland, Texas U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died while supporting combat operations. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link Link	03/12/10 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Glen J. Whetten 31, Mesa, Arizona U.S. Army near Kandahar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.   Military Times Link Link
03/13/10 (I) Pfc. Erin L. McLyman 26, Federal Way, Washington U.S. Army Balad, Iraq Hostile - Mortar attack Died of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked her base with mortar fire. She was assigned to the 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lews-McChord, Wash.   Military Times Link Link	03/13/10 (I) Spc. Steven J. Bishop 29, Christiansburg, Virginia U.S. Army Tikrit, Iraq Hostile Died while supporting combat operations. He was assigned to the 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 352nd Civil Affairs Command, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link Link	03/14/10 (A) Cpl. Jonathan D. Porto 26, Largo, Florida U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died while supporting combat operations. He was assigned to 1st Battalion 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link Link	03/16/10 (A) Gunnery Sgt. Robert L. Gilbert II 28, Richfield, Ohio U.S. Marine Corps Badghis provinc Hostile Died of wounds sustained 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 Link	03/16/10 (A) Sgt. Joel D. Clarkson 23, Fairbanks, Alaska U.S. Army Landstuhl Regional Medical Cente Hostile Died of wounds sustained March 13 during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.   Arlington   Military Times Link Link
03/16/10 (I) Staff Sgt. Richard J. Jordan 29, Tyler, Texas U.S. Army Mosul, Iraq Non-hostile - Vehicle rollover Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.   Military Times Link Link	03/18/10 (I) Spc. Robert M. Rieckhoff 26, Kenosha, Wisconsin U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - RPG attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with rocket-propelled grenade fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link Link	03/18/10 (A) Chief Petty Officer Adam Brown 36, Hot Springs, Arkansas U.S. Navy Afghanistan Hostile Cause not reported. He was assigned to an East Coast -based SEAL Team   Military Times Link Link	03/22/10 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Carlos M. Santos-Silva 32, Clarksville, Tennessee U.S. Army Kandahar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle 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.   Arlington   Military Times Link Link   Link	03/22/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Justin J. Wilson 24, Palm City, Florida U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link Link
03/24/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Rick J. Centanni 19, Yorba Linda, California U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4thMarine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link Link   Link	03/24/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Ross 19, Gillette, Wyoming U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link Link   Link	03/24/10 (A) Sgt. Maj. Robert J. Cottle 45, Whittier, California U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4thMarine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link Link   Link	03/28/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Randy M. Heck 20, Steubenville, Ohio U.S. Marine Corps Djibouti, Africa Non-hostile Died from a non-hostile incident in Djibouti, Africa. He was assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo	03/29/10 (A) Pfc. James L. Miller 21, Yakima, Washington U.S. Army Dashat, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo
03/29/10 (A) Pfc. Raymond N. Pacleb 31, Honolulu, Hawaii U.S. Army National Guard Baghdad, Iraq Non-combat Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Regiment, Wahiawa, Hawaii.   Military Times Link Link	03/30/10 (A) Staff Sgt. Scott W. Brunkhorst 25, Fayetteville, North Carolina U.S. Army Arghandab River Valley Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. Link	03/31/10 (A) Lt. Miroslav Zilberman 31, Columbus, Ohio U.S. Navy Arabian Gulf Non-hostile - Aircraft crash Died after his E-2C Hawkeye crashed into the Arabian Gulf. He was was assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121.   Military Times Link Link