May, 2010
34 Killed - Afghanistan    6 Killed - Iraq    Total: 40
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05/01/10 (A) Spc. Eric M. Finniginam 26, Colonia, Federated States of Micronesia U.S. Army Forward Operating Base Blessing Hostile - Indirect fire Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect 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   Link     Link   photo	05/02/10 (A) Master Sgt. Mark W. Coleman 40, Centerville, Washington U.S. Army Khakrez Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained 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.   Military Times Link	05/03/10 (A) Airman 1st Class Austin H. Gates Benson 19, Hellertown, Pennsylvania U.S. Air Force Khyber Non-combat Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident He was assigned to the 54th Combat Communications Squadron at Robins Air Force Base, Ga.   Military Times Link Link	05/03/10 (I) Staff Sgt. Esau S.A. Gonzales 30, White Deer, Texas U.S. Army Mosul, Iraq Non-combat Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 38th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, Fort Stewart, Ga.   Military Times Link Link	05/04/10 (I) Sgt. Ralph Mena 27, Hutchinson, Kansas U.S. Army Tikrit, Iraq Non-combat Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to 72nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 7th Signal Brigade, 5th Signal Command, Mannheim, Germany.   Military Times Link Link
05/05/10 (A) 1st Lt. Brandon A. Barrett 27, Marion, Indiana 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	05/06/10 (A) Spc. Wade A. Slack 21, Waterville, Maine U.S. Army Jaghatu Hostile - Indirect fire Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire. He was assigned to the 707th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo	05/06/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Richard R. Penny 21, Fayetteville, Arkansas U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C   Military Times Link Link	05/06/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Christopher Rangel 22, San Antonio, Texas U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link Link   Link	05/07/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Davis 19, Perry, Iowa U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo
05/08/10 (A) Capt. Kyle A. Comfort 27, Jacksonville, Alabama U.S. Army Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.   Military Times Link Link	05/09/10 (A) Spc. Jeremy L. Brown 20, McMinnville, Tennessee U.S. Army Contingency Outpost Zerok Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. 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   Link   photo	05/10/10 (A) Cpl. Kurt S. Shea 21, Frederick, Maryland 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   Link	05/11/10 (A) Sgt. Kenneth B. May 26, Kilgore, Texas U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo	05/11/10 (A) Cpl. Jeffery W. Johnson 21, Tomball, Texas U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link Link   Link
05/12/10 (A) Sgt. Donald J. Lamar II 23, Fredericksburg, Virginia U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link Link	05/12/10 (A) Sgt. Joshua D. Desforges 23, Ludlow, Massachusetts 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	05/14/10 (A) Spc. Denis D. Kisseloff 45, Saint Charles, Missouri U.S. Army National Guard Forward Operating Base Shank Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using rocket propelled grenade and small arms fires. He was assigned to the 1141st Engineer Company, Kansas City, Mo.   Military Times Link Link	05/16/10 (A) Cpl. Nicholas D. Parada-Rodriguez 29, Stafford, Virginia U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 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   Link     Link     Link   photo	05/16/10 (A) Petty Officer Zarian Wood 29, Houston, Texas U.S. Navy Helmand Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device blast while on dismounted patrol. He was assigned as a hospital corpsman to Third Battalion, First Marine Regiment, First Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force.   Military Times Link Link
05/17/10 (A) Staff Sgt. Adam L. Perkins 27, Antelope, California U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo	05/17/10 (A) Pfc. Billy G. Anderson 20, Alexandria, Tennessee U.S. Army Badghis province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with improvised explosive devices. He was assigned to the 508th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. Link   Link   photo	05/18/10 (A) Col. John M. McHugh 46, Newark, New Jersey U.S. Army Kabul Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his convoy with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the U.S. Army Battle Command Training Program, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.   Military Times Link Link	05/18/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Patrick Xavier Jr. 24, Pembroke Pines, Florida U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link   photo	05/18/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Philip P. Clark 19, Gainesville, 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
05/18/10 (A) Lt. Col. Paul R. Bartz 43, Waterloo, Wisconsin U.S. Army Kabul Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his convoy with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. He was assigned to Headquarters, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y   Military Times Link Link	05/18/10 (A) Lt. Col. Thomas P. Belkofer 44, Perrysburg, Ohio U.S. Army Kabul Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his convoy with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. He was assigned to Headquarters, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link Link	05/18/10 (A) Staff Sgt. Richard J. Tieman 28, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Kabul Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his convoy with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. He was assigned to Special Troops Battalion, V Corps, Heidelberg, Germany   Military Times Link Link	05/18/10 (A) Spc. Joshua A. Tomlinson 24, Dubberly, Louisiana U.S. Army Kabul Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his convoy with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. He was assigned to Special Troops Battalion, V Corps, Heidelberg, Germany.   Military Times Link Link	05/19/10 (A) Staff Sgt. Shane S. Barnard 38, Desmet, South Dakota U.S. Army Zabul Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained when he stepped on a secondary improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Detachment), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.   Military Times Link Link   Link
05/20/10 (I) Spc. Stanley J. Sokolowski 26, Ocean, New Jersey U.S. Army Kirkuk Non-combat Died in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link     Link	05/21/10 (I) Staff Sgt. Amilcar H. Gonzalez 26, Miami, Florida U.S. Army Ash Shura Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.   Military Times Link Link	05/22/10 (A) Pfc. Jason D. Fingar 24, Columbia, Missouri U.S. Army Durai Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained when his military vehicle struck 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	05/24/10 (I) Maj. Ronald W. Culver Jr. 44, El Dorado, Arkansas U.S. Army National Guard Numaniyah, Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, Shreveport, La.   Military Times Link Link	05/24/10 (A) Pfc. Christopher R. Barton 22, Concord, North Carolina U.S. Army Khowst province Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link Link
05/25/10 (A) Sgt. Edwin Rivera 28, Waterford, Connecticut U.S. Army National Guard National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md Hostile - Mortar attack Died of wounds sustained May 20 when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire at Contingency Outpost Xio Haq, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, Norwalk, Conn.   Military Times Link Link	05/27/10 (A) Cpl. Jacob C. Leicht 24, College Station, Texas U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died while supporting combat operations. He was assigned to the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link   photo	05/29/10 (A) Pfc. Jake W. Suter 18, Los Angeles, California U.S. Marine Corps Helmand provinc Hostile Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.   Military Times Link Link	05/30/10 (I) Pfc. Alvaro R. Regalado Sessarego 37, Virginia Beach, Virginia U.S. Army Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texa Non-hostile Died of injuries sustained April 18 from a non-combat related incident at Dahuk, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.   Military Times Link Link	05/30/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Anthony A. Dilisio 20, Macomb, Michigan U.S. Army Helmand province Hostile Died while supporting combat operations. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, IIMarine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link   photo     photo