October, 2008
16 Killed - Afghanistan    14 Killed - Iraq    Total: 30
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10/02/08 (A)
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Spc. Jason E. von Zerneck
33, Charlotte, North Carolina
U.S. Army National Guard
Karez, Afghanistan
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died of injuries sustained from a vehicle incident in Qara Bagh Karez, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to the 2d Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, Jamestown, N.Y.
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10/02/08 (I)
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Pfc. Tavarus D. Setzler
23, Jacksonville, Florida
U.S. Army
south of Amarah
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Majar al Kabir, Iraq.
He was assigned to the 2d Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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10/05/08 (I)
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Sgt. William P. Rudd
27, Madisonville, Kentucky
U.S. Army
Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire while on a combat patrol in Mosul, Iraq.
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga
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10/05/08 (I)
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Col. Michael R. Stahlman
45, Chevy Chase, Maryland
U.S. Army
Anbar Province
Non-combat - Gunshot wound
Died from injuries sustained in a July 31 non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq.
He was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
  Arlington
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10/07/08 (I)
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Sgt. Michael K. Clark
24, Sacramento, California
U.S. Army
Mosul - Ninewa
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when he encountered small arms fire while on dismounted patrol.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
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10/09/08 (A)
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Cpl. Jason A. Karella
20, Anchorage, Alaska
U.S. Army
Farah province, Afghanistan.
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
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10/11/08 (I)
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Cpl. Reuben M. Fernandez III
22, Abilene, Texas
U.S. Army
Amara - Maysan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Majar Al Kabir, Iraq.
He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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10/12/08 (I)
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Spc. Geoffrey G. Johnson
28, Lubbock, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Non-combat
Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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10/13/08 (A)
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Pfc. Scott G. Dimond
39, Franklin, New Hampshire
U.S. Army
Kandahar
Hostile - IED, small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an IED and his patrol was engaged in a small arms fire attack.
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), New Hampshire Army National Guard, Milford, N.H.
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10/14/08 (I)
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Pfc. Christopher A. McCraw
23, Columbia, Mississippi
U.S. Army
Baghdad (western part)
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when he encountered small arms fire while on dismounted patrol in Nasar Wa Salam.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
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10/14/08 (A)
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Sgt. Preston R. Medley
23, Baker, Florida
U.S. Army
Qazi Bandeh, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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10/14/08 (A)
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Spc. Stephen R. Fortunato
25, Danvers, Massachusetts
U.S. Army
Qazi Bandeh, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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10/14/08 (A)
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Spc. Cory J. Bertrand
18, Center, Texas
U.S. Army
Qazi Bandeh, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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10/15/08 (I)
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Spc. Justin A. Saint
22, Albertville, Alabama
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Non-combat
The incident is under investigation.
He was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C.
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10/16/08 (I)
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Pfc. Heath K. Pickard
21, Palestine, Texas
U.S. Army
Diyala Province
Hostile - Indirect fire
Died of wounds suffered when he received indirect fire in Baquaba, Iraq.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
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10/16/08 (A)
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Federico Borjas
33, San Diego, California
U.S. Army Reserve
Bermel district (eastern Paktika Province)
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of wounds suffered from small arms fire during a dismounted patrol.
He was assigned to 416th Civil Affairs Battalion, 351st Civil Affairs Command, San Diego, Calif.
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10/16/08 (A)
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Sgt. John M. Penich
25, Beach Park, Illinois
U.S. Army
Karangol Village, Afghanistan,
Hostile - Indirect fire
Died of wounds suffered from indirect fire.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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10/20/08 (A)
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Capt. Robert D. Lindenau
39, Camano Island, Washington
U.S. Army
Charbagh, Afghanistan
Hostile - RPG attack
Died of wounds suffered when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle.
He was assigned to the 91st Civil Affairs Battalion, 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.
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10/20/08 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Stacy A. Dryden
22, North Canton, Ohio
U.S. Marine Corps
Al Asad - Anbar
Non-combat
Died from injuries sustained in a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq.
She was assigned to 1st Supply Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, Camp Pendleton, Calif. The incident is under investigation.
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10/21/08 (A)
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Lance Cpl. San Sim
23, Santa Ana, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand province
Hostile
Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
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10/22/08 (A)
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Cpl. Adrian Robles
21, Scottsbluff, Nebraska
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand province
Hostile
Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
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10/22/08 (A)
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Spc. Deon L. Taylor
30, Bronx, New York
U.S. Army National Guard
Bela Beluk, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, Syracuse, N.Y.
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10/24/08 (I)
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Pfc. Cody J. Eggleston
21, Eugene, Oregon
U.S. Army
Baqubah
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered on October 16 in Baqubah, Iraq, when he received indirect fire.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
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10/24/08 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Brian P. Hause
29, Stoystown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Air Force
oint Base Balad
Non-combat - medical
An airman was found unresponsive in a housing unit at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, at about 9 p.m. Thursday, the Air Force has announced.
He was assigned to the 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.
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10/27/08 (A)
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Sgt. Nicholas A. Casey
22, Canton, Ohio
U.S. Army
Baghlan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when a suicide bomber detonated explosives as they were preparing to enter a building.
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C
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10/27/08 (A)
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1st Lt. Trevor J. Yurista
32, Pleasant Valley, New York
U.S. Army
Helmand province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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10/27/08 (A)
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Sgt. Kevin D. Grieco
35, Bartlett, Illinois
U.S. Army National Guard
Baghlan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when a suicide bomber detonated explosives as they were preparing to enter a building.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery, Illinois Army National Guard, Sycamore, Ill
  Arlington
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10/29/08 (I)
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Pfc. Bradley S. Coleman
24, Martinsville, Virginia
U.S. Army
Qayyarah Airfield
Non-combat
Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
He was assigned to the 51st Transportation Company, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Mannheim, Germany.
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10/29/08 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Scott J. Metcalf
36, Framingham, Massachusetts
U.S. Army
Balad
Non-combat
Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
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10/31/08 (A)
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Sgt. Daniel Wallace
27, Dry Ridge, Kentucky
U.S. Army National Guard
West Paktika Province
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.
He was assigned to the 201st Engineer Battalion, Kentucky Army National Guard in Cynthiana, Ky.
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Index:
Bertrand, Cory J. Borjas, Federico Casey, Nicholas A. Clark, Michael K. Coleman, Bradley S. Dimond, Scott G. Dryden, Stacy A.
Eggleston, Cody J. Fernandez, Reuben M. III Fortunato, Stephen R. Grieco, Kevin D. Hause, Brian P. Johnson, Geoffrey G. Karella, Jason A.
Lindenau, Robert D. McCraw, Christopher A. Medley, Preston R. Metcalf, Scott J. Penich, John M. Pickard, Heath K. Robles, Adrian
Rudd, William P. Saint, Justin A. Setzler, Tavarus D. Sim, San Stahlman, Michael R. Taylor, Deon L. von Zerneck, Jason E.
Wallace, Daniel Yurista, Trevor J.