September, 2009
40 Killed - Afghanistan    10 Killed - Iraq    Total: 50
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09/02/09 (A) Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin P. Castiglione 21, Howell, Michigan U.S. Navy Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Battalion.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	09/03/09 (I) Staff Sgt. Todd W. Selge 25, Burnsville, Minnesota U.S. Army Baqubah, Iraq Non-hostile - Accident - vehicular Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. He was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	09/03/09 (I) Spc. Jordan M. Shay 22, Salisbury, Massachusetts U.S. Army Baqubah, Iraq Non-hostile - Accident - vehicular Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. He was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	09/03/09 (A) Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Baltazar Jr. 19, San Antonio, Texas U.S. Army Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while conducting 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   Link     Link     Link   photo   photo	09/04/09 (A) 2nd Lt. Darryn D. Andrews 34, Dallas, Texas U.S. Army Paktika Province Hostile - IED, RPG Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device and a rocket-propelled grenade. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
09/05/09 (A) Sgt. Youvert Loney 28, Pohnpei, Micronesia U.S. Army Abad, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle using small arms and recoilless rifle fires. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	09/05/09 (A) Capt. Joshua S. Meadows 30, Bastrop, Texas U.S. Marine Corps Farah province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	09/06/09 (A) Sgt. Randy M. Haney 27, Orlando, Florida U.S. Army Nangarhar, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires. He was assigned to the 2nd Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	09/06/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Michael C. Murphrey 25, Snyder, Texas U.S. Army Paktika province Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/08/09 (I) 1st Lt. Joseph D. Helton 24, Monroe, Georgia U.S. Air Force Baghdad, Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive devise. He was assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo
09/08/09 (I) Pfc. Zachary T. Myers 21, Delaware, Ohio U.S. Army Baji, Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an explosive device. He was assigned to the 545th Military Police Company, Arctic Military Police Battalion, U.S. Army, Alaska, Fort Richardson, Alaska.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/08/09 (I) Pfc. Thomas F. Lyons 20, Fernley, Nevada U.S. Army Baji, Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an explosive device. He was assigned to the 545th Military Police Company, Arctic Military Police Battalion, U.S. Army, Alaska, Fort Richardson, Alaska.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/08/09 (I) Staff Sgt. Shannon M. Smith 31, Marion, Ohio U.S. Army Baji, Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an explosive device. He was assigned to the 545th Military Police Company, Arctic Military Police Battalion, U.S. Army, Alaska, Fort Richardson, Alaska.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/08/09 (A) Petty Officer 3rd Class James R. Layton 22, Riverbank, California U.S. Navy Kunar province Hostile - small arms fire Ambushed by insurgents using small arms fire while conducting a training mission. He was assigned to an embedded training team with Combined Security Tranisiton Command in Afghanistan.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link	09/08/09 (A) Gunnery Sgt. Edwin W. Johnson Jr. 31, Columbus, Georgia U.S. Marine Corps Kunar province Hostile - Small arms fire Ambushed by insurgents using small arms fire while conducting a training mission. He was assigned to 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link   photo
09/08/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Aaron M. Kenefick 30, Roswell, Georgia U.S. Marine Corps Kunar province Hostile - Small arms fire Ambushed by insurgents using small arms fire while conducting a training mission. He was assigned to 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	09/08/09 (A) 1st Lt. Michael E. Johnson 25, Virginia Beach, Virginia U.S. Marine Corps Kunar province Hostile - Small arms fire Ambushed by insurgents using small arms fire while conducting a training mission. He was was assigned to 7th Communications Battalion, 3rd Marine Headquarters Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	09/10/09 (A) Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Fowlkes 20, Gaffney, South Carolina U.S. Marine Corps U.S. medical facility in Landstuhl, Germany Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died from wounds sustained Sept. 3 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	09/10/09 (A) 1st Lt. Tyler E. Parten 24, Jonesboro, Arkansas U.S. Army Konar province Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit 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     photo	09/11/09 (A) Pfc. Matthew M. Martinek 20, DeKalb, Illinois U.S. Army Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Hostile - IED, RPG,small arms fire Died of wounds suffered in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 4 when enemy attacked his vehicle with an improvised-explosive device followed by a rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo
09/12/09 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Duane A. Thornsbury 30, Bridgeport, West Virginia U.S. Army Baghdad, Iraq Non-hostile - Vehicle rollover Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	09/12/09 (A) Sgt. Tyler A. Juden 23, Winfield, Kansas U.S. Army http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12971 Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fires. He was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	09/12/09 (A) TSgt. James R. Hornbarger 33, Castle Rock, Washington U.S. Air Force Mediterranean Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died as a result of a heart attack on the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea. He was assigned to the 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, Calif.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	09/12/09 (A) Spc. Daniel L. Cox 23, Parsons, Kansas U.S. Army Wardak province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised-explosive device and small arms fire He was assigned to the 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   photo	09/12/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Nekl B. Allen 29, Rochester, New York U.S. Army Wardak province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised-explosive device and small arms fire He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
09/12/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Bryan D. Berky 25, Melrose, Florida U.S. Air Force Bala Baluk Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained from enemy fire while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	09/14/09 (A) Sgt. Andrew H. McConnell 24, Carlisle, Pennsylvania U.S. Army southern Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device Sept. 14 in southern Afghanistan He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	09/14/09 (A) 1st Lt. David T. Wright II 26, Moore, Oklahoma U.S. Army southern Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device Sept. 14 in southern Afghanistan He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo     photo	09/15/09 (A) Spc. Demetrius L. Void 20, Orangeburg, South Carolina U.S. Army Kandahar Airfield Non-hostile - Accident - vehicular Died of injuries sustained when a military vehicle struck him while conducting physical training. He was assigned to the 57th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 11th Signal Brigade, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	09/16/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Joshua M. Mills 24, El Paso, Texas U.S. Army Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle Sept. 15 with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
09/16/09 (A) Sgt. Robert D. Gordon II 22, River Falls, Alabama U.S. Army Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Non-combat related illness Died from a non-combat related illness, after becoming ill Sept. 11 in southern Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	09/16/09 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Shawn P. McCloskey 33, Peachtree City, Georgia U.S. Army Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle Sept. 15 with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	09/16/09 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Bradley S. Bohle 29, Glen Burnie, Maryland U.S. Army Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle Sept. 15 with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	09/17/09 (A) Pfc. Jeremiah J. Monroe 31, Niskayuna, 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 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	09/19/09 (I) Spc. Michael S. Cote Jr. 20, Denham Springs, Louisiana U.S. Army Balad, Iraq Non-hostile - helicopter crash Died of wounds suffered when the Blackhawk helicopter he was in crashed He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, Task Force 49, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
09/19/09 (A) Sgt. David A. Davis 28, Dalhart, Texas U.S. Army Eastern Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked Bagram Airfield using indirect fire. He was assigned to the 32nd Transportation Company, 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/20/09 (A) Spc. Damon G. Winkleman 23, Lakeville, Ohio U.S. Army Zabul province, Afghanistan Non-hostile - Accident - vehicular Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	09/20/09 (A) Spc. Corey J. Kowall 20, Murfreesboro, Tennessee U.S. Army Zabul province, Afghanistan Non-hostile - Accident - vehicular Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	09/20/09 (I) Senior Airman Matthew R. Courtois 22, Lucas, Texas U.S. Air Force Abdullah Al Mubarak Airbase Non-hostile Died as a result of a nonhostile incident on Abdullah Al Mubarak Airbase, Kuwait. He was assigned to the 366th Security Forces Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	09/21/09 (A) Pfc. William L. Meredith 26, Virginia Beach, Virginia U.S. Army Kandahar, Afghanistan 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 569th Engineer Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo
09/24/09 (A) Sgt. Titus R. Reynolds 23, Columbus, Ohio U.S. Army Omar Zai, Afghanistan 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 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	09/24/09 (A) Sgt. Edward B. Smith 30, Homestead, Florida U.S. Army Omar Zai, Afghanistan 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 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	09/24/09 (A) Spc. Joseph V. White 21, Bellevue, Washington U.S. Army Omar Zai, Afghanistan 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 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	09/24/09 (A) Lance Cpl. John J. Malone 24, Yonkers, New York U.S. Marine Corps Nimroz province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Fatally shot while on foot patrol in southwestern Nimroz province He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	09/26/09 (A) Lance Cpl. Jordan L. Chrobot 24, Frederick, Maryland U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained when an improvised-explosive device (IED) detonated in southern 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
09/26/09 (A) Spc. Kevin J. Graham 27, Benton, Kentucky U.S. Army Kandahar, 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 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/29/09 (I) Spc. Ross E. Vogel III 27, Red Lion, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Kut, Iraq Non-hostile Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 67th Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade, Fort Gordon, Ga.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	09/29/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Jack M. Martin III 26, Bethany, Oklahoma U.S. Army Jolo Island, the Philippines Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died from the detonation of an improvised-explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	09/29/09 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Christopher D. Shaw 37, Markham, Illinois U.S. Army Jolo Island, the Philippines Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died from the detonation of an improvised-explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	09/30/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Alex French IV 31, Milledgeville, Georgia U.S. Army National Guard Khost, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using an improvised-explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, Lawrenceville, Ga.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link