September, 2010
43 Killed - Afghanistan   
6 Killed - Iraq   
Total: 49
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09/01/10 (A)
Lance Cpl. Christopher B. Rodgers
20, Griffin, Georgia
U.S. Marine Corps
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Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hostile
Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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09/02/10 (A)
Pfc. Diego M. Montoya
20, San Antonio, Texas
U.S. Army
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Laghman province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Indirect fire
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire. He was assigned to the 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.
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09/02/10 (A)
Lance Cpl. Joshua T. Twigg
21, Indiana, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
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Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hostile
Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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09/03/10 (A)
Lance Cpl. Ross S. Carver
21, Rocky Point, North Carolina
U.S. Marine Corps
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Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hostile
Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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09/04/10 (A)
Sgt. Jesse M. Balthaser
23, Columbus, Ohio
U.S. Marine Corps
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Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hostile
Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to the 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.
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09/05/10 (A)
Capt. Jason T. McMahon
35, Mulvane, Kansas
U.S. Army
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Bagram, Afghanistan
Hostile - Indirect fire
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire in Jalalabad. He was assigned to the 184th Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 52nd Ordnance Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.
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09/07/10 (I)
Pvt. James F. McClamrock
22, Huntersville, North Carolina
U.S. Army
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Balad, Iraq
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered in a shooting incident in Salah ad-Din province. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
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09/07/10 (A)
Cpl. Philip G. E. Charte
22, Goffstown, New Hampshire
U.S. Marine Corps
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Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hostile
Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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09/07/10 (I)
Sgt. Philip C. Jenkins
26, Decatur, Indiana
U.S. Army
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Balad, Iraq
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered in a shooting incident in Salah ad-Din province. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
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09/08/10 (A)
Cpl. John C. Bishop
25, Columbus, Indiana
U.S. Marine Corps
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Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hostile
Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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09/09/10 (A)
1st Lt. Todd W. Weaver
26, Hampton, Virginia
U.S. Army
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Kandahar, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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09/15/10 (I)
Senior Airman James A. Hansen
25, Athens, Michigan
U.S. Air Force
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Joint Base Balad, Iraq
Non-hostile - Ordnance explosion
Died of wounds suffered during a controlled detonation at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 46th Operations Support Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
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09/16/10 (A)
Senior Airman Daniel R. Sanchez
23, El Paso, Texas
U.S. Air Force
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Oruzgan province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
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09/16/10 (I)
Sgt. John F. Burner III
32, Baltimore, Maryland
U.S. Army
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Iskandariya, Iraq
Non-combat
Died in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 63rd Signal Battalion (Expeditionary), 35th Signal Brigade, Fort Gordon, Ga.
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09/16/10 (A)
Sgt. Aaron K. Kramer
22, Salt Lake City, Utah
U.S. Army
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Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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09/16/10 (A)
Spc. Timothy L. Johnson
24, Randolph, New York
U.S. Army
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Kandahar, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device at Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
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09/17/10 (A)
1st Lt. Scott J. Fleming
24, Marietta, Georgia
U.S. Marine Corps
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Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hostile
Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
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09/17/10 (A)
Staff Sgt. Jaime C. Newman
27, Richmond, Virginia
U.S. Army
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Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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09/17/10 (A)
Spc. Deangelo B. Snow
22, Saginaw, Michigan
U.S. Army
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Kandahar province, Afghanistan
Hostile - RPG attack
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attached his vehicle with a rocket propelled grenade. He was assigned to the 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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09/18/10 (A)
1st Lt. Eric Yates
26, Rineyville, Kentucky
U.S. Army
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Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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09/18/10 (A)
Spc. Joshua A. Harton
23, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
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Kaftar Khan, Afghanistan
Hostile - RPG, small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket propelled grenade fire He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
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09/18/10 (A)
Maj. Paul D. Carron
33, Mo., Missouri
U.S. Army
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Qalat, Afghanistan
Non-combat
Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
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09/18/10 (A)
Pfc. Barbara Vieyra
22, Mesa, Arizona
U.S. Army
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Kunar province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked her unit using an improvised explosive device and rocket propelled grenade fire She was assigned to the 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.
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09/18/10 (A)
Sgt. 1st Class Ronald A. Grider
30, Brighton, Illinois
U.S. Army
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Kunduz province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Mortar attack
Died of wounds suffered when he was struck by machine gun fire. He was assigned to U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
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09/20/10 (A)
Pfc. Joshua S. Ose
19, Hernando, Mississippi
U.S. Marine Corps
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Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hostile
Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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09/21/10 (A)
Lt. Col. Robert F. Baldwin
39, Muscatine, Iowa
U.S. Army
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Zabul Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Helicopter crash
Died in a helicopter crash Sept. 21 during combat operations in Zabul province, Afghanistan, while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. He was assigned to the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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09/21/10 (A)
Lt. (SEAL) Brendan J. Looney
29, Owings, Maryland
U.S. Navy
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Zabul Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Helicopter crash in combat
Died in a helicopter crash Sept. 21 during combat operations in the Zabul province, Afghanistan, while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. He was assigned to a West Coast-based SEAL Team.
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09/21/10 (A)
Senior Airman Michael J. Buras
23, Fitzgerald, Georgia
U.S. Air Force
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Kandahar, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered as the result of a makeshift bomb detonation in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
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09/21/10 (A)
Senior Chief Petty Officer David B. McLendon
30, Thomasville, Georgia
U.S. Navy
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Zabul Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Helicopter crash in combat
Died in a helicopter crash Sept. 21 during combat operations in the Zabul province, Afghanistan, while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. He was assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit.
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09/21/10 (A)
Chief Warrant Officer Matthew G. Wagstaff
34, Orem, Utah
U.S. Army
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Zabul Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Helicopter crash
Died in a helicopter crash Sept. 21 during combat operations in Zabul province, Afghanistan, while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. He was assigned to the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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09/21/10 (A)
Chief Warrant Officer Jonah D. McClellan
26, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
U.S. Army
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Zabul Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Helicopter crash
Died in a helicopter crash Sept. 21 during combat operations in Zabul province, Afghanistan, while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. He was assigned to the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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09/21/10 (A)
Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) Adam O. Smith
26, Hurland, Missouri
U.S. Navy
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Zabul Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Helicopter crash in combat
Died in a helicopter crash Sept. 21 during combat operations in the Zabul province, Afghanistan, while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. He was assigned to an East Coast-based SEAL Team.
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09/21/10 (A)
Staff Sgt. Joshua D. Powell
25, Pleasant Plains, Illinois
U.S. Army
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Zabul Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Helicopter crash
Died in a helicopter crash Sept. 21 during combat operations in Zabul province, Afghanistan, while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. He was assigned to the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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09/21/10 (A)
Petty Officer 3rd Class (SEAL) Denis C. Miranda
24, Toms River, New Jersey
U.S. Navy
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Zabul Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Helicopter crash in combat
Died in a helicopter crash Sept. 21 during combat operations in the Zabul province, Afghanistan, while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. He was assigned to an East Coast-based SEAL Team.
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09/21/10 (A)
Sgt. Marvin R. Calhoun Jr.
23, Elkhart, Indiana
U.S. Army
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Zabul Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Helicopter crash
Died in a helicopter crash Sept. 21 during combat operations in Zabul province, Afghanistan, while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. He was assigned to the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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09/23/10 (I)
Pfc. Gebrah P. Noonan
26, Watertown, Connecticut
U.S. Army
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Fallujah, Iraq
Non-combat
Died of injuries sustained Sept. 23 in a non-combat incident. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
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09/23/10 (I)
Spc. John Carrillo Jr.
20, Stockton, California
U.S. Army
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Fallujah, Iraq
Non-combat
Died of injuries sustained Sept. 23 in a non-combat incident. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
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09/23/10 (A)
Lance Cpl. Anthony J. Rosa
20, Swanton, Vermont
U.S. Marine Corps
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Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hostile
Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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09/24/10 (A)
Pfc. Jaysine P. S. Petree
19, Yigo, Guam
U.S. Army
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Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan,
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered while traveling between Ghanzi and Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, when her military vehicle was attacked with an improvised explosive device. She was assigned to the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, U.S. Army, Alaska, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
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09/24/10 (A)
Spc. Marc C. Whisenant
23, Holly Hill, Florida
U.S. Army
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Kuwait
Non-hostile - Accident - vehicular
Died of injuries sustained in a military vehicle roll-over. He was attached to the Florida National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Miami, Fla.
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09/24/10 (A)
Pfc. William B. Dawson
20, Tunica, Massachusetts
U.S. Army
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Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan,
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered while traveling between Ghanzi and Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, when his military vehicle was attacked with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, U.S. Army, Alaska, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
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09/24/10 (A)
Pfc. Clinton E. Springer II
21, Sanford, Maine
U.S. Army
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Kabul, Afghanistan
Non-combat
Died in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
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09/25/10 (A)
Spc. Donald S. Morrison
23, Cincinnati, Ohio
U.S. Army
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Kandahar, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his military vehicle with an improvised explosive device He was assigned to the 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.
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09/25/10 (A)
Sgt. Mark A. Simpson
40, Peoria, Illinois
U.S. Army
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Kandahar, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his military vehicle with an improvised explosive device He was assigned to the 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.
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09/28/10 (A)
Lance Cpl. Ralph J. Fabbri
20, Gallitzin, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
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Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hostile
Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to the HeadquartersBattalion, 1st Marine Division, IMarine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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09/29/10 (A)
Senior Airman Mark Forester
29, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
U.S. Air Force
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Uruzgan province, Afghanistan,
Hostile
Died in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations in the area. He was assigned to the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C.
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09/29/10 (A)
Sgt. Justin A. Officer
26, Wichita, Kansas
U.S. Army
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Kandahar province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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09/29/10 (A)
Sgt. 1st Class Calvin B. Harrison
31, San Antonio, Texas
U.S. Army
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Uruzgan province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Fort Bragg, N.C.
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09/30/10 (A)
Lance Cpl. Timothy M. Jackson
22, Corbin, Kentucky
U.S. Marine Corps
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Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hostile
Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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