September, 2011
42 Killed - Afghanistan    3 Killed - Iraq    Total: 45
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09/02/11 (A) Sgt. Chester G. Stoda 32, Black River Falls, Wisconsin U.S. Army Non-combat He was assigned to the 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas. Link   Link     Link	09/03/11 (A) Spc. Christopher J. Scott 21, Tyrone, New York U.S. Army Kandahar province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 716th Military Police Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link Link	09/04/11 (A) Pfc. Christophe J. Marquis 40, Tampa, Florida U.S. Army Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of injuries sustained Aug. 27 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.   Military Times Link Link	09/05/11 (A) James W. Coker 59, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina U.S. Navy Kabul, Afghanistan Non-combat Was pronounced dead Sept. 5 in Kabul, Afghanistan, while on temporary assignment with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The circumstances surrounding his death are under investigation. He worked for Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic, Norfolk, Va. Link	09/08/11 (A) Spc. Koran P. Contreras 21, Lawndale, California U.S. Army Kandahar, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link Link
09/08/11 (A) Pfc. Douglas J. Jeffries Jr. 20, Springville, California U.S. Army Kandahar, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link Link	09/09/11 (A) Petty Officer Brian K. Lundy 25, Austin, Texas U.S. Navy Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while conducting a dismounted patrol He was was assigned as a hospital corpsman to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link Link	09/09/11 (A) Sgt. Bret D. Isenhower 26, Lamar, Oklahoma U.S. Army National Guard Paktia, Afghanistan, Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 279 Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.   Military Times Link Link	09/09/11 (A) Pfc. Brett E. Wood 19, Spencer, Indiana U.S. Army 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, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.   Military Times Link Link	09/09/11 (A) Spc. Christopher D. Horton 26, Collinsville, Oklahoma U.S. Army National Guard Paktia, Afghanistan, Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 279 Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.   Military Times Link Link
09/09/11 (A) Pfc. Tony J. Potter Jr. 20, Okmulgee, Oklahoma U.S. Army National Guard Paktia, Afghanistan, Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 279 Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.   Military Times Link Link	09/10/11 (A) Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Quintana 30, Huntington Park, California U.S. Army Paktika province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Schweinfurt, Germany.   Military Times Link Link	09/10/11 (A) Staff Sgt. Keith F. Rudd 36, Winder, Georgia U.S. Army Parvan, Afghanistan Hostile Died of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link Link	09/13/11 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Danial R. Adams 35, Portland, Oregon U.S. Army Wardak province, Afghanistan Hostile - Mortar, small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using mortar, machine-gun and small-arms fires. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Stuttgart, Germany.   Military Times Link Link	09/14/11 (A) Sgt. Rodolfo Rodriguez Jr. 26, Pharr, Texas U.S. Army Kandahar province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.   Military Times Link Link
09/15/11 (A) Sgt. Mycal L. Prince 28, Minco, Oklahoma U.S. Army Laghman province, Afghanistan Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Died of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Stillwater, Okla. Link	09/15/11 (A) Cpl. Michael J. Dutcher 22, Asheville, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link Link	09/17/11 (A) Staff Sgt. Michael W. Hosey 27, Birmingham, Alabama U.S. Army Uruzgan province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.   Military Times Link Link	09/17/11 (A) Sgt. Garrick L. Eppinger Jr. 25, Appleton, Wisconsin U.S. Army Parwan province, Afghanistan. Hostile not reported He was assigned to the 395th Ordnance Company, 687th Combat Sustainment Support Brigade, 646th Regional Support Group, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Wausau, Wis.   Military Times Link Link	09/18/11 (A) Sgt. Timothy D. Sayne 31, Reno, Nevada U.S. Army Kandahar province, Afghanistan Hostile - IED attack Died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.   Military Times Link Link
09/18/11 (A) Spc. Ryan J. Cook 29, Fort Walton Beach, Florida U.S. Army Takhar province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.   Military Times Link Link photo	09/18/11 (A) Spc. Chazray C. Clark 24, Ecorse, Michigan U.S. Army Kandahar province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.   Military Times Link Link	09/18/11 (I) Staff Sgt. Estevan Altamirano 30, Edcouch, Texas U.S. Army Tikrit, Iraq Non-combat Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link Link	09/21/11 (A) Spc. Jakob J. Roelli 24, Darlington, Wisconsin U.S. Army Kandahar province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.   Military Times Link Link	09/21/11 (A) Spc. Robert E. Dyas 21, Nampa, Idaho U.S. Army Kandahar province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.   Military Times Link Link
09/21/11 (A) Lance Cpl. Terry C. Wright 21, Scio, Ohio U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while conducting 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	09/21/11 (I) Sgt. Andy C. Morales 32, Longwood, Florida U.S. Army Baghdad, Iraq Unreported He was assigned to the 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Orlando, Fla.   Military Times Link Link	09/23/11 (A) Pfc. Carlos A. Aparicio 19, San Bernadino, California U.S. Army Wardak, province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.   Military Times Link Link	09/23/11 (A) Sgt. Rafael E. Bigai Baez 28, San Juan, Puerto Rico U.S. Army Wardak, province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.   Military Times Link Link	09/24/11 (A) Sgt. Tyler N. Holtz 22, Dana Point, California U.S. Army Wardak province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.   Military Times Link Link
09/24/11 (A) Lance Cpl. Franklin N. Watson 21, Vonore, Tennessee U.S. Marine Corps Reserves Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to Company D, 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Knoxville, Tenn.   Military Times Link Link	09/25/11 (A) 1st. Lt. Andres Zermeno 26, San Antonio, Texas U.S. Army Wardak province, Afghanistan Hostile - RPG attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket propelled grenade. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort. Polk, La.   Military Times Link Link	09/25/11 (A) Spc. Francisco J. Briseno-Alvarez Jr. 27, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma U.S. Army Laghman province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Brigade Combat Team, Stillwater, Okla.   Military Times Link Link	09/26/11 (A) Spc. Garrett A. Fant 21, American Canyon, California U.S. Army Helmand province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.   Military Times Link Link	09/28/11 (A) 1Sgt Billy J. Siercks 32, Velda Village, Missouri U.S. Army Landstuhl, Germany Hostile - Indirect fire Died of wounds suffered Sept. 27 in Logar, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. Link
09/28/11 (A) Sgt. Christopher Diaz 27, Albuquerque, New Mexico U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. Link	09/28/11 (A) Spc. James A. Butz 21, Porter, Indiana U.S. Army Helmand province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. Link	09/28/11 (A) Spc. James A. Butz 21, Porter, Indiana U.S. Army Helmand province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link Link	09/28/11 (A) 1st Lt. Ivan D. Lechowich 27, Valrico, Florida U.S. Army Ghazni province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo   Military Times Link Link	09/28/11 (A) Spc. Steven E. Gutowski 24, Plymouth, Massachusetts U.S. Army Ghazni province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo   Military Times Link Link
09/28/11 (A) Pfc. David A. Drake 21, Lumberton, Texas U.S. Army Ghazni province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo   Military Times Link Link	09/28/11 (A) 1st Lt. Ryan K. Iannelli 27, Clarksboro, New Jersey U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while conducting combat operations. This incident is under investigation. He was assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Air Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C.   Military Times Link Link	09/28/11 (A) Staff Sgt. Nicholas A. Sprovtsoff 28, Davison, Michigan U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link Link	09/28/11 (A) Lance Cpl. John R. Wimpey Cagle 19, Tucker, Georgia U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while conducting combat operations. This incident is under investigation. He was assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link Link	09/29/11 (I) Spc. Adrian G. Mills 23, Newnan, Georgia U.S. Army Kirkuk, Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by insurgents using indirect fire. He was assigned to the 272nd Military Police Company, 519th Military Police Battalion, Fort Polk, La.   Military Times Link Link