Rhode Island
4 Killed - Afghanistan    12 Killed - Iraq    Total: 16
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09/24/03 (I) Spec. Michael Andrade 28, Bristol, Rhode Island U.S. Army National Guard Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died of injuries received when a five-ton truck hit the Humvee he was riding in in Balad, Iraq, on September 24, 2003 He was assigned to the 115th Military Police Company, Rhode Island Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/23/05 (I) Lance Cpl. Holly A. Charette 21, Cranston, Rhode Island U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Car bomb Killed when a suicide car bomber struck her convoy vehicle in Falluja, Iraq, on June 23, 2005 She was assigned to the Headquarters BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/31/11 (A) Spc. Dennis C. Poulin 26, Cumberland, Rhode Island U.S. Army National Guard Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany Non-combat Died of injuries sustained on March 28 in Konar province, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts National Guard, Milford, Mass.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	11/05/10 (A) Sgt. Michael F. Paranzino 22, Middletown, Rhode Island 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 Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/27/03 (I) Sgt. Gregory A. Belanger 24, Narragansett, Rhode Island U.S. Army Reserve Hostile - IED attack Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb struck his vehicle in Al Hallia, Iraq on August 27, 2003 He was assigned to the Headquarters Company, 325th Military Intelligence Battalion, U.S. Army Reserves   Military Times Link W.Post Link
03/27/09 (A) Lt. j.g. Francis L. Toner IV 26, Narragansett, Rhode Island U.S. Navy northern Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Died when an Afghan National Army soldier opened fire on personnel assigned to Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan at Camp Shaheen, Mazar-E-Sharif, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan at Camp Shaheen, Mazar-E-Sharif, Afghanistan.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/31/06 (I) Sgt. Michael R. Weidemann 23, Newport, Rhode Island U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Light Medium Tactical Vehicle in Hit, Iraq, on October 31, 2006 He was assigned to the 1st BN, 36th Infantry Reg, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/01/07 (I) Nathan J. Schuldheiss 27, Newport R.I., Rhode Island Civilian Balad (near Balad Air Base) - Salah ad Din Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned as a special agent to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. Link   Link     Link	06/27/05 (I) 2nd Lt. Matthew S. Coutu 23, North Kingstown, Rhode Island U.S. Army Hostile - Small arms fire Killed when enemy forces engaged his convoy with small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 27, 2005 He was assigned to the 64th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police BN, 89th Military Police Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/01/03 (I) Sgt. Charles T. Caldwell 38, North Providence, Rhode Island U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Killed when his Humvee struck a roadside bomb on a supply route south of Baghdad, Iraq, on September 1, 2003 He was assigned to the 115th Military Police Company, Rhode Island Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/05/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Matthew K. Serio 21, North Providence, Rhode Island U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 5, 2004 He was assigned to the 1st BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/27/06 (I) Sgt. Moises Jazmin 25, Providence, Rhode Island U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their M2A3Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Taji, Iraq, onAugust 27, 2006 He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/18/10 (A) Pfc. Kyle J. Coutu 20, Providence, Rhode Island U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	10/03/04 (I) Sgt. Christopher S. Potts 38, Tiverton, Rhode Island U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - Small arms fire Potts'unit was conducting traffic control operations in Taji, Iraq, whenenemy forces attacked them using small-arms fire on October 3, 2004 He was assigned to Battery A, 1st Battalion, 103rd Field Artillery Regiment, Rhode Island Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/27/04 (I) Capt. Matthew J. August 28, Warwick, Rhode Island U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed in a roadside bomb attack in Khalidiya, just east of Ramadi, Iraq, on January 27, 2004 He was assigned to B Company, 1st Engineer BN, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/02/06 (I) Cpl. Brian R. St. Germain 22, Warwick, Rhode Island U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident - vehicular One of six Marines killed when the seven-ton truck they were riding rolledover in a flash flood near Al Asad, Iraq, on April 2, 2006 He was assigned to the 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force W.Post Link