Utah
21 Killed - Afghanistan    1 Killed in the shootings at Ft Hood, Texas, Nov 5, 2009    23 Killed - Iraq    Total: 45
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07/17/07 (I) Sgt. Nathan S. Barnes 23, American Fork, Utah U.S. Army Baghdad (Rushdi Mullah) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack He was assigned to the 4th BN, 31st Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	06/26/07 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Nathan L. Winder 32, Blanding, Utah U.S. Army Diwaniyah Hostile - hostile fire - IED, RPG He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	07/16/05 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Ronald T. Wood 28, Cedar City, Utah U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee in Kirkuk, Iraq, on July 16, 2005 He was assigned to Battery B, 1st Battalion, 148th Field Artillery Regiment, Utah Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	05/06/07 (I) Cpl. Michael A. Pursel 19, Clinton, Utah U.S. Army Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack He was assigned to the 5th BN, 20th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	10/13/10 (A) Pfc. Jordan M. Byrd 19, Grantsville, Utah U.S. Army Yahya Kheyl, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link   Facebook Link W.Post Link photo     photo
03/16/05 (I) Spec. Rocky D. Payne 26, Howell, Utah U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee while traveling in a convoy outside of Baghdad, Iraq, on March 16, 2005 He was assigned to the 497th Transportation Company, 44th Corps Support BN, 1st COSCOM   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/25/06 (A) 2nd Lt. Scott B. Lundell 35, Hurricane, Utah U.S. Army National Guard Tirin Kot district (Uruzgan province) Hostile - hostile fire - RPG, small arms fire He was assigned to the Corps Artillery, Utah National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/06/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Michael J. Allred 22, Hyde Park, Utah U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Car bomb Killed when a suicide car bomb exploded next to his military vehicle while onpatrol on the outskirts of Falluja, Iraq, on September 6, 2004 He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/17/03 (I) Capt. Nathan S. Dalley 27, Kaysville, Utah U.S. Army Non-combat - Gunshot wound Died from a non-hostile gunshot wound on November 17, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/29/04 (A) Staff Sgt. Alan L. Rogers 49, Kearns, Utah U.S. Army National Guard Bagram Air Base Non-combat - non-combat related injuries He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment   Military Times Link W.Post Link
11/26/03 (I) Spec. David J. Goldberg 20, Layton, Utah U.S. Army Non-combat Died of a non-combat injury in Qayyarah, Iraq, on November 26, 2003 He was assigned to the 52nd Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), 43rd Area Support Group, U.S. Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/01/07 (I) Cpl. Eric R. Sieger 18, Layton, Utah U.S. Army Buhritz - Diyala Non-combat - Accident - vehicular He was assigned to the 1st BN, 12th Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	10/23/09 (A) Pfc. Kimble A. Han 30, Lehi, Utah 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. He was assigned to the 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/23/09 (I) Spc. Micheal B. Alleman 31, Logan, Utah U.S. Army Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	07/10/11 (A) Lance Cpl. Norberto Mendez Hernandez 22, Logan, Utah U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link Link
08/26/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Kurt R. Curtiss 27, Murray, Utah U.S. Army Paktika Province Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered when he was shot while his unit was supporting Afghan security forces during an enemy attack. 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	12/15/05 (I) Sgt. Timothy R. Boyce 29, North Salt Lake, Utah U.S. Army Non-combat Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of a non-combat related cause on December 15, 2005 He was assigned to the Maintenance Troop, Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/03/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Nino D. Livaudais 23, Ogden, Utah U.S. Army Hostile - Car bomb Killed when a car bomb detonated at a checkpoint about 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Haditha Dam in Iraq on April 3, 2003 He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 75th Ranger Reg   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/16/11 (A) Cpl. Raphael R. Arruda 21, Ogden, Utah U.S. Army Kunar 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 416th Theater Engineer Command, Ogden, Utah.   Military Times Link Link	05/20/08 (A) Lt. Jeffrey A. Ammon 37, Orem, Utah U.S. Army band District, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died as a result of injuries suffered from an improvised explosive device in the Aband District, Afghanistan. He was attached to Commander Navy Region Northwest, Bangor, Wash., and serving in Afghanistan as a member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo
03/01/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Carlos A. Aragon 19, Orem, Utah U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/03/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Nigel K. Olsen 21, Orem, Utah U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/21/10 (A) Chief Warrant Officer Matthew G. Wagstaff 34, Orem, Utah U.S. Army 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/29/03 (I) Staff Sgt. James W. Cawley 41, Roy, Utah U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed in a firefight with Iraqi forces on March 29, 2003 He was assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/27/06 (I) Pfc. Daniel G. Dolan 19, Roy, Utah U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of two soldiers killed when their M1126 Stryker Vehicle came in contact with enemy forces using a roadside bomb and small arms fire duringcombat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 27, 2006 He was assigned to the 1st BN, 23rd INF REG, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
12/12/05 (I) Spec. Lex S. Nelson 21, Salt Lake City, Utah U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident Died when he fell from a guard tower in Tikrit, Iraq, on December 12, 2005 He was assigned to the 1st BN, 41st Field Artillery REG, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/22/06 (I) Staff Sgt. Gregson G. Gourley 38, Salt Lake City, Utah U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during patrol operations in Hawija, Iraq, on February 22, 2006 He was assigned to the 1st BN, 327th INF REG, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	08/20/06 (I) Cpl. Adam A. Galvez 21, Salt Lake City, Utah U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire One of two Marines killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 20, 2006 He was assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/27/07 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Rocky H. Herrera 43, Salt Lake City, Utah U.S. Army Ghazni, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Died from wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. He assigned to the 585th Engineer Pipeline Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	08/29/10 (A) Capt. Ellery R. Wallace 33, Salt Lake City, Utah U.S. Army Nangahar, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wound sustained when their military vehicle was struck by rocket propelled grenade He was assigned to 1st Brigade Special Troop Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link
09/16/10 (A) Sgt. Aaron K. Kramer 22, Salt Lake City, Utah U.S. Army 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/05/11 (A) Spc. Preston J. Suter 22, Sandy, Utah U.S. Army Paktia province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of injuries suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Hohenfels, Germany.   Military Times Link Link	09/05/08 (I) Pvt. Jordan P. P. Thibeault 22, South Jordan, Utah U.S. Army Baghdad Non-combat Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/13/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Cesar F. Machado-Olmos 20, Spanish Fork, Utah U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died in a non-combat related vehicle accident near Anbar province, Iraq, on September 13, 2004 He was assigned to the 2nd Combat Engineer BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/06/11 (A) Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Aaron C. Vaughn 30, Stuart, Utah U.S. Navy Hostile - Helicopter shot down Died of wounds suffered when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed. He was assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link
02/24/03 (A) Chief Warrant Officer John D. Smith 32, Taylorsville, Utah U.S. Army Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Died when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in night training during a sandstorm in the Kuwaiti desert. He was assigned to the 158th Aviation Regiment, 5th Battalion, 12th Aviation Brigade, V Corps, US Army, Giebelstadt, Germany   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	03/11/07 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Douglas C. Stone 49, Taylorsville, Utah U.S. Army Tikrit Non-combat Died of wounds suffered from a non-combat-related incident. He was assigned to the 96th Regional Readiness Command, Salt Lake City   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	08/06/11 (A) Information Systems Technician Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist) Jared W. Day 28, Taylorsville, Utah U.S. Navy Hostile - Helicopter shot down Died of wounds suffered when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed. He was assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link	08/05/11 (A) Sgt. Daniel D. Gurr 21, Vernal, Utah U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), Okinawa, Japan.   Military Times Link Link	05/30/07 (A) Sgt. Jesse A. Blamires 25, West Jordan, Utah U.S. Army Upper Sangin Valley Hostile - helicopter crash (RPG attack) He was assigned to the 3rd General Support Aviation BN, 82nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo
10/23/07 (A) Staff Sgt. Larry I. Rougle 25, West Jordan, Utah U.S. Army Sawtalo Sar Mountain, Kunar Province Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Died of wounds when he was engaged by enemy small arms fire during combat operations. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	11/05/09 (H) Pfc. Aaron Thomas Nemelka 19, West Jordan, Utah U.S. Army Fort Hood, Texas Murder - small arms fire Died of wounds received in the Fort Hood shootings. Pfc. Aaron Thomas Nemelka, 19, of the Salt Lake City suburb of West Jordan, Utah, chose to join the Army instead of going on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, his uncle Christopher Nemelka said. Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	01/26/05 (I) Cpl. Matthew R. Smith 24, West Valley, Utah U.S. Marine Corps Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Died when the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutba in western Iraq on January 26, 2005 He was assigned to the 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/03/07 (I) Sgt. Brandon A. Parr 25, West Valley, Utah U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack He was assigned to the 630th Military Police Company, 759th Military Police BN of the 89th Military Police Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	05/06/07 (I) Staff Sgt. Virgil C. Martinez 33, West Valley, Utah U.S. Army Baghdad (north of) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack He was assigned to the 1st BN, 7th Field Artillery Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo