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There have been 1,211 coalition deaths -- 721 Americans, 10 Australians, 175 Britons, 122 Canadians, three Czech, 24 Danes, 19 Dutch, four Estonians, one Finn, 26 French, 30 Germans, two Hungarians, 13 Italians, three Latvian, one Lithuanian, three NATO/ISAF, four Norwegians, nine Poles, two Portuguese, 11 Romanians, one South Korean, 25 Spaniards, two Swedes -- in the war on terror as of July 7, 2009, according to a CNN count. Below are the names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen and sailors whose deaths have been reported by their country's governments. The troops died in support of the U.S.-led Operation Enduring Freedom or were part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. At least 3,023 U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon.

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Pfc. Sergio S. Abad 21 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Morganfield, Kentucky One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
Sgt. Christopher P. Abeyta 23 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Midlothian, Illinois One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Kot, Afghanistan, on March 15, 2009
Pvt. Martin Abildgaard 23 Gardehusarregimentet (Guard Hussar Regiment) Denmark One of three Danish soldiers killed when their Piranha armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb north of Gereskh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 17, 2009
Staff Sgt. Kingue Eithel Abraham 22 3e Régiment de Hussards (3rd Hussard Regiment) France One of two French soldiers killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident northeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 21, 2004
Cpl. Daniel Abreu Fernandez 24 Isabel La Catolica Light Infantry Regiment, 29th Air Mobile Brigade Vigo, Spain One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005
Capt. Clayton L. Adamkavicius 43 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, 149th Brigade, 35th Infantry Division, Kentucky Army National Guard Fairdale, Kentucky Died of injuries sustained when he came under enemy small-arms fire during combat operations in Abu Ghurayb, Afghanistan, on April 21, 2006
Cpl. Francisco X. Aguila 35 82nd Sustainment Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps Bayamon, Puerto Rico Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 14, 2009
Sgt. Kevin D. Akins 29 391st Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve Burnsville, North Carolina One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations west of Asadabad, Afghanistan, on March 12, 2006
Sgt. Maj. Phillip R. Albert 41 Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Terryville, Connecticut Killed in the accidental crash of a MH-53M Pave Low helicopter in Afghanistan on November 23, 2003
Lance Cpl. Jake Alderton 22 36 Engineer Regiment Bexley, England Killed when the vehicle he was traveling in left the road and rolled off a bridge near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 9, 2007
Lt. Dragos T. Alexandrescu 32 30th Ranger Battalion Campulung Muscel, Romania Killed when his armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb while on patrol on Highway A1 between Walat and Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 31, 2008
Staff Sgt. Leroy E. Alexander 27 Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Dale City, Virginia Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Ground Mobility Vehicle during operations in Afghanistan's southeastern region near Orgun-e, Afghanistan, on June 3, 2005
Chief Warrant Officer Christopher M. Allgaier 33 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division Middleton, Wisconsin One of five U.S. soldiers killed along with a British soldier and Canadian soldier when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter was shot down by Taliban fighters in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan on May 30, 2007
Sgt. Thomas F. Allison 22 Company E, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment Roy, Washington Allison was aboard an MH-47 Chinook helicopter that crashed at sea in the southern Philippines on February 21, 2002.
Lt. Jeffrey A. Ammon 37 Commander Navy Region Northwest Orem, Utah Died as a result of injuries suffered when a homemade bomb detonated in the Aband District, Afghanistan on May 20, 2008
Cpl. William M. Amundson Jr. 21 Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment The Woodlands, Texas Killed during a ground assault force infiltration in eastern Afghanistan when the Ground Mobility Vehicle he was riding in rolled over on October 18, 2004
Lance Cpl. Brian J. N. Andersen 26 Royal Danish Engineering battalion Denmark One of five soldiers killed when two Russian SA-3 anti-aircraft missiles accidentally exploded while they were trying to defuse them in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2002
Cpl. Jordan Anderson 25 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada One of six Canadian soldiers killed when their RG-31 vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb approximately 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2007. An Afghan interpreter was also killed in the blast.
Spc. Marc A. Anderson 30 Company A, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Brandon, Florida Anderson was shot and killed while exiting an MH-47 Chinook helicopter under fire on Takur Ghar Mountain in eastern Afghanistan during Operation Anaconda on March 4, 2002.
Lance Cpl. Nicholas R. Anderson 21 Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Sauk City, Wisconsin Died when his Humvee accidentally rolled over in the Torkham District of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, on March 13, 2006
Master Sgt. Evander Earl Andrews 36 366th Civil Engineer Squadron Solon, Maine Andrews was killed in a heavy equipment accident near Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, on October 10, 2001, the first death in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Flight Sgt. Gary Wayne Andrews 48 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force Tankerton, Kent, England One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006
Capt. Tamara L. Archuleta 23 41st Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing Los Lunas, New Mexico Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003
Sgt. Jan M. Argonish 26 55th Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard Peckville, Pennsylvania One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit during combat operations in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on August 27, 2007
Sgt. 1st Class Moses E. Armstead 44 16th Ordnance Battalion, 61st Ordnance Brigade Rochester, New York Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany of a non-combat related illness identified on October 5, 2005, as he was returning from leave status and preparing to redeploy to Afghanistan.
Cpl. James Hayward Arnal 25 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Winnipeg, Canada Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol in the Panjwayi district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 18, 2008
Master Cpl. Raymond Arndt 31 The Loyal Edmonton Regiment, Canadian Forces Reserve Edmonton, Canada Killed when his G Wagon (Gelaendenwagen) light utility vehicle was involved in an accident with a civilian truck about 21 miles (35 km) southeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 5, 2006
Cpl. Glen Arnold 32 2 Field Ambulance McKerrow, Ontario, Canada One of four soldiers killed when a suicide bomber, travelling on a bicycle, detonated his bomb near Canadian troops on foot patrol in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2006
Guardsman David Atherton 25 No. 3 Company, the 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards Manchester, England Shot and killed after he engaged a Taliban position with a Javelin anti-tank missile during a firefight near the village of Mirmandab in the Upper Gereshk Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 26, 2007
Master Cpl. Patrice Audet 38 430e Escadron tactique d'hélicoptères (430th Tactical Helicopter Squadron) Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed along with a British soldier when their CH-146 Griffon helicopter crashed during take-off at a forward operating base in Tarnak Va Jaldak, Zabul province, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2009
Pvt. Alan J. Austin 21 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Houston, Texas Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident near Forward Operating Base in Sharana, Afghanistan, on August 12, 2007
Cpl. Jonathan R. Ayers 24 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Snellville, Georgia One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew G. Axelson 29 SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One, Naval Special Warfare Group Three Cupertino, California Axelson was part of a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team that called for help during a firefight with Taliban fighters in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2005. His remains were found during a combat search and rescue operation on July 10, 2005. Two other team members were killed but a third survived. (Full story) He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, the nation's second-highest military honor for valor.
Chief Warrant Officer David Ayala 24 Company F, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade New York, New York Killed when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005
Junior Sgt. Joerg Baasch N/A German Army, International Security Assistance Force Densborn, Germany Killed when a suicide car bomb detonated next to the bus he was traveling near the Afghan National Army training facility in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 7, 2003
Trooper Ratu Babakobau 29 D Squadron, Household Cavalry Regiment Fiji Killed when the vehicle he was traveling in suffered a minestrike while providing protection for a routine patrol in the Nowzad area of northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 2, 2008
Pfc. David J. Badie 23 Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Rockford, Illinois One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Chowkay Valley, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2008
Staff Sgt. Charlie L. Bagwell 28 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division Lake Toxaway, North Carolina One of five U.S. soldiers killed along with a British soldier and Canadian soldier when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter was shot down by Taliban fighters in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan on May 30, 2007
Pvt. Michael V. Bailey 20 Headquarters Battery, 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Waldorf, Maryland Died of non-combat related injuries in Salerno, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2006
Master Sgt. Scott R. Ball 38 55th Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit during combat operations in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on August 27, 2007
Capt. Matthew W. Bancroft 29 Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Burney, California Bancroft was aboard a KC-130/R Hercules refueling aircraft that crashed into a mountain in southwestern Pakistan on January 9, 2002.
Sgt. Maj. Barbaralien Banks 41 Headquarters Battery, Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division Harvey, Louisiana Killed when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005
Pvt. Thierry Jean Baptiste 29 3e Régiment de Hussards (3rd Hussard Regiment) France One of two French soldiers killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident northeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 21, 2004
Master Cpl. Guillaume Barateau 31 9e Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions, 9e Brigade Legere Blindee de Marine (9th Company Command and Communications Unit, 9th Light Armored Marine Brigade) France Died in a non-hostile incident in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 24, 2009
Cpl. Jason Stuart Barnes 25 Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers attached to 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Exeter, England Killed when the Vector ambulance vehicle he was driving hit a suspected roadside bomb in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 22, 2008
Maj. Rocco M. Barnes 50 Tactical Command Post, 40th Infantry Division, California Army National Guard Los Angeles, California Died on injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over in Afghanistan on June 4, 2009
Sgt. Michael C. Barry 29 205th Medical Battalion, Missouri Army National Guard Overland Park, Kansas Barry was fatally injured while riding in a vehicle that was struck by another vehicle in Doha, Qatar, on February 1, 2003.
Sgt. Paul Bartlett 35 Special Reconnaissance Regiment England One of two British soldiers killed when their patrol was ambushed in the Sangin valley of northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 27, 2006.
Cpl. Cole D. Bartsch 23 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Saskatchewan, Canada One of six Canadian soldiers killed when their RG-31 vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb approximately 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2007. An Afghan interpreter was also killed in the blast.
Master Cpl. Colin Stuart Francis Bason 28 The Royal Westminster Regiment Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada One of six Canadian soldiers killed when their RG-31 vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb approximately 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2007. An Afghan interpreter was also killed in the blast.
Lance Cpl. James Bateman 29 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment Colchester, England One of two British soldiers killed in a firefight with Taliban fighters north of Forward Operating Base Gibraltar in the Upper Gereshk Valley of Helmand province, Afghanistan on June 12, 2008
Pfc. Melam Baouma 22 Régiment de Marche du Tchad (March Regiment of Chad) Ouvéa Island, New Caledonia One of 10 French soldiers killed when their patrol was ambushed by about 100 Taliban fighters in Kabul province, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2008
Maj. Larry J. Bauguess Jr. 36 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Moravian Falls, North Carolina Killed when a NATO team was ambushed by unknown assailants after leaving a border security meeting near Teri Mangel, Pakistan, on May 14, 2007
Sgt. Tane T. Baum 30 Company D, 113th Aviation Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard Pendleton, Oregon One of five soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2005.
Sgt. Ryan P. Baumann 24 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Great Mills, Maryland Died of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb on Route Alaska, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2008
Staff Sgt. John C. Beale 39 1st Battalion, 108th Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard Riverdale, Georgia One of three soldiers killed by a homemade bomb and small-arms fire near Kapisa, Afghanistan, on June 4, 2009
Pfc. Matthew A. Bean 22 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Pembroke, Massachusetts Died on May 31, 2007 at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, of wounds suffered when he was struck by enemy small-arms fire in Lutifiya, Iraq, on May 19
Sgt. Bobby E. Beasley 36 Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, Virginia Army National Guard Inwood, West Virginia Killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Ghazikel, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2004
Flight Sgt. Stephen Beattie 42 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force Dundee, Scotland One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006
Cpl. Nicolas Raymond Beauchamp 28 5 Field Ambulance Quebec One of two Canadian soldiers killed along with an Afghan interpreter when their Light Armored Vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb 24 miles (40 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on November 17, 2007
Cpl. Robbie Christopher Beerenfenger 29 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Ottawa, Canada Killed when the lead vehicle of his patrol struck an explosive device while on patrol near Camp Julien, the main Canadian camp in southwest Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2003
Staff Sgt. Patrick Behlke 25 Fallschirmjägerbattaillon 263 (Parachute Battalion 263) Biesenthal, Germany One of two German soldiers killed when a suicide bomber rode up to their foot patrol on a bicycle and triggered a bomb in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, on October 20, 2008
Chief Warrant Officer Andreas Beljo N/A German Army, International Security Assistance Force Eldorf, Germany Killed when a suicide car bomb detonated next to the bus he was traveling near the Afghan National Army training facility in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 7, 2003
Cpl. Nicolas Belda 23 27e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (27th Mountain Infantry Battalion) Albi, Midi-Pyrénées, France Killed when the VAB armored vehicle he was driving was struck by an anti-tank rocket during an operation 37 miles (60 km) northeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 14, 2009
Flight Sgt. Gerard Martin Bell 48 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force Ely, Cambridgeshire, England One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006
Sgt. Jerome C. Bell Jr. 29 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Auburn, New York Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on September 19, 2008
Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Bennett 23 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Clifton, Virginia Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan on January 11, 2009
Tomas Bergqvist 30 Särskilda Skyddsgruppen (Special Protection Group), Swedish Army Sweden Died on December 9, 2005, of injuries he received when a roadside bomb struck an International Security Assistance Force vehicle convoy outside Mazar-e Sharif in northern Afghanistan on November 25, 2005
Lt. Col. Richard J. Berrettini 52 Pennsylvania Army National Guard Medical Detachment Wilcox, Pennsylvania Died in San Antonio, Texas, on January 11, 2008, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Khowst Province, Afghanistan, on January 2, 2008
Pfc. Matthew L. Bertolino 20 Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Hampstead, New Hampshire Died when his vehicle was involved in a rollover during a combat patrol near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on February 9, 2006
Lance Cpl. Bryan P. Bertrand 23 Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Coos Bay, Oregon Killed when a KC-130/R Hercules refueling aircraft crashed into a mountain as it approached a military airfield in southwestern Pakistan on January 9, 2002
Spc. Cory J. Bertrand 18 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Center, Texas One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Qazi Bandeh, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2008
Staff Sgt. Jeremy E. Bessa 26 Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Honolulu, Hawaii One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a mounted combat reconnaissance patrol near Khordi in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan, on February 20, 2009
Cpl. Sean Binnie 22 The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland Belfast, Northern Ireland Killed during a fire fight with insurgents near Musa Qaleh in Helmand province, on May 7, 2009
Cpl. Marc Birch 26 X-Ray Company, 45 Commando Group, Royal Marines Northampton, England One of three Royal Marines killed as a result of a suspected suicide bomb attack south of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2008
Maj. Sean Birchall 33 IX Company, 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards Guildford, Surrey, England Killed by an explosion during a patrol in Basharan, near Lashkar Gah, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 19, 2009
1st Sgt. John D. Blair 38 Calhoun, Georgia 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, Army National Guard Died of wounds suffered when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle in Mado Zayi, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2009
Cpl. Karine Blais 21 12e Régiment Blindé (12th Armoured Regiment), attached to 2nd Battalion, 22nd Royal Regiment Battle Group Les Méchins, Quebec, Canada Killed when her armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the Shah Wali Kowt district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 13, 2009
Pvt. Joseph R. Blake 34 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Wiscasset, Maine Died of injuries suffered when his platoon encountered enemy forces small arms fire in Turkalay, Afghanistan on August 17, 2006
Sgt. Jesse A. Blamires 25 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division West Jordan, Utah One of five U.S. soldiers killed along with a British soldier and Canadian soldier when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter was shot down by Taliban fighters in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan on May 30, 2007
Signaller Wayne Bland 21 Motor Transport Troop, Support Squadron, 16 Signal Regiment Leeds, England Killed when a suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of British vehicles on patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2008
Cpl. Joshua C. Blaney 25 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Matthews, North Carolina One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb at Forward Operating Base Curry, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2007
Sgt. 1st Class Matthew D. Blaskowski 27 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Levering, Michigan Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire during combat operations in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on September 23, 2007
Sgt. Jay A. Blessing 23 Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Tacoma, Washington Killed when the Humvee he was riding was hit by a roadside bomb in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on November 16, 2003
Sgt. Phillip A. Bocks 28 Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Troy, Michigan Died while conducting combat operations in Aranus, Afghanistan, on November 9, 2007
Officer Helge Boes 32 Counterterrorism Center, Central Intelligence Agency Virginia Killed when a grenade detonated prematurely during a live-fire exercise in eastern Afghanistan on February 5, 2003
Cpl. Jason M. Bogar 25 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Seattle, Washington One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
Cpl. Stephen Bolger 30 The Parachute Regiment United Kingdom One of two British soldiers killed by an explosion that happened during a deliberate operation near Musa Qaleh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 30, 2009
Cpl. Anthony Joseph Boneca 21 Lake Superior Scottish Regiment, Canadian Army Reserve Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Killed in a firefight with Taliban fighters 15 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 9, 2006
Cpl. Darren Bonner 31 Company A, 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment Great Yarmouth, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his convoy roughly 6.8 miles (11 km) east of Hyderabad in the Gereshk region of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 28, 2007
Capt. David A. Boris 30 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Pennsylvania One of two soldiers killed when the vehicle they were in was struck by a roadside bomb in Bermel, Afghanistan on November 12, 2007
Sgt. Federico G. Borjas 33 416th Civil Affairs Battalion, 351st Civil Affairs Command San Diego, California Died of wounds suffered from small-arms fire during a dismounted patrol in Bermel District Center, Afghanistan, on October 16, 2008
Maj. Thomas G. Bostick Jr. 37 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Llano, Texas One of two soldiers killed when their unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations near Kamu, Afghanistan, on July 27, 2007
Pvt. Johan Botha 25 Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment Pretoria, South Africa One of two British soldiers killed when their patrol was attacked by Taliban fighters south of Garmsir in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2007
Chief Petty Officer Matthew J. Bourgeois 35 Naval Special Warfare Development Group Tallahassee, Florida Killed when he stepped on a land mine during a training mission near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 28, 2002
Trooper Jack Bouthillier 20 Royal Canadian Dragoons Hearst, Ontario, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Shah Wali Khot district northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 20, 2009
Cpl. Stephen Frederick Bouzane 26 Company C, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador One of three Canadian soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb 25 miles (40 kms) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2007
Staff Sgt. Collin J. Bowen 38 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, Maryland Army National Guard Millersville, Maryland Died on March 14, 2008, at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Khowst province, Afghanistan, on January 2, 2008
Staff Sgt. Timothy L. Bowles 24 3rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base Tucson, Arizona Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb near Kot, Afghanistan, on March 15, 2009
Sgt. Bart van Boxtel 29 11th Airmobile Infantry Battalion, Airmobile Brigade, Royal Dutch Army The Netherlands One of two Dutch servicemen killed when a civilian MI-8 helicopter crashed in rugged mountain terrain in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on July 26, 2006
Sgt. Jason Boyes 21 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Canada Killed when in an explosion during a joint Afghan-Canadian foot patrol in the Zangabad region in Panjwayi district, roughly 21 miles (35 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 16, 2008
Pfc. Brian J. Bradbury 22 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Saint Joseph, Missouri Killed when he encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades during combat operations near Naray, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2006. Another soldier died while trying to evacuate him.
1st Lt. Brian N. Bradshaw 24 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Steilacoom, Washington Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Kheyl, Afghanistan, on June 25, 2009
Cpl. David Braun 27 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Shilo, Manitoba, Canada Killed when a suicide car bomb exploded near his Light Armored Vehicle while traveling in a Canadian resupply convoy in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 22, 2006
Sgt. Craig Brelsford 25 Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment Nottingham, England One of two British soldiers killed when their patrol was attacked by Taliban fighters south of Garmsir in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2007
Sgt. Joshua C. Brennan 22 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Ontario, Oregon Died on October 26, 2007, in Asadabad, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained a day earlier when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades, machine gun and small-arms fire during combat operations in Korengal Valley
Lance Cpl. Julian T. Brennan 25 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Brooklyn, New York Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on January 24, 2009
Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster 24 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Fontana, California One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province, on May 5, 2006
Senior Aircraftman Christopher Bridge 20 C Flight, 51 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment Sheffield, England Killed when his vehicle was caught in an explosion during a routine security patrol around Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 30, 2007
Pfc. Jos ten Brinke 21 41 Pantsergeniebataljon (41st Armored Engineering Battalion) Rekken, Netherlands Killed when a roadside bomb detonated 12 miles (19 km) north of Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on September 7, 2008
Lance Cpl. Billy D. Brixey Jr. 21 Combat Service Support Group 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Ferriday, Louisiana Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, on January 27, 2006, from wounds received when a roadside bomb detonated while traveling in a convoy in Afghanistan on January 25, 2006
Cpl. Pawel Brodzikowski 25 2nd Mazowiecka Sapper Brigade Poland One of three Polish soldiers killed when their Humvee struck a roadside bomb during a combat patrol operation 12.5 miles (20 km) outside Ghazni, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2008
Pfc. Andreas S. Brohus 26 Gardehusarregimentet (Guard Hussar Regiment) Denmark One of three Danish soldiers killed when their Piranha armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb north of Gereskh in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 17, 2009
Sgt. Maj. Ivar Brok 30 Logistics support unit NSE-5 Estonia Died of injuries sustained in an accident that occured while he was unloading a truck at Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 23, 2008
1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom 24 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Hawaii One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
Warrant Officer Dennis Raymond Brown 38 The Lincoln and Welland Regiment St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed along with a Canadian airman when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle during a patrol in the Arghandab district northwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 3, 2009
Pvt. Matthew W. Brown 20 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Fires Brigade Zelienople, Pennsylvania Died from injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on May 11, 2008
Spc. Nicholas P. Brown 24 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Huber Heights, Ohio Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Mosul, Iraq, on January 22, 2007
Spc. Seteria L. Brown 22 62nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade Orlando, Florida Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident in Sharana, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2008
Sgt. 1st Class William Brown 30 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group White Settlement, Texas Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee in the Panjwayi district of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on November 6, 2006
Sgt. Charles R. Browning 31 Company B, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, Arizona National Guard Tucson, Arizona Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan, on June 1, 2007
Master Sgt. Thomas L. Bruner 50 Headquarters, 2nd Brigade, 100th Division, U.S. Army Reserve Owensboro, Kentucky Died from a non-combat related illness in Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 28, 2007
Pfc. Martin Brunn 23 Kompanie Panzergrenadierbataillon 391 (391st Mechanized Infantry Battalion) Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany One of three German soldiers killed when their vehicle slid down into a riverbed while evading fire duirng a firefight near Kunduz, Afghanistan, on June 23, 2009
Cpl. Sarah Bryant 26 152 Delta Psychological Operations Effects Team, Intelligence Corps Carlisle, England One of four British soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb east of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 17, 2008
Gunnery Sgt. Stephen L. Bryson 36 Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Montgomery, Alabama Killed when a KC-130/R Hercules refueling aircraft crashed into a mountain as it approached a military airfield in southwestern Pakistan on January 9, 2002
Cpl. Bryan James Budd 29 Company A, 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Ripon, North Yorkshire, England Budd was killed while leading an assault on a Taliban position in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2006. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest military honor for gallantry. (More details) Offsite Icon
Soldier Idoia Rodriguez Bujan 23 Spanish army Friol, Lugo, Spain Killed when her armored ambulance struck a landmine near Shindand, Afghanistan, on February 21, 2007
Cpl. Damien Buil 31 8e Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine (8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment) Cambounet-on-Sor, France One of 10 French soldiers killed when their patrol was ambushed by about 100 Taliban fighters in Kabul province, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2008
Cpl. Nicholas Bulger 30 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Peterborough, Ontario Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his armored vehicle during a patrol in the Zhari district southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 3, 2009
Sgt. Douglas J. Bull 29 Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania Killed when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb during a mounted patrol in Chow Kay Valley, Afghanistan, on July 8, 2008
Staff Sgt. James D. Bullard 28 1st Battalion, 263rd Armor Regiment, South Carolina Army National Guard Marion, South Carolina Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using rocket-propelled grenades, machine-gun fire, mortars and small-arms fire during combat operations in Spearwan Ghar, Afghanistan, on October 30, 2007
Capt. Brian M. Bunting 29 An Individual Ready Reservist assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard Potomac, Maryland One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 24, 2009
Staff Sgt. Jason E. Burkholder 27 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Elida, Ohio One of two soldiers who died of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb in Kabul, Afghanistan on February 8, 2009
Hospitalman Dustin Kelby Burnett 19 Navy corpsman assigned to First Marine Division Detachment Fort Mohave, Arizona Died during combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2008
Sgt. Robert Busuttil 30 Royal Logistics Corps Tycoch, Swansea, Wales Killed by a fellow soldier at the British base at Kabul International Airport on August 17, 2002
Staff Sgt. Thomas K. Butzkowsky 26 Royal Danish Engineering battalion Denmark One of five soldiers killed when two Russian SA-3 anti-aircraft missiles accidentally exploded while they were trying to defuse them in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2002
Spc. Justin L. Buxbaum 23 62nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade South Portland, Maine Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident in Kshamond, Afghanstian, on May 26, 2008
Cpl. Sarah Bryant 26 152 Delta Psychological Operations Effects Team, Intelligence Corps Carlisle, England One of four British soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb east of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 17, 2008
Pvt. David Byers 22 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Espanola, Ontario, Canada One of four soldiers killed when a suicide bomber, travelling on a bicycle, detonated his bomb near Canadian troops on foot patrol in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2006
Staff Sgt Eric Caban 28 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Fort Worth, Texas Died on July 19, 2006, in southern Afghanistan of injuries sustained when his combat reconnaissance patrol came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations on July 18
Spc. Norman L. Cain III 22 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Oregon, Illinois One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Kot, Afghanistan, on March 15, 2009
Maj. Jeffrey R. Calero 34 1st Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Massachusetts Army National Guard Queens Village, New York Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded while he was on dismounted patrol in Kajaki, Afghanistan, on October 29, 2007
Spc. Isaiah Calloway 23 Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment Jacksonville, Florida Died of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations in Marah, Afghanistan, on October 30, 2006
Pvt. Isaac Calvo Pineiro 20 Isabel La Catolica Light Infantry Regiment, 29th Air Mobile Brigade Ferrol, Spain One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005
Staff Sgt. Damion G. Campbell 23 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Baltimore, Maryland Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during a combat patrol in Khayr Kot, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2005
Cpl. Steven I. Candelo 20 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment Houston, Texas Killed when his vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 26, 2008
Lance Cpl. Dustin L. Canham 21 Marine Forces Reserve’s 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group Lake Stevens, Washington Died from a non-hostine incident in Djibouti on March 23, 2008
Petty Officer Third Class Mark R. Cannon 31 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Lubbock, Texas Died while conducting combat operations in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2007
Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony M. Carbullido 25 Assigned to the Naval Hospital Corps School Agat, Guam Died from injuries suffered when his convoy vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Sangatesh, Afghanistan, on August 8, 2008
Lance Cpl. Kim Carlsen 35 Royal Danish Engineering battalion Denmark One of five soldiers killed when two Russian SA-3 anti-aircraft missiles accidentally exploded while they were trying to defuse them in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2002
William Carlson 43 Directorate of Operations, Central Intelligence Agency Southern Pines, North Carolina One of two civilian CIA contractors killed in an ambush near Shkin, Afghanistan, on October 25, 2003
Staff Sgt. Nicholas R. Carnes 25 2nd Battalion, 138th Field Artillery Regiment, Kentucky Army National Guard Dayton, Kentucky Died in Orgun-e, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2007, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire in Lewanne Bazaar, Afghanistan.
Sgt. 1st Class Scott M. Carney 37 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa Army National Guard Ankeny, Iowa One of two soldiers killed when their Humvee accidentally rolled over during convoy operations in Herat, Afghanistan, on August 25, 2007
Cpl. Maj. Alessandro Caroppo 23 8th Reggimento Bersaglieri (8th Bersaglieri Regiment) San Pietro Vernotico, Italy Died of natural causes in Herat, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2008
Spc. Curtis A. Carter 25 Headquarters Company 3d Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Calvary Division Lafayette, Louisiana Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Kuwait on February 27, 2002
Chief Warrant Officer James Carter 42 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division Alabama One of two soldiers killed when their OH-58 Kiowa reconnaissance helicopter crashed during a test flight at Kandahar Army Airfield, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2008
1st Lt. Donald C. Carwile 29 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Oxford, Mississippi One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb and then received small-arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, on August 15, 2008
Lance Cpl. Jessie A. Cassada 19 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Hendersonville, North Carolina Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 6, 2009
Pvt. Jesus Casal Rivera 26 Isabel La Catolica Light Infantry Regiment, 29th Air Mobile Brigade Marin, Spain One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005
Pvt. Gonzalo Casalderrey Nazara 20 Isabel La Catolica Light Infantry Regiment, 29th Air Mobile Brigade Pontevedra, Spain One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005
Sgt. Nicholas A. Casey 22 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Canton, Ohio One of two soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives as they were preparing to enter a building in Baghlan, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2008
Pfc. Justin A. Casillas 19 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Dunnigan, California One of two soldiers killed when insurgents attacked Combat Outpost Zerok with small arms and indirect fire in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2009
Trooper Darryl Caswell 25 The Royal Canadian Dragoons Bowmanville, Ontario Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near the vehicle he was traveling in, about 25 miles (40 km) north of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 12, 2007
Sgt. 1st Class Victor H. Cervantes 28 Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Stockton, California A weapons sergeant, Cervantes died of wounds sustained during combat operations while on patrol with Afghan security forces in Afghanistan's Paktika province on June 11, 2005
Pvt. Azdin Chadli 20 42 Pantserinfanteriebataljon (42nd Armored Infantry Battalion) Uden, Netherlands Killed in a rocket attack on Camp Holland in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan, on April 6, 2009
Capt. Jeremy A. Chandler 30 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Clarksville, Tennessee Died of non-hostile injuries while he was conducting training operations at Forward Operating Base Ripley in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2005
Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman 36 24th Special Tactics Squadron Waco, Texas Chapman, along with a group of Navy SEALs, were attempting to rescue another Navy SEAL during Operation Anaconda in southern Afghanistan on March 4, 2002. As the team came under fire, Chapman assaulted two enemy positions, allowing the other team members to move to cover, but was mortally wounded by small-arms fire at close range. He was posthumously awarded the Air Force Cross, the nation's second highest military honor for valor, for his actions.
Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Ross Chapman 31 Company C, 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group San Antonio, Texas Shot and killed during an ambush in the vicinity of Khost, Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border on January 4, 2002
Pfc. Kevin Chassaing 19 8e Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine (8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment) Couthures-sur-Garonne, France One of 10 French soldiers killed when their patrol was ambushed by about 100 Taliban fighters in Kabul province, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2008
Sgt. Brock H. Chavers 25 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Brigade Infantry Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard Bulloch, Georgia One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Konduz, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2009
Staff Sgt. Kyu H. Chay 34 Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group New York, New York Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee in Oruzgan province in southern Afghanistan on October 28, 2006
Sgt. Steven Checo 22 Company D, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division New York, New York Shot and killed in a gunfight while on a nighttime operation in the eastern Afghan province of Paktika, near the border of Pakistan, on December 20, 2002
Staff Sgt. Craig W. Cherry 39 Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, Virginia Army National Guard Winchester, Virginia Killed when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Ghazikel, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2004
Staff Sgt. Robert J. Chiomento 34 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Fort Dix, New Jersey Killed when his patrol encountered enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and mortars in Khwaya Ahmad, Afghanistan, on July 17, 2006
Sgt. Maj. Claudiu Chira 30 21st Mountain Battalion Romania Died of wounds received when his Humvee struck a roadside bomb during a patrol on the A1 Highway about 31 miles (50 km) outside of Qalat, Afghanistan, on February 26, 2009
Lt. Florence B. Choe 35 Navy officer assigned to Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan El Cajon, California One of two sailors killed when an Afghan National Army soldier opened fire on personnel at Camp Shaheen in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan, on March 27, 2009
Sgt. 1st Class Henrik C. Christiansen 29 The Royal Life Guards, Royal Danish Army Denmark Died of injuries sustained when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb while traveling in a convoy to Forward Operating Base Attal in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 25, 2008
Sgt. Cory L. Clark 25 585th Engineer Pipeline Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade Plant City, Florida One of three soldiers who died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded in Jaji, Afghanistan, on August 28, 2007
Lance Cpl. Jeffery L. Clark 24 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division Bay City, Florida Died of a non-hostile medical illness at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on July 22, 2003
Lance Bombardier Ross Clark 25 148 Commando Forward Observation Battery, 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery South Africa One of two soldiers killed during a rocket attack in the Sangin area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 3, 2007
Gunnery Sgt. Theodore Clark Jr. 31 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Emporia, Virginia Killed when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb during combat operations near Gardez, Afghanistan, on August 4, 2005
1st Sgt. Herbert R. Claunch 58 217th Military Police Company, Alabama Army National Guard Wetumpka, Alabama Died after collapsing on the floor in his quarters in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on April 18, 2004
Spc. Brian M. Clemens 19 Company C, 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry Regiment, Indiana Army National Guard Kokomo, Indiana Died as a result of injuries received when his Humvee overturned in Kuwait on February 6, 2003
Staff Sgt. Shawn M. Clemens 28 Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Allegany, New York Killed in an accidental explosion at a weapons cache west of Ghazni, Afghanistan, on January 29, 2004
Capt. Richard G. Cliff, Jr. 29 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Mount Pleasant, South Carolina One of three soldiers killed when the vehicle they were in encountered a roadside bomb during mounted operations in Yakchal, Afghanistan on September 29, 2008
Staff Sgt. Jesse G. Clowers Jr. 27 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Herndon, Virginia One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan on August 12, 2007
Staff Sgt. Walter F. Cohee III 26 Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Mardela Springs, Maryland Killed when his CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashed while on a resupply mission in Afghanistan on January 20, 2002
Chief Warrant Officer Brent S. Cole 38 1st Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division Reedsville, West Virginia Died when his helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing near Tarin Kwot in Uruzgan province Afghanistan, on May 22, 2009
Cpl. Jeremiah S. Cole 26 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Hiawatha, Kansas Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Bermel, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2006
Staff Sgt. Casey D. Combs 28 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Auburn, Washington One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb during combat operations in Miri, Afghanistan, on April 12, 2007
Cpl. Matthew A. Commons 21 Company A, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Boulder City, Nevada Shot and killed when he and fellow Rangers were exiting a Chinook helicopter while under fire after landing on Takur Ghar mountain in eastern Afghanistan during Operation Anaconda on March 4, 2002
Pfc. Paul E. Conlon Jr. 21 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Somerville, Massachusetts One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb and then received small-arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, on August 15, 2008
Capt. David S. Connolly 37 1173rd Transportation Terminal Battalion, Army Reserve Boston, Massachusetts Killed when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005
Spc. Ryan J. Connolly 24 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Vacaville, California Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a suspected landmine in Khogyani, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2008
Spc. Robert J. Cook 24 Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Killed in an accidental explosion at a weapons cache west of Ghazni, Afghanistan, on January 29, 2004
Cpl. William J. L. Cooper 22 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Eupora, Mississippi Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan on May 19, 2008
Tech Sgt. Sean M. Corlew 37 15th Special Operations Squadron, 16th Special Operations Wing Thousand Oaks, California Killed when an Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II transport plane crashed on takeoff in eastern Afghanistan on June 12, 2002
Cpl. Bernard P. Corpuz 28 303rd Military Intelligence Battalion, 504th Military Intelligence Brigade Watsonville, California Died of wounds sustained when his convoy came under small arms fire and a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations in Ghanzi, Afghanistan, on June 11, 2006
Warrant Officer Pascal Correia 40 1er Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes, 11e Brigade Parachutiste (1st Parachute Chasseurs Regiment, 11th Parachute Brigade) France Killed when the Afghan National Army unit he was training was attacked with rockets in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2007
Pvt. Robert Costall 22 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Killed along with a U.S. soldier when Taliban insurgents attacked a forward operating base with mortars, rocket-propelled grenade and small-arms fire in northern Helmand Province in Afghanistan on March 28, 2006
Spc. Peter J. Courcy 22 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Frisco, Texas One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Salerno, Afgahnistan, on February 10, 2009
Spc. Claudiu Marius Covrig 29 300 Infantry battalion Romania Killed when the vehicle he was traveling in was attacked with grenades on the A1 highway between Kabul and Qalat, Afghanistan, on June 13, 2008
Pvt. Peter Joe Cowton 25 Company B, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Basingstoke, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 29, 2008
Staff Sgt. Nathan M. Cox 32 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Walcott, Iowa One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2008
Lance Cpl. Peter Edward Craddock Not available Support Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment Hometown of record not available Died in a traffic accident in Lashkar Gah in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on March 27, 2006
Staff Sgt. Brian T. Craig 27 710th Explosive Ordnance Detachment Houston, Texas Killed when the rockets that he and three other soldiers were trying to destroy accidentally detonated in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2002
Staff Sgt. Heathe N. Craig 28 159th Medical Evacuation Company, 421st Medical Battalion Severn, Maryland Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter hoist malfunctioned while attempting to evacuate Pfc. Brian Bradbury during combat operations near Naray, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2006. Bradbury also died of his wounds.
Pvt. Casper A. Cramer 21 Gardehusarregimentet (Guard Hussar Regiment) Denmark One of two soldiers killed when their small reconnaissance unit was attacked with small-arms fire in the Upper Gereshk Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan on November 29, 2007
Spc. Richard M. Crane 25 Detachment 1, 325th Field Hospital, Army Reserve Independence, Missouri Died of non-combat related injuries in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 8, 2005
Lance Cpl. Layton Bradly Crass 22 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Richmond, Indiana One of four Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2008
Cpl. Mark Cridge 25 7 Signal Regiment, Royal Corp of Signals Hometown of record not available Died at Camp Bastion near Lashkar Gah in the southern province of Helmand, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2006. British authorites said initial inquiries into his death did not indicate hostile action.
Cpl. Tyler Crooks 24 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near a dismounted patrol in Zhari district west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 20, 2009
Sgt. Bradley S. Crose 27 Company A, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Orange Park, Florida Shot and killed when he and fellow Rangers were exiting a Chinook helicopter while under fire after landing on Takur Ghar mountain in eastern Afghanistan during Operation Anaconda on March 4, 2002
Pfc. Peter K. Cross 20 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Saginaw, Texas Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle rolloverat Combat Outpost Carwile, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2009
Senior Cpl. Cedric Crupel N/A 2nd Company, 1er Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine (1st Naval Infantry Paratrooper Regiment), Special Forces Brigade France Killed when a remote-controlled land mine was detonated near his vehicle during a patrol by French soldiers near Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2005
Pfc. Joseph Cruz 22 Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Whittier, California Died of non-combat related injuries sustained in an accident at Organ-E, Afghanistan, on October 15, 2005.
Senior Airman Jason D. Cunningham 26 38th Rescue Squadron Camarillo, California Cunningham was shot and wounded on Takur Ghar mountain in eastern Afghanistan during Operation Anaconda on March 4, 2002. He died while waiting to be evacuated. He was posthumously awarded the Air Force Cross, the nation's second highest military honor for valor, for his efforts to treat the wounded awaiting evacuation off the mountain.
Ranger Justin James Cupples 29 Company C, 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment County Cavan, Ireland Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol in Sangin in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2008
Staff Sgt. Joseph F. Curreri 27 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group Los Angeles, California Died in an accidental drowning incident at Siet Lake near Panamao, Philippines, on October 27, 2007
1st Sgt. Michael S. Curry Jr. 37 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Dania Beach, Florida One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Sarobi District, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2007
Marine Tom Curry 21 11 Troop, Company M, 42 Commando, Royal Marines East London, England Died in a firefight with Taliban forces during an offensive operation near Kajaki in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 13, 2007
Pvt. John Michael Roy Curwin Not available 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia, Canada One of three Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle during a patrol roughly 8.5 miles (14 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, December 13, 2008
Pvt. William Jonathan James Cushley 21 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment Port Lambton, Ontario, Canada One of four Canadian soldiers were killed during an assault on Taliban fighters in Panjwaii district 16 miles (25 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2006
Pvt. Nathan Cuthbertson 19 Company B, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment Sunderland, England One of three British soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive during a foot patrol near their Forward Operating Base in the Upper Sangin Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 8, 2008
Pvt. Andrew Barrie Cutts 19 13 Air Assault Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps Mansfield, England Killed in action in Musa Qualeh in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan on August 6, 2006
Pvt. Kevin Dallaire 22 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Calgary, Canada One of three Canadian soldiers killed in a rocket-propelled grenade attack that occurred near the village of Pashmul, 15 miles (25 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 3, 2006
Capt. Christian Jørgen Grundt Damholt 33 Hjemmeværnet (Danish Home Guard) Denmark One of two Danish soldiers killed along with a Czech soldier, an interpreter and three Afghan civilians when a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a military convoy in Gereshk in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on March 17, 2008
Capt. Patrick D. Damon 41 240th Engineer Group, Maine Army National Guard Falmouth, Maine Died from a non-combat related cause in Bagram, Afghanistan, on June 15, 2006
Flight Sgt. Adrian Davies 49 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force Amersham, Bucks, England One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006
Marine Damian J. Davies 27 Landing Force Support Party, Commando Logistic Regiment, Royal Marines England One of three Royal Marines killed as a result of a suspected suicide bomb attack south of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2008
Lance Cpl. George Russell Davey 23 Company B, 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment Great Yarmouth, England Died as a result of a tragic firearms accident on the British base at Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 20, 2007
Pfc. Adam J. Davis 19 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Twin Falls, Idaho One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Sarobi District, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2007
Machinist's Mate Fireman Apprentice Bryant L. Davis 20 The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk Chicago, Illinois Davis fell overboard on November 7, 2001, and was declared deceased after more than two days of search and rescue efforts were unsuccessful.
Master Sgt. Jefferson Donald Davis 39 Company D, 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group Watauga, Tennessee One of three soldiers killed when a 2,000-pound satellite-guided bomb was targeted incorrectly and hit near his position north of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2001
Pfc. Justin R. Davis 19 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Gaithersburg, Maryland Died when he came in contact with indirect fire while on patrol during combat operations in Korengal Outpost near Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 25, 2006. The circumstances of the soldier’s death are under investigation as a possible friendly-fire incident.
Cpl. Paul J. Davis 28 Company B, 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regiment Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada Killed when his Light Armored Vehicle collided with a civilian taxi that may have failed to yield at an intersection, causing the LAV to swerve into a ditch and roll over in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 2, 2006
Sgt. Robert G. Davis 23 864th Engineer Combat Battalion, 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Jackson, Missouri One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated underneath their Humvee during ground assault convoy operations in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2005
Staff Sgt. Timothy P. Davis 28 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, 720th Special Tactics Group Aberdeen, Washington Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb near Bagram, Afghanistan, on February 20, 2009
Guardsman Simon Davison 22 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England Killed when the checkpoint he was manning came under attack by a small group of Taliban fighters near Garmsir in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 3, 2007
Capt. Matthew Jonathan Dawe 27 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Kingston, Ontario, Canada One of six Canadian soldiers killed when their RG-31 vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb approximately 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2007. An Afghan interpreter was also killed in the blast.
Sgt. Ezra Dawson 31 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Las Vegas, Nevada Died when the Chinook helicopter he was in made a hard landing under combat conditions in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, on January 17, 2009
Staff Sgt. Edwin H. Daza Chacon 38 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Diamondbar, California One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb north of Deh Rawod in central Afghanistan, on February 13, 2006
Cpl. Robert C. Deering 33 Commando Logistics Regiment, Royal Marines Solihull, England Killed when he approached a Viking armored personnel carrier after it was involved in an explosion and a second explosion occurred, killing him instantly, west of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2008
Spc. Robert W. Defazio 21 23rd Ordnance Company, 101st Ordnance Battalion, 29th Support Group West Babylon, New York Died of non-combat related injuries in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 24, 2005
Sgt. 1st Class Bernard L. Deghand 42 Headquarters Battery, 35th Field Artillery Regiment, Kansas Army National Guard Mayetta, Kansas Died of injuries suffered when his unit encountered enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire during combat operations in Spira, Afghanistan, on September 15, 2006
Capt. Friedrich Deininger 53 25th Army Aviation Regiment, German Army Laupheim, Germany One of seven German soldiers killed when a German CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter accidentally crashed near Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2002
Cpl. Barry Dempsey 29 The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland Ayrshire, Scotland Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a dismounted patrol in the Gereshk area of Helmand province, Afghanistan on August 18, 2008
Lance Cpl. David Dennis 29 Command Troop, D Squadron, The Light Dragoons Llanelli, Wales Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during an operation to improve security north of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2009
Pfc. Jerod R. Dennis 19 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Soper, Oklahoma Killed in a firefight with suspected Taliban fighters in Ne Shkin, Afghanistan, on April 25, 2003
Sgt. Jeremy E. DePottey 26 Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Ironwood, Michigan Died of injuries suffered in a single vehicle accident in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on September 11, 2006. The incident is under investigation.
1st Lt. Jeffrey F. Deprimo 35 3rd Battalion, 103rd Armor Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard Pittston, Pennsyvlania Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Ghazni, Afghanistan, on May 20, 2008
Pfc. Richard A. Dewater 21 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Topeka, Kansas Died of wounds sustained from a roadside bomb while on a dismounted patrol near Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2009
1st Lt. Nick A. Dewhirst 25 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Onalaska, Wisconsin a Died of wounds suffered when his convoy came under attack by individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in the Qalandar District of the Khost Province, Afghanistan, on July 20, 2008
Staff Sgt. Sébastien Devez 29 8e Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine (8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment) Castres, France One of 10 French soldiers killed when their patrol was ambushed by about 100 Taliban fighters in Kabul province, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2008
Pfc. Patrick A. Devoe II 27 40th Cavalry Regiment4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division Auburn, New York Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Kandau Kalay, Afghanistan, on March 8, 2009
Pfc. Ara T. Deysie 18 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Parker, Arizona Died of wounds suffered when his unit came under rocket-propelled grenade fire in Paktia province, Afghanistan, on May 9, 2008
Trooper Marc Diab 22 Royal Canadian Dragoons, attached to 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group Vigo, Spain Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his armored vehicle during a patrol in the Shah Wali Kot district northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 8, 2009
Spc. Isaac E. Diaz 26 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Rio Hondo, Texas Died when his military vehicle rolled over while on patrol in Sharona, Afghanistan, on December 1, 2004
Cpl. Oliver Simon Dicketts Not available The Parachute Regiment Wadhurst, East Sussex, England One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006
Tech. Sgt. Michael Diebel 28 Reservist, German Army Germany One of three German soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive near a German patrol in Kunduz, Afghanistan, on May 19, 2007
Petty Officer 2nd Class Danny P. Dietz 25 SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two, Naval Special Warfare Group Four Littleton, Colorado Dietz was part of a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team that called for help during a firefight with Taliban fighters in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2005. His remains were found during a combat search and rescue operation on July 4, 2005. Two other team members were killed but a third survived. (Full story) He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, the nation's second-highest military honor for valor.
Pfc. James R. Dillon Jr. 19 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division Grove City, Pennsylvania Died of a non-combat related injury in Kuwait on March 13, 2003
Pfc. Scott G. Dimond 39 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), New Hampshire Army National Guard Franklin, New Hamphshire Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb and his patrol was engaged in a small-arms fire attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 13, 2008
Cpl. Matthew Dinning 23 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada One of four Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored G Wagon vehicle traveling in a convoy near Gumbad, Afghanistan, approximately 45 miles (75 km) north of Kandahar, on April 22, 2006
Pvt. Michael R. Dinterman 18 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Littlestown, Pennsylvania Died of wounds suffered when he received enemy fire while on dismounted patrol at Oustpost Restrepo, Kunar Province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2008
Gunner Jonathan Dion 27 5th Régiment d'Artillerie légère (5th Light Artillery Regiment) Gatineau, Canada Killed when his armored vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb during a routine patrol 12.4 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 30, 2007
Pvt. Demetrios Diplaros 24 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Toronto, Canada One of three Canadian soldiers killed when their armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a joint patrol with Afghan soldiers 9 miles (15 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2008
Spc. Jason A. Disney 21 58th Maintenance Company, 7th Transportation Battalion, 507th Corps Support Group Fallon, Nevada Died shortly after a piece of heavy equipment fell on him at Bagram Air Base north of Kabul, Afghanistan, on February 13, 2002
Maj. Duane W. Dively 43 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Rancho California, California Died when his U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft crashed while returning to Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates after completing a mission over Afghanistan on June 22, 2005
Pvt. Jeff Doherty 20 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment Southam, Warwickshire, England One of two British soldiers killed in a firefight with Taliban fighters north of Forward Operating Base Gibraltar in the Upper Gereshk Valley of Helmand province, Afghanistan on June 12, 2008
Capt. Sean Dolan 40 1st Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters (29th/45th of Foot) Chester, England Killed when a mortar round struck his position while he was observing a group of Taliban fighters from an observation post in Sangin Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 30, 2007
Staff Sgt. John G. Doles 29 Company B, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Claremore, Oklahoma Killed during patrol operations when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Shah Wali, Afghanistan, on September 30, 2005
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson 28 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Illinois One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province, on May 5, 2006
Sgt. 1st Class Robert Donkers 33 Company B, 42 Armor Infantry Battalion, Limburg Rifles Regiment, Royal Dutch Army The Netherlands Killed when an armored vehicle carrying Dutch soldiers tipped over as it was crossing a river in Uruzgan province in southern Afghanistan on April 6, 2007
Capt. Michael Donkervoort 29 313 Squadron, Royal Dutch Air Force Veghel, The Netherlands Killed when his F-16 fighter jet accidentally crashed in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on August 31, 2006
Staff Sgt. James P. Dorrity 37 Company E, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment Aurora, Colorado Killed when a MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed at sea in the southern Philippines on February 21, 2002
Guardsman Neil 'Tony' Downes 20 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards Manchester, England Killed when his vehicle was hit by an explosion while on patrol with the Afghan National Army near to the town of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 9, 2007
Cpl. Brendan Anthony Downey N/A Military policeman assigned to 17 Wing Detachment Dundurn, Saskatchewan, Canada Found dead in a sleeping area at a Canadian base in the Persian Gulf region used as a staging area for Canadian airlifts to Afghanistan on July 4, 2008
Master Cpl. Erin Doyle 32 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Kamloops, Canada Killed when insurgents attacked his combat outpost with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire in Panjwayi district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2008
Cpl. Ionel Gheorghita Dragusanu 38 341st Infantry Battalion, Romanian Army Topraisar, Romania Killed when his armored personnel carrier, returning to base after a patrol mission, struck a roadside bomb near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2006
Sgt. David J. Drakulich 22 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Reno, Nevada Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Chagali, Afghanistan, on January 9, 2008
Ranger Anare Draiva 27 1st Battalion, 1 Royal Irish Regiment, 16 Air Assault Brigade Fiji Killed when Taliban insurgents attacked British soldiers in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 1, 2006
Spc. Robert E. Drawl Jr. 21 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Alexandria, Virginia One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their convoy vehicle in Kunar, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2006
Pvt. Steven T. Drees 19 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Peshtigo, Wisconsin Died June 28, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher in Konar province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2009
1st Lt. Brandon R. Dronet 33 Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Erath, Louisiana One of eight Marines and two airmen killed when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006
Cpl. Martin Dubé 35 5 Combat Engineer Regiment Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Killed when a roadside bomb he was attempting to neutralize exploded in Panjwayi district 12.4 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2009
Master Cpl. Christian Duchesne 31 5th Field Ambulance, 4th Health Service Group Montreal, Quebec One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their Light Armored Vehicle III struck a suspected mine roughly 31 miles (50 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 22, 2007
Tech. Sgt. Scott E. Duffman 32 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Air Force Base Albuquerque, New Mexico Killed when the CH-47 helicopter he was riding in crashed in eastern Afghanistan on February 18, 2007. An investigation will be conducted to verify the cause of the crash.
Marine Neil David Dunstan 32 Brigade Reconnaissance Force, UK Landing Force Command Support Group, 3 Commando Brigade Bournemouth, England One of two British Royal Marines killed in an explosion in the Garmsir district of southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 12, 2008
Sgt. 1st Class Kevin A. Dupont 52 79th Troop Command Templeton, Massachusetts Died on June 17, 2009, at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Kandau, Afghanistan on March 8, 2009
Colour Sgt. Krishnabahadur Dura 36 2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles Lamjung district, Nepal Killed when his Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in the Musa Qaleh district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 15, 2008
Sgt. Russell M. Durgin 23 Company C, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Henniker, New Hampshire Killed when his unit took small-arms fire in Korengel, Afghanistan, on June 13, 2006
Spc. Ciara M. Durkin 30 726th Finance Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard Quincy, Massachusetts Died of a non-combat related incident at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on September 28, 2007
Lance Bombardier James Dwyer 22 7 Battery, 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery South Africa Killed when the vehicle he was driving struck an anti-tank mine during a patrol in southern Helmand province in Afghanistan on December 27, 2006
Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer 24 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group Montreal, Quebec Killed when a U.S. fighter jet mistakenly dropped a 500-pound bomb on his unit during a training mission near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 18, 2002
Chief Warrant Officer Scott W. Dyer 38 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Cocoa Beach, Florida Died of injuries suffered during combat operations in Banditemur, Afghanistan, on October 11, 2006
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