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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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Capt. Vasile-Iuliu Unguras 32 Batalionului 21 Manevra (21st Maneuver Battalion) Romania Killed when his Humvee struck a roadside bomb during a patrol mission on the A1 Highway between Kandahar and Kabul 12.4 miles (20 km) northeast of Qalat, Afghanistan, on April 7, 2009
Lance Cpl. Paul Upton 31 Company E, 1st Battalion, The Rifles Regiment Looe, England One of three British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their escort patrol in Gereshk district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 25, 2009
Spc. Angelo J. Vaccaro 23 Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Deltona, Florida Died of injuries suffered during combat operations in Korengal, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2006
Lance Cpl. Steven A. Valdez 20 Company E, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force McRea, Arkansas Died from enemy mortar fire at Camp Blessing, Afghanistan on September 26.
Sgt. Gene Vance Jr. 38 Support Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), West Virginia Army National Guard Morgantown, West Virginia Killed when his unit came under heavy fire during a patrol in eastern Afghanistan on May 19, 2002
Sgt. Alexander Van Aalten 21 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Monterey, Tennessee Died of wounds suffered when a land mine exploded near his unit during combat operations in Sangin, Afghanistan, on April 20, 2007
1st Lt. Dennis van Uhm 23 45th Armored Infantry Battalion, 43rd Mechanized Brigade The Netherlands One of two Dutch soldiers killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb seven miles (12 kilometers) northwest of Camp Holland in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on April 18, 2008
Sgt. Travis A. Van Zoest 21 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, North Dakota National Guard Larimore, North Dakota One of two soldiers killed when their Humvee struck two anti-tank mines during combat operations in Khogyani, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2006
Pvt. Ivan Vazquez Nunez 20 Isabel La Catolica Light Infantry Regiment, 29th Air Mobile Brigade Foz, Spain One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005
Sgt. 1st Class Gary J. Vasquez 33 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Round Lake, Illinois 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
Spc. Travis R. Vaughn 26 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment Reinbeck, Iowa One of seven soldiers killed when the MH-47 Chinook Chinook helicopter they were in crashed in southeastern Afghanistan on February 18, 2007
Staff Sgt. Jason A. Vazquez 24 2nd Battalion 122nd Field Artillery, Illinois Army National Guard Chicago, Illinois One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2008
Spc. Andrew Velez 22 Corps Support Battalion, Theater Support Command Lubbock, Texas Committed suicide by shooting himself in Sharona, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2006. His brother, Spc. Jose A. Velez, was killed in Iraq in November 2004.
Pvt. Stanley Mera Vera 20 I Bandera Paracaidista, VI Brigada Paracaidista (1st Parachute Battalion, 6th Parachute Light Infantry Brigade) Guayaquil, Ecuador One of two Spanish soldiers killed when their BMR armored vehicle was struck by an explosion in Shewan, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2007
Master Cpl. Scott Francis Vernelli 28 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Sault Ste. Marie, 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
Cmdr. Bruno Vianini 41 Interforces Command, Special Operations Forces, Italian Defense General Staff La Spezia, Italy Died when a Kam Air Boeing 737-200 crashed while flying from Herat to Kabul in Afghanistan on February 3, 2005. Vianini was in Afghanistan to assist with an International Security Assistance Force provincial reconstruction team in Herat.
1st Lt. Uwe Vierling 31 15th Aviation Regiment, German Army Thuringia, Germany One of seven German soldiers killed when a German CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter accidentally crashed near Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2002
Staff Sgt. William D. Vile 27 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Philadelphia, Pennsylvania One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit using direct fire near the village of Nishagam, in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, on May 1, 2009.
Pfc. Timothy R. Vimoto 19 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Fort Campbell, Kentucky Died of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by insurgents using small-arms fire in Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2007
Lance Cpl. Ivano Violino 29 20 Field Squadron, 36 Engineer Regiment Salford, England Killed when his vehicle was struck by an explosion during a logistics convoy 11 miles (19 km) northeast of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2007
Pvt. Mark Visholm 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. Jason E. von Zerneck 33 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard Charlotte, North Carolina Died of injuries sustained from a vehicle incident in Qara Bagh Karez, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2008
Pfc. Brandon J. Wadman 19 2nd Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery, Florida Army National Guard Cape Coral, Florida Died when his vehicle rolled over in Afghanistan on May 5, 2004
1st Lt. Laura M. Walker 24 864th Engineer Combat Battalion, 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Texas 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. Thomas A. Walkup Jr. 25 20th Special Operations Squadron, 16th Special Operations Wing Millville, New Jersey Killed in the accidental crash of a MH-53M Pave Low helicopter in Afghanistan on November 23, 2003
Sgt. Daniel W. Wallace 27 201st Engineer Battalion, Kentucky Army National Guard Dry Ridge, Kentucky Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire in Badin Kheyl, Afghanistan, on October 31, 2008
Sgt. David W. Wallace III 25 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Sharpsville, Pennsylvania Killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 27, 2009
Sgt. 1st Class Johnny C. Walls 41 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Bremerton, Washington Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire during combat operations in Uruzgan, Afghanistan, on November 2, 2007
Master Cpl. Jeffrey Scott Walsh Not available 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Canada Killed in a weapons-related accident during routine operations on Highway 1, about 12.4 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 9, 2006
Tech. Sgt. Howard A. Walters 33 20th Special Operations Squadron, 16th Special Operations Wing Port Huron, Michigan Killed in the accidental crash of a MH-53M Pave Low helicopter in Afghanistan on November 23, 2003
Lt. Col. James J. Walton 41 Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Rockville, Maryland One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb and small-arms fire in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2008
Cpl. Jason Patrick Warren 29 The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada Montreal, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber rammed their Bison troop carrier as their military convoy was returning to their base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2006
Cpl. Dustin Roy Robert Joseph Wasden 25 12 Field Squadron, 1 Combat Engineer Regiment Spiritwood, Saskatchewan, Canada One of three Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during a patrol on Highway 1 in Zharey District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2008
Sgt. Michael Toussiant-Hyle Washington 20 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Tacoma, Washington One of four Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2008
Pvt. Lane William Thomas Watkins 20 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Winnipeg, Manitoba, 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.
Pfc. Jason R. Watson 19 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Many, Louisiana One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Salerno, Afgahnistan, on February 10, 2009
Marine Richard J. Watson 23 4 Troop, Company K, 42 Commando, Royal Marines Caterham Surrey, England Killed by small-arms fire when a British patrol was attacked by Taliban fighters near Now Zad district in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2006
Master Sgt. Davy N. Weaver 39 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard Barnesville, Georgia Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Qalat, Afghanistan, on May 18, 2008
Sgt. Mark Weijdt 24 12e Infanterie Bataljon Luchtmobiel (12th Air Mobile Infantry Battalion) The Netherlands Killed when he stepped on a roadside bomb during a firegight with Taliban fighters in Baluchi Valley in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on December 19, 2008
Sgt. Robert M. Weinger 24 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Round Lake Beach, Illinois One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Kot, Afghanistan, on March 15, 2009
Spc. Wesley R. Wells 21 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Libertyville, Illinois Killed when his observation post in Naka, Afghanistan, was attacked on September 20, 2004
Lance Cpl. Benjamin Whatley 20 Company L, 42 Commando, Royal Marines King's Lynn, England Killed by enemy fire during an operation to clear enemy forces from the north of Nad-E-Ali district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 24, 2008
Lance Cpl. Andrew Francis Whitacre 21 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Bryant, Indiana One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 19, 2008
Staff Sgt. Joshua R. Whitaker 23 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Long Beach, California Died of wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire in Qalat, Afghanistan, on May 15, 2007
Pfc. James P. White Jr. 19 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Huber Heights, Ohio One of three soldiers killed when their platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire during combat operations in Nangalam, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2006
Pvt. Robert C. White III 21 Headquarters Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Camden, New Jersey Died of non-combat related injuries at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on April 23, 2005
Staff Sgt. Robert F. White 34 Company A, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Cross Lanes, West Virgina Killed when his mounted patrol was engaged by enemy forces using small arms fire west of Kandahar, Afghanistan on September 26, 2005.
Lance Cpl. Russell P. White 19 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division Dagsboro, Delaware Died due to a non-combat related incident at Camp Bulldog, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2004
Lance Cpl. Russell P. White 19 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division Dagsboro, Delaware Died due to a non-combat related incident at Camp Bulldog, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2004
Trooper Christopher Whiteside 20 Emsdorf Troop, The Light Dragoons Blackpool, England Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a patrol near Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 7, 2009
Lance Cpl. Joshua R. Whittle 20 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Downey, California Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2009
Pvt. Joel Vincent Wiebe 22 Company C, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Edmonton, Alberta 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
Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp 23 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Utopia, Texas 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
Marine Jonathan Wigley 21 Zulu Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Died of injuries sustained during an operation near the village of Garmsir in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2006
Lt. Col. James L. Wiley 46 27th Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard North Bend, Oregon Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2008
Sgt. Adam A. Wilkinson 23 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment Fort Carson, Colorado One of seven soldiers killed when the MH-47 Chinook Chinook helicopter they were in crashed in southeastern Afghanistan on February 18, 2007
Sgt. Dave Wilkinson 33 Battery 5, 19 Regiment Royal Artillery Ashford, Kent, England Killed by an explosion during a routine joint patrol with the Afghan National Army in Gereshk, Helmand province, in southern Afghanistan on July 1, 2007
Cpl. Kyle W. Wilks 24 Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Rogers, Arkansas One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2008
Capt. Bryan D. Willard 33 Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Hummelstown, Pennsylvania 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. Aaron E. Williams 21 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Lincoln, New Brunswick, Canada One of six Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their LAV-III armored vehicle near the border between Helmand and Kandahar provinces in southern Afghanistan on April 8, 2007
Cpl. Anthony L. Williams 21 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Oxford, Pennsylvania One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2009
2nd Lt. Derwin I. Williams 41 2nd Battalion, 106th Cavalry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard Glenwood, Illinois One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Konduz, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2009
Warrant Officer 2nd Class Michael Williams 40 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment Cardiff, Wales Killed during a firefight with Taliban fighters during an operation in the Upper Sangin Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2008
Pvt. Blake Neil Williamson 23 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Kemptville, Ontario, Canada One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their unit was ambushed near the new Panjwayi development road, 15 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2006
Pvt. Colin William Wilmot 24 1 Field Ambulance attached to 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Died at Kandahar Airfield of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near a dismounted security patrol in Panjwayi district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 5, 2008
Spc. Christopher M. Wilson 24 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Bangor, Maine Died of wounds suffered from a rocket-propelled grenade explosion in Korengal Outpost, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2007
Pfc. Ivan I. Wilson 22 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Clearlake, California Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 21, 2008
Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson 39 Royal Canadian Dragoons London, Ontario, Canada Killed when his RG-31 armored vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in the Panjwayi area, roughly 15 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 7, 2006
Pfc. Matthew W. Wilson 19 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Miller, Missouri One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Nerkh, Afghanistan, on June 1, 2009
Warrant Officer Robert John Wilson 38 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Keswick, Ontario, 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
Master Cpl. Timothy Wilson 30 Company B, 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regiment Shilo, Manitoba, Canada Died at the U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany, on March 4, 2006, of injuries sustained 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
Pfc. Thomas R. Wilson 21 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Maurertown, Virginia Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations in Paktika, Afghanistan, on August 27, 2007
Marine Joseph David Windall 22 Royal Marines Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire, 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
Pvt. Vincent C. Winston Jr. 22 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division St. Louis, Missouri Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on September 4, 2008
Cpl. Danny Winter 28 Mortar Troop, Z Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Stockport, England Killed along with a British soldier in an explosion during an operation to clear compounds in a known Taliban stronghold northeast of Gereshk in central Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 14, 2009
Sgt. Jeannette L. Winters 25 Wing Communications Squadron 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Chicago, Illinois Killed when a KC-130/R Hercules refueling aircraft crashed as it approached a military airfield in southwestern Pakistan on January 9, 2002
Spc. Donovan D. Witham 20 Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Malvern, Arkansas Died from injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle near Baghdad, Iraq, on August 21, 2007
Sgt. Phillip L. Witkowski 24 Battery F, 7th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division Fredonia, New York Died on May 1, 2004, in Homberg, Germany, from non-combat related injuries sustained on April 30, in Kandahar, Afghanistan
Sgt. Roy A. Wood 47 Company C, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Florida Army National Guard Alva, Florida Wood was fatally injured when the vehicle he was traveling in near Kabul, Afghanistan, hit another vehicle on January 9, 2004
Staff Sgt. Romanes L. Woodard 30 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Hertford, Nouth Carolina 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. Braun Scott Woodfield 24 Company G, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia Killed when his light armored vehicle rolled over in an accident near the village of Lagman in southeast Afghanistan on November 24, 2005
Cpl. Travis M. Woods 21 3rd Battalion, 1stMarine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Redding, California Died of wounds while conducting combat operations in Northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2007
Pvt. Luke Worsley 26 Company D, 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment Sydney, Australia Killed by small-arms fire during an operation to clear an identified Taliban bomb-making facility in Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on November 23, 2007
Marine Gary Wright 22 Reconnaissance Troop, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Glasgow, Scotland Killed when a suicide bomber threw himself in front of his vehicle while on patrol in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan on October 19, 2006
Sgt. Jeremy R. Wright 31 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) Shelbyville, Indiana Killed when a roadside bomb detonated next to his Ground Mobility Vehicle in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on January 3, 2005
Cpl. Mark William Wright 27 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Edinburgh, Scotland Killed when a routine patrol encountered an unmarked minefield in the region of Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2006
Drummer Thomas Wright 21 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment Ripley, Derbyshire, England Killed when his vehicle was caught in a explosion while escorting a military team surveying a site for a road project in th Babaji area just outside of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2007
Sgt. Charles E. Wyckoff Jr. 28 Company C, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Chula Vista, California Killed by enemy small-arms fire when he left his covered position to force the other members of his team to take cover during a firefight in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2007. He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions, the nation's second highest military honor for valor.
Cpl. Murat Yagci Not available 1er Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine, Brigade des Forces Spéciales Terre, (1st Marine Paratroop Infantry Regiment, Army Special Forces Brigade) France Died on August 31, 2004, of wounds suffered during operations in Afghanistan on August 29, 2004
Sgt. Yoon Jang-ho 27 Dasan Engineering Unit Seoul, South Korea Killed when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb at the gate of Bagram Air Base north of Kabul, Afghanistan on February 27, 2007
Senior Airman Jonathan A. V. Yelner 24 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Lafayette, California Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb near Bagram, Afghanistan, on April 29, 2008
Capt. Robert J. Yllescas 31 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Lincoln, Nebraska Died at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on December 1, 2008, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his unit at Combat Outpost Keating, Afghanistan, on October 28.
Master Sgt. Mitchell W. Young 39 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Jonesboro, Georgia Killed when the vehicle he was in struck a roadside bomb in Kajaki Sofla, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
1st Lt. Trevor J. Yurista 32 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Pleasant Valley, New York Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2008
Pfc. Daniel Zizumbo 27 1st Transportation Movement Control Agency, 21st Theater Support Command Chicago, Illinois Died of wounds suffered when a homemade bomb exploded in Bagram, Afghanistan, on February 27, 2007
Cpl. Gunnar W. Zwilling 20 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Florissant, Missouri 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
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