December, 2009
20 Killed - Afghanistan    3 Killed - Iraq    Total: 23
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12/01/09 (A) Lance Cpl. Jonathan A. Taylor 22, Jacksonville, Florida U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C   Military Times Link DoD Link   Link   photo	12/01/09 (A) Sgt. Kenneth R. Nichols Jr. 28, Chrisman, Illinois U.S. Army Kunar province Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link DoD Link   Link     Link   photo	12/06/09 (A) Sgt. Elijah J. Rao 26, Lake Oswego, Oregon U.S. Army Nuristan, Afghanistan Hostile - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link   photo     photo	12/07/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Hansen 31, Panama City, Florida U.S. Army Landstuhl, Germany Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit Dec. 3 with an improvised explosive device in Logar province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	12/08/09 (A) Cpl. Xhacob Latorre 21, Waterbury, Connecticut U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained when an improvised, explosive device detonated in the Helmand province of Afghanistan on Aug. 10. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link
12/08/09 (I) Sgt. Ralph Anthony Webb Frietas 23, Detroit, Michigan U.S. Marine Corps Baghdad. Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died as a result of unknown causes in Baghdad. He was assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.   Military Times Link Link	12/10/09 (I) Pvt. Jhanner A. Tello 29, Los Angeles, California U.S. Army Baghdad Non-hostile Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 3rd Aviation Support Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link	12/11/09 (I) Pfc. Jaiciae L. Pauley 29, Austell, Georgia U.S. Army Kirkuk, Iraq Non-hostile Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga   Military Times Link Link   Link	12/15/09 (A) Tech. Sgt. Anthony C. Campbell Jr. 35, Florence, Kentucky U.S. Air Force in Helmand Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered from the detonation of an improvised explosive device . He was assigned to the 932nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.   Military Times Link Link	12/18/09 (A) Sgt. Albert D. Ware 27, Chicago, Illinois U.S. Army Arghandab River Valley Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 782nd Combat Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link Link
12/20/09 (A) Pfc. Serge Kropov 21, Hawley, Pennsylvania U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Non-hostile Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.   Military Times Link Link	12/22/09 (A) Lance Cpl. Omar G. Roebuck 23, Moreno Valley, California U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Non-hostile Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link   photo   photo	12/25/09 (A) Staff Sgt. David H. Gutierrez 35, San Francisco, California U.S. Army Kandahar Air Field, Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his dismounted patrol with an improvised explosive device in Howz-e Madad. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link Link	12/26/09 (A) Spc. Jason M. Johnston 24, Albion, New York U.S. Army Arghandab Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link Link	12/29/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Ronald J. Spino 45, Waterbury, Connecticut U.S. Army Bala Morghab, Afghanistan Murder - Small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when he was shot several times by an ANA soldier while unloading supplies. He was assigned to the 274th Forward Surgical Team, 44th Medical Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link     Link
12/30/09 (A) Not Reported CIA Khost, Afghanistan Hostile - Suicide bomber Died when a suicide bomber struck the CIA’s operation at Camp Chapman in eastern Khost Province Wednesday. She was a CIA officer, chief of the base at Camp Chapman.   Link     Link	12/30/09 (A) Scott Michael Roberson 39, Manchester, Ohio CIA Khost, Afghanistan Hostile - Suicide bomber Died when a suicide bomber struck the CIA’s operation at Camp Chapman in eastern Khost Province Wednesday. He was a CIA officer. Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	12/30/09 (A) Elizabeth Hanson 31, Rockford, Illinois CIA Khost, Afghanistan Hostile - Suicide bomber Died when a suicide bomber struck the CIA’s operation at Camp Chapman in eastern Khost Province Wednesday. She was a CIA officer. "Hanson was known as Bitsy. She was a vivacious, generous, friendly young woman who seemed to enjoy challenging herself in academics and extracurriculars"   Link     Link     Link	12/30/09 (A) Harold E. Brown Jr. 37, Fairfax, Va. CIA Khost, Afghanistan Hostile - Suicide bomber Died when a suicide bomber struck the CIA’s operation at Camp Chapman in eastern Khost Province Wednesday. He was a CIA officer.   Link     Link     Link   photo	12/30/09 (A) Not Reported CIA Khost, Afghanistan Hostile - Suicide bomber Died when a suicide bomber struck the CIA’s operation at Camp Chapman in eastern Khost Province Wednesday. He was a CIA officer.   Link     Link
12/30/09 (A) Jeremy Wise 35, Virginia Beach, Virginia Civilian Khost, Afghanistan Hostile - Suicide bomber Died when a suicide bomber struck the CIA’s operation at Camp Chapman in eastern Khost Province Wednesday. He was a security officer for Xe Services working for the CIA at Camp Chapman. Link   Link     Link     Link     Link	12/30/09 (A) Dane Clark Paresi 46, Dupont, Washington Civilian Khost, Afghanistan Hostile - Suicide bomber Died when a suicide bomber struck the CIA’s operation at Camp Chapman in eastern Khost Province Wednesday. He was a security officer for Xe Services working for the CIA at Camp Chapman. Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	12/31/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Anton R. Phillips 31, Inglewood, California U.S. Army Forward Operating Base Methar Lam Cause not reported Died at Forward Operating Base Methar Lam, cause not reported. He was assigned to G Forward Support Company, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Task Force Wildhorse, Forward Operating Base Methar Lam, Afghanistan.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link