February, 2009
15 Killed - Afghanistan    17 Killed - Iraq    Total: 32
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02/04/09 (I) Petty Officer 1st Class Theophilus K. Ansong 34, Bristow, Virginia U.S. Navy Gulf of Aden Non-combat Anson was one of three sailors from the San Antonio being lowered into the water in an inflatable boat during a routine maneuver transferring personnel to another ship. When two cables became hooked, the inflatable boat flipped over and the three sailors went into the water. Two sailors were recovered safely, but Ansong remained missing, and an extensive search did not find him. He had been categorized as missing until the official announcement March 13 of his death. He was assigned to USS San Antonio (LPD 17) as it conducted operations in the Gulf of Aden   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	02/06/09 (I) Spc. Christopher P. Sweet 28, Kahului, Hawaii U.S. Army Kirkush, Iraq Non-combat Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172d Separate Infantry Brigade, Grafenwoehr, Germany.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/07/09 (A) Lance Cpl. Kevin T. Preach 21, Bridgewater, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Farah province, Afghanistan Hostile Died from wounds he received Jan. 24 while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/08/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Jason E. Burkholder 27, Elida, Ohio U.S. Army National Guard Kabul, Afghanistan Hostile - IED attack Died of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment of Marion, Ill.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	02/08/09 (I) Spc. James M. Dorsey 23, Beardstown, Illinois U.S. Army Baghdad Non-combat Died in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
02/08/09 (A) 1st Lt. Jared W. Southworth 26, Oakland, Illinois U.S. Army National Guard Kabul, Afghanistan Hostile - IED attack Died Feb. 8 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment of Marion, Ill.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	02/09/09 (I) Sgt. Joshua A. Ward 30, Scottsville, Kentucky U.S. Army Mosul - Ninawa Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link   photo	02/09/09 (I) Pfc. Jonathan R. Roberge 22, Leominster, Massachusetts U.S. Army Mosul - Ninawa Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo     photo     photo	02/09/09 (I) Pfc. Albert R. Jex 23, Phoenix, Arizona U.S. Army Mosul - Ninawa Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo     photo     photo	02/09/09 (I) Lt. Col. Garnet R. Derby 44, Missoula, Montana U.S. Army Mosul - Ninawa Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
02/10/09 (A) Spc. Peter J. Courcy 22, Frisco, Texas U.S. Army Salerno, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/10/09 (A) Pfc. Jason R. Watson 19, Many, Louisiana U.S. Army Salerno, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/13/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Marc J. Small 29, Collegeville, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Faramuz, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	02/14/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Daniel L. Hansen 24, Tracy, California U.S. Marine Corps Farah province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Iwakuni, Japan.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	02/14/09 (I) Cpl. Stephen S. Thompson 23, Tulsa, Oklahoma U.S. Army Baghdad Non-combat - Gunshot wound Died of injuries sustained from a gunshot wound. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
02/15/09 (I) Staff Sgt. Sean D. Diamond 41, Dublin, California U.S. Army southern Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 610th Engineer Support Company, 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	02/16/09 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Raymond J. Munden 35, Mesquite, Texas U.S. Army Paktika Province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	02/19/09 (I) PFC Cwislyn K. Walter 19, Honolulu, Hawaii U.S. Army National Guard Kuwait City, Kuwait Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. She was assigned to the 29th Special Troops Battalion, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Hawaii National Guard.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	02/20/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Timothy P. Davis 28, Aberdeen, Washington U.S. Army Bagram Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	02/20/09 (A) Master Sgt. David L. Hurt 36, Tucson, Arizona U.S. Army Khordi, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died when his military vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device followed by small arms fire attack by enemy forces. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link
02/20/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Jeremy E. Bessa 26, Woodridge, Illinois U.S. Army Khordi, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died when his military vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device followed by small arms fire attack by enemy forces. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	02/21/09 (I) Staff Sgt. Mark C. Baum 32, Telford, Pennsylvania U.S. Army National Guard near Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered earlier that day when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire in Mushada, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	02/23/09 (I) Pfc. Zachary R. Nordmeyer 21, Indianapolis, Indiana U.S. Army Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	02/23/09 (I) Spc. Micheal B. Alleman 31, Logan, Utah U.S. Army Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	02/23/09 (I) Cpl. Michael L. Mayne 21, Burlington Flats, New York U.S. Army Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo
02/24/09 (I) 1st Lt. William E. Emmert 36, Lincoln, Tennessee U.S. Army National Guard Mosul Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when he was shot while participating in a local Iraqi Police function. He was assigned to the 269th Military Police Company, 117th Military Police Battalion, Murfreesboro, Tenn.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	02/24/09 (A) Capt. Brian M. Bunting 29, Potomac, Maryland U.S. Army southern Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was a member of the Individual Ready Reserve, assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Syracuse, N.Y.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	02/24/09 (A) Sgt. Schuyler B. Patch 25, Owasso, Oklahoma U.S. Army National Guard southern Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Kewanee, Ill.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo     photo	02/24/09 (A) Sgt. Scott B. Stream 39, Mattoon, Illinois U.S. Army National Guard southern Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Effingham, Ill.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	02/24/09 (A) Sgt. Daniel J. Thompson 24, Madison, Wisconsin U.S. Army southern Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was a member of the Individual Ready Reserve, assigned to the 715th Military Police Company, Melbourne, Fla.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo
02/26/09 (I) Spc. Brian M. Connelly 26, Union Beach, New Jersey U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by an explosive device. He was assigned to the 40th Engineer Battalion, Task Force 1-6, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	02/28/09 (I) Cpl. Donte J. Whitworth 21, Noblesville, Indiana U.S. Marine Corps Al Anbar Province Non-combat Died as a result of a non-hostile vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq. . He was assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz.   Military Times Link W.Post Link