July, 2008
20 Killed - Afghanistan    11 Killed - Iraq    Total: 31
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07/02/08 (A) Spc. Estell L. Turner 43, Sioux Falls, South Dakota U.S. Army Malikheyl, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of wounds suffered on June 28 in Malikheyl, Afghanistan, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	07/05/08 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Anthony L. Woodham 37, Rogers, Arkansas U.S. Army National Guard Camp Adder, Tallil, Iraq Non-combat - Accident Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat incident. The incident is under investigation. He was assigned to the 39th Brigade Support Battalion, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas Army National Guard, Heber Springs, Ark.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	07/06/08 (A) 1st Lt. Daniel Farkas 42, Brooklyn, New York U.S. Army National Guard Afghanistan Non-combat Died of injuries suffered from a non-hostile incident in Kabul, Afghanistan (Camp Phoenix). The incident is under investigation. He was assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Syracuse, N.Y.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	07/08/08 (I) Spc. William L. McMillan III 22, Lexington, Kentucky U.S. Army Baghdad (west of) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his patrol was struck by an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	07/08/08 (A) Sgt. Douglas J. Bull 29, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered in Chow Kay Valley, Afghanistan, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during a mounted patrol. He was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
07/09/08 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Steven J. Chevalier 35, Flint, Michigan U.S. Army Salah Ad Din Province Hostile - Explosion Died in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered in Samarra, Iraq, when his patrol vehicle was struck by a grenade. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	07/10/08 (A) Spc. Brian S. Leon Guerrero 34, Hagatna, Guam U.S. Army National Guard Babo Kheyl, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died from wounds suffered when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, Barrigada, Guam.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	07/10/08 (A) Spc. Samson A. Mora 28, Dededo, Guam U.S. Army National Guard Babo Kheyl, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died from wounds suffered when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, Barrigada, Guam.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	07/13/08 (A) 1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom 24, , Hawaii U.S. Army Battle of Wanat, Wanat, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Died died of wounds suffered when his outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades from enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo     photo	07/13/08 (A) Cpl. Jason M. Bogar 25, Seattle, Washington U.S. Army Battle of Wanat, Wanat, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Died died of wounds suffered when his outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades from enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link
07/13/08 (A) Jason Hovater 24, Clinton, Tennessee U.S. Army Battle of Wanat, Wanat, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Died died of wounds suffered when his outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades from enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	07/13/08 (A) Pfc. Sergio S. Abad 21, Morganfield, Kentucky U.S. Army Battle of Wanat, Wanat, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Died died of wounds suffered when his outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades from enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	07/13/08 (A) Cpl. Gunnar W. Zwilling 20, Florissant, Missouri U.S. Army Battle of Wanat, Wanat, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Died died of wounds suffered when his outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades from enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	07/13/08 (A) Sgt. Israel Garcia 24, Long Beach, California U.S. Army Battle of Wanat, Wanat, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Died died of wounds suffered when his outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades from enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	07/13/08 (A) Cpl. Matthew B. Phillips 27, Jasper, Georgia U.S. Army Battle of Wanat, Wanat, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Died died of wounds suffered when his outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades from enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link
07/13/08 (A) Cpl. Jonathan R. Ayers 24, Snellville, Georgia U.S. Army Battle of Wanat, Wanat, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Died died of wounds suffered when his outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades from enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	07/13/08 (A) Cpl. Pruitt A. Rainey 22, Haw River, North Carolina U.S. Army Battle of Wanat, Wanat, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Died died of wounds suffered when his outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades from enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	07/13/08 (A) Master Sgt. Mitchell W. Young 39, Jonesboro, Georgia U.S. Army Kajaki Sofla, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Kajaki Sofla, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/13/08 (I) Lance Cpl. Jeffery S. Stevenson 20, Newton, New Jersey U.S. Marine Corps Falluja - Anbar Non-combat Died from a non-hostile incident. He was assigned to the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	07/14/08 (I) Third Class Petty Officer Daniel R. Verbeke 25, Exton, Pennsylvania U.S. Navy Exton, Penn. Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died in Paoli, Penn. of complications from injuries he suffered in a flight deck accident in December 2005 while serving aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, CVN-71.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo
07/14/08 (I) Staff Sgt. Danny P. Dupre 28, Lockport, Louisiana U.S. Marine Corps Falluja - Anbar Hostile - Small arms fire Died from wounds sustained while supporting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	07/15/08 (I) Staff Sgt. Jeremy D. Vrooman 28, Sioux Falls, South Dakota U.S. Army Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated while his unit was conducting combat operations in Kn'an, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/15/08 (I) Staff Sgt. David W. Textor 27, Roanoke, Virginia U.S. Army Mosul Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died of injuries suffered from a vehicle incident. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/16/08 (A) Pfc. Willington M. Rhoads 23, Las Vegas, Nevada U.S. Army Bagram, Afghanistan Non-combat Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), Vicenza, Italy.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/17/08 (I) Tech. Sgt. Jackie L. Larsen 37, Tacoma, Washington U.S. Air Force Balad Air Base Non-combat - Natural causes Died of natural causes. She was assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, Calif.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
07/17/08 (A) 1st Lt. Jason D. Mann 29, Woodlynne, New Jersey U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Non-combat - Accident Died from a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	07/20/08 (A) Pfc. Ivan Wilson 22, Clearlake, California U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province, Afghanistan Hostile He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	07/22/08 (A) 1st Lt. Nick A. Dewhirst 25, Onalaska, Wisconsin U.S. Army Khost Province, Afghanistan Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when his convoy came under attack by individuals using rocket propelled grenades and small arms 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	07/25/08 (A) Spc. Seteria L. Brown 22, Orlando, Florida U.S. Army Sharana, Afghanistan Non-combat Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident. She was assigned to the 62nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	07/30/08 (I) Sgt. James A. McHale 31, Fairfield, Montana U.S. Army Taji, Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of wounds suffered July 22 in Taji, Iraq, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 40th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link
07/31/08 (I) Spc. Andre Darnell Mitchell 25, Elmont, New York U.S. Army Mosul - Ninawa Non-combat - Accident - vehicule rollover   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo