October, 2009
60 Killed - Afghanistan    9 Killed - Iraq    Total: 69
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10/01/09 (I) Spc. Paul E. Andersen 49, Dowagiac, Michigan U.S. Army Reserve Camp Liberty Hostile - hostile fire - mortar attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his camp using indirect fire. He was assigned to the 855th Quartermaster Company, South Bend, Ind.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	10/01/09 (A) Sgt. Roberto D. Sanchez 24, Satellite Beach, Florida U.S. Army Kandahar province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield Ga.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	10/01/09 (A) Spc. Russell S. Hercules Jr. 22, Murfreesboro, Tennessee U.S. Army Wardak Province Hostile - hostile fire - bomb Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	10/02/09 (A) Capt. Benjamin A. Sklaver 32, Medford, Massachusetts U.S. Army Reserve Murcheh, Afghanistan, Hostile - Suicide bomber Died from wounds suffered when he was attacked by a suicide bomber. He was assigned to the 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion, Greensboro, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	10/02/09 (A) Sgt. Ryan C. Adams 26, Rhinelander, Wisconsin U.S. Army National Guard Logar province Hostile - RPG Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle using rocket-propelled grenade fire. He was assigned to the 91st Engineer Company (Sapper), Wisconsin Army National Guard, Rhinelander, Wisc.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
10/02/09 (A) Pfc. Alan H. Newton Jr. 26, Asheboro, North Carolina U.S. Army Reserve Murcheh, Afghanistan, Hostile - Suicide bomber Died from wounds suffered when he was attacked by a suicide bomber. He was assigned to the 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion, Greensboro, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo     photo	10/03/09 (A) Pfc. Brandon A. Owens 21, Memphis, Tennessee U.S. Army Wardak Province Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Died of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 118th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	10/03/09 (A) Sgt. Aaron M. Smith 25, Manhattan, Kansas U.S. Army Wardak Province Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Died of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	10/03/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Thomas D. Rabjohn 39, Litchfield Park, Arizona U.S. Army National Guard Wardak province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated during an attempt to disarm it. He was assigned to the 363rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment, Coolidge, Ariz.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	10/03/09 (A) Sgt. Justin T. Gallegos 27, Tucson, Arizona U.S. Army Kamdesh Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Col   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link
10/03/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Vernon W. Martin 25, Savannah, Georgia U.S. Army Kamdesh Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Col   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	10/03/09 (A) Sgt. Joshua M. Hardt 24, Applegate, California U.S. Army Kamdesh Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Col   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	10/03/09 (A) Sgt. Joshua J. Kirk 30, South Portland, Maine U.S. Army Kamdesh Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Col   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link   photo	10/03/09 (A) Sgt. Michael P. Scusa 22, Villas, New Jersey U.S. Army Kamdesh Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Col   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	10/03/09 (A) Spc. Christopher T. Griffin 24, Kincheloe, Michigan U.S. Army Kamdesh Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Col   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link
10/03/09 (A) Spc. Stephan L. Mace 21, Lovettsville, Virginia U.S. Army Kamdesh Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Col   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	10/03/09 (A) Pfc. Kevin C. Thomson 22, Reno, Nevada U.S. Army Kamdesh Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Col   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	10/04/09 (A) Spc. Kevin O. Hill 23, Brooklyn, New York U.S. Army Dehanna Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms and indirect fires. He was assigned to the 576th Mobility Augmentation Company, Fort Carson, Col   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	10/06/09 (I) Maj. Tad T. Hervas 48, Coon Rapids, Minnesota U.S. Army National Guard Basra Non-combat Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 34th Infantry Division, Rosemont, Minn.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	10/07/09 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth W. Westbrook 41, Shiprock, New Mexico U.S. Army Walter Reed Army Medical Center Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Died of wounds suffered Sept. 8 when insurgents attacked his unit in the Ganjigal Valley, Afghanistan, using small arms and indirect fire. He was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
10/09/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Aaron J. Taylor 27, Bovey, Minnesota U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	10/10/09 (A) Spc. George W. Cauley 24, Walker, Minnesota U.S. Army National Guard Bagram, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device on Oct. 7 in Helmand province. He was assigned to the 114th Truck Company of the Minnesota Army National Guard in Duluth, Minn.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	10/10/09 (A) Lance Cpl. Alfonso Ochoa Jr. 20, Armona, California U.S. Marine Corps Farah province Hostile Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	10/15/09 (A) Pfc. Brandon M. Styer 19, Lancaster, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Kandahar province 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 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo     photo	10/15/09 (A) Spc. Jesus O. Flores 28, La Mirada, California U.S. Army Kandahar province 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 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo
10/15/09 (A) Spc. Daniel C. Lawson 33, Deerfield Beach, Florida U.S. Army Kandahar province 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 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo     photo	10/15/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Glen H. Stivison 34, Blairsville, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Kandahar province 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 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	10/16/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Chris N. Staats 32, Fredericksburg, Texas U.S. Army National Guard Wardak province 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 143rd Infantry Detachment, Austin, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	10/16/09 (A) Spc. Anthony G. Green 28, Matthews, North Carolina U.S. Army National Guard Wardak province 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 143rd Infantry Detachment, Austin, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/16/09 (A) Sgt. Christopher M. Rudzinski 28, Rantoul, Illinois U.S. Army Kandahar, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 293rd Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne), Fort Stewart, Ga.   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo
10/17/09 (A) Spc. Michael A. Dahl Jr. 23, Moreno Valley, California U.S. Army Argahndab, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/18/09 (I) Pfc. Daniel J Rivera 22, Rochester, New York U.S. Army Mosul, Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. 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	10/19/09 (I) Staff Sgt. Bradley Espinoza 26, Mission, Texas U.S. Army Qwest, Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	10/20/09 (A) Lance Cpl. David Raymond Baker 22, Painesville, Ohio U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/21/09 (A) Spc. Kyle A. Coumas 22, Lockeford, California U.S. Army Kandahar province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link
10/23/09 (A) Spc. Eric N. Lembke 25, Tampa, Florida U.S. Army southern Afghanistan 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 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/23/09 (A) Pfc. Kimble A. Han 30, Lehi, Utah U.S. Army southern Afghanistan 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 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/24/09 (A) Pfc. Devin J. Michel 19, Stockton, Illinois U.S. Army Zhari province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/25/09 (A) Sgt. Eduviges G. Wolf 24, Hawthorne, California U.S. Army Kunar province, Afghanistan, Hostile - RPG Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked her vehicle with a rocket propelled grenade. She was assigned to the 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/25/09 (A) Spc. Brandon K. Steffey 23, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan U.S. Army Laghman province 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 178th Military Police Detachment, 89th Military Police Brigade, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link
10/26/09 (A) Capt. Kyle R. Van De Giesen 29, North Attleboro, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps western Afghanistan Non-hostile - Helicopter crash He was assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/26/09 (A) Capt. Eric A. Jones 29, Westchester, New York U.S. Marine Corps western Afghanistan Non-hostile - Helicopter crash He was assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/26/09 (A) Capt. David S. Mitchell 30, Loveland, Ohio U.S. Marine Corps western Afghanistan Non-hostile - Helicopter crash He was assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Arlington   Military Times Link DoD Link	10/26/09 (A) Cpl. Gregory M.W. Fleury 23, Anchorage, Alaska U.S. Marine Corps western Afghanistan Non-hostile - Helicopter crash He was assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/26/09 (A) Chief Warrant Officer Michael P. Montgomery 36, Savannah, Georgia U.S. Army Darreh-ye Bum Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Died of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.:   Military Times Link DoD Link
10/26/09 (A) Chief Warrant Officer Niall Lyons 40, Spokane, Washington U.S. Army Darreh-ye Bum Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Died of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.:   Military Times Link DoD Link	10/26/09 (A) Sgt. Josue E. Hernandez Chavez 23, Reno, Nevada U.S. Army Darreh-ye Bum Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Died of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.:   Military Times Link DoD Link	10/26/09 (A) Sgt. Nikolas A. Mueller 26, Little Chute, Wisconsin U.S. Army Darreh-ye Bum Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Died of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.:   Arlington   Military Times Link DoD Link	10/26/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Shawn H. McNabb 24, Terrell, Texas U.S. Army Darreh-ye Bum Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Died of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.:   Military Times Link DoD Link	10/26/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Keith R. Bishop 28, Medford, New York U.S. Army Darreh-ye Bum Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Died of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.:   Military Times Link DoD Link
10/26/09 (A) Sgt. 1st Class David E. Metzger 32, San Diego., California U.S. Army Darreh-ye Bum Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Died of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.:   Military Times Link DoD Link	10/27/09 (A) Spc. Robert K. Charlton 22, Malden, Missouri U.S. Army Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Non-combat Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident Oct. 23 in Wardak, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link DoD Link   Link     Link	10/27/09 (A) Pfc. Brian R. Bates 20, Gretna, Louisiana U.S. Army Kandahar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link DoD Link   Link	10/27/09 (I) Maj. David L. Audo 35, Saint Joseph, Illinois U.S. Army Baghdad, Iraq Non-hostile Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 22nd Military Police Battalion, 6th Military Police Group, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/27/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Luis M. Gonzalez 27, South Ozone Park, New York U.S. Army southern Afghanistan 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 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link
10/27/09 (A) Sgt. Issac B. Jackson 27, Plattsburg, Missouri U.S. Army southern Afghanistan 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 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/27/09 (A) Spc. Jared D. Stanker 22, Evergreen Park, Illinois U.S. Army southern Afghanistan 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 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/27/09 (A) Sgt. Fernando Delarosa 24, Alamo, Texas U.S. Army southern Afghanistan 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 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/27/09 (A) Pfc. Christopher I. Walz 25, Vancouver, Washington U.S. Army southern Afghanistan 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 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/27/09 (A) Sgt. Dale R. Griffin 29, Terre Haute, Indiana U.S. Army southern Afghanistan 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 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link Link
10/27/09 (A) Sgt. Patrick O. Williamson 24, Broussard, Louisiana U.S. Army southern Afghanistan 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 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/28/09 (A) Louis Maxwell 27, Miami, Florida U.S. Navy KABUL Hostile - Small arms fire Died fighting Taliban attackers at a hotel in Afghanistan He was hailed as a hero by top U.N. staff for the lives he and another guard helped save. W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	10/28/09 (A) Frank R. Walker 66, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Civilian Bagram Air Field Non-combat Died of non-combat related medical causes Oct 28 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 72nd Civil Engineering Directorate, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. DoD Link	10/28/09 (I) Spc. Joseph L. Gallegos 39, Questa, New Mexico U.S. Army National Guard Tallil, Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 720th Transportation Company, New Mexico Army National Guard, in Las Vegas, N.M.   Military Times Link DoD Link   Link     Link	10/28/09 (A) Lance Cpl. Cody R. Stanley 21, Rosanky, Texas U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.   Military Times Link DoD Link   Link
10/29/09 (I) Spc. Adrian L. Avila 19, Opelika, Alabama U.S. Army National Guard Khabari Crossing, Kuwait Non-hostile - Accident Died at Khabari Crossing, Kuwait, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related accident. He was assigned to the 1343rd Chemical Company, 151st Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Battalion, 115th Fires Brigade of the Alabama Army National Guard, in Fort Payne, Ala.   Military Times Link DoD Link	10/30/09 (I) Pfc. Lukas C. Hopper 20, Merced, California U.S. Army Karadah, Iraq Non-hostile - Vehicle rollover Died southeast of Karadah, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link DoD Link	10/30/09 (I) Spc. Christopher M. Cooper 28, Oceanside, California U.S. Army Babil province, Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Schweinfurt, Germany.   Military Times Link DoD Link   Link   photo	10/31/09 (A) Sgt. Cesar B. Ruiz 26, San Antonio, Texas U.S. Marine Corps Reserves Helmand province, Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve, New Orleans.   Military Times Link DoD Link