September, 2008
27 Killed - Afghanistan    25 Killed - Iraq    Total: 52
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09/02/08 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Gregory A. Rodriguez 35, Weidman, Michigan U.S. Army Ana Kalay, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered in Ana Kalay, Afghanistan, when his mounted patrol came under small arms fire. He was assigned to the K-9 unit of the 527th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th MP Brigade, Ansbach, Germany.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	09/02/08 (I) Pfc. Patrick W. May 22, Jamestown, New York U.S. Army Baghdad Non-combat Died of injuries sufferedfrom a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the Division Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/04/08 (A) Pvt. Vincent C. Winston Jr. 22, St. Louis, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	09/04/08 (I) Sgt. Kenneth W. Mayne 29, Fort Benning, Georgia U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died when his Humvee was hit by an roadside bomb outside of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link	09/04/08 (I) Pfc. Bryan R. Thomas 22, Battle Creek, Michigan U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died when his Humvee was hit by an roadside bomb outside of Baghdad. 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 photo
09/05/08 (I) Pvt. Jordan P. P. Thibeault 22, South Jordan, Utah U.S. Army Baghdad Non-combat Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/06/08 (A) Pvt. Michael R. Dinterman 18, Littlestown, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Outpost Restrepo, Kunar Province, Afghanistan, Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered when he received enemy fire while on dismounted patrol. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/06/08 (A) Spc. Marques I. Knight 24, San Juan Capistrano, California U.S. Army Aliabad, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered when he received small arms fire while on dismounted patrol. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	09/09/08 (A) 1st Lt. Nicholas A. Madrazo 25, Bothell, Washington U.S. Marine Corps Parwan province, Afghanistan. Hostile He was assigned to Headquarters Battery, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/09/08 (A) Capt. Jesse Melton III 29, Randallstown, Maryland U.S. Marine Corps Parwan province, Afghanistan. Hostile He was assigned to Headquarters Battery, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
09/09/08 (A) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Eichmann A. Strickland 23, Arlington, Washington U.S. Navy Afghanya Valley, Afghanistan. Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died from injuries suffered when the vehicle he was driving hit an improvised explosive device in Afghanya Valley, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Combat Service Support Det. 36, Iwakuni, Japan. He was a member of a US Marine embedded Training Team deployed to Afghan Regional Security Integration Command Central.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/10/08 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Daniel R. Sexton 53, Wentzville, Missouri U.S. Army Balad Non-combat Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 164th Military Police Company, Fort Richardson, Alaska.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	09/11/08 (A) Pvt. Michael W. Murdock 22, Chocowinity, North Carolina U.S. Army Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered at Combat Outpost Lybert, Afghanistan, when he was struck by enemy fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/11/08 (A) Chief Warrant Officer Michael Slebodnik 39, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered near Forward Operating Base Nagil, Afghanistan, when the aircraft he was piloting received enemy fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	09/12/08 (A) Senior Chief Petty Officer John Wayne Marcum 34, Flushing, Michigan U.S. Navy Eastern Afghanistan Hostile Died Sept. 12 from injuries sustained while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan Sept. 11. Marcum was temporarily forward deployed from his assignment at Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Dam Neck, Va.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo
09/12/08 (A) Chief Petty Officer Jason Richard Freiwald 30, Armada, Michigan U.S. Navy Eastern Afghanistan Hostile Died Sept. 12 from injuries sustained while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan Sept. 11. Freiwald was temporarily forward deployed from his assignment at Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Dam Neck, Va.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	09/14/08 (I) Staff Sgt. Darris J. Dawson 24, Pensacola, Florida U.S. Army Camp Victory - Baghdad Non-combat Died in Tunnis, Iraq, of wounds sustained in a non-hostile incident. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/14/08 (I) Sgt. Wesley R. Durbin 26, Hurst, Texas U.S. Army Camp Victory - Baghdad Non-combat Died in Tunnis, Iraq, of wounds sustained in a non-hostile incident. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/14/08 (I) Lt. Col. Ralph J. Marino 46, Houston, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Non-combat - Illness Died from a non-combat related illness He was assigned to U.S. Army Central Command, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	09/14/08 (I) Col. Sidney J. Marceaux Jr. 69, Beaumont, Texas U.S. Army Non-combat - Illness Chaplain Marceaux died from a non-combat related illness. Following evacuation from Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, he was assigned to the Warrior Transition Brigade, Walter Reed Army Medical Center.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
09/17/08 (A) Staff Sgt. Brandon W. Farley 30, Grand Prairie, Texas U.S. Army Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained Sept. 17 when his mounted patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades in Able Monti, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	09/17/08 (A) Pfc Jason Antonio Vazquez 24, Chicago, Illinois U.S. Army National Guard Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Vazquez, who also was a Cook County correctional officer, was deployed to Afghanistan about three weeks ago. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion 122nd Field Artillery, Illinois Army National Guard, Sycamore, Ill.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo     photo	09/17/08 (I) Pfc. Leonard J. Gulczynski I 19, Carol Stream, Illinois U.S. Army Baghdad Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died of injuries sustained when his vehicle was involved in an accident. 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	09/17/08 (A) 1st Lt. Mohsin A. Naqvi 26, Newburgh, New York U.S. Army National Guard Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry, Fort Benning, Ga.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	09/17/08 (A) Capt. Bruce E. Hays 42, Cheyenne, Wyoming U.S. Army National Guard Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the Wyoming Joint Forces Headquarters, Wyoming Army National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link
09/17/08 (I) Capt. Darrick D. Wright 37, Nashville, Tennessee U.S. Army Baghdad Non-combat - Illness Died of a non-combat related illness. He was assigned to the 926th Engineer Brigade, Montgomery, Ala.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	09/17/08 (A) Sgt. Joshua W. Harris 21, Romeoville, Illinois U.S. Army National Guard Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was was assigned to the 2nd Battalion 122nd Field Artillery, Illinois Army National Guard, Robbins, Ill.   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo     photo     photo	09/18/08 (A) Lt. Col. James L. Wiley 46, North Bend, Oregon U.S. Army National Guard Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Non-combat Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 27th Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, Syracuse, N.Y.   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	09/18/08 (I) Cpt Robert Vallejo II 28, Richland Hills, Texas U.S. Army National Guard Baghdad Non-hostile - helicopter crash Seven U.S. Soldiers were killed when a CH-47 Chinook experienced a hard landing about 100 km west of Basra. The Chinook was a part of an aerial convoy flying from Kuwait to Balad. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Texas Army National Guard, Grand Prairie, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/18/08 (I) Cpl. Michael E. Thompson 23, Harrah, Oklahoma U.S. Army National Guard Baghdad Non-hostile - helicopter crash Seven U.S. Soldiers were killed when a CH-47 Chinook experienced a hard landing about 100 km west of Basra. The Chinook was a part of an aerial convoy flying from Kuwait to Balad. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Oklahoma National Guard, Lexington, Okla   Military Times Link W.Post Link
09/18/08 (I) Chief Warrant Officer Brady J. Rudolf 37, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma U.S. Army National Guard Baghdad Non-hostile - helicopter crash Seven U.S. Soldiers were killed when a CH-47 Chinook experienced a hard landing about 100 km west of Basra. The Chinook was a part of an aerial convoy flying from Kuwait to Balad. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Oklahoma National Guard, Lexington, Okla.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/18/08 (I) 1st Sgt. Julio C. Ordonez 54, San Antonio, Texas U.S. Army National Guard Baghdad Non-hostile - helicopter crash Seven U.S. Soldiers were killed when a CH-47 Chinook experienced a hard landing about 100 km west of Basra. The Chinook was a part of an aerial convoy flying from Kuwait to Balad. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Texas Army National Guard, Grand Prairie, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/18/08 (I) Sgt. Daniel M. Eshbaugh 43, Norman, Oklahoma U.S. Army National Guard Baghdad Non-hostile - helicopter crash Seven U.S. Soldiers were killed when a CH-47 Chinook experienced a hard landing about 100 km west of Basra. The Chinook was a part of an aerial convoy flying from Kuwait to Balad. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Oklahoma National Guard, Lexington, Okla.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/18/08 (I) Chief Warrant Officer Corry A. Edwards 38, Kennedale, Texas U.S. Army National Guard Baghdad Non-hostile - helicopter crash Seven U.S. Soldiers were killed when a CH-47 Chinook experienced a hard landing about 100 km west of Basra. The Chinook was a part of an aerial convoy flying from Kuwait to Balad. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Texas Army National Guard, Grand Prairie, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/18/08 (I) Sgt Anthony L. Mason 37, Springtown, Texas U.S. Army National Guard Baghdad Non-hostile - helicopter crash Seven U.S. Soldiers were killed when a CH-47 Chinook experienced a hard landing about 100 km west of Basra. The Chinook was a part of an aerial convoy flying from Kuwait to Balad. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Texas Army National Guard, Grand Prairie, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link
09/19/08 (A) Sgt. Jerome C. Bell Jr. 29, Auburn, New York 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 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	09/20/08 (A) Maj. Rodolfo I. Rodriguez 34, El Paso, Texas U.S. Army Islamabad, Pakistan, Hostile - Bomb Died in the bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan. Rodriguez, a civil engineering officer, was in Pakistan to train the Pakistani military. His home unit was Ramstein’s 86th Construction and Training Squadron.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	09/20/08 (A) Staff Sgt. Nathan M. Cox 32, Walcott, Iowa U.S. Army Korengal Valley, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/20/08 (A) Third Class Petty Officer Matthew J. O’Bryant 22, Duluth, Georgia U.S. Army Hostile - Bomb Died in the bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan. O'Bryant was a Cryptologic Technician assigned to the Navy Information Operations Command Maryland, Fort Meade, Md.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	09/20/08 (A) Capt. Bruno Giancarlo de Solenni 32, Crescent City, California U.S. Army Kandahar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died , of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the Joint Forces Headquarters, Element Training Team, Oregon Army National Guard.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo     photo
09/20/08 (A) Pvt. Joseph F. Gonzales 18, Tucson, Arizona U.S. Army Korengal Valley, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/21/08 (I) Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Taylor 25, Charleston, South Carolina U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when he received small arms fire during dismounted operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), located at Fort Polk, La.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	09/23/08 (I) 1st Lt. Thomas J. Brown 26, Burke, Virginia U.S. Army Salman Pak - Babil Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when his patrol came under small arms fire during dismounted operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	09/24/08 (I) Capt. Michael J. Medders 25, Avon Lake, Ohio U.S. Army Jisr Naft, Iraq Hostile - Suicide bomber Died of wounds suffered when a suicide bomber detonated a vest during operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	09/25/08 (I) Staff Sgt. Ronald Phillips Jr. 33, Conway, South Carolina U.S. Army Iskandariyah - Babil Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.   Military Times Link W.Post Link
09/27/08 (I) Pfc. Jamel A. Bryant 22, Belleville, Illinois U.S. Army Baghdad (Southeast of) Non-combat - Accident - vehicule rollover Died of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident while on patrol in Wahida, Iraq. He was assigned to the 40th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/28/08 (A) Sgt. William E. Hasenflu 38, Bradenton, Florida U.S. Army Jaji District, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died from wounds sustained when his unit was ambushed by enemy forces using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/29/08 (I) Spc. Christopher T. Fox 21, Memphis, Tennessee U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when he encountered small arms fire while on patrol. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link   photo	09/29/08 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Gary J. Vasquez 33, Round Lake, Illinois U.S. Army Yakhchal, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during mounted operations. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	09/29/08 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Jamie S. Nicholas 32, Maysel, West Virginia U.S. Army Yakhchal, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during mounted operations. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link
09/29/08 (A) Capt. Richard G. Cliff Jr. 29, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina U.S. Army Yakhchal, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during mounted operations. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	09/30/08 (I) Pfc. Christopher A. Bartkiewicz 25, Dunfermline, Illinois U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his dismounted patrol using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo