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29 Killed - Afghanistan    77 Killed - Iraq    Total: 106
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06/29/08 (A) Master Sgt. Shawn E. Simmons 39, Ashland, Massachusetts U.S. Army Khosrow-E Sofla, Afghanistan Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died from injuries sustained when his vehicle rolled into a canal. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/11/05 (I) Cpl. Donald E. Fisher II 21, Avon, Massachusetts U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular One of two soldiers killed when their convoy vehicle was involved in a collision in Kirkuk, Iraq, on November 11, 2005 40th Transportation Company, 44th Corps Support BN, 593rd CSG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/18/03 (I) Pfc. John D. Hart 20, Bedford, Massachusetts U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when his patrol was ambushed with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Taza, Iraq, on October 18, 2003 1st BN (AB), 508th INF REG, 173rd Infantry Brigade   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	11/15/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Travis R. Desiato 19, Bedford, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died as result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 15, 2004 1st BN, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/07/03 (I) Chief Warrant Officer Kyran E. Kennedy 43, Boston, Massachusetts U.S. Army Hostile - Helicopter shot down Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was shot down in Tikrit, Iraq, on November 7, 2003 5th BN, 101st Av REG, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
03/13/04 (I) Sgt. Daniel J. Londono 22, Boston, Massachusetts U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb struck his Humvee while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 13, 2004 1st BN, 504th INF REG, 82nd Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/06/05 (A) Capt. David S. Connolly 37, Boston, Massachusetts U.S. Army Reserve Ghazni (3 mi. from) [Ghazni Prov.] Non-Hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when a CH-47 helicopter crashed in Ghazni, Afghanistan. 1173rd Transportation Terminal Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, Brockton, Mass. 1173rd Transportation Terminal Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/13/07 (I) Sgt. Gregroy A. Wright 28, Boston, Massachusetts U.S. Army Muqdadiyah - Diyala Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1st Engineer BN, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     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	01/11/09 (I) Sgt. Marquis R. Porter 28, Brighton, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Al Anbar Province Non-combat Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link
04/06/07 (I) Capt. Anthony Palermo 26, Brockton, Massachusetts U.S. Army Baghdad (western part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	01/25/07 (I) Sgt. Alexander H. Fuller 21, Centerville, Massachusetts U.S. Army Baghdad (eastern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	05/21/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Andrew J. Zabierek 25, Chelmsford, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died due to hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq, on May 21, 2004 2nd BN, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	12/05/01 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Henry Petithory 32, Cheshire, Massachusetts U.S. Army Kandahar Hostile - friendly fire - satellite-guided bomb Company A, 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	06/16/05 (I) Capt. John W. Maloney 36, Chicopee, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - IED attack One of two Marines killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb during combat operations near Ramadi, Iraq, on June 16, 2005 1st BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/27/07 (I) Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Newsome 27, Chicopee, Massachusetts U.S. Army Baghdad (eastern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1st BN, 8th Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link   photo     photo	10/14/08 (A) Spc. Stephen R. Fortunato 25, Danvers, Massachusetts U.S. Army Qazi Bandeh, 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   Link	07/05/04 (I) Lance Cpl. John J. Van Gyzen IV 21, Dighton, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 5, 2004 3rd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/26/06 (I) Spec. Edgardo Zayas 29, Dorchester, Massachusetts U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his dismountedpatrol during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 26, 2006 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/02/03 (I) Spec. Mathew G. Boule 22, Dracut, Massachusetts U.S. Army Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq on April 2, 2003 2nd BN, 3rd Aviation REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link
11/06/07 (I) Spc. Christine M. Ndururi 21, Dracut, Massachusetts U.S. Army Camp Arifjan Non-combat - Illness Died in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, from a non-combat related illness. Her death is under investigation.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	04/30/09 (I) Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler J. Trahan 22, East Freetown, Massachusetts U.S. Navy Fallujah, Hostile - hostile fire - bomb Died while conducting combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq. He was assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit Twelve in Norfolk, Va., and was deployed with an East Coast based Navy SEAL team.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	04/22/06 (I) Pvt. Michael E. Bouthot 19, Fall River, Massachusetts U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee, causing a fire, during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, onApril 22, 2006 1st BN, 67th Armored REG, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/19/10 (A) Sgt. Robert J. Barrett 20, Fall River, Massachusetts U.S. Army National Guard Kabul Hostile - Suicide bomber Died of injuries sustained when a suicide bomber attacked his unit He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 101st Field Artillery Regiment, Fall River, Mass.   Military Times Link Link	06/21/10 (A) Spc. Scott A. Andrews 21, Fall River, Massachusetts U.S. Army Forward Operating Base Lagman, Zabul province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 618th Engineer Support Company, 27th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineers Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link Link
10/17/06 (I) 2nd Lt. Joshua L. Booth 23, Fiskdale, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed during combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq, on October 17, 2006 2nd BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/18/06 (I) Lance Cpl. Geofrey R. Cayer 20, Fitchburg, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Gunshot wound Died of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 18, 2006. The incident is under investigation. 3rd BN, 5th Marine Reg, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/29/08 (I) Staff Sgt. Scott J. Metcalf 36, Framingham, Massachusetts U.S. Army Balad Non-combat Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/06/05 (I) Lance Cpl. Shayne M. Cabino 19, Franklin, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Bomb Killed when a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations against enemy forces near Karma, Iraq, on October 6, 2005 2nd BN, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/15/07 (I) Staff Sgt. Robert R. Pirelli 29, Franklin, Massachusetts U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained from enemy small arms fire. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Carson, Colo. 3rd BN, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne)   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
01/26/05 (I) 1st Lt. Travis J. Fuller 26, Granville, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Died when the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutba in western Iraq on January 26, 2005 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/30/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Darren J. Cunningham 40, Groton, Massachusetts U.S. Army Hostile - Mortar attack Killed when his unit came under mortar attack in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 30, 2004 89th Military Police Brigade   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/29/03 (A) Pfc. Evan W. O'Neill 19, Haverhill, Massachusetts U.S. Army Shkin (Paktika Province) Hostile fire 1st Bat., 87th Inf. Reg., 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/15/05 (I) Lance Cpl. Nickolas D. Schiavoni 26, Haverhill, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Car bomb Killed when a suicide car bomb detonated during combat operations against enemy forces in Karma, Iraq, on November 15, 2005 2nd BN, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/09/09 (A) Maj. Brian M. Mescall 33, Hopkinton, Massachusetts U.S. Army Jaldak Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Jaldak. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link
06/06/03 (A) Capt. Seth R. Michaud 27, Hudson, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Non-hostile - Friendly Fire A B-52 plane participating in a training exercise dropped its bombs too close to the ground forces in the an exercise in Djibouti. He was assigned to the Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-461, New River Marine Corps Air Station, N.C.   Arlington W.Post Link	10/22/02 (A) Lt. Cmdr. Thomas L. Robinson 38, Kingston, Massachusetts U.S. Navy Bharain Non-combat - Self-inflicted gunshot Robinson was found dead in his stateroom of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound while the destroyer was making a port call in Bahrain on October 23, 2002. W.Post Link	09/15/05 (I) Sgt. Pierre A. Raymond 28, Lawrence, Massachusetts U.S. Army Reserve Hostile - hostile fire Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuriessustained when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using indirectfire on September 15, 2005 28th Forward Support Battalion, 28th Infantry Division, Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/12/07 (I) Spc. Alex R. Jimenez 25, Lawrence, Massachusetts U.S. Army Al Taqa, Iraq Hostile He was part of a patrol that was ambushed by enemy forces south of Baghdad on May 12, 2007. On July 10, 2008, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner positively identified human remains recovered in Iraq July 9 to be those of two soldiers who had been previously listed as 'Missing-Captured.' He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link DoD 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
03/17/07 (I) Pfc. John F. Landry Jr. 20, Lowell, Massachusetts U.S. Army Baghdad (western part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 2nd BN, 12th Cavalry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	05/12/10 (A) Sgt. Joshua D. Desforges 23, Ludlow, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link Link	01/21/04 (I) Spec. Gabriel T. Palacios 22, Lynn, Massachusetts U.S. Army Hostile - Mortar attack Killed in a mortar attack on a forward operating base near Baquba, Iraq, on January 21, 2004. 588th Engineer Battalion (Heavy), 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas 588th Engineer BN (Heavy), 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	05/09/07 (I) Lance Cpl. Walter K. O’Haire 20, Lynn, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Al Anbar Province Hostile - hostile fire 2nd BN, 6th Marine Reg, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	10/04/06 (I) Lance Cpl. Edward M. Garvin 19, Malden, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on October 4, 2006 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
11/12/08 (I) Spc. Corey M. Shea 21, Mansfield, Massachusetts U.S. Army Not reported yet Hostile - Small arms fire Died when an Iraqi Army soldier wearing a uniform approached him and opened fire. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	06/16/05 (A) Staff Sgt. Christopher N. Piper 43, Marblehead, Massachusetts U.S. Army Brooke Army Med. Center, TX Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Tex., from injuries sustained on June 3 when a makeshift bomb exploded near his vehicle in Orgun-E. 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/08/07 (I) Staff Sgt. Alicia A. Birchett 29, Mashpee, Massachusetts U.S. Army Baghdad Non-combat - Accident Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related accident Aug. 8 in Baghdad. She was assigned to the 887th Engineer Company, 326th Engineer Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. 87th Engineer Company, 326th Engineer BN, 101st Sustainment Brigade, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	08/14/08 (I) Pfc. Daniel A. C. McGuire 19, Mashpee, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	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
03/19/04 (I) Cpl. David M. Vicente 25, Methuen, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed in an attack near Hit, Iraq, on March 19, 2004 2nd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/22/02 (A) Staff Sgt. Bruce A. Rushforth Jr. 35, Middleboro, Massachusetts U.S. Army at sea in the southern Philippines Non-Hostile - Helicopter crash Killed in an MH-47E crash during a training exercise, on Feb. 22, 2002 in the Philippines. Company E, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/29/04 (I) Pfc. Norman Darling 29, Middleboro, Massachusetts U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a vehicle approached his unit while it was conducting a dismountedsweep patrol for roadside bombs and the driver detonated a bomb inBaghdad, Iraq, on April 29, 2004 4th BN, 27th Field Artillery REG, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/22/07 (I) Cpl. Jeremy P. Bouffard 21, Middlefield, Massachusetts U.S. Army Northern Iraq Non-hostile - helicopter crash Died of injuries suffered when their helicopter crashed. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii 2nd BN, 35th Infantry Reg, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	08/04/04 (I) Gunnery Sgt. Elia P. Fontecchio 30, Milford, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died from injuries received from enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 4, 2004 3rd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/30/07 (I) Staff Sgt. Robb L. Rolfing 29, Milton, Massachusetts U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne)   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	05/29/04 (A) Petty Officer 1st Class Brian J. Ouellette 37, Needham, Massachusetts U.S. Navy Qalat (20 mi. E of), Zabul Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while on mounted patrol near Jahak and Seleh, Afghanistan. Special Warfare Group 2 (Navy SEAL)   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/01/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Joseph Camara 40, New Bedford, Massachusetts U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Killed when his Humvee struck a roadside bomb on a supply route south of Baghdad, Iraq, on September 1, 2003 115th Military Police Company, Rhode Island Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/26/06 (I) Lance Cpl. Michael L. Ford 19, New Bedford, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed during combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 26, 2006 1st Tank BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/01/05 (A) 1st Lt. Derek S. Hines 25, Newburyport, Massachusetts U.S. Army Baylough (S of Deh Chopan), Zabul Prov. Hostile - hostile fire Killed when his unit was conducting security operations and came under attack by enemy fire in Baylough. 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment. 319th Airborne Field Artillery Reg., 173rd Airborne Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
04/08/07 (I) Sgt. Adam P. Kennedy 25, Norfolk, Massachusetts U.S. Army Diwaniyah - Qadisiyah Hostile - hostile fire - indirect fire Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	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	02/25/04 (I) Chief Warrant Officer Stephen M. Wells 29, North Egremont, Massachusetts U.S. Army Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when the OH-58 Kiowa helicopter he was flying crashed in Habbinaya, Iraq, on February 25, 2004 4th Squadron, Outlaw Troop, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/06/05 (I) Capt. Joel E. Cahill 34, Norwood, Massachusetts U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee in Ad Dawr, Iraq, on November 6, 2005 1st BN, 15th INF REG, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/04/03 (I) 1st Lt. Brian M. McPhillips 25, Pembroke, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed during a firefight in central Iraq, on April 4, 2003 He was assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link
05/31/07 (I) Private First Class Matthew Bean 22, Pembroke, Massachusetts U.S. Army Bethesda Naval Hosp., MD - Babil Hostile - hostile fire - sniper fire Died May 31 at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of wounds sustained on May 19 in Lutifiyah, Iraq, when he was struck by enemy small-arms fire. 2nd BN, 15th Field Artillery Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, (Light Infantry) 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link   photo     photo	12/13/08 (I) Spc. Jesse Alan Crudop 27, Pembroke, Massachusetts U.S. Army Non-combat Died suddenly at the South Shore Hospital, Pembroke, Mass.. He was a Military Police Officer in the 94th MP Co. based in NH. He was deployed to Iraq from 2004 to 2007.   Personal Tribute Site Link   Link     Link   photo	12/18/03 (I) Sgt. Glenn R. Allison 24, Pittsfield, Massachusetts U.S. Army Non-combat - Natural causes Died during physical training in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 18, 2003 2nd BN, 14th INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/25/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Jeffrey C. Burgess 20, Plymouth, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed in action during operations near Falluja, Iraq, on March 25, 2004 Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, MWS Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/04/09 (A) Spc. Benjamin Sherman 21, Plymouth, Massachusetts U.S. Army Bala Murghab, Afghanistan Non-combat Died in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, while participating in a resupply mission. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C   Military Times Link   Link     Link     Link     Link
01/18/05 (I) Capt. Christopher J. Sullivan 29, Princeton, Massachusetts U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his parked vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 18, 2005 1st BN, 5th Cavalry REG, 1st Cavalry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/29/07 (A) Cpl. Ciara M. Durkin 30, Quincy, Massachusetts U.S. Army Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Non-combat - Homicide Specialist Ciara Durkin, 30, was killed Thursday just outside a chapel near her office at Bagram Airfield. She suffered from a gunshot to the head. The Durkin family has now asked the Irish government to get involved. Ciara was born in Ireland before arriving in the Boston area when she was a child. Our sympathies to the Durkin family. May the truth be found.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	08/25/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Alexander S. Arredondo 20, Randolph, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed as result of hostile action in Najaf, Iraq, on August 25, 2004 BN Landing Team 1/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/25/04 (I) Cpl. Brian Oliveira 22, Raynham, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died from injuries received from enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on October 25, 2004 3rd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/21/06 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Jared C. Monti 30, Raynham, Massachusetts U.S. Army Gowardesh Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Jared Monti was killed by enemy fire on June 21, 2006, while trying to rescue wounded comrades in the mountains of Afghanistan. He has been posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. 3rd Squadron, 71st Calvary, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Div   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
04/04/03 (I) Capt. Benjamin W. Sammis 29, Rehoboth, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Helicopter crash Killed in action when his AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed during combat operations near Ali Aziziyal, Iraq, on April 4, 2003 HMLA-267, Marine Air Group 39, 3rd Marine Air   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/21/08 (A) Sgt. Nelson D. Rodriguez Ramirez 22, Revere, Massachusetts U.S. Air National Guard Kandahar province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. He was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry (Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition), New York Army National Guard, Geneva, N.Y.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	01/22/09 (I) Pfc. Matthew M. Pollini 21, Rockland, Massachusetts U.S. Army Baghdad Non-combat - Accident - vehicular rollover Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. He was assigned to the 772nd Military Police Company, Taunton, Mass.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/10/07 (I) Staff Sgt. Joan J. Duran 24, Roxbury, Massachusetts U.S. Army Tikrit Non-combat Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	05/31/06 (I) Sgt. Benjamin E. Mejia 25, Salem, Massachusetts U.S. Army Non-combat Died of non-combat related causes in Marez, Iraq, on May 31, 2006 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry REG, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team   Military Times Link W.Post Link
09/03/09 (I) Spc. Jordan M. Shay 22, Salisbury, Massachusetts U.S. Army Baqubah, Iraq Non-hostile - Accident - vehicular Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. He was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	04/02/06 (I) Cpl. Scott J. Procopio 20, Saugus, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire One of three Marines killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 2, 2006 3rd BN, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/08/05 (A) Sgt. Michael J. Kelley 26, Scituate, Massachusetts U.S. Army National Guard Shkin (near) (Paktika Province) Hostile - hostile fire - Mortar attack 101st Field Artillery Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/04/06 (I) Lance Cpl. Eric P. Valdepenas 21, Seekonk, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 4, 2006 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/15/08 (A) Pfc. Paul E. Conlon Jr. 21, Somerville, Massachusetts U.S. Army Wardak Province, Afghanistan, Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device and then received small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire. 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   photo
04/09/04 (I) Spec. Peter G. Enos 24, South Dartmouth, Massachusetts U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his patrol vehicle in Bayji, Iraq, on April 9, 2004 1st BN, 7th Field Artillery REG, 1st Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/27/07 (I) Sgt. William J. Callahan 28, South Easton, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Al Anbar Province Hostile - hostile fire 8th Engineer Support BN, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	06/01/04 (I) Pfc. Markus J. Johnson 20, Springfield, Massachusetts U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died when his Humvee Avenger rolled over in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 1, 2004 D BN, 4th BN, 3rd Air Defense Artillery REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/16/06 (I) Spec. David J. Babineau 25, Springfield, Massachusetts U.S. Army Hostile - Small arms fire Killed by enemy small-arms fire while manning a checkpoint near Yusufiya, Iraq, on June 16, 2006 1st BN, 502nd INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/13/06 (A) Sgt. Alberto D. Montrond 27, Suffolk, Massachusetts U.S. Army Deh Rawood (N of) [Uruzgan Prov.] Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his Humvee during combat operations in Deh Rawod, Afghanistan. Group Support Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
09/19/06 (I) Spec. Jared J. Raymond 20, Swampscott, Massachusetts U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his M1A2 AbramsTank during combat operations in Taji, Iraq, on September 19, 2006 1st BN, 66th Armor Reg, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/07/07 (I) Capt. Jennifer J. Harris 28, Swampscott, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Fallujah (between Fallujah and Baghdad) - Anbar Hostile - helicopter crash Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	01/24/09 (I) Sgt. Kyle J. Harrington 24, Swansea, Massachusetts U.S. Army Basra, Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of injuries sustained from a non-hostile accident in his unit motor pool. He was assigned to the 542nd Maintenance Company, 80th Ordnance Battalion, 593rd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/04/08 (I) Sgt. Shane P. Duffy 22, Taunton, Massachusetts U.S. Army Tikrit Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds suffered in Sharqat, Iraq, when their unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and hand grenades. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	06/17/09 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Kevin A. Dupont 52, Templeton, Massachusetts U.S. Army National Guard Kandau, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered March 8 in Kandau, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 79th Troop Command, Rehoboth, Mass.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo
07/20/03 (I) Sgt. Justin W. Garvey 23, Townsend, Massachusetts U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when his vehicle was ambushed and struck by rocket-propelled grenades while on patrol in Tal Afar, Iraq, on July 20, 2003 Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1-187 INF Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/25/06 (I) Cpl. Paul N. King 23, Tyngsboro, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 25, 2006 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/16/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Bellavia 28, Wakefield, Massachusetts U.S. Army Hostile - Small arms fire A group of soldiers were attempting to negotiate with a group of armed men who were congregating on a road near a Karbala, Iraq, mosque afterc urfew on October 16, 2003. The Iraqis opened fire, killing Bellavia and two other soldiers. 716th Military Police BN, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/13/07 (I) 1st Lt. Andrew J. Bacevich 27, Walpole, Massachusetts U.S. Army Salah Ad Din Province Hostile - hostile fire - explosion 3rd BN, 8th Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	12/23/03 (A) Sgt. Theodore L. Perreault 33, Webster, Massachusetts U.S. Army National Guard Camp Bulkeley, Guantanamo Bay Non-combat - weapon discharge 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
05/08/07 (I) Spc. Kyle A. Little 20, West Boylston, Massachusetts U.S. Army Salman Pak - Babil Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	10/14/07 (I) Pfc. Kenneth J. Iwasinski 22, West Springfield, Massachusetts U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Co. 2nd BN, 12th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo     photo	05/02/07 (I) 1st Lt. Ryan P. Jones 23, Westminster, Massachusetts U.S. Army Baghdad (southern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 4th Brigade Special Troops BN, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	01/28/05 (I) Sgt. Andrew K. Farrar Jr. 31, Weymouth, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident Died due to a non-hostile related incident in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 28, 2005 Headquarters & Service BN, 2nd Force Service Support Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/05/06 (A) Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr. 19, Worcester, Massachusetts U.S. Army Asadabad (10 mi NW of) [Kunar Prov.] Non-Hostile - Helicopter crash 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/24/09 (A) Cpl. Nicholas G. Xiarhos 21, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died of wounds suffered while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo     photo