North Dakota
5 Killed - Afghanistan    14 Killed - Iraq    Total: 19
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11/27/03 (I) Sgt. Thomas J. Sweet II 23, Bismarck, North Dakota U.S. Army Non-combat Died of a non-combat gunshot wound in Ramadi, Iraq, on November 27, 2003 1st BN, 5th Field Artillery REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/24/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Kenneth W. Hendrickson 41, Bismarck, North Dakota U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed after the convoy he was in was attacked with a roadside bomb north of Falluja, Iraq, on January 24, 2004 957th Engineer Company, 130th Engineer Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/11/04 (I) Pfc. Anthony W. Monroe 20, Bismarck, North Dakota U.S. Army Hostile - Rocket attack Killed when two rockets struck his camp in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 11, 2004 DIV Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/06/06 (A) Sgt. Travis A. Vanzoest 21, Bismarck, North Dakota U.S. Army National Guard Khogyani, Nangahar province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died when his Humvee struck two anti-tank mines during combat operations in Khogyani, Afghanistan. 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/06/06 (A) Spec. Curtis R. Mehrer 21, Bismarck, North Dakota U.S. Army National Guard Khogyani, Nangahar province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/22/03 (I) Spec. Jon P. Fettig 30, Dickinson, North Dakota U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when the truck he was in was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade near Ramadi, Iraq, on July 22, 2003 957th Engineer Company, North Dakota Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/24/04 (I) Sgt. Keith L. Smette 25, Fargo, North Dakota U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed after the convoy he was in was attacked with a roadside bomb north of Falluja, Iraq, on January 24, 2004 957th Engineer Company, 130th Engineer Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/22/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Lance J. Koenig 33, Fargo, North Dakota U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - IED attack Died when a roadside bomb detonated while he was conducting a dismounted patrol in Tikrit, Iraq, on September 22, 2004 Company B, 141st Engineer Battalion, North Dakota Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/23/06 (I) Spec. Michael L. Hermanson 21, Fargo, North Dakota U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Died of injuries sustained when his RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicle was firedupon by homemade bombs, rocket-propelled grenade and enemy small armsfire while on a route-clearing mission during combat operations inAbayachi, Iraq, on May 23, 2006 164th Engineer Battalion, North Dakota Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/15/03 (I) Pfc. Sheldon R. Hawk Eagle 21, Grand Forks, North Dakota U.S. Army Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2003 1st BN, 320th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
05/08/04 (I) Spec. Philip D. Brown 21, Jamestown, North Dakota U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died in Balad, Iraq, of injuries received when a roadside bomb detonated during a patrol near Samarra, Iraq, on May 8, 2004 Company B, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, North Dakota Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/23/06 (I) Pfc. Paul A. Beyer 21, Jamestown, North Dakota U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations near Baghdad, Iraq, on June 23, 2006 2nd BN, 502nd INF REG, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/23/06 (A) Cpl. Nathan J. Goodiron 25, Mandaree, North Dakota U.S. Army National Guard Qarabagh Hostile - hostile fire - RPG, small arms fire 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/15/06 (I) Spec. Jeremiah S. Santos 21, Minot, North Dakota U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 15, 2006 2nd BN, 8th INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/02/05 (I) Spec. Dennis J. Ferderer Jr. 20, New Salem, North Dakota U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed when enemy forces threw a grenade at his Humvee during convoy operations in Ad Duluiyah, Iraq, on November 2, 2005 1st BN, 15th INF REG, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
11/30/06 (A) Spec. Chris Kleinwachter 29, Wahpeton, North Dakota U.S. Army Ghazni Hostile - vehicle rolled over 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/22/07 (I) Staff Sgt. David C. Kuehl 27, Wahpeton, North Dakota U.S. Army Tikrit - Salah ad Din Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 4th BN, 9th Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade, (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	07/05/10 (A) Spc. Keenan A. Cooper 19, Wahpeton, North Dakota U.S. Army Yakuta, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 73rd Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo	11/04/04 (I) Spec. Cody L. Wentz 21, Williston, North Dakota U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died when a roadside bomb detonated near his military vehicle while on patrol in Iraq on November 4, 2004 Company A, 141st Engineer Battalion, North Dakota Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link