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There have been 1,749 coalition deaths -- 1,060 Americans, 11 Australians, one Belgian, 285 Britons, 144 Canadians, three Czech, 29 Danes, 23 Dutch, seven Estonians, one Finn, 41 French, 43 Germans, two Hungarians, 22 Italians, four Latvians, one Lithuanian, five Norwegians, 16 Poles, two Portuguese, 13 Romanians, one South Korean, 28 Spaniards, four Swedes, two Turks and one NATO/ISAF -- in the war on terror as of May 14, 2010, according to a CNN count. Below are the names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen and sailors whose deaths have been reported by their nation's governments. The list also includes two U.S. Defense Department civilian employees. The troops died serving in the U.S.-led Operation Enduring Freedom or the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. At least 5,831 U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon. In addition to the military deaths, one Jordanian and 11 U.S. intelligence operatives have died in Afghanistan.

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Sgt. Cesar B. Ruiz |
26 |
Individual Ready Reservist assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade |
San Antonio, Texas |
Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 31, 2009 |
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Staff Sgt. Olaf S.G. Schmid |
30 |
11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps |
Truro, Cornwall, England |
Killed when the roadside bomb he was defusing detonated in the Sangin region of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 31, 2009 |
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Sapper Steven Marshall |
24 |
1 Combat Engineer Regiment |
Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his dismounted patrol approximately 6.2 miles (10 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 30, 2009 |
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Lt. Justin Boyes |
26 |
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his dismounted patrol 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 28, 2009 |
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Lance Cpl. Cody R. Stanley |
21 |
Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force |
Rosanky, Texas |
Died while supporting combat operations in the Nawzad district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 28, 2009 |
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Frank R. Walker |
66 |
Air Force civilian employee assigned to the 72nd Civil Engineering Directorate, 72nd Air Base Wing |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Died of non-combat related medical causes at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, on October 28, 2009 |
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Pfc. Brian R. Bates Jr. |
20 |
Company A, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division |
Gretna, Louisiana |
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2009 |
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Spc. Robert K. Charlton |
22 |
Company C, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division |
Malden, Missouri |
Died on October 27, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on October 23, 2009 |
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Sgt. Fernando Delarosa |
24 |
Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division |
Alamo, Texas |
One of seven soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their Stryker armored vehicle with a roadside bomb in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2009 |
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Staff Sgt. Luis M. Gonzalez |
27 |
Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division |
South Ozone Park, New York |
One of seven soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their Stryker armored vehicle with a roadside bomb in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2009 |
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Sgt. Dale R. Griffin |
29 |
Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division |
Terre Haute, Indiana |
One of seven soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their Stryker armored vehicle with a roadside bomb in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2009 |
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Sgt. Issac B. Jackson |
27 |
Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division |
Plattsburg, Missouri |
One of seven soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their Stryker armored vehicle with a roadside bomb in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2009 |
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Spc. Jared D. Stanker |
22 |
Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division |
Evergreen Park, Illinois |
One of seven soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their Stryker armored vehicle with a roadside bomb in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2009 |
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Pfc. Christopher I. Walz |
25 |
Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division |
Vancouver, Washington |
One of seven soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their Stryker armored vehicle with a roadside bomb in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2009 |
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Sgt. Patrick O. Williamson |
24 |
Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division |
Broussard, Louisiana |
One of seven soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their Stryker armored vehicle with a roadside bomb in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2009 |
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Staff Sgt. Keith R. Bishop |
28 |
Company B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group |
Smithtown, New York |
One of seven soldiers killed when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed on takeoff in Darreh-ye Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 |
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Cpl. Gregory M.W. Fleury |
23 |
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force |
Anchorage, Alaska |
One of four Marines killed in a midair collision between a AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter and a UH-1N Huey transport helicopter in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 |
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Sgt. Josue E. Hernandez-Chavez |
23 |
Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
One of seven soldiers killed when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed on takeoff in Darreh-ye Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 |
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Capt. Eric A. Jones |
29 |
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force |
Westchester, New York |
One of four Marines killed in a midair collision between a AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter and a UH-1N Huey transport helicopter in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 |
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Chief Warrant Officer 3 Niall D. Lyons |
40 |
Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment |
Spokane, Washington |
One of seven soldiers killed when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed on takeoff in Darreh-ye Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 |
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Staff Sgt. Shawn H. McNabb |
24 |
Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment |
Terrell, Texas |
One of seven soldiers killed when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed on takeoff in Darreh-ye Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 |
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Sgt. 1st Class David E. Metzger |
32 |
Company B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group |
San Diego, California |
One of seven soldiers killed when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed on takeoff in Darreh-ye Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 |
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Capt. David S. Mitchell |
30 |
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force |
Loveland, Ohio |
One of four Marines killed in a midair collision between a AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter anda UH-1N Huey transport helicopter in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 |
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Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael P. Montgomery |
36 |
Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment |
Redmond, Washington |
One of seven soldiers killed when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed on takeoff in Darreh-ye Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 |
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Spc. Nickolas A. Mueller |
26 |
Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment |
Little Chute, Wisconsin |
One of seven soldiers killed when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed on takeoff in Darreh-ye Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 |
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Capt. Kyle R. Van De Giesen |
29 |
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force |
North Attleboro, Massachusetts |
One of four Marines killed in a midair collision between a AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter and a UH-1N Huey transport helicopter in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 |
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Cpl. Thomas Mason |
27 |
Company C, The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland |
Rosyth, Scotland |
Died on October 25, 2009, at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, England, of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated during an operation in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 15, 2009 |
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Spc. Brandon K. Steffey |
23 |
178th Military Police Detachment, 89th Military Police Brigade, III Corps |
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan |
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Laghman province, Afghanistan, on October 25, 2009 |
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Sgt. Eduviges G. Wolf |
24 |
Company A, 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division |
Hawthorne, California |
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked her vehicle with a rocket-propelled grenade in the Ghaziabad district of Kunar province, Afghanistan, on October 25, 2009 |
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Pfc. Devin J. Michel |
19 |
Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division |
Stockton, Illinois |
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Zhari district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 24, 2009 |
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Sgt. Michael Ebert |
23 |
3. Mekaniserede Infanterikompagni, Den Kongelige Livgarde (3rd Mechanized Infantry Company, The Royal Life Guard) |
Birkerød, Denmark |
Died of wounds received in a firefight north of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 23, 2009 |
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Pfc. Kimble A. Han |
30 |
569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion |
Lehi, Utah |
One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Zhari district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 23, 2009 |
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Spc. Eric N. Lembke |
25 |
569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion |
Tampa, Florida |
One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Zhari district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 23, 2009 |
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Cpl. James Oakland |
26 |
Royal Military Police |
Manchester, England |
Died of wounds received when a roadside bomb exploded during a foot patrol in the Gereshk region of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 22, 2009 |
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Spc. Kyle A. Coumas |
22 |
Company A, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division |
Lockeford, California |
Killed when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 21, 2009 |
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Lance Cpl. David R. Baker |
22 |
Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force |
Painesville, Ohio |
Died while supporting combat operations in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan on October 20, 2009 |
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Spc. Michael A. Dahl Jr. |
23 |
Company B, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division |
Moreno Valley, California |
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Argahndab, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 17, 2009 |
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Spc. Anthony G. Green |
28 |
143rd Infantry Detachment, Texas Army National Guard |
Matthews, North Carolina |
One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their Humvee with a roadside bomb in the Jaghato district of Wardak province, Afghanistan, on October 16, 2009 |
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Sgt. Christopher M. Rudzinski |
28 |
293rd Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade |
Rantoul, Illinois |
Killed when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 16, 2009 |
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Staff Sgt. Chris N. Staats |
32 |
143rd Infantry Detachment, Texas Army National Guard |
Fredericksburg, Texas |
One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their Humvee with a roadside bomb in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on October 16, 2009 |
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Spc. Jesus O. Flores Jr. |
28 |
569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion |
La Mirada, California |
One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 15, 2009 |
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Spc. Daniel C. Lawson |
33 |
569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion |
Deerfield Beach, Florida |
One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 15, 2009 |
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1st Cpl. Maj. Rosario Ponziano |
25 |
4° Reggimento Paracadutisti Alpini (4th Alpine Parachute Regiment) |
Palermo, Italy |
Killed when his Lince armored vehicle overturned while traveling between Shindad and Herat in western Afghanistan on October 15, 2009 |
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Staff Sgt. Glen H. Stivison Jr. |
34 |
569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion |
Blairsville, Pennsylvania |
One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 15, 2009 |
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Pfc. Brandon M. Styer |
19 |
569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 15, 2009 |
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Pfc. Szymon Graczyk |
23 |
5 Pulk Inzynieryjny (5th Engineering Regiment) |
Szczecin, Poland |
One of two Polish soldiers killed when their MRAP vehicle struck a roadside bomb while traveling in a convoy on Highway 1 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on October 9, 2009 |
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Pfc. Radosław Szyszkiewicz |
22 |
5 Pulk Inzynieryjny (5th Engineering Regiment) |
Iwanowice, Poland |
One of two Polish soldiers killed when their MRAP vehicle struck a roadside bomb while traveling in a convoy on Highway 1 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on October 9, 2009 |
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Spc. George W. Cauley
| 24 |
114th Transportation Company, 347th Regional Support Group, Minnesota Army National Guard |
Walker, Minnesota |
Died on October 10, 2009, in Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 7, 2009 |
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Lance Cpl. Alfonso Ochoa Jr. |
20 |
Company F, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force |
Armona, California |
Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on October 10, 2009 |
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Staff Sgt. Aaron J. Taylor |
27 |
Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force |
Bovey, Minnesota |
Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 9, 2009 |
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Lance Cpl. James Hill |
23 |
1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards |
Redhill, Surrey, England |
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 8, 2009 |
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Sgt. Johann Hivin-Gerard |
29 |
3e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (3rd Marine Infantry Regiment) |
France |
Died on October 8, 2009, at Percy Military Hospital in Paris, France, of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb struck his armored vehicle while escorting a logistics convoy in the Surobi district north of Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2009 |
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Cpl. Cristo A. Cabello Santana |
24 |
Regimiento de Infanteria Ligera IX (9th Light Infantry Regiment) |
Las Palmas de Gran Canarias, Spain |
Killed when a roadside bomb struck his armored vehicle during a reconnaissance and security patrol east of Herat, Afghanistan, on October 7, 2009 |
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Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth W. Westbrook |
41 |
Military Transition Team member assigned to Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division |
Shiprock, New Mexico |
Westbrook died on October 7, 2009, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and indirect fire in Ganjigal Valley, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2009. His brother, Sgt. Marshall A. Westbrook, was killed in Iraq on October 1, 2005. |
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Guardsman Jamie Janes |
20 |
Company 2, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards |
Brighton, England |
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol near the Nad e-Ali district center in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 5, 2009 |
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Spc. Kevin O. Hill |
23 |
576th Mobility Augmentation Company |
Brooklyn, New York |
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms and indirect fires at Contingency Outpost Dehanna, Afghanistan, on October 4, 2009 |
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Cpl. Patric Sauer |
24 |
4. Kompanie, Fallschirmjägerbataillon 263 (4th Company, 263rd Parachute Battalion) |
Fulda, Hesse, Germany |
Died on October 4, 2009, in a hospital in Germany of wounds suffered when a suicide bomber on a motorcycle struck his convoy near Kunduz, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2008 |
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Sgt. Justin T. Gallegos |
27 |
B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division |
Tucson, Arizona |
One of eight soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2009 |
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Spc. Christopher T. Griffin |
24 |
B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division |
Kincheloe, Michigan |
One of eight soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2009 |
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Sgt. Joshua M. Hardt |
24 |
B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division |
Applegate, California |
One of eight soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2009 |
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Sgt. Joshua J. Kirk |
30 |
B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division |
South Portland, Maine |
One of eight soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2009 |
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Spc. Stephan L. Mace |
21 |
B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division |
Lovettsville, Virginia |
One of eight soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2009 |
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Staff Sgt. Vernon W. Martin |
25 |
3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division |
Savannah, Georgia |
One of eight soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2009 |
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Staff Sgt. Thomas D. Rabjohn |
39 |
363rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment, Arizona Army National Guard |
Litchfield Park, Arizona |
Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated during an attempt to disarm it in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2009 |
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Sgt. Michael P. Scusa |
22 |
B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division |
Villas, New Jersey |
One of eight soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2009 |
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Pfc. Kevin C. Thomson |
22 |
B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division |
Reno, Nevada |
One of eight soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2009 |
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Sgt. Ryan C. Adams |
26 |
951st Engineer Company, Wisconsin Army National Guard |
Rhinelander, Wisconsin |
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle using rocket-propelled grenade fire in Logar province, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2009 |
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Pfc. Alan H. Newton Jr. |
26 |
Headquarters Company, 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 354th Civil Affairs Brigade, 352nd Civil Affairs Command |
Asheboro, North Carolina |
One of two soldiers killed when they were attacked by a suicide bomber in Murcheh, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2009 |
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Pfc. Brandon A. Owens |
21 |
118th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade |
Memphis, Tennessee |
One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit using small arms fire in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2009 |
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Capt. Benjamin A. Sklaver |
32 |
Headquarters Company, 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 354th Civil Affairs Brigade, 352nd Civil Affairs Command |
Medford, Massachusetts |
One of two soldiers killed when they were attacked by a suicide bomber in Murcheh, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2009. During a 2007 deployment to the Horn of Africa, Sklaver founded the ClearWater Initiative, a charitable organization dedicated to providing clean water to populations affected by natural or man-made humanitarian emergencies. |
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Sgt. Aaron M. Smith |
25 |
Company C, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division |
Manhattan, Kansas |
One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit using small arms fire in Nerkh district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2009 |
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Spc. Russell S. Hercules Jr. |
22 |
Company F, 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division |
Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on October 1, 2009 |
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Sgt. Roberto D. Sanchez |
24 |
Company B, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment |
Satellite Beach, Florida |
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 1, 2009 |
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Senior Aircraftman Marcin Wojtak |
24 |
34 Squadron, The Royal Air Force Regiment |
Leicester, England |
Killed when the vehicle he was commanding struck a roadside bomb in the desert south of Bastion Joint Operating Base in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 1, 2009 |


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