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Capt. Vasile-Iuliu Unguras |
32 |
Batalionului 21 Manevra (21st Maneuver Battalion) |
Romania |
Killed when his Humvee struck a roadside bomb during a patrol mission on the A1 Highway between Kandahar and Kabul 12.4 miles (20 km) northeast of Qalat, Afghanistan, on April 7, 2009 |
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Lance Cpl. Paul Upton |
31 |
Company E, 1st Battalion, The Rifles Regiment |
Looe, England |
One of three British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their escort patrol in Gereshk district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 25, 2009 |
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Warrant Officer Class 2 Sean Upton |
35 |
53 Battery, 5th Regiment, Royal Artillery |
Nottinghamshire, England |
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 27, 2009 |
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Cpl. Nicholas K. Uzenski |
21 |
3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force |
Tomball, Texas |
One of three Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 11, 2010 |
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Spc. Angelo J. Vaccaro |
23 |
Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division |
Deltona, Florida |
Died of injuries suffered during combat operations in Korengal, Kunar province, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2006 |
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Lt. Radim Vaculik |
29 |
102. Pruzkumný Praporu (102nd Reconnaissance Battalion) |
Czech Republic |
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated under his Humvee in Logar province, Afghanistan, on April 30, 2008 |
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Lance Cpl. Steven A. Valdez |
20 |
Company E, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force |
McRea, Arkansas |
Died from enemy mortar fire at Camp Blessing, Afghanistan on September 26. |
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Sgt. Maj. Roberto Valente |
31 |
187° Reggimento Paracadutisti (187th Parachute Regiment) |
Naples, Italy |
One of six Italian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber struck their vehicle while traveling on Airport Road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009 |
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Sgt. Simon Valentine |
29 |
Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers |
Bedworth, England |
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 15, 2009 |
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Sgt. Gene Vance Jr. |
38 |
Support Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, West Virginia Army National Guard |
Morgantown, West Virginia |
Killed when his unit came under heavy fire during a patrol in eastern Afghanistan on May 19, 2002 |
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Sgt. Alexander Van Aalten |
21 |
1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division |
Monterey, Tennessee |
Died of wounds suffered when a land mine exploded near his unit during combat operations in Sangin, Afghanistan, on April 20, 2007 |
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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 Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 |
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1st Lt. Dennis van Uhm |
23 |
45 Pantserinfanteriebataljon, 43 Gemechaniseerde Brigade (45th Armored Infantry Battalion, 43rd Mechanized Brigade) |
Nijmegen, Netherlands |
One of two Dutch soldiers killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb seven miles (12 kilometers) northwest of Camp Holland in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on April 18, 2008 |
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Sgt. Travis A. Van Zoest |
21 |
1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, North Dakota National Guard |
Larimore, North Dakota |
One of two soldiers killed when their Humvee struck two anti-tank mines during combat operations in Khogyani, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2006 |
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Pvt. Ivan Vazquez Nunez |
20 |
Isabel La Catolica Light Infantry Regiment, 29th Air Mobile Brigade |
Foz, Spain |
One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005 |
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Sgt. 1st Class Gary J. Vasquez |
33 |
1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group |
Round Lake, Illinois |
One of three soldiers killed when the vehicle they were in encountered a roadside bomb during mounted operations in Yakchal, Afghanistan on September 29, 2008 |
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Spc. Travis R. Vaughn |
26 |
Company B, 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment |
Reinbeck, Iowa |
One of seven soldiers killed along with an airman when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed in the Shahjoi district of Zabul province, Afghanistan, on February 18, 2007 |
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Staff Sgt. Jason A. Vazquez |
24 |
2nd Battalion 122nd Field Artillery Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard |
Chicago, Illinois |
One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2008 |
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Spc. Andrew Velez |
22 |
Corps Support Battalion, Theater Support Command |
Lubbock, Texas |
Died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Sharona, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2006. His brother, Spc. Jose A. Velez, was killed in Iraq in November 2004. |
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Pvt. Stanley Mera Vera |
20 |
I Bandera Paracaidista, VI Brigada Paracaidista (1st Parachute Battalion, 6th Parachute Light Infantry Brigade) |
Guayaquil, Ecuador |
One of two Spanish soldiers killed when their BMR armored vehicle was struck by an explosion in Shewan, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2007 |
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Master Cpl. Scott Francis Vernelli |
28 |
3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment |
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada |
One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near a dismounted patrol in Zhari district west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 20, 2009 |
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Cmdr. Bruno Vianini |
41 |
Interforces Command, Special Operations Forces, Italian Defense General Staff |
La Spezia, Italy |
Died when a Kam Air Boeing 737-200 crashed while flying from Herat to Kabul in Afghanistan on February 3, 2005. Vianini was in Afghanistan to assist with an International Security Assistance Force provincial reconstruction team in Herat. |
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1st Lt. Uwe Vierling |
31 |
15th Aviation Regiment, German Army |
Thuringia, Germany |
One of seven German soldiers killed when a German CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter accidentally crashed near Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2002 |
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Staff Sgt. William D. Vile |
27 |
1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
One of three U.S. soldiers killed along with two Latvian soldiers when insurgents attacked their unit using direct fire near the village of Nishagam in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on May 1, 2009 |
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Pfc. Timothy R. Vimoto |
19 |
2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade |
Fort Campbell, Kentucky |
Died of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by insurgents using small arms fire in Korengal Valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2007 |
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Pfc. Donald W. Vincent |
26 |
2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force |
Gainesville, Florida |
Died of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2009 |
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Lance Cpl. Ivano Violino |
29 |
20 Field Squadron, 36 Engineer Regiment |
Salford, England |
Killed when his vehicle was struck by an explosion during a logistics convoy 11 miles (19 km) northeast of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2007 |
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Pvt. Mark Visholm |
21 |
Gardehusarregimentet (Guard Hussar Regiment) |
Denmark |
One of two soldiers killed when their small reconnaissance unit was attacked with small arms fire in the Upper Gereshk Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan on November 29, 2007 |
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Maj. Randell D. Voas |
43 |
8th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, 1st Special Operations Group |
Lakeville, Minnesota |
One of two airmen killed along with a U.S. soldier and a U.S. government contractor when their CV-22 Osprey crashed seven miles (11 km) west of Qalat during a combat operation targeting a terrorist network in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on April 9, 2010 |
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Spc. Demetrius L. Void |
20 |
57th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 11th Signal Brigade |
Orangeburg, South Carolina |
Died of injuries sustained when a military vehicle struck him while conducting physical training at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on September 15, 2009 |
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Spc. Jason E. von Zerneck |
33 |
B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard |
Queens, New York |
Died of injuries sustained from a vehicle incident in Qara Bagh Karez, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2008 |
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Chief Warrant Officer 2 Douglas M. Vose |
38 |
Operational Detachment Alpha 0114, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group |
Concrete, Washington |
Killed by intense direct small arms fire during combat operations in Kabul province, Afghanistan, on July 29, 2009 |
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Pfc. Brandon J. Wadman |
19 |
2nd Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery, Florida Army National Guard |
Cape Coral, Florida |
Died when his vehicle rolled over in Afghanistan on May 5, 2004 |
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Lance Sgt. David Walker |
36 |
1st Battalion, Scots Guards |
Glasgow, Scotland |
Fatally wounded while conducting a ground domination patrol which was engaged by insurgent fire in Nad-e Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 18, 2010 |
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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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1st Lt. Laura M. Walker |
24 |
864th Engineer Combat Battalion, 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade |
El Paso, Texas |
One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated underneath their Humvee during ground assault convoy operations in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2005 |
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Pfc. Morris L. Walker |
23 |
1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2009 |
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Staff Sgt. Thomas A. Walkup Jr. |
25 |
20th Special Operations Squadron, 16th Special Operations Wing |
Millville, New Jersey |
Killed in the accidental crash of a MH-53M Pave Low helicopter in Afghanistan on November 23, 2003 |
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Sgt. Daniel W. Wallace |
27 |
201st Engineer Battalion, Kentucky Army National Guard |
Dry Ridge, Kentucky |
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire in Badin Kheyl, Afghanistan, on October 31, 2008 |
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Sgt. David W. Wallace III |
25 |
2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force |
Sharpsville, Pennsylvania |
Killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 27, 2009 |
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Cpl. Jonathan M. Walls |
27 |
1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division |
West Lawn, Pennsylvania |
One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their patrol with roadside bombs and rocket-propelled grenades in Mushan Village, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2009 |
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Sgt. 1st Class Johnny C. Walls |
41 |
1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division |
Bremerton, Washington |
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire during combat operations in Uruzgan, Afghanistan, on November 2, 2007 |
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Master Cpl. Jeffrey Scott Walsh |
33 |
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry |
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Killed in a weapons-related accident during routine operations on Highway 1, about 12.4 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 9, 2006 |
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Spc. Tyler R. Walshe |
21 |
1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division |
Shasta, California |
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on August 31, 2009 |
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Tech. Sgt. Howard A. Walters |
33 |
20th Special Operations Squadron, 16th Special Operations Wing |
Port Huron, Michigan |
Killed in the accidental crash of a MH-53M Pave Low helicopter in Afghanistan on November 23, 2003 |
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Lt. Col. James J. Walton |
41 |
Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division |
Rockville, Maryland |
One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb and small arms fire in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2008 |
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Pfc. Christopher I. Walz |
25 |
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, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2009 |
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Lance Cpl. Eric L. Ward |
19 |
Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force |
Redmond, Washington |
Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 21, 2010 |
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Sgt. Albert D. Ware |
27 |
Company F, 782nd Combat Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division |
Chicago, Illinois |
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in the Arghandab River Valley, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on December 18, 2009 |
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Cpl. Jason Patrick Warren |
29 |
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada |
Montreal, Canada |
One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber rammed their Bison troop carrier as their military convoy was returning to their base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2006 |
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Cpl. Dustin Roy Robert Joseph Wasden |
25 |
12 Field Squadron, 1 Combat Engineer Regiment |
Spiritwood, Saskatchewan, Canada |
One of three Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during a patrol on Highway 1 in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2008 |
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Sgt. Michael Toussiant-Hyle Washington |
20 |
2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force |
Tacoma, Washington |
One of four Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2008 |
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Pvt. Lane William Thomas Watkins |
20 |
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
One of six Canadian soldiers killed when their RG-31 vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb approximately 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2007. An Afghan interpreter was also killed in the blast. |
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Sapper David Watson |
23 |
49 Field Squadron (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 33 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers |
Whickham, Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
Died of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near Patrol Base Blenheim in the Sangin region of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 31, 2009 |
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Pfc. Jason R. Watson |
19 |
Company D, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division |
Many, Louisiana |
One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Salerno, Afghanistan, on February 10, 2009 |
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Marine Richard J. Watson |
23 |
4 Troop, Company K, 42 Commando, Royal Marines Caterham |
Surrey, England |
Killed by small arms fire when a British patrol was attacked by Taliban fighters near Now Zad district in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2006 |
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Master Sgt. Davy N. Weaver |
39 |
48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard |
Barnesville, Georgia |
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Qalat, Afghanistan, on May 18, 2008 |
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Cpl. Nicholas Webster-Smith |
24 |
160 Provost Company, Royal Military Police |
Saundersfoot, Wales |
One of five British soldiers killed when an Afghan national policeman opened fire at a police checkpoint in the Nad e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 3, 2009 |
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Sgt. Mark Weijdt |
24 |
12e Infanterie Bataljon Luchtmobiel (12th Air Mobile Infantry Battalion) |
The Netherlands |
Killed when he stepped on a roadside bomb during a firegight with Taliban fighters in Baluchi Valley in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on December 19, 2008 |
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Sgt. Robert M. Weinger |
24 |
1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team |
Round Lake Beach, Illinois |
One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Kot, Afghanistan, on March 15, 2009 |
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Spc. Jonathan D. Welch |
19 |
1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division |
Yorba Linda, California |
One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in Shuyene Sufia, Afghanistan, on August 31, 2009 |
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Spc. Wesley R. Wells |
21 |
Company A, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division |
Libertyville, Illinois |
Killed when his observation post in Naka, Afghanistan, was attacked on September 20, 2004 |
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Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth W. Westbrook |
41 |
Military Transition Team member assigned to the 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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Lance Cpl. Benjamin Whatley |
20 |
Company L, 42 Commando, Royal Marines |
King's Lynn, England |
Killed by enemy fire during an operation to clear enemy forces from the north of Nad-E-Ali district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 24, 2008 |
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Spc. Abraham S. Wheeler III |
22 |
3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division |
Columbia, South Carolina |
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Logar province, Afghanistan, on August 28, 2009 |
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Sgt. 1st Class Glen J. Whetten |
31 |
Military Transition Team member assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division |
Mesa, Arizona |
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 12, 2010 |
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Lance Cpl. Andrew Francis Whitacre |
21 |
2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force |
Bryant, Indiana |
One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 19, 2008 |
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Staff Sgt. Joshua R. Whitaker |
23 |
1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group |
Long Beach, California |
Died of wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire in Qalat, Afghanistan, on May 15, 2007 |
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Pfc. James P. White Jr. |
19 |
1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division |
Huber Heights, Ohio |
One of three soldiers killed when their platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire during combat operations in Nangalam, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2006 |
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Spc. Joseph V. White |
21 |
4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division |
Bellevue, Washington |
One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Omar Zai, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2009 |
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Pvt. Robert C. White III |
21 |
Headquarters Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade |
Camden, New Jersey |
Died of non-combat related injuries at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on April 23, 2005 |
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Staff Sgt. Robert F. White |
34 |
Company A, 1st Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division |
Cross Lanes, West Virgina |
Killed when his mounted patrol was engaged by enemy forces using small arms fire west of Kandahar, Afghanistan on September 26, 2005. |
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Lance Cpl. Russell P. White |
19 |
3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division |
Dagsboro, Delaware |
Died due to a non-combat related incident at Camp Bulldog, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2004 |
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Trooper Christopher Whiteside |
20 |
Emsdorf Troop, The Light Dragoons |
Blackpool, England |
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a patrol near Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 7, 2009 |
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Pfc. Geoffrey A. Whitsitt |
21 |
118th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade |
Taylors, South Carolina |
One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb at Combat Outpost McClain, Afghanistan, on January 13, 2010 |
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Capt. Daniel Whitten |
28 |
Company C, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division |
Grimes, Iowa |
One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on February 2, 2010 |
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Lance Cpl. Joshua R. Whittle |
20 |
2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force |
Downey, California |
Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2009 |
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Sgt. Grant A. Wichmann |
27 |
3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division |
Golden, Colorado |
Died April 24, 2010, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire at Out Post Bari Alai, Afghanistan, on March 12, 2010 |
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Pvt. Joel Vincent Wiebe |
22 |
Company C, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
One of three Canadian soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb 25 miles (40 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2007 |
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Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp |
23 |
3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division |
Utopia, Texas |
One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on May 5, 2006 |
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Marine Jonathan Wigley |
21 |
Zulu Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines |
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England |
Died of injuries sustained during an operation near the village of Garmsir in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2006 |
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Rifleman Daniel Wild |
19 |
Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles |
Hartlepool, England |
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while he and another British soldier were carrying a wounded soldier to safety during a patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 13, 2009 |
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Pfc. Matthew E. Wildes |
18 |
1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division |
Hammond, Louisiana |
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on August 27, 2009 |
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Lt. Col. James L. Wiley |
46 |
27th Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard |
North Bend, Oregon |
Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2008 |
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Sgt. Adam A. Wilkinson |
23 |
Company B, 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment |
Fort Carson, Colorado |
One of seven soldiers killed along with an airman when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed in the Shahjoi district of Zabul province, Afghanistan, on February 18, 2007 |
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Sgt. Dave Wilkinson |
33 |
Battery 5, 19 Regiment, Royal Artillery |
Ashford, Kent, England |
Killed by an explosion during a routine joint patrol with the Afghan National Army in Gereshk, Helmand province, in southern Afghanistan on July 1, 2007 |
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Cpl. Kyle W. Wilks |
24 |
Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force |
Rogers, Arkansas |
One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2008 |
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Capt. Bryan D. Willard |
33 |
Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force |
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania |
One of eight Marines and two airmen killed when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006 |
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Cpl. Aaron E. Williams |
21 |
2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment |
Lincoln, New Brunswick, Canada |
One of six Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their LAV-III armored vehicle near the border between Helmand and Kandahar provinces in southern Afghanistan on April 8, 2007 |
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Cpl. Anthony L. Williams |
21 |
3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force |
Oxford, Pennsylvania |
One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2009 |
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Pfc. Charles A. Williams |
29 |
Headquarters Detachment, 97th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade |
Fair Oaks, California |
Died of injuries sustained while supporting combat operations at Camp Nathan Smith, Afghanistan, on February 7, 2010 |
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Pfc. Dennis M. Williams |
24 |
1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division |
Federal Way, Washington |
One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on August 25, 2009 |
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2nd Lt. Derwin I. Williams |
41 |
2nd Battalion, 106th Cavalry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard |
Glenwood, Illinois |
One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Konduz, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2009 |
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Pvt. Jason George Williams |
23 |
2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment |
Worcester, England |
Killed following an explosion while on patrol just east of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 8, 2009 |
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Warrant Officer 2nd Class Michael Williams |
40 |
2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment |
Cardiff, Wales |
Killed during a firefight with Taliban fighters during an operation in the Upper Sangin Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2008 |
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Pvt. Blake Neil Williamson |
23 |
1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment |
Kemptville, Ontario, Canada |
One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their unit was ambushed near the new Panjwayi development road, 15 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2006 |
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Sgt. Patrick O. Williamson |
24 |
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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Pvt. Colin William Wilmot |
24 |
1 Field Ambulance attached to 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group |
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada |
Died at Kandahar Airfield of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near a dismounted security patrol in Panjwayi district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 5, 2008 |
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Spc. Christopher M. Wilson |
24 |
1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division |
Bangor, Maine |
Died of wounds suffered from a rocket-propelled grenade explosion at Korengal Outpost in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2007 |
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Pfc. Ivan I. Wilson |
22 |
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force |
Clearlake, California |
Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 21, 2008 |
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Lance Cpl. Justin J. Wilson |
24 |
Company I, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force |
Palm City, Florida |
Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2010 |
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Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson |
39 |
Royal Canadian Dragoons |
London, Ontario, Canada |
Killed when his RG-31 armored vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in the Panjwayi district, roughly 15 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 7, 2006 |
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Pfc. Matthew W. Wilson |
19 |
2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division |
Miller, Missouri |
One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Nerkh, Afghanistan, on June 1, 2009 |
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Warrant Officer Robert John Wilson |
38 |
1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment |
Keswick, Ontario, Canada |
One of three Canadian soldiers killed when their armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a joint patrol with Afghan soldiers 9 miles (15 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2008 |
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Master Cpl. Timothy Wilson |
30 |
Company B, 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regiment |
Shilo, Manitoba, Canada |
Died at the U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany, on March 4, 2006, of injuries sustained when his Light Armored Vehicle collided with a civilian taxi that may have failed to yield at an intersection, causing the LAV to swerve into a ditch and roll over in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 2, 2006 |
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Pfc. Thomas R. Wilson |
21 |
1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team |
Maurertown, Virginia |
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations in Paktika, Afghanistan, on August 27, 2007 |
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Marine Joseph David Windall |
22 |
Royal Marines |
Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire, England |
One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 |
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Spc. Damon G. Winkleman |
23 |
2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division |
Lakeville, Ohio |
One of two soldiers killed a vehicle rollover accident in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2009 |
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Pvt. Vincent C. Winston Jr. |
22 |
2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division |
St. Louis, Missouri |
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on September 4, 2008 |
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Cpl. Danny Winter |
28 |
Mortar Troop, Z Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines |
Stockport, England |
Killed along with a British soldier in an explosion during an operation to clear compounds in a known Taliban stronghold northeast of Gereshk in central Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 14, 2009 |
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Sgt. Jeannette L. Winters |
25 |
Wing Communications Squadron 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing |
Chicago, Illinois |
Killed when a KC-130/R Hercules refueling aircraft crashed as it approached a military airfield in southwestern Pakistan on January 9, 2002 |
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Sgt. Phillip L. Witkowski |
24 |
Battery F, 7th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division |
Fredonia, New York |
Died on May 1, 2004, in Homberg, Germany, from non-combat related injuries sustained on April 30, in Kandahar, Afghanistan |
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Sgt. Jeremiah T. Wittman |
26 |
Company A, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division |
Darby, Montana |
One of three soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on February 13, 2010 |
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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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Sgt. Eduviges G. Wolf |
24 |
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 Kunar province, Afghanistan, on October 25, 2009 |
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Pfc. Brian M. Wolverton |
21 |
1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division |
Oak Park, California |
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2009 |
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Sgt. Roy A. Wood |
47 |
Company C, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Florida Army National Guard |
Alva, Florida |
Wood was fatally injured when the vehicle he was traveling in near Kabul, Afghanistan, hit another vehicle on January 9, 2004 |
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Staff Sgt. Romanes L. Woodard |
30 |
Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade |
Hertford, Nouth Carolina |
Killed when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005 |
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Pvt. Braun Scott Woodfield |
24 |
Company G, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment |
Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia |
Killed when his light armored vehicle rolled over in an accident near the village of Lagman in southeast Afghanistan on November 24, 2005 |
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Lance Cpl. of Horse Jonathan Woodgate |
26 |
The Household Cavalry Regiment, attached to 4 Troop, Brigade Reconnaissance Force |
Lavenham, Suffolk, England |
Killed when a grenade was thrown from behind a wall during a foot patrol operating about 1.8 miles (3 km) south of Sangin district center in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 26, 2010 |
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Cpl. Travis M. Woods |
21 |
3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force |
Redding, California |
Died of wounds while conducting combat operations in Northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2007 |
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Sgt. 1st Class William B. Woods Jr. |
31 |
Company B, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Maryland Army National Guard |
Chesapeake, Virginia |
Died on August 16, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when he was shot during a patrol in Ghanzi, Afghanistan, on August 14, 2009 |
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Sgt. Frank J. World |
25 |
2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force |
Buffalo, New York |
One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on April 1, 2010 |
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Pvt. Luke Worsley |
26 |
Company D, 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment |
Sydney, Australia |
Killed by small arms fire during an operation to clear an identified Taliban bomb-making facility in Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on November 23, 2007 |
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Pvt. Damian Wright |
23 |
Company C, 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) |
Mansfield, England |
One of two British soldiers killed when their Land Rover struck a roadside bomb during a routine reassurance patrol (17 km) north of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 5, 2007 |
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1st Lt. David T. Wright II |
26 |
2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division |
Moore, Oklahoma |
One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on September 14, 2009 |
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Marine Gary Wright |
22 |
Reconnaissance Troop, 45 Commando, Royal Marines |
Glasgow, Scotland |
Killed when a suicide bomber threw himself in front of his vehicle while on patrol in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan on October 19, 2006 |
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Sgt. Jeremy R. Wright |
31 |
2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group |
Shelbyville, Indiana |
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated next to his Ground Mobility Vehicle in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on January 3, 2005 |
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Spc. Kyle J. Wright |
22 |
2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division |
Romeoville, Illinois |
Died on January 13, 2010 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered earlier that day when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province |
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Cpl. Mark William Wright |
27 |
3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
Killed when a routine patrol encountered an unmarked minefield in the region of Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2006 |
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Drummer Thomas Wright |
21 |
1st Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment |
Ripley, Derbyshire, England |
Killed when his vehicle was caught in a explosion while escorting a military team surveying a site for a road project in th Babaji area just outside of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2007 |
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Sgt. Charles E. Wyckoff Jr. |
28 |
Company C, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division |
Chula Vista, California |
Killed by enemy small arms fire when he left his covered position to force the other members of his team to take cover during a firefight in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2007. He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions, the nation's second highest military honor for valor. |
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Cpl. Nicholas G. Xiarhos |
21 |
2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force |
Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts |
One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2009 |
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Cpl. Murat Yagci |
Not available |
1er Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine, Brigade des Forces Spéciales Terre, (1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment, Army Special Forces Brigade) |
France |
Died on August 31, 2004, of wounds suffered during operations in Afghanistan on August 29, 2004 |
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Pfc. Jonathan C. Yanney |
20 |
1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division |
Litchfield, Minnesota |
One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit in Arghandab, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2009 |
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Lance Cpl. Alejandro J. Yazzie |
23 |
1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force |
Rock Point, Arizona |
Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 16, 2010 |
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Sgt. Yoon Jang-ho |
27 |
Dasan Engineering Unit |
Seoul, South Korea |
Killed when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb at the gate of Bagram Air Base north of Kabul, Afghanistan on February 27, 2007 |
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Senior Airman Jonathan A. V. Yelner |
24 |
28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 28th Maintenance Group, 28th Bomb Wing |
Lafayette, California |
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb near Bagram, Afghanistan, on April 29, 2008 |
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Capt. Robert J. Yllescas |
31 |
6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
Died at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on December 1, 2008, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his unit at Combat Outpost Keating, Afghanistan, on October 28. |
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Pvt. Johnathon Young |
18 |
3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment |
Hull, England |
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while on patrol near Forward Operating Base Wishtan in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2009 |
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Master Sgt. Mitchell W. Young |
39 |
1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group |
Jonesboro, Georgia |
Killed when the vehicle he was in struck a roadside bomb in Kajaki Sofla, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008 |
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1st Lt. Trevor J. Yurista |
32 |
5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force |
Pleasant Valley, New York |
Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2008 |
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Capt. Sharif Ali bin Zeid |
Not released |
General Intelligence Directorate |
Jordan |
Killed along with seven CIA officers when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive at Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khost province, Afghanistan, on December 30, 2009 |
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Lt. Miroslav Zilberman |
31 |
Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 121 assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Columbus, Ohio |
Killed when his E-2C Hawkeye command and control aircraft crashed into the Arabian Gulf after experiencing mechanical malfunctions and the crew performed a controlled bailout on March 31, 2010. The recovery effort was abandoned on April 2, 2010 and his body was not recovered. The other three crew members were rescued alive in good condition. |
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Pfc. Daniel Zizumbo |
27 |
1st Transportation Movement Control Agency, 21st Theater Support Command |
Chicago, Illinois |
Died of wounds suffered when a homemade bomb exploded in Bagram, Afghanistan, on February 27, 2007 |
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Cpl. Gunnar W. Zwilling |
20 |
2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team |
Florissant, Missouri |
One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008 |