Two Marines died July 30 of wounds suffered while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.  They were:

Lance Cpl. Gregory A. Posey, 22, of Knoxville, Tennessee.  Posey was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Chief Warrant Officer Douglas M. Vose III, 38, of Concrete, Washington, died July 29 in Kabul Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.  Vose was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Stuttgart, Germany.

IL Guard Member Dies from Non-Combat Related Incident

Pvt. Gerrick D. Smith, 19, of Sullivan, Illinois, died July 29 in Herat, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Smith was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry, Illinois Army National Guard, Marion, Illinois.

Pfc. Donald W. Vincent, 26, of Gainesville, Florida, died July 25 of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Vincent was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Spc. Justin D. Coleman, 21, of Spring Hill, Florida., died July 24 in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires.  Coleman was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.

Soldier Fatally Injured in Non-Combat Related Incident

Spc. Herberth A. Berrios-Campos, 21, of Bealeton, Virginia, died July 24 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.  Berrios-Campos was assigned to the 1st Battalion 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Sgt. Ryan H. Lane, 25, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania., died July 23 of wounds suffered while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Lane was assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Airman Serving in Cuba Dies of Illness

Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Andrew Scott Charpentier, 21, of Great Falls, Montana, died July 23 at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida., from a non-combat related illness incurred while assigned to the Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Two members of the 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado, died July 22 in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle. Killed were: 

Sgt. Joshua J. Rimer, 24, of Rochester, Pennsylvania.

Spc. Randy L.J. Neff, Jr., 22, of Blackfoot, Idaho.

Spc. Raymundo P. Morales, 34, of Dalton, Georgia, died July 21 in Methar Lam, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. Morales was assigned to the 148th Brigade Support Battalion, Cedartown, Georgia. 

Four members of the 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery (STRIKE), 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York died July 20 in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle followed by an attack from enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires.

Killed were:

Sgt. Gregory Owens Jr., 24, of Garland, Texas.

Spc. Anthony M. Lightfoot, 20, of Riverdale, Georgia.

Spc. Andrew J. Roughton, 21, of Houston, Texas.

Pfc. Dennis J. Pratt, 34, of Duncan, Oklahoma.

Lance Cpl. Brandon T. Lara, 20, of New Braunfels, Texas, died July 19 while supporting combat operations in Anbar Province, Iraq. Lara was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Cpl. Benjamin S. Kopp, 21, of Rosemount, Minnesota, died July 18 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington of wounds suffered July 10 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.  Kopp was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia.

Two airmen died July 17 in a F-15E crash near Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.  Killed were:

Capt. Thomas J. Gramith, 27, of Eagan, Minnesota.  Gramith was assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.

Capt. Mark R. McDowell, 26, of Colorado Springs, Colorado.  McDowell was assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.

Three members of the 34th Military Police Company, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota Army National Guard, Stillwater, Minnesota, died July16 in Basra, Iraq of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit using indirect fire.  Killed were:

Spc. Daniel P. Drevnick, 22, of Woodbury, Minnesota.

Spc. James D. Wertish, 20, of Olivia, Minnesota.

Spc. Carlos E. Wilcox IV, 27, of Cottage Grove, Minnesota.

Two Marines died July 13 while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.  Killed were:

Sgt. Michael W. Heede Jr., 22, of Delta, Pennsylvania. Heede was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Staff Sgt. David S. Spicer, 33, of Zanesfield, Ohio.  Spicer was assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Two members of the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, died July 11 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Killed were:

Lance Cpl. Pedro A. Barbozaflores, 27, of Glendale, California.

Master Sgt. Jerome D. Hatfield, 36, of Axton, Virginia.

Sgt. Michael C. Roy, 25, of North Fort Myers, Florida, died July 8 while supporting combat operations in Nimroz Province, Afghanistan.  Roy was assigned to 3d Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Advisor Group, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Soldier Falls in Enemy Attack

Spc. Gregory J. Missman, 36, of Batavia, Ohio, died July 8 at Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained elsewhere in Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire.  Missman was assigned to the 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Soldier Dies from a Non-Combat Related Incident

Pvt. Lucas M. Bregg, 19, of Wright City, Missouri, died July 8 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident.  Bregg was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Airman Dies from Non-Hostile Causes

Capt. Mark A. Garner, 30, of North Carolina, died July 6 in Argandab District, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.  Garner was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany. 

Enemy Attack Claims Soldier in Paktya

Pfc. Nicolas H. J. Gideon, 20, of Murrieta, California, died July 6 at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered earlier that day in Paktya, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires.  Gideon was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.

Naval Officer Killed in Convoy Attack

Petty Officer Second Class Tony Michael Randolph, 22, of Henryetta, Oklahoma died July 6 in an improvised explosive device attack on his convoy in northern Afghanistan.  Randolph was assigned as an individual augmentee to Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan.