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The following is a list of
U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan and Iraq in September
2009, as reported by the Department of Defense.
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Wednesday
Sep 30 |
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Afghanistan
Soldier Killed by IED
Staff Sgt.
Alex French
IV,
31, of
Milledgeville,
Georgia,
died
September 30
in Kwhost,
Afghanistan,
of wounds
suffered
when enemy
forces
attacked his
unit using
an
improvised-explosive
device.
French was
assigned to
the 1st
Battalion,
121st
Infantry
Regiment,
Lawrenceville,
Georgia.
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Tuesday
Sep 29 |
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Iraq
Soldier Dies from Non-Combat Related Incident
Spc. Ross E.
Vogel, III,
27, of Red
Lion,
Pennsylvania,
died
September 29
in Kut,
Iraq, of
injuries
suffered
from a
non-combat
related
incident.
Vogel was
assigned to
the 67th
Signal
Battalion,
35th Signal
Brigade,
Fort Gordon,
Georgia.
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Two Soldiers Killed by IED in the Philippines
Two members of the 3rd Battalion, 1st Special
Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Washington, died
September 29 in Jolo Island, the Philippines,
from the detonation of an improvised-explosive
device. Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Jack M.
Martin III, 26, of Bethany,
Oklahoma.
Sgt. 1st Class
Christopher D. Shaw, 37, of
Markham, Illinois.
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Saturday
Sep 26 |
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Afghanistan
Marine Killed in Helmand Province
Lance Cpl.
Jordan L.
Chrobot,
24, of
Frederick,
Maryland, died
September 26
while supporting
combat
operations in
Helmand
Province,
Afghanistan.
Chrobot was
assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 8th
Marine Regiment,
2nd Marine
Division, II
Marine
Expeditionary
Force, Camp
Lejeune, North
Carolina.
Soldier Killed by IED in Kandahar
Spc. Kevin
J. Graham,
27, of
Benton,
Kentucky,
died
September 26
in Kandahar,
Afghanistan,
of wounds
suffered
when
insurgents
attacked his
vehicle with
an
improvised
explosive
device. Graham
was assigned
to the 1st
Battalion,
17th
Infantry
Regiment,
5th Stryker
Brigade
Combat Team,
2nd Infantry
Division,
Fort Lewis,
Washington.
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Thursday
Sep 24 |
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Afghanistan
Marine Killed in Farah Province
Lance Cpl. John
J. Malone,
24, of Yonkers,
New York, died
September 24
while supporting
combat
operations in
Farah Province,
Afghanistan. He
was assigned to
2nd Battalion,
3rd Marine
Regiment, 3rd
Marine Division,
III Marine
Expeditionary
Fore, based out
of Marine Corps
Base Hawaii,
Kaneohe Bay.
Three Soldiers Killed by IED
Three
members of
the 4th
Battalion,
23rd
Infantry
Regiment,
5th Stryker
Brigade
Combat Team,
2nd Infantry
Division,
Fort Lewis,
Washington.
died
September 24
in Omar Zai,
Afghanistan,
of wounds
suffered
when enemy
forces
attacked
their
vehicle with
an
improvised
explosive
device.
Killed were:
Sgt.
Titus R.
Reynolds,
23, of
Columbus,
Ohio;
Sgt.
Edward
B. Smith,
30, of
Homestead,
Florida.
Spc.
Joseph
V. White,
21, of
Bellevue,
Washington.
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Monday
Sep 21 |
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Afghanistan
Soldier Killed by IED in Kandahar
Pfc. William
L. Meredith,
26, of
Virginia
Beach,
Virginia,
died
September 21
in Kandahar,
Afghanistan,
of wounds
suffered
when enemy
forces
attacked his
vehicle with
an
improvised
explosive
device. Meredith
was assigned
to the 569th
Engineer
Company, 4th
Engineer
Battalion,
Fort Carson,
Colorado.
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Sunday
Sep 20 |
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Kuwait
Soldier Dies of Non-Hostile Incident
Senior Airman
Matthew R.
Courtois,
22, of Lucas,
Texas, died
September 20 as
a result of a
non-hostile
incident on
Abdullah Al
Mubarak Airbase,
Kuwait. Courtois
was assigned to
the 366th
Security Forces
Squadron,
Mountain Home
Air Force Base,
Idaho.
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Afghanistan
Two Soldiers Killed in Vehicle Rollover
Two members of the 2nd Battalion, 508th
Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat
Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, New
Carolina died September 20 in Zabul Province,
Afghanistan, of injuries sustained during a
vehicle rollover. Killed were:
Spc. Corey J. Kowall,
20, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Spc. Damon G. Winkleman,
23, of Lakeville, Ohio. |
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Saturday
Sep 19 |
Afghanistan
Soldier Killed in Enemy Attack on Bagram
Airfield
Sgt. David A. Davis,
28, of Dalhart, Texas, died September 19 at
Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds
suffered when enemy forces attacked Bagram
Airfield using indirect fire. Davis was
assigned to the 32nd Transportation Company,
68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion,
43rd Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
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Iraq
Soldier Killed in Blackhawk Crash
Spc. Michael S.
Cote, Jr.,
20, of Denham
Springs,
Louisiana, died
September 19 in
Balad, Iraq, of
wounds suffered
when the
Blackhawk
helicopter he
was in
crashed. Cote
was assigned to
the 1st
Battalion, 52nd
Aviation
Regiment, Task
Force 49, Fort
Wainwright,
Alaska.
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Thursday
Sep 17 |
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Afghanistan
Soldier Killed by IED in Kandahar
Pfc. Jeremiah J.
Monroe,
31, of
Niskayuna, New
York, died
September 17 in
Kandahar,
Afghanistan, of
wounds suffered
when enemy
forces attacked
his vehicle with
an improvised
explosive
device.
Monroe was
assigned to the
7th Engineer
Battalion, 10th
Sustainment
Brigade, 10th
Mountain
Division (Light
Infantry), Fort
Drum, New York.
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Sunday
Sep 16 |
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Afghanistan
IED Kills Three Soldiers in Helmand Province
Three members of
the 3rd
Battalion, 7th
Special Forces
Group, Fort
Bragg, New
Carolina died
September 16 in
Helmand
Province,
Afghanistan, of
wounds suffered
when enemy
forces attacked
their vehicle
September 15
with an
improvised
explosive
device. Killed
were:
Sgt. 1st Class
Bradley S. Bohle,
29, of Glen
Burnie,
Maryland;
Sgt. 1st Class
Shawn P.
McCloskey,
33, of Peachtree
City, Georgia;
and
Staff Sgt.
Joshua M. Mills,
24, of El Paso,
Texas.
Soldier Dies of Non-Combat Related Illness
Sgt. Robert D.
Gordon II,
22, of River Falls,
Alabama, died
September 16 at
Landstuhl Regional
Medical Center in
Landstuhl, Germany,
from a non-combat
related illness,
after becoming ill
September 11 in
southern
Afghanistan. Gordon
was assigned to the
2nd Battalion, 1st
Infantry Regiment,
5th Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis,
Washington.
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Saturday
Sep 15 |
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Afghanistan
Soldier Killed on Base by Vehicle While Training
Spc.
Demetrius L. Void,
20, of Orangeburg, South
Carolina, died September
15 at Kandahar Airfield,
Afghanistan, of injuries
sustained when a
military vehicle struck
him while conducting
physical training. Void
was assigned to the 57th
Expeditionary Signal
Battalion, 11th Signal
Brigade, III Corps, Fort
Hood, Texas.
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Monday
Sep 14 |
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Afghanistan
Two Soldiers Killed by IED
Two members
of the 2nd
Battalion,
1st Infantry
Regiment,
5th Stryker
Brigade
Combat Team,
2nd Infantry
Division,
Fort Lewis,
Washington,
died of
wounds
suffered
when enemy
forces
attacked
their
vehicle with
an
improvised
explosive
device
September 14
in southern
Afghanistan.
Killed were:
1st Lt.
David T.
Wright
II,
26, of
Moore,
Oklahoma.
Sgt.
Andrew
H.
McConnell,
24, of
Carlisle,
Pennsylvania.
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Saturday
Sep 12 |
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Afghanistan
Enemy Fire Claims Soldier
Sgt. Tyler A. Juden,
23, of Winfield, Kansas,
died September 12 in
Turan, Afghanistan, of
wounds suffered when
enemy forces attacked
his unit using
rocket-propelled grenade
and small arms
fires. Juden was
assigned to the 4th
Squadron, 73rd Cavalry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 82nd
Airborne Division, Fort
Bragg, North Carolina.
Two Soldiers Killed
by IED in Wardak
Province
Two members of the 2nd
Battalion, 87th Infantry
Regiment, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, 10th
Mountain Division (Light
Infantry), Fort Drum,
New York, died September
12 in Wardak Province,
Afghanistan, of injuries
sustained when enemy
forces attacked their
vehicle with an
improvised-explosive
device and small arms
fire.
Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Nekl B. Allen,
29, of Rochester, New
York.
Spc. Daniel L. Cox,
23, of Parsons, Kansas.
Airman Dies from Combat
Injuries
Staff Sgt. Bryan D. Berky,
25, of Melrose, Florida,
died September 12 near Bala
Baluk, Afghanistan, of
wounds sustained from enemy
fire while supporting combat
operations. Berky was
assigned to the 28th Civil
Engineer Squadron, Ellsworth
Air Force Base, South
Dakota.
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Iraq
Airman Dies from Injuries in
Vehicle Rollover
Sgt. 1st Class Duane A.
Thornsbury, 30, of Bridgeport, West
Virginia, died September 12 in Baghdad, Iraq, of
injuries sustained during a vehicle
roll-over. Thornsbury was assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Fort
Carson, Colorado.
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Mediterranean
Airman's Death Attributed to Non-Hostile
Incident
Tech Sgt. James R Hornbarger,
33, of Castle Rock,
Washington, died September
12 as a result of a
non-hostile incident in the
Mediterranean. Hornbarger
was assigned to the 9th
Aircraft Maintenance
Squadron, Beale Air Force
Base, California.
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Friday
Sep 11 |
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Afghanistan
Soldier Dies of Injuries Received in Paktika
Pfc. Matthew
M. Martinek,
20, of
DeKalb,
Illinois,
died
September 11
at Landstuhl
Regional
Medical
Center in
Landstuhl,
Germany, of
wounds
suffered in
Paktika
Province,
Afghanistan,
September 4
when enemy
attacked his
vehicle with
an
improvised-explosive
device
followed by
a
rocket-propelled
grenade and
small arms
fire. Martinek
was assigned
to the 1st
Battalion,
501st
Parachute
Infantry
Regiment,
4th Brigade
Combat Team
(Airborne),
25th
Infantry
Division,
Fort
Richardson,
Alaska.
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Thursday
Sep 10 |
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Afghanistan
Fighting Claims Marine in Helmand Province
Lance Cpl. Christopher S.
Fowlkes ,
20, of Gaffney, South Carolina,
died September 10 from wounds
sustained September 3 while
supporting combat operations in
Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Fowlkes was assigned to 2nd
Light Armored Reconnaissance
Battalion, 2nd Marine Division,
II Marine Expeditionary Force,
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune,
North Carolina.
Enemy Fire Claims Soldier in Konar Province
1st Lt.
Tyler E. Parten, 24,
of Arkansas, died September 10
in Konar Province, Afghanistan,
of wounds sustained when
insurgents attacked his unit
using rocket-propelled grenades
and small arms fire. Parten was
assigned to the 3rd Squadron,
61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th
Brigade Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division, Fort Carson,
Colorado.
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Tuesday
Sep 8 |
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Afghanistan
Three Marine Killed in Kunar Province
Three Marines died September
8 while supporting combat
operations in Kunar
Province, Afghanistan.
Killed were:
Two members of the 3rd
Combat Assault
Battalion, 3rd Marine
Division, III Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Okinawa, Japan.
They were:
Gunnery Sgt. Edwin W.
Johnson, Jr.,
31, of Columbus,
Georgia.
Staff Sgt. Aaron M.
Kenefick, 30,
of Roswell, Georgia.
1st Lt. Michael E.
Johnson, 25,
of Virginia Beach,
Virginia. Johnson was
assigned to 7th
Communications
Battalion, 3rd Marine
Headquarters Group, III
Marine Expeditionary
Force, Okinawa, Japan.
Petty Officer Killed in Kunar Province
Petty Officer 3rd Class
James R. Layton,
22, of Riverbank,
California, died September 8
in Kunar Province,
Afghanistan, while
supporting combat
operations. Layton was
assigned to an embedded
training team with Combined
Security Transition Command
in Afghanistan.
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Iraq
Three Soldiers Killed by Explosive Device in
Baji
Three members of the 545th Military Police
Company, Arctic Military Police Battalion,
U.S. Army, Alaska, Fort Richardson, Alaska,
died of wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked their vehicle with an explosive
device September 8 in Baji, Iraq. Killed
were:
Staff Sgt. Shannon
M. Smith, 31, of Marion, Ohio.
Pfc. Thomas F.
Lyons, 20, of Fernley, Nevada.
Pfc. Zachary T.
Myers, 21, of Delaware, Ohio.
IED Kills Airman in Baghdad
1st Lt. Joseph D.
Helton, 24, of Monroe, Georgia,
died September 8 near Baghdad, Iraq, of
wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked
his vehicle with an improvised explosive
devise. Helton was assigned to the 6th
Security Forces Squadron, MacDill Air Force
Base, Florida.
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Sunday
Sep 6 |
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Afghanistan
Soldier Killed in Paktika Province
Staff
Sgt. Michael C. Murphrey,
25, of Snyder, Texas, died
September 6 in Paktika Province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces attacked his
unit with an improvised
explosive device. Murphrey was
assigned to the 1st Battalion,
501st Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat
Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry
Division, Fort Richardson,
Alaska.
Soldier Killed by Enemy Fire
in Nangarhar
gt.
Randy M. Haney, 27,
of Orlando, Florida, died
September 6 in Nangarhar,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces attacked his
unit using small arms and
rocket-propelled grenade fires.
Haney was assigned to the 2nd
Special Troops Battalion, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division, Fort Carson,
Colorado.
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Saturday
Sep 5 |
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Afghanistan
Marine Killed in Farah Province
Capt.
Joshua S. Meadows,
30, of Bastrop, Texas, died
September 5 while supporting
combat operations in Farah
Province, Afghanistan. Meadows
was assigned to 1st Marine
Special Operations Battalion,
Marine Corps Forces Special
Operations Command, Camp
Pendleton, California.
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Friday
Sep 4 |
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Afghanistan
Enemy Fire Claims Soldier in Paktia Province
2nd Lt.
Darryn D. Andrews,
34, of Dallas, Texas, died
September 4 in Paktia Province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when enemy forces attacked his
vehicle with an improvised
explosive device and a
rocket-propelled
grenade. Andrews was assigned to
1st Battalion, 501st Parachute
Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team (Airborne), 25th
Infantry Division, Fort
Richardson, Alaska.
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Thursday
Sep 3 |
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Afghanistan
Marine Falls in Helmand Province
Lance
Cpl. Christopher S. Baltazar,
Jr., 19, of San
Antonio, Texas, died September 3
while supporting combat
operations in
Helmand
Province, Afghanistan. Baltazar
was assigned to 2nd Light
Armored Reconnaissance
Battalion, 2nd Marine Division,
II Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Petty Officer Killed in Helmand Province
Petty
Officer 3rd Class Benjamin P.
Castiglione, 21, of
Howell, Michigan, died September 3
while supporting combat operations
in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Castiglione was assigned to the 2nd
Light Armored Reconnaissance
Battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary
Battalion.
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Iraq
Two Soldiers Killed in Vehicle Rollover
Two members of the 5th
Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker
Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort
Lewis, Washington, died September 3 in Baqubah,
Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle
roll-over. Killed
were:
Spc. Jordan M. Shay,
22, of Salisbury, Massachusetts.
Staff Sgt. Todd W. Selge,
25, of Burnsville, Minnesota. |
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