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The following is a list of
U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan and Iraq in October
2009, as reported by the Department of Defense.
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Saturday
Oct
31 |
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Afghanistan
Fighting in Helmand Province Claims
Reservist
Sgt.
Cesar
B.
Ruiz,
26,
of
San
Antonio,
Texas,
died
October
31
while
supporting
combat
operations
in
Helmand
Province,
Afghanistan.
Ruiz
was
assigned
to
Marine
Forces
Reserve,
New
Orleans.
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Saturday
Oct
30 |
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Iraq
Soldier Dies in Vehicle Rollover
Pfc.
Lukas
C.
Hopper,
20,
of
Merced,
California,
died
October
30,
southeast
of
Karadah,
Iraq,
of
injuries
sustained
during
a
vehicle
roll-over.
Hopper
was
assigned
to
the
1st
Battalion,
505th
Parachute
Infantry
Regiment,
3rd
Brigade
Combat
Team,
82nd
Airborne
Division,
Fort
Bragg,
North
Carolina.
Soldier
Dies
from
Non-Combat
Related
Incident
Spc.
Christopher
M.
Cooper,
28,
of
Oceanside,
California,
died
October
30
in
Babil
province,
Iraq,
of
injuries
sustained
from
a
non-combat
related
incident.
Cooper
was
assigned
to
the
2nd
Battalion,
28th
Infantry,
172nd
Infantry
Brigade,
Schweinfurt,
Germany.
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Saturday
Oct
29 |
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Kuwait
AL Guard Member Dies of a Non-Combat
Incident
Spc.
Adrian
L.
Avila,
19,
of
Opelika,
Alabama,
died
October
29
at
Khabari
Crossing,
Kuwait,
of
injuries
sustained
from
a
non-combat
related
accident.
Avila
was
assigned
to
the
1343rd
Chemical
Company,
151st
Chemical
Biological
Radiological
and
Nuclear
Battalion,
115th
Fires
Brigade
of
the
Alabama
Army
National
Guard,
in
Fort
Payne,
Alabama.
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Wednesday
Oct
28 |
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Afghanistan
Marine Killed in Helmand Province
Lance Cpl. Cody R. Stanley, 21, of Rosanky, Texas, died October 28 while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Stanley was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California.
NM Guard Member Dies in Non-Combat
Incident
Spc. Joseph L. Gallegos, 39, of Questa, New Mexico, died Oct. 28 in Tallil, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident. Gallegos was assigned to the 720th Transportation Company, New Mexico Army National Guard, in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Airman Dies of
Non-Combat Related Medical Cause
Frank R. Walker,
66, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, died of
non-combat related medical causes October 28
at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Walker
was assigned to the 72nd Civil Engineering
Directorate, Tinker Air Force Base,
Oklahoma.
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Tuesday
Oct
27 |
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Afghanistan
Attack on Vehicle Kills Soldier in Kandahar
Pfc. Brian R. Bates, Jr., 20, of Gretna, Louisiana., died October 27 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Bates was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington.
Soldier Dies of Injuries Sustained in Non-Combat Related Incident
Spc. Robert K. Charlton, 22, of Malden, Missouri, died October 27 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident October 23 in Wardak, Afghanistan. Charlton was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.
Soldier Dies in a Non-Combat Related Incident
Maj. David L. Audo, 35, of Saint Joseph, Illinois, died October 27 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Audo was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 22nd Military Police Battalion, 6th Military Police Group, Fort Lewis, Washington.
Seven Soldiers Killed in IED Attack on Vehicle
Seven soldiers died October 27 in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. Killed were:
Sgt. Fernando Delarosa, 24, of Alamo, Texas.
Staff Sgt. Luis M. Gonzalez, 27, of South Ozone Park, New York.
Sgt. Dale R. Griffin, 29, of Terre Haute, Indiana.
Sgt. Issac B. Jackson, 27, of Plattsburg, Missouri.
Spc. Jared D. Stanker, 22, of Evergreen Park, Illinois.
Pfc. Christopher I. Walz, 25, of Vancouver, Washington.
Sgt. Patrick O. Williamson, 24, of Broussard, Louisiana.
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Monday
Oct
26 |
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Afghanistan
Four Marines Killed in Helicopter Collision
Four
Marines
died
October
26
while
supporting
combat
operations
in
Helmand
Province,
Afghanistan.
Killed
were:
Two
members
of
the
Marine
Light
Attack
Helicopter
Squadron
169,
Marine
Aircraft
Group
39,
3rd
Marine
Aircraft
Wing,
I
Marine
Expeditionary
Force,
based
out
of
Camp
Pendleton,
California.
They
were:
Cpl.
Gregory
M.W.
Fleury,
23,
of
Anchorage,
Alaska.
Capt.
Kyle
R.
Van
De
Giesen,
29,
of
North
Attleboro,
Massachusetts.
Also
killed
were
two
members
of
the
Marine
Light
Attack
Helicopter
Squadron
367,
Marine
Aircraft
Group
39,
3rd
Marine
Aircraft
Wing,
I
Marine
Expeditionary
Force,
based
out
of
Camp
Pendleton,
California.
They
were:
Capt.
Eric
A.
Jones,
29,
of
Westchester,
New
York.
Capt.
David
S.
Mitchell,
30,
of
Loveland,
Ohio.
Seven Service Personnel Killed in Helicopter Crash
Seven service members died October 26 of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter they were aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan. Killed were five soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. They were:
Sgt. Josue E. Hernandez Chavez, 23, of Reno, Nevada.
Chief Warrant Officer Niall Lyons, 40, of Spokane, Washington.
Staff Sgt. Shawn H. McNabb, 24, of Terrell, Texas.
Chief Warrant Officer Michael P. Montgomery, 36, of Savannah, Georgia.
Sgt. Nikolas A. Mueller, 26, of Little Chute, Wisconsin.
Also killed were two soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. They were:
Staff Sgt. Keith R. Bishop, 28, of Medford, New York.
Sgt. 1st Class David E. Metzger, 32, of San Diego, California.
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Sunday
Oct
25 |
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Afghanistan
Enemy Action in Kunar Province Claims
Soldier
Sgt.
Eduviges
G.
Wolf,
24,
of
Hawthorne,
California,
died
October
25
in
Kunar
Province,
Afghanistan,
of
wounds
suffered
when
insurgents
attacked
her
vehicle
with
a
rocket
propelled
grenade.
Wolf
was
assigned
to
the
704th
Brigade
Support
Battalion,
4th
Brigade
Combat
Team,
4th
Infantry
Division,
Fort
Carson,
Colorado.
IED Attach Claims MP in Laghman Province
Spc. Brandon K. Steffey, 23, of Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, died October 25 in Laghman Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Steffey was assigned to the 178th Military Police Detachment, 89th Military Police Brigade, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas.
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Saturday
Oct
24 |
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Afghanistan
Enemy Attack Claims Soldier in Qwest
Pfc.
Devin
J.
Michel,
19,
of
Stockton,
Illinois,
died
October
24
in
Zhari
Province,
Afghanistan,
of
wounds
suffered
when
enemy
forces
attacked
his
unit
with
an
improvised
explosive
device.
Michael
was
assigned
to
the
1st
Battalion,
12th
Infantry
Regiment,
4th
Brigade
Combat
Team,
4th
Infantry
Division,
Fort
Carson,
Colorado.
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Friday
Oct
23 |
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Afghanistan
IED Attack on Vehicle Claims Two Service
Members
Two member of the 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado, died October 23 in Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Killed were:
Pfc. Kimble A. Han, 30, of Lehi, Utah.
Spc. Eric N. Lembke, 25, of Tampa, Florida.
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Wednesday
Oct
21 |
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Afghanistan
IED Claims Soldier in Kandahar
Spc.
Kyle
A.
Coumas,
22,
of
Lockeford,
California,
died
October
21
in
Kandahar
Province,
Afghanistan,
of
wounds
suffered
when
enemy
forces
attacked
his
vehicle
with
an
improvised
explosive
device.
Coumas
was
assigned
to
1st
Battalion,
17th
Infantry
Regiment,
5th
Stryker
Brigade
Combat
Team,
2nd
Infantry
Division,
Fort
Lewis,
Washington.
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Tuesday
Oct
20 |
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Afghanistan
Marine Dies Supporting Combat Ops in Helmand
Lance
Cpl.
David
R.
Baker,
22,
of
Painesville,
Ohio,
died
Oct.
20
while
supporting
combat
operations
in
Helmand
province,
Afghanistan. Baker was
assigned
to
1st
Battalion,
5th
Marine
Regiment,
1st
Marine
Division,
I
Marine
Expeditionary
Force,
Camp
Pendleton,
California.
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Monday
Oct
19 |
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Iraq
Enemy Attack Claims Soldier in Qwest
Staff
Sgt.
Bradley
Espinoza,
26,
of
Mission,
Texas,
died
October
19
in
Qwest,
Iraq,
of
wounds
suffered
when
enemy
forces
attacked
his
vehicle
with
an
improvised
explosive
device.
Espinoza
was
assigned
to
1st
Battalion,
12th
Cavalry
Regiment,
3rd
Brigade
Combat
Team,
1st
Cavalry
Division,
Fort
Hood,
Texas.
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Sunday
Oct
18 |
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Iraq
Soldiers Dies from Motor Vehicle Accident
Pfc.
Daniel
J.
Rivera,
22,
of
Rochester,
New
York,
died
October
18
in
Mosul,
Iraq,
of
injuries
sustained
in a
motor
vehicle
accident.
Rivera
was
assigned
to
the
3rd
Battalion,
8th
Cavalry
Regiment,
3rd
Brigade
Combat
Team,
1st
Cavalry
Division,
Fort
Hood,
Texas.
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Saturday
Oct
17 |
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Afghanistan
Soldier Killed by IED in Argahndab
Spc.
Michael
A.
Dahl
Jr.,
23,
of
Moreno
Valley,
California,
died
October
17
in
Argahndab,
Afghanistan,
of
wounds
suffered
when
enemy
forces
attacked
his
vehicle
with
an
improvised
explosive
device. Dahl
was
assigned
to
1st
Battalion,
17th
Infantry
Regiment,
5th
Stryker
Brigade,
2nd
Infantry
Division,
Fort
Lewis,
Washington.
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Friday
Oct
16 |
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Afghanistan
IED Kills MP in Kandahar
Sgt.
Christopher
M.
Rudzinski,
28,
of
Rantoul,
Illinois,
died
October
16
near
Kandahar,
Afghanistan,
of
wounds
suffered
when
enemy
forces
attacked
his
vehicle
with
an
improvised
explosive
device. Rudzinski
was
assigned
to
293rd
Military
Police
Company,
385th
Military
Police
Battalion,
16th
Military
Police
Brigade
(Airborne),
Fort
Stewart,
Georgia.
IED Attack Claims Two Soldiers
Two members of the 143rd Infantry Detachment, Austin, Texas died October 16 in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Killed were:
Spc. Anthony G. Green, 28, of Matthews, North Carolina.
Staff Sgt. Chris N. Staats, 32, of Fredericksburg, Texas.
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Thursday
Oct
15 |
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Afghanistan
Four Soldiers Killed by IED in Kandahar
Province
Four members of the 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado, died October 15 in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Killed were:
Spc. Jesus O. Flores, Jr., 28, of La Mirada, California
Spc. Daniel C. Lawson, 33, of Deerfield Beach, Florida.
Staff Sgt. Glen H. Stivison, Jr., 34, of Blairsville, Pennsylvania.
Pfc. Brandon M. Styer, 19, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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Saturday
Oct
10 |
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Afghanistan
Marine
Killed
in
Combat
in
Farah
Province
Lance
Cpl.
Alfonso
Ochoa,
Jr.,
20,
of
Armona,
California,
died
October
10
while
supporting
combat
operations
in
Farah
Province,
Afghanistan. Ochoa
was
assigned
to
2nd
Battalion,
3rd
Marine
Regiment,
3rd
Marine
Division,
III
Marine
Expeditionary
Force,
Marine
Corps
Base
Hawaii,
Kaneohe
Bay.
IED Claims
MN Guard Member
Spc. George W. Cauley, 24, of Walker, Minnesota, died October 10 in Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device on October 7 in Helmand Province. Cauley was assigned to the 114th Truck Company of the Minnesota Army National Guard in Duluth, Minnesota.
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Friday
Oct
9 |
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Afghanistan
Marine Killed in Combat in Helmand Province
Staff
Sgt.
Aaron
J.
Taylor,
27,
of
Bovey,
Minnesota,
died
October
9
while
supporting
combat
operations
in
Helmand
Province,
Afghanistan. Taylor
was
assigned
to
Marine
Wing
Support
Squadron
372,
Marine
Wing
Support
Group
37,
3rd
Marine
Aircraft
Wing,
I
Marine
Expeditionary
Force,
Camp
Pendleton,
California.
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Tuesday
Oct
6 |
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Afghanistan
Soldier Dies in a Non-Combat Related
Incident
Maj.
Tad
T.
Hervas,
48,
of
Coon
Rapids,
Minnesota,
died
October
6 at
Contingency
Operating
Base
Basra,
Iraq,
of
injuries
sustained
from
a
non-combat
related
incident.
Hervas
was
assigned
to
the
34th
Infantry
Regiment,
Rosemont,
Minnesota.
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Sunday
Oct
4 |
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Afghanistan
Soldier Falls to Enemy Fire
Spc.
Kevin
O.
Hill,
23,
of
Brooklyn,
New
York,
died
October
4 at
Contingency
Outpost
Dehanna,
Afghanistan,
of
wounds
suffered
when
enemy
forces
attacked
his
unit
using
small
arms
and
indirect
fires.
Hill
was
assigned
to
the
576th
Mobility
Augmentation
Company,
Fort
Carson,
Colorado.
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Saturday
Oct
3 |
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Afghanistan
IED Claims Soldier in Wardak Province
Sgt.
Thomas
D.
Rabjohn,
39, of
Litchfield
Park,
Arizona,
died
October
3 in
Wardak
Province,
Afghanistan,
of
wounds
suffered
when an
improvised
explosive
device
detonated
during
an
attempt
to
disarm
it. Rabjohn
was
assigned
to the
363rd
Explosive
Ordnance
Detachment,
Coolidge,
Arizona.
Enemy
Action
Claims
Eight
Soldiers
in
Kamdesh
Eight
members
of the
3rd
Squadron,
61st
Cavalry
Regiment,
4th
Brigade
Combat
Team,
4th
Infantry
Division,
Fort
Carson,
Colorado,
died
October
3 in
Kamdesh,
Afghanistan,
of
wounds
suffered
when
enemy
forces
attacked
their
contingency
outpost
with
small
arms,
rocket-propelled
grenade
and
indirect
fires.
Killed
were:
Sgt.
Justin
T.
Gallegos,
27, of
Tucson,
Arizona.
Spc.
Christopher
T.
Griffin,
24, of
Kincheloe,
Michigan.
Sgt.
Joshua
M. Hardt,
24, of
Applegate,
California.
Sgt.
Joshua
J. Kirk,
30, of
South
Portland,
Maine.
Spc.
Stephan
L. Mace,
21, of
Lovettsville,
Virginia.
Staff
Sgt.
Vernon
W.
Martin,
25 of
Savannah,
Georgia.
Pfc.
Kevin C.
Thomson,
22, of
Reno,
Nevada.
Sgt.
Michael
P. Scusa,
22, of
Villas,
New
Jersey.
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Friday
Oct 2 |
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Afghanistan
Two Soldiers Killed in Enemy Attack
Two
soldiers
died
October
2 in
Wardak
Province,
Afghanistan,
of
injuries
sustained
when
enemy
forces
attacked
their
unit
using
small
arms
fire. Killed
were:
Pfc.
Brandon
A. Owens,
21, of
Memphis,
Tennessee. Owens
was
assigned
to the
118th
Military
Police
Company,
503rd
Military
Police
Battalion,
16th
Military
Police
Brigade,
XVIII
Airborne
Corps,
Fort
Bragg,
North
Carolina.
Sgt.
Aaron M.
Smith,
25, of
Manhattan,
Kansas. Smith
was
assigned
to the
2nd
Battalion,
87th
Infantry
Regiment,
3rd
Brigade
Combat
Team,
10th
Mountain
Division
(Light
Infantry),
Fort
Drum,
New
York.
Enemy Action Claims WI Guard Member
Sgt. Ryan C.
Adams, 26 of
Rhinelander,
Wisconsin,
died October
2 in Logar
Province,
Afghanistan,
of wounds
suffered
when enemy
forces
attacked his
vehicle
using
rocket-propelled
grenade
fire. Adams
was assigned
to the 91st
Engineer
Company
(Sapper),
Wisconsin
Army
National
Guard,
Rhinelander,
Wisconsin.
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Thursday
Oct 1 |
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Afghanistan
Enemy Action Claims Soldier in Kandahar
Sgt. Roberto
D. Sanchez,
24 of
Satellite
Beach,
Florida,
died October
1 in
Kandahar
Province,
Afghanistan,
of wounds
suffered
when enemy
forces
attacked his
unit with an
improvised
explosive
device.
Sanchez was
assigned to
the 1st
Battalion,
75th Ranger
Regiment,
Hunter Army
Airfield
Georgia.
Soldier
Killed by
Enemy Fire
in Wardak
Spc. Russell
S. Hercules
Jr.,
22 of
Murfreesboro,
Tennessee,
died October
1 in Wardak
Province,
Afghanistan,
of wounds
suffered
when
insurgents
attacked his
unit using
small arms
fire
Hercules was
assigned to
the 4th
Battalion,
101st
Aviation
Regiment,
159th Combat
Aviation
Brigade,
101st
Airborne
Division
(Air
Assault),
Fort
Campbell,
Kentucky.
Enemy
Attack
on Camp
Claims
Soldier
Spc.
Paul E.
Andersen,
49, of
Dowagiac,
Michigan,
died
October
1 in
Baghdad,
Iraq, of
wounds
suffered
when
enemy
forces
attacked
his camp
using
indirect
fire. Andersen
was
assigned
to the
855th
Quartermaster
Company,
South
Bend,
Indiana.
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