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The following is a list of
U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan and Iraq in November
2009, as reported by the Department of Defense.
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Sunday
Nov
29 |
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Iraq
Soldier Dies from Non-Combat Related
Incident
Pfc.
Derrick
D.
Gwaltney,
21,
of
Cape
Coral,
Florida,
died
November
29
south
of
Basra,
Iraq,
of
injuries
sustained
from
a
non-combat
related
incident.
Gwaltney
was
assigned
to
the
1st
Battalion,
377th
Field
Artillery
Regiment,
17th
Fires
Brigade,
Fort
Lewis,
Washington.
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Saturday
Nov
28 |
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United
Arab Emirates
Seaman Dies from Non-Hostile Accident
Spc.
Petty
Officer
3rd
Class
David
M.
Mudge,
22,
of
Sutherlin,
Oregon,
died
November
28,
in a
non-hostile
accident
aboard
USS
Rentz
while
in
Port
Jebel
Ali,
United
Arab
Emirates.
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Friday
Nov
27 |
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Iraq
Soldier Dies from Non-Combat Related
Incident
Pfc.
Michael
A.
Rogers,
23,
of
White
Sulphur
Springs,
Montana,
died
November
27,
at
Forward
Operating
Base
Hammer,
east
of
Baghdad,
Iraq,
of
injuries
sustained
from
a
non-combat
related
incident.
Rogers
was
assigned
to
the
210th
Brigade
Support
Battalion,
2nd
Brigade
Combat
Team,
10th
Mountain
Division
(Light
Infantry),
Fort
Drum,
New
York.
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Monday
Nov
23 |
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Afghanistan
Enemy Fire Claims Soldier in Pashmul
Spc.
Jason
A.
McLeod,
22,
of
Crystal
Lake,
Illinois,
died
November
23,
west
of
Pashmul,
Afghanistan,
of
wounds
suffered
when
insurgents
attacked
his
unit
with
mortar
fire.
McLeod
was
assigned
to
the
704th
Brigade
Support
Battalion,
4th
Brigade
Combat
Team,
4th
Infantry
Division,
Fort
Carson,
Colorado.
MD
Guard
Member
Killed
in
IED
Attack
Staff
Sgt.
Matthew
A.
Pucino,
34,
of
Cockeysville,
Maryland.,
died
November
23
in
Pashay
Kala,
Afghanistan,
of
wounds
sustained
when
enemy
forces
attacked
his
unit
with
an
improvised
explosive
device.
Pucino
was
assigned
to
the
2nd
Battalion,
20th
Special
Forces
Group
of
the
Maryland
Army
National
Guard
in
Glen
Arm,
Maryland.
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Sunday
Nov
22 |
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Iraq
Fighting Claims Marine in Helmand Province
Lance Cpl. Nicholas J.
Hand, 20, of Kansas City,
Missouri, died November 22 while supporting
combat operations in Helmand Province,
Afghanistan. Hand was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. |
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Iraq
Insurgent Attack Claims Solder in Numaniyah
Sgt. Briand T.
Williams, 25, of Sparks, Georgia,
died November 22, in Numaniyah, Iraq, of
wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his
unit using small arms fire. Williams was
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Field
Artillery Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat
Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning,
Geogria. |
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Thursday
Nov
19 |
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Kuwait
Navy Officer Dies from a Non-Combat Accident
Petty
Officer
2nd
Class
Brian
M.
Patton,
37,
of
Freeport,
Illinois,
died
November
19
in
Kuwait
in a
non-combat
accident.
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Afghanistan
Two Soldiers Killed in Zabul Province
Two
members of the 782nd Brigade Support
Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd
Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North
Carolina died November 19 in Zabul Province,
Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when a
suicide car-bomber attacked their unit.
Killed were:
Staff Sgt. John J.
Cleaver, 36, of Marysville,
Washington; and
Sgt. Daniel A. Frazier,
25, of Saint Joseph, Missouri. |
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Tuesday
Nov
17 |
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Afghanistan
Enemy Fire Claims Soldier in Kandahar
Spc.
Joseph
M.
Lewis,
26,
of
Terrell,
Texas
died
on
November
17
in
Kandahar,
Afghanistan,
of
wounds
suffered
when
enemy
forces
attacked
his
vehicle
with
an
improvised
explosive
device.
Lewis
was
assigned
to
the
8th
Squadron,
1st
Cavalry
Regiment,
5th
Stryker
Brigade
Combat
Team,
2nd
Infantry
Division,
Fort
Lewis,
Washington.
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Monday
Nov
16 |
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Iraq
Soldier in Vehicle Roll-over
Staff
Sgt.
Ryan
L.
Zorn,
35,
of
Upton,
Wyoming,
died
November
16
in
Tal
Afar,
Iraq,
of
injuries
sustained
during
a
vehicle
roll-over.
Zorn
was
assigned
to
the
1st
Battalion,
34th
Armor
Regiment,
1st
Brigade,
1st
Infantry
Division,
Fort
Riley,
Kansas.
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Friday
Nov
13 |
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Afghanistan
Marine Killed in Helmand
Province
Lance
Cpl.
Shawn
P.
Hefner,
22,
of
Hico,
Texas,
died
November
13
while
supporting
combat
operations
in
Helmand
Province,
Afghanistan.
Hefner
was
assigned
to
2nd
Amphibious
Assault
Battalion,
2nd
Marine
Division,
II
Marine
Expeditionary
Force,
Camp
Lejeune,
North
Carolina.
IED Claims Soldier in Wardak
Province
Spc.
Christopher
J.
Coffland,
43,
of
Baltimore,
Maryland,
died
November
13
in
Wardak
Province,
Afghanistan,
of
wounds
suffered
when
enemy
forces
attacked
his
unit
with
an
improvised
explosive
device.
Coffland
was
assigned
to
the
323rd
Military
Intelligence
Battalion,
Fort
Meade,
Maryland.
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Tuesday
Nov
10 |
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Afghanistan
Enemy Fire Claims Soldier in Paktika
Province
Lance
Cpl.
Justin
J.
Swanson,
21,
of
Anaheim,
California,
died
November
10
while
supporting
combat
operations
in
Helmand
province,
Afghanistan.
Swanson
was
assigned
to
1st
Battalion,
5th
Marine
Regiment,
1st
Marine
Division,
I
Marine
Expeditionary
Force,
Camp
Pendleton,
California.
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Monday
Nov
9 |
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Iraq
Marine Killed in Anbar Province
Staff
Sgt.
Stephen
L.
Murphy,
36,
of
Jaffery,
New
Hampshire,
died
November
9 as
a
result
of a
non-hostile
incident
in
Anbar
Province,
Iraq.
Murphy
was
assigned
to
2nd
Intelligence
Battalion,
II
Marine
Expeditionary
Force
Headquarters
Group,
Camp
Lejeune,
North
Carolina.
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Sunday
Nov
8 |
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Iraq
Crew Killed in Helicopter Crash in Tikrit
Two members of the 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii died November 8 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained when their OH-58D helicopter crashed. Killed were:
Chief Warrant Officer Mathew C. Heffelfinger, 29, of Kimberly, Idaho;
Chief Warrant Officer Earl R. Scott III, 24, of Jacksonville, Florida.
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Saturday
Nov
7 |
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Afghanistan
Marine Killed in Farah
Province
Sgt.
Charles
I.
Cartwright,
26,
of
Union
Bridge,
Maryland,
died
November
7
while
supporting
combat
operations
in
Farah
Province,
Afghanistan.
Cartwright
was
assigned
to
1st
Marine
Special
Operations
Battalion,
U.S.
Marine
Corps
Forces
Special
Operations
Command,
Camp
Pendleton,
California.
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Thursday
Nov
5 |
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Afghanistan
Two Soldiers Killed in Jelewar
Province
Two
members
of
the
1st
Battalion,
17th
Infantry
Regiment,
5th
Stryker
Brigade
Combat
Team,
2nd
Infantry
Division,
Fort
Lewis,
Washington
died
November
5 in
Jelewar,
Afghanistan,
of
wounds
suffered
when
enemy
forces
attacked
their
vehicle
with
an
improvised
explosive
device. Killed
were:
Spc.
Aaron
S.
Aamot,
22,
of
Custer,
Washington.
Spc.
Gary
L.
Gooch,
Jr.,
22,
of
Ocala,
Florida.
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Wednesday
Nov
4 |
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Afghanistan
Enemy Fire Claims Soldier in Paktika
Province
Spc.
Julian
L.
Berisford,
25,
of
Benwood,
West
Virginia,
died
November
4 in
Paktika
Province,
Afghanistan,
of
wounds
suffered
when
insurgents
attacked
his
unit
using
small
arms
and
rocket-propelled
grenade
fires.
Berisford
was
assigned
to
the
3rd
Battalion,
509th
Parachute
Infantry
Regiment,
4th
Brigade
Combat
Team
(Airborne),
25th
Infantry
Division,
Fort
Richardson,
Alaska.
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Iraq
Soldier Dies from Non-Combat Incident in
Kirkush
Staff Sgt. Amy C.
Tirador, 29, of Albany, New York,
died November 4 in Kirkush, Iraq, of
injuries sustained from a non-combat related
incident. Tirador was assigned to the 209th
Military Intelligence Company, 1st Squadron,
14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort
Lewis, Washington.
Enemy Fire Claims Soldier
Spc.
Tony
Carrasco
Jr.,
25,
of
Berino,
New
Mexico,
died
November
4 in
Ad
Dawr,
Iraq,
of a
gunshot
wound
suffered
when
enemy
forces
attacked
his
unit.
Carrasco
was
assigned
to
2nd
Battalion,
32nd
Field
Artillery
Regiment,
4th
Infantry
Brigade
Combat
Team,
1st
Infantry
Division,
Fort
Riley,
Kansas.
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Monday
Nov 2 |
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Iraq
Soldier Dies from Non-Combat Incident in Kut
Spc.
Jonathon
M.
Sylvestre,
21,
of
Colorado
Springs,
Colorado,
died
November
2 in
Kut,
Iraq,
of
injuries
sustained
from
a
non-combat
related
incident.
Sylvestre
was
assigned
to
the
1st
Battalion,
10th
Field
Artillery
Regiment,
3rd
Heavy
Brigade
Combat
Team,
3rd
Infantry
Division,
Fort
Benning,
Georgia.
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