Septeember, 2008. 24 Killed - Afghanistan 25 Killed - Iraq

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Sgt. 1st Class Gregory A. Rodriguez, 35, of Weidman, Mich
Ana Kalay, Afghanistan 09/02/08
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of wounds suffered in Ana Kalay, Afghanistan, when his mounted patrol came under small arms fire.

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Pfc. Patrick W. May, 22, of Jamestown, N.Y
Baghdad 09/02/08
Non-combat
Died of injuries sufferedfrom a non-combat related incident.

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Sgt. Kenneth W. Mayne, 29, of Fort Benning, Ga.
Baghdad 09/04/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died when his Humvee was hit by an roadside bomb outside of Baghdad.

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Pfc. Bryan R. Thomas, 22, of Battle Creek, Mich.
Baghdad 09/04/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died when his Humvee was hit by an roadside bomb outside of Baghdad.

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Pvt. Vincent C. Winston Jr., 22, of St. Louis, Mo
09/04/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device

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Pvt. Jordan P. P. Thibeault, 22, of South Jordan, Utah
Baghdad 09/05/08
Non-combat
Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident

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Spc. Marques I. Knight, 24, of San Juan Capistrano, Calif
Aliabad, Afghanistan 09/06/08
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of wounds suffered when he received small arms fire while on dismounted patrol.

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Pvt. Michael R. Dinterman, 18, of Littlestown, Pa
Outpost Restrepo, Kunar Province, Afghanistan, 09/06/08
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of wounds suffered when he received enemy fire while on dismounted patrol.

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Capt. Jesse Melton III, 29, of Randallstown, Md.
Parwan province, Afghanistan. 09/09/08
Hostile


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1st Lt. Nicholas A. Madrazo, 25, of Bothell, Wash.
Parwan province, Afghanistan. 09/09/08
Hostile


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Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Eichmann A. Strickland, 23, of Arlington, Wash.
Afghanya Valley, Afghanistan. 09/09/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died from injuries suffered when the vehicle he was driving hit an improvised explosive device in Afghanya Valley, Afghanistan.

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Sgt. 1st Class Daniel R. Sexton, 53, of Wentzville, Mo
Balad 09/10/08
Non-combat
Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.

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Chief Warrant Officer Michael Slebodnik, 39, of Gibsonia, Pa.
Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan 09/11/08
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of wounds suffered near Forward Operating Base Nagil, Afghanistan, when the aircraft he was piloting received enemy fire.

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Pvt. Michael W. Murdock, 22, of Chocowinity, N.C.
Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan 09/11/08
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of wounds suffered at Combat Outpost Lybert, Afghanistan, when he was struck by enemy fire.

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Senior Chief Petty Officer John Wayne Marcum, 34, of Flushing, Mich
Eastern Afghanistan 09/12/08
Hostile
Died Sept. 12 from injuries sustained while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan Sept. 11.

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Chief Petty Officer (select) Jason Richard Freiwald, 30, of Armada, Mich.
Eastern Afghanistan 09/12/08
Hostile
Died Sept. 12 from injuries sustained while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan Sept. 11.

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Staff Sgt. Darris J. Dawson, 24, of Pensacola, Fla
Camp Victory - Baghdad 09/14/08
Non-combat
Died in Tunnis, Iraq, of wounds sustained in a non-hostile incident.

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Lt. Col. Ralph J. Marino, 46, of Houston, Pa.
Camp Buehring, Kuwait, 09/14/08
Non-Hostile - Illness
Died from a non-combat related illness

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Chaplain (Col.) Sidney J. Marceaux Jr., 69, of Beaumont, Texas
09/14/08
Non-Hostile - Illness
Chaplain Marceaux died from a non-combat related illness.

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Sgt. Wesley R. Durbin, 26, of Hurst, Texas
Camp Victory - Baghdad 09/14/08
Non-combat
Died in Tunnis, Iraq, of wounds sustained in a non-hostile incident.

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Pfc Jason Antonio Vazquez, 24, of Chicago, Illinois
Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan 09/17/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

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Pfc. Leonard J. Gulczynski I, 19, of Carol Stream, Ill.
Baghdad 09/17/08
Non-hostile - Accident - vehicular
Died of injuries sustained when his vehicle was involved in an accident.

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Staff Sgt. Brandon W. Farley, 30, of Grand Prairie, Texas
Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan 09/17/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds sustained Sept. 17 when his mounted patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades in Able Monti, Afghanistan.

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1st Lt. Mohsin A. Naqvi, 26, of Newburgh, N.Y
Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan 09/17/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

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Capt. Darrick D. Wright, 37, of Nashville, Tenn.
Baghdad 09/17/08
Non-Hostile - Illness
Died of a non-combat related illness.
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Capt. Bruce E. Hays, 42, of Cheyenne, Wyo.
Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan 09/17/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

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Sgt. Joshua W. Harris, 21, of Romeoville, Ill.
Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan 09/17/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

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Lt. Col. James L. Wiley, 46, of North Bend, Ore
Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan 09/18/08
Non-hostile
Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.

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Cpt Robert Vallejo II, 28, of Richland Hills, Texas
Baghdad 09/18/08
Non-hostile - helicopter crash
Seven U.S. Soldiers were killed when a CH-47 Chinook experienced a hard landing about 100 km west of Basra. The Chinook was a part of an aerial convoy flying from Kuwait to Balad.

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Cpl. Michael E. Thompson, 23, of Harrah, Okla
Baghdad 09/18/08
Non-hostile - helicopter crash
Seven U.S. Soldiers were killed when a CH-47 Chinook experienced a hard landing about 100 km west of Basra. The Chinook was a part of an aerial convoy flying from Kuwait to Balad.

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Chief Warrant Officer Brady J. Rudolf, 37, of Oklahoma City,
Baghdad 09/18/08
Non-hostile - helicopter crash
Seven U.S. Soldiers were killed when a CH-47 Chinook experienced a hard landing about 100 km west of Basra. The Chinook was a part of an aerial convoy flying from Kuwait to Balad.

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1st Sgt. Julio C. Ordonez, 54, of San Antonio, Texas
Baghdad 09/18/08
Non-hostile - helicopter crash
Seven U.S. Soldiers were killed when a CH-47 Chinook experienced a hard landing about 100 km west of Basra. The Chinook was a part of an aerial convoy flying from Kuwait to Balad.

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Ssg. Anthony L. Mason, 37, of Springtown, Texas
Baghdad 09/18/08
Non-hostile - helicopter crash
Seven U.S. Soldiers were killed when a CH-47 Chinook experienced a hard landing about 100 km west of Basra. The Chinook was a part of an aerial convoy flying from Kuwait to Balad.

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Sgt. Daniel M. Eshbaugh, 43, of Norman, Okla
Baghdad 09/18/08
Non-hostile - helicopter crash
Seven U.S. Soldiers were killed when a CH-47 Chinook experienced a hard landing about 100 km west of Basra. The Chinook was a part of an aerial convoy flying from Kuwait to Balad.

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Chief Warrant Officer Corry A. Edwards, 38, of Kennedale, Texas
Baghdad 09/18/08
Non-hostile - helicopter crash
Seven U.S. Soldiers were killed when a CH-47 Chinook experienced a hard landing about 100 km west of Basra. The Chinook was a part of an aerial convoy flying from Kuwait to Balad.

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Sgt. Jerome C. Bell Jr., 29, of Auburn, N.Y.
Farah province, Afghanistan. 09/19/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

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Third Class Petty Officer Matthew J. O’Bryant, 22, of Duluth, Ga
09/20/08
Hostile - Bomb
Died in the bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Capt. Bruno G. De Solenni, 32, of Crescent City, Calif.,
Kandahar 09/20/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died , of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

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Maj. Rodolfo I. Rodriguez, 34, of El Paso, Texas
Islamabad, Pakistan, 09/20/08
Hostile - Bomb
Died in the bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan.

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Staff Sgt. Nathan M. Cox, 32, of Walcott, Iowa
Korengal Valley, Afghanistan 09/20/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.



Pvt. Joseph F. Gonzales, 18, of Tucson, Ariz.
Korengal Valley, Afghanistan 09/20/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.



Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Taylor, 25, of Charleston, S.C.,
Baghdad 09/21/08
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when he received small arms fire during dismounted operations.

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1st Lt. Thomas J. Brown, 26, of Burke, Va.
Salman Pak - Babil 09/23/08
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when his patrol came under small arms fire during dismounted operations.

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Capt. Michael J. Medders, 25, of Ohio
Jisr Naft, Iraq 09/24/08
Hostile - Suicide bomber
Died of wounds suffered when a suicide bomber detonated a vest during operations.

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Staff Sgt. Ronald Phillips Jr., 33, of Conway, S.C.
Iskandariyah - Babil 09/25/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

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Pfc. Jamel A. Bryant, 22, of Belleville, Ill.
Baghdad (Southeast of) 09/27/08
Non-hostile - Vehicle rollover
Died of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident while on patrol in Wahida, Iraq.

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Sgt. William E. Hasenflu, 38, of Bradenton, Fla.
Jaji District, Afghanistan 09/28/08
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died from wounds sustained when his unit was ambushed by enemy forces using small arms fire.



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Baghdad 09/29/08 - 1
Hostile - Small arms fire


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Baghdad 09/30/08 - 1
Hostile - Small arms fire


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1. Three more in Afghanistan

And a name for one of the 'pendings':


Spc. Christopher T. Fox, 21, of Memphis, Tenn.
Baghdad 09/29/08
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when he encountered small arms fire while on patrol.

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Sgt. 1st Class Gary J. Vasquez, 33, of Round Lake, Ill.
Yakhchal, Afghanistan 09/29/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during mounted operations.

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Sgt. 1st Class Jamie S. Nicholas, 32, of Maysel, W.Va.
Yakhchal, Afghanistan 09/29/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during mounted operations.

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Capt. Richard G. Cliff Jr., 29, of Mount Pleasant, S.C.
Yakhchal, Afghanistan 09/29/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during mounted operations.

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Hostile - Small arms fire


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