Afghanistan casualties since the first of the year.
R.I.P.
April 11, 2012
-Lance Cpl. Ramon T. Kaipat, 22 – Tacoma, WA – 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on April 11, 2012.
April 7, 2012
-Seaman Trevor J. Stanley, 22 Virginia Beach, VA – Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3. Died as the result of a non-combat related incident while deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, on April 7, 2012.
April 6, 2012
-Spc. Antonio C. Burnside , 31 – Great Falls, MT – 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. Died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire at Ghanzi province, Afghanistan, on April 6, 2012.
April 5, 2012
-Cpl. Alex Martinez, 21 – Elgin, IL – 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. Died following a roadside bomb attack while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on April 5, 2012.
April 4, 2012
-Sgt. 1st Class Shawn T. Hannon, 44 – Grove City, OH – 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Ohio Army National Guard. One of three soldiers killed when their unit was attacked by a suicide car bomber in Meymaneh, the capital of Faryab province, Afghanistan, on April 4, 2012.
-Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey J. Rieck April 4, 2012 45 Columbus, Ohio, USA 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Ohio Army National Guard One of three soldiers killed when their unit was attacked by a suicide car bomber in Meymaneh, the capital of Faryab province, Afghanistan, on April 4, 2012.
-Capt. Nicholas J. Rozanski April 4, 2012 36 Dublin, Ohio, USA 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Ohio Army National Guard One of three soldiers killed when their unit was attacked by a suicide car bomber in Meymaneh, the capital of Faryab province, Afghanistan, on April 4, 2012
April 3, 2012
-Cpl. Christopher D. Bordoni , 21 Ithaca, NY – 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force – Bordoni died on April 3, 2012, of wounds sustained when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in Kajaki Sufla, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 18, 2012. Another Marine, Cpl. Phillip D. McGeath, was killed in the attack.
-Staff Sgt. Christopher L. Brown, 26 – Columbus, OH – 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. Died of wounds sustained after he was attacked with a roadside bomb while on a dismounted patrol in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on April 3, 2012.
-Spc. Jeffrey L. White Jr. , 21 – Catawissa, MO – 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division. Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Khost province, Afghanistan, on April 3, 2012.
March 31, 2012
-Spc. James Evan Dutton, 25 – Checotah, OK – Company B, 125th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division. Died as a result of a non-battle related injury at Forward Operating Base Shank near Pul-i-Alam in Logar province, Afghanistan, on March 31, 2012.
March 30, 2012
-Cpl. Roberto Cazarez, 24 – Harbor City, CA – 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. Died following a roadside bomb attack during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 30, 2012.
March 29, 2012
-Pfc. Johnathon Frank Davis, 20 – Griffin, GA – Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. Died of wounds suffered from enemy small-arms fire in Maiwand, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2012.
-Cpl. Michael J. Palacio, 23 – Lake Elsinore, CA – Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Died following a roadside bomb attack during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2012.
-Spc. David Wayne Taylor, 20 Dixon, KY – Company D, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. Taylor was assisting in the movement of ammunition when some of the rounds accidentally exploded in Zharif Kheyl, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2012.
March 28, 2012
-Capt. Francis Dee Imlay Jr., 31 Vacaville, CA -391st Fighter Squadron, 366th Operations Group, 366th Fighter Wing, deployed with the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. Died of injuries received when his F-15E Strike Eagle crashed approximately 15 miles outside of Al Dhafra Air Base in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on March 28, 2012.
March 27, 2012
-Sgt. Joseph D’Augustine, 29 – Waldwick, NJ – 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force. Killed in a roadside bomb attack while conducting combat operations in the Sangin district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 27, 2012.
March 26, 2012
-Sgt. William R. Wilson III, Age unavailable- Getzville, NY – 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade. Killed when he was shot by an alleged member of the Afghan Local Police as his unit approached an ALP checkpoint in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on March 26, 2012.
March 24, 2012
-Sgt. Daniel J. Brown, 27 – Jerome, ID -2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. Killed when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on March 24, 2012.
-Capt. Aaron D. Istre,37 – Vinton, LA – Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 13th Sustainment Command. Died as a result of a non-battle related injury in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 24, 2012.
March 22, 2012
-Spc. Dennis P. Weichel Jr. – 29 Providence, RI – Company C, 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment, Rhode Island Army National Guard. Died of injuries suffered in an accident involving an Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle while conducting security operations in Laghman province, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2012.
March 21, 2012
-Sgt. Jamie D. Jarboe, 27 – Frankfort, ID – 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division . Died on March 21, 2012, in Topeka, Kansas, of wounds suffered on April 10, 2011, when he was shot by a sniper in the Zhari district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
March 15, 2012
-2nd Lt. Clovis T. Ray, 34 – San Antonio, TX -2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division. Died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on March 15, 2012.
March 14, 2012
-Spc. Daquane D. Rivers, 21 – Marianna, FL – Company B, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade. Died from injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident in Paktika province, Afghanistan on March 14, 2012.
March 12, 2012
-Staff Sgt. Jesse J. Grindey, 30 – Hazel Green, WI – 287th Military Police Company, 97th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade. Died in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on March 12, 2012.
March 5, 2012
-Spc. Edward J. Acosta, 21 – Hesperia, CA – 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division. Died on March 5, 2012, in La Jolla, California, of injuries sustained when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on December 3, 2011.
March 1, 2012
-Staff Sgt. Jordan L. Bear, 25, – Denver, CO – 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. One of two soldiers who died of wounds suffered from small arms fire during an attack on their base in Kandahar province, Afghanistan on March 1, 2012.
-Pfc. Payton A. Jones, 19 – Marble Falls, TX – 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. One of two soldiers who died of wounds suffered from small arms fire during an attack on their base in Kandahar province, Afghanistan March 1, 2012.
-Cpl. Conner T. Lowry, 24 – Chicago, IL – 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA. Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan on March 1, 2012. This incident is under investigation.
February 25, 2012
-Lt. Col. John Darin Loftis, 44 – Paducah, KY – 866th Air Expeditionary Squadron. One of two U.S. servicemen killed by a junior officer in the Afghan Interior Ministry’s intelligence department while they were working at the ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, on February 25, 2012.
-Maj. Robert J. Marchanti II, 48 – Baltimore, MD – 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry Division Security Partnering Team, Maryland Army National Guard. One of two U.S. servicemen killed by a junior officer in the Afghan Interior Ministry’s intelligence department while they were working at the ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, on February 25, 2012.
February 23, 2012
-Sgt. Joshua A. Born, 25 – Niceville, FL – 549th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade. One of two soldiers killed after an Afghan soldier opened fire on them while a demonstration was being held outside a U.S. base in the Khogyani district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, on February 23, 2012.
-Cpl. Timothy J. Conrad Jr., 22 -Roanoke, VA – 549th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade. One of two soldiers killed after an Afghan soldier opened fire on them while a demonstration was being held outside a U.S. base in the Khogyani district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, on February 23, 2012.
February 21, 2012
-Sgt. Allen R. McKenna Jr., 28 – Noble, OK – 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. Died as a result of a non-battle related injury in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on February 21, 2012.
February 18, 2012
-Capt. Ryan Preston Hall, 30 – Colorado Springs, CO – 319th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Group, 1st Special Operations Wing. One of four airmen killed when their U-28A utility aircraft accidentally crashed about six miles away from Camp Lemonnier at the Djibouti International Airport in Djibouti, on February 18, 2012.
-Senior Airman Julian Seiji Scholten, 26 – Upper Marlboro, MD – 25th Intelligence Squadron, 361st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group. One of four airmen killed when their U-28A utility aircraft accidentally crashed about six miles away from Camp Lemonnier at the Djibouti International Airport in Djibouti, on February 18, 2012.
-Capt. Nicholas Schade Whitlock, 29 – Newnan, GA – 34th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Group, 1st Special Operations Wing One of four airmen killed when their U-28A utility aircraft accidentally crashed about six miles away from Camp Lemonnier at the Djibouti International Airport in Djibouti, on February 18, 2012.
-1st Lt. Justin James Wilkens, 26 – Bend, OR – 34th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Group, 1st Special Operations Wing. One of four airmen killed when their U-28A utility aircraft accidentally crashed about six miles away from Camp Lemonnier at the Djibouti International Airport in Djibouti, on February 18, 2012.
February 17, 2012
-Petty Officer First Class Paris S. Pough, 40 – Columbus, GA died Feb. 17, 2012 during a port visit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Pough, a hull technician, was assigned to the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), home-ported in San Diego, CA.
February 16, 2012
-Sgt. Jerry D. Reed II, 30 – Russellville, AR – 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade. Died as a result of a non-battle related injury in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on February 16, 2012.
February 14, 2012
-Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyler L. Estrada, 21 – Maricopa, AZ – Navy corpsman assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Uni. Died when he was accidentally shot and killed during a nighttime live-fire training exercise in Djibouti on February 14, 2012
February 10, 2012
-Lance Cpl. Osbrany Montes De Oca, 20 – North Arlington, NJ 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force. Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 10, 2012.
February 7, 2012
-Sgt. 1st Class Billy A. Sutton, 42 – Tupelo, MS – 288th Sapper Company, 223rd Engineer Battalion, 168th Engineer Brigade, Mississippi Army National Guard. Died of a non-hostile medical condition in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on February 7, 2012.
February 3, 2012
-Brig. Gen. Terence J. Hildner, 49 – Fairfax, VA – Commander, 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command. Died of natural causes in Kabul, Afghanistan, on February 3, 2012.
February 1, 2012
-Lance Cpl. Edward J. Dycus, 22 – Greenville, MS – 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force. Dycus was killed when an Afghan National Army soldier shot him while both were guarding a joint operating base in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 1, 2012. Bloomberg News reported that an Afghan general told investigators that the shooting was an accident. The Marine Corps said the incident is under investigation.
January 31, 2012
-Sgt. William C. Stacey, 23 – Redding, CA – 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. Died while conducting combat operations in the Now Zad district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 31, 2012.
January 25, 2012
-1st Lt. David A. Johnson, 24 – Horicon, WI – 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division. Died when a roadside bomb detonated during a dismounted patrol in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on January 25, 2012.
January 22, 2012
-Capt. Joshua C. Pairsh, 29 – Equality, IL – 4th Civil Affairs Group, Marine Forces Reserve. Died of a non-combat related illness in the United States on January 22, 2012, after returning from Afghanistan on January 3.
January 21, 2012
-Cpl. Christopher G. Singer, 23 – Temecula, CA – 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 21, 2012.
January 19, 2012
-Capt. Daniel Benjamin Bartle, 27 – Ferndale, WA – Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. One of six Marines killed when their CH-53D Sea Stallion transport helicopter crashed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2012. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash.
-Cpl. Joseph Daniel Logan, 22 – Willis, TX – Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. One of six Marines killed when their CH-53D Sea Stallion transport helicopter crashed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2012. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash.
-Capt. Nathan Ronald McHone, 29 – Crystal Lake, IL – Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. One of six Marines killed when their CH-53D Sea Stallion transport helicopter crashed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2012. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash.
-Cpl. Kevin James Reinhard, 25 – Colonia, NJ – Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. One of six Marines killed when their CH-53D Sea Stallion transport helicopter crashed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2012. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash.
-Master Sgt. Travis William Riddick, 40 – Centerville, IA – Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. One of six Marines killed when their CH-53D Sea Stallion transport helicopter crashed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2012. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash.
-Cpl. Jesse Wade Stites, 23 – North Beach, MD – Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. One of six Marines killed when their CH-53D Sea Stallion transport helicopter crashed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2012. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash.
January 18, 2012
-Spc. Keith D. Benson, 27 – Brockton, MA – Combat medic assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade. Benson died as a result of a non-battle related injury in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on January 18, 2012. The circumstances surrounding his death are currently under investigation.
-Cpl. Phillip D. McGeath, 25 Glendale, AZ – 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force. Died as a result of a roadside bomb attack while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 18, 2012.
January 15, 2012
-Cpl. Jon-Luke Bateman January 15, 2012 22 Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force One of two Marines that died as a result of a non-battle related injuries in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 15, 2012.
-Lance Cpl. Kenneth E. Cochran, 20 – Wilder, ID – 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. One of two Marines that died as a result of a non-battle related injuries in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 15, 2012.
-Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin B. Wise, 34 – El Dorado, AR Company A, 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group. Died on January 15, 2012, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, on January 9, 2012.
January 11, 2012
-Pfc. Neil I. Turner, 21 – Tacoma, WA – 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division. Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Logar province, Afghanistan, on January 11, 2012.
January 10, 2012
-Pfc. Michael W. Pyron, 30 – Hopewell, VA – 25th Signal Battalion, 160th Signal Brigade, 335th Signal Command, Army Reserve. Died due to a non-battle related injury in Parwan province, Afghanistan, on January 10, 2012.
January 8, 2012
-Pfc. Dustin P. Napier, 20 – London, KY – 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division. Killed by an individual wearing an Afghan Army uniform who opened fire on a group of soldiers at a base in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on January 8, 2012.
January 7, 2012
-Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell, 23 – Erie, PA – 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, LA. One of three airman that died Jan. 5,2012 in Shir ghazi, Helmand province, Afghanistan, when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.
-Tech. Sgt. Matthew S. Schwartz, 34 – Traverse City, MI – 90th Civil Engineer Squadron, FE Warren Air Force Base, WY. One of three airman that died Jan. 5,2012 in Shir ghazi, Helmand province, Afghanistan, when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.
- Airman 1st Class Matthew R. Seidler, 24 – Westminster, MD – 21st Civil Engineer Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, CO. One of three airman that died Jan. 5, 2012 in Shir ghazi, Helmand province, Afghanistan, when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.
January 6, 2012
-Spc. Brian Jeffery Leonhardt, 21 – Merrillville, IN – 713th Engineer Company, 81st Troop Command, Indiana Army National Guard. One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on January 6, 2012.
-Staff Sgt. Jonathan Matthew Metzger, 32 Indianapolis, IN – 713th Engineer Company, 81st Troop Command, Indiana Army National Guard One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on January 6, 2012.
-Spc. Christopher Alexander Patterson, 20 – Aurora, IL – 713th Engineer Company, 81st Troop Command, Indiana Army National Guard. One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on January 6, 2012.
-Spc. Robert Joseph Tauteris Jr., 44 Hamlet,ID – 713th Engineer Company, 81st Troop Command, Indiana Army National Guard. One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on January 6, 2012.
January 2, 2012