HONORING THE FALLEN: US Military KIA, Iraq & Afghanistan/Pakistan – February 2009

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Cpl. Donte J. Whitworth, 21 Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group Noblesville, Ind. Died as a result of a non-hostile vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq. February. 28, 2009

Spc. Brian M. Connelly 26 40th Engineer Battalion, Task Force 1-6, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division Union Beach, New Jersey Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by an explosive device in Adhamiya, Iraq, on February 26, 2009

1st Lt. William E. Emmert 36 269th Military Police Company, 117th Military Police Battalion Lincoln, Tennessee Died of wounds suffered when he was shot while participating in a local Iraqi Police function in Mosul, Iraq, on February 24, 2009. The incident is under investigation.

Spc. Micheal B. Alleman 31 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Logan, Utah One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit using small-arms fire in Balad, Iraq, on February 23, 2009

Cpl. Michael L. Mayne 21 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Burlington Flats, New York One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit using small-arms fire in Balad, Iraq, on February 23, 2009

Pfc. Zachary R. Nordmeyer 21 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Indianapolis, Indiana One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit using small-arms fire in Balad, Iraq, on February 23, 2009

Staff Sgt. Mark C. Baum 32 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania Army National Guard Telford, Pennsylvania Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small-arms fire in Mushada, Iraq, on February 21, 2009

Pfc. Cwislyn K. Walter 19 29th Special Troops Battalion, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Hawaii Army National Guard Honolulu, Hawaii Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on February 19, 2009

Staff Sgt. Sean D. Diamond 41 610th Engineer Support Company, 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade Dublin, California Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in As Salam, Iraq, on February 15, 2009

Cpl. Stephen S. Thompson 23 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Tulsa, Oklahoma Died of injuries sustained from a gunshot wound in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 14, 2009

Pvt. Ryan Wrathall 21 Company A, 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment Surbiton, Surrey, England Died of a nonhostile gunshot wound at the British Contingency Operating Base in Basra, Iraq, on February 12, 2009

Lt. Col. Garnet R. Derby 44 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Missoula, Montana One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Mosul, Iraq, on February 9, 2009

Pfc. Albert R. Jex 23 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Phoenix, Arizona One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Mosul, Iraq, on February 9, 2009

Pfc. Jonathan R. Roberge 22 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Leominster, Massachusetts One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Mosul, Iraq, on February 9, 2009

Sgt. Joshua A. Ward 30 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Scottsville, Kentucky One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Mosul, Iraq, on February 9, 2009

Spc. James M. Dorsey 23 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Beardstown, Illinois Died in a non-combat related incident in Kamaliyah, Iraq, on February 8, 2009

Spc. Christopher P. Sweet 28 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172d Separate Infantry Brigade Kahului, Hawaii Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Kirkush, Iraq, on February 6, 2009

Afghanistan – The Still Forgotten War – and The Third Front Pakistan!! There have been 1082 coalition deaths — 655 Americans, 8 Australians, 149 Britons, 108 Canadians, 3 Czech, 21 Danes, 18 Dutch, 3 Estonians, 1 Finn, 24 French, 25 Germans, 2 Hungarian, 12 Italians, 1 Latvian, 1 Lithuanian, 3 Norwegians, 9 Poles, 2 Portuguese, 9 Romanians, 1 South Korean, 25 Spaniards, 2 Swedes — in the war on terror as of December 1, 2008, according to a CNN count. Below are the names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen and sailors whose deaths have been reported by their country’s governments. The troops died in support of the U.S.-led Operation Enduring Freedom or were part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. At least 2,701 U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon.

Capt. Brian M. Bunting 29 An Individual Ready Reservist assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard Potomac, Maryland One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 24, 2009

Sgt. Schuyler Patch 25 Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Galva, Illinois One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 24, 2009

Sgt. Scott Stream 39 Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Mattoon, Illinois One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 24, 2009

Sgt. Daniel J. Thompson 24 An Individual Ready Reservist assigned to the 715th Military Police Company, Florida Army National Guard Madison, Wisconsin One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 24, 2009

Staff Sgt. Jeremy E. Bessa 26 Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Honolulu, Hawaii One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a mounted combat reconnaissance patrol near Khordi in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan, on February 20, 2009

Staff Sgt. Timothy P. Davis 28 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, 720th Special Tactics Group Aberdeen, Washington Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb near Bagram, Afghanistan, on February 20, 2009

Master Sgt. David L. Hurt 36 Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Oak Park, Illinois One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a mounted combat reconnaissance patrol near Khordi in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan, on February 20, 2009

Sgt. 1st Class Raymond J. Munden 35 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Mesquite, Texas Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire at Forward Operating Base Tillman in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, on February 16, 2009

Sgt. Daniel L. Hansen 24 Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Air Wing, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Tracy, California Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on February 14, 2009

Staff Sgt. Marc J. Small 29 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Collegeville, Pennsylvania Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and small-arms fire in Faramuz, Afghanistan, on February 12, 2009

Spc. Peter J. Courcy 22 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Frisco, Texas One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Salerno, Afgahnistan, on February 10, 2009

Pfc. Jason R. Watson 19 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Many, Louisiana One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Salerno, Afgahnistan, on February 10, 2009

Staff Sgt. Jason E. Burkholder 27 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Elida, Ohio One of two soldiers who died of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb in Kabul, Afghanistan on February 8, 2009

1st Lt. Jared W. Southworth 26 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard Oakland, Illinois One of two soldiers who died of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb in Kabul, Afghanistan on February 8, 2009

Lance Cpl. Kevin T. Preach 21 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Bridgewater, Massachusetts Died on February 7, 2009 from wounds he received while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on January 24, 2009

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