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Staff Sgt. Mark C. Baum, 32, of Telford, Pennsylvania, died February 21, 2009, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered earlier that day when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire in Mushada, Iraq. Staff Sgt. Baum was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.<

Master Sgt. David L. Hurt, 36, of Tucson, Arizona, died February 20, 2009, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, from wounds received when his military vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device followed by small arms fire attack by enemy forces. Master Sgt. Hurt was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.<

Staff Sgt. Timothy P. Davis, 28, of Aberdeen, Washington, died February 20, 2009, near Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Davis was assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Flori

Staff Sgt. Jeremy E. Bessa, 26, of Woodridge, Illinois, died February 20, 2009, in Khordi, Afghanistan, when his military vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device followed by small arms fire attack by enemy forces. Staff Sgt. Bessa was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.<

WASHINGTON - The Army's Stryker armored vehicle will get its first crack at the resurgent Taliban and terrorist strongholds in Afghanistan this summer when the 2nd Infantry Division's, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team hits the ground the

PFC Cwislyn K. Walter, 19, of Honolulu, Hawaii, died February 19, 2009, in Kuwait City, Kuwait, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. PFC Walter was assigned to the 29th Special Troops Battalion, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Hawaii National Guard.<

Sgt. 1st Class Raymond J. Munden, 35, of Mesquite, Texas, died February 16, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Tillman in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire. Sgt. 1st Class Munden was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.<

Staff Sgt. Sean D. Diamond, 41, of Dublin, California, died February 15, 2009, in As Salam, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Staff Sgt. Diamond was assigned to the 610th Engineer Support Company, 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, Fort Lewis, Washington.<

Cpl. Stephen S. Thompson, 23, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, died February 14, 2009, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a gunshot wound. Cpl. Thompson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.<

Staff Sgt. Daniel L. Hansen, 24, of Tracy, California, died February 14, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Hansen was assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Iwakuni, Japan.<