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Casualties in Afghanistan
~ 2008 ~
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There have been 4,333 coalition deaths -- 4,025 Americans, two Australians, 176 Britons, 13 Bulgarians, one Czech, seven Danes, two Dutch, two Estonians, one Fijian, one Hungarian, 33 Italians, one Kazakh, one Korean, three Latvian, 22 Poles, three Romanians, five Salvadoran, four Slovaks, 11 Spaniards, two Thai and 18 Ukrainians -- in the war in Iraq as of April 9, 2008
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MARCH
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Name
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Age
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Unit
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Hometown
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Killed in Action
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Pfc. Christian Raaschou
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23
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Den Kongelige Livgarde (The Royal Guards)
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Demnark
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Killed in a battle with Taliban fighters 12.4 miles (20 km) northeast of Gereshk, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 31, 2008
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Marine David Marsh
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Company C, 40 Commando, Royal Marines
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Taunton, Somerset, England
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One of two Royal Marines killed when their vehicle was caught in an explosion during a patrol near Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 30, 2008
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Lt. John Thornton
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22
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Company C, 40 Commando, Royal Marines
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Ferndown, Dorset, England
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One of two Royal Marines killed when their vehicle was caught in an explosion during a patrol near Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 30, 2008
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Pvt. Anders Björn Storgaard
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21
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Den Kongelige Livgarde
(The Royal Guards)
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Tastrup,
Denmark
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Killed in a firefight with Taliban fighters in Gereshk, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 26, 2008
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Lance Cpl. Dustin L. Canham
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21
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Marine Forces Reserve’s 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group
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Lake Stevens, Washington
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Died from a non-hostine incident in Djibouti on March 23, 2008
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Staff Sgt. William R. Neil Jr.
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38
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3rd Battalion,
3rd Special Forces Group
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Holmden,
New Jersey
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Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Sperwan Ghar, Afghanistan, on March 21, 2008
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Pfc. Antione V. Robinson
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20
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782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
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Detroit,
Michigan
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Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Sperwan Ghar, Afghanistan, on March 21, 2008
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Warrant Officer Milan Sterba
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35
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Czech Special
Operations Group
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Czech
Republic
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Killed along with two Danish soldiers, an interpreter and three Afghan civilians when a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a military convoy in Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan on March 17, 2008
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Tech. Sgt. William H. Jefferson Jr
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34
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21st Special Tactics Squadron, 720th Special Tactics Group
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Norfolk,
Virginia
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Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb near Sperwan Ghar, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2008
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Pfc. Ionut Cosmin Sandu
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29
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300th Infantry Battalion
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Piscu,
Romania
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Killed when his armored Humvee hit a roadside bomb north of Qalat in southern Afghanistan on March 20, 2008
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Capt. Christian Jørgen Grundt Damholt
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33
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Hjemmeværnet
(Danish Home Guard)
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Denmark
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One of two Danish soldiers killed along with a Czech soldier, an interpreter and three Afghan civilians when a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a military convoy in Gereshk in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on March 17, 2008
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Senior Sgt. Sonny Kappel Jakobsen
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45
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Gardehusarregimentet
(Guard Hussar Regiment)
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Denmark
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One of two Danish soldiers killed along with a Czech soldier, an interpreter and three Afghan civilians when a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a military convoy in Gereshk in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on March 17, 2008
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Sgt. Jason Boyes
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21
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2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
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Canada
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Killed when in an explosion during a joint Afghan-Canadian foot patrol in the Zangabad region in Panjwayi district, southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 16, 2008
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Staff Sgt. Collin J. Bowen
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38
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1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, Maryland
Army National Guard
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Millersville, Maryland
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Died on March 14, 2008, at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Khowst province, Afghanistan, on January 2, 2008
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Bombardier Jeremie Ouellet
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22
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1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
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Matane, Quebec,
Canada
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Ouellet was found dead in an accommodation room at Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 11, 2008.
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Sgt. Gabriel Guzman
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25
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2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
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Hornbrook, California
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Killed when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Gholam Haydar Kala, Afghanistan, on March 8, 2008
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Spc. Steven R. Koch
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23
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1st Battalion,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team,
82nd Airborne Division
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Milltown,
New Jersey
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One of two soldiers killed during combat operations in the Sabari District of Afghanistan on March 3, 2008
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Sgt. Robert T. Rapp
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22
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1st Battalion,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team,
82nd Airborne Division
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Sonora, California
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One of two soldiers killed during combat operations in the Sabari District of Afghanistan on March 3, 2008
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Trooper Michael Yuki Hayakaze
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25
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Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
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Canada
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Killed when his armored vehicle hit a suspected roadside bomb in the Mushan region, located in the Panjawayi district, 28 miles (45 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 2, 2008
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FEBRUARY
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Pfc. Hubert Kowalewski
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26
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16 Batalion Powietrzno-Desantowy (16th Air
Assault Battalion)
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Poland
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One of two Polish soldiers killed when when a roadside bomb exploded near their patrol in the Sharan district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, on February 26, 2008
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Cpl. Szymon Slowik
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33
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16 Batalion Powietrzno-Desantowy (16th Air
Assault Battalion)
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Poland
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One of two Polish soldiers killed when when a roadside bomb exploded near their patrol in the Sharan district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, on February 26, 2008
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Pvt. Morten Krogh Jensen
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21
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Bataljon, Den Kongelige Livgarde (1st Battalion,
The Royal Guards)
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Denmark
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Killed when he was preparing his weapon and it accidentally went off and struck him at Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 24, 2008
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Cpl. Damian Mulvihill
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32
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Commando Royal Marines
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Plymouth, England
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Killed when a homemade bomb exploded during patrol operations near Helmand Province, Afghanistan on February 20, 2008
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Cpl. Damian Stephen Lawrence
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25
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North Yorkshire,
Scarborough, England
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Died of injuries sustained when a land mine detonated during patrol operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on February 17, 2008
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First Marshal Giovanni Pezzullo
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44
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Civil-Military Cooperation Group South, NATO
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Oderzo,
Italy
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Killed during a direct fire attack on a patrol in Sarobi District, Kabul Province, Afghanistan, on February 13, 2008
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Staff Sgt. Donald T. Tabb
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29
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6th Military Police Detachment, 1st Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment
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Norcross,
Georgia
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Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Sangin, Afghanistan, on February 5, 2008
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JANUARY
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Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Ryan Kahler
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29
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2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team
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Granite Falls, Minnesota
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Died on January 26, 2008, at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from small arms fire in Waygul, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation as an Afghan guard possibly mistook Kahler as an enemy combatant and engaged him with small arms fire.
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Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller
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24
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Company A, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group
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Iowa City,
Iowa
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Died of wounds suffered when he encountered small arms fire during combat operations in Barikowt, Afghanistan on January 25, 2008
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Cpl. Etienne Gonthier
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21
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5th Combat
Engineer Regiment
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St-George-de-Beauce, Quebec, Canada
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Killed when his armored vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb while conducting route clearance ahead of a convoy west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on January 23, 2008
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Cpl. Darryl Gardiner
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25
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Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers attached to 5th Regiment, Royal Artillery
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Wiltshire,
England
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Died of wounds sustained when a roadside mine detonated near his vehicle 1.8 miles (3 km) north of Musa Qala in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 20, 2008
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Trooper Richard Renaud
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26
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12th Canadian
Armoured Regiment
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Alma, Quebec, Canada
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Killed when his armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a patrol in the Arghandab District, approximately 6.2 miles (10 km) north of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on January 15, 2008
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Lt. Col. Richard J. Berrettini
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52
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Pennsylvania Army National Guard Medical Detachment
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Wilcox, Pennsylvania
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Died in San Antonio, Texas, on January 11, 2008, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Khowst Province, Afghanistan, on January 2, 2008
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Sgt. David J. Drakulich
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22
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508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
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Reno,
Nevada
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Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Chagali, Afghanistan, on January 9, 2008
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Maj. Michael L. Green
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36
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Headquarters, V Corps
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Chagrin Falls, Ohio
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One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Laghar Juy, Afghanistan on January 7, 2008
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Sgt. James K. Healy
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25
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703rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment
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Hesperia, California
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One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Laghar Juy, Afghanistan on January 7, 2008
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Cpl. Éric Labbé
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31
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2nd Battalion,
22nd Royal Regiment
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Rimouski,
Quebec, Canada
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One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their Light Armored Vehicle accidentally rolled over during a tactical move across difficult terrain in Nalgham, in the Zhari District, southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on January 6, 2008
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Warrant Officer Hani Massouh
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35
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2nd Battalion,
22nd Royal Regiment
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Egypt
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One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their Light Armored Vehicle accidentally rolled over during a tactical move across difficult terrain in Nalgham, in the Zhari District, southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on January 6, 2008
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Sgt. Shawn F. Hill
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37
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178th Engineer Battalion, 218th Infantry Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard
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Wellford, South Carolina
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Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Khowst province, Afghanistan, on January 2, 2008
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