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March 2009 casualties
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March 01, 2009
  • Army Sgt. Simone A. Robinson, 21, of Dixmoor, Ill.; assigned to the 634th Brigade Support Battalion of the Illinois Army National Guard, Crestwood, Ill.; died March 1 at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near her security post Jan. 17 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

    March 02, 2009
  • Army Sgt. Jeffrey A. Reed, 23, of Chesterfield, Va.; assigned to the 411th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; died March 2 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by a grenade in Taji, Iraq.

    March 03, 2009
  • Army Spc. Jessica Y. Sarandrea, 22, of Miami, Fla.; assigned to the 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died March 3 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked her forward operating base with mortar fire.

    March 07, 2009
  • Army 1st Lt. Daniel B. Hyde, 24, of Modesto, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died March 7 in Tikrit, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an explosive device struck his unit vehicle.

    March 08, 2009
  • Army Pfc. Patrick A. Devoe II, 27, of Auburn, N.Y.; assigned to 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died March 8 in Kandau Kalay, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.

    March 10, 2009
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick A. Malone, 21, of Ocala, Fla.; assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died March 10 as a result of a non-hostile incident in Saqlawiyah, Iraq.

    March 14, 2009
  • Marine Staff Sgt. Archie A. Taylor, 37, of Tomball, Texas.; assigned to the 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II MEF Headquarters Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died March 14 in a non-hostile incident in Kabul province, Afghanistan.

    March 15, 2009
  • Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy L. Bowles, 24, of Tucson, Ariz.; assigned to the 3rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska; died March 15 of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

  • Army Sgt. Christopher P. Abeyta, 23, of Midlothian, Ill.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Woodstock, Ill.; died March 15 in Jalabad, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in Kot, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Sgt. Robert M. Weinger and Spc. Normal L. Cain III.

  • Army Sgt. Robert M. Weinger, 24, of Round Lake Beach, Ill.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Woodstock, Ill.; died March 15 in Jalabad, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in Kot, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Sgt. Christopher P. Abeyta and Spc. Normal L. Cain III.

  • Army Pfc. Norman L. Cain III, 22, of Oregon, Ill.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Woodstock, Ill.; died March 15 in Kot, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Sgt. Christopher P. Abeyta and Sgt. Robert. M. Weinger.

    March 16, 2009
  • Army Cpl. Gary L. Moore, 25, of Del City, Okla.; assigned to the 978th Military Police Company, 93rd Military Police Battalion, Fort Bliss, Texas; died March 16 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an explosive device struck his vehicle.

    March 20, 2009
  • Army Sgt. Jose R. Escobedo, 32, of Albuquerque, N.M.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment in Schweinfurt, Germany; died March 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat-related incident, which happened the previous night at Forward Operating Base Kalsu in Baghdad, Iraq.

  • Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Geary, 22, of Rome, N.Y.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died March 20 while supporting combat operations in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

    March 22, 2009
  • Marine Cpl. Anthony L. Williams, 21, of Oxford, Pa.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died March 22 in Now Zad, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations. Also killed was Cpl. Michael W. Ouellette.

  • Marine Cpl. Michael W. Ouellette, 28, of Manchester, N.H.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died March 22 in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations. Also killed was Cpl. Anthony L. Williams.

  • Army Spc. Adam J. Hardt, 19, of Avondale, Ariz.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died March 22, at Forward Operating Base Airborne in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.

    March 25, 2009
  • Army Staff Sgt. Raphael A. Futrell, 26, of Anderson, S.C.; assigned to the 13th Military Police Detachment, 728th Military Police Battalion, 8th Military Police Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, Fort Shafter, Hawaii; died March 25 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.

    March 27, 2009
  • Navy Lt. Florence B. Choe, 35, of El Cajon, Calif.; died March 27 when an Afghan National Army soldier opened fire on personnel assigned to Combined Security Transition Command — Afghanistan at Camp Shaheen, Mazar-E-Sharif, Afghanistan. Also killed was Navy Lt. j.g. Francis L. Toner IV.

  • Navy Lt. j.g. Francis L. Toner IV, 26, of Narragansett, R.I.; died March 27 when an Afghan National Army soldier opened fire on personnel assigned to Combined Security Transition Command — Afghanistan at Camp Shaheen, Mazar-E-Sharif, Afghanistan. Also killed was Navy Lt. Florence B. Choe.

    March 31, 2009
  • Army Sgt. Devin C. Poche, 25, of Jacksonville, N.C.; assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died March 31 at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, near Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Nelson M. Lantigua, 20, of Miami; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died March 31 in Taqaddum, Iraq, as the result of a non-hostile incident.

     



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