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September 2009 casualties
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September 03, 2009
  • Army Staff Sgt. Todd W. Selge, 25, of Burnsville, Minn.; assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Sept. 3 in Baqubah, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a vehicle rollover. Also killed was Army Spc. Jordan M. Shay.

  • Army Spc. Jordan M. Shay, 22, of Salisbury, Mass.; assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Sept. 3 in Baqubah, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a vehicle rollover. Also killed was Army Staff Sgt. Todd W. Selge.

  • Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Benjamin P. Castiglione, 21, of Howell, Mich.; was assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Sept. 3 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Also killed was Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Baltazar Jr.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Baltazar Jr., 19, of San Antonio; was assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Sept. 3 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Also killed was Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Benjamin P. Castiglione.

    September 04, 2009
  • Army 2nd Lt. Darryn D. Andrews, 34, of Dallas; was assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; was killed Sept. 4 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device and a rocket-propelled grenade.

    September 05, 2009
  • Marine Capt. Joshua S. Meadows, 30, of Bastrop, Texas; assigned to 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Sept. 5 while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

  • Army Sgt. Youvert Loney, 28, of Pohnpei, Micronesia; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Sept. 5 in Abad, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his vehicle using small arms and recoilless rifle fires.

    September 06, 2009
  • Army Staff Sgt. Michael C. Murphrey, 25, of Snyder, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Sept. 6 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

  • Army Sgt. Randy M. Haney, 27, of Orlando, Fla.; was assigned to 2nd Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Sept. 6 in Nangarhar, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades.

    September 08, 2009
  • Air Force 1st Lt. Joseph D. Helton, 24, of Monroe Ga.; assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.; died Sept. 8 near Baghdad of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.

  • Marine Gunnery Sgt. Edwin W. Johnson Jr., 31, of Columbus, Ga.; assigned to 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; died Sept. 8 while supporting combat operations in Kunar province, Afghanistan. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Aaron M. Kenefick and 1st Lt. Michael E. Johnson.

  • Marine 1st Lt. Michael E. Johnson, 25, of Virginia Beach, Va.; assigned to 7th Communications Battalion, 3rd Marine Headquarters Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; died Sept. 8 while supporting combat operations in Kunar province, Afghanistan. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Aaron M. Kenefick and Gunnery Sgt. Edwin W. Johnson Jr.

  • Marine Gunnery Sgt. Aaron M. Kenefick, 30, of Roswell, Ga.; assigned to 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; died Sept. 8 while supporting combat operations in Kunar province, Afghanistan. Also killed were Gunnery Sgt. Edwin W. Johnson Jr. and 1st Lt. Michael E. Johnson.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Shannon M. Smith, 31, of Marion, Ohio; assigned to the 545th Military Police Company, Arctic Military Police Battalion, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an explosive device Sept. 8 in Baji, Iraq. Also killed were Pfc. Thomas F. Lyons and Pfc. Zachary T. Myers.

  • Army Pfc. Thomas F. Lyons, 20, of Fernley, Nev.; assigned to the 545th Military Police Company, Arctic Military Police Battalion, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an explosive device Sept. 8 in Baji, Iraq. Also killed were Pfc. Zachary T. Myers and Staff Sgt. Shannon M. Smith.

  • Army Pfc. Zachary T. Myers, 21, of Delaware, Ohio; assigned to the 545th Military Police Company, Arctic Military Police Battalion, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an explosive device Sept. 8 in Baji, Iraq. Also killed were Pfc. Thomas F. Lyons and Staff Sgt. Shannon M. Smith.

  • Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class James R. Layton, 22, of Riverbank, Calif.; assigned to an embedded training team with Combined Security Tranisiton Command in Afghanistan; died Sept. 8 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations.

    September 10, 2009
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Fowlkes, 20, of Gaffney, S.C.; assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Sept. 10 from wounds sustained Sept. 3 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

  • Army 1st Lt. Tyler E. Parten, 24, of Jonesboro, Ark.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Sept. 10 in Konar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire.

    September 11, 2009
  • Army Pfc. Matthew M. Martinek, 20, of DeKalb, Ill.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Sept. 11 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of wounds sustained in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 4 when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised-explosive device followed by a rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fire.

    September 12, 2009
  • Army Spc. Daniel L. Cox, 23, of Parsons, Kan; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Sept. 12 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised-explosive device and small arms fire. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Nekl B. Allen.

  • Army Sgt. Tyler A. Juden, 23, of Winfield, Kan.; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Sept. 12 in Turan, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit using rocket-propelled grenade and small-arms fires.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Duane A. Thornsbury, 30, of Bridgeport, W. Va.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Sept.12 in Baghdad of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Nekl B. Allen, 29, of Rochester N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Sept. 12 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised-explosive device and small arms fire. Also killed was Spc. Daniel L. Cox.

  • Air Force Staff Sgt. Bryan D. Berky, 25, of Melrose, Fla.; assigned to the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.; died Sept. 12 near Bala Baluk, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from enemy fire while supporting combat operations.

  • Air Force Tech. Sgt. James R. Hornbarger, 33, of Castle Rock, Wash.; assigned to the 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, Calif.; died Sept. 12 as a result of a heart attack on the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea.

    September 14, 2009
  • Army Sgt. Andrew H. McConnell, 24, of Carlisle, Pa.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Sept. 14 in southern Afghanistan of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Also killed was 1st Lt. David T. Wright.

  • Army 1st Lt. David T. Wright II, 26, of Moore, Okla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Sept. 14 in southern Afghanistan of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Sgt. Andrew H. McConnell.

    September 15, 2009
  • Army Spc. Demetrius L. Void, 20, of Orangeburg, S.C.; assigned to the 57th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 11th Signal Brigade, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 15 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when a military vehicle struck him while conducting physical training.

    September 16, 2009
  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Bradley S. Bohle, 29, of Glen Burnie, Md.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Sept. 16 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle Sept. 15 with an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Army Sgt. 1st Class Shawn P. McCloskey, 33, of Peachtree, Ga., and Army Staff Sgt. Joshua M. Mills, 24, of El Paso, Texas.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Shawn P. McCloskey, 33, of Peachtree City, Ga.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Sept. 16 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle Sept. 15 with an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Army Sgt. 1st Class Bradley S. Bohle, 29, of Glen Burnie, Md., and Army Staff Sgt. Joshua M. Mills, 24, of El Paso, Texas.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Joshua M. Mills, 24, of El Paso, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Sept. 16 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle Sept. 15 with an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Army Sgt. 1st Class Bradley S. Bohle, 29, of Glen Burnie, Md., and Army Sgt. 1st Class Shawn P. McCloskey, 33, of Peachtree, Ga.

  • Army Sgt. Robert D. Gordon II, 22, of River Falls, Ala.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Sept. 16 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, from a noncombat-related illness, after becoming ill Sept. 11 in southern Afghanistan.

    September 17, 2009
  • Army Pfc. Jeremiah J. Monroe, 31, of Niskayuna, N.Y.; assigned to the 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Sept. 17 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.

    September 19, 2009
  • Army Sgt. David A. Davis, 28, of Dalhart, Texas; assigned to the 32nd Transportation Company, 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Sept. 19 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked Bagram Airfield using indirect fire.

  • Army Spc. Michael S. Cote Jr., 20, of Denham Springs, La.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, Task Force 49, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; died Sept. 19 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was in crashed.

    September 20, 2009
  • Army Spc. Corey J. Kowall, 20, of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Sept. 20 in Zabul province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover. Also killed was Spc. Damon G. Winkleman.

  • Army Spc. Damon G. Winkleman, 23, of Lakeville, Ohio; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Sept. 20 in Zabul province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover. Also killed was Spc. Corey J. Kowall.

  • Air Force Senior Airman Matthew R. Courtois, 22, of Lucas, Texas; assigned to the 366th Security Forces Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho; died Sept. 20 as a result of a nonhostile incident on Abdullah Al Mubarak Airbase, Kuwait.

    September 21, 2009
  • Army Pfc. William L. Meredith, 26, of Virginia Beach, Va.; assigned to the 569th Engineer Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Sept. 21 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.

    September 24, 2009
  • Army Spc. Joseph V. White, 21, of Bellevue, Wash.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Sept. 24 in Omar Zai, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an IED.

  • Army Sgt. Edward B. Smith, 30, of Homestead, Fla.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Sept. 24 in Omar Zai, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an IED.

  • Army Sgt. Titus R. Reynolds, 23, of Columbus, Ohio; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Sept. 24 in Omar Zai, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an IED.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. John J. Malone, 24, of Yonkers, N.Y.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Fore, based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay; died Sept. 24 while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

    September 26, 2009
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan L. Chrobot, 24, of Frederick, Md.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Sept. 26 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

  • Army Spc. Kevin J. Graham, 27, of Benton, Ky.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Sept. 26 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an IED.

    September 29, 2009
  • Army Spc. Ross E. Vogel III , 27, of Red Lion, Pa.; assigned to the 67th Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade, Fort Gordon, Ga.; died Sept. 29 in Kut, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a noncombat-related incident.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher D. Shaw, 37, of Markham, Ill.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Sept. 29 in Jolo Island, Philippines, from the detonation of an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Jack M. Martin III.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Jack M. Martin III, 26, of Bethany, Okla.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Sept. 29 in Jolo Island, Philippines, from the detonation of an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Sgt. 1st Class Christopher D. Shaw.

    September 30, 2009
  • Army Staff Sgt. Alex French IV, 31, of Milledgeville, Ga.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, Lawrenceville, Ga.; died Sept. 30 in Khowst, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.

     

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