FEBRUARY  2009
 
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Theophilus K. Ansong - 34

Petty Officer First Class
USS San Antonio (LPD 17)
Bristow, Virginia
02/04/2009
Gulf Of Aden, Off Coast Of Iraq Int'l Waters
Non-Hostile - Lost At Sea


Christopher P. Sweet - 28

Specialist
3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172d Separate Infantry Brigade
Kahului, Hawaii
02-06-2009
Balad Ruz, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Cause Of Death Was Not Provided For This Hero


Kevin T. Preach - 21

 Lance Corporal
3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
02-07-2009
Farah Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Cause Of Death Was Not Provided For This Hero


Jared W. Southworth - 26

National Guard First Lieutenant
2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment
Oakland, Illinois
02-08-2009
Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Jason E. Burkholder - 27

National Guard Staff Sergeant
2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment
Elida, Ohio
02-08-2009
Kabul, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


James M. Dorsey - 23

Specialist
1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Beardstown, Illinois
02-08-2009
Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Cause Of Death Was Not Provided For This Hero


Jonathan R. Roberge - 22

Private First Class
3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
Leominster, Massachusetts
02-09-2009
Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Albert R. Jex - 23

Private First Class
3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
Phoenix, Arizona
02-09-2009
Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Joshua A. Ward - 30

Sergeant
3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
Scottsville, Kentucky
02-09-2009
Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Garnet R. Derby - 44

Lieutenant Colonel
3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
Missoula, Montana
02-09-2009
Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Peter J. Courcy - 22

Specialist
2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Frisco, Texas
02-10-2009
Salerno, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Jason R. Watson - 19

Private First Class
2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Many, Louisiana
02-10-2009
Salerno, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Marc J. Small - 29

Staff Sergeant
1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Collegeville, Pennsylvania
02-12-2009
Faramuz, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Attack & Small Arms Fire


Daniel L. Hansen - 24

 Sergeant
Marine Wing Support Sq 171, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF)
Tracy, California
02-14-2009
Farah Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Cause Of Death Was Not Provided For This Hero


Stephen S. Thompson - 23

Corporal
1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Tulsa, Oklahoma
02-14-2009
Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Gunshot Wound


Sean Derrel Diamond - 41

Staff Sergeant
610th Engineer Support Company, 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade
Dublin, California
02-15-2009
Southern Iraq (Died In As Salam)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Raymond J. Munden - 35

Sergeant First Class
2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Mesquite, Texas
02-16-2009
  FOB (Forward Operating Base) Tillman in Paktika Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Indirect Fire


Cwislyn K. Walter - 19

Private First Class
29th Special Troops Battalion, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Hawaii National Guard
Honolulu, Hawaii
02-19-2009
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident


Timothy P. Davis - 28

Staff Sergeant
23rd Special Tactics Squadron Hurlburt Field, Florida
Aberdeen, Washington
02-20-2009
Bagram, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


David L. Hurt - 36

Master Sergeant
1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Tucson, Arizona
02-20-2009
Uruzgan Province (Died In Kandahar), Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Jeremy E. Bessa - 26

Staff Sergeant
1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Woodridge, Illinois
02-20-2009
Khordi, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Mark C. Baum - 32

National Guard Staff Sergeant
1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team
Telford, Pennsylvania
02-21-2009
 Mushada (Died In Baghdad), Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire


Zachary R. Nordmeyer - 21

Private First Class
5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
Indianapolis, Indiana
02-23-2009
Diyala Province (Died in Balad), Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire


Micheal B. Alleman - 31

Specialist
5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
Logan, Utah
02-23-2009
Diyala Province (Died in Balad), Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire


Michael L. Mayne - 21

Specialist
5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
Burlington Flats, New York
02-23-2009
Diyala Province (Died in Balad), Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire


Daniel James Thompson - 24

Reserve Sergeant
IRR (Individual Ready Reserve), assigned to the 715th Military Police Company
Madison, Wisconsin
02-24-2009
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Scott B. Stream - 39

National Guard Sergeant
2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Mattoon, Illinois
02-24-2009
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Schuyler B. Patch - 25

National Guard Sergeant
2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Owasso, Oklahoma
02-24-2009
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Brian M. Bunting - 29

Captain
IRR (Individual Ready Reserve), assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Potomac, Maryland
02-24-2009
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


William E. Emmert - 36

National Guard First Lieutenant
269th Military Police Company, 117th Military Police Battalion
Lincoln, Tennessee
02-24-2009
Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire


Brian M. Connelly - 26

 Specialist
40th Engineer Battalion, Task Force 1-6, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division
Union Beach, New Jersey
02-26-2009
Adhamiya, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Donte Jamal Whitworth - 21

Corporal
Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group
Noblesville, Indiana
02-28-2009
Al Taquddum Air Base, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident


THE FINAL
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CASUALTY COUNT FOR FEBRUARY 2009
 --- 32 ---
Iraq - 17
Afghanistan - 15
United States - 00