One child a day . . . . .
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One child a day . . . . .
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England
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It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lance Corporal Kyle Cleet Marshall, from 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, was killed in Afghanistan on Monday 14 February 2011.
Ministry of Defence statement . . . .
England
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It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the deaths of Private Robert Wood and Private Dean Hutchinson, both of the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC), who were killed in a fire at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, on Monday 14 February 2011.
Ministry of Defence statement . . . . .
15 February 2011
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The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn.
Spc. Lashawn D. Evans, 24, of Columbia, S.C., died Feb. 15 in Baghdad province, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division,Fort Riley, Kan.
17 February 2011
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The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was supporting Operation New Dawn.
Airman 1st Class Corey C. Owens, 26, of San Antonio, Texas, died Feb. 17 due to a non-combat related incident at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. He was assigned to the 47th Security Forces Squadron, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.
17 February 2011
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The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Spc. Jonathan A. Pilgeram, 22, of Great Falls, Mont., died Feb. 17 in Konar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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17 February 2011
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The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was supporting Operation New Dawn.
Airman 1st Class Christoffer P. Johnson, 20, of Clarksville, Tenn., died Feb. 17 due to a non-combat related incident in Southwest Asia. He was assigned to the 423rd Security Forces Squadron, Royal Air Force Alconbury, England.
17 February 2011
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The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Bradley C. Hart, 25, of Perrysburg, Ohio died February 17 at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa, of injuries sustained in a non combat incident. He was assigned to the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Perhaps this article might answer your questions - or raise more?
From Politico -
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Spouses of service members are badly stressed from years of long deployments — so stressed that some have taken their own lives. Children who’ve had a parent away at war for almost their entire conscious lives are leaving home to go off to college. And the troops themselves continue to struggle with substance abuse, post-traumatic stress, and devastating physical and mental wounds.
Some of Washington’s top national security leaders are worried that Americans don’t know — or worse, don’t care.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories...#ixzz1EYI4mccK
France
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Pfc. Clément Chamarier
From: France
Age: 19
Unit: 3e Compagnie, 7e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (3rd Company, 7th Mountain Infantry Battalion)
Died: February 19, 2011
Killed when his armored vehicle was struck by anti-tank fire during an attack on his unit near the village of Landakhel in Kapisa province, Afghanistan.
Australia
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Sapper Jamie Larcombe
From: Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Age: 21
Unit: 1st Combat Engineer Regiment
Died: February 19, 2011
Killed when his unit attacked by insurgents while on patrol in the Mirabad Valley region of Uruzgan province, Afghanistan.
19 February 2011
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The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Lance Cpl. Andrew P. Carpenter, 27, of Columbia, Tenn., died Feb. 19 of wounds received Feb. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
21 February 2011
From the Pittsburgh-Post-Gazette -
http://news.google.com/news/tbn/GcoA-23ELDkJQuote:
Aliquippa native dies in Afghanistan
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
By Moriah Balingit, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A decorated soldier from Aliquippa has died in Afghanistan, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Tuesday.
Sgt. Robert C. Sisson Jr., 29, died Monday in a "non-combat related incident" in the Kandahar district of Afghanistan, a news release said. The Army released no further details about his death and Fort Carson spokeswoman Lori Waters said his death is "under investigation."
Sgt. Sisson joined the Army in September 2004 and was deployed to Iraq in March 2008 for a full year. He had been in Afghanistan since July 15.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, based in Fort Carson, Colo.
Sgt. Sisson received a dozen awards during his service, including two Army Commendation Medals, two Army Achievement Medals, a National Defense Service Medal and an Iraq Campaign Medal with a Campaign Star.
20 February 2011
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The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
1st Lt. Daren M. Hidalgo, 24, of Waukesha, Wis., died Feb. 20 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
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