In Memoriam

[Grace]

12 September 2009

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.


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

[Grace]

12 September 2009

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sgt. 1st Class Duane A. Thornsbury, 30, of Bridgeport, W. Va., died Sept.12 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson, Colo.

The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.

[Grace]

11 September 2009

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

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

[Grace]

13 September 2009

Pvt. Patrick Lormand, age 21, 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment. Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his armored vehicle in Kandahar province 6.2 miles (10 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan.

[Grace]

12 September 2009

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Sept. 12 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised-explosive device and small arms fire. The soldiers were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

Killed were:

Staff Sgt. Nekl B. Allen, 29, of Rochester N.Y.

Spc. Daniel L. Cox, 23, of Parsons, Kan.

[Daisy and Delilah]

[Grace]

United Kingdom

13 September 2009

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that a soldier from 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, operating with The Light Dragoons Battle Group, has been killed in Afghanistan.

The soldier was killed as a result of a gunshot wound whilst on a foot patrol in the Babaji district, central Helmand province, on the evening of 13 September 2009.

Spokesman for Task Force Helmand, Lieutenant Colonel Nick Richardson, said:

"This brave British soldier has paid the ultimate sacrifice and his memory will live with us forever. We all mourn his loss and our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends at this very sad time."

Next of kin have been informed and have asked for a period of grace before further details are released.

[Grace]

The soldier from the UK has been identified - Jason Dunn-Bridgeman, age 20.

[Grace]

12 September 2009

The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

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

[Grace]

United Kingdom

16 September 2009

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that a British soldier from 2nd Royal Tank Regiment has died of his wounds on Wednesday 16 September 2009 at the Royal College of Defence Medicine, Selly Oak.

The soldier had been wounded in an explosion whilst in a Viking vehicle on a Combat Logistic Patrol in rural north-west Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on Saturday 12 September 2009.

Spokesman for Task Force Helmand, Lieutenant Colonel Nick Richardson, said:

"This brave British soldier has made the ultimate sacrifice and his passing is mourned by the whole of Task Force Helmand.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and comrades at this very sad time."

Next of kin have been informed and have asked for a period of grace before further details are released.

[Grace]

15 September 2009

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

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

The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.

[Grace]

14 September 2009

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device Sept. 14 in southern Afghanistan. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

Killed were:

1st Lt. David T. Wright II, 26, of Moore, Okla.; and

Sgt. Andrew H. McConnell, 24, of Carlisle, Pa.

I wonder if/when this will ever end

[Grace]

These numbers do not include my last 3 posts -

From CNN -

Afghanistan

There have been 1,379 coalition deaths --
827 Americans,
11 Australians,
one Belgian,
214 Britons,
130 Canadians,
three Czech,
24 Danes,
21 Dutch,
six Estonians,
one Finn,
31 French,
30 Germans,
two Hungarians,
14 Italians,
three Latvian,
one Lithuanian,
four Norwegians,
13 Poles,
two Portuguese,
11 Romanians,
one South Korean,
25 Spaniards,
two Swedes
and two Turks --

in the war on terror as of September 16, 2009, according to a CNN count. The list also includes one U.S. Defense Department civilian employee. The troops died in support of the U.S.-led Operation Enduring Freedom or the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. At least 3,896 U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon.

[Edwina's Secretary]

I heard on the radio that three more troops were killed today in Afghanistan...

[Daisy and Delilah]

I seriously wonder how many Americans actually know about these young people that have died for our freedom.

Thank you again, Gretchen.