POLAND

19 December 2009


Pfc. Michał Kołek, 22. Polsko-Ukraiński Batalion Sił Pokojowych (Polish-Ukrainian Peace Force Battalion)

Killed in a firefight after a Polish patrol was attacked with small arms and rocket-propelled grenades about 12 miles (20 km) from a Polish forward operating base in Ghazni province, Afghanistan.