In Memoriam

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20 January 2010

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

Pfc. Gifford E. Hurt, 19, of Yonkers, N.Y., died Jan. 20, in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related accident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 214th Fires Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Sill, Okla.

The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.

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United Kingdom

22 January 2010

It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence has confirmed the death of Rifleman Peter Aldridge, 19, of 4th Battalion The Rifles, in Afghanistan on Friday 22 January 2010.

A soldier from A Company 4 RIFLES, serving as part of 3 RIFLES Battle Group, he was killed by an explosion near Sangin in Helmand Province. He was on a foot patrol, part of a larger operation to provide security for the local population in Sangin, when the explosion happened.

[wombat2u2004]

United Kingdom

22 January 2010

My grandfather was with The Rifles in WW1.....very badly wounded on the Somme. The Rifles are a very famous outfit, history goes back to the 95th Foote during the Napoleonic wars.
They have always been in the thick of the fighting.
Wom

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23 January 2010

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

Petty Officer 2nd Class Xin Qi, 25, of Cordova, Tenn., died Jan. 23, while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan. Qi was assigned to Fourth Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan.

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UNITED KINGDOM

24 January 2010

It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Lance Corporal Daniel Cooper, 21, from 3rd Battalion The Rifles.

He was leading a resupply patrol, near Sangin, in Helmand province, when an improvised explosive device detonated critically injuring him. He later died of his wounds.

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Afghanistan

There have been 1,587 coalition deaths --
961 Americans,
11 Australians,
one Belgian,
250 Britons,
139 Canadians,
3 Czech,
29 Danes,
21 Dutch,
7 Estonians,
one Finn,
39 French,
31 Germans,
2 Hungarians,
22 Italians,
3 Latvian,
one Lithuanian,
4 Norwegians,
16 Poles,
2 Portuguese,
11 Romanians,
one South Korean,
27 Spaniards,
2 Swedes,
2 Turks
and one NATO/ISAF-- in the war on terror as of January 24, 2010, according to a CNN count.

At least 4,829 U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon. In addition to the military deaths, one Jordanian and 11 U.S. intelligence operatives have died in Afghanistan.

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Iraq

There have been 4,694 coalition deaths --
4,377 Americans,
2 Australians,
one Azerbaijani,
179 Britons,
13 Bulgarians,
one Czech,
7 Danes,
2 Dutch
2 Estonians,
one Fijian,
5 Georgians,
one Hungarian,
33 Italians,
one Kazakh,
3 Latvians,
22 Poles,
3 Romanians,
5 Salvadoran,
four Slovaks,
one South Korean,
11 Spaniards,
2 Thai and
18 Ukrainians -- in the Iraq war as of January 24, 2010, according to a CNN count.

The list also includes 13 U.S. Defense Department civilian employees. At least 31,633 U.S. troops have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon.