In Memoriam

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Great Britain

Lance Cpl. Alan Cochran

From: St. Asaph, Wales
Age: 23
Unit: Company B, 1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment
Died: June 4, 2010

One of two British soldiers killed during a firefight with Taliban insurgents in the Nahr-e Saraj area of Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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Canada

Sgt. Martin Goudreault

From: Sudbury, Ontario
Age: 35
Unit: 1 Combat Engineer Regiment, assigned to 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group
Died: June 6, 2010

Killed after a roadside bomb detonated during a foot patrol in the Panjwayi district of Kandahar province, about 9.3 miles (15 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan.

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Poland

Sgt. Konrad Rygiel


From: Poland
Age: 28
Unit: 2e Régiment étranger de Parachutistes, Légion étrangère (2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment, French Foreign Legion)
Died: June 6, 2010

Killed by a rocket during a firefight that began when Taliban insurgents attacked French soldiers providing medical aid to a village in Kapisa province, Afghanistan.

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Australia

Sapper Darren Smith

From: Adelaide, Australia
Age: 26
Unit: 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, assigned to 1st Mentoring Task Force
Died: June 7, 2010

One of two Australian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a dismounted patrol in the Mirabad Valley region of Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Smith's explosives detection dog, Herbie, also was killed.

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Australia

Sapper Jacob Moerland

From: Cairns, Queensland
Age: 21
Unit: 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, assigned to 1st Mentoring Task Force
Died: June 7, 2010

One of two Australian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a dismounted patrol in the Mirabad Valley region of Uruzgan province, Afghanistan.

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Great Britain

Lance Bombardier Mark Chandler


From: Nailsworth, Gloucestershire
Age: 32
Unit: 3rd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
Died: June 8, 2010

Killed in a small arms fire engagement with insurgent forces in the Nad 'Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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Great Britain

Pvt. Jonathan Monk


From: London, England
Age: 25
Unit: 2nd Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, attached to Company C, 1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment
Died: June 9, 2010

Killed when a roadside bomb detonated in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, Afghanistan.