In Memoriam

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15 June 2010

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

Spc. Benjamin D. Osborn, 27, of Queensbury, N.Y., died June 15 in Shigalwashheltan district, Konar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky

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18 June 2010

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

Seaman William Ortega, 23, of Miami, Fla., died June 18 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device blast while conducting combat operations against enemy forces. Ortega was assigned as a hospital corpsman to Third Battalion, First Marine Regiment, First Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force.

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17 June 2010

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

Capt. Michael P. Cassidy, 41, of Simpsonville, S.C., died June 17 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

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Fiji

Cpl. Taniela Tolevu Rogoiruwai


From: Nausori, Fiji
Age: 32
Unit: Company A, 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
Died: June 15, 2010

Killed during a firefight with insurgent forces during a patrol in Nad-e Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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France

Pfc. Steeve Cocol

From: France
Age:
Unit: 1er Régiment de Hussards Parachutistes (1st Parachute Hussar Regiment)
Died: June 18, 2010

Killed when indirect fire struck his position at Combat Outpost Hutnik in Tagab Valley in Kapisa province, Afghanistan.

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England

Trooper Ashley Smith

From: York, England
Age: 21
Unit: 4th Troop, D Squadron, The Royal Dragoon Guards
Died: June 18, 2010

Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a clearance patrol near a checkpoint in Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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16 June 2010

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

They died June 16 at North Kunduz, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 161st Engineer Support Company, 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade, 18th Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Killed were:

Spc. Joseph D. Johnson, 24, of Flint, Mich.,

Pfc. Gunnar R. Hotchkin, 31, of Naperville, Ill.