In Memoriam

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25 June 2010

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

Cpl. Daane A. Deboer, 24, of Ludington, Mich., died June 25 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

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26 June 2010

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

Lance Cpl. William T. Richards, 20, of Trenton, Ga., died June 26 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C

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24 June 2010

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

Pfc. Robert K. L. Repkie, 20, of Knoxville, Tenn., died June 24 at Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Circumstances surrounding this incident are under investigation.

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Canada

Pvt. Andrew Miller

From: Sudbury, Ontario
Age: 21
Unit: 2 Field Ambulance, assigned to Task Force Kandahar Health Services Unit
Died: June 26, 2010

One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their armored vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in the Panjwaii district, about 12.4 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan.

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Canada

Master Cpl. Kristal Giesebrecht

From: Chatham, Canada
Age: 34
Unit: 1 Canadian Field Hospital, assigned to Task Force Kandahar Health Services Unit
Died: June 26, 2010

One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their armored vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in the Panjwaii district, about 12.4 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan.

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Poland

Cpl. Pawel Stypula

From: Kazuniu, poland
Age: 26
Unit: 2 Mazowieckiej Brygadzie Saperów (2nd Mazowiecka Sapper Brigade)
Died: June 26, 2010

Killed when the roadside bomb he was attempting to defuse detonated in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.

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Norway

2nd Lt. Christian Lian, 31, Kristiansand, Norway.
Kystjegerkommandoen (Coastal Ranger Command)


1st Lt. Simen Tokle, 24, Ballangen, Norway.
Kystjegerkommandoen (Coastal Ranger Command)

Lt. Cmdr. Trond Bolle, 42, Vestby, Norway.
Marinejegerkommandoen (Naval Ranger Command)

Sgt. Andreas Eldjarn, 21, Tromsø, Norway
Kystjegerkommandoen (Coastal Ranger Command)

Four Norwegian naval commandos killed when their Iveco armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb while traveling to meeting with the civilian leaders of al-Mar, an Afghan village 18.6 miles (30 km) west of Meymaneh, in Faryab province, Afghanistan, on June 27, 2010