In Memoriam

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23 August 2010

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

Sgt. Ronald A. Rodriguez, 26, of Falls Church, Va., died Aug. 23 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

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23 August 2010

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

Lance Cpl. Robert J. Newton, 21, of Creve Coeur, Ill., died Aug. 23 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.

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24 August 2010

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

Pfc. Justin B. Shoecraft, 28, of Elkhart, Ind., died Aug. 24 at Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device at Kakarak, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

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Australia

Lance Cpl. Jared MacKinney

From: Brisbane, Australia
Age: 28
Unit: 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Died: August 24, 2010

Killed when insurgents fired on his joint Afghan-Australian patrol, launching a three-hour firefight, near Deh Rawod in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan.

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Spain

Ensign Abraham Leoncio Bravo Picallo

From: Vimianzo, Spain
Age: 33
Unit: Unidad de Acción Rural, Guardia Civil (Rural Action Unit, Spanish Civil Guard)
Died: August 25, 2010

One of two Spanish Guardia Civil agents killed when their driver opened fire on them while they were teaching a police training class to 47 Afghan students in Qala-i-Naw, Baghdis province, Afghanistan, on August 25, 2010. The driver was subsequently shot and killed by other Guardia Civil agents.

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Spain

Capt. José María Córdoba Galera

From: Albacete, Spain
Age: 33
Unit: Unidad de Acción Rural, Guardia Civil (Rural Action Unit, Civil Guard)
Died: August 25, 2010

One of two Spanish Guardia Civil agents killed along with an Afghan interpreter when their driver opened fire on them while they were teaching a police training class to 47 Afghan students in Qala-i-Naw, Baghdis province, Afghanistan, on August 25, 2010. The driver was subsequently shot and killed by other Guardia Civil agents.

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27 August 2010

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

Petty Officer 3rd Class James M. Swink, 20, of Yucca Valley, Calif., died Aug. 27 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Swink was a hospital corpsman assigned to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Forces.