In Memoriam

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28 January 2011

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

Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Venetz Jr., 30, of Prince William, Va., died Jan. 28 in Parwan province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

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Poland

Marcin Knap

From: Lublin, Poland
Age: 34
Unit: Wojewodzkiej Pogotowia Ratunkowego (Provincial Emergency Service)
Died: January 22, 2011

Knap, a medic attached to the Polish Army, was killed along with a Polish soldier when a roadside bomb detonated during a patrol southeast of Ghazni in Ghazni province, Afghanistan

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29 January 2011

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Jan. 29 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Killed were:

Spc. Joshua R. Campbell, 22, of Bennett, Colo.; and

Spc. Shawn A. Muhr, 26, of Coon Rapids, Iowa.

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31 January 2011

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

Spc. Omar Soltero, 28, of San Antonio, Texas, died Jan. 31 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.

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1 February 2011

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

Spec. Ryan A. Gartner, 23, of Dumont, N.J., died Feb. 1 in Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained in a non-combat incident. He was assigned to the 201st Military Intelligence Battalion, Ft. Sam Houston, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.

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Australia

Cpl. Richard Atkinson

From: Hobart, Australia
Age: 22
Unit: 1st Combat Engineer Regiment
Died: February 1, 2011

Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a joint Australian-Afghan patrol in the Tangi Valley of the Deh Rawod district of Uruzgan province, Afghanistan.

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Northern Ireland

Ranger David Dalzell

From: Bangor, County Down
Age: 20
Unit: Company A, 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment
Died: February 4, 2011

Died as a result of an operational accident while working in Check Point Ranger near the village of Saidabad in the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan.