In Memoriam

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Wales

It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Marine Nigel Dean Mead from Lima Company, 42 Commando Royal Marines, Combined Force Nad 'Ali (North), was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 15 May 2011.

Ministry of Defence statement.

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22 May 2011

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation New Dawn.

They died May 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

Killed were:

Sgt. 1st Class Clifford E. Beattie, 37, of Medical Lake, Wash., and

Pfc. Ramon Mora Jr., 19, of Ontario, Calif.

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23 May 2011

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

They died May 23, in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Killed were:

Staff Sgt. Kristofferson B. Lorenzo, 33, of Chula Vista, Calif.,

Pfc. William S. Blevins, 21, of Sardinia, Ohio,

Pvt. Andrew M. Krippner, 20, Garland, Texas; and

Pvt. Thomas C. Allers, 23, of Plainwell, Mich.

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Hungary

Sgt. Orsolya Roth

From: Besnyo, Hungary
Age: 24
Unit: 5 István Bocskai Loveszdandar (5th István Bocskai Infantry Brigade)
Died: May 17, 2011

Cpl. Andras Dalnoki

From: Nyírmeggyes, Hungary
Age: 26
Unit: 5 István Bocskai Loveszdandar (5th István Bocskai Infantry Brigade)
Died: May 17, 2011

Two Hungarian soldiers killed when their Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected armored vehicle overturned in a traffic accident near Mazar-e Sharif in Baghlan province, Afghanistan.

Sgt. Roth -


Cpl. Dalnoki -

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Jordan

1st Lt. Majid Amir Abu Qdairi

From: Jordan
Age:
Unit: Jordan Armed Forces
Died: May 22, 2011

Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near the humanitarian aid convoy his unit was escorting in Logar province, Afghanistan

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England

It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Colour Serjeant Kevin Charles Fortuna from A Company, 1st Battalion The Rifles, was killed in Afghanistan on Monday 23 May 2011.

Ministry of Defence statement . . .

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Australia

Sgt. Brett Wood

From: Ferntree Gully, Victoria
Age: 32
Unit: 2nd Commando Regiment
Died: May 23, 2011

Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a dismounted patrol in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan.