In Memoriam

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31 may 2011

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

Spc. Richard C. Emmons III, 22, of North Granby, Conn., died May, 31, in Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket propelled grenade. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.

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Germany

Sgt. 1st Class Tobias Lagenstein

From: Hanover, Germany
Age: 31
Unit: Feldjägerbataillons 152 (Military Police Battalion 152)
Died: May 28, 2011


Maj. Thomas Tholi

From: Kastellaun, Germany
Age: 43
Unit: Führungsunterstützungsbataillon 282 (Command Support Battalion 282)
Died: May 28, 2011

Two German soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at a high-level meeting of Afghan and coalition officials in a governor's office in Taloqan, Afghanistan.

Sgt. Lagenstein -


Major Tholi -

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France

Cpl. Guillaume Nunes-Patego

From: Montauban, France
Age: 30
Unit: 17e Regiment du Genie Parachutiste (17th Paratrooper Engineer Regiment)
Died: June 1, 2011

Killed when his unit was attacked by insurgents during a mission to search for weapons caches near the village of Shinza in the Alasay Valley of Kapisa province, Afghanistan.

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Poland

Cpl. Jaroslaw Mackowiak

From: Poland
Age: 27
Unit: 2. Kompanii Piechoty Zmotoryzowanej, 17. Wielkopolska Brygada Zmechanizowana (2nd Motorized Infantry Company, 17th Wielkopolska Mechanized Brigade)
Died: June 2, 2011

Killed when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades while on patrol near Giru in Ghazni province, Afghanistan.

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2 June 2011

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

Sgt. Jeffrey C. S. Sherer, 29, of Four Oaks, N.C. died June 2, in Zabul province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

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Czech Republic

Sgt. Roberta Vyroubala

From: Praslavice, Czech Republic
Age: 31
Unit: 73. Tankového Praporu (73rd Tank Battalion)
Died: May 31, 2011

Killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Wardak province, Afghanistan.

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Germany

Cpl. Alexej K.

From: Augustdof, Germany
Age: 23
Unit: Panzerbrigade 21 (21st Panzer Brigade)
Died: June 2, 2011

Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Marder armored vehicle 22 miles (36 kilometers) south of Kunduz in Baghlan province, Afghanistan.