Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 19 December, 2010
Unit: 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment
Hometown: Marina, Calif.
Pfc. Conrado D. Javier Jr., 19, of Marina, Calif., died Dec. 19 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
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COST OF THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
Casuality Status as of January 30th, 2025. https://www.defense.gov/casualty.pdf
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (casualties that occurred between Oct. 7, 2001, and Dec. 31, 2014, in Afghanistan and elsewhere) : 2,354
OPERATION FREEDOM’S SENTINEL (casualties that occurred in Afghanistan after Dec. 31, 2014) : 111
Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 18 December, 2010
Unit: 1st Combat Engineer Battalion
Hometown: Lancaster, Pa.
Cpl. Eric M. Torbert Jr., 25, of Lancaster, Pa., died Dec. 18 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 17 December, 2010
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment
Hometown: Mathis, Texas
Lance. Cpl. Jose L. Maldonado, 21, of Mathis, Texas, died Dec. 17 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 16 December, 2010
Unit: 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion
Hometown: Princeton, Minn.
Cpl. Sean A. Osterman, 21, of Princeton, Minn., died Dec. 16 from wounds received Dec.14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 15 December, 2010
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment
Hometown: Radford, Va.
Spc. Sean R. Cutsforth, 22, of Radford, Va., died Dec. 15 at Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 15 December, 2010
Unit: 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Staff Sgt. Justin E. Schmalstieg, 28, of Pittsburgh, Pa., died Dec. 15 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 14 December, 2010
Unit: 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment
Hometown: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Lance Cpl. Jose A. Hernandez, 19, of West Palm Beach, Fla., died Dec. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 12 December, 2010
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment
Hometown: Sunrise, Fla.
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of six soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
They died Dec. 12 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.
Killed were:
Cpl. Sean M. Collins, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii.
Cpl. Willie A. McLawhorn Jr., 23, of Conway, N.C.
Spc. Patrick D. Deans, 22 of Orlando, Fla.
Spc. Kenneth E. Necochea Jr., 21, of San Diego, Calif.
Spc. Derek T. Simonetta, 21, of Redwood City, Calif.
Spc. Jorge E. Villacis, 24, of Sunrise, Fla.
They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 12 December, 2010
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment
Hometown: Redwood City, Calif.
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of six soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
They died Dec. 12 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.
Killed were:
Cpl. Sean M. Collins, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii.
Cpl. Willie A. McLawhorn Jr., 23, of Conway, N.C.
Spc. Patrick D. Deans, 22 of Orlando, Fla.
Spc. Kenneth E. Necochea Jr., 21, of San Diego, Calif.
Spc. Derek T. Simonetta, 21, of Redwood City, Calif.
Spc. Jorge E. Villacis, 24, of Sunrise, Fla.
They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 12 December, 2010
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment
Hometown: San Diego, Calif.
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of six soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
They died Dec. 12 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.
Killed were:
Cpl. Sean M. Collins, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii.
Cpl. Willie A. McLawhorn Jr., 23, of Conway, N.C.
Spc. Patrick D. Deans, 22 of Orlando, Fla.
Spc. Kenneth E. Necochea Jr., 21, of San Diego, Calif.
Spc. Derek T. Simonetta, 21, of Redwood City, Calif.
Spc. Jorge E. Villacis, 24, of Sunrise, Fla.
They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 12 December, 2010
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment
Hometown: Orlando, Fla
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of six soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
They died Dec. 12 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.
Killed were:
Cpl. Sean M. Collins, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii.
Cpl. Willie A. McLawhorn Jr., 23, of Conway, N.C.
Spc. Patrick D. Deans, 22, of Orlando, Fla.
Spc. Kenneth E. Necochea Jr., 21, of San Diego, Calif.
Spc. Derek T. Simonetta, 21, of Redwood City, Calif.
Spc. Jorge E. Villacis, 24, of Sunrise, Fla.
They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 12 December, 2010
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment
Hometown: Conway, N.C.
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of six soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
They died Dec. 12 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.
Killed were:
Cpl. Sean M. Collins, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii.
Cpl. Willie A. McLawhorn Jr., 23, of Conway, N.C.
Spc. Patrick D. Deans, 22 of Orlando, Fla.
Spc. Kenneth E. Necochea Jr., 21, of San Diego, Calif.
Spc. Derek T. Simonetta, 21, of Redwood City, Calif.
Spc. Jorge E. Villacis, 24, of Sunrise, Fla.
They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 12 December, 2010
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment
Hometown: Ewa Beach, Hawaii
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of six soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
They died Dec. 12 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.
Killed were:
Cpl. Sean M. Collins, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii.
Cpl. Willie A. McLawhorn Jr., 23, of Conway, N.C.
Spc. Patrick D. Deans, 22 of Orlando, Fla.
Spc. Kenneth E. Necochea Jr., 21, of San Diego, Calif.
Spc. Derek T. Simonetta, 21, of Redwood City, Calif.
Spc. Jorge E. Villacis, 24, of Sunrise, Fla.
They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 11 December, 2010
Unit: 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment
Hometown: Fall Rivers, Mass.
Spc. Ethan L. Goncalo, 21, of Fall Rivers, Mass., died Dec. 11 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, Worcester, Mass.
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Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 10 December, 2010
Unit: 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment
Hometown: Alexander City, Ala.
Staff Sgt. Stacy A. Green, 34, of Alexander City, Ala., died Dec. 10 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 8 December, 2010
Unit: 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment
Hometown: Yulee, Fla.
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Dec. 8 in Balkh province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an insurgent attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.
Killed were:
Sgt. James A. Ayube, II, 25, of Salem, Mass.
Spc. Kelly J. Mixon, 23, of Yulee, Fla.
The soldiers were assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
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Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 8 December, 2010
Unit: 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment
Hometown: Salem, Mass
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Dec. 8 in Balkh province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an insurgent attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.
Killed were:
Sgt. James A. Ayube, II, 25, of Salem, Mass.
Spc. Kelly J. Mixon, 23, of Yulee, Fla.
The soldiers were assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
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Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 8 December, 2010
Unit: 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Hometown: Bath Springs, Tenn.
Pfc. David D. Finch, 24, of Bath Springs, Tenn., died Dec. 8 in Wasit province, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.
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Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 8 December, 2010
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment
Hometown: Derry, N.H.
Lance Cpl. Michael E. Geary, 20, of Derry, N.H., died Dec. 8 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 7 December, 2010
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment
Hometown: Vancouver, Wash.
Sgt. Jason D. Peto, 31, of Vancouver, Wash., died Dec. 7 from wounds received Nov. 24 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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