Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  26 September, 2012

Unit:   1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment

Hometown:   Tucson, Ariz.

Staff Sgt. Orion N. Sparks, 29, of Tucson, Ariz., died Sept. 26, in Pul-E Alam, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when an insurgent wearing a suicide vest detonated the device near his patrol. Sparks was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Schweinfurt, Germany. 

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  26 September, 2012

Unit:   1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment

Hometown:   Lakehurst, N.J.

Sgt. Jonathan A. Gollnitz, 28, of Lakehurst, N.J., died Sept. 26, in Pul-E Alam, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when an insurgent wearing a suicide vest detonated the device near his patrol.  Gollnitz was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Schweinfurt, Germany. 

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Branch of Service:  United States Navy

Date of Death:  22 September, 2012

Unit:   East Coast Naval Special Warfare Unit

Hometown:   North Chicago, Ill.

Gunners Mate 2nd Class Dion Rashun Roberts, 23, of North Chicago, Ill., died Sept. 22 as a result of a single vehicle accident in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to an East Coast Naval Special Warfare Unit.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  20 September, 2012

Unit:   1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment

Hometown:   Cabot, Ark.

Sgt. Jason M. Swindle, 24, of Cabot, Ark., died Sept. 20, in Panjwa'l, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when he encountered enemy, small arms fire.   Swindle was assigned to 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  16 September, 2012

Unit:   2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment

Hometown:   Honolulu, Hawaii

Sgt. Sapuro B. Nena, 25, of Honolulu, Hawaii, died Sept. 16 in Zabul province, Afghanistan of injuries suffered when his position was attacked with small arms fire.    Nena was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  16 September, 2012

Unit:   52nd Infantry Regiment

Hometown:   Amarillo, Texas

Pfc. Genaro Bedoy, 20, of Amarillo, Texas, died Sept. 16 in Zabul province, Afghanistan of injuries suffered when his position was attacked with small arms fire.    Bedoy was assigned to 52nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  16 September, 2012

Unit:   1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment

Hometown:   Claremore, Okla.

Pfc. Jon R. Townsend, 19, Claremore, Okla., died Sept. 16 in Zabul province, Afghanistan of injuries suffered when his position was attacked with small arms fire.    Townsend was assigned to 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  16 September, 2012

Unit:   202nd Military Intelligence Battalion

Hometown:   Greenville, N.C.

Spc. Joshua N. Nelson, 22, Greenville, N.C., died Sept. 16 in Zabul province, Afghanistan of injuries suffered when his position was attacked with small arms fire.    Nelson was assigned to 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 513th Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort Gordon, Ga

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Branch of Service:  United States Marine Corps

Date of Death:  15 September, 2012

Unit:   Marine Attack Squadron 211

Hometown:  Huntingdon, Pa.

Lt. Col. Christopher K. Raible, 40, of Huntingdon, Pa., died Sept. 15, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.   Raible was assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 211, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).    

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Branch of Service:  United States Marine Corps

Date of Death:  15 September, 2012

Unit:   Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13

Hometown:  Kokomo, Ind.

Sgt. Bradley W. Atwell, 27, of Kokomo, Ind., died Sept. 15, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.   Atwell was assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  13 September, 2012

Unit:  1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment

Hometown:  Lafayette, Ind.

Sgt. Kyle B. Osborn, 26, of Lafayette, Ind., died Sep. 13 in Muqer, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms and rocket propelled grenade fire.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Camp Ederle, Vicenza, Italy.           

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  5 September, 2012

Unit:  1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment

Hometown:  Houston, Texas

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jose L. Montenegro Jr., 31, of Houston, Texas, died Sept. 5, in Logar Province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when his aircraft crashed.   He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.            

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  5 September, 2012

Unit:  1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment

Hometown:  San Antonio, Texas

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thalia S. Ramirez, 28, of San Antonio, Texas, died Sept. 5, in Logar Province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when her aircraft crashed.   She was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.            

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Branch of Service:  United States Marine Corps

Date of Death:  3 September, 2012

Unit:  1st Combat Engineer Battalion

Hometown:  Dubois, Ind.

Lance Cpl. Alec R. Terwiske, 21, of Dubois, Ind., died Sept. 3 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   The Marine's parent command was Inspector/Instructor Staff, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Fort Knox, Ky.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  2 September, 2012

Unit:  4^th Brigade Special Troops Battalion

Hometown:  Oswego, N.Y.

Spc. Kyle R. Rookey, 23, of Oswego, N.Y., died Sept. 2, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan from a non-combat related incident.  He was assigned to the 4^th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4^th Brigade Combat Team, 4^th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  1 September, 2012

Unit:  1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)

Hometown:  Mesquite, Texas

Staff Sgt. Jeremie S. Border, 28, of Mesquite, Texas, died Sept. 1, in Batur Village, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.  He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Torii Station, Japan.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  1 September, 2012

Unit:  192nd Ordnance Battalion

Hometown:  Petersburg, Va.

Staff Sgt. Jonathan P. Schmidt, 28, of Petersburg, Va., died Sept. 1, in Batur Village, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.  He was assigned to 192nd Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group, 20th Support Command (CBRNE), Fort Bragg, N.C.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  28 August, 2012

Unit:  1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment

Hometown:  Corunna, Mich.

Pfc. Shane W. Cantu, 20, of Corunna, Mich., died Aug. 28, in Charkh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he was hit by shrapnel.   Cantu was assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  27 August, 2012

Unit:  4th Special Troops Battalion

Hometown:  Windsor, Colo.

Sgt. Christopher J. Birdwell, 25, of Windsor, Colo., died Aug. 27, in Kalagush, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered from enemy, small arms fire.  He was assigned to the 4th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. 

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  27 August, 2012

Unit:  4th Special Troops Battalion

Hometown:  Baker City, Ore.

Spc. Mabry J. Anders, 21, of Baker City, Ore., died Aug. 27, in Kalagush, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered from enemy, small arms fire.  He was assigned to the 4th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. 

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