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 Air Force
Date of Death: 26 August, 2015
Unit: 23rd Special Tactics Squadron
Hometown: Lexington, Kentucky
Capt. Matthew D. Roland, 27, of Lexington, Kentucky, died of wounds suffered Aug. 26 when the vehicle he was traveling in was attacked near Camp Antonik, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida.
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Branch of Service: United States Air Force
Date of Death: 26 August, 2015
Unit: 21st Special Tactics Squadron
Hometown: Pensacola, Florida
Staff Sgt. Forrest B. Sibley, 31, of Pensacola, Florida, died of wounds suffered Aug. 26 when the vehicle he was traveling in was attacked near Camp Antonik, Afghanistan. . He was assigned to the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina.
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Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 08 August, 2015
Unit: 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group
Hometown: Bristol, Rhode Island
Master Sgt. Peter A. McKenna Jr., 35, of Bristol, Rhode Island, died Aug. 8, in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds when he was attacked by enemy small arms fire. McKenna was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
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Branch of Service: United States Navy
Date of Death: 29 June, 2015
Unit: USS Essex (LHD 2)
Hometown: Chesterfield, Michigan
Senior Chief Petty Officer Jason P. May, 38, of Chesterfield, Michigan, died June 29, on board USS Essex (LHD 2), of non-combat related causes while the ship was at sea.
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Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 12 June, 2015
Unit: 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion
Hometown: Griffin, Georgia
Pfc. Monterrious T. Daniel, 19, of Griffin, Georgia, died June 12 in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
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Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 24 May, 2015
Unit: Group Support Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group
Hometown: Melbourne, Florida
Sgt. 1st Class Pablo A. Ruiz, 37, of Melbourne, Florida, died May 24, in Bagram, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to Group Support Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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Branch of Service: United States Navy
Date of Death: 21 May, 2015
Unit: Task Force-Arabian Peninsula, Special Operations Command Central
Hometown: Lisle, Illinois
Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan D. Burris, 24, of Lisle, Illinois, died May 21, in Abu Dhabi, UAE, of a non-combat related incident at Zayed Military City. He was temporarily assigned to the Crisis Response Element of Joint Special Operations Task Force-Arabian Peninsula, Special Operations Command Central, U.S. Central Command.
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Branch of Service: United States Navy
Date of Death: 16 May, 2015
Unit: USS Farragut (DDG 99)
Hometown: Alamosa, Colorado
Petty Officer 3rd Class Devon J. Doyle, 21, of Alamosa, Colorado, died May 16, in Manama, Bahrain, of a non-combat related incident while on liberty. He was assigned to USS Farragut (DDG 99), homeported in Mayport, Florida.
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Branch of Service: United States Air Force
Date of Death: 13 April, 2015
Unit: 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron
Hometown: Hermosa Beach, California
Tech. Sgt. Anthony E. Salazar, 40, of Hermosa Beach, California, died April 13, at an air base in southwest Asia in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron, 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group, U.S. Air Forces Central Command.
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Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 8 April, 2015
Unit: 1st Squadron, 33 Cavalry Regiment
Hometown: Whitinsville, Massachusetts
Spc. John M. Dawson, 22, of Whitinsville, Massachusetts, died April 8, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he was attacked by small arms fire while he was on an escort mission. He was assigned to 1st Squadron, 33 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
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Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 12 December, 2014
Unit: 3rd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team
Hometown: New York, New York
Sgt. 1st Class Ramon S. Morris, 37, of New York, New York, died Dec. 12, in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when the enemy attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 3rd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 12 December, 2014
Unit: 3rd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team
Hometown: Mesa, Arizona
Spc. Wyatt J. Martin, 22, of Mesa, Arizona, died Dec. 12, in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when the enemy attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 3rd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 3 December, 2014
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group
Hometown: Noblesville, Indiana
Staff Sgt. Matthew R. Ammerman, 29, of Noblesville, Indiana, died Dec. 3, in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from small arms fire while conducting a clearing operation. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
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Branch of Service: United States Air Force
Date of Death: 1 December, 2014
Unit: 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base
Hometown: New Castle, Colorado
Capt. William H. Dubois, 30, of New Castle, Colorado, died Dec. 1 when his F-16 aircraft crashed near a coalition air base in the Middle East. He was assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.
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Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 24 November, 2014
Unit: Headquarters, United States Army Garrison
Hometown: Nanticoke, Maryland
Sgt. Maj. Wardell B. Turner, 48, of Nanticoke, Maryland, died Nov. 24, in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when the enemy attacked his vehicle with a vehicle borne improvised explosive device. He was assigned to Headquarters, United States Army Garrison, Fort Drum, New York.
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Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 24 November, 2014
Unit: 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Hometown: Grove City, Ohio
Spc. Joseph W. Riley, 27, of Grove City, Ohio, died Nov. 24, in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when the enemy attacked his vehicle with a vehicle borne improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 14 November, 2014
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group
Hometown: Bay City, Michigan
Sgt. 1st Class Michael A. Cathcart, 31, of Bay City, Michigan, died Nov. 14, in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan, of wounds received from small arms fire while on dismounted combat operations. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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Branch of Service: United States Navy
Date of Death: 24 October, 2014
Unit: Naval Amphibious Liaison Element
Hometown: Oceanside, California
Cmdr. Christopher E. Kalafut, 49, of Oceanside, California, died Oct. 24, in Doha, Qatar, of a non-combat related incident at Al Udeid Air Base. He was assigned to Naval Amphibious Liaison Element, Combined Forces Air Component Center, U.S. Central Command.
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Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 23 October, 2014
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment
Hometown: Riverside, California
Lance Cpl. Sean P. Neal, 19, of Riverside, California, died Oct. 23, in Baghdad, Iraq, from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, whose headquarters element deploys from Camp Pendleton, California.
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Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 1 October, 2014
Unit: Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-163
Hometown: Memphis, Indiana
Cpl. Jordan L. Spears, 21, of Memphis, Indiana, was lost at sea Oct. 1 while conducting flight operations in the North Arabian Gulf. Spears was assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-163, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California.
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