Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  13 May, 2012

Unit:  425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion

Hometown:  Lucerne Valley, Calif.

Sgt. Brian L. Walker, 25, of Lucerne Valley, Calif., died May 13, in Bowri Tana, Afghanistan, when the enemy attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.                

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  13 May, 2012

Unit:  425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion

Hometown:  Rolla, Mo.

Pfc. Richard L. McNulty III, 22, Rolla, Mo., died May 13, in Bowri Tana, Afghanistan, when the enemy attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.                

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  12 May, 2012

Unit:  3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment

Hometown:  Round Rock, Texas

Spc. Alex Hernandez III, 21, of Round Rock, Texas, died May 12, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.  Hernandez was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  12 May, 2012

Unit:  741st Ordnance Company

Hometown:  Las Cruces, N.M.

Staff Sgt. Israel P. Nuanes, 38, of Las Cruces, N.M., died May 12, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained during an enemy attack with an improvised explosive device.  Nuanes was assigned to 741st Ordnance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas, part of the 84th Ordnance Battalion, 71st Ordnance Group.

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Branch of Service:  United States Marine Corps

Date of Death:  11 May, 2012

Unit:  2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment

Hometown:  Normangee, Texas

Sgt. Wade D. Wilson, 22, of Normangee, Texas, died May 11 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.                 

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  7 May, 2012

Unit:  3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment

Hometown:  Clarksville, Tenn.

Sgt. Jacob M. Schwallie, 22, of Clarksville, Tenn., died May 7, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.                     

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  7 May, 2012

Unit:  3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment

Hometown:  Chico, Calif.

Spc. Chase S. Marta, 24, of Chico, Calif., died May 7, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.                     

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  7 May, 2012

Unit:  3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment

Hometown:  Jeffersonville, Ky.

Pfc. Dustin D. Gross, 19, of Jeffersonville, Ky., died May 7, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.                     

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Branch of Service:  United States Marine Corps

Date of Death:  6 May, 2012

Unit:  7th Engineer Support Battalion

Hometown:  West Chester, Ohio

Sgt. John P. Huling, 25, of West Chester, Ohio, died May 6 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.  Huling's death was originally reported by the International Security Assistance Force, which characterized it as the result of gunshot wounds inflicted by an individual wearing an Afghan National Army uniform.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  6 May, 2012

Unit:  3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment

Hometown:  Alameda, Calif.

Staff Sgt. Thomas K. Fogarty, 30, of Alameda, Calif., died May 6, in Ahmad-Kheyl, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  4 May, 2012

Unit:  Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va.

Hometown:  Warren, Ark.

Master Sgt. Gregory L. Childs, 38, Warren, Ark., died May 4, in Kabul, Afghanistan.  Childs was assigned to Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va. 

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  3 May, 2012

Unit:  84th Explosive Ordnance Disposal

Hometown:  Wichita, Kan.

Staff Sgt. Zachary H. Hargrove, 32, of Wichita, Kan., died May 3 in Bagram, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the 84th Explosive Ordnance Disposal, 1st Sustainment Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  2 May, 2012

Unit:  7th Engineer Battalion

Hometown:  Stow, Ohio

2nd Lt. David E. Rylander, 23, of Stow, Ohio, died May 2 in Logar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.            

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  2 May, 2012

Unit:  7th Engineer Battalion

Hometown:  Charlotte, N.C.

Spc. Junot M. L. Cochilus, 34, of Charlotte, N.C. , died May 2 in Logar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.            

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  30 April, 2012

Unit:  5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment

Hometown:  Rochester, Minn.

Sgt. Nicholas M. Dickhut, 23, of Rochester, Minn., died April 30 in Zharay, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.  He was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th 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:  28 April, 2012

Unit:  1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment

Hometown:  Anaheim, Calif.

Pfc. Christian R. Sannicolas, 20, Anaheim, Calif., died April 28, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.  Sannicolas was assigned to 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

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Branch of Service:  United States Marine Corps

Date of Death:  28 April, 2012

Unit:  I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group

Hometown:  Gautier, Miss.

Master Sgt. Scott E. Pruitt, 38, of Gautier, Miss., died April 28 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  26 April, 2012

Unit:  1st Squadron, 13th Cavalry Regiment

Hometown:  Franklin, Tenn.

Spc. Jason K. Edens, 22, of Franklin, Tenn., died April 26, in Bethesda, Md., of wounds sustained April 15, in Laghman province, Afghanistan, when the enemy attacked his unit with small arms fire.  Edens was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 13th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  26 April, 2012

Unit:  4th Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group

Hometown:  Candler, N.C.

Staff Sgt. Brandon F. Eggleston, 29, of Candler, N.C., died April 26, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.  Eggleston was assigned to 4th Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  26 April, 2012

Unit:  95th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade

Hometown:  Orange Park, Fla.

Sgt. Dick A. Lee Jr., 31, of Orange Park, Fla., died April 26, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.  Lee was assigned to 95th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Sembach, Germany.

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