Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death: 19 October, 2011

Unit:  2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment

Hometown:  Newark, N.J.

Staff Sgt. Jorge M. Oliveira, 33, of Newark, N.J., died Oct. 19 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, 50th Brigade Combat Team, Riverdale, N.J.

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Branch of Service:  United States Navy

Date of Death: 19 October, 2011

Unit:  Navy Mobile Construction Battalion 74

Hometown:  West Lafayette, Ohio

Chief Petty Officer Raymond J. Border, 31, of West Lafayette, Ohio, died Oct. 19 while assessing a route in Paktika province, Afghanistan.  Border, a Navy Seabee, was assigned to a provincial reconstruction team in Paktika province, Afghanistan.  His home unit was Navy Mobile Construction Battalion 74 in Gulfport, Miss.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death: 17 October, 2011

Unit:  2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment

Hometown:  Richmond, Va.

Staff Sgt. James R. Leep Jr., 44, of Richmond, Va., died Oct. 17 in Babil province, Iraq.  He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Brigade Combat Team, Portsmouth, Va.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death: 14 October, 2011

Unit:  1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment

Hometown:  Phoenix, Ariz.

Spc. Michael D. Elm, 25, of Phoenix, Ariz., died Oct. 14 in Khowst, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Ky.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death: 13 October, 2011

Unit:  3rd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade

Hometown:  Atwater, Ohio

Staff Sgt. Robert B. Cowdrey, 39, of Atwater, Ohio, died Oct. 13 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, from injuries suffered during combat operations.  He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death: 13 October, 2011

Unit:  2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment

Hometown:  Hurst, Texas

Staff Sgt. Houston M. Taylor, 25, of Hurst, Texas, died Oct. 13, in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.  He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death: 13 October, 2011

Unit:  3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment

Hometown:  Palm Bay, Fla.

Spc. Jeremiah T. Sancho, 23, of Palm Bay, Fla., died Oct. 13 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

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Branch of Service:  United States Air Force

Date of Death: 13 October, 2011

Unit:  459th Security Forces Squadron

Hometown:  Washington, D.C.

Airmen 1st Class Jerome D. Miller Jr., 23, of Washington, D.C. died Oct. 13 due to a non-combat related incident in Parwan province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the 459th Security Forces Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Md.

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Branch of Service:  United States Marine Corps

Date of Death: 13 October, 2011

Unit:  1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment

Hometown:  Winston, Ga.

Lance Cpl. Scott D. Harper, 21, of Winston, Ga., died Oct. 13 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

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Branch of Service:  United States Navy

Date of Death: 12 October, 2011

Unit:  West Coast based Naval Special Warfare unit

Hometown:  University Place, Wash.

Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Michael R. Tatham, 33, of University Place, Wash., was involved in a fatal motorcycle accident, Oct. 12, while on rest and recuperation leave from supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Bali, Indonesia.  Tatham was assigned to a West Coast based Naval Special Warfare unit.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death: 10 October, 2011

Unit:  2nd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment

Hometown:  Ione, Calif.

Chief Warrant Officer James B. Wilke, 38, of Ione, Calif. died Oct.10, in Doha, Qatar.  He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Fort Bliss, Texas.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death: 10 October, 2011

Unit:  1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment

Hometown:  Enumclaw, Wash.

Sgt. Nathan L. Wyrick, 34, of Enumclaw, Wash., died Oct. 10 in Kandahar province.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death: 8 October, 2011

Unit:  2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment

Hometown:  Salinas, Calif.

Spc. Ricardo Cerros Jr., 24, of Salinas, Calif., died Oct. 8 in Logar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.  He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death: 8 October, 2011

Unit:  1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment

Hometown:  Scotts, Mich.

Capt. Drew E. Russell, 25, of Scotts, Mich., died Oct. 8, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket propelled grenade.  He were assigned to the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death: 8 October, 2011

Unit:  1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment

Hometown:  Nashville, Tenn.

Capt. Joshua S. Lawrence, 29, of Nashville, Tenn., died Oct. 8, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket propelled grenade.  He were assigned to the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

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Branch of Service:  United States Marine Corps

Date of Death: 6 October, 2011

Unit:  2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment

Hometown:  San Antonio, Texas

Lance Cpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt, 24, of San Antonio, Texas, died Oct. 6 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th 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: 3 October, 2011

Unit:  3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment

Hometown:  New York

Pvt. Danny Chen, 19, of New York, died Oct. 3 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

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Branch of Service:  United States Navy

Date of Death: 1 October, 2011

Unit:  East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit

Hometown:  Omaha, Neb.

Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Caleb A. Nelson, 26, of Omaha, Neb.,died after his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while conducting a combat patrol in Zabul province, Afghanistan on Oct.1.  Nelson was assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit, Norfolk, Va.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death: 29 September, 2011

Unit:  272nd Military Police Company

Hometown:  Newnan, Ga.

Spc. Adrian G. Mills, 23, of Newnan, Ga., died Sept. 29 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by insurgents using indirect fire.  He was assigned to the 272nd Military Police Company, 519th Military Police Battalion, Fort Polk, La.

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Branch of Service:  United States Marine Corps

Date of Death: 28 September, 2011

Unit:  Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

Hometown:  Albuquerque, N.M.

Sgt. Christopher Diaz, 27, of Albuquerque, N.M., died Sept. 28 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  Diaz was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

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