8 Heroes Who Died October 14 to October 22, 2011, Fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq

October 14 - Spc. Michael D. Elm, 25, of Phoenix, Ariz., died in Khowst, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

October 17 - Staff Sgt. James R. Leep Jr., 44, of Richmond, Va., died in Babil province, Iraq.

October 19 - Staff Sgt. Jorge M. Oliveira, 33, of Newark, N.J., died in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

- Chief Petty Officer Raymond J. Border, 31, of West Lafayette, Ohio, died while assessing a route in Paktika province, Afghanistan. Border, a Navy Seabee, was assigned to a provincial reconstruction team in Paktika province, Afghanistan.

October 22 - Died in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device:
- 1st. Lt. Ashley I. White, 24, of Alliance, Ohio.
- Sgt. 1st Class Kristoffer B. Domeij, 29, of San Diego, Calif., and
- Pfc.Christopher A. Horns, 20, of Colorado Springs, Colo.

- Sgt. Paul A. Rivera, 26, of Round Rock, Texas, died in Logar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered in a vehicle rollover during an attack by enemy forces.