Monday, August 06, 2012

25 Heroes Fighting in the Afghanistan War Who Died July 19 to August 2, 2012

July 19 - Pfc. Jeffrey L. Rice, 24, of Troy, Ohio, died July 19, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
- Spc. Darrion T. Hicks, 21, of Raleigh, N.C., died in Ghazni, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained from an enemy improvised explosive device.

July 21 - Staff Sgt. Brandon R. Pepper, 31, of York, Pa., died July 21, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan.
- Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael J. Brodsky, 33, of Tamarac, Fla., died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained July 7 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, related to a dismounted improvised explosive device blast.

July 22 - They died in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an enemy improvised explosive device. Killed were:
- Pfc. Julian L. Colvin, 21, of Birmingham, Ala.,
- Staff Sgt. Richard L. Berry, 27, of Scottsdale, Ariz.

- They died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit in Pul-E Alam, Afghanistan, with an improvised explosive device. Killed were:
- Spc. Justin L. Horsley, 21, of Palm Bay, Fla., and
- Pfc. Brenden N. Salazar, 20, of Chuluota, Fla.

July 23 - Sgt. Eric E. Williams, 27, of Murrieta, Calif., died in Pul-E Alam, Afghanistan.

July 24 - Pfc. Adam C. Ross, 19, of Lyman, S.C., died in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he encountered small arms fire.
- Sgt. Justin M. Hansen, 26, of Traverse City, Mich., died while conducting combat operations in Badghis province, Afghanistan.

July 26 - They died in Khakrez, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when they encountered an enemy improvised explosive device. Killed were:
- 1st Lt. Sean R. Jacobs, 23, of Redding, Calif., and
- Sgt. John E. Hansen, 41, of Austin, Texas.

July 27 - Pfc. Theodore M. Glende, 23, of Rochester, N.Y., died in Kharwar, Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire.
- Spc. Benjamin C. Pleitez, 25, of Turlock, Calif., died in Mazar E Sharif, Afghanistan.

July 28 - They died in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from enemy, small arms fire. Killed were:
- Sgt. 1st Class Bobby L. Estle, 38, of Lebanon, Ohio, and
- Pfc. Jose Oscar Belmontes, 28, of La Verne, Calif.

July 29 - They died while conducting combat operations in Badghis province, Afghanistan. Killed were:
- Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan W. Gifford, 34, of Palm Bay, Fla.; also,
- Gunnery Sgt. Daniel J. Price, 27, of Holland, Mich.

August 1 - Lance Cpl. Curtis J. Duarte, 22, of Covina, Calif., died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
- Spc. Kyle B. McClain, 25, of Rochester Hills, Mich., died in Salim Aka, Afghanistan.

- They died in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when they encountered an enemy improvised explosive device. Killed were:
- 1st Lt. Todd W. Lambka, 25, of Fraser, Mich., and
- Pfc. Jesus J. Lopez, 22, of San Bernardino, Calif.

August 2 - They died in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when they encountered an enemy improvised explosive device. Killed were:
- 1st Sgt. Russell R. Bell, 37, of Tyler, Texas, and
- Staff Sgt. Matthew S. Sitton, 26, of Largo, Fla.

4 comments:

Ten Mile Island said...

I've another young man who I coached when he was a child, leaving for Afghanistan this month.

I just wish we had a Commander-in-Chief. What is our strategic goal for the Middle East? Afghanistan?
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T. D. said...

A young friend of our family is also being deployed there next month. One grieves at the loss of these lives and the imperiling of others with no clear goal other than waiting to withdraw. At least Iraq had clear goals that were met. Obama's Afghanistan policy has no goals and thus shows no progress.

cathy said...

Thank you for being so constant in honoring those who have died.

T. D. said...

Thank you for caring, Cathy, and for your encouragement.