Sgt. Kevin D. Akins 29 391st Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve Burnsville, North Carolina One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations west of Asadabad, Afghanistan, on March 12, 2006 Staff Sgt. Charlie L. Bagwell 28 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division Lake Toxaway, North Carolina One of five U.S. soldiers killed along with a British soldier and Canadian soldier when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter was shot down by Taliban fighters in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan on May 30, 2007 Pfc. Christopher Ryan Barton 22 Concord, North Carolina, USA C Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire in Khost province, Afghanistan, on May 24, 2010 Maj. Larry J. Bauguess Jr. 36 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Moravian Falls, North Carolina Killed when a NATO team was ambushed by unknown assailants after leaving a border security meeting near Teri Mangel, Pakistan, on May 14, 2007 Cpl. Joshua C. Blaney 25 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Matthews, North Carolina One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb at Forward Operating Base Curry, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2007 Master Sgt. Jamal Hasan Bowers 41 March 18, 2011 Raleigh, North Carolina USA Company A, 6th Battalion, 4th Military Information Support Group Died as a result of a non-combat related incident at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti on March 18, 2011 Staff Sgt. Scott William Brunkhorst 25 Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Died of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in the Arghandab River Valley in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on March 30, 2010 Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher George Campbell 36 August 6, 2011 Jacksonville, North Carolina USA Naval Special Warfare Development Group One of 22 Navy SEALs killed along with five soldiers and three airmen when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down while flying to assist a unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was pinned down by enemy fire in the Tangi Valley, Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. Seven Afghan soldiers, a civilian interpreter and a military working dog also were killed in the crash. William Carlson 43 Directorate of Operations, Central Intelligence Agency Southern Pines, North Carolina One of two civilian CIA contractors killed in an ambush near Shkin, Afghanistan, on October 25, 2003 Spc. Jacob Charles Carroll 20 November 13, 2010 Clemmons, North Carolina USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division One of three soldiers killed when an insurgent suicide bomber detonated a vest bomb near their unit in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on November 13, 2010 Lance Cpl. Ross Steven Carver 21 Rocky Point, North Carolina, USA 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Killed during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2010 Lance Cpl. Jessie A. Cassada 19 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Hendersonville, North Carolina Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 6, 2009 Spc. Josiah D. Crumpler 27 Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Hillsborough, North Carolina One of two paratroopers killed when insurgents attacked their unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires in Bala Murghab, Badghdis province, Afghanistan, on March 1, 2010 Staff Sgt. Adam Lynn Dickmyer 26 October 28, 2010 Winston Salem, North Carolina, U SA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Died when a roadside bomb detonated during a dismounted foot patrol near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 28, 2010 Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Eckard 30 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force Hickory, North Carolina Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 20, 2010 Sgt. Donald Rocky Edgerton 33 Murphy, North Carolina, USA C Troop, 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Died of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using a roadside bomb near Charadarre in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2010 Capt. Mark A. Garner 30 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Joint Multinational Readiness Center North Carolina Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Argandab District, Afghanistan, on July 6 2009 Pfc. Matthew Eric George 22 Grantsboro, North Carolina, USA Company A, 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of four soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Logar province, Afghanistan, on August 31, 2010 Sgt. Carlos E. Gill 25 Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Fayetteville, North Carolina Gill was medically evacuated from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on December 19, 2009, and died of an illness at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., on January 26, 2010. Tech. Sgt. Adam K. Ginett 29 31st Civil Engineer Squadron, 31st Mission Support Group, 31st Fighter Wing Knightdale, North Carolina Died of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2010 Spc. Anthony G. Green 28 143rd Infantry Detachment, Texas Army National Guard Matthews, North Carolina One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their Humvee with a roadside bomb in the Jaghato district of Wardak province, Afghanistan, on October 16, 2009 Lance Cpl. Roger G. Hager 20 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Gibsonville, North Carolina One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 8, 2009 Chief Warrant Officer Stanley L. Harriman 34 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Wade, North Carolina Harriman and two Afghan soldiers were killed by friendly fire from an Air Force AC-130 gunship during Operation Anaconda in eastern Afghanistan on March 2, 2002 Sgt. Anton J. Hiett 25 391st Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve Mount Airy, North Carolina One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations west of Asadabad, Afghanistan, on March 12, 2006 Spc. Christopher S. Honaker 23 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Cleveland, North Carolina One of two soldiers killed due to enemy small-arms fire and indirect fire in the Watapor Valley of Kunar Province, Afghanistan on July 5, 2007 Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis Jallah Jr. 49 Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Fayetteville, North Carolina Jallah died due to a non-combat cause on March 28, 2004, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He was medically evacuated from Afghanistan to via Landstuhl Medical Center in Germany on February 16. Pfc. Richard K. Jones 21 Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Person, North Carolina One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their patrol with roadside bombs and rocket-propelled grenades in Mushan Village, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2009 Spc. Patrick Lewis Lay II 21 August 11, 2011 Fletcher, North Carolina USA Company C, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division One of five soldiers killed when their unit was attacked with a roadside bomb in Nalgham, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2011 Spc. George V. Libby 23 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Aberdeen, North Carolina Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident near Khowst, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2007 Staff Sgt. Leon Horace Lucas Jr. 32 August 1, 2011 Wilson, North Carolina USA 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2011 Capt. Ronald G. Luce Jr. 27 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Mississippi Army National Guard Fayetteville, North Carolina One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Qole Gerdsar, Afghanistan, on August 2, 2009 Sgt. Willie Atlas McLawhorn Jr. 23 December 12, 2010 Conway, North Carolina USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division One of six soldiers killed when an insurgent drove a minibus packed with an estimated 1,000 pounds of explosives past a security checkpoint and then detonated next to a small building at a newly established combat outpost, causing it to collapse on the soldiers, in Howz-e Madad, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2010 Sgt. Alberto D. Montrond 27 Group Support Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Fayetteville, North Carolina One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb north of Deh Rawod in central Afghanistan, on February 13, 2006 Pfc. Alan H. Newton Jr. 26 Headquarters Company, 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 354th Civil Affairs Brigade, 352nd Civil Affairs Command Asheboro, North Carolina One of two soldiers killed when they were attacked by a suicide bomber in Murcheh, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2009 Lance Cpl. Nicholas Shea O'Brien 21 June 9, 2011 Stanley, North Carolina USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died following a roadside bomb attack while conducting combat operations in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 9, 2011 Staff Sgt. Ergin Vidot Osman 35 May 26, 2011 Jacksonville, North Carolina USA Company F, 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division One of six soldiers killed along with two airmen when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in the Shorabak district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on May 26, 2011 Cpl. Jason R. Parsons 24 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment Lenoir, North Carolina One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Jaldak, Zabul province, Afghanistan on January 9, 2009 Lance Cpl. Noah M. Pier 25 Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Charlotte, North Carolina Died while supporting combat operations in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 16, 2010 Chief Warrant Officer Bruce E. Price 37 Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Fayetteville, North Carolina Killed when insurgents ambushed his patrol and his vehicle was struck by small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire in Kajaki, Afghanistan, on May 15, 2004 Cpl. Pruitt A. Rainey 22 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Haw River, North Carolina One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008 Staff Sgt. Joseph R. Ray 29 391st Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve Asheville, North Carolina One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations west of Asadabad, Afghanistan, on March 12, 2006 Sgt. Colby Lee Richmond 28 August 26, 2011 Providence, North Carolina USA 546th Transportation Company, 330th Transportation Battalion, 82nd Sustainment Brigade One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Kariz Sefid, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2011 Sgt. Jeffrey Chul Soon Sherer 29 June 2, 2011 Four Oaks, North Carolina USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Died of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Shah Joy, Zabul province, Afghanistan, on June 2, 2011 Pfc. Amy Renee Sinkler 23 January 20, 2011 Chadbourn, North Carolina USA 109th Transportation Company, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Sinkler, the gunner in the turret of her Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected vehicle, was killed when the vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade while in a convoy en route to Forward Operating Base Killaghey in Baghlan province, Afghanistan, on January 20, 2011. Staff Sgt. Tara J. Smith 33 Company C, 50th Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade Nashville, North Carolina Died on August 8, 2009, in Bagram, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related incident that occurred August 4, 2009, at Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan Spc. Michael K. Spivey 21 Company F, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade Fayetteville, North Carolina Killed when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005 Sgt. Zachary D. Tellier 31 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Charlotte, North Carolina Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire at Firebase Wilderness, Afghanistan, on September 29, 2007 Spc. David N. Timmons Jr. 23 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Lewisville, North Carolina One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province, on May 5, 2006 Chief Warrant Officer 2 Terry Lee Varnadore II 29 April 23, 2011 Hendersonville, North Carolina USA Company C, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division Died of wounds suffered when his helicopter went down due to an undetermined cause in the Alah Say district of Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on April 23, 2011 Pfc. Morris L. Walker 23 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Chapel Hill, North Carolina One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2009 Pfc. Christian Michael Kade Warriner 19 November 14, 2010 Mills River, North Carolina USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division One of five soldiers killed during a six-hour firefight that began when insurgents attacked their unit with small-arms fire during an operation to clear out Taliban militants and weapons caches near the Pech River in the Watahpur district of Kunar province, Afghanistan, on November 14, 2010
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