U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan

As of Sunday, June 30, 2013, at least 2,246 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan as a result of the invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to iCasualties.org.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, 17,674 U.S. service members have been wounded as of Sept. 30, 2012, according to iCasualties.org.

Latest identifications:

Army Spc. Ray A. Ramirez, 20, Sacramento, Calif., died June 1, 2013 in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his unit was attacked by an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Army Pfc. Mariano M. Raymundo, 21, Houston, Texas, died June 1, 2013 in Sharan, Afghanistan, of unspecified causes in an incident under investigation. He was assigned to the 210th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Army Staff Sgt. Job M. Reigoux, 30, Austin, Texas, died June 1, 2013 in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with a rocket-propelled grenade. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Army Spc. Kyle P. Stoeckli, 21, Moseley, Va., died June 1, 2013 in Maiwand, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his unit was attacked by an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.

Army Green Beret Warrant Officer Sean W. Mullen, 39, Dover, Del., died June 2, 2013 in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Spc. Robert A. Pierce, 20, Panama, Okla., died June 3, 2013 in Tsamkani, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army 2nd Lt. Justin L. Sisson, 23, Phoenix, Ariz., died June 3, 2013 in Tsamkani, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Lt. Col. Todd J. Clark, 40, Evans Mills, N.Y., died June 8, 2013 in Sharana, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered from small-arms fire received at Zarghun Shahr, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Army Maj. Jaimie E. Leonard, 39, Warrick, N.Y., died June 8, 2013 in Sharana, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered from small-arms fire received at Zarghun Shahr, Afghanistan. She was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Army Staff Sgt. Jesse L. Thomas Jr., 31, Pensacola, Fla., died June 10, 2013 in Helmand, Afghanistan of unspecified causes in an incident that is under investigation. He was assigned to the 39th Transportation Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Kleber Kaserne, Germany.

Marine Lance Cpl. Jared W. Brown, 20, Youngstown, Fla., died June 16, 2013 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Army Spc. Ember M. Alt, 21, Beech Island, S.C., died June 18, 2013 in Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked her unit with indirect fire. She was assigned to 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Army Spc. Robert W. Ellis, 21, Kennewick, Wash., died June 18, 2013 in Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire. He was assigned to 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Army Sgt. Justin R. Johnson, 25, Hobe Sound, Fla., died June 18, 2013 in Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire. He was assigned to the 10th Transportation Battalion, 7th Sustainment Brigade, Fort Eustis, Va.

Army Spc. William R. Moody, 30, Burleson, Texas, died June 18, 2013 in Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire. He was assigned to 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Army Sgt. Corey E. Garver, 26, Topsham, Maine, died June 23, 2013 in Zormat, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Spc. Javier Sanchez Jr., 28, Greenfield, Calif., died June 23, 2013 in Sar Rowzah, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with an improvised explosive device while on mounted patrol. He was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Army Sgt. Justin R. Rogers, 25, of Barton, N.Y., died June 28, 2013 in Bagram, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related incident currently under investigation. He was assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

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