U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan
As of Monday, June 30, 2014, at least 2,335 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 Green Beret Capt. Jason B. Jones, 29, Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, died June 2, 2014 in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, of wounds received from small-arms fire. He was assigned 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Army Pfc. Matthew H. Walker, 20, Hillsboro, Missouri, died June 5, 2014 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by enemy fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Army Cpl. Justin R. Clouse, 22, Sprague, Washington, died June 9, 2014 in Gaza Village, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by aircraft friendly fire from an Air Force B-1 bomber while engaged in a combat operation. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Army Spc. Justin R. Helton, 25, Beaver, Ohio, died June 9, 2014 in Gaza Village, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by aircraft friendly fire from an Air Force B-1 bomber while engaged in a combat operation. He was assigned to the 18th Ordnance Company, 192nd Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Army Spc. Terry J. Hurne, 34, Merced, California, died June 9, 2014 in Logar province, Afghanistan, in a noncombat-related incident. He was assigned to the 710th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Army Green Beret Staff Sgt. Jason A. McDonald, 28, Butler, Georgia, died June 9, 2014 in Gaza Village, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by aircraft friendly fire from an Air Force B-1 bomber while engaged in a combat operation. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Army Green Beret Staff Sgt. Scott R. Studenmund, 24, Pasadena, California, died June 9, 2014 in Gaza Village, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by aircraft friendly fire from an Air Force B-1 bomber while engaged in a combat operation. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Army Pvt. Aaron S. Toppen, 19, Mokena, Illinois, died June 9, 2014 in Gaza Village, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by aircraft friendly fire from an Air Force B-1 bomber while engaged in a combat operation. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Navy Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Yeshabel Villot-Carrasco, 23, Parma, Ohio, died as a result of a non-hostile incident June 19, 2014 aboard the destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG-95) while the ship was underway in the Red Sea.
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandon J. Garabrant, 19, Peterborough, New Hampshire, died June 20, 2014 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. David H. Stewart, 34, Stafford, Virginia, died June 20, 2014 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Adam F. Wolff, 25, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died June 20, 2014 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Marine Corps Sgt. Thomas Z. Spitzer, 23, New Braunfels, Texas, died June 25, 2014 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, California.
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