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Staff Sgt. Gregory M. Frampton 37 Company D, 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment Santa Ana, California Killed when an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near the Bagram Air Base on January 30, 2003
Chief Warrant Officer Thomas J. Gibbons 31 Company D, 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment Edgewater, Maryland Killed when an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near the Bagram Air Base on January 30, 2003
Staff Sgt. Daniel L. Kisling Jr. 31 Company D, 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment Neosho, Missouri Killed when an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near the Bagram Air Base on January 30, 2003
Chief Warrant Officer Mark S. O'Steen 43 Company D, 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment Ozark, Alabama Killed when an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near the Bagram Air Base on January 30, 2003
Sgt. Rodrigo Gonzalez-Garza 26 Company A, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade San Antonio, Texas Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a nighttime training mission near Camp New Jersey, about 31 miles northwest of Kuwait City, on February 25, 2003
Chief Warrant Officer Timothy Moehling 35 Company A, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade Panama City, Florida Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a nighttime training mission near Camp New Jersey, about 31 miles northwest of Kuwait City, on February 25, 2003
Chief Warrant Officer John Smith 32 Company B, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade Salt Lake City, Utah Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a nighttime training mission near Camp New Jersey, about 31 miles northwest of Kuwait City, on February 25, 2003
Sgt. William Tracy 27 Company B, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade Webster, New Hampshire Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a nighttime training mission near Camp New Jersey, about 31 miles northwest of Kuwait City, on February 25, 2003
Spc. Brian M. Clemens 19 Company C, 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry Regiment, Indiana Army National Guard Kokomo, Indiana Died as a result of injuries received when his Humvee overturned in Kuwait on February 6, 2003
Officer Helge Boes 32 Counterterrorism Center, Central Intelligence Agency Virginia Killed when a grenade detonated prematurely during a live-fire exercise in eastern Afghanistan on February 5, 2003
Sgt. Michael C. Barry 29 205th Medical Battalion, Missouri Army National Guard Overland Park, Kansas Barry was fatally injured while riding in a vehicle that was struck by another vehicle in Doha, Qatar, on February 1, 2003.
Staff Sgt. Jacob L. Frazier 24 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard St. Charles, Illinois Killed when the four-vehicle convoy he was in was ambushed on a reconnaissance patrol in Geresk, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2003
Staff Sgt. Orlando Morales 33 Company D, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Manati, Puerto Rico Killed when the four-vehicle convoy he was in was ambushed on a reconnaissance patrol in Afghanistan on March 29, 2003
Capt. Tamara L. Archuleta 23 41st Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing Los Lunas, New Mexico Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003
Staff Sgt. Jason Hicks 25 41st Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing Jefferson, South Carolina Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003
Master Sgt. Michael Maltz 42 38th Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing St. Petersburg, Florida Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003
Senior Airman Jason Plite 21 38th Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing Lansing, Michigan Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003
Lt. Col. John Stein 39 41st Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing Bardolph, Illinois Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003
Staff Sgt. John Teal 29 41st Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing Dallas, Texas Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason Profitt 23 USS Deyo Charlestown, Indiana Died of a non-combat related injury while in the Red Sea on March 17, 2003
Pfc. James R. Dillon Jr. 19 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division Grove City, Pennsylvania Died of a non-combat related injury in Kuwait on March 13, 2003
Pfc. Spence A. McNeil 19 Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment Bennettsville, South Carolina Died on March 9, 2003, from injuries sustained when the vehicle he was traveling in rolled over near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on March 3, 2003
Airman 1st Class Raymond Losano 24 14th Air Support Operation Squadron Del Rio, Texas Died from wounds suffered in a firefight in Afghanistan on April 25, 2003
Pfc. Jerod R. Dennis 19 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Soper, Oklahoma Killed in a firefight with suspected Taliban fighters in Ne Shkin, Afghanistan, on April 25, 2003
Pfc. Stephen Kamins N/A German Army, International Security Assistance Force Germany Killed when his Wolf all-terrain vehicle struck a mine while on patrol 12 kilometers south of Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2003
Sgt. 1st Class John E. Taylor 31 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Wichita Falls, Texas Died when he suffered a heart attack after completing physical training in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 17, 2003
Sgt. Kelvin E. Feliciano-Gutierrez 21 Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Anasco, Puerto Rico Gutierrez was a .50 caliber gunner on a vehicle that was returning from patrol when it veered off the road and turned over. Gutierrez suffered fatal injuries while trapped under the vehicle and died at Bagram Air Base north of Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2003
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas E. Retzer 30 Naval Special Warfare Development Group San Diego, California Retzer was wounded on June 25, 2003, after his convoy was attacked outside of Gardez, Afghanistan. He was transported to Bagram Air Base hospital in Afghanistan, where he died of his wounds on June 26.
Capt. Seth Michaud 27 Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Hudson, Massachusetts Michaud was killed when an Air Force B-52 bomber inadvertently dropped ordnance south of the target onto the Godoria Range observation post 60 miles north of Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, on June 22, 2003. Michaud and other Marines were at the range in case a medical evacuation was needed.
Junior Sgt. Joerg Baasch N/A German Army, International Security Assistance Force Densborn, Germany Killed when a suicide car bomb detonated next to the bus he was traveling near the Afghan National Army training facility in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 7, 2003
Chief Warrant Officer Andreas Beljo N/A German Army, International Security Assistance Force Eldorf, Germany Killed when a suicide car bomb detonated next to the bus he was traveling near the Afghan National Army training facility in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 7, 2003
Sgt. Helmi Jimenez-Paradis N/A German Army, International Security Assistance Force Wunstorf, Germany Killed when a suicide car bomb detonated next to the bus he was traveling near the Afghan National Army training facility in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 7, 2003
Master Sgt. Carsten Kuehlmorgen 32 German Army Chemnitz, Germany Killed when a suicide car bomb detonated next to the bus he was traveling near the Afghan National Army training facility in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 7, 2003
Sgt. Christopher P. Geiger 38 Headquarters Company, 213th Area Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard Northhampton, Pennsylvania Died of a non-combat related cause in Bagram, Afghanistan, on July 9, 2003
Spc. Chad C. Fuller 24 Company B, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Potsdam, New York Died of wounds received during a firefight with Taliban fighters northwest of Shkin, in Paktika province in Afghanistan on August 31, 2003
Pfc. Adam L. Thomas 21 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Palos Hills, Illinois Died of wounds received during a firefight with Taliban fighters northwest of Shkin, in Paktika province in Afghanistan on August 31, 2003
Sgt. 1st Class Mitchell A. Lane 34 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Lompoc, California Died of injuries received during an accidental fall while on a night combat assault near Deh Chopan in the Zabul province, Afghanistan, on August 29, 2003
Petty Officer 1st Class David M. Tapper 32 Naval Special Warfare Development Group Atco, New Jersey Tapper was wounded when his convoy engaged enemy forces near Orgun, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2003. He was evacuated to Bagram Air Base hospital near Kabul, where he died of his wounds.
Pfc. Kristian E. Parker 23 Company C, 205th Engineer Battalion, Louisiana Army National Guard Slidell, Louisiana Died of non-combat related injuries as Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, on September 29, 2003
Pfc. Evan W. O'Neill 19 Company A, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Haverhill, Massachusetts Killed in firefight with Taliban fighters while on patrol in Shkin, Afghanistan, on September 29, 2003
Staff Sgt. Paul A. Sweeney 32 Company A, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Lakeville, Pennsylvania Killed when his unit was ambushed while on patrol north of Musa Qula in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on October 30, 2003
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
Christopher Glenn Mueller 32 Directorate of Operations, Central Intelligence Agency San Diego, California One of two civilian CIA contractors killed in an ambush near Shkin, Afghanistan, on October 25, 2003
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Darrell Jones 22 Guided missile destroyer USS Higgins Wellston, Ohio Died of non-combat related injuries in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates on October 8, 2003
Lt. Col. Paul W. Kimbrough 44 416th Engineer Command, Team 28, U.S. Army Reserve Washington, D.C. Kimbrough was medically evacuated from Bagram, Afghanistan, and flown to the 39th Medical Squadron in Incirlik, Turkey, where he remained hospitalized until his death from a non-combat related cause on October 3, 2003.
Cpl. Robbie Christopher Beerenfenger 29 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Ottawa, Canada Killed when the lead vehicle of his patrol struck an explosive device while on patrol near Camp Julien, the main Canadian camp in southwest Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2003
Sgt. Robert Alan Short 42 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Fredericton, Canada Killed when the lead vehicle of his patrol struck an explosive device while on patrol near Camp Julien, the main Canadian camp in southwest Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2003
Sgt. Maj. Phillip R. Albert 41 Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Terryville, Connecticut Killed when a MH-53M Pave Low helicopter accidentally crashed in Afghanistan on November 23, 2003
Master Sgt. William J. Kerwood 37 20th Special Operations Squadron, 16th Special Operations Wing Houston, Missouri Killed when a MH-53M Pave Low helicopter accidentally crashed in Afghanistan on November 23, 2003
Maj. Steven Plumhoff 33 58th Special Operations Squadron, 58th Special Operations Wing Neshanic Station, New Jersey Killed when a MH-53M Pave Low helicopter accidentally crashed in Afghanistan on November 23, 2003
Staff Sgt. Thomas A. Walkup Jr. 25 20th Special Operations Squadron, 16th Special Operations Wing Millville, New Jersey Killed when a MH-53M Pave Low helicopter accidentally crashed in Afghanistan on November 23, 2003
Tech. Sgt. Howard A. Walters 33 20th Special Operations Squadron, 16th Special Operations Wing Port Huron, Michigan Killed when a MH-53M Pave Low helicopter accidentally crashed in Afghanistan on November 23, 2003
Sgt. Jay A. Blessing 23 Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Tacoma, Washington Killed when the Humvee he was riding was hit by an improvised explosive device in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on November 16, 2003
2nd Lt. Iosif-Silviu Fogorasi 33 151st Infantry Battalion, Romanian Army Alesd, Romania Killed when his armored convoy was attacked near Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, along the Pakistan border on November 11, 2003
2nd Lt. Mihail Anton Samuila 35 151st Infantry Battalion, Romanian Army Beius, Romania Died on November 14, 2003, of wounds sustained when his convoy was attacked near Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, along the Pakistan border on November 11
Sgt. Theodore L. Perreault 33 Company B, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts Army National Guard Webster, Massachusetts Died of non-combat related injuries in Camp Bulkeley, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on December 23, 2003