97 Americans have died in Afghanistan this year. I wanted to post their names, as we tend not to talk about Afghanistan, where the war should have stayed. R.I.P.

523 11/30/06 Kleinwachter, Chris Specialist 29 U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Hostile - vehicle rolled over Ghazni Wahpeton North Dakota
522 11/28/06 Roberson, Jeffrey G. Specialist 22 U.S. Army 30th Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Logar Phelan California
521 11/28/06 Shank, Michael A. Staff Sergeant 31 U.S. Army 230th Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Logar Bonham Texas
520 11/26/06 Keating, Benjamin D. 1st Lieutenant 27 U.S. Army 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Non-hostile - vehicle accident Kamdesh (Nuristan province) Shapleigh Maine
517 11/25/06 Lundell, Scott B. 2nd Lieutenant 35 U.S. Army National Guard Corps Artillery, Utah National Guard Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, RPG Tirin Kot district (Uruzgan province) Hurricane Utah
516 11/23/06 Goodiron, Nathan J. Caporal 25 U.S. Army National Guard 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, RPG Qarabagh Mandaree North Dakota
515 11/06/06 Brown, William R. Sergeant 1st Class 30 U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Sperwan-Gar Fort Worth Texas

513 10/31/06 McClain, Charles J. Sergeant 26 U.S. Army 3rd Special Troops BN, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Wygal Valley, Nuristan province Fort Riley Kansas
512 10/31/06 Oceguera, Alex Private 1st Class 19 U.S. Army 1st BN, 32nd Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Wygal Valley, Nuristan province San Bernardino California
511 10/31/06 Sloan, Douglas E. Major 40 U.S. Army st BN, 32nd Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Wygal Valley, Nuristan province Charlevoix Michigan
509 10/30/06 Calloway, Isaiah Specialist 23 U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Marah Jacksonville Florida
514 10/28/06 Chay, Kyu H. Staff Sergeant 34 U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Oruzgan province Fayetteville North Carolina
510 10/27/06 Bailey, Michael V. Private 20 U.S. Army 4th BN, 25th Field Artillery Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Non-Hostile - injury Afghanistan Waldorf Maryland
505 10/13/06 Lucas, Jason A. Specialist 24 U.S. Army 2nd BN, 30th Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) Hostile - hostile fire - suicide car bomb Kandahar Columbus Ohio
504 10/11/06 Dyer, Scott W. Chief Warrant Officer 38 U.S. Army 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Hostile - hostile fire Banditemur Cocoa Beach Florida
498 10/02/06 Robinson, Fernando D. Specialist 21 U.S. Army 1st BN, 32nd Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, RPG Korengal Hawthorne California
497 10/02/06 Vaccaro, Angelo J. Not reported yet 23 U.S. Army 1st BN, 32nd Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Hostile - hostile fire Korengal Valley Deltona Florida
488 09/15/06 Deghand, Bernard Lee Sergeant 1st Class 42 U.S. Army National Guard Headquarters and Headquarters Battery in the 35th Div Artillery Embedded Training Team Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Spira Mayetta Kansas
486 09/11/06 DePottey, Jeremy E. Sergeant 26 U.S. Army 1st BN, 32nd Inf Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Non-hostile - vehicle accident Asadabad District, Kunar Province Ironwood Michigan
487 09/09/06 Fuga, Mike Sergeant 1st Class 41 U.S. Army National Guard 35th Special Troops Battalion Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Kandahar Nuuli American Samoa
485 09/09/06 Lindsey, Nathaniel Brad Sergeant 38 U.S. Air National Guard 205th Regional Corps Advisory Group Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Shajoy District, Zabul Province Troutdale Oregon
482 09/08/06 Paul, Robert J. Staff Sergeant 43 U.S. Army Reserve 405th Civil Affairs Battalion Hostile - hostile fire - suicide car bomb Kabul The Dalles Oregon
481 09/08/06 Howard, Merideth Sergeant 1st Class 52 U.S. Army Reserve 364th Civil Affairs Brigade, 10th Mountain Division Hostile - hostile fire - suicide car bomb Kabul Waukesha Wisconsin
449 08/19/06 Servais, Adam P. Senior Airman 23 U.S. Air Force 23rd Special Tactics Squadron Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Char Cheno district (Uruzgan province) Onalaska Wisconsin
448 08/19/06 Drawl Jr., Robert E. Private 1st Class 21 U.S. Army 1st BN, 32nd Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Pech District (Kunar Province) Alexandria Virginia
447 08/19/06 Sitton, Chris Specialist 21 U.S. Army 710th Combat Support BN, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Pech District (Kunar Province) Montrose Colorado
446 08/19/06 Jackson, Wakkuna Specialist 21 U.S. Army 710th Brigade Support BN of the 10th Mountain Division Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Pech District (Kunar Province) Jacksonville Florida
445 08/17/06 Blake, Joseph R. Private 34 U.S. Army 1st Bn, 32nd Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Turkalay Portland Oregon
444 08/16/06 Cole, Jeremiah S. Corporal 26 U.S. Army 2nd BN, 87th Infantry Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Non-Hostile - land mine Bermel (Paktika Province) Hiawatha Kansas
442 08/11/06 Garza, Jr., Rogelio R. Specialist 26 U.S. Army 1st BN, 32nd Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, RPG Nangalam (Nuristan province) Corpus Christi Texas
441 08/11/06 White, Jr., James P. Private 1st Class 19 U.S. Army 1st BN, 32nd Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, RPG Nangalam (Nuristan province) Huber Heights Ohio
440 08/11/06 Small, Andrew Private 1st Class 19 U.S. Army 1st BN, 32nd Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, RPG Nangalam (Nuristan province) Wiscasset Maine
434 08/03/06 Suplee, Daniel Sergeant 1st Class 39 U.S. Army National Guard 153rd Cavalry, Troop E Non-hostile - traffic accident Walter Reed Army Medical Center Ocala Florida
426 07/25/06 Velez, Andrew Specialist 22 U.S. Army Corps Support Battalion, Theater Support Command Non-hostile - suicide Sharona Lubbock Texas
423 07/24/06 Hierholzer, David M. Sergeant 27 U.S. Army 32nd Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Pech District of Kunar Province Lewisburg Tennessee
420 07/21/06 Rafferty, Christopher C. 1st Sergeant 37 U.S. Army 37th Engineer Battalion Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, mortar Sharana District of Paktika Province Brownsville Pennsylvania
419 07/18/06 Caban, Eric Staff Sergeant 28 U.S. Army 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Carhar Cineh District of Uruzgan Province Fort Worth Texas
418 07/17/06 Chiomento, Robert J. Staff Sergeant 34 U.S. Army 2nd BN, 4th Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Hostile - hostile fire - RPG attack Khwaja Ahmed Fort Dix New Jersey
417 07/16/06 Kassin, Robert P. Sergeant 29 U.S. Army 2nd BN, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Div Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Larzab Base (Day Chopan District of Zabul Province) Las Vegas Nevada
413 07/07/06 McLochlin, Jeff Sergeant Major 45 U.S. Army National Guard 152nd Infantry Regiment Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Orgun-e (near) Paktika province Rochester Indiana
414 07/06/06 Edgin, Kevin F. Private 1st Class 31 U.S. Army 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Baghran Valley (Helmand Province) Dyersburg Tennessee
411 07/02/06 Flanigan, William T. Chief Warrant Officer 3 37 U.S. Air National Guard 4th Squadron, 278th Armor Cavalry Regiment Non-hostile - helicopter crash Kandahar Airfield Milan Tennessee
407 06/28/06 Griner, Aaron M. Corporal 24 U.S. Army 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Hostile - mine Nawzad District, Helmand province Tampa Florida
404 06/25/06 Davis, Justin R. Private 1st Class 19 U.S. Army 1st BN, 32nd Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Div Hostile - hostile fire Korengal Outpost near Kunar province Gaithersburg Maryland
403 06/24/06 Fuerst III, Joseph F. Staff Sergeant 26 U.S. Army National Guard 53rd Infantry Brigade Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, mortar Panjwayi District (Kandahar Province) Tampa Florida
402 06/24/06 Maholic, Thomas D. Master Sergeant 38 U.S. Army 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Hostile - hostile fire Ghecko (Kandahar Province) Bradford Pennsylvania
401 06/21/06 Craig, Heathe N. Staff Sergeant 28 U.S. Army 159th Air Ambulance Medical Company Non-hostile Naray (Nangarhar Pr.) Severn Maryland
400 06/21/06 Bradbury, Brian J. Private 1st Class 22 U.S. Army 71st Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Div Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, mortar Naray (Nangarhar Pr.) Saint Joseph Missouri
399 06/21/06 Lybert, Patrick L. Staff Sergeant 28 U.S. Army 3rd Squadron, 71st Calvary, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Div Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Gowardesh Ladysmith Wisconsin
398 06/21/06 Monti, Jared C. Sergeant 1st Class 30 U.S. Army 3rd Squadron, 71st Calvary, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Div Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Gowardesh Raynham Massachusetts
396 06/16/06 Sanchez, Ian T. Sergeant 26 U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Pech River Valley (Kunar Province) Staten Island New York
395 06/16/06 Ewens, Forrest P. 1st Lieutenant 25 U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Pech River Valley (Kunar Province) Not reported yet Washington
394 06/15/06 Damon, Patrick Captain 41 U.S. Army National Guard 240th Engineer Group Non-hostile Bagram Falmouth Maine
393 06/14/06 Peña Jr., Roger P. Sergeant 29 U.S. Army 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Musa Qaleh, Oruzgan Province San Antonio Texas
392 06/13/06 Durgin, Russell M. Sergeant 23 U.S. Army 32nd Infantry Battalion, 10th Mountain Division Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Korengel (Kunar Province) Henniker New Hampshire
391 06/12/06 Munier, Charles E. Lieutenant Colonel 50 U.S. Army Wyoming Army National Guard Non-hostile Walter Reed Army Medical Center Wheatland Wyoming
389 06/11/06 Corpuz, Bernard P. Corporal 28 U.S. Army 303rd Military Intelligence Battalion, 504th Military Intelligence Brigade Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Ghazni Watsonville California
388 06/06/06 Mehrer, Curtis R. Specialist 21 U.S. Army National Guard 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Khogyani, Nangahar province Bismarck North Dakota
387 06/06/06 Van Zoest, Travis A. Sergeant 21 U.S. Army National Guard 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Khogyani, Nangahar province Larimore North Dakota
386 06/05/06 Stanley, Derek A. Corporal 20 U.S. Army 10th Brigade Support Bat, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Div Non-hostile Forward Operating Base Salerno, Paktika Tulsa Oklahoma
382 05/19/06 Longsworth, Christian Staff Sergeant 26 U.S. Army 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Cahar Cineh District (Oruzgan province) Newark New Jersey
379 05/05/06 Moquin Jr., Brian M. Private 19 U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division Non-hostile - helicopter crash Asadabad (10 mi NW of) [Kunar Prov.] Worcester Massachusetts
378 05/05/06 Timmons Jr., David N. Specialist 23 U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division Non-hostile - helicopter crash Asadabad (10 mi NW of) [Kunar Prov.] Lewisville North Carolina
377 05/05/06 O-Donohoe, Justin L. Specialist 27 U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division Non-hostile - helicopter crash Asadabad (10 mi NW of) [Kunar Prov.] San Diego California
376 05/05/06 Wiekamp, Jeffery S. Sergeant 23 U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division Non-hostile - helicopter crash Asadabad (10 mi NW of) [Kunar Prov.] Utopia Texas
375 05/05/06 Griffith, John C. Sergeant 33 U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division Non-hostile - helicopter crash Asadabad (10 mi NW of) [Kunar Prov.] Las Vegas Nevada
374 05/05/06 Brewster, Bryan A. Sergeant 24 U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division Non-hostile - helicopter crash Asadabad (10 mi NW of) [Kunar Prov.] Fontana California
373 05/05/06 Howick, Christopher T. Staff Sergeant 34 U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division Non-hostile - helicopter crash Asadabad (10 mi NW of) [Kunar Prov.] Hamburg New York
372 05/05/06 Donaldson, Christopher B. Chief Warrant Officer 28 U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division Non-hostile - helicopter crash Asadabad (10 mi NW of) [Kunar Prov.] Not reported yet Illinois
371 05/05/06 Totten, Eric W. Chief Warrant Officer 3 34 U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division Non-hostile - helicopter crash Asadabad (10 mi NW of) [Kunar Prov.] Not reported yet Texas
370 05/05/06 Fenty, Joseph J. Lieutenant Colonel 41 U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division Non-hostile - helicopter crash Asadabad (10 mi NW of) [Kunar Prov.] Not reported yet Florida
363 04/21/06 Adamkavicius, Clayton Lee Captain 43 U.S. Army National Guard 149th Brigade, 35th Infantry Division Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Deh Rawood (near) [Uruzgan Prov.] Fairdale Kentucky
361 03/29/06 Stone, John Thomas Sergeant 1st Class 52 U.S. Army National Guard 15th Civil Support Team Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, mortar Lashkar Gah [Helmand Prov.] Tunbridge/Norwich Vermont
359 03/25/06 Robinson, Christopher L. Staff Sergeant 36 U.S. Army National Guard 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Sangin District (Helmand Province) Brandon Mississippi
357 03/13/06 Anderson, Nicholas R. Lance Corporal 21 U.S. Marine 1st Bat., 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Div., III Mar. Exped. Force Non-hostile - vehicle accident Bagram Air Base Sauk City Wisconsin
356 03/12/06 Hill, Joshua Lee Specialist 24 U.S. Army Reserve 391st Engineering Battalion Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Pech Valley (Kunar Province) Fairmount Indiana
355 03/12/06 Hiett, Anton J. Sergeant 25 U.S. Army Reserve 391st Engineering Battalion Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Pech Valley (Kunar Province) Mount Airy North Carolina
354 03/12/06 Akins, Kevin D. Sergeant 29 U.S. Army Reserve 391st Engineering Battalion Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Pech Valley (Kunar Province) Burnsville North Carolina
353 03/12/06 Ray, Joseph R. Staff Sergeant 29 U.S. Army Reserve 391st Engineering Battalion Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Pech Valley (Kunar Province) Asheville North Carolina
349 02/28/06 Elizarraras, Emigdio E. Master Sergeant 37 U.S. Army 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Tarin Kowt [Uruzgan Pr.] Pico Rivera California
348 02/17/06 Melendez Sanchez, Luis M. Staff Sergeant 33 U.S. Air Force 1st Communications Squadron Non-hostile - helicopter crash Gulf of Aden [nr. Ras Siyyan] Bayamon Puerto Rico
347 02/17/06 Good, Alecia S. Senior Airman 23 U.S. Air Force 92nd Communications Squadron Non-hostile - helicopter crash Gulf of Aden [nr. Ras Siyyan] Broadview Heights Ohio
346 02/17/06 Willard, Bryan D. Captain 33 U.S. Marine Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, MAG 29, 2nd MAW, II MEF Non-hostile - helicopter crash Gulf of Aden [nr. Ras Siyyan] Hummelstown Pennsylvania
345 02/17/06 Sovie, Nicholas J. Lance Corporal 20 U.S. Marine Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, MAG 29, 2nd MAW, II MEF Non-hostile - helicopter crash Gulf of Aden [nr. Ras Siyyan] Ogdensburg New York
344 02/17/06 McColley, Jonathan E. Sergeant 23 U.S. Marine Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, MAG 29, 2nd MAW, II MEF Non-hostile - helicopter crash Gulf of Aden [nr. Ras Siyyan] Gettysburg Pennsylvania
343 02/17/06 Marcellus, Matthieu Corporal 31 U.S. Marine Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, MAG 29, 2nd MAW, II MEF Non-hostile - helicopter crash Gulf of Aden [nr. Ras Siyyan] Gainesville Florida
342 02/17/06 Levens, Donnie Leo F. Sergeant 25 U.S. Marine Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, MAG 29, 2nd MAW, II MEF Non-hostile - helicopter crash Gulf of Aden [nr. Ras Siyyan] Long Beach Mississippi
341 02/17/06 Large Jr., Samuel W. Lance Corporal 21 U.S. Marine Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, MAG 29, 2nd MAW, II MEF Non-hostile - helicopter crash Gulf of Aden [nr. Ras Siyyan] Villa Rica Georgia
340 02/17/06 Fordyce, James F. Sergeant 22 U.S. Marine Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, MAG 29, 2nd MAW, II MEF Non-hostile - helicopter crash Gulf of Aden [nr. Ras Siyyan] Newton Square Pennsylvania
339 02/17/06 Dronet, Brandon R. 1st Lieutenant 33 U.S. Marine Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, MAG 29, 2nd MAW, II MEF Non-hostile - helicopter crash Gulf of Aden [nr. Ras Siyyan] Erath Louisiana
338 02/13/06 Montrond, Alberto D. Sergeant 27 U.S. Army Group Support Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Deh Rawood (N of) [Uruzgan Prov.] Suffolk Massachusetts
337 02/13/06 Gonsalves, Chad A. Sergeant 1st Class 31 U.S. Army 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Deh Rawood (N of) [Uruzgan Prov.] Turlock California
336 02/13/06 Newman, Clinton T. Staff Sergeant 26 U.S. Army Reserve 321st Civil Affairs Brigade Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Deh Rawood (N of) [Uruzgan Prov.] San Antonio Texas
335 02/13/06 Dazachacon, Edwin H. Staff Sergeant 38 U.S. Army 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Deh Rawood (N of) [Uruzgan Prov.] Belleville Illinois
334 02/09/06 Bertolino, Matthew L. Private 1st Class 20 U.S. Marine 1st Bat., 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Div., III Mar. Exped. Force Non-hostile - vehicle accident Jalalabad (NW of) [Nangarhar Pr.] Hampstead New Hampshire
333 02/06/06 Fralish, John T. Petty Officer 3rd Class 30 U.S. Navy 3rd Marine Division Detachment Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Mehtar Lam (NW of) [Laghman Pr.] New Kingstown Pennsylvania
332 01/27/06 Brixey Jr., Billy D. Lance Corporal 21 U.S. Marine 1st Bat., 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Div., III Mar. Exped. Force
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