Enduring Freedom Casualties

Afghanistan

There have been 864 coalition deaths -- 533 Americans, five Australians, 110 Britons, 85 Canadians, three Czech, 14 Danes, 16 Dutch, three Estonians, one Finn, 12 French, 22 Germans, one Hungarian, 11 Italians, one Lithuanian, three Norwegians, five Poles, two Portuguese, seven Romanians, one South Korean, 23 Spaniards, two Swedes -- in the war on terror as of July 1, 2008, according to a CNN count. Below are the names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen and sailors whose deaths have been reported by their country's governments. The troops died in support of the U.S.-led Operation Enduring Freedom or were part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. At least 2,134 U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon. View the list of casualties in the war in Iraq and examine U.S. war casualties dating back to the Revolutionary War.

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NAME	AGE	UNIT	HOMETOWN	DETAILS
Spc. Angelo J. Vaccaro	23	Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division	Deltona, Florida	Died of injuries suffered during combat operations in Korengal, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2006
Lance Cpl. Steven A. Valdez	20	Company E, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force	McRea, Arkansas	Died from enemy mortar fire at Camp Blessing, Afghanistan on September 26.
Sgt. Gene Vance Jr.	38	Support Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), West Virginia Army National Guard	Morgantown, West Virginia	Killed when his unit came under heavy fire during a patrol in eastern Afghanistan on May 19, 2002
Sgt. Alexander Van Aalten	21	1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division	Monterey, Tennessee	Died of wounds suffered when a land mine exploded near his unit during combat operations in Sangin, Afghanistan, on April 20, 2007
1st Lt. Dennis van Uhm	23	45th Armored Infantry Battalion, 43rd Mechanized Brigade	The Netherlands	One of two Dutch soldiers killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb seven miles (12 kilometers) northwest of Camp Holland in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on April 18, 2008
Sgt. Travis A. Van Zoest	21	1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, North Dakota National Guard	Larimore, North Dakota	One of two soldiers killed when their Humvee struck two anti-tank mines during combat operations in Khogyani, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2006
Pvt. Ivan Vazquez Nunez	20	Isabel La Catolica Light Infantry Regiment, 29th Air Mobile Brigade	Foz, Spain	One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005
Spc. Travis R. Vaughn	26	2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment	Reinbeck, Iowa	One of seven soldiers killed when the MH-47 Chinook Chinook helicopter they were in crashed in southeastern Afghanistan on February 18, 2007
Spc. Andrew Velez	22	Corps Support Battalion, Theater Support Command	Lubbock, Texas	Committed suicide by shooting himself in Sharona, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2006. His brother, Spc. Jose A. Velez, was killed in Iraq in November 2004.
Pvt. Stanley Mera Vera	20	I Bandera Paracaidista, VI Brigada Paracaidista (1st Parachute Battalion, 6th Parachute Light Infantry Brigade)	Guayaquil, Ecuador	One of two Spanish soldiers killed when their BMR armored vehicle was struck by an explosion in Shewan, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2007
Cmdr. Bruno Vianini	41	Interforces Command, Special Operations Forces, Italian Defense General Staff	La Spezia, Italy	Died when a Kam Air Boeing 737-200 crashed while flying from Herat to Kabul in Afghanistan on February 3, 2005. Vianini was in Afghanistan to assist with an International Security Assistance Force provincial reconstruction team in Herat.
1st Lt. Uwe Vierling	31	15th Aviation Regiment, German Army	Thuringia, Germany	One of seven German soldiers killed when a German CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter accidentally crashed near Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2002
Pfc. Timothy R. Vimoto	19	2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade	Fort Campbell, Kentucky	Died of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by insurgents using small-arms fire in Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2007
Lance Cpl. Ivano Violino	29	20 Field Squadron, 36 Engineer Regiment	Salford, England	Killed when his vehicle was struck by an explosion during a logistics convoy 11 miles (19 km) northeast of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2007
Pvt. Mark Visholm	21	Gardehusarregimentet (Guard Hussar Regiment)	Denmark	One of two soldiers killed when their small reconnaissance unit was attacked with small-arms fire in the Upper Gereshk Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan on November 29, 2007
Pfc. Brandon J. Wadman	19	2nd Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery, Florida Army National Guard	Cape Coral, Florida	Died when his vehicle rolled over in Afghanistan on May 5, 2004
1st Lt. Laura M. Walker	24	864th Engineer Combat Battalion, 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade	Texas	One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated underneath their Humvee during ground assault convoy operations in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2005
Staff Sgt. Thomas A. Walkup Jr.	25	20th Special Operations Squadron, 16th Special Operations Wing	Millville, New Jersey	Killed in the accidental crash of a MH-53M Pave Low helicopter in Afghanistan on November 23, 2003
Sgt. 1st Class Johnny C. Walls	41	1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division	Bremerton, Washington	Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire during combat operations in Uruzgan, Afghanistan, on November 2, 2007
Master Cpl. Jeffrey Scott Walsh	Not available	2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry	Canada	Killed in a weapons-related accident during routine operations on Highway 1, about 12.4 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 9, 2006
Tech. Sgt. Howard A. Walters	33	20th Special Operations Squadron, 16th Special Operations Wing	Port Huron, Michigan	Killed in the accidental crash of a MH-53M Pave Low helicopter in Afghanistan on November 23, 2003
Lt. Col. James J. Walton	41	Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division	Rockville, Maryland	One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb and small-arms fire in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2008
Cpl. Jason Patrick Warren	29	The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada	Montreal, Canada	One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber rammed their Bison troop carrier as their military convoy was returning to their base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2006
Sgt. Michael Toussiant-Hyle Washington	20	2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Tacoma, Washington	One of four Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2008
Pvt. Lane William Thomas Watkins	20	3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	One of six Canadian soldiers killed when their RG-31 vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb approximately 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2007. An Afghan interpreter was also killed in the blast.
Marine Richard J. Watson	23	4 Troop, Company K, 42 Commando, Royal Marines Caterham	Surrey, England	Killed by small-arms fire when a British patrol was attacked by Taliban fighters near Now Zad district in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2006
Master Sgt. Davy N. Weaver	39	48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard	Barnesville, Georgia	Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Qalat, Afghanistan, on May 18, 2008
Spc. Wesley R. Wells	21	Company A, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division	Libertyville, Illinois	Killed when his observation post in Naka, Afghanistan, was attacked on September 20, 2004
Lance Cpl. Andrew Francis Whitacre	21	2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Bryant, Indiana	One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 19, 2008
Staff Sgt. Joshua R. Whitaker	23	1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group	Long Beach, California	Died of wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire in Qalat, Afghanistan, on May 15, 2007
Pfc. James P. White Jr.	19	1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division	Huber Heights, Ohio	One of three soldiers killed when their platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire during combat operations in Nangalam, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2006
Pvt. Robert C. White III	21	Headquarters Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade	Camden, New Jersey	Died of non-combat related injuries at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on April 23, 2005
Staff Sgt. Robert F. White	34	Company A, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division	Cross Lanes, West Virgina	Killed when his mounted patrol was engaged by enemy forces using small arms fire west of Kandahar, Afghanistan on September 26, 2005.
Lance Cpl. Russell P. White	19	3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division	Dagsboro, Delaware	Died due to a non-combat related incident at Camp Bulldog, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2004
Pvt. Joe Whittaker	20	4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment	Stratford, England	Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near him while he was dismounted from his vehicle to check for mines in the Upper Sangin Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2008
Pvt. Joel Vincent Wiebe	22	Company C, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry	Edmonton, Alberta	One of three Canadian soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb 25 miles (40 kms) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2007
Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp	23	3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division	Utopia, Texas	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
Marine Jonathan Wigley	21	Zulu Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines	Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England	Died of injuries sustained during an operation near the village of Garmsir in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2006
Sgt. Adam A. Wilkinson	23	2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment	Fort Carson, Colorado	One of seven soldiers killed when the MH-47 Chinook Chinook helicopter they were in crashed in southeastern Afghanistan on February 18, 2007
Sgt. Dave Wilkinson	33	Battery 5, 19 Regiment Royal Artillery	Ashford, Kent, England	Killed by an explosion during a routine joint patrol with the Afghan National Army in Gereshk, Helmand province, in southern Afghanistan on July 1, 2007
Cpl. Kyle W. Wilks	24	Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Rogers, Arkansas	One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2008
Capt. Bryan D. Willard	33	Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Hummelstown, Pennsylvania	One of eight Marines and two airmen killed when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006
Cpl. Aaron E. Williams	21	2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment	Lincoln, New Brunswick, Canada	One of six Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their LAV-III armored vehicle near the border between Helmand and Kandahar provinces in southern Afghanistan on April 8, 2007
Warrant Officer 2nd Class Michael Williams	40	2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment	Cardiff, Wales	Killed during a firefight with Taliban fighters during an operation in the Upper Sangin Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2008
Pvt. Blake Neil Williamson	23	1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment	Kemptville, Ontario, Canada	One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their unit was ambushed near the new Panjwayi development road, 15 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2006
Spc. Christopher M. Wilson	24	1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division	Bangor, Maine	Died of wounds suffered from a rocket-propelled grenade explosion in Korengal Outpost, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2007
Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson	39	Royal Canadian Dragoons	London, Ontario, Canada	Killed when his RG-31 armored vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in the Panjwayi area, roughly 15 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 7, 2006
Master Cpl. Timothy Wilson	30	Company B, 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regiment	Shilo, Manitoba, Canada	Died at the U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany, on March 4, 2006, of injuries sustained when his Light Armored Vehicle collided with a civilian taxi that may have failed to yield at an intersection, causing the LAV to swerve into a ditch and roll over in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 2, 2006
Pfc. Thomas R. Wilson	21	1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team	Maurertown, Virginia	Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations in Paktika, Afghanistan, on August 27, 2007
Marine Joseph David Windall	22	Royal Marines	Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire, England	One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006
Sgt. Jeannette L. Winters	25	Wing Communications Squadron 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing	Chicago, Illinois	Killed when a KC-130/R Hercules refueling aircraft crashed as it approached a military airfield in southwestern Pakistan on January 9, 2002
Spc. Donovan D. Witham	20	Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division	Malvern, Arkansas	Died from injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle near Baghdad, Iraq, on August 21, 2007
Sgt. Phillip L. Witkowski	24	Battery F, 7th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division	Fredonia, New York	Died on May 1, 2004, in Homberg, Germany, from non-combat related injuries sustained on April 30, in Kandahar, Afghanistan
Sgt. Roy A. Wood	47	Company C, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Florida Army National Guard	Alva, Florida	Wood was fatally injured when the vehicle he was traveling in near Kabul, Afghanistan, hit another vehicle on January 9, 2004
Staff Sgt. Romanes L. Woodard	30	Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade	Hertford, Nouth 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
Pvt. Braun Scott Woodfield	24	Company G, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment	Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia	Killed when his light armored vehicle rolled over in an accident near the village of Lagman in southeast Afghanistan on November 24, 2005
Cpl. Travis M. Woods	21	3rd Battalion, 1stMarine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force	Redding, California	Died of wounds while conducting combat operations in Northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2007
Pvt. Luke Worsley	26	Company D, 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment	Sydney, Australia	Killed by small-arms fire during an operation to clear an identified Taliban bomb-making facility in Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on November 23, 2007
Marine Gary Wright	22	Reconnaissance Troop, 45 Commando, Royal Marines	Glasgow, Scotland	Killed when a suicide bomber threw himself in front of his vehicle while on patrol in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan on October 19, 2006
Sgt. Jeremy R. Wright	31	2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)	Shelbyville, Indiana	Killed when a roadside bomb detonated next to his Ground Mobility Vehicle in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on January 3, 2005
Cpl. Mark William Wright	27	3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment	Edinburgh, Scotland	Killed when a routine patrol encountered an unmarked minefield in the region of Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2006
Drummer Thomas Wright	21	1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment	Ripley, Derbyshire, England	Killed when his vehicle was caught in a explosion while escorting a military team surveying a site for a road project in th Babaji area just outside of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2007
Sgt. Charles E. Wyckoff Jr.	28	1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division	Chula Vista, California	Died of wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2007
Sgt. Yoon Jang-ho	27	Dasan Engineering Unit	Seoul, South Korea	Killed when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb at the gate of Bagram Air Base north of Kabul, Afghanistan on February 27, 2007
Senior Airman Jonathan A. V. Yelner	24	28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron	Lafayette, California	Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb near Bagram, Afghanistan, on April 29, 2008
Pfc. Daniel Zizumbo	27	1st Transportation Movement Control Agency, 21st Theater Support Command	Chicago, Illinois	Died of wounds suffered when a homemade bomb exploded in Bagram, Afghanistan, on February 27, 2007
NAME	AGE	UNIT	HOMETOWN	DETAILS