Enduring Freedom Casualties - Special Reports
William Harris general
| Spc. Stephan L. Mace | 21 | 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | Lovettsville, Virginia | One of eight soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2009 | |
| Marine Jason Mackie | 21 | 3rd Armored Support Troop, Armored Support Group, Royal Marines | Bampton, Oxfordshire, England | Killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the Basharan area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 14, 2009 | |
| Marine Travis Mackin | 22 | Communications Squadron, United Kingdom Landing Force Command Support Group, 45 Commando | Plymouth, England | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded as he was establishing a fire-support location to protect his colleagues advancing on a Taliban defensive position in the Kajaki area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 11, 2009 | |
| 1st Lt. Nicholas A. Madrazo | 25 | Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force | Bothell, Washington | Died while supporting combat operations in Parwan province, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2008 | |
| Master Sgt. Patrick D. Magnani | 38 | 31st Medical Support Squadron | Martinez, California | Died in non-combat related incident near Bagram, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2007 | |
| Master Sgt. Thomas D. Maholic | 38 | 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group | Bradford, Pennsylvania | Killed when he was fatally struck by enemy small arms fire during a cordon and search mission near Ghecko, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2006 | |
| Guardsman James Major | 18 | 1st Battalion, The Grenadier Guards | Grimsby, England | One of five British soldiers killed when an Afghan national policeman opened fire at a police checkpoint in the Nad e-Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 3, 2009 | |
| Lance Cpl. John J. Malone | 24 | 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force | Yonkers, New York | Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2009 | |
| 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 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Curtis Mancini | 43 | 486th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Killed when a weapons cache prematurely exploded west of Ghazni, Afghanistan, on January 29, 2004 | |
| Spc. Anthony L. Mangano | 36 | 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard | Greenlawn, New York | One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb and small arms fire in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2008 | |
| 1st Lt. Jason D. Mann | 29 | 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit | Woodlynne, New Jersey | Died from a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 17, 2008 | |
| Bombardier Myles Mansell | 25 | 5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | One of four Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored G Wagon vehicle traveling in a convoy near Gumbad, Afghanistan, approximately 45 miles (75 km) north of Kandahar, on April 22, 2006 | |
| Sergeant John H. Manuel | 38 | Headquarters, X-Ray Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines | North East, England | One of three Royal Marines killed as a result of a suspected suicide bomb attack south of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2008 | |
| Cpl. Matthieu Marcellus | 31 | Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force | Gainesville, Florida | 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 | |
| Pfc. Piotr Marciniak | 30 | 6 Brygadzie Desantowo-Szturmowej (6th Air Assault Brigade) | Krakow, Poland | Killed during a firefight with enemy forces in the Andar district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on September 10, 2009 | |
| 2nd Lt. Robert Marczewski | 28 | 6 Batalion Desantowo-Szturmowy (6th Assault Battalion) | Poland | Killed when his Humvee struck a roadside bomb near Otukhel in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2008 | |
| 2nd Lt. Aurel Marcu | 31 | 33rd Mountain Battalion | Gaesti, Romania | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his armored amphibious vehicle northeast of Qalat in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2007 | |
| Senior Chief Petty Officer John Wayne Marcum | 34 | Naval Special Warfare Development Group | Flushing, Michigan | Died September 12, 2008, from injuries sustained during combat operations in Afghanistan on September 11, 2008 | |
| Pvt. Giovanny Maria | 19 | Company A, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division | Camden, New Jersey | Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Uzbekistan on November 29, 2001 | |
| Warrant Officer Class 2 David Markland | 36 | 70 Gurkha Field Support Squadron, 36 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, assigned to Counter-IED Task Force | Euxton, Lancashire, England | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded in the Nad-e Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 8, 2010 | |
| Lance Cpl. Jason Marks | 27 | 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Commando) | Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia | Killed during a firefight with Taliban fighters approximately 15.5 miles (25 km) southeast of Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on April 28, 2008 | |
| Cpl. Loren O. C. Marlton-Thomas | 28 | 4 Troop, 49 Field Squadron, 33 Engineer Regiment | Braintree, England | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while he was conducting a route search to clear roadside bombs near Patrol Base Sandford in the Gereshk area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 15, 2009 | |
| Marine David Marsh | 23 | Company C, 40 Commando, Royal Marines | Taunton, Somerset, England | One of two Royal Marines killed when their vehicle was caught in an explosion during a patrol near Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 30, 2008 | |
| Rifleman Mark Marshall | 29 | 6th Battalion, The Rifles, assigned to 3 Rifles Battle Group | Exeter, England | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a routine foot to the northeast of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 14, 2010 | |
| Sapper Steven Marshall | 24 | 1 Combat Engineer Regiment | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his dismounted patrol approximately 6.2 miles (10 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 30, 2009 | |
| Staff Sgt. Jack M. Martin III | 26 | 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group | Bethany, Oklahoma | One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb on Jolo Island, Philippines, on September 29, 2009 | |
| Staff Sgt. Vernon W. Martin | 25 | 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | Savannah, Georgia | One of eight soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2009 | |
| Pfc. Matthew M. Martinek | 20 | 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | DeKalb, Illinois | Died on September 11, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb followed by a rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fire in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2009 | |
| Lt. Nikolaj Martynov | 28 | 43. Výsadkového Mechanizovaného Praporu, 4. Brigayády Rychlého Nasazení (43rd Airborne Mechanized Battalion, 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade) | Czech Republic | Died on May 3, 2007, at a military hospital in Prague, Czech Republic, of injuries sustained when an avalanche struck his vehcicle convoy southeast of Fayzabad in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan | |
| Lance Cpl. Nicky Mason | 26 | 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment | Aveley, Essex, England | Died as a result of an explosion during a routine patrol near Kajaki in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 13, 2008 | |
| Cpl. Thomas Mason | 27 | Company C, The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland | Rosyth, Scotland | Died on October 25, 2009, at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, England, of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated during an operation in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 15, 2009 | |
| Warrant Officer Hani Massouh | 41 | 2nd Battalion, 22nd Royal Regiment | Egypt | One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their Light Armored Vehicle accidentally rolled over during a tactical move across difficult terrain in Nalgham, in the Zhari district, southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on January 6, 2008 | |
| Spc. Conor G. Masterson | 21 | Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment | Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Qalat, Afghanistan, on April 7, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Jonathan W. Mathews | 35 | The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland | Edinburgh, Scotland | Killed when Taliban fighters ambushed his foot patrol near Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 28, 2008 | |
| Master Sgt. Edwin A. Matoscolon | 42 | Headquarters Battery, Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division | Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico | 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. John A. Mattox | 23 | 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Daingerfield, Texas | Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident at Forward Operating Base Bostick, Afghanistan, on August 10, 2008 | |
| Sgt. Jamie O. Maugans | 27 | 710th Explosive Ordnance Detachment | Derby, Kansas | Killed when the rockets that he and three other soldiers were attempting to destroy accidentally detonated in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2002 | |
| Rifleman Liam Maughan | 18 | Company B, 3rd Battalion, The Rifles | Doncaster, England | Shot and killed while providing protection to his platoon as they engaged with the local population near Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2010 | |
| Sgt. Kenneth B. May | 26 | 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force | Kilgore, Texas | One of two Marines killed in a roadside bomb attack while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 11, 2010 | |
| Petty Officer 1st Class Alec Mazur | 35 | Underwater Construction Team 1, Combined Task Force 56, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command | Vernon, New York | Killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident while driving to Mombasa, Kenya, after completing an engineering assessment near Kenyan Naval Base Manda Bay, Kenya, on March 9, 2005 | |
| Sgt. Paul McAleese | 29 | 2nd Battalion, The Rifles | Hereford, England | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while he was trying to get to a fellow British soldier who had been hit by a previous explosion while on patrol in Sangin district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2009 | |
| Sgt. Andrew H. McConnell | 24 | 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Carlisle, Pennsylvania | One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on September 14, 2009 | |
| Capt. Mark R. McDowell | 26 | 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Operations Group, 4th Fighter Wing | Colorado Springs, Colorado | One of two airmen killed when their F-15E Strike Eagle crashed near Ghazni, Afghanistan, on July 17, 2009 | |
| Chief Warrant Officer Hershel D. McCants Jr. | 33 | Company B, 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment | Mesa, Arizona | One of seven soldiers killed along with an airman when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed in the Shahjoi district of Zabul province, Afghanistan, on February 18, 2007 | |
| Signaller Sean McCarthy | 25 | Australian Special Air Service Regiment | Pacific Pines, Australia | Killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a patrol in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on July 9, 2008 | |
| Sgt. Charles T. McClain | 26 | Company A, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Died in Asadabad, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Wygal Valley, Afghanistan, on October 31, 2006. Two other soldiers also were killed. | |
| Pfc. Daniel B. McClenney | 19 | 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division | Shelbyville, Tennessee | Died from hostile fire near Bari Khout in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2004 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Shawn P. McCloskey | 33 | Company B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group | Peachtree City, Georgia | One of three soldiers that died on September 16, 2009, of wounds suffered on September 15 when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Ghur Ghuri, Afghanistan | |
| Pvt. Aaron J. McClure | 19 | Company B, 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment | Ipswich, England | One of three British soldiers killed when a 500-lb. pound dropped from a U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle mistakenly struck their position during a firefight with Taliban fighters northwest of Kajaki in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 23, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Jonathan E. McColley | 23 | Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force | Gettysburg, 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 | |
| Capt. Daniel G. McCollum | 29 | Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | Columbia, South Carolina | Killed when a KC-130/R Hercules refueling aircraft crashed into a mountain as it approached a military airfield in southwestern Pakistan on January 9, 2002 | |
| Cpl. Zachery McCormack | 21 | Loyal Edmonton Regiment, 4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, assigned to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team | Edmonton, Canada | One of four Canadian soldiers killed along with journalist Michelle Lang when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle during a patrol 2.4 miles (4 km) south of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 30, 2009 | |
| Lance Cpl. Luke McCulloch | 21 | 1 Royal Irish Regiment | Cape Town, South Africa | Killed during a firefight with Taliban forces in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan on September 6, 2006 | |
| Cpl. Matthew McCully | 25 | Headquarters and Signals Squadron, 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group | Orangeville, Ontario | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his joint Canadian-Afghan foot patrol close to the village of Nalgham, approximately 35 km west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 25, 2007 | |
| Master Sgt. William L. McDaniel II | 29 | 320th Special Tactics Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Group | Greenville, Ohio | One of two airmen killed along with eight soldiers when a MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed at sea near Basilan Island in the southern Philippines on February 21, 2002 | |
| Capt. John McDermid | 43 | The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland | Glasgow, Scotland | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded during a joint British and Afghan National Army patrol south of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan on November 14, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Edmund W. McDonald | 25 | 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Casco, Maine | One of two soldiers killed during a non-combat related vehicle accident in North Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 28, 2007 | |
| Pvt. Sean McDonald | 26 | Company B, The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland | Edinburgh, Scotland | One of two Scottish soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a routine night patrol south of Patrol Base Wishtan in the Sangin area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 7, 2010 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class David L. McDowell | 30 | 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment | Ramona, California | Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked using small arms fire in Baston, Afghanistan, on April 29, 2008 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Robert K. McGee | 37 | Operational Detachment A 155, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group | Antioch, Tennessee | McGee was found dead in his hotel room in Manila, Philippines, on July 1, 2004. He was deployed to the Philippines as part of an advance team for Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines to assist in light-infantry tactics training. The cause of death remains under investigation. | |
| Sgt. Thomas P. McGee | 23 | 546th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion | Hawthorne, California | Died of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Wazi Khwa, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2007 | |
| Acting Sgt. Stuart McGrath | 28 | 2nd Battalion, The Rifles | Buckinghamshire, England | Killed by an explosion that happened during a foot patrol in the Gereshk district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 16, 2009 | |
| Lt. Michael M. McGreevy Jr. | 30 | SEAL Team 10, Naval Special Warfare Group Two | Portville, New York | One of 16 U.S. troops killed when a MH-47D Chinook helicopter was shot down while trying to reinforce a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team near Asadabad in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2005 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Joseph A. McKay | 51 | 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard | Brooklyn, New York | One of three soldiers killed when their convoy encountered roadside bombs, small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades near Forward Operating Base Shank in Logar province, Afghanistan, on June 26, 2008 | |
| Pvt. Kevin Thomas McKay | 24 | 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry | Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a dismounted night patrol in the Panjwayi district, approximately 9.3 miles (15 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 13, 2010 | |
| Marine Robert Joseph McKibben | 32 | Brigade Reconnaissance Force, UK Landing Force Command Support Group, 3 Commando Brigade | County Mayo, Ireland | One of two British Royal Marines killed in an explosion in the Garmsir district of southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 12, 2008 | |
| Cpl. Mark Robert McLaren | 23 | 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment | Peterborough, Ontario, Canada | One of three Canadian soldiers killed when their armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a joint patrol with Afghan soldiers 9 miles (15 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2008 | |
| Pvt. Robert McLaren | 20 | The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland | Kintra, Isle of Mull, Scotland | Killed in an explosion that occurred as he attempted to move forward during a firefight in southern Afghanistan on June 11, 2009 | |
| Lance Bombardier Liam McLaughlin | 21 | 148 Commando Forward Observation Battery, 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery | Lancashire, England | One of two soldiers killed during a rocket attack in the Sangin area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 3, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Jason A. McLeod | 22 | Company E, 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | Crystal Lake, Illinois | Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with mortar fire west of Pashmul, Afghanistan, on November 23, 2009 | |
| Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey A. McLochlin | 45 | Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 152nd Infantry Regiment, Indiana Army National Guard | Rochester, Indiana | Killed when his unit encountered enemy forces using small arms fire during a patrol in Orgun-E, Afghanistan, on July 5, 2006 | |
| Lt. Col. Michael J. McMahon | 41 | Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division | West Hartford, Connecticut | Killed when his contract aircraft crashed in Bamian, Afghanistan, on November 27, 2004 | |
| Staff Sgt. Shawn H. McNabb | 24 | 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment | Terrell, Texas | One of seven soldiers killed when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed on takeoff in Darreh-ye Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 | |
| Spc. Andre D. McNair Jr. | 20 | 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division | Fort Pierce, Florida | One of two soldiers killed when their OH-58 Kiowa reconnaissance helicopter crashed during a test flight at Kandahar Army Airfield, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2008 | |
| 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 | |
| Sgt. Jeremy R. McQueary | 27 | 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force | Columbus, Indiana | Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 18, 2010 | |
| Capt. Joshua S. Meadows | 30 | 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion | Bastrop, Texas | Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on September 5, 2009 | |
| Pvt. Colman J. Meadows III | 19 | 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division | Senoia, Georgia | Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident at Forward Operating Base Ramrod, Afghanistan, on December 16, 2008 | |
| Sgt. Preston R. Medley | 23 | 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Baker, Florida | One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Qazi Bandeh, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2008 | |
| Cpl. Kevin Megeney | 25 | 1st Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders | New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada | Died of a nonhostile gunshot wound at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2007 | |
| Spc. Curtis R. Mehrer | 21 | 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, North Dakota National Guard | Bismarck, 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 | |
| Spc. Daniel F. Mehringer | 20 | Division Special Troops Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division | Morgantown, West Virginia | Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident in Bagram, Afghanistan, on April 27, 2007 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Mischa Meier | 29 | Fallschirmjäger Battalion 263 (263rd Paratrooper Battalion) | Zweibrucken, Germany | Killed when his patrol struck a roadside bomb south of Kunduz, Afghanistan, on August 27, 2008 | |
| Pfc. Oleg Meiling | 21 | 3 Kompanie, Panzergrenadierbataillon 391 (3rd Company, 391st Mechanized Infantry Battalion) | Hausen, Eichsfeld, Germany | One of three German soldiers killed when their vehicle slid down into a riverbed while evading fire duirng a firefight near Kunduz, Afghanistan, on June 23, 2009 | |
| Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Meinert | 20 | Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force | Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 10, 2010 | |
| 1st Sgt. Tobias C. Meister | 30 | 321st Civil Affairs Brigade, Army Reserve | Jenks, Oklahoma | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat patrol operations south of Asadabad, Afghanistan, on December 28, 2005 | |
| Staff Sgt. Luis M. Melendez Sanchez | 33 | 1st Communications Squadron, 1st Mission Support Group, 1st Fighter Wing | Bayamon, Puerto Rico | One of two airmen killed along with eight Marines 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 | |
| Warrant Officer Frank Robert Mellish | 38 | 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment | Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada | One of four Canadian soldiers killed during an assault on Taliban fighters in Panjwayi district 16 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2006 | |
| Sapper Guy Mellors | 20 | 20 Field Squadron, 36 Engineer Regiment | Coventry, England | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while he was engaged in explosive clearance operations near Patrol Base Ezaray to the northeast of Sangin district center in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 15, 2010 | |
| Staff Sgt. Joshua A. Melton | 26 | 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard | Carlyle, Illinois | One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 19, 2009 | |
| Capt. Jesse Melton III | 29 | Headquarters Battery, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force | Randallstown, Maryland | Died while supporting combat operations in Parwan province, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2008 | |
| Maj. Michelle Mendes | 30 | Intelligence officer attached to Joint Task Force Kandahar | Wicklow, Ontario, Canada | Mendes was found dead in her accommodation room at Kandahar Airfield on April 23, 2009. | |
| Spc. Hugo V. Mendoza | 29 | Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team | Glendale, Arizona | One of two soldiers who died of wounds sustained when they came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades, machine gun and small arms fire during combat operations in Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, on October 25, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Matthew E. Mendoza | 24 | 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force | San Antonio, Texas | Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2008 | |
| 1st Sgt. Luke J. Mercardante | 35 | Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force | Athens, Georgia | One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2008 | |
| Master Warrant Officer Mario Mercier | 43 | 2nd Batallion, Royal 22e Régiment (2nd Battalion, 22nd Royal Regiment) | Weedon, Québec | One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their Light Armored Vehicle III struck a suspected mine roughly 31 miles (50 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 22, 2007 | |
| Pfc. William L. Meredith | 26 | 569th Engineer Company, 4th Engineer Battalion | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2009 | |
| Pfc. Andrejs Merkusevs | 29 | 1. Kajnieku Bataljons (1st Infantry Battalion) | Jelgava, Latvia | One of two Latvian soldiers killed along with three U.S. soldiers when insurgents attacked their unit using direct fire near the village of Nishagam in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on May 1, 2009 | |
| Staff Sgt. Daniel D. Merriweather | 25 | 118th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade | Collierville Tennessee | One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb at Combat Outpost McClain in Logar province, Afghanistan, on January 13, 2010 | |
| Sgt. Jeffery S. Mersman | 23 | 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team | Parker, Kansas | One of five soldiers killed when their patrol was attacked by direct fire from enemy forces in Aranus, Afghanistan, on November 9, 2007. Mersman died on November 10. | |
| Lt. Paul Mervis | 27 | 2nd Battalion, The Rifles | London, England | Killed as a result of an explosion during a deliberate operation near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 12, 2009 | |
| Maj. Brian M. Mescall | 33 | 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment | Hopkinton, Massachusetts | One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Jaldak, Zabul province, Afghanistan on January 9, 2009 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class David E. Metzger | 32 | 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group | San Diego, California | One of seven soldiers killed when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed on takeoff in Darreh-ye Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 | |
| Master Cpl. Charles-Philippe Michaud | 28 | 2nd Batallion, Royal 22e Régiment (2nd Battalion, 22nd Royal Regiment) | Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada | Died on July 5, 2009, at a hospital in Québec, Canada, of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his dismounted patrol in Panjwayi district, southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2009 | |
| 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. | |
| Pfc. Devin J. Michel | 19 | 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | Stockton, Illinois | Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Zhari province, Afghanistan, on October 24, 2009 | |
| Cpl. Anthony G. Mihalo | 23 | 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force | Naperville, Illinois | One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 14, 2008 | |
| Petty Officer Second Class Charles Luke Milam | 26 | 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion | Littleton, Colorado | Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Stuart 'Gus' Millar | 40 | The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland | Inverness, Scotland | One of two Scottish soldiers killed a rocket-propelled grenade explosion during a foot patrol in Babaji district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 31, 2009 | |
| Spc. Alexander J. Miller | 21 | 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | Clermont, Florida | Died from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, on July 31, 2009 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Daniel E. Miller | 43 | 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division | Rossford, Ohio | One of two soldiers killed when their Humvee accidentally rolled over during convoy operations in Herat, Afghanistan, on August 25, 2007 | |
| Spc. Harley D. R. Miller | 21 | Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division | Spokane, Washington | Killed when his contract aircraft crashed in Bamian, Afghanistan, on November 27, 2004 | |
| Pfc. James L. Miller | 21 | 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Yakima, Washington | Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Dashat, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2010 | |
| Pfc. Mykel F. Miller | 19 | 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, Arizona Army National Guard | Phoenix, Arizona | Died of wounds sustained during combat operations in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2007 | |
| Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller | 24 | Company A, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group | Oviedo, Florida | Miller was killed by small arms fire when his unit was ambushed in Barikowt, Kunar province, Afghanistan, on January 25, 2008. Before he died, Miller remained in an exposed area, advanced on an insurgent position and drew enemy fire on himself, allowing his Special Forces teammates and 15 Afghan National Army soldiers to obtain cover and return fire. | |
| Staff Sgt. Joshua M. Mills | 24 | Company A, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group | El Paso, Texas | One of three soldiers that died on September 16, 2009, of wounds suffered on September 15 when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Ghur Ghuri, Afghanistan | |
| Sgt. George Miok | 28 | 41 Combat Engineer Regiment, assigned to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team | Edmonton, Canada | One of four Canadian soldiers killed along with journalist Michelle Lang when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle during a patrol 2.4 miles (4 km) south of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 30, 2009 | |
| Pfc. Joseph A. Miracle | 22 | 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade | Ortonville, Michigan | One of two soldiers killed due to enemy small arms fire and indirect fire in the Watapor Valley of Kunar province, Afghanistan on July 5, 2007 | |
| Spc. Gregory J. Missman | 36 | 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | Batavia, Ohio | Died in Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained elsewhere in Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire on July 8, 2009 | |
| Capt. David S. Mitchell | 30 | Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force | Loveland, Ohio | One of four Marines killed in a midair collision between a AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter and a UH-1N Huey transport helicopter in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 | |
| Cpl. Robert Thomas James Mitchell | 32 | Royal Canadian Dragoons | Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada | One of two Canadian soldiers killed when ISAF forces clearing a route of mines and roadside bombs were attacked with mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire in Panjwayi, about 12 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2006 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Sean K. Mitchell | 35 | Headquarters & Service Company, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group | Monterey, California | Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Kidal, Mali, on July 7, 2007 | |
| Flight Lt. Leigh Anthony Mitchelmore | 28 | 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force | Bournemouth, 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Lance Cpl. Nigel Moffett | 28 | C Squadron, The Light Dragoons | Belfast, Northern Ireland | One of two British soldiers killed by an explosion that happened during a deliberate operation near Musa Qala in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 30, 2009 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Robert J. Mogensen | 26 | Company C, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group | Leesville, Louisiana | Killed along with three others when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb as they swerved to avoid another explosive device in the road while returning to their base of operations near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2004 | |
| Pfc. Jeremiah J. Monroe | 31 | 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division | Niskayuna, New York | Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009 | |
| Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael P. Montgomery | 36 | 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment | Redmond, Washington | One of seven soldiers killed when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed on takeoff in Darreh-ye Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 | |
| Staff Sgt. Thaddeus S. Montgomery | 29 | Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | West Yellowstone, Montana | Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident at Korengal Outpost in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on January 20, 2010 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Jared C. Monti | 30 | C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Calvary Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | Raynham, Massachusetts | Monti was killed during his third attempt to rescue Pfc. Brian J. Bradbury, who was badly wounded and exposed to enemy fire, during a firefight in Gowardesh, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2006. Monti was awarded the Medal of Honor for trying to rescue Bradbury, who died of his wounds. (Full story) | |
| Sgt. Alberto D. Montrond | 27 | Group Support Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group | Fayetteville, North Carolina | One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb north of Deh Rawod in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on February 13, 2006 | |
| Cpl. Johnathan Moore | 22 | Company B, The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland | Lanarkshire, Scotland | One of two Scottish soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a routine night patrol south of Patrol Base Wishtan in the Sangin area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 7, 2010 | |
| Lt. Col. Joseph A. Moore | 54 | 124th Wing, Idaho Air National Guard | Boise, Idaho | Died of natural causes at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, on May 20, 2008 | |
| Sgt. Samson A. Mora | 28 | Company A, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard | Dededo, Guam | One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Babo Kheyl, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2008 | |
| Staff Sgt. Orlando Morales | 33 | Company A, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group | Manati, Puerto Rico | Killed when the four-vehicle convoy he was in was ambushed on a reconnaissance patrol in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan on March 29, 2003 | |
| Spc. Raymundo P. Morales | 34 | 148th Brigade Support Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard | Dalton, Georgia | Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover in Methar Lam, Afghanistan, on July 21, 2009 | |
| Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr. | 19 | A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division | Worcester, Massachusetts | One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on May 5, 2006 | |
| Brigade Juan Morales Parra | 39 | 4th Maneuver Helicopter Battalion, Spanish Army Helicopter Forces | Mairena del Aljarafe, Spain | One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005 | |
| Petty Officer 3rd Class Fabricio Moreno | 26 | Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 | Brooklyn, New York | Died in a single-vehicle accident in Manda Bay, Kenya, on October 14, 2005 | |
| Pvt. Jose M. Moreno Enriquez | 30 | 4th Maneuver Helicopter Battalion, Spanish Army Helicopter Forces | Alcala de Guadaira, Spain | One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005 | |
| Sgt. Dwight J. Morgan | 24 | Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | Willits, California | One of two Marines killed when his CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashed during a resupply mission 23 miles southeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, on January 20, 2002 | |
| Cpl. Darby T. Morin | 25 | Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | Victoria, Canada | Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover in Logar province, Afghanistan, on August 22, 2009 | |
| Cpl. Keith Morley | 30 | 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | One of four soldiers killed when a suicide bomber, travelling on a bicycle, detonated his bomb near Canadian troops on foot patrol in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2006 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class John D. Morton | 31 | 74th Infantry Detachment (Long Range Surveillance), 173rd Airborne Brigade | Stanton, Kentucky | Killed when his dismounted patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire in Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan, on December 15, 2005 | |
| Pfc. Sergei Motz | 21 | Jägerbataillons 292 (292nd Light Infantry Battalion) | Bad Saulgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | Killed during an ambush of German soldiers in Kunduz, Afghanistan, on April 29, 2009 | |
| Staff Sgt. James D. Mowris | 37 | 805th Military Police Company, Army Reserve | Aurora, Missouri | Killed when a weapons cache prematurely exploded west of Ghazni, Afghanistan, on January 29, 2004 | |
| Petty Officer 3rd Class David M. Mudge | 22 | Assigned to the guided missile frigate USS Rentz | Sutherlin, Oregon | Died in a non-hostile accident aboard USS Rentz while in Port Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, on November 28, 2009 | |
| 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 | |
| Spc. Nickolas A. Mueller | 26 | 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment | Little Chute, Wisconsin | One of seven soldiers killed when their MH-47 Chinook helicopter accidentally crashed on takeoff in Darreh-ye Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009 | |
| Lance Cpl. Paul Muirhead | 29 | 1 Royal Irish Regiment | Bearley, Warwickshire, England | Died on September 6, 2006, from wounds sustained during a Taliban attack on a British base at Musa Qala in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 1, 2006. Another soldier died in the same attack. | |
| Spc. Scott J. Mullen | 22 | Company B, 5th Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group | Tucson, Arizona | Died of a non-combat related accident in Makati City, Philippines, on October 13, 2005. | |
| Cpl. Kevin Mulligan | 26 | The Parachute Regiment | England | One of three British soldiers killed when their Jackal vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a security patrol north of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2009 | |
| Cpl. Damian Mulvihill | 32 | Company A, 40 Commando Royal Marines | Plymouth, England | Killed when a homemade bomb exploded during patrol operations near Helmand province, Afghanistan on February 20, 2008 | |
| Spc. William J. Mulvihill | 20 | Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Leavenworth, Kansas | One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Chowkay Valley, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2008 | |
| Trooper James Munday | 21 | 1 Troop, D Squadron, Household Cavalry Regiment | Birmingham, England | Killed by a contact explosion during a routine patrol approximately 14 miles (23 km) north of Forward Operating Base Delhi in Helmand province, Afghanistan, October 15, 2008 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Raymond J. Munden | 35 | 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division | Mesquite, Texas | Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire at Forward Operating Base Tillman in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on February 16, 2009 | |
| Spc. Rodrigo A. Munguia Rivas | 27 | 710th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | Germantown, Maryland | One of two soldiers killed when their unit was attacked by indirect fire in Bagram, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2009 | |
| Lt. Col. Charles E. Munier | 50 | Wyoming Army National Guard | Wheatland, Wyoming | Died at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center on June 12, 2006, from a non-combat related cause which occured in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2006 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Pedro A. Munoz | 47 | 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group | Aquada, Puerto Rico | Munoz, a Special Forces detatchment operations and intelligence sergeant, was fatally wounded by small arms fire while his unit was conducting an offensive operation in western Afghanistan on January 1, 2005. He died on January 2 during his medical evacuation from the scene in Shindand, Afghanistan. | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Marcus V. Muralles | 33 | Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment | Shelbyville, Indiana | One of 16 U.S. troops killed when a MH-47D Chinook helicopter was shot down while trying to reinforce a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team near Asadabad in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2005 | |
| Pvt. Michael W. Murdock | 22 | 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Chocowinity, North Carolina | Died at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he was struck by enemy fire at Combat Outpost Lybert on September 11, 2008 | |
| 1st Cpl. Maj. Matteo Mureddu | 26 | 186° Reggimento Paracadutisti (186th Parachute Regiment) | Oristano, Italy | One of six Italian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber struck their vehicle while traveling on Airport Road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2009 | |
| Staff Sgt. Michael C. Murphrey | 25 | 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Snyder, Texas | Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2009 | |
| Maj. Edward J. Murphy | 36 | Headquarters, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force | Mt. Pleasant, South 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 | |
| Cpl. Jamie Brendan Murphy | 26 | 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battalion Group | Conception Harbour, Newfoundland | Killed in a suicide bomb attack while on patrol near Kabul, Afghanistan, on January 27, 2004 | |
| Rifleman Joseph Murphy | 18 | Company C, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles | Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, England | One of five British soldiers killed when a homemade bomb detonated near their foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 10, 2009 | |
| Lt. Michael P. Murphy | 29 | SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One, Naval Special Warfare Group Three | Patchogue, New York | Murphy was the leader of a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team who called for help during a firefight with Taliban fighters in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2005. His remains were found during a combat search and rescue operation on July 4, 2005. Two other team members were killed but a third survived. Murphy's decision to expose to enemy fire to call for help led to him being posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. (More details) | |
| Pvt. Charles Murray | 19 | Company B, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment | Carlisle, England | One of three British soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive during a foot patrol near their forward operating base in the Upper Sangin Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 8, 2008 | |
| Staff Sgt. Phillip A Myers | 30 | 48th Civil Engineer Squadron, 48th Mission Support Group, 48th Fighter Wing | Hopewell, Virginia | Died of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb near Helmand province, Afghanistan, on April 4, 2009 | |
| Cpl. Johan Naguin | 24 | 3e Régiment d'Infanterie Marine (3rd Marine Infantry Regiment) | St. Clothide, France | Killed when his patrol vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2009 | |
| 1st Lt. Mohsin A. Naqvi | 26 | Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, 199th Brigade | Newburgh, New York | One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb south of Forward Operating Base Gardez in Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2008 | |
| Rifleman Stuart Nash | 21 | 1st Battalion, The Rifles | Sydney, Australia | Killed in action during a firefight with Taliban forces in Zarghun Kalay, Nad-e-Ali district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 17, 2008 | |
| Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Nass | 21 | Company E, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force | Franklin, Wisconsin | Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound at Camp Blessing, Kunar province, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2005 | |
| Spc. Randy L. J. Neff Jr. | 22 | 4th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade | Blackfoot, Idaho | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on July 22, 2009 | |
| Staff Sgt. William R. Neil Jr. | 38 | 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group | Holmden, New Jersey | Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Sperwan Ghar, Afghanistan, on March 21, 2008 | |
| Capt. Krisztian Nemes | 32 | Assigned to Pol-e-Khomri Provincial Reconstruction Team | Hungary | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while he and an Afghan police officer were exploring an area on a road to Kunduz where a roadside bomb had been reported in Baglan province, Afghanistan, on July 12, 2008 | |
| Tech. Sgt. Michael Neumann | 48 | Marinearsenal Kiel (Naval Arsenal Kiel) | Germany | One of three German soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive near a German patrol in Kunduz, Afghanistan, on May 19, 2007 | |
| Staff Sgt. Clinton T. Newman | 26 | 492nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 321st Civil Affairs Brigade | Pleasanton, Texas | One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb north of Deh Rawod in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 13, 2006 | |
| Color Sgt. Phillip Newman | 36 | Company A, 4th Battalion, The Mercian Regiment | England | One of two British soldiers killed when their Pinzgauer 4x4 vehicle overturned three miles (five kilometers) southwest of their patrol base north of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2007 | |
| Pfc. Alan H. Newton Jr. | 26 | 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 354th Civil Affairs Brigade, 352nd Civil Affairs Command | Asheboro, North Carolina | One of two soldiers killed when they were attacked by a suicide bomber in Murcheh, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2009 | |
| Pfc Tan Q. Ngo | 20 | 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment | Beaverton, Oregon | Died on August 27, 2008 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered in Zabul province, Afghanistan, when his mounted patrol received small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire | |
| Sgt. Long N. Nguyen | 27 | 141st Brigade Support Battalion, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard | Portland, Oregon | Died of a non-combat related wound in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan, on February 10, 2007 | |
| Flight Lt. Gareth Rodney Nicholas | 40 | 120 Squadron, Royal Air Force | Redruth, Cornwall, 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. 1st Class Jamie S. Nicholas | 32 | Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group | Maysel, West Virginia | One of three soldiers killed when the vehicle they were in encountered a roadside bomb during mounted operations in Yakhchal, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 29, 2008 | |
| Sgt. Kenneth R. Nichols Jr. | 28 | 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | Chrisman, Illinois | Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on December 1, 2009 | |
| Lance Cpl. Ross Nicholls | 27 | Household Cavalry Regiment | London, England | One of three British soldiers killed when a British vehicle patrol was attacked by Taliban insurgents with rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2006 | |
| Cpl. Daniel "Danny" Nield | 31 | Company S, 1st Battalion, The Rifles | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England | Killed in an explosion, believed to have been caused by a rocket-propelled grenade, during a contact with enemy forces during an operation north of Musa Qala in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 30, 2009 | |
| Pvt. Kenneth Patrick Nielsen | 23 | 2. Lette Opklaringseskadron, Opklaringsbataljon, Gardehusarhusarregimentet (2nd Facilitate Solution Squadron, Solution Battalion, Guard Hussar Regiment) | Rønne, Bornholm, Denmark | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his dismounted patrol outside Patrol Base Barakzai in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 25, 2009 | |
| Pvt. Rune Westye Zacharias Nielsen | 22 | 2. Spejderdeling, 2. Lette Opklaringseskadron, Opklaringsbataljon, Gardehusarhusarregimentet (2nd Scouts, 2nd Facilitate Solution Squadron, Solution Battalion, Guard Hussar Regiment) | Kalundborg, Denmark | Died on November 17, 2009, at National Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark, of injuries he sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his dismounted patrol outside Patrol Base Barakzai in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 31, 2009 | |
| Staff Sgt. Travis W. Nixon | 24 | Company B, 2nd Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division | Saint John, Washington | Died of injuries sustained when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades north of Lwara, Afghanistan, on October 29, 2005 | |
| Warrant Officer Richard Francis Nolan | 39 | 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment | Newfoundland, Canada | One of four Canadian soldiers killed during an assault on Taliban fighters in Panjwayi district 16 miles (25 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2006 | |
| Sgt. James M. Nolen | 25 | Company C, 2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Alvin, Texas | One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on November 22, 2009 | |
| Lance Cpl. Boris Nowitzki | Not available | Panzerartillerielehrbataillon 345 (345th Artillery Training Battalion) | Germany | Killed when his vehicle slid off the road east of the Bagram district in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2005 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class David Nunez | 27 | 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group | Los Angeles, California | Died of wounds suffered when he encountered small arms fire while conducting combat operations in Shewan, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2008 | |
| Lt. Andrew Richard Nuttall | 30 | 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry | Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a joint Afghan-Canadian foot patrol near the village of Nakhonay in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on December 23, 2009 | |
| Cpl. James Oakland | 26 | Royal Military Police | Manchester, England | Died of wounds received when a roadside bomb exploded during a foot patrol in the Gereshk region of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 22, 2009 | |
| Sgt. Jasper K. Obakrairur | 26 | 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | Hilo, Hawaii | Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Nerkh, Afghanistan, on June 1, 2009 | |
| Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew J. O'Bryant | 22 | Navy Information Operations Command Maryland | Duluth, Georgia | Died in the bombing of the Mariott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, on September 20, 2008 | |
| Pfc. Alex Oceguera | 19 | Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | San Bernardino, California | One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Wygal Valley, Afghanistan, on October 31, 2006 | |
| Lance Cpl. Alfonso Ochoa Jr. | 20 | 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force | Armona, California | Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on October 10, 2009 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class James S. Ochsner | 36 | 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group | Waukegan, Illinois | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during a supply distribution mission to Afghan citizens near Lawara, Afghanistan, on November 15, 2005 | |
| Pvt. Craig O'Donnell | 24 | Company B, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland | Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | Killed along with four Afghan civilians when a suicide car bomb exploded near a NATO convoy on Kabul-Jalalabad road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2006 | |
| Warrant Officer Class 2 Gary O'Donnell | 40 | 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps | Edinburgh, Scotland | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated in Musa Qala in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 10, 2008 | |
| Spc. Justin L. O'Donohoe | 27 | 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division | San Diego, California | One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on May 5, 2006 | |
| Maj. Henry S. Ofeciar | 37 | 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division | Agana, Guam | One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit during combat operations in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on August 27, 2007 | |
| Pfc. Matthew D. Ogden | 33 | 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | Corpus Christi, Texas | One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Nerkh, Afghanistan, on June 1, 2009 | |
| Staff Sgt. Tony B. Olaes | 30 | Company A, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group | Walhalla, South Carolina | Killed when his patrol vehicle was ambushed by enemy forces using small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades near the town of Shkin in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2004 | |
| Cpl. Tanner J. O'Leary | 23 | 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Eagle Butte, South Dakota | Died of wounds suffered when a homemade bomb exploded in Musa Qala, Afghanistan, on December 9, 2007 | |
| Lance Cpl. Blaise A. Oleski | 22 | 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force | Holland Patent, New York | Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on April 8, 2009 | |
| Lance Cpl. Nigel K. Olsen | 21 | Company C, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve | Orem, Utah | Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 4, 2010 | |
| Soldier Claes Joachim Olsson | 22 | Telemark Bataljon, Brigade Nord (Telemark Battalion, Northern Brigade) | Gressvik, Norway | Killed when a roadside bomb struck his CV9030 infantry fighting vehicle in Ghormach district, Faryab province, Afghanistan, on January 25, 2010 | |
| Lance Cpl. Javier Olvera | 20 | 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force | Palmdale, California | Killed during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 8, 2009 | |
| Pfc. Evan W. O'Neill | 19 | Company A, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division | Haverhill, Massachusetts | Killed during a firefight with Taliban forces while on patrol in Shkin, Afghanistan, on September 29, 2003 | |
| Spc. Jonathan C. O'Neill | 22 | Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade | Zephyrhills, Florida | Died on June 15, 2009, at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Paktya, Afghanistan, on June 2 | |
| Sgt. Michael C. O'Neill | 22 | Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment | Mansfield, Ohio | Died on November 21, 2004, in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of wounds he sustained when a grenade he was carrying was accidentally detonated during pre-combat preparations at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, on November 17 | |
| Cpl. Kenneth Chad O'Quinn | 25 | 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signals Squadron | Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland, Canada | One of two Canadian soldiers killed along with a Canadian airman when a roadside bomb detonated near their armored vehicle during a patrol in the Arghandab district northwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 3, 2009 | |
| Cpl. Maj. Giuseppe Orlando | 28 | 22nd Company, 2nd Alpine Regiment, Taurinense Alpine Brigade, Italian Army | Palermo, Italy | Died when his Puma armored vehicle accidentally overturned on a steep incline while on patrol in Chahar Asyab district, roughly 8 miles (13 km) south of Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 20, 2006 | |
| Chief Warrant Officer Mark S. O'Steen | 43 | Company D, 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment | Ozark, Alabama | One of four soldiers killed when their MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter accidentally crashed near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on January 30, 2003 | |
| Bombardier Jérémie Ouellet | 22 | 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery | Matane, Québec | Ouellet was found dead in an accommodation room at Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 11, 2008. | |
| Petty Officer 1st Class Brian J. Ouellette | 37 | Naval Special Warfare Group Two | Needham, Massachusetts | Killed along with three others when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device as they swerved to avoid another explosive device in the road while returning to their base of operations near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2004 | |
| Cpl. Michael W. Ouellette | 28 | 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force | Manchester, New Hampshire | One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2009 | |
| Capt. Bartt D. Owens | 31 | Company E, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment | Middletown, Ohio | One of eight soldiers killed along with two airmen when a MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed at sea near Basilan Island in the southern Philippines on February 21, 2002 | |
| Pfc. Brandon A. Owens | 21 | 118th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade | Memphis, Tennessee | One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit using small arms fire in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2009 | |
| Sgt. Gregory Owens Jr. | 24 | 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | Garland, Texas | One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle after an attack from enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on July 20, 2009 | |
| Sgt. Vincent L.C. Owens | 21 | 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division | Fort Smith, Arkansas | Died on March 1, 2010, at Forward Operating Base Sharana of wounds suffered earlier that day when enemy forces attacked his vehicle using direct fire in Yosuf Khel, Afghanistan | |
| Pfc. Edgars Ozolins | 23 | 1. Kajnieku Bataljons (1st Infantry Battalion) | Daugavpils, Latvia | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded as Latvian troops were escorting press representatives and civilians to Maymaneh province, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2008 |