Denmark - complete list of fatalities

Danish military fatalities in Afghanistan

Date	Name	Rank	Age	Unit
2013
02-Jan	Jakobsen, René Brink	Oversergent	39	Rangers
2011
03-Sep	Olsen, Jacob	Konstabel	22	Hussar Regt.
10-Jul	Alexander Biune	Konstabel	23	Jutland Dragoons
09-Jan	Samuel Enig	Konstabel	23	Royal Life Guards
2010
14-Nov	Jorgeb Randrup	O-Konstabel	27	Royal Life Guards
23-Oct	Mikkel Jorgensen	Konstabel	21	Royal Life Guards
22-Sep	Simon Jorgensen	Konstabel	22	Royal Life Guards
07-Aug	Jimmi Petersen	O-Konstabel	28	Royal Life Guards
07-Aug	Erik Rolandsen	O-Konstabel	26	Royal Life Guards
21-Jul	Jonas Ploger	Lieutenant	26	Hussar Regmt
13-Jun	Martin Kristiansen	Jr Tech	33	Flyvevåbnets Førings
01-Jun	Sophia Bruun	Konstabel	22	Hussar Regmt
08-Jan	Simon Hoffmann	Konstabel	23	Hussar Regmt
2009
25-Nov	Kenneth Nielsen	Konstabel	23	Hussar Regmt
17-Nov	Rune Nielsen	Konstabel	22	Hussar Regmt
23-Oct	Michael Ebert	Sergent	23	Royal Life Guards
19-Sep	Steffen Larsen	Konstabel	23	Royal Life Guards
17-Jun	Martin Abildgaard	Konstabel	23	Hussar Regmt
17-Jun	Mads Rasmussen	Konstabel	21	Hussar Regmt
17-Jun	Andreas Brohus	O-Konstabel	26	Hussar Regmt
2008
19-Dec	Jacob Jensen	Sergent	23	Hussar Regmt
19-Dec	Sebastian Holm	Konstabel	22	Hussar Regmt
19-Dec	Benjamin Rasmussen	Konstabel	21	Hussar Regmt
04-Dec	Jacob Gronnegaard	Konstabel	22	Jutland Dragoons
04-Dec	Dan Gyde	O-Konstabel	29	Jutland Dragoons
25-Aug	Henrik Christiansen	Sergent	29	Royal Life Guards
25-Jul	Jesper Petersen	O-Konstabel	28	Jutland Dragoons
31-Mar	Christian Raaschou	O-Konstabel	24	Royal Life Guards
26-Mar	Anders Storgaard	Konstabel	21	Royal Life Guards
17-Mar	Sonny Jakobsen	Sergent	45	CIMIC Team
17-Mar	Christian Damholt	Captain	33	CIMIC Team
13-Mar	Jens Petersen	Sergent	56	Parachute Regt
24-Feb	Morten Jensen	Konstabel	21	Not reported
2007
29-Nov	Mark Visholm	Konstabel	21	Hussar Regmt
29-Nov	Casper Cramer	Konstabel	21	Hussar Regmt
16-Oct	Anders Storrud	Major	34	Royal Life Guards
26-Sep	Thorbjorn Reese	Konstabel	22	Royal Life Guards
26-Sep	Mikkel Sorensen	Konstabel	24	Royal Life Guards
03-May	Steen Sorensen	Lieutenant	24	Danish Artillery
2004
04-Dec	Unknown	Sergent		Unknown
2002
06-Mar	Kim Carlsen	L-cpl	35	Royal Engineers
06-Mar	Brian Andersen	L-cpl	26	Royal Engineers
06-Mar	Thomas Butzkowsky	Sergent	26	Royal Engineers

French soldier, Herve Guinaud

Hervé Guinaud

French Master Cpl Hervé Guinaud, age 42, was killed on January 8, 2011, in southern Kapisa, north-eastern Afghanistan when his armored vehicle was hit by an explosion.

Master Corporal Guinaud had arrived in Afghanistan last December. In 22 years of service, he also participated in numerous missions in Djibouti, Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire.

Married and father of a child, Master Corporal Guinaud is the 53rd French soldier killed in Afghanistan since the deployment of French forces in late 2001. Military authorities described him as "remarkable and exemplary".

U.S Marine Lance-Corporal Joseph R. Giese

Joseph Giese

U.S Marine Lance-Corporal Joseph R. Giese, aged 24, from Winder, Georgia, was killed on 7th January 2011 in Helmand province. He died from injuries received when he stepped on a hidden mine while he was on foot patrol in the region.

He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

He joined the Marines when he was 18 years old and was due to complete his Afghanistan deployment in February.

U.S Army Sergeant Ethan C. Hardin

Sgt. Ethan Hardin

U.S Army Sergeant Ethan C. Hardin, aged 25 from Fayetteville was posthumously promoted from the rank of Specialist to Sergeant after he was killed on 7th January 2011 in Logar province.

He died from wounds received from the blast of a bomb and small arms fire from Taliban insurgents. 

Sgt. Hardin was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk.

He joined the Army in January 2006 and after completing training was stationed at Fort Irwin, California and in Germany before transferring to Fort Polk in March 2010. He had previously served in Iraq.

U.S Army Pfc. Ira B. Laningham

Ira B. Laningham

U.S Army Pfc. Ira B. Laningham, aged 22 from Zapata, Texas, died 7th January 2011 from wounds received when Taliban insurgents detonated a bomb beside his patrol unit, then opened fire with rifles and machine-guns.

He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.

"Ben", as everyone who knew him, called him, joined the Army in November 2009 and transferred to Fort Polk in June 2010 on completion of his training.

Pfc Laningham's awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, NATO Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge and the Parachutist Badge.

He is survived by his wife, Pfc Stephanie Armendariz-Laningham.

U.S Army Pfc. Robert J. Near

Pfc. Robert Near

U.S Army Pfc. Robert J. Near, aged 21, from Nampa, Idaho died 7th January 2011 in Kandahar while supporting combat operations.

He was assigned to the 86th Signal Battalion based at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.

Pfc. Near was born in Woodland, California, but at the age of 2, he and his father moved in with his grandmother. He graduated from High School in 2007.

In 2008, he moved to Nampa, Idaho, where he studied computer programming and repair at the Centennial Job Corps. He enlisted in the Army in March 2009 and was deployed to Afghanistan in April 2010.

At his funeral, Army commanders from Fort Huachuca presented his family with the Army Commendation Medal, the NATO Medal and the Gold Order of Mercury.

U.S Army Sergeant Eric M. Nettleton

Sgt. Eric M. Nettleton

U.S Army Sergeant Eric M. Nettleton, aged 26 from Wichita, Kansas, was killed on 5th January 2011 in Tarin Kowt. He died from wounds he received when insurgents set off a roadside bomb while he was on patrol.

He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

After he joined the Army, and on completion of his basic training, Sgt. Nettleton was assigned to the 82nd Airborne. He was then deployed to Afghanistan to guard the country's first elections. When he came home he was assigned at West Point as a member of the Honor Guard and Color Guard. 

He then requested to be stationed at Ft. Riley to be closer to his family. In September 2008, he was deployed to Iraq, returning home in September 2009. From June 2010 until his death, he was with the Stryker Unit in Afghanistan.

U.S Army Sergeant, Robert Pharris

Robert Pharris

U.S Army Sergeant 1st Class, Robert Pharris, aged 48, was killed on 5th January 2011 in Nangarhar province. He died from wounds received from the blast of a roadside bomb.

Sgt. Pharris, of the Missouri Army National Guard, was serving as an agriculture specialist with the Missouri Agri-Business Development Team IV and was working as a liaison officer to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry at the time of the incident.

He re-joined the Army after an 11-year break. He had served 14 years previously in the Army after enlisting in 1981.

U.S Army Specialist, Christian Romig

Spc. Christian Romig

U.S Army Specialist, Christian Romig, aged 24 from Kenner, was killed in Nangarhar, Afghanistan on 5th January 2011. He died from wounds recieved when an improvised explosive device detonated near him.

He was assigned to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

In Afghanistan, Spc. Romig was a Cavalry scout and worked as a gunner on armoured reconnaisance vehicles.

In 2010, he won an Army Achievement Medal in Korea. Recently, he won a Combat Action Badge after coming under enemy fire in Afghanistan.

POLAND Military Fatalities in Afghanistan

List of Polish military fatalities in Afghanistan since 2007

Date	Name	Rank	Age	Unit	Cause
2013
20-Mar	Ordynski, Pawel	Private 1st	29	12th Mechanized Brigade	IED
23-Jan	Woźniak, Krzysztof	Captain	36	Special Forces (GROM)	Hostile fire
2011
22-Dec	Biskup, Zbigniew	Sergeant	35	Air-Assault Group
21-Dec	Ciesielski, Piotr	Jr Ensign	33	20th Mechanised Brigade	IED
21-Dec	Krawiec, Lukasz	Sergeant	24	20th Mechanised Brigade	IED
21-Dec	Szczurowski, Marcin	Sergeant	30	20th Mechanised Brigade	IED
21-Dec	Tomala, Marek	Sergeant	25	20th Mechanised Brigade	IED
21-Dec	Banach, Krystian	Sergeant	22	20th Mechanised Brigade	IED
23-Oct	Deptula, Mariusz	Private 1st	28	15th Giżycko Mechanized	IED
04-Oct	Nowakowski, Rafal	L-Corporal	30	17th Wielkopolska Mechanised	IED
18-Aug	Sitarczuk, Szymon	Sr Corporal	28	17th Wielkopolska Mechanised	IED
28-Jul	Poświat, Paweł	L-Corporal	29	17th Wielkopolska Mechanised	IED
02-Jun	Mackowiak, Jaroslaw	Sr Corporal	27	17th Wielkopolska Mechanised	Hostile fire
27-Apr	Staniaszek, Pawel	Private 1st	29	2nd Mazovians Engineers	IED
03-Apr	Spychala, Bartosz	WO	39	1st Special Commando
22-Jan	Pastusiak, Marcin	Private 1st	26	Military Police	IED
22-Jan	Knap , Marcin	Medic	34	Medical Service	IED
2010
14-Oct	Borzyszkowski, Adam	Private 1st	28	1 Air Cavalry	Mortar attack
27-Sep	Kasprzak, Kazimierz	Sergeant	32	Polish Army	IED
06-Aug	Tylenda, Dariusz	Private 1st	31	Polish Army	IED
26-Jun	Stypula,Pawel	Corporal	26	2nd Sapper Brigade	IED
15-Jun	Bukowski, Grzegorz	Private 1st	29	Military Police	RPG attack
12-Jun	Górka Milosz, Aleksander	Corporal	25	25th Air Cavalry Brigade	Hostile fire
2009
19-Dec	Kolek, Michal	Private 1st	22	Not reported	Hostile fire
09-Oct	Graczyk, Szymon	Private 1st	23	5 Engineer Regt.	IED
09-Oct	Szyszkiewicz, Radoslaw	Private 1st	22	5 Engineer Regt.	IED
11-Sep	Marciniak, Piotr	Private 1st	30	6th Airborne	Hostile fire
09-Sep	Pyc, Artur	Private 1st	28	18 Air Assault	IED
04-Sep	Poręba, Marcin	Platoon ldr	32	Not Yet Reported	IED
10-Aug	Ambrozinski, Daniel	Captain	32	1st Air Assault Cavalry	Hostile fire
10-Feb	Rozmiarek, Andrzej	WO	35	12th Mechanized Brigade	Accident
2008
20-Aug	Brodzikowski, Pawel	Private 1st	25	2nd Mazovians Engineers	Hostile fire
20-Aug	Sujdak, Waldemar	Sr Corporal	28	2nd Mazovians Engineers	IED
20-Aug	Szwed, Pawel	Private 1st	27	2nd Mazovians Engineers	IED
20-Jun	Marczewski, Robert	Lieutenant	28	Assault Battalion	Suicide bomb
08-Apr	Politowski, Grzegorz	Private 1st	26	5th Engineering Regt.	IED
26-Feb	Kowalewski, Hubert	Private 1st	26	10th Armoured Cavalry	IED
26-Feb	Slowik, Szymon	Corporal Snr	33	16th Air Assault Batt.	IED
2007
14-Aug	Kurowski, Lukasz	Lieutenant	28	Not reported	Hostile fire

U.S Marine Corporal Jacob A. Tate

Cpl. Jacob Tate

U.S Marine Corporal Jacob A. Tate, aged 21, from Columbus, Ohio, was killed in action on 2nd January 2011 during combat operations in Helmand province.

Cpl. Tate was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

He was a 2007 graduate of Gahanna Christian Academy and had served with the Marine Corps for three and a half years. He had previously served in Iraq.

Cpl. Tate received the purple heart and the Medal of Valor for his heroic service with the Marines.

Brit soldier, Joseva Vatubua, killed by IED

Pvt. Joseva Vatubua

Private Joseva Saqanagonedau Vatubua, from The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS), was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday 1 January 2011.

Private Vatubua deployed to Afghanistan on 21 October 2010 with B Company, 5 SCOTS, as part of the 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment Battle Group. He was based at Check Point Salaam, near Patrol Base 5, in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province. 

On 1 January 2011 he was part of a deliberate company operation to target known enemy firing positions to the north of the village of Sayedabad. At 1715hrs an explosion occurred, assessed to be the result of an improvised explosive device placed in the wall of a compound, which tragically killed Private Vatubua.

Private Vatubua was born on 25 February 1986 in Suva, Fiji, where he grew up and attended Laucala Bay Secondary School. He joined the British Army in 2007 and successfully completed the Combat Infantryman's Course at the Infantry Training Centre Catterick in December 2007. He was posted to B Company, 5 SCOTS, as a Rifleman, where he remained.

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