Alabama Army National Guard Spc. Paul J. Bueche,
19, of Daphne, Ala.; assigned to the 131st Aviation Regiment, Army National Guard, Birmingham, Ala.; killed Oct. 21 when a tire he was changing on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter exploded in Balad, Iraq.
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Air Force Airman 1st Class Jesse M. Samek,
21, of Rogers, Ark.; assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.; died Oct. 21 from injuries he received when an Air Force HH-60 helicopter aircraft crashed during a medical evacuation mission in Afghanistan.
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Marine Lance Cpl. Kenneth J. Butler,
19, of Rowan, N.C.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 21 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Amariyah, Iraq.
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25, of Lewis, N.Y.; assigned to the Marine Forces Reserve's 4th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Reno, Nev.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Oct. 21 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the vicinity of Haqlaniyah, Iraq.
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Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Christopher W. Thompson,
25, of N. Wilkesboro, N.C.; assigned to Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 8th Regimental Combat Team, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic, based in Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 21 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
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Marine Cpl. Benny Gray Cockerham III,
21, of Conover, N.C.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 21 when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Amariyah, Iraq. His vehicle was traveling beside a canal when the attack occurred and he was thrown from the vehicle into the water. Also killed was Capt. Tyler B. Swisher.
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Marine Capt. Tyler B. Swisher,
35, of Cincinnati, Ohio; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 21 when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Amariyah, Iraq. His vehicle was traveling beside a canal when the attack occurred and he was thrown from the vehicle into the water. Also killed was Cpl. Benny G. Cockerham III.
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Marine Lance Cpl. Eric W. Herzberg,
20, of Severna Park, Md.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Oct. 21 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
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Army Sgt. 1st Class Tony L. Knier,
31, of Sabinsville, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 21 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Bayji, Iraq.
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Marine Lance Cpl. Clifford R. Collinsworth,
20, of Chelsea, Mich.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 21 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Nathan R. Elrod, Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Manoukian and Cpl. Joshua C. Watkins.
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Marine Lance Cpl. Nathan R. Elrod,
20, of Salisbury, N.C.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 21 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Clifford R. Collinsworth, Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Manoukian and Cpl. Joshua C. Watkins.
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Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Manoukian,
22, of Lathrup Village, Mich.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 21 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Clifford R. Collinsworth, Lance Cpl. Nathan R. Elrod and Cpl. Joshua C. Watkins.
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Marine Cpl. Joshua C. Watkins,
25, of Jacksonville, Fla.; assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 21 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Manoukian, Lance Cpl. Nathan R. Elrod and Lance Cpl. Clifford R. Collinsworth.
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