Some of Virginia's
Fallen
Never Forgotten
From "Honor the
Fallen"
Died April 27, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring
Freedom
40, of New Haven,
Conn., assigned to Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis,
Va.; died April 27 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from gunfire from
an Afghan military trainee.
Died April 27, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring
Freedom
31, of Midlothian,
Va., assigned to 83rd Network Operations Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis,
Va.; died April 27 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from gunfire from
an Afghan military trainee.
Marine Sgt. Sean T. Callahan
Died April 23, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring
Freedom
23, of Warrenton,
Va.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died April 23 in Helmand
province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations. Also killed was
Lance Cpl. Dominic J. Ciaramitaro.
Army Sgt. Zainah C. Creamer
Died January 12, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring
Freedom
28, of Texarkana,
Ark.; assigned to 212th Military Police Detachment, Headquarters Battalion,
Fort Belvoir, Va.; died Jan. 12, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds
suffered when insurgents attacked her unit with an improvised explosive device.
Army Spc. Sean R. Cutsforth
Died December 15, 2010 serving during Operation Enduring
Freedom
22, of Radford, Va.;
assigned to 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team,
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Dec. 15 at FOB
Ghazni, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit
using small-arms fire.
Army Cpl. William K. Middleton
Died November 22, 2010 serving during Operation Enduring
Freedom
26, of Norfolk, Va.;
assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Nov. 22
in Ghotamudkha, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his
unit with an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Army Staff Sgt. Sean
M. Flannery.
Army Pfc. Tramaine J. Billingsley
Died October 14, 2010 serving during Operation Enduring
Freedom
20, of Portsmouth,
Va.; assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Oct. 14 while conducting
combat operations between Moqur and Darreh-Ye-Bum, Afghanistan, of wounds
sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive
device. Also killed were Spc. Rafael Martinez Jr. and Sgt. Carlos A. Benitez.
Army Staff Sgt. Jaime C. Newman
Died September 17, 2010 serving during Operation Enduring
Freedom
27, of Richmond, Va.;
assigned to 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Sept. 17 in
Maquan, Zhari district, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents
attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Marine Lance Cpl. Cody S. Childers
Died August 20, 2010 serving during Operation Enduring
Freedom
19, of Chesapeake,
Va.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Aug. 20 while supporting
combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Marine Sgt. Ronald A. Rodriguez
Died August 23, 2010 serving during Operation Enduring
Freedom
26, of Falls Church,
Va.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Aug. 23 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Died July 28, 2010 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom
25, of Renton, Wash.;
assigned to Commander, Navy Reserve Force Command, Norfolk, Va.; died in Logar
province, Afghanistan, when he was captured and believed to have been killed by
the Taliban. Coalition forces recovered his body July 28 after an extensive
search. Also kidnapped and believed to have been killed by the Taliban was Hull
Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Justin McNeley.
Died July 5, 2010 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom
30, of Virginia
Beach, Va.; assigned to 1st Squadron, 71st Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died July 5 in
Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle
with an improvised explosive device. Also killed in the attack was Army Pfc.
Edwin C. Wood.
Died July 2, 2010 serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom
19, of
Fredericksburg, Va.; assigned to the 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade
Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died July 2 in Asad,
Iraq, of wounds sustained July 1 in a non-combat-related incident in Khan Al
Baghdadi, Iraq.
Died June 22, 2010 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom
41, of Fort Belvoir,
Va.; assigned to 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd
Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.;
died June 22 of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident at Camp
Clark, Afghanistan.
Army Spc. Brian M. Anderson
Died June 12, 2010 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom
24, of Harrisonburg,
Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died June 12 in
Za Khel, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his vehicle
using an improvised explosive device.
Died June 18, 2010 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom
25, of Fairfax
Station, Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.;
died June 18 at Zhari district, Kandahar, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained
when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Died May 30, 2010 serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom
37, of Virginia
Beach, Va.; .assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade
Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas; died May 30 at Brooke
Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of injuries sustained April 18 in
a noncombat-related incident at Dahuk, Iraq.
Died May 16, 2010 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom
29, of Stafford, Va.;
assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 16 while supporting combat
operations in Marjah, Afghanistan.
Died May 12, 2010 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom
23, of
Fredericksburg, Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 12 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Died April 22, 2010 serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom
35, of Virginia
Beach, Va.; assigned to the 702nd Combat Support Battalion, 4th Stryker Combat
Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; died April 22 in
Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident.
Died April 2, 2010 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom
31, of Columbus,
Ohio; assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, based at
Naval Base Norfolk, Va.; died after his E-2C Hawkeye crashed into the Arabian
Gulf on March 31, 2010. The recovery effort was abandoned on April 2, 2010 and
his body was not recovered.
Died March 13, 2010 serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom
29, of
Christiansburg, Va.; assigned to the 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 352nd Civil
Affairs Command, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command,
Fort Bragg, N.C.; died March 13 in Tikrit, Iraq, from a noncombat-related
illness.
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