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| Petty Officer First Class- Neil C. Roberts-Age-32 Woodland, Ca US Navy Seal Navigation Boatswain Handling He was killed when he was shot down after falling from a MH-47 Chinook helicopter. The Chinook had been hit by a Rocket Propelled Grenade on a reconaissance mission during a intense assault on March 3, 2002 on suspected Al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters. |
| CIA Officer- Johnny "Mike" Spann-Age-32 Winifield, Al He was the first American Combat victim in Afghanistan. He was killed during a prison riot on November 25, 2002 at Mazar-e-sharif . He was captured and overpowered by Taliban troops during questioning. |
| Private First Class- Kristopher T. Stonesifer-Age-28 Missoula, Mont US Army 75th Ranger Regiment He died when a Blackhawk helicopter crashed on October 19, 2001 in Pakistan during poor visibility as the US attacks began on terrorist strongholds in Afghanistan. He was one of 2 Rangers killed. |
| Sgt. Jeannette Winters-Age-25 Gary, In US Marines Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 She was the first woman among the US forces killed in Afghanistan when a KC-130 she was on, crashed into a mountain just before landing at a base in Shamsi in Southwestern Pakistan. |
| Sgt. Phillip J. Svitak-Age-31 Joslin, Mo US Army 160th Special Operations Aviation 2nd Battalian He was one of six soldiers killed during a firefight on March 3, 2002 when a helicopter dropped troops to recover the body of a US soldier whom had fallen from another helicopter that had been hit by a Rocket propelled Grenade. |
| SFC. Daniel A. Romero-Age-30 Longmont, Co US Army 19th Special Forces Group He was killed after several Soviet-era missles they were trying to destroy accidentally exploded north of Kandahar. |
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| Fireman Apprentice-Bryant L. Davis-Age-20 US Navy USS Kitty Hawk Machinist Mate He was declared dead after falling overboard in the Arabian sea from the aircraft carrier on Nov 7, 2001. His body was never recovered. It has never been known how he fell overboard |
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| Daniel Pearl-Age-38 Journalist-Reporter Daniel had been kidnapped in Pakistan while investigating a story linking Pakistani Islamic Militants to a American Terrorist. Daniel was kidnapped on January 23, 2002. Evidence later showed video tape of his death saying that he was killed by a previous unknown group known as the National Movement for the Restoration of Pakistani Sovereignty. Daniel's body has never been recovered. |
| Sergeant Gene Arden Vance-Age-38 Morgan Town, Va 19th Special Forces Unit West Virgina National Guard He was killed when his unit came under heavy fire during a ambush in the Easter Afghan Mountains on May 19, 2002. Sergeant Vance had been in the National Guard for over 10 years. |
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