January 2009 AMERICAN HEROES

JANUARY 2009

Alberto Francesconi - 21

Lance Corporal
3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Bronx, New York
01-01-2009
Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Landmine Explosion

Chadwick A. Gilliam - 29

Lance Corporal
2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Mayking, Kentucky
01-03-2009
Kuwait, Operation Iraqi Freedom
Non-Hostile - Died of apparent cardiac arrest at a U.S. base in Kuwait.

Jessie A. Cassada - 19

Lance Corporal
3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Hendersonville, North Carolina
01-06-2009
Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Cause Of Death Was Not Provided For This Hero

Anthony D. Davis - 29

Staff Sergeant
1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment
Daytona Beach, Florida
01-06-2009
Northern Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire

Josh Rath - 22

Staff Sergeant
Unit Unable To Report At This Time
Decatur, Alabama
01-08-2009
Southern Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Jason R. Parsons - 24

Corporal
1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment
Lenoir, North Carolina
01-08-2009
Tarnak va Jaldak District (Zabul Province), Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Keith Eric Essary - 20

Specialist
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Dyersburg, Tennessee
01-08-2009
Southern Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Joseph M. Hernandez - 24

Specialist
1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment
Hammond, Indiana
01-08-2009
Tarnak va Jaldak District (Zabul Province), Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Brian M. Mescall - 33

Major
1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment
Hopkinton, Massachusetts
01-08-2009
Tarnak va Jaldak District (Zabul Province), Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Justin L. Bauer - 24

Staff Sergeant
2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
Loveland, Colorado
01-10-2009
Eastern Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Daniel R. Bennett - 23

Lance Corporal
3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Clifton, Virginia
01-11-2009
Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Cause Of Death Was Not Provided For This Hero

Sean P. McCune - 20

Private
2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
Euless, Texas
01-11-2009
Samarra, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Cause Of Death Was Not Provided For This Hero, Just Stated An Injury

Marquis R. Porter - 28

Sergeant
2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Brighton, Massachusetts
01-11-2009
Al Asad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Cause Of Death Was Not Provided For This Hero

Ricky L. Turner - 20

Private First Class
3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
Athens, Alabama
01-16-2009
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Joshua R. Townsend - 30

Staff Sergeant
1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Solvang, California
01-16-2009
Tarin Kowt (Uruzgan Province), Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Cause Of Death Was Not Provided For This Hero

Carlo M. Robinson - 33

Staff Sergeant
1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
Lawton, Oklahoma
01-17-2009
Kabul, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Ezra Dawson - 31

Specialist
1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
Las Vegas, Nevada
01-17-2009
Konar Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Helicopter Crash

Omar J. McKnight - 22

Airman
6th Security Forces Squadron
Marrero, Louisiana
01-17-2009
Balad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Cause Of Death Was Not Provided For This Hero

Roberto Andrade Jr - 26

Staff Sergeant
1st Battalion, 66th Armor, First Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Chicago, Illinois
01-18-2009
Eastern Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Matthew M. Pollini - 21

National Guard Private First Class
772nd Military Police Company
Rockland, Massachusetts
01-22-2009
FOB (Forward Operating Base) Delta (Near al-Kut), Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Rollover

Julian T. Brennan - 25

Lance Corporal
3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Brooklyn, New York
01-24-2009
Farah Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Grant A. Cotting - 19

Private
515th Sapper Company, 5th Engineer Battalion, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
Corona, California
01-24-2009
Al Kut, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Cause Of Death Was Not Provided For This Hero

Kyle J. Harrington - 24

Sergeant
542nd Maintenance Company, 80th Ordnance Battalion, 593rd Sustainment Brigade
Swansea, Massachusetts
01-24-2009
Balad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident

UPDATE

The Defense Department Released An Updated Statement That Chief Warrant Officer Philip Windorski Jr - 35, Of Bovey, Minnesota, Chief Warrant Officer Matthew Kelley - 30 Of Cameron, Missouri, Chief Warrant Officer Joshua Tillery - 31 Of Beaverton, Oregon, and Chief Warrant Officer Benjamin Todd - 29 Of Colville, Washington Died From Wounds Suffered When Their Two OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Helicopters Crashed In Kirkuk. This Was When They Were Engaged And Hit By AH-IEDs Fired By Insurgents.

	Philip E. Windorski Jr - 35 Chief Warrant Officer 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division Bovey, Minnesota 01-26-2009 Near Kirkuk, Iraq Hostile - Hostile Fire - Two OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Helicopters Were Engaged And Hit By AH-IEDs Fired By Insurgents.

	Joshua M. Tillery - 31 Chief Warrant Officer 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division Beaverton, Oregon 01-26-2009 Near Kirkuk, Iraq Hostile - Hostile Fire - Two OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Helicopters Were Engaged And Hit By AH-IEDs Fired By Insurgents.

	Matthew G. Kelley - 30 Chief Warrant Officer 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division Cameron, Missouri 01-26-2009 Near Kirkuk, Iraq Hostile - Hostile Fire - Two OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Helicopters Were Engaged And Hit By AH-IEDs Fired By Insurgents.

	Benjamin H. Todd - 29 Chief Warrant Officer 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division Colville, Washington 01-26-2009 Near Kirkuk, Iraq Hostile - Hostile Fire - Two OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Helicopters Were Engaged And Hit By AH-IEDs Fired By Insurgents.

SPECIAL PLACE FOR THESE HEROES

Trevor J. Johnson - 23

Sergeant
2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Forsyth, Montana
01-27-2009
Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Cause Of Death Was Not Provided For This Hero

David W. Wallace III - 25

Sergeant
2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Sharpsville, Pennsylvania
01-27-2009
Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Cause Of Death Was Not Provided For This Hero

Milton E. Suggs - 51

National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4
38th Operational Support Airlift Detachment
Lockport, Louisiana
01-30-2009
Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Cause Of Death Was Not Provided For This Hero

Darrell L. Fernandez - 25

Specialist
1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
01-31-2009
Kirkuk, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident

THE FINAL
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CASUALTY COUNT FOR JANUARY 2009
--- 31 ---
Iraq - 16
Afghanistan - 15
United States- 01

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TOTAL SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2009
0 -	American 18 Year Old Deaths
0 -	American 19 Year Old Deaths
0 -	American 20 Year Old Deaths
0 -	American 21 Year Old Deaths
0 -	American Deaths (2)
0 -	Hostile Fire Death
0 -	Non-Hostile Death
0 -	No Explanation Given For Hostile or Non Hostile Cause Of Death This Month
0 -	Total American IED Deaths
0 -	Total American Small Arms Fire Deaths
0 -	Total American RPG Deaths
0 -	Total American Vehicle Deaths
0 -	Total American Listed As Illness Deaths
0 -	Total American Air Craft Deaths
0 -	Total American Bomb Deaths
0 -	Wounded In Action (3)
0 -	California Deaths

TOTAL SUMMARY TO DATE (4)
0 -	American 18 Year Old Deaths
0 -	American 19 Year Old Deaths
0 -	American 20 Year Old Deaths
0 -	American 21 Year Old Deaths
0 -	American Deaths (2)
0 -	Hostile Fire Death
0 -	Non-Hostile Death
0 -	No Explanation Given For Hostile or Non Hostile Cause Of Death Total
0 -	Total American IED Deaths
0 -	Total American Small Arms Fire Deaths
0 -	Total American RPG Deaths
0 -	Total American Vehicle Deaths
0 -	Total American Listed As Illness
0 -	Total American Air Craft Deaths
0 -	Total American Bomb Deaths
0 -	Wounded In Action (3)
0 -	California Deaths

	(2) = Include 18 - 21 Years Of Age In Iraq & Afghanistan
	(3)= Includes Soldiers Who May Have Returned To Combat
	(4) = All Conflict Totals To End Of This Month