Army Staff Sgt. Zachary H. Hargrove, 32, of Wichita, Kan., died May 3 in Bagram, Afghanistan.

Army Master Sgt. Gregory L. Childs, 38, of Warren, Ark., died May 4, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Marine Sgt. John P. Huling, 25, of West Chester, Ohio, died May 6 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Huling’s death was originally reported by the International Security Assistance Force, which characterized it as the result of gunshot wounds inflicted by an individual wearing an Afghan National Army uniform. The incident is under investigation.

Army Staff Sgt. Thomas K. Fogarty, 30, of Alameda, Calif., died May 6, in Ahmad-Kheyl, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

Two Army soldiers died May 2 in Logar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were 2nd Lt. David E. Rylander, 23, of Stow, Ohio, and Spc. Junot M. L. Cochilus, 34, of Charlotte, N.C.

Three Army soldiers died May 7, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were Sgt. Jacob M. Schwallie, 22, of Clarksville, Tenn.; Spc. Chase S. Marta, 24, of Chico, Calif.; and Pfc. Dustin D. Gross, 19, of Jeffersonville, Ky.

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