Army Sgt. Michael J. Strachota, 28, of White Hall, Ark., died June 24, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Army 1st Lt. Stephen C. Prasnicki, 24, of Lexington, Va., died June 27, in Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
Army Sgt. James L. Skalberg Jr., 25, of Cullman, Ala., died June 27, in Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
Army Pfc. Cody O. Moosman, 24, of Preston, Idaho, died July 3, in Gayan Alwara Mandi, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.
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