Killed on July 29 while conducting combat operations in Badghis province, Afghanistan, were Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan W. Gifford, 34, of Palm Bay, Fla., and Gunnery Sgt. Daniel J. Price, 27, of Holland, Mich.

Killed on July 26 in Khakrez, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when they encountered an enemy improvised explosive device were 1st Lt. Sean R. Jacobs, 23, of Redding, Calif., and Sgt. John E. Hansen, 41, of Austin, Texas.

Spc. Benjamin C. Pleitez, 25, of Turlock, Calif., died July 27, in Mazar E Sharif, Afghanistan.

Killed on July 28 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from enemy, small-arms fire, were Sgt. 1st Class Bobby L. Estle, 38, of Lebanon, Ohio, and Pfc. Jose Oscar Belmontes, 28, of La Verne, Calif.

Pfc. Theodore M. Glende, 23, of Rochester, N.Y., died July 27, in Kharwar, Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire.