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U.S. troops from Long Island who have died in Afghanistan or Iraq
Here are the names of American service members who died in connection with fighting in Afghanistan or Iraq.
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| Name | Age | Community | Died | War | Cause | |
| Army Sgt. 1st Class Kevin E. Lipari | 39 | Baldwin | 2012/12/17 | Afghanistan | - | |
| Marine Lance Cpl. Greg Buckley Jr. | 21 | Oceanside | 2012/08/10 | Afghanistan | One of three Marines fatally shot by a 15-year-old boy working for an Afghan police chief | |
| Air Force Master Sgt. Tara Jacobs Brown | 33 | Formerly of Hempstead | 2011/04/27 | Afghanistan | One of nine Americans killed when an Afghan pilot opened fire during a meeting at the Kabul airport | |
| Army Staff Sgt. Frank E. Adamski III | 26 | Formerly of East Patchogue | 2011/03/29 | Afghanistan | Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire in Konar province | |
| Army Sgt 1st Class Anthony Venetz Jr. | 30 | Wading River | 2011/01/28 | Afghanistan | Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat incident in Parwan province | |
| Army Lt. Joseph Theinert | 24 | Sag Harbor | 2010/06/04 | Afghanistan | Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using a rocket propelled grenade and an IED | |
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Army Ranger Sgt. Jason Santora | 25 | Farmingville | 2010/04/23 | Afghanistan | Died of wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Logar province |
| Marine Lance Cpl. Justin Wilson | 24 | Formerly of Commack | 2010/03/22 | Afghanistan | Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province | |
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Green Beret Staff Sgt. Keith Bishop | 28 | Medford | 2009/10/26 | Afghanistan | Died of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum |
| Marine Lance Cpl. Leopold F. Damas | 26 | Floral Park | 2009/08/17 | Afghanistan | Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province | |
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Marine Lance Cpl. James D. Argentine | 22 | Farmingdale | 2009/08/06 | Afghanistan | Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province |
| Army National Guard Sgt. Juan Carlos Baldeosingh | 30 | Formerly of Hempstead | 2009/06/29 | Iraq | Killed in action; Weaponry, explosive device | |
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Army Spc. Jonathan Keller | 29 | Wading River | 2009/01/24 | Afghanistan | Died at Fort Bragg while rehabilitating from gunshot wounds suffered in combat nine months earlier |
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Army Spc. Andre Darnell Mitchell | 25 | Elmont | 2008/07/03 | Iraq | Died of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident |
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Army Spc. Anthony L. Mangano | 36 | Greenlawn | 2008/06/21 | Afghanistan | Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an IED and small arms |
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Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan Haerter | 19 | Sag Harbor | 2008/04/22 | Iraq | Died of wounds; Weaponry, explosive device |
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Army Spc. Zachary McBride | 20 | Lived 7 years in New Hyde Park | 2008/01/09 | Iraq | Killed in action; Weaponry, explosive device |
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Army Pfc. Paulo Marko Pacificador | 24 | Shirley | 2007/08/13 | Iraq | Killed in action; Weaponry, explosive device |
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Marine Cpl. Christopher G. Scherer | 21 | East Northport | 2007/07/21 | Iraq | Died of wounds suffered while conducting combat operations |
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Army Pfc. Matthew E. Baylis | 20 | Lived in Oakdale | 2007/05/31 | Iraq | Killed in action; Weaponry, gunshot |
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Army Spc. James E. Lundin | 20 | Grew up in Bellport | 2007/05/30 | Iraq | Killed in action; Weaponry, explosive device |
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Army Pfc. Daniel A. Fuentes | 19 | Levittown | 2007/04/06 | Iraq | Killed in action; Weaponry, explosive device |
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Army Sgt. James J. Regan | 26 | Manhasset | 2007/02/09 | Iraq | Killed in action; Weaponry, explosive device |
| Army Spc. Justin R. Garcia | 26 | Elmhurst | 2006/11/14 | Iraq | Died of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations | |
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Marine Sgt. Julian M. Arechaga | 23 | Baldwin | 2006/10/09 | Iraq | Died while conducting combat operations against enemy forces |
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Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Glover | 28 | Garden City | 2006/08/16 | Iraq | Died while conducting combat operations |
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Army Chief Warrant Officer John Engeman | 45 | Grew up in East Northport | 2006/05/14 | Iraq | Killed in action; Weaponry, explosive device |
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Marine 2nd Lt. Michael L. Licalzi | 24 | Garden City | 2006/05/11 | Iraq | Died as a result of a vehicle accident |
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Army Spc. Scott M. Bandhold | 37 | North Merrick | 2006/04/12 | Iraq | Killed in action; Weaponry, explosive device |
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Army Spc. Thomas J. Wilwerth | 21 | Mastic | 2006/02/23 | Iraq | Killed in action; Weaponry, explosive device |
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Army Spc. Lance S. Sage | 26 | Lakeview | 2005/12/27 | Iraq | Killed in action; Weaponry, explosive device |
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Army Spc. Robert C. Pope II | 22 | East Islip | 2005/11/07 | Iraq | Killed in action; Weaponry, explosive device |
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Marine Lance Cpl. Jared Kremm | 25 | Hauppauge | 2005/10/27 | Iraq | Killed in action; Weaponry, artillery/mortar/rocket |
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Army Spc. Jose L. Ruiz | 28 | Brentwood | 2005/08/15 | Iraq | Killed in action; Weaponry, gunshot |
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Army Sgt. James McNaughton | 27 | Centereach | 2005/08/02 | Iraq | Killed in action; Weaponry, gunshot |
| Navy SEAL, Lt. Michael P. Murphy | 29 | Patchogue | 2005/06/28 | Afghanistan | Died while conducting counter-terrorism operations in Kunar Province, Afghanistan | |
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Navy hospital corpsman Jeffrey Wiener | 32 | Formerly of Valley Stream and Lynbrook | 2005/05/07 | Iraq | Died in a combat-related incident |
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Army Spc. Robert DeFazio | 21 | West Babylon | 2005/04/24 | Afghanistan | Died in Kandahar of non-combat related injuries |
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Army Spc. Wilfredo Urbina | 29 | Baldwin | 2004/11/29 | Iraq | Killed in action; Weaponry, explosive device |
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Marine 1st Lt. Matthew D. Lynch | 25 | Jericho | 2004/10/31 | Iraq | Died when his Humvee was hit by a massive explosion |
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Army Staff Sgt. James L. Pettaway Jr. | 37 | Southampton | 2004/10/03 | Iraq | Died at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of injuries sustained Aug. 27 when he was involved in a motor vehicle accident |
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Marine Lance Cpl. Ramon Mateo | 20 | Brentwood | 2004/09/24 | Iraq | Killed in action; Weaponry, explosive device |
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Marine 1st Lt. Ronald D. Winchester | 25 | Rockville Centre | 2004/09/02 | Iraq | Killed in action; Weaponry, explosive device |
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Army Sgt. Gregory Wahl | 30 | Valley Stream | 2004/05/03 | Iraq | Died when military vehicle left the road and flipped over in a canal, drowning |
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Coast Guard Petty Officer Nathan Bruckenthal | 24 | Stony Brook | 2004/04/24 | Iraq | Killed in a waterborne attack on the Khawr Al Amaya oil terminal in the northern Persian Gulf |
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Marine Cpl. Kevin T. Kolm | 23 | Hicksville | 2004/04/13 | Iraq | Killed by hostile fire |
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Army Sgt. Michael J. Esposito Jr. | 22 | Brentwood | 2004/03/18 | Afghanistan | Died when unit came under fire in the Hindu Kush mountains |
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Army Spc. Jacob Fletcher | 28 | Bay Shore | 2003/11/13 | Iraq | Died when explosives struck a bus he was riding on in the town of Samara |
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Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter | 22 | Bay Shore | 2003/07/24 | Iraq | Killed north of Al Hawd, Iraq, when military convoy came under enemy fire |
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Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Maltz | 42 | Wheatley Hills | 2003/03/23 | Afghanistan | Killed in an HH-60 Pave Hawk accident |
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