Tuesday, December 05, 2006 11:31 AM - The British Ministry of Defense is reporting the death of a British Royal Marine during a military operation on Tuesday, December 5th, in southern Helmand Province. Reuters AlertNet has the details of the operation itself, describing the fierce resistance put up by the Taliban that eventually drove back the British 45 Commando Marines after 10 hours of fighting.

	Wednesday, December 06, 2006 10:00 AM - The British Ministry of Defense has identified the British Royal Marine killed on Tuesday, December 5th, in a combat operation in southern Helmand Province: Marine Jonathan Wigley, 21, of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, England.
Jonathan Wigley, 21, Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, England

Thursday, December 07, 2006 9:48 AM - Reuters AlertNet is reporting that British Royal Marine Jonathan Wigley was likely killed by friendly fire during a battle with Taliban forces in southern Helmand Province on Tuesday, December 5th. An unidentified marine who was with Wigley at the time he was hit has said they were inadvertently fired upon by an American A-10 attack plane. The marines struggled to save Wigley's life, all the while under heavy enemy fire, but could not keep him alive. The article states that a British armored ambulance drove through mortar fire in an attempt to reach the man, but couldn't make it in time.

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 9:30 AM - The British Ministry of Defense has announced the death of another of their soldiers in Afghanistan. A British Royal Marine was shot with small arms fire while on patrol to the north of Now Zad District in northern Helmand Province on Tuesday, December 12th.

	Wednesday, December 13, 2006 7:43 AM - The British Ministry of Defense has identified the British Royal Marine who was killed by small arms fire in northern Helmand Province on Tuesday, December 12th: Marine Richard J. Watson, 23, of Caterham in Surrey, England.
Richard J. Watson, 23, Caterham in Surrey, England

Friday, December 15, 2006 12:13 PM - NATO's ISAF website is reporting the death of a NATO soldier in a roadside bombing in Mehtar Lam District in Laghman Province on Friday, December 15th. As is typical in these cases, NATO is not revealing the nationality of the victim.

Monday, December 18, 2006 4:05 AM - The Associated Press has identified the soldier who died in a roadside bomb blast in Laghman Province on Friday, December 15th: Connecticut Army National Guardsman Staff Sergeant Joseph Phaneuf II. Phaneuf was 38 and from Eastford, Connecticut. He and his wife have three children. Monday, December 18, 2006 2:23 PM - The DoD has confirmed the death of Connecticut Army National Guard Staff Sergeant Joseph E. Phaneuf from a roadside bomb in Mehtar Lam District, Laghman Province, on Friday, December 15th. He was 38-years-old and from Eastford, Connecticut.

Joseph Phaneuf II. 38, Eastford, Connecticut

Thursday, December 28, 2006 7:20 AM - The British Ministry of Defense is reporting the death of one of their servicemen in the southern part of Helmand Province on Wednesday, December 27th. The death was due to an explosion of some kind, although they are unable to say at this time what the source of the blast was.

Sunday, December 31, 2006 7:26 AM - The South African Sunday Tribune has a story out on 22-year-old British Army soldier Lance Bombardier James Dwyer who died in Helmand Province on Wednesday, December 27th. He was from Durban, South Africa.