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AFGHANISTAN WAR DETAILS PAGE - OCTOBER, 2007

The latest information, to keep us aware, and to keep us praying and witnessing for peace.... 

Below you will find the most recent breaking news stories and press releases.  Only the most recent stories appear on this page. After today's news links, you will see a very wide table, detailing the names and other information of Coalition casualties in Afghanistan this month as compiled by Pat Kneisler, co-founder of Iraq Coalition Casualty Count, and Evan D., historian and researcher.  Information in red in the table is the most recent INCOMING and UPDATE news.
  For a running log of text and photos posted on this page earlier this month,
      see our Afghanistan Text & Photo Archive, October, 2007 .
  For earlier months, see our Archives page.
Thursday, October 25, 6:59 AM - 1 INCOMING -
Matthew Locke, of Perth, Australia
Matthew Locke, of Perth, Australia

The Australian DoD is announcing that an Australian soldier from the Special Air Service Regiment was killed in Oruzgan Province on Thursday, October 25th. The soldier was on a patrol when he was severely wounded by small arms fire. A Coalition helicopter evacuated the soldier to a nearby medical facility, where he later died. No other Australian troops were wounded in the incident. Later: The Australian DoD released the identity of the soldier: Sergeant Matthew Locke, of Perth, serving with Special Air Service Regiment.


Thursday, October 25, 2007 7:05 AM - UPDATE -
Staff Sgt. Larry I. Rougle, 25, of West Jordan, Utah
Edward Philpot, 38, of Latta, South Carolina

TheState.com is reporting the death of a South Carolina National Guard soldier on Tuesday, October 23rd. Sergeant Edward Philpot, 38, of Latta, South Carolina, died in when his humvee went off the road and rolled over in Kandahar Province, about 21 miles northwest of Kandahar Airfield. He was a member of the Mullins-headquartered 1st Battalion, 263rd Armored Regiment. Philpot is survived by his wife and three daughters. A second service member, whose identity is being withheld, was injured. This death corresponds to the following CJTF-82 release.

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US Death # Total # Date Name Rank Age Service Branch Cause of Death Town or City of Death Ctry. of Death Service Unit Home Base Hometown Home State Ctry Sex
US-447 764 2-Oct-2007 Cannon, Mark R. Petty Officer 3rd Class 31 U.S. Navy Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Kunar Province Afghanistan 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III MEF Kaneohe Bay, HI Lubbock Texas US M
IT-010 765 4-Oct-2007 D'Auria, Lorenzo Maresciallo Capo 33 Italian SISMI Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Celio Military Hopital, Rome Italy Servizio per le Informazioni e la Sicurezza Militare Rome, Italy Modena (Emilia-Romagna) Italy IT M
UK-079 766 4-Oct-2007 Roberts, Alexis Major 32 British Army Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Kandahar (west of) Afghanistan 2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles Folkestone (Kent), England Kent England UK M
US-448 767 6-Oct-2007 Quinn, Adam D. Specialist 22 U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire - suicide car bomb FOB Phoenix [nr. Bagram Air Base] Afghanistan Headquarters & Headquarters Co., 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, NC Orange City Florida US M
AUS-002 768 8-Oct-2007 Pearce, David Trooper 41 Australian Defense Force Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Oruzgan Province (southern part) Afghanistan 2nd Battalion, 14th Light Horse Regiment Brisbane, Australia Liverpool (New South Wales) Australia AUS M
DEN-007 769 16-Oct-2007 Storrud, Anders Johan Stærh  Major 34 Royal Danish Army Hostile - hostile fire - mortar attack Camp Bastion (medical facility) [Helmand Prov.] Afghanistan I Bataljon, Den Kongelige Livgarde (The Royal Guards) Høvelte, Denmark   Denmark DEN M
US-449 770 23-Oct-2007 Philpot, Edward Sergeant 38 U.S. Army National Guard Non-hostile - vehicle accident Kandahar Air Field (21 mi. NW of) Afghanistan 1st Battalion, 263rd Armored Regiment Mullins, SC Latta South Carolina US M
US-450 771 23-Oct-2007 Rougle, Larry I. Staff Sergeant   U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Sawtalo Sar Mountain, Kunar Province Afghanistan 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Vicenza, Italy West Jordan Utah US M
AUS-003 772 25-Oct-2007 Locke, Matthew Sergeant   Australian Defense Force Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Oruzgan Province Afghanistan Special Air Service Regiment   Perth (Western Australia) Australia AUS M
                               
   
9
  Total coalition deaths in October 2007 to date                      
   
4
  Total US deaths in October 2007 to date                      

US deaths total: 450

Coalition deaths total: 772

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