American deaths in the war on Islamist terrorism: since the campaign was launched in Afghanistan in October 2001, 51 Americans have died in that war zone as well as the Philippines. Those killed by enemy action total 14. The remainder died in accidents or "friendly fire."

VFW Magazine, Nov, 2002

Oct. 8, 2002   Marine Lance Cpl. Antonio J. Sledd, 11th Marine
                 Expeditionary Unit, ambush, KIA, Kuwait
Oct. 2         Army Sgt. 1st Class Mark W. Jackson, 1st Special
                 Forces Group, bomb explosion, KIA, Philippines
Aug. 6         Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher James Speer,
                 U.S. Army Special Operations Command, KIA,
                 Afghanistan (Died of wounds sustained July 27.)
June 12        Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sean M. Corlew,
                 15th Special Operations Squadron,
                 accidental aircraft crash, Afghanistan
               Air Force Staff Sgt. Anissa A. Shero, 15th Special
                 Operations Squadron, accidental aircraft crash,
                 Afghanistan
               Army Sgt. 1st Class Peter P. Tycz II, 3rd Special
                 Forces Group, accidental aircraft crash, Afghanistan
May 19         Army Sgt. Gene Arden Vance, Jr., West Virginia
                 National Guard's 19th Special Forces Group,
                 KIA, Afghanistan
April 15       Army Staff Sgt. Brian T. Craig, 710th Explosive
                 Ordnance Detachment, explosion, Afghanistan
               Army Staff Sgt. Justin J. Galewski, 710th Explosive
                 Ordnance Detachment, explosion, Afghanistan
               Army Sgt. Jamie O. Maugans, 710th Explosive
                 Ordnance Detachment, explosion, Afghanistan
               Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel A. Romero, 19th Special
                 Forces Group, explosion, Afghanistan
March 27       Navy Chief Petty Officer Matthew J. Bourgeois,
                 SEAL Team, KIA, Afghanistan
March 4        Army Spc. Marc A. Anderson, 75th Ranger Regt.,
                 KIA, Afghanistan
               Air Force Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman, 24th Special
                 Tactics Squadron, KIA, Afghanistan
               Army Pfc. Matthew A. Commons, 75th Ranger Regt.,
                 KIA, Afghanistan
               Army Sgt. Bradley S. Crose, 75th Ranger Regt.,
                 KIA, Afghanistan
               Air Force Sr. Airman Jason D. Cunningham,
                 38th Rescue Squadron, KIA, Afghanistan
               Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Neil C. Roberts,
                 SEAL Team 2, KIA, Afghanistan
               Army Sgt. Philip J. Svitak, 2nd Bn., 160th Special
                 Operations Aviation Regiment, KIA, Afghanistan
March 2        Army CWO Stanley L. Harriman, 3rd Special Forces
                 Group, friendly fire, Afghanistan
Feb. 22        Philippines helicopter crash
               All Army personnel belonged to E Co., 160th Special
                 Operations Aviation Regt. The two airmen were
                 members of 320th Special Tactics Squadron.
               Army Sgt. Thomas Allison
               Army Staff Sgt. James Dorrity
               Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jody Egnor
               Army Maj. Curtis Feistner
               Army Sgt. Jeremy Foshee
               Army Staff Sgt. Kerry Frith
               Army Capt. Bartt Owens
               Army Staff Sgt. Bruce Rushforth, Jr.
               Air Force Master Sgt. William McDaniel II
               Air Force Staff Sgt. Juan Ridout
Feb. 13        Army Spc. Jason A. Disney, 7th Transportation
                 Battalion, heavy equipment accident, Afghanistan
Jan. 20        Marine Staff Sgt. Walter F. Cohee III, Helicopter,
                 Marine, Heavy-lift Sqdn. 361, crash, Afghanistan
               Marine Sgt. Dwight J. Morgan, Helicopter, Marine,
                 Heavy-lift Sqdn. 361, crash, Afghanistan
Jan. 9         Pakistan helicopter crash
               All Marine personnel belonged to Marine Aerial
                 Refueler Transport Squadron 352.
               Capt. Matthew W. Bancroft
               Capt. Daniel G. McCollum
               Gunnery Sgt. Stephen L. Bryson
               Staff Sgt. Scott N. Germosen
               Sgt. Nathan P. Hays
               Lance Cpl. Bryan P. Bertrand
               Sgt. Jeannette L. Winters
Jan. 4         Army Sgt. 1st Class Nathan R. Chapman, 5th Special
                 Forces Group, KIA, Afghanistan
Dec. 5, 2001   Army Master Sgt. Jefferson D. Davis, 3rd Bn.,
                 5th SFG, friendly fire, Afghanistan
               Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel H. Petithory, 3rd Bn., 5th
                 SFG, friendly fire, Afghanistan
               Army Staff Sgt. Brian C. Prosser, 3rd Bn., 5th SFG,
                 friendly fire, Afghanistan
Nov. 29        Army Pvt. Giovanny Maria, 10th Mt. Div., cause
                 under investigation, Uzbekistan
Nov. 27        Navy Tech. 2nd Class Randy G. Whitaker,
                 USS Russell, fell overboard, Indian Ocean
Nov. 25        Officer Johnny M. Spann, CIA, KIA, Afghanistan
Nov. 7         Navy Machinist's Mate Bryant L. Davis, USS Kitty
                 Hawk, fell overboard, N. Arabian Gulf
Oct. 19        Army Spec. Jonn Edmunds, 75th Ranger Regt.,
                 helicopter accident, Pakistan
               Army Pfc. Kristofor Stonesifer, 75th Ranger Regt.,
                 helicopter accident, Pakistan
Oct. 10        Air Force Master Sgt. Evander Andrews, 366th Civil
                 Engineer Squadron, forklift accident, Qatar