The Associated Press
Identifications reported by the U.S. military last week:
* Army Spc. Brian S. Leon Guerrero, 34, Hagatna, Guam, and Spc. Samson A. Mora, 28, Dededo, Guam; died July 10 in Babo Kheyl, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when their vehicle was struck by an explosive.
* Army 1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom, 24, Hawaii; Sgt. Israel Garcia, 24, Long Beach, Calif.; Cpl. Jonathan R. Ayers, 24, Snellville, Ga.; Cpl. Jason M. Bogar, 25, Seattle; Cpl. Jason D. Hovater, 24, Clinton, Tenn.; Cpl. Matthew B. Phillips, 27, Jasper, Ga.; Cpl. Pruitt A. Rainey, 22, Haw River, N.C.; Cpl. Gunnar W. Zwilling, 20, Florissant, Mo.; and Pfc. Sergio S. Abad, 21, Morganfield, Ky.; killed July 13 by small-arms fire and explosives in Wanat, Afghanistan; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy.
* Marine Lance Cpl. Jeffery S. Stevenson, 20, Newton, N.J.; died July 13 from a nonhostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq; assigned to the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
* Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel R. Verbeke, 25, Exton, Pa.; died Monday in Paoli, Pa., of complications from injuries suffered in a flight deck accident in December 2005 on the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
* Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy D. Vrooman, 28, Sioux Falls, S.D.; died Tuesday in Baghdad of wounds suffered from an explosive in Kn'an, Iraq; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany.
* Army Staff Sgt. David W. Textor, 27, Roanoke, Va.; died Tuesday in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a vehicle incident; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Wash.
* Army Pfc. Willington M. Rhoads, 23, Las Vegas, Nev.; died Wednesday in Bagram, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered from a noncombat incident; assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), Vicenza, Italy.
* Marine 1st Lt. Jason D. Mann, 29, Woodlynne, N.J., died Thursday from a nonhostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
* Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jackie L. Larsen, 37, Tacoma, Wash.; died of natural causes Thursday at Balad Air Base in Iraq; assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, Calif.
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