The Associated Press
Identifications reported by the U.S. military last week:
* Army Sgt. 1st Class Matthew L. Hilton, 37, Livonia, Mich.; assigned to the 425th Infantry Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, Selfridge, Mich.; and Sgt. 1st Class Joseph A. McKay, 51, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Spc. Mark C. Palmateer, 38, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment (Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition), New York Army National Guard, Jamestown, N.Y.; died from wounds sustained June 27 from an explosive in Logar province, Afghanistan.
* Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey M. Radamorales, 32, of Naranjito, Puerto Rico; Army Master Sgt. Shawn E. Simmons, 39, of Ashland, Mass.; and Army Sgt. James M. Treber, 24, of Imperial Beach, Calif.; died June 29 from injuries in Khosrow-E Sofla, Afghanistan, when their vehicle rolled into a canal; all were assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.
* Army Staff Sgt. Travis K. Hunsberger, 24, Goshen, Ind., was killed June 28 by an explosive near Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.
* Army Spc. Estell L. Turner, 43, Sioux Falls, S.D.; died Wednesday at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of wounds suffered June 28 in Malikheyl, Afghanistan, when his vehicle struck an explosive; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
* Marine Staff Sgt. Edgar A. Heredia, 28, of Houston, June 26 during combat in Farah province, Afghanistan; was assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command.
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