The Department of Defense announced the death of the following soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
                  Sgt. 1st Class Danial R. Adams, 35, of Portland, Ore., died  Sept. 13 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when  insurgents attacked his unit using mortar, machine-gun and small-arms  fires.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group  (Airborne), Stuttgart, Germany.
 Sgt. Chester  G. Stoda, 32, of Black River Falls, Wis., died Sep. 2, from a  non-combat related incident.  He was assigned to the 8th Engineer  Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sgt. Rodolfo  Rodriguez Jr., 26, of Pharr, Texas, died Sep. 14 in Kandahar province,  Afghanistan of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with  an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion,  21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry  Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
 Sgt. Mycal  L. Prince, 28, of Minco, Okla., died Sept. 15 in Laghman province,  Afghanistan of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit  using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire.  He was assigned to  the 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Brigade Combat Team,  Oklahoma National Guard, Stillwater, Okla.
 
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.                
Cpl. Michael J. Dutcher, 22, of Asheville, N.C., died Sept.  15 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine  Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.