| Capt. Vasile-Iuliu Unguras | 32 | Batalionului 21 Manevra (21st Maneuver Battalion) | Romania | Killed when his Humvee struck a roadside bomb during a patrol mission on the A1 Highway between Kandahar and Kabul 12.4 miles (20 km) northeast of Qalat, Afghanistan, on April 7, 2009 |
| Lance Cpl. Paul Upton | 31 | Company E, 1st Battalion, The Rifles Regiment | Looe, England | One of three British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their escort patrol in Gereshk district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 25, 2009 |
| Spc. Angelo J. Vaccaro | 23 | Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | Deltona, Florida | Died of injuries suffered during combat operations in Korengal, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2006 |
| Lance Cpl. Steven A. Valdez | 20 | Company E, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force | McRea, Arkansas | Died from enemy mortar fire at Camp Blessing, Afghanistan on September 26. |
| Sgt. Gene Vance Jr. | 38 | Support Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), West Virginia Army National Guard | Morgantown, West Virginia | Killed when his unit came under heavy fire during a patrol in eastern Afghanistan on May 19, 2002 |
| Sgt. Alexander Van Aalten | 21 | 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Monterey, Tennessee | Died of wounds suffered when a land mine exploded near his unit during combat operations in Sangin, Afghanistan, on April 20, 2007 |
| 1st Lt. Dennis van Uhm | 23 | 45th Armored Infantry Battalion, 43rd Mechanized Brigade | The Netherlands | One of two Dutch soldiers killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb seven miles (12 kilometers) northwest of Camp Holland in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on April 18, 2008 |
| Sgt. Travis A. Van Zoest | 21 | 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, North Dakota National Guard | Larimore, North Dakota | One of two soldiers killed when their Humvee struck two anti-tank mines during combat operations in Khogyani, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2006 |
| Pvt. Ivan Vazquez Nunez | 20 | Isabel La Catolica Light Infantry Regiment, 29th Air Mobile Brigade | Foz, Spain | One of 17 soldiers killed when a Spanish Army Cougar AS532 helicopter crashed near Herat, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2005 |
| Sgt. 1st Class Gary J. Vasquez | 33 | 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group | Round Lake, Illinois | One of three soldiers killed when the vehicle they were in encountered a roadside bomb during mounted operations in Yakchal, Afghanistan on September 29, 2008 |
| Spc. Travis R. Vaughn | 26 | 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment | Reinbeck, Iowa | One of seven soldiers killed when the MH-47 Chinook Chinook helicopter they were in crashed in southeastern Afghanistan on February 18, 2007 |
| Staff Sgt. Jason A. Vazquez | 24 | 2nd Battalion 122nd Field Artillery, Illinois Army National Guard | Chicago, Illinois | One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2008 |
| Spc. Andrew Velez | 22 | Corps Support Battalion, Theater Support Command | Lubbock, Texas | Committed suicide by shooting himself in Sharona, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2006. His brother, Spc. Jose A. Velez, was killed in Iraq in November 2004. |
| Pvt. Stanley Mera Vera | 20 | I Bandera Paracaidista, VI Brigada Paracaidista (1st Parachute Battalion, 6th Parachute Light Infantry Brigade) | Guayaquil, Ecuador | One of two Spanish soldiers killed when their BMR armored vehicle was struck by an explosion in Shewan, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2007 |
| Master Cpl. Scott Francis Vernelli | 28 | 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada | One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near a dismounted patrol in Zhari district west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 20, 2009 |
| Cmdr. Bruno Vianini | 41 | Interforces Command, Special Operations Forces, Italian Defense General Staff | La Spezia, Italy | Died when a Kam Air Boeing 737-200 crashed while flying from Herat to Kabul in Afghanistan on February 3, 2005. Vianini was in Afghanistan to assist with an International Security Assistance Force provincial reconstruction team in Herat. |
| 1st Lt. Uwe Vierling | 31 | 15th Aviation Regiment, German Army | Thuringia, Germany | One of seven German soldiers killed when a German CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter accidentally crashed near Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2002 |
| Staff Sgt. William D. Vile | 27 | 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit using direct fire near the village of Nishagam, in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, on May 1, 2009. |
| Pfc. Timothy R. Vimoto | 19 | 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade | Fort Campbell, Kentucky | Died of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by insurgents using small-arms fire in Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2007 |
| Lance Cpl. Ivano Violino | 29 | 20 Field Squadron, 36 Engineer Regiment | Salford, England | Killed when his vehicle was struck by an explosion during a logistics convoy 11 miles (19 km) northeast of Gereshk in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2007 |
| Pvt. Mark Visholm | 21 | Gardehusarregimentet (Guard Hussar Regiment) | Denmark | One of two soldiers killed when their small reconnaissance unit was attacked with small-arms fire in the Upper Gereshk Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan on November 29, 2007 |
| Spc. Jason E. von Zerneck | 33 | 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard | Charlotte, North Carolina | Died of injuries sustained from a vehicle incident in Qara Bagh Karez, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2008 |
| Pfc. Brandon J. Wadman | 19 | 2nd Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery, Florida Army National Guard | Cape Coral, Florida | Died when his vehicle rolled over in Afghanistan on May 5, 2004 |
| 1st Lt. Laura M. Walker | 24 | 864th Engineer Combat Battalion, 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade | Texas | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated underneath their Humvee during ground assault convoy operations in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2005 |
| Staff Sgt. Thomas A. Walkup Jr. | 25 | 20th Special Operations Squadron, 16th Special Operations Wing | Millville, New Jersey | Killed in the accidental crash of a MH-53M Pave Low helicopter in Afghanistan on November 23, 2003 |
| Sgt. Daniel W. Wallace | 27 | 201st Engineer Battalion, Kentucky Army National Guard | Dry Ridge, Kentucky | Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire in Badin Kheyl, Afghanistan, on October 31, 2008 |
| Sgt. David W. Wallace III | 25 | 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force | Sharpsville, Pennsylvania | Killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 27, 2009 |
| Sgt. 1st Class Johnny C. Walls | 41 | 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division | Bremerton, Washington | Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire during combat operations in Uruzgan, Afghanistan, on November 2, 2007 |
| Master Cpl. Jeffrey Scott Walsh | Not available | 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry | Canada | Killed in a weapons-related accident during routine operations on Highway 1, about 12.4 miles (20 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 9, 2006 |
| Tech. Sgt. Howard A. Walters | 33 | 20th Special Operations Squadron, 16th Special Operations Wing | Port Huron, Michigan | Killed in the accidental crash of a MH-53M Pave Low helicopter in Afghanistan on November 23, 2003 |
| Lt. Col. James J. Walton | 41 | Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division | Rockville, Maryland | One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb and small-arms fire in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2008 |
| Cpl. Jason Patrick Warren | 29 | The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada | Montreal, Canada | One of two Canadian soldiers killed when a suicide car bomber rammed their Bison troop carrier as their military convoy was returning to their base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2006 |
| Cpl. Dustin Roy Robert Joseph Wasden | 25 | 12 Field Squadron, 1 Combat Engineer Regiment | Spiritwood, Saskatchewan, Canada | One of three Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during a patrol on Highway 1 in Zharey District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2008 |
| Sgt. Michael Toussiant-Hyle Washington | 20 | 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Tacoma, Washington | One of four Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2008 |
| Pvt. Lane William Thomas Watkins | 20 | 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | One of six Canadian soldiers killed when their RG-31 vehicle struck a suspected roadside bomb approximately 12 miles (20 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2007. An Afghan interpreter was also killed in the blast. |
| Pfc. Jason R. Watson | 19 | 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division | Many, Louisiana | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Salerno, Afgahnistan, on February 10, 2009 |
| Marine Richard J. Watson | 23 | 4 Troop, Company K, 42 Commando, Royal Marines Caterham | Surrey, England | Killed by small-arms fire when a British patrol was attacked by Taliban fighters near Now Zad district in northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2006 |
| Master Sgt. Davy N. Weaver | 39 | 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard | Barnesville, Georgia | Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Qalat, Afghanistan, on May 18, 2008 |
| Sgt. Mark Weijdt | 24 | 12e Infanterie Bataljon Luchtmobiel (12th Air Mobile Infantry Battalion) | The Netherlands | Killed when he stepped on a roadside bomb during a firegight with Taliban fighters in Baluchi Valley in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on December 19, 2008 |
| Sgt. Robert M. Weinger | 24 | 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team | Round Lake Beach, Illinois | One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Kot, Afghanistan, on March 15, 2009 |
| Spc. Wesley R. Wells | 21 | Company A, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division | Libertyville, Illinois | Killed when his observation post in Naka, Afghanistan, was attacked on September 20, 2004 |
| Lance Cpl. Benjamin Whatley | 20 | Company L, 42 Commando, Royal Marines | King's Lynn, England | Killed by enemy fire during an operation to clear enemy forces from the north of Nad-E-Ali district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 24, 2008 |
| Lance Cpl. Andrew Francis Whitacre | 21 | 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Bryant, Indiana | One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 19, 2008 |
| Staff Sgt. Joshua R. Whitaker | 23 | 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group | Long Beach, California | Died of wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire in Qalat, Afghanistan, on May 15, 2007 |
| Pfc. James P. White Jr. | 19 | 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | Huber Heights, Ohio | One of three soldiers killed when their platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire during combat operations in Nangalam, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2006 |
| Pvt. Robert C. White III | 21 | Headquarters Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade | Camden, New Jersey | Died of non-combat related injuries at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on April 23, 2005 |
| Staff Sgt. Robert F. White | 34 | Company A, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division | Cross Lanes, West Virgina | Killed when his mounted patrol was engaged by enemy forces using small arms fire west of Kandahar, Afghanistan on September 26, 2005. |
| Lance Cpl. Russell P. White | 19 | 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division | Dagsboro, Delaware | Died due to a non-combat related incident at Camp Bulldog, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2004 |
| Pvt. Joe Whittaker | 20 | 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment | Stratford, England | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near him while he was dismounted from his vehicle to check for mines in the Upper Sangin Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2008 |
| Lance Cpl. Joshua R. Whittle | 20 | 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force | Downey, California | Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2009 |
| Pvt. Joel Vincent Wiebe | 22 | Company C, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry | Edmonton, Alberta | One of three Canadian soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb 25 miles (40 kms) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2007 |
| Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp | 23 | 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division | Utopia, Texas | One of 10 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province, on May 5, 2006 |
| Marine Jonathan Wigley | 21 | Zulu Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines | Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England | Died of injuries sustained during an operation near the village of Garmsir in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2006 |
| Lt. Col. James L. Wiley | 46 | 27th Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard | North Bend, Oregon | Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on September 18, 2008 |
| Sgt. Adam A. Wilkinson | 23 | 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment | Fort Carson, Colorado | One of seven soldiers killed when the MH-47 Chinook Chinook helicopter they were in crashed in southeastern Afghanistan on February 18, 2007 |
| Sgt. Dave Wilkinson | 33 | Battery 5, 19 Regiment Royal Artillery | Ashford, Kent, England | Killed by an explosion during a routine joint patrol with the Afghan National Army in Gereshk, Helmand province, in southern Afghanistan on July 1, 2007 |
| Cpl. Kyle W. Wilks | 24 | Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force | Rogers, Arkansas | One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2008 |
| Capt. Bryan D. Willard | 33 | Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force | Hummelstown, Pennsylvania | One of eight Marines and two airmen killed when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006 |
| Cpl. Aaron E. Williams | 21 | 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment | Lincoln, New Brunswick, Canada | One of six Canadian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their LAV-III armored vehicle near the border between Helmand and Kandahar provinces in southern Afghanistan on April 8, 2007 |
| Cpl. Anthony L. Williams | 21 | 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force | Oxford, Pennsylvania | One of two Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2009 |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class Michael Williams | 40 | 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment | Cardiff, Wales | Killed during a firefight with Taliban fighters during an operation in the Upper Sangin Valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2008 |
| Pvt. Blake Neil Williamson | 23 | 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment | Kemptville, Ontario, Canada | One of two Canadian soldiers killed when their unit was ambushed near the new Panjwayi development road, 15 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2006 |
| Pvt. Colin William Wilmot | 24 | 1 Field Ambulance attached to 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group | Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada | Died at Kandahar Airfield of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near a dismounted security patrol in Panjwayi district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 5, 2008 |
| Spc. Christopher M. Wilson | 24 | 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | Bangor, Maine | Died of wounds suffered from a rocket-propelled grenade explosion in Korengal Outpost, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2007 |
| Pfc. Ivan I. Wilson | 22 | 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Clearlake, California | Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 21, 2008 |
| Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson | 39 | Royal Canadian Dragoons | London, Ontario, Canada | Killed when his RG-31 armored vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in the Panjwayi area, roughly 15 miles (25 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 7, 2006 |
| Pfc. Matthew W. Wilson | 19 | 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | Miller, Missouri | One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Nerkh, Afghanistan, on June 1, 2009 |
| Warrant Officer Robert John Wilson | 38 | 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment | Keswick, Ontario, Canada | One of three Canadian soldiers killed when their armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a joint patrol with Afghan soldiers 9 miles (15 km) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2008 |
| Master Cpl. Timothy Wilson | 30 | Company B, 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regiment | Shilo, Manitoba, Canada | Died at the U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany, on March 4, 2006, of injuries sustained when his Light Armored Vehicle collided with a civilian taxi that may have failed to yield at an intersection, causing the LAV to swerve into a ditch and roll over in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 2, 2006 |
| Pfc. Thomas R. Wilson | 21 | 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team | Maurertown, Virginia | Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations in Paktika, Afghanistan, on August 27, 2007 |
| Marine Joseph David Windall | 22 | Royal Marines | Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire, England | One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006 |
| Pvt. Vincent C. Winston Jr. | 22 | 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | St. Louis, Missouri | Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on September 4, 2008 |
| Cpl. Danny Winter | 28 | Mortar Troop, Z Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines | Stockport, England | Killed along with a British soldier in an explosion during an operation to clear compounds in a known Taliban stronghold northeast of Gereshk in central Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 14, 2009 |
| Sgt. Jeannette L. Winters | 25 | Wing Communications Squadron 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | Chicago, Illinois | Killed when a KC-130/R Hercules refueling aircraft crashed as it approached a military airfield in southwestern Pakistan on January 9, 2002 |
| Spc. Donovan D. Witham | 20 | Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Malvern, Arkansas | Died from injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle near Baghdad, Iraq, on August 21, 2007 |
| Sgt. Phillip L. Witkowski | 24 | Battery F, 7th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division | Fredonia, New York | Died on May 1, 2004, in Homberg, Germany, from non-combat related injuries sustained on April 30, in Kandahar, Afghanistan |
| Sgt. Roy A. Wood | 47 | Company C, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Florida Army National Guard | Alva, Florida | Wood was fatally injured when the vehicle he was traveling in near Kabul, Afghanistan, hit another vehicle on January 9, 2004 |
| Staff Sgt. Romanes L. Woodard | 30 | Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade | Hertford, Nouth Carolina | Killed when a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed in bad weather near Ghazni, Afghanistan, as it was flying back to Bagram Air Base near Kabul on April 6, 2005 |
| Pvt. Braun Scott Woodfield | 24 | Company G, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment | Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia | Killed when his light armored vehicle rolled over in an accident near the village of Lagman in southeast Afghanistan on November 24, 2005 |
| Cpl. Travis M. Woods | 21 | 3rd Battalion, 1stMarine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force | Redding, California | Died of wounds while conducting combat operations in Northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2007 |
| Pvt. Luke Worsley | 26 | Company D, 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment | Sydney, Australia | Killed by small-arms fire during an operation to clear an identified Taliban bomb-making facility in Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on November 23, 2007 |
| Marine Gary Wright | 22 | Reconnaissance Troop, 45 Commando, Royal Marines | Glasgow, Scotland | Killed when a suicide bomber threw himself in front of his vehicle while on patrol in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan on October 19, 2006 |
| Sgt. Jeremy R. Wright | 31 | 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) | Shelbyville, Indiana | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated next to his Ground Mobility Vehicle in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on January 3, 2005 |
| Cpl. Mark William Wright | 27 | 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment | Edinburgh, Scotland | Killed when a routine patrol encountered an unmarked minefield in the region of Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2006 |
| Drummer Thomas Wright | 21 | 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment | Ripley, Derbyshire, England | Killed when his vehicle was caught in a explosion while escorting a military team surveying a site for a road project in th Babaji area just outside of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 24, 2007 |
| Sgt. Charles E. Wyckoff Jr. | 28 | Company C, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Chula Vista, California | Killed by enemy small-arms fire when he left his covered position to force the other members of his team to take cover during a firefight in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2007. He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions, the nation's second highest military honor for valor. |
| Cpl. Murat Yagci | Not available | 1er Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine, Brigade des Forces Spéciales Terre, (1st Marine Paratroop Infantry Regiment, Army Special Forces Brigade) | France | Died on August 31, 2004, of wounds suffered during operations in Afghanistan on August 29, 2004 |
| Sgt. Yoon Jang-ho | 27 | Dasan Engineering Unit | Seoul, South Korea | Killed when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb at the gate of Bagram Air Base north of Kabul, Afghanistan on February 27, 2007 |
| Senior Airman Jonathan A. V. Yelner | 24 | 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron | Lafayette, California | Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb near Bagram, Afghanistan, on April 29, 2008 |
| Capt. Robert J. Yllescas | 31 | 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Lincoln, Nebraska | Died at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on December 1, 2008, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his unit at Combat Outpost Keating, Afghanistan, on October 28. |
| Master Sgt. Mitchell W. Young | 39 | 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group | Jonesboro, Georgia | Killed when the vehicle he was in struck a roadside bomb in Kajaki Sofla, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008 |
| 1st Lt. Trevor J. Yurista | 32 | 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Pleasant Valley, New York | Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 27, 2008 |
| Pfc. Daniel Zizumbo | 27 | 1st Transportation Movement Control Agency, 21st Theater Support Command | Chicago, Illinois | Died of wounds suffered when a homemade bomb exploded in Bagram, Afghanistan, on February 27, 2007 |
| Cpl. Gunnar W. Zwilling | 20 | 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team | Florissant, Missouri | One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008 |