The world keeps on turning, and the moon hangs dark in the sky; time to note the fallen again and raise a cup in commiseration with the loved ones and in honor of the ones gone ahead.

The following Coalition troops died in Afghanistan:

Sgt Brett Till, 31, of Australia was killed by an IED

Cpl Tyler Crooks, 24, of Canada was killed by an IED

M.Cpl Scott F. Vernelli, 28, of Canada was killed by an IED

Trpr Jack Bourhillier, 20, of Canada was killed by an IED

Trpr Corey J. Hayes, 22, of Canada was killed by an IED

And a couple who were inadvertently missed last moon phase:

Cpl. Nicolas Belda, 23, of France died in Iraq in a rocket attack.

LCpl Christopher Harkett, 22, of Wales was killed in Iraq by an IED

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Geary, 22, of Rome, N.Y., died on the first day of spring while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan

U.S. Army Pfc. Adam J. Hardt, 19, of Avondale, Ariz., died March 22, on “Mothering Sunday”,  of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident in Afghanistan.

U.S. Marine Corporals Anthony L. Williams, 21, of Oxford, Pa., and Michael W. Ouellette, 28, of Manchester, N.H., died supporting combat operations in Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sgt. Jose R. Escobedo Jr., 32, of Albuquerque, N.M., died in Iraq of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident .

** A non-combat death or a non-hostile incident both refer to deaths not caused by the enemy.  For instance, someone could be shot—but it can be called non-hostile if the bullet was not fired by the enemy.  A non-combat death can be anything from an illness to various kinds of accidents, including deaths that fall into the non-hostile incident category.

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