Army Staff Sgt. Joseph E. Phaneuf

Died December 15, 2006 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom

38, of Eastford, Conn.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Brigade, Hartford, Conn.; died Dec. 15 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan.