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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Honor the Fallen

Army Sgt. Danial R. Adams

Army Sgt. Danial R. Adams
Died September 13, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom

35, of Portland, Ore., assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Stuttgart, Germany; died Sept. 13 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using mortar, machine-gun and small-arms fires.

 Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Quintana

Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Quintana
Died September 10, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom

30, of Huntington Park, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Sept. 10 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire.


Staff Sgt. Keith F. Rudd

Staff Sgt. Keith F. Rudd
Died September 10, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom

36, of Winder, Ga.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Sept. 10 in Parvan, Afghanistan, after being found unresponsive in his room.


Army Sgt. Bret D. Isenhower

Army Sgt. Bret D. Isenhower
Died September 9, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom

26, of Lamar, Okla.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 279 Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.; died Sept. 9 in Paktya, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire. Also killed were Sgt. Christopher D. Horton and Pfc. Tony J. Potter Jr.


Army Spc. Christopher D. Horton

Army Spc. Christopher D. Horton

Died September 9, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom

26, of Collinsville, Okla.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 279 Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.; died Sept. 9 in Paktya, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire. Also killed were Sgt. Bret D. Isenhower and Pfc. Tony J. Potter Jr.


Army Pfc. Tony J. Potter Jr.

Army Pfc. Tony J. Potter Jr.
Died September 9, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom

20, of Okmulgee, Okla.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 279 Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.; died Sept. 9 in Paktya, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire. Also killed were Sgt. Bret D. Isenhower and Spc. Christopher D. Horton.

 

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brian K. Lundy

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Died September 9, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom

25, of Austin, Texas; assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died while conducting a dismounted patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 9


Pfc. Brett E. Wood

Pfc. Brett E. Wood
Died September 9, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom

19, of Spencer, Ind.; assigned to to 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; died Sept. 9 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

 

Army Spc. Koran P. Contreras

Army Spc. Koran P. Contreras
Died September 8, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom

21, of Lawndale, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Sept. 8 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Pfc. Douglas J. Jeffries Jr.

 

Army Pfc. Douglas J. Jeffries Jr.

Army Pfc. Douglas J. Jeffries Jr.

Died September 8, 2011 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom

20, of Springville, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Sept. 8 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Spc. Koran P. Contreras.


Navy Cmdr. James K. Crawford

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Died September 7, 2011 serving during Operation New Dawn

50, of East Concord, N.Y.; assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, supporting operations at the Combined Maritime Forces Coalition Coordination Center at Naval Support Activity, Bahrain; died Sept. 7 of a heart attack while exercising in Manama, Bahrain.

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