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Sunday, January 22, 2012

Honor the Fallen 1-3-12 to 1-18-12

Army Spc. Keith D. Benson

Died January 18, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


27, of Brockton, Mass.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Grafenwoehr, Germany; died Jan. 18 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of unspecified causes.
 

Marine Cpl. Phillip D. McGeath

Died January 18, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


25, Glendale, Ariz..; assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Jan. 18 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations.
 

Army Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin B. Wise

Died January 15, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


34, of Little Rock, Ark.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash; died Jan. 15 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of injuries sustained Jan. 9 in Balkh province, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire.
 

Marine Cpl. Jon-Luke Bateman

Died January 15, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


22, of Tulsa, Okla.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Jan. 15 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations
 

Marine Lance Cpl. Kenneth E. Cochran

Died January 15, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


20, of Wilder, Idaho; assigned to 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; died Jan. 15 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations.
 

Army Pfc. Neil I. Turner

Died January 11, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


21, of Tacoma, Wash.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas; died Jan. 11, in Logar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident
 

Army Pfc. Michael W. Pyron

Died January 10, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


30, of Hopewell, Va.; assigned to 25th Signal Battalion, 160th Signal Brigade, 335th Signal Command Theater, U.S. Army Reserve, East Point, Ga.; died Jan. 10 in Parwan province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered in a noncombat incident.
 

Army Pfc. Dustin P. Napier

Died January 8, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


20, of London, Ky., assigned to 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; died Jan. 8 in Zabul province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from enemy small-arms fire.
 

Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan M. Metzger

Died January 6, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


32, of Indianapolis, Ind.; assigned to 81st Troop Command, Indiana National Guard, Indianapolis, Ind.; died Jan. 6 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Spc. Robert J. Tauteris Jr., Spc. Christopher A. Patterson and Spc. Brian J. Leonhardt.
 

Army Spc. Robert J. Tauteris Jr.

Died January 6, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


44, of Hamlet, Ind.; assigned to 81st Troop Command, Indiana National Guard, Indianapolis, Ind.; died Jan. 6 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Jonathan M. Metzger, Spc. Christopher A. Patterson and Spc. Brian J. Leonhardt.
 

Army Spc. Christopher A. Patterson

Died January 6, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


20, of Aurora, Ill.; assigned to 81st Troop Command, Indiana National Guard, Indianapolis, Ind.; died Jan. 6 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Jonathan M. Metzger, Spc. Robert J. Tauteris Jr. and Spc. Brian J. Leonhardt.
 

Army Spc. Brian J. Leonhardt

Died January 6, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


21, of Merrillville, Ind.; assigned to 81st Troop Command, Indiana National Guard, Indianapolis, Ind.; died Jan. 6 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Jonathan M. Metzger, Spc. Robert J. Tauteris Jr. and Spc. Christopher A. Patterson.
 
 
Air Force Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell

Died January 5, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


23, of Erie, Pa.; assigned to 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La.; died Jan. 5 in Shir Gazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Tech. Sgt. Matthew S. Schwartz and Airman 1st Class Matthew R. Seidler.
 

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew S. Schwartz

Died January 5, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


34, of Traverse City, Mich.; assigned to 90th Civil Engineer Squadron, F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo.; died Jan. 5 in Shir Gazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell and Airman 1st Class Matthew R. Seidler
 

Air Force Airman 1st Class Matthew R. Seidler

Died January 5, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


24, of Westminster, Md.; assigned to 21st Civil Engineer Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.; died Jan. 5 in Shir Gazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell and Tech. Sgt. Matthew S. Schwartz.

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