Army Capt. Michael C. Braden
Died April 18, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
31, of Lock Haven, Pa.; assigned to the Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died April 18 in Bagram, Afghanistan.
Army Sgt. Chris J. Workman
Died April 19, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
33, of Boise, Idaho; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii; died April 19 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, when his Black Hawk (UH-60) crashed. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer Nicholas S. Johnson, Chief Warrant Officer Don C. Viray and Sgt. Dean R. Shaffer.
Army Sgt. Dean R. Shaffer
Died April 19, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
23, of Pekin, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii; died April 19 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, when his Black Hawk (UH-60) crashed. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer Nicholas S. Johnson, Chief Warrant Officer Don C. Viray and Sgt. Chris J. Workman.
Army Chief Warrant Officer Don C. Viray
Died April 19, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
25, of Waipahu, Hawaii; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii; died April 19 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, when his Black Hawk (UH-60) crashed. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer Nicholas S. Johnson, Sgt. Dean R. Shaffer and Sgt. Chris J. Workman.
Army Chief Warrant Officer Nicholas S. Johnson
Died April 19, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
27, of San Diego, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii; died April 19 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, when his Black Hawk (UH-60) crashed. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer Don C. Viray, Sgt. Dean R. Shaffer and Sgt. Chris J. Workman.
Army Pfc. Michael J. Metcalf
Died April 22, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
22, of Boynton Beach, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 504th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died April 22 in Paktia, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Army 1st Lt. Jonathan P. Walsh
Died April 22, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
28, of Cobb, Ga.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 504th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died April 22 in Paktia, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Marine Staff Sgt. Joseph H. Fankhauser
Died April 22, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
30, of Mason, Texas; assigned to 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 22 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
