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Sunday, December 22, 2013

Honor the Fallen 12-11-13 thru 12-17-13



Army Staff Sgt. Jesse L. Williams

Died December 17, 2013 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


30, of Elkhart, Ind.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, Regimental Support Squad, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany; died Dec. 17 in Now Bahar, Afghanistan, in a helicopter crash. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 2 Randy L. Billings, Sgt. Peter C. Bohler, Sgt. 1st Class Omar W. Forde, Spc. Terry K. D. Gordon and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua B. Silverman. 
 
 

Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua B. Silverman

Died December 17, 2013 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


35, of Scottsdale, Ariz.; assigned to 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Dec. 17 in Now Bahar, Afghanistan, in a helicopter crash. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 2 Randy L. Billings, Sgt. Peter C. Bohler, Sgt. 1st Class Omar W. Forde, Spc. Terry K. D. Gordon and Staff Sgt. Jesse L. Williams.

 

Army Spc. Terry K. D. Gordon

Died December 17, 2013 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


22, of Shubuta, Miss.; assigned to 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Dec. 17 in Now Bahar, Afghanistan, in a helicopter crash. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 2 Randy L. Billings, Sgt. Peter C. Bohler, Sgt. 1st Class Omar W. Forde, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua B. Silverman and Staff Sgt. Jesse L. Williams. 
 
 

Army Sgt. 1st Class Omar W. Forde

Died December 17, 2013 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


28, of Marietta, Ga.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Dec. 17 in Now Bahar, Afghanistan, in a helicopter crash. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 2 Randy L. Billings, Sgt. Peter C. Bohler, Spc. Terry K. D. Gordon, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua B. Silverman and Staff Sgt. Jesse L. Williams. 
 
 

Army Sgt. Peter Bohler

Died December 17, 2013 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


29, of Willow Spring, N.C.; assigned to 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Dec. 17 in Now Bahar, Afghanistan, in a helicopter crash. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 2 Randy L. Billings, Sgt. 1st Class Omar W. Forde, Spc. Terry K. D. Gordon and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua B. Silverman.

 

Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Randy L. Billings

Died December 17, 2013 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


34, of Heavener, Okla.; assigned to 3rd Assault Helicopter Bn, 1st Avn Regt, 1st Cbt Avn Bde, 1st Inf Div, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Dec. 17 in Now Bahar, Afghanistan, in a helicopter crash. Also killed were Sgt. Peter C. Bohler,Sgt. 1st Class Omar W. Forde,Spc. Terry K. D. Gordon, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua B. Silverman and Staff Sgt. Jesse L. Williams.