List of the fallen from Aghanistan over the last month. Take a moment to read and remember. Thanks. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ In Memoriam The Department of Defense announced the deaths of nine U.S. military service members in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan from July 2-23. One was killed on the Fourth of July. Eight were Soldiers and one was a Marine. They ranged in age from 18 to 44 and were from the states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Ohio, Texas and Utah. To date, a total of 2,257 Americans have lost their lives as part of the war in Afghanistan. Spc. Hilda I. Clayton, 22, of Augusta, Ga., died July 2 in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, of a non-combat related incident that occurred in Qaraghahi, Afghanistan. She was assigned to the 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), 21st Signal Brigade, Fort George G. Meade, Md. 1st Sgt. Tracy L. Stapley, 44, of Clearfield, Utah, died July 3 at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 308th Medical Logistics Company, Saint George, Utah. Pvt. Errol D.A. Milliard, 18, of Birmingham, Ala., died July 4 in Farah province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket propelled grenade while on dismounted patrol. He was assigned to the 2nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, White Sands Missile Range, N.M. Lance Cpl. Benjamin W. Tuttle, 19, of Gentry, Ark., died July 14 at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center following a medical evacuation from the aircraft carrier the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a scheduled port visit in the 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility. He was assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. Staff Sgt. Sonny C. Zimmerman, 25, of Waynesfield, Ohio, died July 16 in Mushaka, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was attacked by a rocket propelled grenade. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, Fort Campbell, Ky. Spc. Anthony R. Maddox, 22, of Port Arthur, Texas, died July 22 in Landstuhl, Germany, of a non-combat related incident that occurred in Andar, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 10th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. Three Soldiers died July 23, in Soltan Kheyl, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were: 1st Lt. Jonam Russell, 25, of Cornville, Ariz.; Sgt. Stefan M. Smith, 24 of Glennville, Ga.; and Spc. Rob L. Nichols, 24, of Colorado Springs, Colo. All three were assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:54:38 +0000
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