10/5/2010 SrA Daniel Johnson was born in Ely, Minnesota. He enlisted in the Air Force in November 2006 and graduated from NAVSCOLEOD graduated on Sept. 12, 2007. He was assigned to the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. SrA Johnson deployed for the first time in
9/21/2010 SrA Michael Buras was born in Tifton, Georgia and grew up in Fitzgerald Georgia. He enlisted in the Air Force in April 2006 and graduated the NAVSCOLEOD in March 2007. He was assigned to the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. He was no stranger to
9/5/2010 Jason was born October 24, 1974 in Valdosta, Georgia to Ronald and Sherry Holt McMahon. Jason attended Emporia State University where he met his wife, Jennifer Keehn prior to joining the military. CPT Jason Thomas McMahon died from wounds that he received on 5 September 2010. CPT McMahon was
8/30/2010 Staff Sergeant Matthew J. West of Conover, Wisconsin grew up in Michigan and graduated in 1992 from Gaylord High School. He joined the Army in June of 2004 and had been in Afghanistan since July 2010, but was there previously from March through September in 2006. SSG Matthew John
8/29/2010 On 29 August 2010 at approx 4.50 PM GySgt. Floyd Holley was killed in action while prosecuting an IED in the RC (SW) AO. GySgt. Holley was as solid of a man and EOD Tech as they come, always there when someone needed something with a grin on his
8/27/2010 Master Sgt. Daniel L. Fedder, 34, died in the blast while he was conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based 1st Marine Logistics Group officials said in a statement. Fedder, of Pine City, Minn., was an explosive ordnance disposal technician and was assigned to 1st Explosive Ordnance
8/17/2010 Staff Sgt. Derek John Farley was born in Troy, New York on May 21, 1986 and died in Afghanistan on August 17, 2010. He is survived by his parents Kenneth and Carrie Boyce Farley, his brother Dylan M. Farley and sisters Colleen (Nick) Corrodore, Theresa (Jim) Burl and Julie
7/18/2010 OCEANSIDE, Calif. — The Defense Department said July 20 that a Marine staff noncommissioned officer was killed July 18 in Afghanistan. Gunnery Sgt. Christopher L. Eastman, 28, of Moose Pass, Alaska, died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, the Pentagon said. He was assigned to 7th Engineer Support
5/19/2010 Staff Sgt. Shane S. Barnard, 38, of Desmet, S.D., died of wounds sustained on 19 May 2010. SSG Barnard was assigned to the 787thOrdnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 3rd Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 71st Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 20th Support Command (CBRNE). SSG Barnard died of wounds suffered in Zabul Province,
5/17/2010 Marine from Sacramento County dies in Afghanistan The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Marine from Sacramento County has died from injuries suffered when a bomb went off in Afghanistan. Defense Department officials say Staff Sgt. Adam Perkins died Monday. The 27-year-old explosive ordnance disposal technician was injured in
5/6/2010 He was born March 22, 1989, the son of Dr. Alan Slack and Mary Slack, and was brought up in Waterville, Maine. Educated in Waterville Schools and Graduated from Waterville High School Class of 2007. As a youngster, Wade was very involved in boy Scouts and played Little League
2/20/2010 On 20 February 2010, Gunnery Sergeant Christopher Eckard was killed in action. Gunnery Sergeant Eckard was a team leader conducting a dismounted patrol in the vicinity of Patrol Base Barcha, Garmsir district, Helmand Province Afghanistan when he was struck by an IED and killed instantly. Gunnery Sergeant Christopher W. Eckard,
1/19/2010 TSgt Adam Ginett joined the Air Force in 1999 and graduated from NAVSCOLEOD in 2000. He was assigned to the 31st Civil Engineer Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy. He was on his fourth deployment, serving with the 755 Bravo EOD Flight at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan. He died
12/15/2009 TSgt Anthony Campbell, Jr., was born in Florence, Kentucky and joined the Air Force in 1992 as a Fuels technician and completed his active duty commitment in September 1996. He joined the Ohio Air National Guard in 2004 and graduated from NAVSCOLEOD in 2005. On June 22, 2008, he
10/9/2009 Staff Sgt. Aaron J. Taylor, 27, of Bovey, Minn., died Oct. 9 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. “He which hath no
10/3/2009 SSG Thomas D. “Tom” Rabjohn, was killed on 3 October 2009. SSG Rabjohn was assigned to the 363rd Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 441st Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 111th Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Arizona National Guard, and were attached to the 741st Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Washington Army National Guard, 82nd Airborne Division, Regional
9/12/2009 SSgt Bryan D. Berky, a native of Tampa, Florida, joined the Air Force in 2002 and graduated from NAVSCOLEOD in July 2004. He served on tours in Afghanistan in 2007 and 2009. He was deployed from the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. SSgt Berky
8/18/2009 The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Gunnery Sgt. Adam F. Benjamin, 34, of Garfield Heights, died Aug. 18, 2009 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment
7/13/2009 Marine Gunnery Sgt. David Shane Spicer of Montross died Monday, July 13, 2009, outside Delhi, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations against enemy forces. He proudly and honorably served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps as an explosive ordnance disposal technician. He had joined the Marines in 1994, upon
7/6/2009 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Second Class Petty Officer (EWS) Tony M. Randolph, U.S. Navy was born in Santa Rosa, California on September 27, 1986 and grew up in Oklahoma. He graduated from Henryetta High School on May 20, 2005. Upon graduation from high school, Tony enlisted in the Navy
