6 Heroes Who Died Fighting in the Afghanistan War April 11 to April 15, 2012

April 11 - Lance Cpl. Ramon T. Kaipat, 22, of Tacoma, Wash., died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
- Spc. Philip C. S. Schiller, 21, of The Colony, Texas, died in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.

April 12 - Lance Cpl. Abraham Tarwoe, 25, Providence, R.I., died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

April 14 - Sgt. Tanner S. Higgins, 23, of Yantis, Texas, died in Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.

April 15 - Staff Sgt. David P. Nowaczyk, 32, of Dyer, Ind., died in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was attacked with an enemy improvised explosive device.
- Cpl. Aaron M. Faust, 22, Louisville, Ky., died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.