6 Heroes Who Died October 18 to December 11, 2013

October 18 - Sgt. Lyle D. Turnbull, 31, of Norfolk, Va., died in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, from a medical emergency. The cause of his death is under investigation.

October 20 - Lance Cpl. Christopher O. Grant, 20, of Richwood, La., died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

November 3 - Sgt. 1st Class Forrest W. Robertson, 35, of Westmoreland, Kan., died in Pul-E-Alam, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.

November 13 - Staff Sgt. Richard L. Vazquez, 28, of Seguin, Texas, died in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with an improvised explosive device while on dismounted patrol in Panjwai, Afghanistan. 

November 17 - Staff Sgt. Alex A. Viola, 29, of Keller, Texas, died in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with an improvised explosive device while on dismounted patrol.

December 11 - Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Rodriguez, 19, of Fairhaven, Mass., died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

As of mid-December, 2013, 2,293 members of the U.S. military have died since the start of the Afghanistan War on October 7, 2001. More than 70% of these deaths have happened during the Obama administration.