Wednesday, October 29, 2014

12 Heroes Who Died August 12 to October 24, 2014

August 12 - Sgt. 1st Class Samuel C. Hairston, 35, of Houston, Texas, died in Ghazni, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his unit was engaged by enemy small-arms fire.

August 20 - Sgt. 1st Class Matthew I. Leggett, 39, of Ruskin, Florida, died in Kabul, Afghanistan, of injuries received when he was engaged by the enemy.

August 22 - Sgt. Christopher W. Mulalley, 26, of Eureka, Calif., died in Gardez, Afghanistan, as the result of a non-combat related incident. The incident is under investigation.

September 4 - Spc. Brian K. Arsenault, 28, of Northborough, Massachusetts, died in Ghazni, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his unit was engaged by enemy small-arms fire.

September 15 - Sgt. Charles C. Strong, 28, of Suffolk, Virginia, died in Herat province, Afghanistan while conducting combat operations.

September 16 - They died in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an enemy attack. Killed were:
- Maj. Michael J. Donahue, 41, of Columbus, Ohio.
- Stephen Byus, 39, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, a member of the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime in Columbus, Ohio, working as a supply specialist, and assigned to the Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan while deployed.

September 30 - Sgt. 1st Class Andrew T. Weathers, 30, of DeRidder, Louisiana, died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, from wounds sustained when the enemy attacked his unit with small arms fire Sept. 28, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

October 1 - Maj. Jonathan D. Walker, 44, of Merriam, Kansas, died in Doha, Qatar, of a non-combat related incident at Camp As Sayliyah. The incident is under investigation.

- Cpl. Jordan L. Spears, 21, of Memphis, Indiana, was lost at sea Oct. 1 while conducting flight operations in the North Arabian Gulf. He was initially classified as a non-global war on terrorism casualty.

October 23 - Lance Cpl. Sean P. Neal, 19, of Riverside, California, died in Baghdad, Iraq, from a non-combat related incident. The incident is under investigation.

October 24 - Cmdr. Christopher E. Kalafut, 49, of Oceanside, California, died in Doha, Qatar, of a non-combat related incident at Al Udeid Air Base. The incident is under investigation.

No comments: