Tuesday, June 14, 2011

16. Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Ross Chapman

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Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Ross Chapman

Hometown:Fort Lewis, Washington, U.S.

Age:31 years old

Died:January 4, 2002 in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Unit:Army, 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Wash.

Incident: Shot in an ambush after meeting with tribal leaders in Paktia province, Afghanistan.

15. Gunnery Sgt. Stephen L. Bryson

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Gunnery Sgt. Stephen L. Bryson

Hometown:Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.

Age:36 years old

Died:January 9, 2002 in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Unit:Marines, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, Calif.

Incident: Their KC-130 Hercules air tanker grazed a peak, caught fire and crashed into a mountainside in southwest Pakistan.

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14. Lance Cpl. Bryan P. Bertrand

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Lance Cpl. Bryan P. Bertrand

Hometown:Coos Bay, Oregon, U.S.

Age:23 years old

Died:January 9, 2002 in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Unit:Marines, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, Calif.

Incident: Their KC-130 Hercules air tanker grazed a peak, caught fire and crashed into a mountainside in southwest Pakistan.

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13. Capt. Matthew W. Bancroft

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Capt. Matthew W. Bancroft

Hometown:Shasta, California, U.S.

Age:29 years old

Died:January 9, 2002 in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Unit:Marines, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, Calif.

Incident: Their KC-130 Hercules air tanker grazed a peak, caught fire and crashed into a mountainside in southwest Pakistan.

12. Staff Sgt. Brian Cody Prosser

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Staff Sgt. Brian Cody Prosser

Hometown:Frazier Park, California, U.S.

Age:28 years old

Died:December 5, 2001 in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Unit:Army, 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Incident: Killed by nonhostile fire when a ""smart bomb"" dropped from a B-52 aircraft landed close to their position north of Kandahar.

11. Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Henry Petithory

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Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Henry Petithory

Hometown:Cheshire, Massachusetts, U.S.

Age:32 years old

Died:December 5, 2001 in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Unit:Army, 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Incident: Killed by nonhostile fire when a ""smart bomb"" dropped from a B-52 aircraft landed close to their position north of Kandahar.

10. Electrician's mate Fireman Apprentice Michael J. Jakes

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Electrician's mate Fireman Apprentice Michael J. Jakes

Hometown:Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Age:20 years old

Died:December 4, 2001 in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Unit:Navy, USS Kitty Hawk, Yokosuka Naval Fleet Activities, Japan

Incident: Died of head injuries suffered in a fall from his bunk on the carrier USS Kitty Hawk in the Arabian Sea.

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