Hennigan, Matthew R.
Army Specialist

Matthew R. Hennigan, age 20, from Las Vegas, Nevada, Clark county.

Parents: Joseph Hennigan and Suzanne Hennigan

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Silverado High (2007)
Military history: 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Bamberg, Germany; Purple Heart

Date of death: Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Death details: Died at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan of wounds suffered earlier in Tangi Valley, Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked his unit with machine gun fire.
Cemetery: Palm Mortuary, Las Vegas

Source: Department of Defense, Stars and Stripes, Las Vegas Review Journal