Jesse M. Balthaser, age 23, from Columbus, Ohio.
Parents: Nancy Balthaser and Rick Balthaser
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California.
Date of death: Saturday, September 4, 2010
Death details: Died after stepping on roadside bomb following a firefight in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Columbus Republic, Military Times