Ronald A. Grider, age 30, from Brighton, Illinois, Jersey county.
Spouse: Brittany Reed (married in March 2010)
Children: Daughter, 4
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Saturday, September 18, 2010
Death details: Died in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when he was struck by machine gun fire.
Source: Department of Defense, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Military Times