Eric Newman, age 30, from Waynesboro, Mississippi, Wayne county.
Parents: Merlin Newman Jr. (preceded in death) and Dianne Newman
Spouse: Charidy Newman
Children: Step daughter Larissa Leigh
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Squardron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 525th Battlefield Survelliance Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Thursday, October 14, 2010
Death details: Died in Akatzai Kalay, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: Hebron, Waynesboro
Source: Department of Defense, Freeman Funeral Home, Military Times