Zachary S. Salmon, age 21, from Harrison, Ohio, Hamilton county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 32nd Calvary Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Schools: Pigeon Forge High (2008)
Children: Noah, 3
Parents: Renee Lyons Cross and Steven Salmon
Date of death: Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Death details: Died in Kunar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times