Joseph A. VanDreumel, age 32, from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Kent county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade Grafenwoehr, Germany.
Date of death: Sunday, August 14, 2011
Death details: Died in Pakitka Province, Afghanistan while conducting vehicle recover operations and encountered a secondary explosion while dismounted. Sgt. Matthew A. Harmon was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times