Griffin, Kevin J.
Army Command sergeant major

Kevin J. Griffin, age 45, from Laramie, Wyoming, Albany county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Date of death: Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when he encountered an insurgent who detonated a suicide vest. Major Thomas E. Kennedy was also killed.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times