Sara M. Knutson, age 27, from Eldersburg, Maryland, Carroll county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: West Point (2007), Liberty High (2003)
Military history: 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.
Date of death: Monday, March 11, 2013
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan in a helicopter crash that killed Staff Sgt. Steven P. Blass, Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Henderson, Capt. Sara M. Knutson, Staff Sgt. Marc A. Scialdo, Spc. Zachary L. Shannon.
Source: Department of Defense, Associated Press, Military Times