Aaron R. Blanchard, age 32, from Selah, Washington, Yakima county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Date of death: Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Death details: Died of wounds suffered from enemy indirect fire in Pul-E-Alam, Aghanistan. 1st Lt. Robert J. Hess was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times