Mark J. Downer, age 23, from Warner Robins, Georgia, Houston county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Northside High (2005)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Date of death: Friday, August 5, 2011
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket propelled grenade
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times