Dale R. Griffin, age 29, from Terre Haute, Indiana, Vigo county.
Parents: Gene Griffin and Dona Griffin
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Terre Haute South High (1999)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington
Date of death: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Death details: Died in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: Terre Haute South
Source: Department of Defense, Roanoke Times, Terre Haute Tribune Star, Military Times