David E. Metzger, age 32, from San Diego, California, San Diego county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Bronze Star, Enlisted 1996.
Date of death: Monday, October 26, 2009
Death details: Among seven soldiers who died of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter they were aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, News Observor