Brian R. Bates Jr., age 20, from Gretna, Louisiana, Jefferson county.
Spouse: Enjolie Bates
Children: Daughter, 2; son, 1
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. Enlisted in 2008.
Date of death: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, News Tribune, Military Times