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Samuel Jose Balladares, age 19,. from Sterling, Virginia, Loudoun county.
Date of death: Monday, February 18, 2002
Death details: Injuries, near Greensville, Virginia on Interstate 95
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Virginia Military Dead Database Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, findagrave.com.
Keith M Sweaney, age 42, from Stafford, Virginia, Stafford county.
Date of death: Monday, December 11, 2000
Death details: Among four Marines killed when an Osprey crashed in a forested area near Jacksonville, North Carolina
Source: Virginia Military Dead Database from the Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia; Associated Press
Jonathan Kyle Briese, age 20, from Burke, Virginia, Fairfax county.
Parents: Garry and Roni Briese
School: Lake Braddock High graduate
Date of death: Saturday, February 19, 2000
Death details: Died at Inova Fairfax Hospital McLean, Virginia after collapsing at a dermatologist’s office.
Source: Virginia Military Dead Database Library of Virginia, Richmond, Washington Post
Christopher A. Nelms, age 46, from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Spouse: Stephanie Nelms (July 13, 1995)
Children: Haley, 16; Nolan, 15
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Wynnewood High (1990)
Military history: Army Delta Force
Date of death: Monday, July 1, 1918
Death details: Died from injuries sustained June 27, 2018 after his parachute failed to open properly during a free fall jump at Laurinburg-Maxton Airport, North Carolina
Source: Stars and Stripes, Pauls Valley Democrat
Adam Novak, age 20, from Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, Sauk county.
Parents: Sue Block
Spouse: Celeste Stuessy Novak
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Sauk Prarie High (2008)
Military history: 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry, Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campell, Kentucky. Enlisted September 2009
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device in Paktiya, Afghanistan. Chad D. Coleman of Georgia also died.
Source: Department of Defense, Star Tribune
Andrew J. Castro from Westlake Village, California.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Westlake High (2008)
Military history: 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: 8/28/2010
Source: Department of Defense, Los Angeles Times
Jason Thomas Smith, age 28, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, El Paso county.
Parents: Buddy Smith and Loretta Smith
Spouse: Janet Smith (married November 22, 2005)
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Doherty High (2000)
Military history: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Branch, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Marine Corps Bases Japan, Iwakuni, Japan. Enlisted June 2000
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, The Gazette
Jorge Luis Velasquez from Houston, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Commander Task Force 56 in Bahrain
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Died as a result of a non-combat related incident in Manama, Bahrain.
Source: National Archives
Daniel M. Ferguson, age 39, from Mulberry, Florida.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: High school in Mulberry, Florida (1993)
Military history: Bronze Star
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Among three soldiers killed when Spc. Ivan A. Lopez fired at least 35 rounds at his fellow troops at Fort Hood. Lopez then killed himself.
Source: New York Times, Yahoo News
Carlos A. Lazaney-Rodriguez, age 38, from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Among three soldiers killed when Spc. Ivan A. Lopez fired at least 35 rounds at his fellow troops at Fort Hood. Lopez then killed himself.
Source: New York Times, Yahoo News