Category: Afghanistan

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Ferrer-Padilla, Karolina
Army Specialist

Karolina Ferrer-Padilla, age 20, from Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico.

Spouse: Married

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Petroleum supply specialist with the 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division

Date of death: Monday, January 24, 2022
Death details: Died in an on-duty accident at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson when a mobile kitchen that fell while it was being lowered. A containerized kitchen was being lowered during a tire change and Karolina was removing one of the jack stands when the kitchen tipped onto her.

Source: Anchorage Daily News, Army Times, KTUU

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Gierke, Jonathan E.
Marines Lance Corporal

Jonathan E. Gierke, age 19, from Lawrencville, Georgia.

Service era: Afghanistan

Date of death: Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Death details: Killed when the 7-ton truck he was traveling in rolled over outside of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Source: Military Times

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Riffle, Zachary W.
Marines Private 1st class

Zachary W. Riffle, age 18, from Kingwood, West Virginia.

Service era: Afghanistan

Date of death: Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Death details: Killed when the 7-ton truck he was traveling in rolled over outside of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Source: Military Times

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Roberts, James T.
Army Specialist

James T. Roberts, age 26, from Nashville, Tennessee.

Spouse: Married
Children: Son

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment

Date of death: Thursday, December 16, 2021
Death details: Died after he was struck by a military vehicle during a training exercise at Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Source: WKRN, Kentucky Today, Military Times

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Stafford, Hunter Trey
Army Specialist

Hunter Trey Stafford, age 21, from Munford, Tennessee.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment

Date of death: Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Death details: Found deceased in his off-post home in Alaska

Source: Army Times, Stars & Stripes

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Tarron, Miles Jordan
Army Sergeant

Miles Jordan Tarron, age 30, from McAlester, Oklahoma.

Service era: Afghanistan

Spouse: Ryann (Uselton) – married March 11, 2013.

Children: Calleigh and Clayton

Parents: Michael Tarron and Angie Gardner Miller

School: McAlester High (2010)
Military history: 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division

Date of death: Sunday, November 28, 2021
Death details: Found dead in his vehicle in Anchorage, Alaska. Foul play not suspected.

Source: Army Times, Anchorage Daily News, Brumley-Mills Funeral Home

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Oneal, Isaiah Nicholas
Army Specialist

Isaiah Nicholas Oneal, age 22, from Tyner, North Carolina. Their last known residence was in Alaska.

Spouse: Arin

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 25th Brigade Support Battalion, 25th Infantry Division’s 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team

Date of death: Friday, November 26, 2021
Death details: Died in his personal vehicle in Fairbanks, Alaska. Foul play not suspected

Source: Army Times, Anchorage Daily News, Facebook

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Taveras, Luis
Army Specialist

Luis Taveras, age 26, from Boston, Massachusetts.

Spouse: Lisbeth, 30
Children: Luis, 1

Service era: Afghanistan

Date of death: Monday, November 8, 2021
Death details: The family was driving near Pyeongtaek, South Korea when their vehicle collided with another vehicle. All three died at the scene.

Source: Star and Stripes

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Alvarenga, Walter
Army Sergeant

Walter Alvarenga, age 49, from Junction City, Kansas.

Parents: Rigoberto Alvarenga Perdomo and Lidia Esperanza Orellana Mejia
Spouse: Marta (Vasquez)
Children: Angel, Virginia, Mia

Service era: Afghanistan

Date of death: Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Death details: Hospitalized and died from COVID 19
Cemetery: Kansas Veterans

Source: Military Times, JC Post