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Jason Togi, age 24, from Pago Pago, American Samoa.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Date of death: Monday, August 26, 2013
Death details: Died in Hasan Karez, Afghanistan of injuried sustained when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Interior Department
Kurt R. Curtiss, age 27, from Murray, Utah, Salt Lake county. Their last known residence was in Murray.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Date of death: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Death details: Died in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he was shot while his unit was supporting Afghan security forces during an enemy attack.
Source: Department of Defense