Brian LaLoup, age 21, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Parents: Craig and Beverly
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Sunday, August 12, 2012
Death details: Shot himself in the head during a party at the U.S. Embassy compound in Athens while serving in a security detail. His parents later sued the military claiming his body was returned without his heart.
Source: Associated Press, Fox News
Clayton R. Beauchamp, age 21, from Weatherford, Texas, Parker county.
Parents: Jack and Diana Tomlin Beauchamp
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Weatherford High (2009)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, 1st Marine Division (Forward), I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), Camp Pendleton, California.
Date of death: Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Death details: Died when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device while conducting a dismounted patrol in the Shaban District, Helman Province.
Cemetery: Memory Gardens of the Valley, Weatherford
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Star Telegram
Julian L. Colvin, age 21, from Birmingham, Alabama.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 508th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Sunday, July 22, 2012
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan of wounds suffered from an enemy improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Richard L. Berry was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Justin L. Horsley, age 21, from Palm Bay, Florida, Brevard county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Caserma Ederle, Italy.
Date of death: Sunday, July 22, 2012
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit in Pul-E Alam, Afghanistan with an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Brenden N. Salazar was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Darrion T. Hicks, age 21, from Raleigh, North Carolina, Wake county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Bamberg, Germany.
Date of death: Thursday, July 19, 2012
Death details: Died in Ghazni, Afghanistan from injuries sustained from an enemy improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, WRAL
Sergio E. Jr. Perez, age 21, from Crown Point, Indiana, Lake county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 81st Troop Comman, Indiana National Guard, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Date of death: Monday, July 16, 2012
Death details: Died in Wali Kot District, Afghanistan from injuries suffered when their vehicle was struck by enemy rocket propelled grenades. Spc. Nicholas A. Taylor was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Sterling W. Wyatt, age 21, from Columbia, Missouri, Boone county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
Date of death: Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when his vehicle was attacked with an enemy improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Erica P. Alecksen, age 21, from Eatonton, Georgia.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 978th Military Police Company, 93rd Military Police Battalion, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Date of death: Sunday, July 8, 2012
Death details: Died of wounds when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Maidan Shahr, Wardak Province, Afghanistan. Killed were Sgt. Ricardo Seija, Spc. Erica P. Alecksen, Spc. Clarence Williams III, Pfc. Trevor B. Adkins, Pfc. Alejandro J. Pardo, Pfc. Cameron J. Stambaugh.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Trevor B. Adkins, age 21, from Spring Lake, North Carolina.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 978th Military Police Company, 93rd Military Police Battalion, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Date of death: Sunday, July 8, 2012
Death details: Died of wounds when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Maidan Shahr, Wardak Province, Afghanistan. Killed were Sgt. Ricardo Seija, Spc. Erica P. Alecksen, Spc. Clarence Williams III, Pfc. Trevor B. Adkins, Pfc. Alejandro J. Pardo, Pfc. Cameron J. Stambaugh.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Alejandro J. Pardo, age 21, from Porterville, California.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 978th Military Police Company, 93rd Military Police Battalion, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Date of death: Sunday, July 8, 2012
Death details: Died of wounds when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Maidan Shahr, Wardak Province, Afghanistan. Killed were Sgt. Ricardo Seija, Spc. Erica P. Alecksen, Spc. Clarence Williams III, Pfc. Trevor B. Adkins, Pfc. Alejandro J. Pardo, Pfc. Cameron J. Stambaugh.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times