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Proctor, David T.
Army Specialist

David T. Proctor, age 26, from Greensboro, North Carolina, Guilford county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia.

Date of death: Sunday, March 3, 2013
Death details: Died at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland from injuried sustained during a non-combat incident on March 3, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Medley, Caleb
Marines Sergeant

Caleb Medley, age 26, from La Junta, Colorado, Otero county. Last known residence was in Burlington, Colorado.

Service era: Afghanistan

Parents: George and Diane Homm

Schools: Burlington schools (2005)

Military history: Enlisted in May 2015.

Date of death: Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Death details: Killed in a skydiving training accident at Perris Valley Airport, California. His parachute failed to open.

Source: National Military Examiner, Daily Mail, Marine Corps Times, Love Funeral Home

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Sonnenburg, Robert III
Army Specialist

Robert Sonnenburg III, age 26, from Turner, Oregon, Marion county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Friday, February 22, 2013
Death details: Died after a training exercise at the National Training Center. The incident occurred February 20, 2013.

Source: National Military Examiner, Desert Dispatch, Daily Press, Dignity Memorial

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Reid, Nicholas
Army Staff sergeant

Nicholas Reid, age 26, from Rochester, New York, Monroe county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 53rd Ordnance Company, 3rd Ordnance Battalion, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

Date of death: Sunday, December 9, 2012
Death details: Died in Landstuhl, Germany from wounds suffered on Dec. 9 in Sperwan Village, Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Denier, Anthony J.
Marines Lance corporal

Anthony J. Denier, age 26, from Mechanicville, New York, Saratoga county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Date of death: Sunday, December 2, 2012
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Stiltz, Matthew H.
Army Sergeant

Matthew H. Stiltz, age 26, from Spokane, Washington, Spokane county.

Parents: Mark and Terri Stiltz
Spouse: Brooke Keller (June 19, 2009)
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Shadle Park High (2005)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.

Date of death: Monday, November 12, 2012
Death details: Died from wounds incurred by indirect fire at Zerok, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Hazen & Jaeger Funeral Home

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Bennett, Kenneth W.
Army

Kenneth W. Bennett, age 26, from Glendora, California, Los Angeles county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 53rd Ordnance Company (EOD), 3rd Ordnance Battalion (EOD), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

Date of death: Saturday, November 10, 2012
Death details: Died in Sperwan Gar, Afghanistan from injuries sustained when he encountered an improvised explosive device during combat operations.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Macpherson, Thomas R.
Army Sergeant

Thomas R. Macpherson, age 26, from Long Beach, California, Los Angeles county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiunme, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

Date of death: Friday, October 12, 2012
Death details: Died in Andar District, Afghanistan from small arms fire while on patrol during combat operations.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Osborn, Kyle B.
Army Sergeant

Kyle B. Osborn, age 26, from Lafayette, Indiana.

Service era: Afghanistan

Date of death: Thursday, September 13, 2012
Death details: Died in Muqer, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms and rocket propelled grenade fire.

Source: Department of Defense., Military Times

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Sitton, Matthew S.
Army Staff sergeant

Matthew S. Sitton, age 26, from Largo, Florida.

Parents: Cheryl and Steve Sitton
Spouse: Sarah M. Sitton
Children: Brodey S. Sitton

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Date of death: Thursday, August 2, 2012
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when they encountered an enemy improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Tampa Bay Times