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Heidi L. Ruh, age 32, from Kiel, Wisconsin.
Parents: Cathi and Scott Ruh
Children: Son, 8; son, 11
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Kiel High graduate
Military history: Based in Fort Hood, Texas.
Date of death: Friday, May 9, 2014
Death details: Ruh’s body was found by a civilian at a running track at Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo.
Source: Green Bay Press Gazette, Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home
Eric W. Summers, age 32, from Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Butler county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Enlisted July 2000.
Date of death: Monday, November 13, 2013
Death details: Killed in an explosion during range maintenance operations to dispose of unexploded ordnance in the Zulu impact area aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Killed were Gunnery Sgt. Gregory J. Mullins, Staff Sgt. Mathew R. Marsh, Staff Sgt. Eric W. Summers and Sgt. Miguel Ortiz.
Source: cbs8.com, Missourinet
Aaron R. Blanchard, age 32, from Selah, Washington, Yakima county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Date of death: Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Death details: Died of wounds suffered from enemy indirect fire in Pul-E-Alam, Aghanistan. 1st Lt. Robert J. Hess was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Kevin R. Ebbert, age 32, from Arcata, California, Humboldt county.
Parents: Charlie Jordan and Jeffery Ebbert (preceded in death)
Spouse: Ursula (Jansson) Ebbert
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Arcata High graduate; UC Santa Cruz graduate
Military history: East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit in Virginia Beach, Virgania.
Date of death: Saturday, November 24, 2012
Death details: Died while supporting stability operations in Uruzgan
Source: Department of Defense, Eureka Times-Standard, findagrave.com
Sean P. Carson, age 32, from Des Moines, Washington, King county.
Spouse: Married
Children: Daughter
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Date of death: Thursday, August 16, 2012
Death details: Died in a helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Killed were Chief Warrant Officer Brian D. Hornsby of Florida, Chief Warrant Officer Suresh Krause of California, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Petty Officer Technician 1st Class Sean P. Carson, Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick D. Feeks, Sgt. Richard A. Essex of California, Sgt. Luis A. Oliver of Puerto Rico and Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 2nd Class David J. Warsen of Michigan.
Source: Department of Defense, Seattle Times, Military Times
Robert A. Massarelli, age 32, from Hamilton, Ohio, Butler county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 96th Transportation Company, 180th Transportation Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Fort Hood, Texas.
Date of death: Sunday, June 24, 2012
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Michael J. Strachota was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense
Zachary H. Hargrove, age 32, from Wichita, Kansas, Sedgwick county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas
Date of death: Thursday, May 3, 2012
Death details: Died in Bagram, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
David P. Nowaczyk, age 32, from Dyer, Indiana, Lake county.
Spouse: Rachel (Golonka) Nowaczyk (married in 2008)
Children: Daughter, 2; stepson
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Lake Central High
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. Entered the Army in September 2005; 2 Bronze Star Medals
Date of death: Sunday, April 15, 2012
Death details: Died in Kunar Province, Aghanistan of wounds suffered when his vehicle was attacked with an enemy improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: Memory Lane Memorial, Schererville
Source: Department of Defense, Post Tribune, findagrave.com
Nathan W. Anderson, age 32, from Amarillo, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Based in Yuma, Arizona.
Date of death: Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Death details: Died when an AH-1W Cobra and a UH-1 Huey helicopters crashed during a routine training exercise along the California-Arizona broder. All aboard were killed. They were: Maj. Thomas A. Budrejko, Capt. Michael M. Quin, Capt. Benjamin N. Cerniglia, Sgt. Justin A. Everett, Lance Cpl Corey A. Little, Lance Cpl Nickoulas H. Elliott, Capt. Nathan W. Anderson.
Source: Associated Press, findagrave.com
Jonathan M. Metzger, age 32, from Indianapolis, Indiana, Marion county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: National Guard, Valparaiso-based 713th Engineer Company.
Date of death: Thursday, January 5, 2012
Death details: Died in southern Afghanistan when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb while his unit worked to clear a supply route of improvised bombs. Killed were Staff Sgt. Jonathan M. Metzger, Spc. Brian J. Leonhardt, Spc. Robert J. Tauteris Jr., and Spc. Christopher A. Patterson
Source: Associated Press, Military Times