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Girard Gass, age 33, from Lumber Bridge, North Carolina.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Date of death: Sunday, August 3, 2014
Death details: Died in Jalalabad Air Field Hospital, Afghanistan from non-combat related incident while on patrol that occurred in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Beaufort National
Source: Department of Defense, Washington Post, Anderson Funeral Home, Military Times
Deric M. Rasmussen, age 33, from Storm Lake, Iowa.
Parents: Philip and Diane Rasmussen
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Storm Lake High (1999)
Military history: Company C, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.
Date of death: Sunday, May 11, 2014
Death details: Died in Mazar E. Sharif, Afghanistan after a non-combat related incident.
Source: Department of Defense
Trenton L. Rhea, age 33, from Oakley, Kansas, Logan county. Their last known residence was in Kansas City, Missouri.
Parents: Marshall Rhea (Julie) and Rebecca Breeden Rhea
Spouse: Leah Reid (April 22, 2006)
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Oakley High (1998), University of Central Missouri graduate
Military history: Autumn Lee Rhea, Joanna Lynn Rhea, Abigail Christine Rhea
Date of death: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan after drowning while attempting to cross a body of water.
Cemetery: Blackwater Chapel Cemetery, south of Sweet Springs
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Sedalia Democrat
Aaron A. Henderson, age 33, from Houlton, Maine, Aroostook county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Date of death: Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Death details: Died at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit on September 30 with an improvised explosive device in Zombalay Village, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Michael J. Brodsky, age 33, from Tamarac, Florida, Broward county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Navy Region Southwest Security Detachment, San Diego.
Date of death: Saturday, July 21, 2012
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan from injuries related to a dismounted improvised explosive device blast.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Barett W. McNabb, age 33, from Chino Valley, Arizona, Yavapai county.
Parents: Georgia McNabb and Steve McNabb
Spouse: Georgette McNabb
Children: Two
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 562nd Engineer Company, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
Date of death: Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Death details: Died in Khakrez, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when he was attacked by an enemy improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, The Mountain Mail, Military Times
Chris J. Workman, age 33, from Boise, Idaho, Ada county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Thursday, April 19, 2012
Death details: Died in Helmand Province, Afghanistan when his Black Hawk (UH-60) crashed. Killed were CWO Nicholas S. Johnson, CWO Don C. Viray, Sgt. Chris J. Workman, Sgt Dean R. Shaffer
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Justin A. Everett, age 33, from Clovis, California, Fresno county.
Parents: Patsy Everett
Spouse: Holly Everett (married 11 years)
Children: Avery, 5, and Jacob, 2.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Based at Camp Pendleton, California.
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
Pernell J. Herrera, age 33, from Espanola, New Mexico.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Date of death: Saturday, December 31, 2011
Death details: Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat incident in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jorge M. Oliveira, age 33, from Newark, New Jersey, Essex county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, 50th Brigade Combat Team, Riverdale, New Jersey.
Date of death: Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Death details: Died in Paktika Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times