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Pucino, Matthew A.
Army Staff sergeant

Matthew A. Pucino, age 34, from Cockeysville, Maryland.

Parents: Albert Pucino and Kathryn Pucino
Spouse: Crystal Pucino

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Bishop Stang High graduate, Northeastern University graduate.
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group of the Maryland Army National Guard in Glen Arm, Maryland. Enlisted 2002.

Date of death: Monday, November 23, 2009
Death details: Died in Pashay Kala, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Miami Herald,  Matthew A. Pucino Memorial Foundation

Stivison, Glen H. Jr.
Army Staff sergeant

Glen H. Jr. Stivison, age 34, from Blairsville, Pennsylvania.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Date of death: Thursday, October 15, 2009
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Andrews, Darryn D.
Army 2nd lieutenant

Darryn D. Andrews, age 34, from Dallas, Texas, Dallas county. Their last known residence was in Dallas.

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: Friday, September 4, 2009
Death details: Died in Paktia Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his chiecle with an improvised explosive device and a rocket-propelled grenade.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Benjamin, Adam F.
Marines Gunnery sergeant

Adam F. Benjamin, age 34, from Garfield, Ohio, Cuyahoga county. Their last known residence was in Garfield.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Date of death: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Morales, Raymundo P.
Army Specialist

Raymundo P. Morales, age 34, from Dalton, Georgia, Whitfield county. Their last known residence was in Dalton.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 148th Brigade Support Battalion, Cedartown, Georgia.

Date of death: Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Death details: Died in Methar Lam, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Pratt, Dennis J.
Private 1st class

Dennis J. Pratt, age 34, from Duncan, Oklahoma, Stephens county. Their last known residence was in Duncan.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (light infantry), Fort Drum, New York.

Date of death: Monday, July 20, 2009
Death details: Died in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle followed by an attack from enemy force using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Jarvis, Rodney A.
Army Chief warrant officer

Rodney A. Jarvis, age 34, from Akron, Ohio, Summit county. Their last known residence was in Akron.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 46th Engineer Battalion, 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Polk, Louisana.

Date of death: Monday, July 13, 2009
Death details: Died in Baghdad of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Brooks, Paul Faris
Army Staff Sergeant

Paul Faris Brooks, age 34, from Joplin, Missouri, Jasper county.

Parents: Barbara Brooks and Paul David Brooks
Spouse: Nicole Brooks
Children: Hayley, 14; Harmony, 11; Seth, 7; Logan, 6; Aiden, 5; Samara, 3; Denver, 2

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Jonesboro High
Military history: 935Th Aviation Support Battalion, Jefferson City, Mo

Date of death: Thursday, May 21, 2009
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Cemetery: Missouri Veterans Cemetery at Springfield

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, findagrave.com

Ansong, Theophilus Kwaku
Navy Petty officer 1

Theophilus Kwaku Ansong, age 34, from Centreville, Virginia, Fairfax county.

Service era: Iraq

Parent: Charity Ohenewah
Military history: Lpd 17 San Anton

Date of death: Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Death details:  Fell overboard while being lowered in a small boat from the amphibious transport dock San Antonio in the Gulf of Aden.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Rodriguez, Rodolfo Ivan
Air Force Major

Rodolfo Ivan Rodriguez, age 34, from El Paso, Texas, El Paso county.

Service era: Iraq

Family: Wife Caryn and mother Minierva Rivas

Military history: 86Th Construction And Training Squadron, Ramstein Ab, Germany

Date of death: Saturday, September 20, 2008
Death details: Among more than 50 people killed in an attack on the Marriot hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan

Source: Department of Defense, KTSM

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