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Joshua B. Silverman, age 35, from Scottsdale, Arizona.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infanry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Date of death: Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Death details: Died in a helicopter crash. Killed were Randy L Billings, Joshua B. Silverman, Peter C. Bohler, Omar W. Forde, Jesse L. Williams, Terry K.D. Gordon
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Evans Hanson, age 35, from Sugarland, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, Camp Hovey
Date of death: Thursday, November 21, 2013
Death details: Major Evans Hanson and Pfc. Justin Adams were killed after their Humvee fell into a river near the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in South Korea.
Source: Army Times, Legacy.com, Houston Chronicle
Forrest W. Robertson, age 35, from Westmoreland, Kansas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry
Date of death: Sunday, November 3, 2013
Death details: Died in Pul-E-Alam, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Thomas E. Kennedy, age 35, from West Point, New York, Orange county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Date of death: Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when he encountered an insurgent who detonated a suicide vest. Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin J. Griffin was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Clark A. Corley Jr., age 35, from Oxnard, California, Ventura county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Bliss, Texas.
Date of death: Saturday, December 3, 2011
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were Sgt. 1st Class Clark A. Corley Jr., Spc. Ryan M. Lumley, Spc. Thomas J. Mayberry.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Danial R. Adams, age 35, from Portland, Oregon.
Service era: Afghanistan
Spouse: Melany
Children: John, 19, and Jeff, 18; and daughter Skye, 13
Parents: James and Penny Adams
Military history: 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Stuttgart, Germany
School: Portland Community college
Date of death: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Death details: Died in Wardak Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using mortar, machine-gun and small-arms fires.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Oregonian
Stephen M. Mills, age 35, from Fort Worth, Texas.
Parents: Cheryl Mills
Spouse: Married
Children: Three children
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: East Cost-based Naval Special Warfare Unit
Date of death: Saturday, August 6, 2011
Death details: Was among 30 servicemembers who died in Wardak Province Afghanistan of wounds suffered when their CH-47 Chinoo helicopter crashed after it came under enemy attack.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jon T. Tumilson, age 35, from Rockford, Iowa, Floyd county.
Parents: George Tumilson and Kathleen Tumilson
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: East Cost-based Naval Special Warfare Unit
Date of death: Saturday, August 6, 2011
Death details: Was among 30 servicemembers who died in Wardak Province Afghanistan of wounds suffered when their CH-47 Chinoo helicpoter crashed after it came under enemy attack.
Cemetery: Riverside, Rockford
Source: Department of Defense
Stacy O. Johnson, age 35, from Rolling Fork, Mississippi, Sharkey county.
Service era: Afghanistan, Navy Times
Military history: Master-at-arms assigned to Naval Security Force Bahrain.
Date of death: Monday, July 18, 2011
Death details: Died in Bahrain in a motorcycle accident.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Kenneth R. White, age 35, from Fort Collins, Colorado, Larimer county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York
Date of death: Sunday, June 5, 2011
Death details: Died in Khost Province, Afghanistan of injuries suffered as the result of a helicopter crash. CWO Bradley J. Gaudet also died.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times