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Torian, Aaron C.
Marines Master Sergeant

Aaron C. Torian, age 36, from Paducah, Kentucky.

Spouse: Jurley Torian (Pomeroy)
Children: Elijah, 9; Avery, 2; Laura Bella, 4

Parents: Esta Smith and Joe Torian; step-father Jim Smith

School: Thomas Stone High (1995) in Waldorf, Maryland; University of Tennessee-Martin (2001)

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Date of death: Saturday, February 15, 2014
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Press Democrat (2014)

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Copes, Gregory T.
Marines Staff sergeant

Gregory T. Copes, age 36, from Lynch Station, Virginia, Campbell county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Date of death: Friday, August 17, 2012
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Farah Province, Afghanistan. Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer 1st Class Darrel L. Enos was also killed in the incident, which the Department of Defense did not provide details about.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Enos, Darrel L.
Navy Hospital corpsman petty officer 1st class

Darrel L. Enos, age 36, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, El Paso county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Date of death: Friday, August 17, 2012
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Farah Province, Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Gregory T. Copes was also killed in the incident, which the Department of Defense did not provide details about.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Voelke, Paul C.
Army Major

Paul C. Voelke, age 36, from Monroe, New York, Orange county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiemtn, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia.

Date of death: Friday, June 22, 2012
Death details: Died in Mazar E. Sharif, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Meador, John D.
Army Specialist

John D. Meador, age 36, from Columbia, South Carolina, Richland county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 133rd Military Police Company, 51st Military Police Battalion, Florence, South Carolina.

Date of death: Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Death details: Died in Khowst Province Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire and an improvised explosive device. Killed were 1st Lt. Ryan D. Rawl, Sgt. 1st Class Matthew B. Thomas and Spc. John D. Meador II.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Rozanski, Nicholas J.
Army Captain

Nicholas J. Rozanski, age 36, from Dublin, Ohio, Franklin county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Ohio National Guard, Walbridge, Ohio.

Date of death: Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Death details: Died of wounds sustained during an enemy attack by a suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive device in Faryab Province, Afghansitan. Killed were Capt. Nicholas J. Rozanski, Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey J. Rieck, Sgt. 1st Class Shawn T. Hannon.

Source: Department of Defense

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Griffith, Samuel M.
Marines Major

Samuel M. Griffith, age 36, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, Virginia Beach county.

Parents: Sam Griffith and Kathleen Bischoff
Spouse: Cassandra
Children: Chad and Noah

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Penn State University (1997)
Military history: 4th Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Marine Forces Reserve, West Palm Beach, Florida.

Date of death: Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Virginia Pilot, Military Times

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Buoniconti, Frank III
Army Chief warrant officer

Frank Buoniconti III, age 36, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, El Paso county.

Parents: Frank Buoniconti Jr. and Silvia Buoniconti
Spouse: Married
Children: 4 children

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Doherty High graduate
Military history: A Troop with the 4th Squadron, 6th Attack Reconnaissance Squadron, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade.

Date of death: Monday, December 12, 2011
Death details: Died when two helicopters crashed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Killed were Chief Warrant Officer 3 Frank Buoniconti III; Capt. Anne M. Montgomery; Chief Warrant Officer 3 Shan Joseph Satterfield and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Lucas Daniel Sigfrid

Cemetery: Evergreen, Colorado Springs

Source: Seattle Times, findagrave.com

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Rudd, Keith F.
Army Staff sergeant

Keith F. Rudd, age 36, from Winder, Georgia, Barrow county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Date of death: Saturday, September 10, 2011
Death details: Died in Parvan, Afghanistan of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations.

Source: Department of Defense

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Houston, Kevin A.
Navy Special Warefare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL)

Kevin A. Houston, age 36, from Hyannisport, Massachusetts, Barnstable county.

Parents: Jan Brown
Spouse: Married
Children: Three children

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Barnstable High (1994)
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