Promote & Preserve stories of U.S. fallen soldiers/sailors
Loleni W. Gandy, age 36, from Pago Pago, American Samoa.
Parents: Larry Gandy
Spouse: Married
Children: Four children
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 103rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Des Moines, Iowa.
Date of death: Friday, November 19, 2010
Death details: Died in Balad, Iraq in a non-combat related incident.
Source: Department of Defense, Associated Press, Interior Department
Rafael Jr. Martinez, age 36, from Spring Valley, California, San Diego county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Date of death: Thursday, October 14, 2010
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvided explosive device, while conductin combat operations between Moqur and Darreh-Ye-Bum, Afghanistan. Killed were Carlos A. Benitez, Rafael Martinez Jr. and Tramaine J. Billingsley.
Source: Department of Defense., Military Times
Matthew J. West, age 36, from Conover, Wisconsin, Vilas county.
Spouse: Name not available
Children: Three children
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Gaylord High; Gaylord, Michigan (1992)
Military history: 71st Explosvie Ordnance Disposal Group. Enlisted 2004
Date of death: Monday, August 30, 2010
Death details: Died in the Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were Dale A. Goetz, Jesse Infante, Kevin J. Kessler, Matthew J. West, Chad D. Clements.
Source: Department of Defense, Journal-Sentinel, Military Times
Floyd E. C. Holley, age 36, from Casselberry, Florida, Seminole county.
Spouse: Chrissy (Sheridan) Holley
Children: Wife pregnant at time of death
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Lyman High, Central Methodist College, Missouri
Military history: 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Enlisted February 1997. Purple Heart
Date of death: Sunday, August 29, 2010
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Orlando Sentinel, Military Times
Adam Brown, age 36, from Hot Springs, Arkansas, Garland county.
Spouse: Married
Children: Two children
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Lake Hamilton High (1992). Arkansas Tech University
Military history: East Coast-based SEAL Team. Enlisted in Navy 1998, SEALS 2001. Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
Date of death: Thursday, March 18, 2010
Death details: Killed in battle with militants in Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Newport News Daily Press, Military Times
John J. Cleaver, age 36, from Joplin, Missouri
Parents: Ronald and Teresa Cleaver
Children: Collin and Aidan
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Galena High, Missouri; Henderson State University; Crowder College, Missouri
Military history: 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Enlisted in Navy 1995, enlisted in Army June 2006.
Date of death: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Death details: Died with another soldier in Zabul Province, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when a suicide car-bomber attacked their unit.
This note from Teresa Cleaver on Jan. 3, 2022: In 2019, a portion of his ashes were launched from Kennedy Space Center attached to a satellite aboard a Falcon Heavy Rocket. I was there to watch! It was magnificent! I have never been so elated!
The satellite orbits the Earth 15-17 times a day for approx 25 years, so that many sunrises & sunsets each day. The just in case extra ashes were placed in the Banana River in Cape Canaveral. We had taken John there when he was 12 for a tour, so this was a return for us. The remainder of his ashes will be included at the foot of my coffin when I die. I am almost 70. We will be interred in a mausoleum at Ozark Memorial Cemetery in Joplin, MO, which was actually John’s home town. His father, Ron, is already there.
Source: Department of Defense, Tacoma News Tribune, Military Times
Stephen L. Murphy, age 36, from Jaffey, New Hampshire, Cheshire county.
Parents: Carol Murphy
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Conant High, Jaffey
Military history: 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Enlisted 1993.
Date of death: Monday, November 9, 2009
Death details: Died as the result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar Province, Iraq.
Cemetery: Mountainview, Troy, New Hampshire
Source: Department of Defense, New Hampshire Union Leader, Military Times
Michael P. Montgomery, age 36, from Savannah, Georgia, Chatham county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.
Date of death: Monday, October 26, 2009
Death details: Among seven soldiers who died of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter they were aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jerome D. Hatfield, age 36, from Axton, Virginia, Henry county. Their last known residence was in Axton.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Date of death: Saturday, July 11, 2009
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense
Gregory J. Missman, age 36, from Batavia, Ohio, Clermont county. Their last known residence was in Batavia.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 704th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, For Carson, Colorado.
Date of death: Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Death details: Died at Bagram, Afhanistan of wounds sustained elsewhere in Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times