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Michael David Clark, age 41, from Bolton, Connecticut, Tolland county.
Parents: David Maurice Clark and Victoria Lodge
Spouse: Rachel A. (Gomez) Clark, married 15 years
Children: Logan, Hailey
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Glastonbury High (1999)
Military history: 933rd FRSD
Date of death: Saturday, July 30, 2022
Death details: Killed by lightning strike at Fort Gordon, Georgia
Source: Orlando Sentinel, Carmon Windsor Funeral Home
Jon Michael Gaudette, age 41, from Baton Rouge, Louisana.
Parents: Gary and Debra (Pennington) Gaudette
Spouse: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Willamette High in Eugene, Oregon; Louisiana State University
Military history: Louisana National Guard
Date of death: Friday, September 3, 2021
Death details: Suicide. Found dead in the Louisiana Department of Public Safety parking lot in Baton Rouge
Cemetery: Sunset Hills in Eugene
Source: Louisiana State Police, WBRZ, Register Guard
Charles Robert Thacker Jr., age 41, from Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Monday, April 13, 2020
Death details: Died at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Guam of COVID-19
Source: Time
Bryan Jenkins, age 41, from Gainesville, Florida.
Spouse: Married
Children: Son, two daughters
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Sunday, October 20, 2019
Death details: Soldiers were training in the darkness when their armored vehicle fell from a bridge and landed upside down in water below in Georgia
Source: azcentral.com, WJCL, Coastal Courier
Caine M. Goyette, age 41
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Monday, July 10, 2017
Death details: Among 15 Marines and 1 Navy sailor killed when their aircraft crashed in Mississippi.
Source: Washington Post
Roberto C. Skelt, age 41, from York, Florida.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Death details: Died in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when they were stuck by enemy small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Darren M. Linde, age 41, from Sidney, Montana, Richland county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 818th Engineeer Company, 164th Engineer Battalion, Williston, North Dakota.
Date of death: Monday, December 3, 2012
Death details: Died in Lashkar Gah City, Helmand Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Spc. Tyler J. Orgaard was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Luis A. Oliver Galbreath, age 41, from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Date of death: Thursday, August 16, 2012
Death details: Died in a helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Killed were Chief Warrant Officer Brian D. Hornsby of Florida, Chief Warrant Officer Suresh Krause of California, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Petty Officer Technician 1st Class Sean P. Carson, Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick D. Feeks, Sgt. Richard A. Essex of California, Sgt. Luis A. Oliver of Puerto Rico and Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 2nd Class David J. Warsen of Michigan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
David E. Cabrera, age 41, from Abilene, Texas, Taylor county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland.
Date of death: Saturday, October 29, 2011
Death details: Died in Kabul Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. Killed were Lt. Col. David E. Cabrera, Staff Sgt. Christopher R. Newman, Sgt. James M. Darrough, Sgt. Carlo F. Eugenio.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Waid C. Ramsey, age 41, from Red Bay, Alabama, Franklin county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Birmingham, Alabama.
Date of death: Thursday, August 4, 2011
Death details: Died in Pakitka Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times