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Jason P. May, age 38, from Chesterfield, Michigan.
Parents: Pamela Slanec and Phillip May
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Sunday, June 28, 2015
Death details: Died on board the USS Essex after experience chest pains and collapsing while the ship was at sea.
Source: Department of Defense; Associated Press, Military Times
Robert M. Friese, age 21, from Chesterfield, Michigan, Macomb county.
Parents: Cindy Friese and Doug Friese
Spouse: None
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Harrison High in Harrison, Michigan (2007)
Military history: 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas. Enlisted in 2010; Purple Heart (posthumously)
Date of death: Friday, April 29, 2011
Death details: Died in Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket propelled grenade.
Cemetery: St. Athanasius Catholic Cemetery
Source: Department of Defense, Stocking Funeral Home, Military Times
Shan H. Ahmed, age 31, from Chesterfield, Michigan, Macomb county.
Parents: Jamal Ahmed and Subra Ahmed
Spouse: Eva Vasquez
Children: Step daughter Evita Vasquez, Step son Evan Vasquez
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Enlisted April 2007
Date of death: Sunday, November 14, 2010
Death details: Died in Kunar Province, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. Killed were Spc. Shane H. Ahmed, Spc. Nathan E. Lillard, Spc. Scott T. Nagorski, Spc. Jesse A. Snow, Pfc Chrisitan M. Warriner.
Cemetery: Fort Custer National
Source: Department of Defense, Battle Creek Enquirer, Detroit Free Press