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Kyle D. McKenna, age 28, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, El Paso county.
Parents: Patrick and Tracy McKenna
Spouse: Ashlyn
Service era: Post War on Terror
Schools: Pine Creek High (2012), Saint Mary’s High, Coloraod State University Pueblo
Date of death: Thursday, April 27, 2023
Death details: Killed when two helicopter collided in Alaska while returning from a traning mission
Source: New York Post (2023), Daily News Miner (2023), Colorado Springs Gazette (2023)
Rob L. Nichols, age 24, from Colorado, Springs, El Paso county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia
Date of death: Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were 1st Lt. Jonam Russell, Sgt. Stefan M. Smith, Spc. Rob L. Nichols
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Mark T. Voss, age 27, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, El Paso county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 93rd Air Refueling Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington.
Date of death: Friday, May 3, 2013
Death details: Died near Chon-Aryk, Kyrgyzstan in the crash of a KC-135 aircraft. Killed were Capt. Mark T. Voss, Capt. Victoria A. Pinckney, Tech Sgt. Herman Mackey III
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
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
Ryan P. Hall, age 30, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, El Paso county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 319th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida.
Date of death: Saturday, February 18, 2012
Death details: Died when his U-28 aircraft was involved in an accident near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa. Killed were Capt. Ryan P. Hall, Capt. Nicholas S. Whitlock, 1st Lt. Justin J. Wilkens, Senior Airman Julian S. Scholten
Cemetery: Air Force Academy, Colorado
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Mark Adams Colfield, age 25, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, El Paso county.
Parents: John Adams Cofield and Tariena (Tari) Dragoo Cofield
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Entered Army in 2009.
Date of death: Sunday, July 17, 2011
Death details: Died in Baghdad of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs
Source: Department of Defense, Colorado Springs Gazette, Military Times, Washington Post
Justin Eric Culbreth, age 26, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, El Paso county.
Parents: Walter L. Culbreth and Cheryl Ann Martin Culbreth
Spouse: Kim Culbreth
Children: Katelyn Rayne Culbreth, Brandon Scott Culbreth, step son Cole R. Carbaugh, step-daughters Hannah G. Carbaugh and Mariah J. Bailey
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart (posthumous)
Date of death: Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Source: Department of Defense, The Tennessean, St. Louis Post Dispatch
Faith R. Hinkley, age 23, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, El Paso county.
Parents: David Hinkley and Annavee Hinkley
Service era: Iraq
Schools: High school (2006)
Military history: 502nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 201st Battlefield Survelliance Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
Date of death: Saturday, August 7, 2010
Death details: Died in Baghdad, Iraq of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked her unit in Iskandariya, Iraq.
Source: Department of Defense, Tacoma News Tribune, Military Times
Jonathon M. Sylvestre, age 21, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, El Paso county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia.
Date of death: Monday, November 2, 2009
Death details: Died in Kut, Iraq of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Mark R. McDowell, age 26, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, El Paso county. Their last known residence was in Colorado Springs.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Cornelius Elementary, Brawley Middle School, South Iredell High (2005)
Military history: 336th Fighter Squadron. Entered the Air Force in 2001
Date of death: Friday, July 17, 2009
Death details: Died in a F-15E crash near Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Captain Mark “Pitbull” Foundation