Robert J. Fike, age 38, from Conneautville, Pennsylvania, Crawford county.
Parents: Jim Fike
Children: Mackenzie Bliscik, 12
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (1992), Penn Trafford High (1989)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, Connellsville, Pennsylvania. Purple Heart. Enlisted 1993.
Date of death: Friday, June 11, 2010
Death details: Died at Forward Operating Base Bullard, Afghanistan from wounds sustained when a male suicide bomber dressed in women’s clothing detonated explosives. Staff Sergeant Bryan A. Hoover was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Meadville Tribune, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Military Times