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Ridgley, Charles E. Jr.
Army Captain

Charles E. Ridgley Jr., age 40, from Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Joint Base Elmendorgt-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska.

Date of death: Saturday, April 16, 2011
Death details: Died at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked with multiple grenades. Killed were Capt. Charles E. Ridgley Jr., Sgt. 1st Class Charles L. Adkins, Staff Sgt. Cynthia R. Taylor, Sgt. Linda L. Pierre, Spc. Joseph B. Cemper.

Source: Department of Defense., Military Times

Adkins, Charles L.
Army Sergeant

Charles L. Adkins, age 36, from Sandusky, Ohio, Erie county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Date of death: Saturday, April 16, 2011
Death details: Died at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked with multiple grenades. Killed were Capt. Charles E. Ridgley Jr., Sgt. 1st Class Charles L. Adkins, Staff Sgt. Cynthia R. Taylor, Sgt. Linda L. Pierre, Spc. Joseph B. Cemper.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Taylor, Cynthia R.
Army Staff sergeant

Cynthia R. Taylor, age 39, from Columbus, Georgia.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Date of death: Saturday, April 16, 2011
Death details: Died at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked with multiple grenades. Killed were Capt. Charles E. Ridgley Jr., Sgt. 1st Class Charles L. Adkins, Staff Sgt. Cynthia R. Taylor, Sgt. Linda L. Pierre, Spc. Joseph B. Cemper.

Source: Department of Defense., Military Times

Pierre, Linda L.
Army Sergeant

Linda L. Pierre, age 28, from Immokalee, Florida, Collier county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Date of death: Saturday, April 16, 2011
Death details: Died at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked with multiple grenades. Killed were Capt. Charles E. Ridgley Jr., Sgt. 1st Class Charles L. Adkins, Staff Sgt. Cynthia R. Taylor, Sgt. Linda L. Pierre, Spc. Joseph B. Cemper.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Cemper, Joseph B.
Army Specialist

Joseph B. Cemper, age 21, from Warrensburg, Missouri, Johnson county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Date of death: Saturday, April 16, 2011
Death details: Died at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked with multiple grenades. Killed were Capt. Charles E. Ridgley Jr., Sgt. 1st Class Charles L. Adkins, Staff Sgt. Cynthia R. Taylor, Sgt. Linda L. Pierre, Spc. Joseph B. Cemper.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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