James A. Justice, age 32, from Grimes, Iowa, Polk county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, LeMars, Iowa.
Date of death: Saturday, April 23, 2011
Death details: Died at Kapisa Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Daniel Whitten, age 28, from Grimes, Iowa, Polk county.
Parents: Dan Whitten and Jill Whitten
Spouse: Starr
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Johnston High (1999)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Bronze Star.
Date of death: Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Death details: Died when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device in Zabul Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Des Moines Register, Radio Iowa. Philadelphia Examiner., Military Times