Promote & Preserve stories of U.S. fallen soldiers/sailors
Gregory M. W. Fleury, age 23, from Anchorage, Alaska, Anchorage Borough county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Date of death: Monday, October 26, 2009
Death details: Died in helicopter crash in Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Eric A. Jones, age 29, from Pound Ridge, New York
Parents: Kenneth Jones and Cynthia Jones
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Date of death: Monday, October 26, 2009
Death details: Died in helicopter crash in Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Cemetery: Massachusetts National in Bourne
Source: Department of Defense, Cape Cod Times, Military Times
David S. Mitchell, age 30, from Loveland, Ohio, Hamilton county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Monday, October 26, 2009
Death details: Died in helicopter crash in Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Michael P. Montgomery, age 36, from Savannah, Georgia, Chatham county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.
Date of death: Monday, October 26, 2009
Death details: Among seven soldiers who died of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter they were aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Niall Lyons, age 40, from Spokane, Washington, Spokane county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.
Date of death: Monday, October 26, 2009
Death details: Among seven soldiers who died of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter they were aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Shawn H. McNabb, age 24, from Terrell, Texas, Kaufman county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.
Date of death: Monday, October 26, 2009
Death details: Among seven soldiers who died of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter they were aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Nikolas A. Mueller, age 26, from Little Chute, Wisconsin, Outagamie county.
Parents: Larry Mueller and Sharon Mueller
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. Joined Army in 2004.
Date of death: Monday, October 26, 2009
Death details: Among seven soldiers who died of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter they were aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Appleton Post Crescent, Military Times
David E. Metzger, age 32, from San Diego, California, San Diego county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Bronze Star, Enlisted 1996.
Date of death: Monday, October 26, 2009
Death details: Among seven soldiers who died of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter they were aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, News Observor
Keith R. Bishop, age 28, from Smithtown, New York, Suffolk county. Their last known residence was in North Carolina.
Parents: Suzan Bishop and Robert Bishop
Spouse: Maggie Bishop
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Patchogue-Medford High (1999)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Enlisted in 2003.
Date of death: Monday, October 26, 2009
Death details: Among seven soldiers who died of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter they were aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, News Observor, Long Island Press, Military Times