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Humberto A. Sanchez, age 22, from Logansport, Indiana.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Logansport High (2017)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine expeditionary force, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Death details: Killed when a suicide bomber approached a group of Marines processing refugees at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.
Source: Department of Defense, Indianapolis Star, Military Times
Philip D. Ambard, age 44, from Edmonds, Washington, Snohomish county.
Spouse: Married 23 years
Children: Patrick, Josh (Karla), Emily, Alex, Tim
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Denver University graduate
Military history: 460th Space Communications Squadron, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado.
Date of death: Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Death details: Died at the Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan of wounds suffered from gunfire. Killed were Maj. Philip D. Ambard, Maj. Jeffrey O. Ausborn, Maj. David L. Brodeur, Master Sgt. Tara R. Brown, Lt. Col. Frank D. Bryant Jr., Maj. Raymond G. Estelle II, Capt. Nathan J. Nylander, Capt. Charles A. Ransom.
Cemetery: USAF Cemetery
Source: Department of Defense, Stars and Stripes, Colorado Springs Gazette
Jeffrey O. Ausborn, age 41, from Gadsden, Alabama, Etowah county.
Spouse: Suzanna Ausborn
Children: Names not available
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 99th Flying Training Squadron, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
Date of death: Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Death details: Died at the Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan of wounds suffered from gunfire. Killed were Maj. Philip D. Ambard, Maj. Jeffrey O. Ausborn, Maj. David L. Brodeur, Master Sgt. Tara R. Brown, Lt. Col. Frank D. Bryant Jr., Maj. Raymond G. Estelle II, Capt. Nathan J. Nylander, Capt. Charles A. Ransom.
Source: Department of Defense, Stars and Stripes, Military Times
David L. Brodeur, age 34, from Auburn, Massachusetts, Worcester county.
Spouse: Susan Brodeur
Children: Elizabeth and David
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 11th Air Force, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alashka
Date of death: Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Death details: Died at the Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan of wounds suffered from gunfire. Killed were Maj. Philip D. Ambard, Maj. Jeffrey O. Ausborn, Maj. David L. Brodeur, Master Sgt. Tara R. Brown, Lt. Col. Frank D. Bryant Jr., Maj. Raymond G. Estelle II, Capt. Nathan J. Nylander, Capt. Charles A. Ransom.
Source: Department of Defense, Stars and Stripes, Massachusetts Soliders Legacy Fund
Tara R. Brown, age 33, from Deltona, Florida, Volusia county.
Parents: Jim Jacobs and Gladys Vereen
Spouse: Ernest Brown (married in 2010)
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Deltona High (1995)
Military history: Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
Date of death: Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Death details: Died at the Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan of wounds suffered from gunfire. Killed were Maj. Philip D. Ambard, Maj. Jeffrey O. Ausborn, Maj. David L. Brodeur, Master Sgt. Tara R. Brown, Lt. Col. Frank D. Bryant Jr., Maj. Raymond G. Estelle II, Capt. Nathan J. Nylander, Capt. Charles A. Ransom.
Cemetery: Parklawn Memorial Park and Menorah Gardens in Rockville, Maryland
Source: Department of Defense, Stars and Stripes, Orlando Sentinel, findagrave.com, Military Times
Frank D. Bryant, age 37, from Knoxville, Tennessee, Knox county.
Spouse: Married
Children: Son
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 56th Operations Group, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.
Date of death: Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Death details: Died at the Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan of wounds suffered from gunfire. Killed were Maj. Philip D. Ambard, Maj. Jeffrey O. Ausborn, Maj. David L. Brodeur, Master Sgt. Tara R. Brown, Lt. Col. Frank D. Bryant Jr., Maj. Raymond G. Estelle II, Capt. Nathan J. Nylander, Capt. Charles A. Ransom.
Source: Department of Defense, Stars and Stripes, Military Times
Raymond G. Estelle Jr., age 40, from New Haven, Connecticutt, New Haven county.
Spouse: Name not available
Children: 9 year old daughter and 1 year old son
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
Date of death: Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Death details: Died at the Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan of wounds suffered from gunfire. Killed were Maj. Philip D. Ambard, Maj. Jeffrey O. Ausborn, Maj. David L. Brodeur, Master Sgt. Tara R. Brown, Lt. Col. Frank D. Bryant Jr., Maj. Raymond G. Estelle II, Capt. Nathan J. Nylander, Capt. Charles A. Ransom.
Source: Department of Defense, Stars and Stripes
Nathan J. Nylander, age 35, from Hockley, Texas, Harris county.
Spouse: Miriam Nylander
Children: 2 boys and 1 girl
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 25th Operational Weather Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
Date of death: Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Death details: Died at the Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan of wounds suffered from gunfire. Killed were Maj. Philip D. Ambard, Maj. Jeffrey O. Ausborn, Maj. David L. Brodeur, Master Sgt. Tara R. Brown, Lt. Col. Frank D. Bryant Jr., Maj. Raymond G. Estelle II, Capt. Nathan J. Nylander, Capt. Charles A. Ransom.
Source: Department of Defense, Stars and Stripes, Military Times
Charles A. Ransom, age 31, from Midlothian, Virginia, Chesterfield county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 83rd Network Operations Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
Date of death: Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Death details: Died at the Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan of wounds suffered from gunfire. Killed were Maj. Philip D. Ambard, Maj. Jeffrey O. Ausborn, Maj. David L. Brodeur, Master Sgt. Tara R. Brown, Lt. Col. Frank D. Bryant Jr., Maj. Raymond G. Estelle II, Capt. Nathan J. Nylander, Capt. Charles A. Ransom.
Source: Department of Defense, Stars and Stripes