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Quinn, Patrick H.
Army Staff sergeant

Patrick H. Quinn, age 26, from Quarryville, Pennsylvania.

Spouse: Married
Children: Three sons

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Date of death: Sunday, October 13, 2013
Death details: Died of injuries when the enemy attacked his base with small arms fire.

Source: Department of Defense, Colorado Springs Gazette, Military Times

Frison, Demetrius M.
Army 1st lieutenant

Demetrius M. Frison, age 26, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Lancaster county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Kentucky.

Date of death: Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Death details: Died in Khost Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Torbert, Eric M. Jr.
Marines Corporal

Eric M. Torbert Jr., age 25, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Lancaster county.

Parents: Eric M. Torbert Sr. and Denise M. Groff Torbert
Spouse: Marcelle L. Sebastian Torbert (June 12, 2010)
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Penn Manor High (2003)
Military history: 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Enlisted October 2007.

Date of death: Saturday, December 18, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Conestoga United Methodist, Sand Hill Road in Conestoga Township.

Source: National Archives, Carroll County Times, Military Times

Styer, Brandon M.
Army Private 1st class

Brandon M. Styer, age 19, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Date of death: Thursday, October 15, 2009
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Ulmer, Robert D.
Marines Lance Corporal

Robert D. Ulmer, age 22, from Landisville, Pennsylvania, Lancaster county. Their last known residence was in Landisville.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune North Carolina.

Date of death: Friday, June 5, 2009
Death details: Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Bennett, Keith Allen
Army Staff sergeant

Keith Allen Bennett, age 32, from Holtwood, Pennsylvania, Lancaster county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: 28th Military Police Company, 2d Brigade Combat Team, Johnstown, Pa

Date of death: Sunday, December 11, 2005
Death details: Hostile, died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense

Ezernack, Troy Shane
Army Staff sergeant

Troy Shane Ezernack, age 39, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Lancaster county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Enduring Freedom
Military history: Company A, 2d Battalion, 503d Infantry (Tf Bayonet), Camp Ederle, Itlay

Date of death: Sunday, October 9, 2005
Death details: Hostile, died in Qalat, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Martin, Leslie W.
Army Staff sergeant

Leslie W. Martin, age 30, from East Earl, Pennsylvania, Lancaster county.

Service era: Post Cold War
Military history: 82nd Airborne Division

Date of death: Tuesday, July 8, 1997
Death details: Died at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in the crash of a Black Hawk UH-60 during a flight to photograph training areas.

Source: Library of Virginia, Richmond; Charlotte Observer (1997)

Mcmullen, Todd Christopher
Navy Boatswain’s mate

Todd Christopher Mcmullen, age 20, from Manheim, Pennsylvania, Lancaster county.

Service era: Cold War

Date of death: Wednesday, April 19, 1989
Death details: Killed in accidental explosion aboard the USS Iowa just off Puerto Rico

Source: Iowa Daily Press, UPI

Elliot, William D. Jr.
Navy Hospitalman 3rd class

William D. Jr. Elliot, age 30, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Lancaster county.

Service era: Beirut bombings
Schools: Columbia High (1970)

Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terrorist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance

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