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Steven P. Stevens, age 23, from Tallahassee, Florida, Leon county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Date of death: Friday, June 22, 2012
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
John W. Brown, age 33, from Tallahassee, Florida, Leon county.
Parents: Elizabeth Newlun
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Siloam Springs (1996); John Brown University
Military history: 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Field, North Carolina
Date of death: Saturday, August 6, 2011
Death details: Was among 30 servicemembers who died in Wardak Province Afghanistan of wounds suffered when their CH-47 Chinoo helicpoter crashed after it came under enemy attack.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Robert M. Kelly, age 29, from Tallahassee, Florida, Leon county. Their last known residence was in Oceanside, California.
Parents: Lt. Gen. John F. Kelly
Spouse: Heather (Landy) Kelly – married June 30, 2007
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Florida State University graduate
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Date of death: Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Tallahasse.com
Brandon M. King, age 23, from Tallahassee, Florida, Leon county.
Parents: Gary S. King and Carolyn A. King
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky Enlisted September 2009
Date of death: Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Death details: Died at Combat Outpost Nolen, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Miami Herald, Military Times
Anthony W. Simmons, age 25, from Tallahassee, Florida, Leon county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Date of death: Thursday, July 8, 2010
Death details: Died in Kunar Province, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
John Tinsley, age 28, from Tallahassee, Florida, Leon county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Death details: Died from wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Kunar, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Julian McMackin Woodall, age 21, from Tallahassee, Florida, Leon county.
Parents: Meredith McMackin
Spouse: Melissa
Service era: Iraq
Military history: L Btry, 3D Bn, 10Th Mar, 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Date of death: Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Al Zanti, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, legacy.com, findagrave.com
Daniel Burroughs Chaires, age 20, from Tallahassee, Florida, Leon county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: E Co, 2D Bn, 3D Mar, (Rct-7, I Mef Fwd), 3D Mar Div, Kaneohe Bay, Hi
Date of death: Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Al Asad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Alan Nye Gifford, age 39, from Tallahassee, Florida, Leon county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 4Th Battalion, 64Th Armor (Tf Baghdad) Fort Stewart, Ga
Date of death: Friday, September 16, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Robert Allen Wise, age 21, from Tallahassee, Florida, Leon county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 3Rd Battalion, 124Th Infantry Regiment, Tallahassee, Fl 32311
Date of death: Wednesday, November 12, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times