Maplewood Minnesota

Chad D. Frokjer, age 27, from Maplewood, Minnesota, Ramsey county.

Parents: Brian Frokjer and Arlene Frokjer
Spouse: Leslie Frokjer
Children: Eli

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California

Date of death: Thursday, June 30, 2011
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Star Tribune, Military Times

Matthew J. Johnson, age 21, from Maplewood, Minnesota, Ramsey county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: North High, St. Paul, graduate
Military history: 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade (Combat), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Date of death: Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Death details: Died at Zabul Province, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his military vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Killed were Chase Stanley of California, Jesse D. Reed of Pennsylvania, Matthew J. Johnson of Minnesota and Zachary M. Fisher of Missouri.

Source: Department of Defense, Fox 9, Military Times