Promote & Preserve stories of U.S. fallen soldiers/sailors
Tristan M. Wade, age 23, from Indianapolis, Indiana, Marion county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 573rd Clearance Company, 2nd Engineer Battalion, White Sands Missle Range, New Mexico.
Date of death: Friday, March 22, 2013
Death details: Died in Qarah Bagh District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jonathan M. Metzger, age 32, from Indianapolis, Indiana, Marion county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: National Guard, Valparaiso-based 713th Engineer Company.
Date of death: Thursday, January 5, 2012
Death details: Died in southern Afghanistan when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb while his unit worked to clear a supply route of improvised bombs. Killed were Staff Sgt. Jonathan M. Metzger, Spc. Brian J. Leonhardt, Spc. Robert J. Tauteris Jr., and Spc. Christopher A. Patterson
Source: Associated Press, Military Times
Scott D. Smith, age 36, from Indianapolis, Indiana, Marion county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Mooresville High (1993)
Military history: 81st Troop Command, Indiana Army National Guard, Indianapolis.
Date of death: Friday, June 17, 2011
Death details: Died at Khowst Province, Afghanistan of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident.
Cemetery: Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Hall, Indiana
Source: Department of Defense, Indianapolis Star, Military Times
John K. Rankel, age 23, from Speedway, Indiana, Marion county.
Parents: Trisha Stockhoff, Don Stockhoff and Kevin Rankel and Kim Rankel
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Speedway High graduate
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Enlsited August 2005
Date of death: Monday, June 7, 2010
Death details: Shot while on foot patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Crown Hill
Source: Department of Defense, North County Times, Star Press, Military Times
Chancellor A. Keesling, age 25, from Indianapolis, Indiana, Marion county. Their last known residence was in Indianapolis.
Parents: Gregg and Jannett Keesling
School: Lawrence North High, Indianapolis (2003)
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Assigned to the 961st Engineer Company, Sharonville, Ohio.
Date of death: Friday, June 19, 2009
Death details: Died in Baghdad, Iraq of a non-combat related incident. He shot himself during his second tour. His parents helped lobby for White House policy change on presidential letters to families of soldiers who commit suicide.
Source: Department of Defense, CBS, Military Times, Congressional Record (2009)
Ashton Lynn Marie Goodman, age 21, from Indianapolis, Indiana, Marion county.
Parents: Vicki Goodman and Mark Goodman
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Warren Central High (2006)
Military history: 43D Logistics Readiness Squadron, Pope Afb, South Carolina
Date of death: Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Death details: Hostile; Bagram Ab, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Gary Michael Henry, age 34, from Indianapolis, Indiana, Marion county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 38Th Military Police Company, 95Th Mp Battalion, 18Th Mp Brigade, Danville, Indiana
Date of death: Monday, August 4, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Zachariah Jared Gonzalez, age 23, from Indianapolis, Indiana, Marion county.
Service era: Iraq
Parents: Benedict and Laura
Military history: Company B, 2D Battalion, 3D Infantry, Fort Lewis, Washington
Date of death: Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Death details: Killed by an explosive; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Legacy
William Timothy Flanigan, age 37, from Indianapolis, Indiana, Marion county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop R, 4Th Sqdn, 278Th Armored Cavalry Reg (Tf Knighthawk), Smyrna, Tn
Date of death: Sunday, July 2, 2006
Death details: Kandahar, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Joseph Eugene Proctor, age 38, from Indianapolis, Indiana, Marion county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc,1St Battalion, 172D Armor, 2D Bct, 28Th Id (1 Mef), Indianapolis, Indiana
Date of death: Wednesday, May 3, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Tammin, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times