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Skoda, Steven
Army Chief warrant officer 5

Steven Skoda, age 54, from Rochester, New York.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: New York Army National Guard. Veteran of Afghanistan War.

Date of death: Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Death details: Died when the UH-60 medical evacuation helicopter he was in crashed in Mendon, New York during a routine training mission.

Source: NBC 4 New York, The Daily News in Batavia, Wilton Bulletin

Prial, Daniel
Army Chief warrant officer 2

Daniel Prial, age 30, from Rochester, New York.

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: West Point
Military history: New York Army National Guard. Veteran of Afghanistan War.

Date of death: Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Death details: Died when the UH-60 medical evacuation helicopter he was in crashed in Mendon, New York during a routine training mission.

Source: NBC 4 New York, The Daily News in Batavia, Wilton Bulletin

Reid, Nicholas
Army Staff sergeant

Nicholas Reid, age 26, from Rochester, New York, Monroe county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 53rd Ordnance Company, 3rd Ordnance Battalion, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

Date of death: Sunday, December 9, 2012
Death details: Died in Landstuhl, Germany from wounds suffered on Dec. 9 in Sperwan Village, Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Glende, Theodore M.
Army Private 1st class

Theodore M. Glende, age 23, from Rochester, New York, Monroe county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy.

Date of death: Friday, July 27, 2012
Death details: Died in Kharwar, Logar Province, Afghanistan of wounds sufferend when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Clark, Bruce Kevin
Army Captain

Bruce Kevin Clark, age 43, from Spencerport, New York, Monroe county.

Spouse: Susan Orellana-Clark
Children: Daughters ages 3 and 9

Service era: Afghanistan, Associated Press
Schools: High school in Addison, Michigan
Military history: A Company, Troop Command, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas. Joined Army in 2006.

Date of death: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Death details: Died in Tain Kowt, Afghanistan while talking to his wife on Skype.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Ortiz, Javier O.
Army Staff sergeant

Javier O. Ortiz, age 26, from Rochester, New York, Monroe county.

Parents: Gloria Rivera and Orlando Ortiz
Spouse: Veronica Ortiz
Children: Anthony Ortiz, Andrew Ortiz, Alyssa Ortiz

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Date of death: Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: Department of Defense, Democrat and Chronicle, Military Times

Rivera, Daniel J.
Army Private 1st class

Daniel J. Rivera, age 22, from Rochester, New York.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Date of death: Sunday, October 18, 2009
Death details: Died in Mosul, Iraq of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Allen, Nekl B.
Army Staff sergeant

Nekl B. Allen, age 29, from Rochester, New York, Monroe county. Their last known residence was in Rochester.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (light infantry), Fort Drum, New York.

Date of death: Saturday, September 12, 2009
Death details: Died in Wardak Province, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised-explosive device and small arms fire.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Montelus, Marshall G.
Army Private 1st class

Marshall G. Montelus, age 24, from Rochester, New York, Monroe county. Their last known residence was in Rochester.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: B Company, 801st Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.

Date of death: Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Death details: Died after finishing a physical fitness test during training at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Source: Department of Defense

Dykeman, Philip Jeremiah
Marines Captain

Philip Jeremiah Dykeman, age 38, from Brockport, New York, Monroe county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: H&S Co, 2D Bn, 3D Mar, (Rct-1, I Mef Fwd), 3D Mar Div, Kaneohe Bay, Hi

Date of death: Thursday, June 26, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Karmah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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