OH-58D Kiowa Warrior

Alford, Marcus R.
Army Captain

Marcus R. Alford, age 28, from Knoxville, Tennessee, Knox county.

Children: Son and daughter

Service era: Iraq
Schools: South Doyle High (2000), Carson Newman (2004).
Military history: 1st Squadron, 230th Cavalry Regiment, Louisville, Tennessee.

Date of death: Sunday, February 21, 2010
Death details: Died in Qayyarah, Iraq of wounds suffered when their OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter had a hard landing.

Source: Department of Defense, WVLT, Knoxville News Sentinel, Military Times

Grinder, Billie J.
Army Chief warrant officer

Billie J. Grinder, age 25, from Gallatin, Tennessee, Sumner county.

Parents: Harold William Smith (deceased) and Roxanne Davenport
Spouse: Samuel W. Grinder
Children: Step daughters Megan Grinder and Makayla Grinder

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Smyran High (2002)
Military history: 1st Squadron, 230th Cavalry Regiment, Louisville, Tennessee.

Date of death: Sunday, February 21, 2010
Death details: Died in Qayyarah, Iraq of wounds suffered when their OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter had a hard landing. Capt. Marcus R. Alford also died in the incident.

Source: Department of Defense, Tennessean, Military Times 

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