Joseph Briggs Marotta from Virginia, Richmond, City of county.
Era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Thursday, February 9, 2012
Death details: Accident,
Source: Virginia Military Dead Database courtesy of the Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Marotta, Joseph Briggs
Leep, James R. Jr.
Army Staff sergeant
James R. Jr. Leep, age 44, from Richmond, Virginia.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Brigade Combat Team, Portsmouth, Virginia.
Date of death: Monday, October 17, 2011
Death details: Died in Babil Province, Iraq.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Bratton, Latonio
Army Reserve
Latonio Bratton, age 22, from Virginia, Richmond, City of county.
Date of death: Sunday, August 21, 2011
School: Armstrong High
Death details: Homicide, Richmond, Virginia. Police said he was found dead inside a car on Bethel Street in the Whitcomb Court area.
Source: Virginia Military Dead Database from the Library of Virginia, Richmond; Legacy, WWBT
Newman, Jaime Carlos
Army Staff sergeant
Jaime Carlos Newman, age 27, from Richmond, Virginia.
Parents: Helen C. Newman
Children: Damarques J. Newman, Jaidan I. Cox
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Kennedy High graduate
Military history: 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Date of death: Friday, September 17, 2010
Death details: Died in the Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Eric Yates also died.
Cemetery: Virginia Veterans Cemetery, Amelia
Source: Department of Defense, Progress Index, The Pilot, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Military Times
Islip, Brandon T.
Army Sergeant
Brandon T. Islip, age 23, from Richmond, Virginia, Fairfax county.
Parents: George Islip and Allison Chaney
Spouse: Sonya Islip
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Monacan High
Military history: 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Enlisted January 2006. Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart.
Date of death: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Death details: Disappeared with fellow soldier (Benjamin Sherman also died) Nov. 4, 2009 after they jumped into a river in western Afghanistan in an attempt to recover supplies. Islip was listed as missing until Nov. 30, 2009.
Source: Department of Defense, Boston Herald, Boston Globe, Richmond Time Dispatch, Fayetville Observor, Forbes, Military Times
Moody, Michael Dean Jr
Army Staff Sergeant
Michael Dean Jr Moody, age 31, from Richmond, Virginia, Richmond (City) county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company D, 2D Battalion, 69Th Armor Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga
Date of death: Saturday, June 23, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Mualameen, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense
Ehle, Jeremy Wayne
Army Private 1st class
Jeremy Wayne Ehle, age 19, from Richmond, Virginia, Richmond (City) county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 1St Battalion, 36Th Infantry, Friedberg, Gm
Date of death: Sunday, April 2, 2006
Death details: Died in Landstuhl, Germany from wounds sustained when his dismounted patrol came under enemy small arms fire in Hit, Iraq.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Ganzert, Henry C
Virginia Defense Force Command Sergeant Major
Henry C Ganzert from Virginia, Richmond, City of county.
Date of death: Saturday, February 25, 2006
Death details: Died of disease,
Source: This information is contained in the Virginia Military Dead Database (http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/vmd/), provided courtesy of the Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Kirven, Nicholas Cain
Marines Lance corporal
Nicholas Cain Kirven, age 21, from Richmond, Virginia, Richmond (City) county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: K Co, 3D Bn, 3D Mar, 3D Mar Div, Mcbh Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
Date of death: Sunday, May 8, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Alishang, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Adams, Clarence III
Army Specialist
Clarence III Adams, age 28, from Richmond, Virginia, Richmond (City) county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: A Company, 91St Engineer Battalion, (1 Cavalry Division), Fort Hood, Tx 76544
Date of death: Tuesday, September 7, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times