Roadside bomb 5 January 2012

Leonhardt, Brian J.
Army Specialist

Brian J. Leonhardt, age 21, from Merrillville, Indiana, Lake 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

Tauteris, Robert J. Jr.
Army Specialist

Robert J. Tauteris Jr., age 44, from Hamlet, Indiana, Starke 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

Patterson, Christopher
Army Specialist

Christopher Patterson, age 20, from Aurora, Illinois, Kane county.

Parents: Bob Patterson and Mary Patterson

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: West Aurora High, Valparaiso University
Military history: National Guard, Valparaiso-based 713th Engineer Company. Joined the guard in 2009. Posthumously awarded a Purple Heart and Bronze Star.

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, Chicago Tribune, Military Times

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