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Matthew I. Leggett, age 39, from Ruskin, Florida.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Death details: Died in Kabul, Afghanistan of injuries received when he was engaged by the enemy.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
David A. Hess, age 25, from Ruskin, Florida, Hillsborough county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Date of death: Sunday, October 10, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Cody Joalan Orr, age 21, from Ruskin, Florida, Hillsborough county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Battery B 1St Battalion 44Th Air Defense Artillery, Fort Hood, Tx 76544
Date of death: Saturday, January 17, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Taji, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times