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Stephen M. New, age 29, from Bartlett, Tennessee, Shelby county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Jackson, Mississippi
Date of death: Sunday, July 28, 2013
Death details: Died in Bagram, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by small arms fire in the Sarobi District of Kabul Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Garrett Anderson Misener, age 25, from Cordova, Tennessee, Shelby county.
Parents: Gary Misener and Jannette, step-father Dan Zaccagnino and stepmother Susan Misener
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Cordova High (2003)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Enlisted 2003
Date of death: Monday, December 27, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Terrace Grove, Belen, New Mexico
Source: Department of Defense, Alamogordo Daily News, Military Times
Xin Qi, age 25, from Cordova, Tennessee, Shelby county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Fourth Light Amored Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Afghanistan.
Date of death: Saturday, January 23, 2010
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Department of Defense, U.S. Marines
Daniel D. Merriweather, age 25, from Collierville, Tennessee, Shelby county.
Parents: Pamela Finnie and Darryl Finnie
Spouse: Rachelle
Children: Son, 3; son, 3 months
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Overton High (2002)
Military history: 118th Military Police Company (Airborne), 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne), 16th Military Police Bridgade (Airborne), For Bragg, North Carolina. Enlisted 2002. Bronze Star, Purple Heart.
Date of death: Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Death details: Was among two soldiers who died at Combat Outpost McClain, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when at Combat Outpost McClain, Afghanistan from wounds suffered when their Humvee struck a homemade bomb.
Cemetery: West Tennessee Veterans
Source: Department of Defense, WPTY, Fayetteville Observor, Military Times
Brandon A. Owens, age 21, from Memphis, Tennessee, Shelby county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 118th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Friday, October 2, 2009
Death details: Died in Wardak Province, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked their unit using small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Donald Vincent Clark, age 37, from Memphis, Tennessee, Shelby county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop C, 6Th Squadron, 17Th Cavalry, Fort Wainwright, Ak
Date of death: Saturday, November 15, 2008
Death details: Mosul, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Christopher Thomas Fox, age 21, from Memphis, Tennessee, Shelby county.
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 1St Battalion, 68Th Armor, 3 Bct, Fort Carson, Co
Date of death: Monday, September 29, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Robert Michael Secher, age 33, from Germantown, Tennessee, Shelby county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 3D Bn, 12 Mar, 3D Mar Div, Mcbh Kaneobe Bay, Hi
Date of death: Sunday, October 8, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Al Asad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Adam Russell Murray, age 21, from Cordova, Tennessee, Shelby county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Wpns Co, 3D Bn, 8Th Mar, (1-1 Ad, I Mef Fwd), 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, Nc
Date of death: Thursday, July 27, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Ar Ramadi, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Andrew Karl Stern, age 24, from Germantown, Tennessee, Shelby county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: B Co, 1St Tnk Bn, Rct-1, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, Ca
Date of death: Thursday, September 16, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times