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Timothy G. Jr. Santos, age 29, from Helena, Alabama.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas
Date of death: Sunday, August 18, 2013
Death details: Died in Fort Bliss, Texas from a non-combat related illness diagnosed March 24 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Julian L. Colvin, age 21, from Birmingham, Alabama.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 508th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Sunday, July 22, 2012
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan of wounds suffered from an enemy improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Richard L. Berry was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jason N. Barfield, age 22, from Ashford, Alabama, Houston county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California.
Date of death: Monday, October 24, 2011
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Mark Andrew Forester, age 29, from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Tuscaloosa county.
Parents: Ray Forester and Pat Forester
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Haleyville High (1999), University of Alabama (2006)
Military history: 21st Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Air Froce Base, North Carolina. Enlisted in 2007. Bronze Star Medal.
Date of death: Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Death details: Died in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan while conducting combat operations in the area.
Cemetery: Winston County Memorial
Source: Department of Defense, Florence Times Daily, Franklin County Times, Military Times
Andrew L. Hand, age 25, from Enterprise, Alabama, Coffee county.
Parents: Kenneth Hand
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
Date of death: Saturday, July 24, 2010
Death details: Died at Qalat, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed in the attack were: Staff Sgt. Conrad A. Mora, Sgt Daniel Lim, Spc, Joseph A. Bauer and Pfc Andrew L. Hand
Source: Department of Defense, Shelby County Reporter, Military Times
Adrian L. Avila, age 19, from Opelika, Alabama, Lee county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1343rd Chemical Company, 151st Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Battalion, 115th Fires Brigade of the Alabama Army National Guard, Fort Payne, Alabama.
Date of death: Thursday, October 29, 2009
Death details: Died at Khabari Crossing, Kuwait of injuries sustained from a non-combat related accident.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Robert D. Gordon II, age 22, from River Falls, Alabama, Covington county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington.
Date of death: Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Death details: Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany from a non-combat related illness.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
William Z. Vanosdol, age 23, from Pinson, Alabama, Jefferson county. Their last known residence was in Pinson.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 172nd Support Battalion, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Date of death: Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Death details: Died at Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when enemy rocket fire struck his quarters.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Bruce E. Ferrell, age 21, from Perdido, Alabama, Baldwin county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Date of death: Monday, August 10, 2009
Death details: Died while supporting combat operation in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Justin Andrew Saint, age 22, from Albertville, Alabama, Marshall county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 18Th Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, Nc
Date of death: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Death details: Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times