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Andrew P. Southard, age 27, from Pinal County Apache Junction, Arizona .
Date of death: Friday, November 10, 2023
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in the Mediterranean Sea during routine flight training.
Source: Department of Defense, Stars and Stripes (2023)
Brandon Ricardo Diaz, age 20, from Tucson, Arizona.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division
Date of death: Friday, October 8, 2021
Death details: Found dead where he lived on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska
Source: Fox News, The Brandon Act
Kegan Ray Green, age 26, from Mesa, Arizona.
Parents: Veronica Thompson, Charles Green
Spouse: Single
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Apache Junction High (2013)
Military history: Based at Fort Rucker
Date of death: Thursday, October 8, 2020
Death details: Killed in Newton, Alabama when his motorcycle was struck by a car
Source: WDHN, AL.com, Dignity Memorial
Blake Munck, age 28, of Glendale, Arizona
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 30th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
Parents: Jeff and Kim Munck
School: Milennium High (2010)
Date of death: Saturday, July 25, 2020
Death details: While attending a professional development course on Fort Sill, his roomate found him unresponsive at his residence in Elgin. Death was ruled a suicide.
Cemetery: Clinton Lawn, Iowa
Source: Lawton Constitution, Clinton Herald, findagrave.com
Antonio Garcia, age 21, from Peoria, Arizona.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: October 20, 2019
Death details: Soldiers were training in the darkness when their armored vehicle fell from a bridge and landed upside down in water below in Georgia
Source: azcentral.com, Coastal Courier
Kevin J. McEnroe, age 30, from Tucson, Arizona.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Date of death: Friday, November 4, 2016
Death details: Killed by Jordanian soldier Maareh Towayha. Soldier sentenced to life by a military court
Source: Military Times
Jonam Russell, age 25, from Cornville, Arizona, Yavapai county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia
Date of death: Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were 1st Lt. Jonam Russell, Sgt. Stefan M. Smith, Spc. Rob L. Nichols
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Ryan J. Savard, age 29, from Sierra Vista, Arizona, Cochise county.
Parents: Garett Savard
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Headquarters and headquarters Company, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Saturday, October 13, 2012
Death details: Died in Khanabad District, Afghanistan from small arms fire while on patrol during combat operations.
Source: Department of Defense, WMUR, Military Times
Orion N. Sparks, age 29, from Tucson, Arizona.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Date of death: Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Death details: Died of injuries suffered when an insurgent wearing a suicide vest detonated the device near his patrol. Sgt. Jonathan A. Golintz was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense., Military Times
Richard L. Berry, age 27, from Scottsdale, Arizona, Maricopa county.
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. Pf. Julian L. Colvin was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times