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Humberto A. Sanchez, age 22, from Logansport, Indiana.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Logansport High (2017)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine expeditionary force, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Death details: Killed when a suicide bomber approached a group of Marines processing refugees at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.
Source: Department of Defense, Indianapolis Star, Military Times
Bradley Moore, age 36, of Evansville, Indiana, Vanderburgh County
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Texas Army National Guard
Spouse: Christal Moore
Children: Cole Andrew, Erica Nicol
Date of death: Thursday, August 13, 2020
Death details: Was completing a land navigation course when he died at Ft. Hood
Source: CNN, New York Post
Andrew St. John, age 29, from Greenwood, Indiana.
Spouse: Married
Children: Two children
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Company B, 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Thursday, August 15, 2019
Death details: Died at Fort Hood, Texas in a tactical vehicle accident
Source: Indianapolis Star, Indiana National Guard
Drew Watters, age 23, from Evansville, Indiana, Vanderburgh county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Parents: Scott Richardson and Karen Marie (Wannemuehler) Watters
Spouse: Carley Elizabeth (Lombard) Watters
Child: Jack Richardson Watters, two months
School: North High graduate
Military history: 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment
School: North High graduate
Date of death: Sunday, November 4, 2018
Death details: Killed in training accident at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington when he was pinned underneath a Stryker armored vehicle.
Source: Army Times, Tacoma News Tribune
Jonathon Michael Hunter, age 23, from Columbus, Indiana.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Date of death: Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan as a result of injuries sustained when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near their convoy.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Matthew R. Ammerman, age 29, from Noblesville, Indiana.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Elgin Air Force Base, Floirda
Date of death: Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Death details: Died in Zabul Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered from small arms fire while conducting a claring operation.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jordan Spears, age 21, from Memphis, Indiana, Clark County
Service era: ISIS
Schools: Silver Creek High (2011) in Sellersburg, Indiana
Date of death: Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Death details: Killed when the V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft he was aboard off the USS Makin Island went into the sea when the aircraft lost power shortly after takeoff.
Cemetery: Sellersburg Cemetery
Source: Reuters, findagrave.com, Military Times
Bradley W. Atwell, age 27, from Kokomo, Indiana, Howard county.
Parents: Victor Atwell and Cheryl (Turnpaugh) Atwell
Spouse: Danielle (Cross) Atwell, married November 5, 2011
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force.
Date of death: Saturday, September 15, 2012
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Lt. Col Christopher K. Raible was also killed.
Cemetery: Albright
Source: Department of Defense, Kokomo Tribune, Military Times
Kyle B. Osborn, age 26, from Lafayette, Indiana.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Thursday, September 13, 2012
Death details: Died in Muqer, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms and rocket propelled grenade fire.
Source: Department of Defense., Military Times
Alec R. Terwiske, age 21, from Dubois, Indiana, Dubois county.
Parents: Sandra K. Terwiske (Dec. 7, 1958 – )
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Date of death: Monday, September 3, 2012
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: St. Celestine, Celistine, Indiana
Source: Department of Defense, grave marker, Military Times