Gregory Watson, age 53, from Caddo County Shreveport, Louisiana .
Service era: Iran
Schools: Normal Community High (1991), Illinois State University
Date of death: Monday, June 15, 2026
Death details: Killed when a B-52 Stratofortresh crashed shortly after takeoff in California
Source: NBC News, 25 News Now
Nashyra S. Whitaker, age 23, from Saint Gabriel, Louisiana.
Parents: Cassandra Whitaker-Jacobs and Winston Westly
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Louisiana Guard Company E, 199th Brigade Support Battalion, 769th Brigade Engineer Battalion, Baton Rouge
Date of death: Sunday, September 5, 2021
Death details: Died at the scene of a single vehicle accident in McAllen, Texas. Another guard member was chaged with drunk driving in the incident. Serving on the federal mission at the southwest U.S. border with Mexico
Source: Stars and Stripes, The Advocate, Louisiana National Guard
Jon Michael Gaudette, age 41, from Baton Rouge, Louisana.
Parents: Gary and Debra (Pennington) Gaudette
Spouse: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Willamette High in Eugene, Oregon; Louisiana State University
Military history: Louisana National Guard
Date of death: Friday, September 3, 2021
Death details: Suicide. Found dead in the Louisiana Department of Public Safety parking lot in Baton Rouge
Cemetery: Sunset Hills in Eugene
Source: Louisiana State Police, WBRZ, Register Guard
Clayton James Horne, age 23, from Atlanta, Louisiana.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 351st Military Police Company, 160th Military POlice Battalion, Ocala, Florida
Date of death: Saturday, August 17, 2019
Death details: Died in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from wounds sustained by a noncombat related incident
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jason M. Smith, age 35, from Destrehan, Louisiana.
Spouse: Trisha Andrews Smith
Children: Jason Jr., 17; Dominick, 13; Nathanial, 10
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Destrehan High (1999)
Date of death: Monday, November 23, 2015
Death details: Among four soldiers killed in a helicopter accident at Ft. Hood.
Cemetery: Jefferson Memorial Gardens
Source: Associated Press, legacy.com
Andrew T. Weathers, age 30, from DeRidder, Louisiana.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Elgin Air Force Base, Florida.
Date of death: Saturday, September 20, 2014
Death details: Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany from wounds sustained when the enemy attacked his unit with small arms fire Sept. 28 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Gregory J. Mullins, age 31, from Bayou L’Ourse, Louisiana.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Enlisted March 2002.
Date of death: Monday, November 13, 2013
Death details: Killed in an explosion during range maintenance operations to dispose of unexploded ordnance in the Zulu impact area aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Killed were Gunnery Sgt. Gregory J. Mullins, Staff Sgt. Mathew R. Marsh, Staff Sgt. Eric W. Summers and Sgt. Miguel Ortiz.
Source: cbs8.com, St. Mary Now
Christopher O. Grant, age 20, from Richwood, Louisiana.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Date of death: Sunday, October 20, 2013
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Bryan J. Henderson, age 27, from Franklin, Louisiana, St. Mary county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.
Date of death: Monday, March 11, 2013
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan in a helicopter crash that killed Staff Sgt. Steven P. Blass, Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Henderson, Capt. Sara M. Knutson, Staff Sgt. Marc A. Scialdo, Spc. Zachary L. Shannon.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Larry D. Bunn, age 43, from Bossier City, Louisiana, Bossier Parish county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 307th Maintenance Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.
Date of death: Thursday, March 7, 2013
Death details: Died as the result of a heart attack at an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia.
Source: Department of Defense, Air Force