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Luis Taveras, age 26, from Boston, Massachusetts.
Spouse: Lisbeth, 30
Children: Luis, 1
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Monday, November 8, 2021
Death details: The family was driving near Pyeongtaek, South Korea when their vehicle collided with another vehicle. All three died at the scene.
Source: Star and Stripes
Marwan Sameh Ghabour, age 27, from Marlborough, Massachusetts.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Army reservist on a yearlong deployment as part of the international peacekeeping force in the Sinai Peninsula
Date of death: Thursday, November 12, 2020
Death details: Among five soldiers killed in Egypt when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed from a mechanical malfunction.
Source: ABC News, Military Times
Elder Fernandes, age 23, from Brockton, Massachusetts.
Parents: Ailiana Fernandes
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Fort Hood
Date of death: Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Death details: He was reported missing Aug. 19. His body was found weeks later in Temple, Texas. Medical examiner ruled suicide.
Cemetery: Cemetery in Brockton
Source: Associated Press, New York Post
Luis F. DeLeon-Figueroa, age 31, from Chicopee, Massachusetts.
Children: Two daughters: 9 ,2
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
Date of death: Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Death details: Died in Faryab Province, Afghanistan from wounds sustained from small arms fire while engaged in combat operations
Cemetery: Agawam Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Source: Department of Defense, masslive.com
Brian K. Arsenault, age 28, from Northborough, Massachusetts.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Thursday, September 4, 2014
Death details: Died in Ghazni, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when his unit was engaged by enemy small-arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Michael R. II Demarsico from North Adams, Massachusetts, Berkshire county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigae Combat Team, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
Date of death: Thursday, August 16, 2012
Death details: Died in Panjwa’l, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when he encountered an enemy improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Gregory R. Trent, age 38, from Norton, Massachusetts, Bristol county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Death details: Died found wounds suffered July 31 in Baktabad, Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense
Edward S. Grace, age 39, from South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Bristol county.
Parents: Edward G. Grace and Leke Grace
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Massachusetts National Guard, Braintree, Massachusetts
Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 2011
Death details: Died in Silver Spring, Maryland from a non-combat related illness.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, South Coast Today
Steven Gutowski, age 24, from Plymouth, Massachusetts, Plymouth county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 5th Engineer Battalion, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
Date of death: Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Death details: Died in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed where 1st Lt. Ivan D. Lechowich, Spc. Steven E. Gutowski, Pfc. David A. Drake.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Timothy J. Steele, age 25, from Duxbury, Massachusetts, Plymouth county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Date of death: Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Massachusetts Soliders Legacy Fund