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Jared M. Schmitz, age 20, from Saint Charles, Missouri.
Parents: Mark Schmitz
Service era: Afghanistan
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, WYFF, St. Louis Post Dispatch
Eric W. Summers, age 32, from Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Butler county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Enlisted July 2000.
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, Missourinet
Joseph M. Peters, age 24, from Springfield, Missouri, Greene county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 286th Military Police Detachment, 5th Military Police Battalion, Vicenza, Italy
Date of death: Sunday, October 6, 2013
Death details: Killed in an attack in Panjwai District of Afghanistan. The four killed were Army Rangers Sgt. Patrick C. Hawkins, 25, assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, at Fort Benning, Ga.; Pfc. Cody J. Patterson, 24, assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, at Fort Benning, Ga.;1st Lt. Jennifer M. Moreno, 25, assigned to Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and attached to a joint special operations task force as a Cultural Support Team member; and Special Agent Joseph M. Peters, 24, assigned to the 286th Military Police Detachment (CID), 5th Military Police Battalion, Vicenza, Italy.
Source: Fox News, U.S. Army
Jonathon Michael Dean Hostetter, age 20, from Humphreys, Missouri, Sullivan county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
Date of death: Friday, August 23, 2013
Death details: Died in Haft Asiab, Afghanistan from wounds suffered when enemy forces attack his unit with an improvised explosive device during combat operations. Spc. Kenneth Clifford Alvarez was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Billy J. Siercks, age 32, from Velda Village, Missouri, St. Louis county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Date of death: Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Death details: Died in Landstuhl, Germany of wounds suffered Sept. 27 in Logar, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Matthew D. Mason, age 37, from Kansas City, Missouri.
Spouse: Married (wife pregnant expecting third child)
Children: 2 sons
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Kearney High, Northwest Missouri State University (1998)
Military history: East Cost-based Naval Special Warfare Unit
Date of death: Saturday, August 6, 2011
Death details: Was among 30 servicemembers who died in Wardak Province Afghanistan of wounds suffered when their CH-47 Chinoo helicopter crashed after it came under enemy attack.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jacob R. Carver, age 20, from Freeman, Missouri, Cass county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Date of death: Saturday, November 13, 2010
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan when an insurgent suicide bomber detonated a vest bomb and struck his unit. Killed were Staff Sgt. Juan L. Rivadeneira, Cpl. Jacob R. Carver, Spc, Jacob C. Carroll.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Charles M. Sadell, age 34, from Columbia, Missouri, Boone county. Their last known residence was in Weston, Missouri.
Parents: Jane Curry
Spouse: Kristin Dawn Sadell (McMillan); married Aug. 21, 1999
Children: Cameron Sadell and Hunter Sadell
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Harrisburg, Missouri High (1995)
Military history: 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. Bronze Star.
Date of death: Sunday, October 24, 2010
Death details: Died at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland of wounds suffered Oct. 5, 2010 at Arif Kala, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Kansas City Star, Military Times
Dylan T. Reid, age 24, from Springfield, Missouri, Greene county.
Parents: Terry Reid and Kelli Reid
Spouse: None
Children: Avery Lynn Reid (born Sept. 14, 2010)
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Desert Technology High, Lake Havasu City, Arizona (2005)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. Enlisted in 2008
Date of death: Saturday, October 16, 2010
Death details: Died in Amarah, Iraq in a non-combat related incident.
Source: Department of Defense, Daniel Funeral Home
Phillip D. Vinnedge, age 19, from Saint Charles, Missouri, Saint Charles county.
Parents: Dave Vinnedge and Julie Vinnedge
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Francis Howell Central High (2009); Lewis and Clark Technical School
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Date of death: Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting mounted combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Killed by an Improvised Explosive Device blast were Cpl. Justin J. Cain, Phillip D. Vinnedge, Lance Cpl. Joseph E. Rodewald, Pfc. Victor A. Dew
Cemetery: Jefferson Barracks National
Source: Department of Defense, Wausau Daily Herald, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Military Times