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Christopher Robert Eramo, age 39, from Oneonta, New York, Ostego county.
Parents: Carolyn Eramo, preceded in death by Kari Eramo
Spouse: Jennilee Eramo
Service era: Post War on Terror
Date of death: Thursday, April 27, 2023
Death details: Killed when two helicopter collided in Alaska while returning from a traning mission
Source: New York Post (2023), Daily News Miner (2023)
Angel Green, age 24, from Evans Mills, New York.
Spouse: Sandra Green (married five years)
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Eisenhower High (2014)
Military history: 10th Mountain Division. Served in Afghanistan twice and had just returned from deployment on September 6, 2021.
Date of death: Friday, September 17, 2021. Suicide at Fort Drum, New York
Cemetery: Mt. View in San Bernardino, California
Source: Military.com, Mt. View Mortuary & Cemetery
Angel Green, age 24, from Evans Mills, New York.
Spouse: Sandra Green (married five years)
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Eisenhower High (2014)
Military history: 10th Mountain Division. Served in Afghanistan twice and had just returned from deployment on September 6, 2021.
Date of death: Friday, September 17, 2021
Cemetery: Mt. View in San Bernardino, California
Source: Military.com, Mt. View Mortuary & Cemetery
Francisco Gilberto Hernandez-Vargas, age 24, from Woodside, New York.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Sunday, August 2, 2020
Death details: Disappeared underwater while being pulled on an innertube behind a motor boat on Stillhouse Hollow Lake
Roshain Brooks, age 30, from Brooklyn, New York.
Service era: Iraq
Date of death: Sunday, August 13, 2017
Death details: Died of wounds sustained while engaged in combat operations in Iraq.
Cemetery: 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Harold J. Greene, age 55, from Schenectady, New York.
Spouse: Susan Greene
Children: Matthew and Amelia
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Combined Security Transition Command, Afghanistan
Date of death: Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Death details: Died in Kabul, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by small arms fire. First general officer killed on the battlefield since the Vietnam War.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Department of Defense, Boston Globe, Military Times
Michael H. Ollis, age 24, from Staten Island, New York
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Date of death: Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Death details: Died in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Anthony J. Denier, age 26, from Mechanicville, New York, Saratoga county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Date of death: Sunday, December 2, 2012
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Dain T. Venne, age 29, from Port Henry, New York, Essex county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 178th Engineer Battalion, 412th Theater Engineer Command, Oswego, New York.
Date of death: Saturday, November 3, 2012
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. Killed were Staff Sgt. Dain T. Venne, Spc. Ryan P. Jayne and Specialist Brett E. Gornewicz.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Ryan P. Jayne, age 22, from Campbell, New York, Steuben county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 178th Engineer Battalion, 412th Theater Engineer Command, Oswego, New York.
Date of death: Saturday, November 3, 2012
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. Killed were Staff Sgt. Dain T. Venne, Spc. Ryan P. Jayne and Specialist Brett E. Gornewicz.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times