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Bolen, Edward H.
Army Sergeant

Edward H. Bolen, age 25, from Chittenango, New York, Madison county.

Parents: Walter Bolen and Jeanine Hafner Bolen
Spouse: Andrea Perez Bolen (married September 4, 2010)
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Chittenango High (2003)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. Bronze Star, Purple Heart

Date of death: Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Death details: Died in Logar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire and an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: Oakland, Chittenango

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Whipple, Blake D.
Army Specialist

Blake D. Whipple, age 21, from Williamsville, New York, Erie county.

Parents: David R. Whipple and Kim A. Whipple

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Williamsville East High (2007), St. Bonaventure University, Erie Community College, Buffalo State College
Military history: 7th Engineering Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. Enlisted 2009

Date of death: Friday, November 5, 2010
Death details: Died in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Buffalo News, Military Times

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Jones, David R. Jr.
Army Private 1st class

David R. Jr. Jones, age 21, from Saint Johnsville, New York, Montgomery county.

Parents: Therresa Ann Bennett and George Arthur Bennett Jr.; biological father, David Richard Jones

Service era: Iraq
Schools: St. Johnsville High (2008)
Military history: 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas. Enlisted October 2009.

Date of death: Sunday, October 24, 2010
Death details: Died at Baghdad, Iraq of injuries sustained in a non-combat incident.
Cemetery: Johnsville

Source: Department of Defense, Albany Times Union, Military Times

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Lynch, Scott
Marines Lance corporal

Scott Lynch, age 22, from Greenwood, New York, Steuben county.

Parents: Tammy Lynch and Jimi Lynch
Spouse: Tanya Lynch, 22 (married May 2010)

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Date of death: Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Times Herald-Record, Military Times

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Johnson, Timothy L.
Army Specialist

Timothy L. Johnson, age 24, from Randolph, New York, Cattaraugus county.

Parents: Cheryl Johnson
Spouse: Brittany Johnson

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, For Carson, Colorado. Enlisted November 2007.

Date of death: Thursday, September 16, 2010
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgetns attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device at Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California

Source: Department of Defense, Daily Breeze, Military Times

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Farley, Derek
Army Staff sergeant

Derek Farley, age 24, from Nassau, New York, Rensselaer county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Columbia High (2004)
Military history: 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany. Purple Heart

Date of death: Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Death details: Died at Bala Boluk, Farah, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated as he attempted to disarm it.

Source: Department of Defense, Troy Record, Military Times

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Tirador, Amy C.
Army Staff sergeant

Amy C. Tirador, age 29, from Albany, New York, Albany county.

Parents: Gerard Seyboth and Colleen Murphy
Spouse: Mickey Tirador

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Colonie Central High (1998)
Military history: 209th Military Intelligence Company, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. Enlisted in March 1999.

Date of death: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Death details: Died in Kirkush, Iraq from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Source: Department of Defense; News Tribune, Tacoma, Military Times

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Gonzalez, Luis M.
Army Staff Sergeant

Luis M. Gonzalez, age 27, from South Ozone Park, New York, New York City county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington

Date of death: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Death details: Died in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Jones, Eric A.
Marines Captain

Eric A. Jones, age 29, from Pound Ridge, New York

Parents: Kenneth Jones and Cynthia Jones

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Date of death: Monday, October 26, 2009
Death details: Died in helicopter crash in Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Cemetery: Massachusetts National in Bourne

Source: Department of Defense, Cape Cod Times, Military Times

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Bishop, Keith R.
Army Staff sergeant

Keith R. Bishop, age 28, from Smithtown, New York, Suffolk county. Their last known residence was in North Carolina.

Parents: Suzan Bishop and Robert Bishop
Spouse: Maggie Bishop

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Patchogue-Medford High (1999)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Enlisted in 2003.

Date of death: Monday, October 26, 2009
Death details: Among seven soldiers who died of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter they were aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, News Observor, Long Island Press, Military Times