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Kyle Robert McKee, age 35, from Painesville, Ohio.
Service era: Afghanistan
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
Thomas Cole Walker, age 22, from Conneaut, Ohio.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Sunday, October 20, 2019
Death details: Killed with two other soldiers at Fort Stewart when their armored vehicle plummeted from a bridge and landed upside down in the water
Source: Stars and Stripes, azcentral.com, Coastal Courier
Larry Albert Bowers, age 72, from Mansfield, Ohio.
Service era: Vietnam
Children: Two children
School: Clear Fork (1965)
Date of death: Friday, September 6, 2019
Death details: Died from the effects of Agent Orange
Cemetery: Bellville, Ohio
Source: Mansfield Journal News, findagrave.com
Jay Kreischer, age 20, from Stryker, Ohio.
Spouse: Grace Aubrey Kreischer (January 28, 2019) – expecting first child, Callum
Children: Brianne (Jason) Barlow and Rylan Garza
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Bryan High (2018)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Date of death: Monday, July 29, 2019
Death details: Died in Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan from wounds sustained in a combat related incident
Cemetery: Evansport Cemetery
Source: Department of Defense, Archbold Buckete, Military Times
Joseph W. Riley, age 27, from Grove City, Ohio.
Parents: Rodney and Michelle (Ferre) Riley
Spouse: Single
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Date of death: Monday, November 24, 2014
Death details: Died in Kabul, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when the enemy attacked his vehicle with a vehicle borne improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: Concord Cemetery
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Louis R. Torres, age 22, from Oberlin, Ohio, Lorain county.
Parents: Armanda Ellis
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Lorain County Joint Vocation School (2008)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Joined the Army in June 2008.
Date of death: Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Death details: Died in San Antonio, Texas of wounds suffered when he encountered an enemy improvised explosive device, Aug. 6, 2012 in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Military Times
Bobby L. Estle, age 38, from Lebanon, Ohio, Warren county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 630th Engineer Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, Fort Drum, New York.
Date of death: Saturday, July 28, 2012
Death details: Died in Wardak Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire. Pfc. Jose Oscar Belmontes was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Ashley I. White, age 24, from Alliance, Ohio, Stark county.
Parents: Robert and Deborah White
Spouse: Jason Stumpf
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Marlington High (2005), Kent State University (2009)
Military history: 230th Brigade Support Battalion, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina National Guard, Goldsboro, North Carolina.
Date of death: Saturday, October 22, 2011
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. 1st Class Kristoffer B. Domeij was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, ashleywhitestumpf.com
Raymond J. Border, age 31, from West Lafayette, Ohio, Coshocton county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Assigned to a provincial reconstruction team in Paktika Province, Afghanistan. Home unit was Navy Mobile Construction Battalion 74 in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Date of death: Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Death details: Died while assessing a route in Paktika Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Robert B. Cowdrey, age 39, from Atwater, Ohio, Portage county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Thursday, October 13, 2011
Death details: Died in Kunar Province, Afghanistan from injuries suffered during combat operations.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times