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Joshua M. Seals, age 21, from Porter, Oklahoma, Wagoner county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Date of death: Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Death details: Died in Paktia Province, Afghanistan from a non-combat related incident.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Damon T. Leehan, age 30, from Edmond, Oklahoma, Oklahoma county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Date of death: Sunday, August 14, 2011
Death details: Died in Laghman Province, Afghanistan of wound sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Joe L. Cunningham, age 27, from Kingston, Oklahoma, Marshall county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Date of death: Saturday, August 13, 2011
Death details: Died at Laghman Province, Afghanistan of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jordan M. Morris, age 23, from Stillwater, Oklahoma, Payne county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Date of death: Thursday, August 11, 2011
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province Afghanistan of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Killed were: Sgt. Edward J. Frank II, Spc. Jameel T. Freeman, Spc. Patrick L. Lay II, Spc Jordan M. Morris, Pfc Rueben J. Lopez
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jered W. Ewy, age 33, from Edmond, Oklahoma, Oklahoma county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Date of death: Friday, July 29, 2011
Death details: Died at Paktia, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgests attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were Jered W. Ewy and Augustus J. Vicari
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Augustus J. Vicari, age 22, from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Tulsa county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Date of death: Friday, July 29, 2011
Death details: Died at Paktia, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgests attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were Jered W. Ewy and Augustus J. Vicari
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jason J. McCluskey, age 26, from McAlester, Oklahoma, Pittsburg county.
Parents: Jimmy McCluskey and Delores (Darby) McCluskey
Children: Landen McCluskey
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: McAlester High (2004)
Military history: 27th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Enlisted April 2006
Date of death: Thursday, November 4, 2010
Death details: Died at Zarghun Shahr, Mohammad Agha District, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unity with small arms fire.
Cemetery: Tannehill
Source: Department of Defense, Patriot Guard
Vinson B. III Adkinson, age 26, from Empire, Oklahoma, Harper county. Their last known residence was in Harper, Kansas.
Parents: Vinson Bryon Adkinson Jr.
Spouse: Veronica Adkinson
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Harper high school (2003)
Military history: 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Bridgade Combat Team, Bamberg, Germany.
Date of death: Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Death details: Died in Logar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Killed were Vinson B. Adkinson III, Raymond C. Alcaraz, Matthew E. George, James A. Page.
Cemetery: Fort Sill National, Elgin
Source: Department of Defense, Oklahoman, Duncan Banner, Military Times
Jason Dean Hunt, age 22, from Tillman, Oklahoma.
Spouse: Married
Schools: Tipton High (2005)
Military history: Enlisted in Army 2006.
Date of death: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Death details: Killed by gunshot from a fellow soldier, police said, in an attack at Ft. Hood that left 13 dead and 30 injured.
Source: Army, CNN, The Oklahoman (2009)
Jack M. III Martin, age 26, from Bethany, Oklahoma, Oklahoma county.
Parents: Jack Martin Jr.
Spouse: Ashley
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Bethany High (2001)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Washington.
Date of death: Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Death details: Died in Jolo Island, Philippines from the detonation of an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times