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Stephen Khou, age 36, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia county.
Service era: Post War on Terror
Military history: 32nd Weapons Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada
Date of death: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Death details: Died in a non-combat incident at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.
Source: Department of Defense
Alyssa Cahoon, age 17, from Wayne County Pleasant Mount, Pennsylvania .
Parents: Stephen and Susan Decker Cahoon
Service era: Post Afghanistan
Schools: Forest City Regional High
Date of death: Thursday, August 25, 2022
Death details: Died at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina from a rare heart rhythm abnormality during basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina after collapsing during physical training.
Source: Millitary.com
Jason Mitchell McClary, age 24, from Export, Pennsylvania.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Sunday, December 2, 2018
Death details: Died in Landstuhl, Germany as a result of injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device on November 27, 2018 in Andar District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Dylan Elchin, age 25, from Hookstown, Pennsylvania, Beaver county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Death details: Killed by a roadside bomb in central Afghanistan
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Triblive.com, Air Force Times
Ryan A. Gloyer, age 34, from Greenville, Pennsylvania, Mercer county.
Parents: Lurene W. Gloyer and Richard A. Gloyer
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Company B, 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson
Date of death: Thursday, November 3, 2016
Death details: Died in Kunduz, Afghanistan of wounds sustained while engaging enemy forces
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Patrick H. Quinn, age 26, from Quarryville, Pennsylvania.
Spouse: Married
Children: Three sons
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Date of death: Sunday, October 13, 2013
Death details: Died of injuries when the enemy attacked his base with small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Colorado Springs Gazette, Military Times
Patrick C. Hawkins, age 25, from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Cumberland county.
Parents: Roy Hawkins and Shelia Hawkins
Spouse: Brittanie M. Hawkins
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Carlisle High graduate
Military history: Company B., 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Georgia.; Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
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, pennlive.com, Military Times
Christopher K. Raible, age 40, from North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland county.
Parents: Alvin C. Raible and Kim Piotrowski Raible
Spouse: Donella Tanner Raible
Children: Catherine, Allison and Brian
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Norwin High (1990); Carnegie Mellon University (1995)
Military history: Marine Attack Squadron 211, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force; Bronze Star and Purple Heart
Date of death: Saturday, September 15, 2012
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Bradley W. Atwell was also killed.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Department of Defense; Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Military Times
Eric S. Holman, age 39, from Evans City, Pennsylvania, Butler county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 192nd Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group, 20th Support Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Death details: Died in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when he encountered an enemy improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Brian LaLoup, age 21, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Parents: Craig and Beverly
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Sunday, August 12, 2012
Death details: Shot himself in the head during a party at the U.S. Embassy compound in Athens while serving in a security detail. His parents later sued the military claiming his body was returned without his heart.
Source: Associated Press, Fox News