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Ryan C. Knauss, age 23, from Corryton, Tennessee.
Parents: Stepmother Linnae Knauss
Service era: Afghanistan
School: Gibbs High (2016)
Military history: 9th PSYOP Battalion, 8th PSYOP Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Death details: Killed when a suicide bomber approached a group of Marines processing refugees at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Department of Defense, WBIR, Military Times
Jeremy W. Griffin, age 40, from Greenbrier, Tennessee.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
Spouse: Amy (English)
Date of death: Monday, September 16, 2019
Death details: Killed in action by small arms fire when his unit was engaged in combat operations in Wardak Province, Afghanistan
Cemetery: Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West, Hopkinsville
Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com, Leaf Chronicle
William B. Pickel, age 30, from Cleveland, Tennessee.
Parents: Donald Pickel and Priscilla Redman-Pickel
Spouse: Terra Pickel
Children: Taygen and Addalyn
Schools: Middle Tennessee State University graduate
Date of death: Sunday, September 1, 2019
Death details: Died while participating in a survival training exercise at Fort Rucker, Alabama
Cemetery: Chattanooga National
Source: Cleveland Daily Banner
Matthew C. Lewellen, age 27, from Kirksville, Missouri, Douglas county. Their last known residence was in Nashville, Tennessee.
Parents: Chuck and Cindy Lewellen
Spouse: Renee Laque
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: University of Kansas, Truman State University, Kirksville High (2007)
Military history: 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Date of death: Friday, November 4, 2016
Death details: Died in Jafr, Jordan of wounds sustained when his convoy came under fire entering a Jordanian military base. Killed were Staff seargeats Matthew C. Lewellen, Kevin J. McEnroe and James F. Moriaty. Killed by Jordanian soldier Maarek Tawayha in 2016. Soldier sentenced to life by a military court
Cemetery: Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville, Missouri
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Kansas City Star, Kirksville Daily Express
Stephen M. New, age 29, from Bartlett, Tennessee, Shelby county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Jackson, Mississippi
Date of death: Sunday, July 28, 2013
Death details: Died in Bagram, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by small arms fire in the Sarobi District of Kabul Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Dennis R. Murray, age 38, from Broiling Springs, Tennessee.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Date of death: Monday, November 21, 2011
Death details: Died from injuries sustained from a roadside bomb n Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Fort Riley
Joshua S. Lawrence, age 29, from Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville-Davidson county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Date of death: Saturday, October 8, 2011
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket propelled grenade. Capt. Drew E. Russell was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Franklin N. Watson, age 21, from Vonore, Tennessee, Monroe county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Company D. 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Date of death: Saturday, September 24, 2011
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Nathan E. Lillard, age 26, from Knoxville, Tennessee, Knox county.
Parents: Helen Hyatt
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Enlisted November 2006.
Date of death: Sunday, November 14, 2010
Death details: Died in Kunar Province, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. Killed were Spc. Shane H. Ahmed, Spc. Nathan E. Lillard, Spc. Scott T. Nagorski, Spc. Jesse A. Snow, Pfc Chrisitan M. Warriner.
Cemetery: Abraham Lincoln National; Elwood, Illinois
Source: Department of Defense, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Military Times
Patrick K. Durham, age 24, from Chattanooga, Tennessee, Hamilton county.
Parents: Sammy Durham
Spouse: Kristy Wright Durham
Children: Elijah Durham, Jordan Gage Allison, Cheyenne Fox
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Date of death: Saturday, August 28, 2010
Death details: Died in Babur, Afghanistan of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb. Andrew J. Castro also died.
Cemetery: Francis
Source: Department of Defense, Chattanoogan, Military Times