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Dwyer, Stephen R.
Army Chief warrant officer 3

Stephen R. Dwyer, age 38, from Montgomery County Clarksville, Tennessee .

Schools: Enterprise High in Alabama (2004)

Date of death: Friday, November 10, 2023
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in the Mediterranean Sea during routine flight training.

Source: Department of Defense, AL.com (2023), Stars and Stripes (2023)

Roberts, James T.
Army Specialist

James T. Roberts, age 26, from Nashville, Tennessee.

Spouse: Married
Children: Son

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment

Date of death: Thursday, December 16, 2021
Death details: Died after he was struck by a military vehicle during a training exercise at Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Source: WKRN, Kentucky Today, Military Times

Stafford, Hunter Trey
Army Specialist

Hunter Trey Stafford, age 21, from Munford, Tennessee.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment

Date of death: Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Death details: Found deceased in his off-post home in Alaska

Source: Army Times, Stars & Stripes

Knauss, Ryan C.
Army Staff sergeant

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

Harris, Hayden
Army Corporal

Hayden Harris, age 20, from Guys, Tennessee.

Parents: Cristy Harris
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: McNairy Central High (2018)
Military history: Fort Drum

Date of death: Friday, December 18, 2020
Death details: Harris’ body was discovered in a wooded area in Byram, New Jersey. Police said he was killed by another soldier.

Source: New Jersey Herald, WWNY, Spectrum News

Griffin, Jeremy W.
Army Sergeant 1st class

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

Pickel, William B.
Army 1st lieutenant

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

Ross, William C.
Marines

William C. Ross, age 21, from Hendersonville, Tennessee.

Spouse: Single

Service era: Afghanistan

Date of death: Thursday, December 6, 2018
Death details: Killed in a plane crash off the coast of Japan

Source: NBC News, Tennessean

Lewellen, Matthew C.
Army Staff sergeant

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

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