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Kristopher D. Greer, age 25, from Ashland City, Tennessee.
Spouse: Stacy A. Greer
Children: Son
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Combat Engineering Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based in Knoxville, Tennessee. Enlisted April 2006
Date of death: Sunday, August 8, 2010
Death details: Died of wounds received Aug. 6 while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, WVLT, Leaf Chronicle, Military Times
Vincent E. III Gammone, age 19, from Christiana, Tennessee, Rutherford county.
Parents: Vincent Gammone and Lorraine Gammone
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Easteville High (2008)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Date of death: Saturday, August 7, 2010
Death details: Killed by prisoner attempting to escape in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Source: Department of Defense, Daily News Journal, WTAM, Murfresboro Post
Michael L. Stansbery, age 21, from Mount Juliet, Tennessee, Wilson county.
Parents: Michael Stansbery and Tammy Stansbery
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Wilson Central High (2007)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Date of death: Friday, July 30, 2010
Death details: Died near Kandahar, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Department of Defense, Tennessean, Military Times
Frederick Greene, age 29, from Mountain City, Tennessee.
Military history: 16th Signal Corp, Fort Hood, Texas
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
Monica L. Beacham, age 29, from Decaturville, Tennessee, Decatur county.
Spouse: Married
Military history: Aviation electronics technician, Qualified C-130 radioman, navigator trainee. Stationed at Coast Guard Air Station, Sacramento, California.
Date of death: Thursday, October 29, 2009
Death details: Among seven Coast Guard members and two Marines who died in the collission of two aircrafts off the coast of San Diego. Body not recovered.
Source: Coast Guard
Brandon A. Owens, age 21, from Memphis, Tennessee, Shelby county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 118th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Friday, October 2, 2009
Death details: Died in Wardak Province, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked their unit using small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Russell S. Hercules, age 22, from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Rutherford county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Date of death: Thursday, October 1, 2009
Death details: Died in Wardak Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Corey J. Kowall, age 20, from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Rutherford county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Sunday, September 20, 2009
Death details: Died in Zabul Province, Afghanistan of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Patrick S. Fitzgibbon, age 19, from Knoxville, Tennessee, Knox county. Their last known residence was in Knoxville.
Parents: Donnie Fitzgibbon and Tonya Brown
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: South Doyle High graduate
Military history: 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Date of death: Saturday, August 1, 2009
Death details: Died in Mushan Village, Afghanistant, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his patrol with improvised explose devices and rocket-propelled grenades.
Cemetery: Sherwood Memorial Gardens
Source: Department of Defense, Knoxville News Sentinel, Military Times
Gregory A. Posey, age 22, from Knoxville, Tennessee, Knox county. Their last known residence was in Knoxville.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Date of death: Thursday, July 30, 2009
Death details: Died of wounds suffered while supporting combat operation in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times