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William L. Meredith, age 26, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, City of Virginia Beach county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 569th Engineer Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Date of death: Monday, September 21, 2009
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Matthew Stevenson from Virginia, Suffolk, City of county.
Military history: 348th Combat Sustainment
Date of death: Saturday, September 5, 2009
Death details: Homicide, Suffolk, Virginia
Source: This information is contained in the Virginia Military Dead Database (http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/vmd/), provided courtesy of the Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Paul E. Jr. Dumont, age 23, from Williamsburg, Virginia, James City county. Their last known residence was in Williamsburg.
Parents: Paul Dumont and Bonny Dumont
Spouse: Candice Dumont
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 149th Transportation Company, 10th Transportation Battalion, Fort Eustis, Virginia.
Date of death: Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Death details: Died at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
Source: Department of Defense, family, Military Times
William B. Woods Jr., age 31, from Chesapeake, Virginia, City of Chesapeake county. Their last known residence was in Chesapeake.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (airborne), Glen Arm, Maryland.
Date of death: Sunday, August 16, 2009
Death details: Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when he was shot Aug. 14, 2009 while on patrol in Ghanzi, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Alejandro Granado, age 42, from Fairfax, Virginia, Fairfax county. Their last known residence was in Fairfax.
Children: Amanda, Hasson, Alejandro
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Mississippi Army National Guard, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Jackson Mississippi.
Date of death: Sunday, August 2, 2009
Death details: Died from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device in Gerdsar, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Green Beret Foundation
Gerard Curran, age 45, from Virginia
Spouse: Dawn Curran
School: Willits High (2003)
Date of death: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Death details: Death was first ruled a suicide at First Landing State Park, Virginia Beach, Virginia. However, an follow-up investigation led to the arrest of Paul Stephen Bricker, 27. He pleaded guilty in 2018 to voluntary manslaughter. Curran recruited Bricker to help him die. They had served together.
Source:: Willits News, Virginia Military Dead Database, Library of Virginia, Richmond,
Herberth A. Berrios-Campos, age 21, from Bealeton, Virginia, Fauquier county. Their last known residence was in Bealeton.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1st Battalion 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Friday, July 24, 2009
Death details: Died in Salman Park, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Timothy Scott Patterson from Rocky Mount, Virginia, Franklin county.
Date of death: Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Death details: Surf City, North Carolina
Source: Virginia Military Dead Database from the Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia; findagrave.com.
Bradley Shane Coleman, age 24, from Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville (City) county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 51st Transportation Company, 3Rd Esc, Mannheim, Germany
Date of death: Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Death details: Marez, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
David Hess from Virginia, Buena Vista, City of county.
Date of death: Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Death details: at home
Source: Virginia Military Dead Database from the Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.