Fike, Robert J.
Army Sergeant

Robert J. Fike, age 38, from Conneautville, Pennsylvania, Crawford county.

Parents: Jim Fike
Children: Mackenzie Bliscik, 12

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (1992), Penn Trafford High (1989)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, Connellsville, Pennsylvania. Purple Heart. Enlisted 1993.

Date of death: Friday, June 11, 2010
Death details: Died at Forward Operating Base Bullard, Afghanistan from wounds sustained when a male suicide bomber dressed in women’s clothing detonated explosives. Staff Sergeant Bryan A. Hoover was also killed.

Source: Department of Defense, Meadville Tribune, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Military Times

Hoover, Bryan A.
Army Staff sergeant

Bryan A. Hoover, age 29, from West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, Allegheny county.

Spouse: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: California University of Pennsylvania graduate, Elizabeth Forward High (2000)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, Connellsville, Pennsylvania. Purple Heart, former Marine enlisted in Army National Guard March 2005

Date of death: Friday, June 11, 2010
Death details: Died at Forward Operating Base Bullard, Afghanistan from wounds sustained when a male suicide bomber dressed in women’s clothing detonated explosives. Sergeant 1st class Robert J. Fike was also killed.

Source: Department of Defense, Meadville Tribune, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Military Times

OBryan, Israel P.
Army Sergeant

Israel P. OBryan, age 24, from Newbern, Tennessee, Dyer county.

Spouse: Brenna O’Bryan
Children: Turner O’Bryan

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Dyer County High (2004), University of Tennessee at Martin
Military history: 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Enlisted February 2006.

Date of death: Friday, June 11, 2010
Death details: Died in Jalula, Iraq of wounds suffered when a suicide bomber in an explosives-rigged vehicle attacked his unit. Spc. William C. Yauch was also killed in the incident.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Yauch, William C.
Army Specialist

William C. Yauch, age 23, from Batesville, Arkansas, Independence county.

Spouse: Mallory

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Enlisted August 2007.

Date of death: Friday, June 11, 2010
Death details: Died in Jalula, Iraq of wounds suffered when suicide bomber in an explosives-rigged car attacked his unit. Sgt. Israel P. Obryan was also killed in the incident.

Source: Department of Defense, The News in Salem, Arkansas, Tacoma News Tribune, Military Times