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Istre, Aaron D.
Army Captain

Aaron D. Istre from Vinton, Louisiana, Calcasieu county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: HHC, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Fort Hood, Texas.

Date of death: Saturday, March 24, 2012
Death details: Died in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Hennen, John Michael
Army Sergeant 1st class

John Michael Hennen, age 26, from Vinton, Louisiana, Calcasieu county.

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Vinton High graduate
Military history: Joint Force Headquarters, Detachment 2, New Orleans, La

Date of death: Sunday, June 17, 2007
Death details: Died in Panjway, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Arledge, John Eston
Navy Signalman 2nd class

John Eston Arledge, age 24, from Vinton, Louisiana, Calcasieu county.

Parents: John Thomas Arledge

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Daily Advertiser (1941)

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