Hero Stories for June 2010

Staff Sgt. Brandon M. Silk, 25, of Orono, Maine, died June 21, 2010, of injuries sustained when the helicopter in which he was travelling made a hard landing. Staff Sgt. Silk was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Died: June 18, 2010 in Kandahar, Afghanistan Pfc. Benjamin J. Park of Fairfax Station, Virginia enlisted in the Army in August 2009 and arrived at Fort Campbell in January of 2010. He is the son of In Sook Park and Do Hyun Park. He died at age 25 at Zhari district, Kandahar, Afghanistan, of injuries [.

Died: June 16, 2010 in Landstuhl, Germany Spc. Nathan W. Cox of Fremont, California died at age 21 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained June 14 when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire at Near Forward Operating Base, Khogyani, Afghanistan. His Awards and Decorations include, an Army Commendation Medal, [.

Born: in Flint, Michigan Died: June 16, 2010 in North Kunduz, Afghanistan Spc. Joseph D. Johnson of Flint, Michigan graduated from Carman-Ainsworth High School in 2004. He is the son of Dennis and Teri Johnson. Joseph was known as a practical joker who loved to make people laugh. He also enjoyed snowmobiling, fishing and camping, He [.

Died: June 16, 2010 in North Kunduz, Afghanistan Pfc. Gunnar R. Hotchkin of Naperville, Illinois attended Hinsdale Central High School where he was on the swim team, graduating in 1997. After high school, he did some modeling in New York before going to work as a carpenter and eventually securing himself a position as a [.

Pfc. David T. Miller, 19, of Wilton, New York, died June 21, 2010, at Lar Sholtan Village, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when a suicide bomber attacked his unit. Pfc. Miller was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Sgt. Andrew R. Looney, 22, of Owasso, Oklahoma, died June 21, 2010, at Lar Sholtan Village, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when a suicide bomber attacked his unit. Sgt. Looney was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Spc. Jacob P. Dohrenwend, 20, of Milford, Ohio, died June 21, 2010, at Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Spc. Dohrenwend was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas. </d

Spc. Scott A. Andrews, 21, of Fall River, Massachusetts, died June 21, 2010, at Forward Operating Base Lagman, Zabul province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Spc. Andrews was assigned to the 618th Engineer Support Company, 27th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineers Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

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