Hero Stories for September 2010

Spc. Donald S. Morrison, 23, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died September 26, 2010, at Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his military vehicle with an improvised explosive device on September 25 at Forward Operating Base Frontenac, Afghanistan. Spc. Morrison was assigned to the 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas. </d

Spc. Marc C. Whisenant, 23, of Holly Hill, Florida, died September 24, 2010, in Kuwait of injuries sustained in a military vehicle roll-over. Spc. Whisenant was attached to the Florida National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Miami, Florida. </d

Pfc. Clinton E. Springer II, 21, of Sanford, Maine, died September 24, 2010, in Kabul, Afghanistan, in a non-combat related incident. Pfc. Springer was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. </d

Pfc. Jaysine P.S. Petree, 19, of Yigo, Guam, died September 24, 2010, of wounds suffered while traveling between Ghanzi and Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, when his military vehicle was attacked with an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Petree was assigned to the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, U.S. Army, Alaska, Fort Richardson, Alaska. </d

Pfc. Gebrah P. Noonan, 26, of Watertown, Connecticut, died September 24, 2010, in Fallujah, Iraq, of injuries sustained September 23 in a non-combat incident. Pfc. Noonan was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. </d

Pfc. William B. Dawson, 20, of Tunica, Mississippi, died September 24, 2010, of wounds suffered while traveling between Ghanzi and Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, when his military vehicle was attacked with an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Dawson was assigned to the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, U.S. Army, Alaska, Fort Richardson, Alaska. </d

Spc. John Carrillo, Jr., 20, of Stockton, California, died September 24, 2010, in Fallujah, Iraq, of injuries sustained September 23 in a non-combat incident. Spc. Carrillo was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. </d

Chief Warrant Officer Matthew G. Wagstaff, 34, of Orem, Utah, died in a helicopter crash September 21, 2010, during combat operations in Zabul province, Afghanistan. Chief Warrant Officer Wagstaff was assigned to 5th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) Adam O. Smith, 26, of Hurland, Missouri, died in a helicopter crash September 21, 2010, during combat operations in the Zabul province, Afghanistan. Petty Officer 2nd Class Smith was assigned to an East Coast-based SEAL Team. </d

Lance Cpl. Anthony J. Rosa, 20, of Swanton, Vermont, died September 23, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Rosa was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d