Hero Stories for Air Force

Lt. Col. Mark E. Stratton II, 39, of Houston, Texas, died May 26, 2009, near Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Lt. Col. Stratton was assigned to the Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. </d

Senior Airman Ashton L.M. Goodman, 21, of Indianapolis, Indiana, died May 26, 2009, near Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Senior Airman Goodman was assigned to the 43rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. </d

1st Lt. Roslyn L. Schulte, 25, of St. Louis, Missouri, died May 20, 2009, near Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. 1st Lt. Schulte was assigned to the Headquarters, Pacific Air Forces Command, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. </d

Airman 1st Class Jacob I. Ramsey, 20, of Hesperia, California, died April 10, 2009, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Kabul, Afghanistan. Airman 1st Class Ramsey was assigned to the 712th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Hood, Texas. </d

Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Myers, 30, of Hopewell, Virginia, died April 4, 2009, near Helmand province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Myers was assigned to the 48th Civil Engineer Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom. </d

Staff Sgt. Timothy L. Bowles, 24, of Tucson, Arizona, died March 15, 2009, near Kot, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Bowles was assigned to the 3rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. </d