Hero Stories for Louisiana

Spc. Matthew C. Powell, 20, of Slidell, Louisiana, died October 12, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered at Ghunday Ghar, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his military vehicle using an improvised explosive device. Spc. Powell was assigned to the 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.<

Spc. Matthew C. Powell, 20, of Slidell, Louisiana, died October 12, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered at Ghunday Ghar, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his military vehicle using an improvised explosive device. Spc. Powell was assigned to the 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Spc. Matthew C. Powell, 20, of Slidell, Louisiana, died October 12, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered at Ghunday Ghar, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his military vehicle using an improvised explosive device. Spc. Powell was assigned to the 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.<

Sgt. Joseph A. Bovia, 24, of Kenner, Louisiana, died August 31, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Bovia was assigned to the 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan. </d

Cpl. Joe L. Wrightsman, 23, of Jonesboro, Louisiana, died July 18, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Wrightsman was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. </d

Sgt. Jordan E. Tuttle, 22, of West Monroe, Louisiana, died July 2, 2010, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. Sgt. Tuttle was a member of the 156th Army Band in Bossier City, Louisiana, and was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Orleans, Louisiana. </d

Pfc. Bryant J. Haynes, 21, of Epps, Louisiana, died June 26, 2010, in Al Diwaniyah, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. Pfc. Haynes was assigned to the 199th Support Battalion, Louisiana Army National Guard, Alexandria, Louisiana. </d

Sgt. Patrick O. Williamson, 24, of Broussard, Louisiana, died October 27, 2009, in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Williamson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. </d

Spc. Michael S. Cote, Jr., 20, of Denham Springs, Louisiana, died September 19, 2009, in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when the Blackhawk helicopter he was in crashed. Spc. Cote was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, Task Force 49, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. </d

Pfc. Matthew E. Wildes, 18, of Hammond, Louisiana, died August 27, 2009, in Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Wildes was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d