Hero Stories for Memorials

Senior Airman Daniel R. Sanchez, 23, of El Paso, Texas, died September 16, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan. Senior Airman Sanchez was assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida. </d

Sgt. Aaron K. Kramer, 22, of Salt Lake City, Utah, died September 16, 2010, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. Sgt. Kramer was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Sgt. John F. Burner III, 32, of Baltimore, Maryland, died September 16, 2010, in Iskandariya, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident. Sgt. Burner was assigned to the 63rd Signal Battalion (Expeditionary), 35th Signal Brigade, Fort Gordon, Georgia. </d

Senior Airman James A. Hansen, 25, of Athens, Michigan, died September 15, 2010, of wounds suffered during a controlled detonation at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Senior Airman Hansen was assigned to the 46th Operations Support Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. </d

1st Lt. Todd W. Weaver, 26, of Hampton, Virginia, died September 9, 2010, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. 1st Lt. Weaver was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Cpl. John C. Bishop, 25, of Columbus, Indiana, died September 8, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Bishop was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Pvt. James F. McClamrock, 22, of Huntersville, North Carolina, died September 7, 2010, at Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered in a shooting incident in Salah ad-Din province. Pvt. McClamrock was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. </d

Sgt. Philip C. Jenkins, 26, of Decatur, Indiana, died September 7, 2010, at Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered in a shooting incident in Salah ad-Din province. Sgt. Jenkins was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. </d

Cpl. Philip G.E. Charte, 22, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, died September 7, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Chartre was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Capt. Jason T. McMahon, 35, of Mulvane, Kansas, died September 5, 2010, in Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire in Jalalabad. Capt. McMahon was assigned to the 184th Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 52nd Ordnance Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d