Hero Stories for Ohio

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

Sgt. Jesse M. Balthaser, 23, of Columbus, Ohio, died September 4, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Balthasar was assigned to the 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California. </d

Staff Sgt. Kevin J. Kessler, 32, of Canton, Ohio, died August 30, 2010, in the Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Kessler was assigned to the 4th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d

Staff Sgt. Kevin J. Kessler, 32, of Canton, Ohio, died August 30, 2010, in the Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Kessler was assigned to the 4th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d

Spc. James C. Robinson, 27, of Lebanon, Ohio, died August 28, 2010, at Paktika, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire. Spc. Robinson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Lance Cpl. Kevin M. Cornelius, 20, of Ashtabula, Ohio, died August 7, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Cornelius was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Spc. Joseph A. Bauer, 27, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died July 24, at Qalat, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his military vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Spc. Bauer was assigned to 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. </d

Lt. Col. Mario D. Carazo, 41, of Springfield, Ohio, died July 22, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lt. Col. Carazo was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp Pendleton, California. </d

1st Lt. Michael L. Runyan, 24, of Newark, Ohio, died July 21, 2010, in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his convoy vehicle with an improvised explosive device in Muqdadiyah, Iraq. 1st Lt. Runyan was assigned to the 52nd Infantry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. </d

Sgt. Justin B. Allen, 23, of Coal Grove, Ohio, died July 18, 2010, in Zhari, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he was shot by insurgents while conducting combat operations. Sgt. Allen was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. </d