Hero Stories for Oregon

Sgt. Ian M. Tawney, 25, of Dallas, Oregon, died October 16, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Tawney was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.<

Sgt. Ian M. Tawney, 25, of Dallas, Oregon, died October 16, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Tawney was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. </d

Sgt. Ian M. Tawney, 25, of Dallas, Oregon, died October 16, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Tawney was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.<

Lance Cpl. Joseph E. Rodewald, 21, of Albany, Oregon, died October 13, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Rodewald was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.<

Lance Cpl. Joseph E. Rodewald, 21, of Albany, Oregon, died October 13, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Rodewald was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. </d

Lance Cpl. Joseph E. Rodewald, 21, of Albany, Oregon, died October 13, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Rodewald was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.<

Pfc. Anthony T. Justesen, 22, of Wilsonville, Oregon, died June 23, 2010, at Ganjkin village, Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Justesen was assigned to Troop B, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

Birth: June 12, 1987 – Oregon Died: November 28, 2009 – Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates PO3 Mudge was killed when he was electrocuted while working in a machinery space aboard the guided missile frigate Rentz while on a port call in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates. David was the fifth of seven children and spent [.

Sgt. Joshua A. Lengstorf, 24, of Yoncalla, Oregon, died January 3, 2010, in Ashoque, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with multiple improvised explosives devices and small arms fire. Sgt. Lengstorf was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d

Pvt. Taylor D. Marks, 19, of Monmouth, Oregon, died August 28, 2009, in Rashid, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their vehicle with an explosively formed penetrator. Pvt. Marks was assigned to the 41st Special Troops Battalion, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Oregon Army National Guard, Portland, Oregon. </d