Shane G. Wilson

IdahoPfc. Shane G. Wilson, 20, of Kuna, Idaho, died October 18, 2012, in Khost, Afghanistan. Pfc. Wilson was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Ethan J. Martin

IdahoSpc. Ethan J. Martin, 22, of Lewiston, Idaho, died August 7, 2012, in Koragay, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he encountered enemy small-arms fire. Spc. Martin was assigned to 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

Cody O. Moosman

IdahoPfc. Cody O. Moosman, 24, of Preston, Idaho, died July 3, 2012, in Gayan Alwara Mandi, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. Pfc. Moosman was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.

Chris J. Workman

IdahoSgt. Chris J. Workman, 33, of Boise, Idaho, died April 19, 2012, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, when his Black Hawk (UH-60) crashed. Sgt. Workman was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii.

Daniel J. Brown

IdahoSgt. Daniel J. Brown, 27, of Jerome, Idaho, died March 24, 2012, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Brown was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Kenneth E. Cochran

IdahoLance Cpl. Kenneth E. Cochran, 20, of Wilder, Idaho, died January 15, 2012, conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Cochran was assigned to 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.

Ryan D. Sharp

IdahoSgt. Ryan D. Sharp, 28, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died December 3, 2011, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered November 21 at Kandahar province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Sharp was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.

Robert E. Dyas

IdahoSpc. Robert E. Dyas, 21, of Nampa, Idaho, died September 21, 2011, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. Spc. Dyas was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.

Devin J. Daniels

IdahoSgt. Devin J. Daniels, 22, of Kuna, Idaho, died August 25, 2011, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle using an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Daniels was assigned to the 546th Transportation Company, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Nicholas W. Newby

IdahoSpc. Nicholas W. Newby, 20, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, died July 7, 2011, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his convoy using an improvised explosive device. Spc. Newby was assigned to 145th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Cavalry Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Post Falls, Idaho.

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Robert J. Near

ArizonaPfc. Robert J. Near, 21, of Nampa, Idaho, died January 7, 2011, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Pfc. Near was assigned to the 86th Signal Battalion, Fort Huachuca, Arizona.

Cody A. Roberts

IdahoLance Cpl. Cody A. Roberts, 22, of Boise, Idaho, died August 31, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Roberts was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Mathew C. Heffelfinger

IdahoChief Warrant Officer Mathew C. Heffelfinger, 29, of Kimberly, Idaho, died November 8, 2009, in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his OH-58D helicopter crashed. Chief Warrant Officer Heffelfinger was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Randy L.J. Neff, Jr.

IdahoSpc. Randy L.J. Neff, Jr., 22, of Blackfoot, Idaho, died July 22, 2009, in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Spc. Neff was assigned to the 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Joseph A. Moore

IdahoLt. Col. Joseph A. Moore, 54, of Boise, Idaho, died of natural causes May 20, 2008, in Djibouti. Moore was assigned to the 124th Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, Gowen Field, Idaho.

Michael T. Lilly

IdahoSgt. Michael T. Lilly, 23, of Boise, Idaho, died April 7, 2008, in Sadr City, Iraq, when enemy forces attacked using a rocket propelled grenade. Lilly was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

Joshua L. Morley

IdahoSgt. Joshua L. Morley, 22, of Boise, Idaho, died August 26, 2007, in Samarra, Iraq, of wounds suffered when the enemy attacked his unit during combat operations. Morley was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Nicholas A. Gummersall

IdahoSgt. Nicholas A. Gummersall, 23, of Chubbuck, Idaho, died August 6, 2007, in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. Gummersall was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Washington.

Adam J. Davis

IdahoPfc. Adam J. Davis, 19, of Twin Falls, Idaho, died July 23, 2007, in Sarobi District, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. David was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy.

Charles B. Hester

IdahoPfc. Charles B. Hester, 23, of Cataldo, Idaho, died May 26, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when the vehicle he was in struck an improvised explosive device. Hester was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Washington.