Brandon L. Buttry

Pfc. Brandon L. Buttry, 19, of Shenandoah, Iowa, died November 5, 2012, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Pfc. Buttry was assigned to 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

Travis W. Riddick

MSgt. Travis W. Riddick, 40, of Centerville, Iowa, died January 19, 2012, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. MSgt. Riddick was assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

Zachary C. Reiff

Cpl. Zachary C. Reiff, 22, of Preston, Iowa, died Nov 21 of wounds suffered November 18, 2011, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Rieff was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, California.

Jon T. Tumilson

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL/Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist) Jon T. Tumilson, 35, of Rockford, Iowa, died August 6, 2011, in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed. Petty Officer 1st Class Tumilson was assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit.

Terryl L. Pasker

Sgt. 1st Class Terryl L. Pasker, 39, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died on July 9, 2011, in Panjshir province, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. Sgt. 1st Class Pasker was assigned to the 334th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Matthew G. Nielson

Capt. Matthew G. Nielson, 27, of Jefferson, Iowa, died June 29, 2011, in Badrah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire. Capt. Nielson was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.

Joseph J. Hamski

Staff Sgt. Joseph J. Hamski, 28, of Ottumwa, Iowa, died May 26, 2011, in the Shorabak district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Hamski was assigned to the 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.

James A. Justice

Staff Sgt. James A. Justice, 32, of Grimes, Iowa, died April 23, 2011, at Kapisa province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. Staff Sgt. Justice was was assigned to 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Le Mars, Iowa.

Donald L. Nichols

Spc. Donald L. Nichols, 21, of Shell Rock, Iowa, died April 13, 2011, in Laghman province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. Spc. Nichols was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, Iowa Army National Guard, Waterloo, Iowa.

Brent M. Maher

Sgt. Brent M. Maher, 31, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, died April 11, 2011, in Paktia province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.  Sgt. Maher was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, Iowa National Guard, Shenandoah, Iowa.

Adam D. Craig

Sgt. Adam D. Craig, 23, of Cherokee, Iowa, died March 4, 2011, at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, of a non-combat related illness. Sgt. Craig was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Sioux City, Iowa.

Shawn A. Muhr

Spc. Shawn A. Muhr, 26, of Coon Rapids, Iowa, died January 29, 2011, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.  Spc. Muhr was assigned to the 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Robert F. Baldwin

Lt. Col. Robert F. Baldwin, 39, of Muscatine, Iowa, died in a helicopter crash September 21, 2010, during combat operations in Zabul province, Afghanistan. Lt. Col. Baldwin was assigned to brigade headquarters, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

David A. Wisniewski

Capt. David A. Wisniewski, 31, of Moville, Iowa, died July 2, 2010, of wounds sustained June 9 in a helicopter crash near Forward Operating Base Jackson, Afghanistan. Capt. Wisniewski was assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

Christopher W. Opat

Spc. Christopher W. Opat, 29, of Spencer, Iowa, died June 15, 2010, in Baquah, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Spc. Opat was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

Joshua M. Davis

Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Davis, 19, of Perry, Iowa, died May 7, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Davis was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

John K. Laborde

Command Sgt. Maj. John K. Laborde, 53, of Waterloo, Iowa, died April 22, 2010, at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Command Sgt. Maj. Laborde was assigned to the 649th Regional Support Group, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Daniel Whitten

Capt. Daniel Whitten, 28, of Grimes, Iowa, died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device February 2, 2010, in Zabul province, Afghanistan. Capt. Whitten assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Jason G. Pautsch

Cpl. Jason G. Pautsch, 20, of Davenport, Iowa, died April 10, 2009, when his military vehicle was struck by a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq. Cpl. Pautsch was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Nathan M. Cox

Staff Sgt. Nathan M. Cox, 32, of Walcott, Iowa, died September 20, 2008, in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Cox was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.