Caleb A. Nelson

Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Caleb A. Nelson, 26, of Omaha, Nebraska, died after his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while conducting a combat patrol in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on October 1, 2011. Petty Officer 1st Class Nelson was assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit, Norfolk, Virginia.

Joshua J. Robinson

Sgt. Joshua J. Robinson, 29, of Omaha, Nebraska, died August 7, 2011, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Robinson was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Patrick D. Hamburger

Sgt. Patrick D. Hamburger, 30, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died August 6, 2011, in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed. Sgt. Hamburger was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), Grand Island, Nebraska.

John Douangdara

Master-at-Arms Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist) John Douangdara, 26, of South Sioux City, Nebraska, died August 6, 2011, in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed. Petty Officer 1st Class Douangdara was assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit.

Robert C. Schlote

Sgt. Robert C. Schlote, 26, of Norfolk, Nebraska, died May 14, 2011, in Omaha, Nebraska, from a non-combat related medical illness. Sgt. Schlote was assigned to the 195th Forward Support Company, Nebraska Army National Guard, Omaha, Nebraska.

Micah Aaron Hill

Petty Officer 3rd Class Micah Aaron Hill, 27, of Ralston, Nebraska, died April 19, 2011, as a result of a non-combat related incident. Petty Officer 3rd Class Hill was assigned as machinist’s mate to the USS Enterprise, which is currently deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting operations in support of Operation New Dawn.

Mark A. Noziska

1st Lt. Mark A. Noziska, 24, of Papillon, Nebraska, died August 30, 2010, in Malajat, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. 1st Lt. Noziska was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Edwin C. Wood

Spc. Edwin C. Wood, 18, of Omaha, Nebraska, died July 5, 2010, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Spc. Wood was assigned to 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.

Blaine E. Redding

Spc. Blaine E. Redding, 22, of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device on June 7, 2010, in Konar, Afghanistan. Spc. Redding was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Michael R. Jarrett

Pfc. Michael R. Jarrett, 20, of North Platte, Nebraska, died January 6, 2010, in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Pfc. Jarrett was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, Illesheim, Germany.

Jeffrey J. Garber

Command Master Chief Petty Officer Jeffrey J. Garber, 43, of Hemingford, Nebraska, died of non-hostile causes June 20, 2009, aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the North Arabian Sea. Command Master Chief Petty Officer Garber was supporting maritime security operations in the Fifth Fleet area of responsibility.

Justin J. Duffy

Sgt. Justin J. Duffy, 31, of Cozad, Nebraska, died June 2, 2009, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Sgt. Duffy was assigned the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Robert J. Yllescas

Capt. Robert J. Yllescas, 31, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died December 1, 2008, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, of wounds suffered October 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit at Combat Outpost Keating, Afghanistan. Capt. Yllescas was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Adrian Robles

Cpl. Adrian Robles, 21, of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, died October 22, 2008, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Robles was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, California.

Christopher F. Pfeifer

Pfc. Christopher F. Pfeifer, 21, of Spalding, Nebraska, died September 25, 2007, in San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire August 17 near Kamu, Afghanistan. Pfeifer was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Schweinfurt, Germany.

Jacob S. Schmuecker

Sgt. Jacob S. Schmuecker, 27, of Atkinson, Nebraska, died July 21, 2007, in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. Schmuecker was assigned to the 755th Recon/Decon Company, Nebraska Army National Guard, O’Neill, Nebraska.

Jeffrey L. Chaney

Petty Officer First Class Jeffrey L. Chaney, 35, of Omaha, Nebraska, died July 17, 2007, as a result of enemy action while conducting combat operations in Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq. Chaney was assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eleven, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington.

Dustin L. Workman II

Spc. Dustin L. Workman II, 19, of Greenwood, Nebraska, died June 28, 2007, of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked in Baghdad, Iraq, by insurgents using improvised explosive devices. Workman was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2d Brigade Combat Team, 2d Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Val J. Borm

Spc. Val J. Borm, 21, of Sidney, Nebraska, died June 14, 2007, in Kirkuk, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Borm was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Infantry Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Adam G. Herold

Spc. Adam G. Herold, 23, of Omaha, Nebraska, died June 10, 2007, in Karbala, Iraq, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. Herold was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.