American Heroes Memorial

Welcome

Heroes Memorial — Wed, 29 May 2013 01:30:00 +0000

Day is done, gone the sun
From the hills, from the lake, from the sky
All is well, safely rest
God is nigh.

Thank you for visiting the Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom/New Dawn American Heroes Memorial. We honor all U.S. military personnel who have given their lives in our two ongoing wars. The most recent 20 U.S. military deaths are shown below. See deaths by category at left, or by date at right.

Filed under: Uncategorized

Cody D. Suggs

Heroes Memorial — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:47 +0000

Spc. Cody D. Suggs, 22, of West Alexandria, Ohio, died March 7, 2013, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, as a result of a non-combat incident. Spc. Suggs was assigned to the 1487th Transportation Company, Piqua, Ohio, which is part of the 371st Sustainment Brigade, Springfield, Ohio.

Filed under: Army, OEF, Ohio

Larry D. Bunn

Heroes Memorial — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:00:24 +0000

Tech. Sgt. Larry D. Bunn, 43, of Bossier City, Louisiana, died March 7, 2013, as a result of a non-combat incident at an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia. Tech Sgt. Bunn was assigned to the 307th Maintenance Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.

Filed under: Air Force, Louisiana, OEF

Jonathan D. Davis

Heroes Memorial — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:00:03 +0000

Staff Sgt. Jonathan D. Davis, 34, of Kayenta, Arizona, died February 22, 2013, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Davis was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 32nd Georgian Liaison Team, Regimental Combat Team 7, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Filed under: Arizona, Army, OEF

Mark H. Schoonhoven

Heroes Memorial — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:57 +0000

Sgt. Mark H. Schoonhoven, 38, of Plainwell, Michigan, died January 20, 2013, at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas from wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device on December 15, 2012, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Sgt. Schoonhoven was assigned to the 32nd Transportation Company, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Filed under: Army, Michigan, OEF

David J. Chambers

Heroes Memorial — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 08:00:24 +0000

Sgt. David J. Chambers, 25, of Hampton, Virginia, died January 16, 2013, in Panjwai District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he encountered an enemy improvised explosive device while on dismounted patrol. Sgt. Chambers was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, under control of the 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

Filed under: Army, OEF, Virginia

Aaron X. Wittman

Heroes Memorial — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:00:07 +0000

Sgt. Aaron X. Wittman, 28, of Chester, Virginia, died January 10, 2013, in Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when he was attacked by a rocket propelled grenade while on mounted patrol. Sgt. Wittman was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia.

Filed under: Army, OEF, Virginia

Markie T. Sims

Heroes Memorial — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 00:00:47 +0000

Pfc. Markie T. Sims, 20, of Citra, Florida, died December 29, 2012, in Panjwal, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Sims was assigned to the 38th Engineer Company, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, under control of the 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

Filed under: Army, Florida, OEF

Enrique Mondragon

Heroes Memorial — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:00:17 +0000

Sgt. Enrique Mondragon, 23, of The Colony, Texas, died December 24, 2012, in Baraki Barak, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his unit was attacked by small arms fire while on dismounted patrol. Sgt. Mondragon was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Bamberg, Germany.

Filed under: Army, OEF, Texas

Job W. Price

Heroes Memorial — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 21:00:22 +0000

Cdr. Job W. Price, 42, of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, died December 22, 2012, of a non-combat related injury while supporting stability operations in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. Cdr. Price was assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Filed under: Navy, OEF, Pennsylvania