Sgt. Edward J. Frank II, 26, of Yonkers, N.Y., was killed in action August 11, 2011 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. Born in Hartford, Connecticut.
Brian Bill, a Stamford native, was killed in Afghanistan August 6, 2011.(Courtesy: Stamford Advocate)
Pfc. Eric D. Soufrine, 20, of Woodbridge, Conn., died June 14, 2011 in Farah province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Army Specialist Richard Charlton Emmons III, 22, of North Granby, was killed May 31, 2011, when the vehicle he was driving was hit by a rocket probelled grenade in Logar Province, Afghanistan. He was a member of the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division out of Fort Polk, Louisiana.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Frank Edward Adamski III, 26, of Plainfield, died March 29, 2011 of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire in Konar province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) based out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Sgt. 1st Class Daehan Park, 36, of Watertown, Conn. died March 12, in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
Army Pfc. David R. Fahey Jr., 23, of Norwalk, Conn., died Feb. 28, 2011, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. Fahey was assigned to the 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
Army National Guard Sgt. Steven J. Deluzio, 25, from Glastonbury, died in an attack by insurgents Aug. 22, 2010, in Afghanistan.
Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Edwin Rivera, 28, May 25, 2010, Afghanistan
Marine Lance Cpl. Tyler Owen Griffin, 19, of Voluntown, killed April 1, 2010 in Afghanistan.
Marine Cpl. Xhacob LaTorre, 21, of Waterbury, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, died Dec. 8, 2009 of wounds sustained in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Army Capt. Benjamin Sklaver, 32, of Hamden, assigned to 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion, died Oct. 2, 2009 in Murcheh, Afghanistan, following an attack by a suicide bomber. (Photo: The Hartford Courant/Laura Sklaver)
Army Lt. Thomas J. Brown, 24, of Shelton, died Sept. 23, 2008 while under fire in Salman Pak, Iraq.
Marine Cpl. Christian S. Cotner, 20, of Waterbury, died May 30, 2008 from a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Sgt. Jason M. Lantieri, 25, of Killingworth, assigned to 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska, died Oct. 10, 2007, Iskandaryah, Iraq.
Navy SEAL Petty Officer First Class Jason Dale Lewis, 30, Virginia Beach, Va. - born in Brookfield, assigned to Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base in Virginia, died July 7, 2007, Baghdad, Iraq.
Army Spc. Andre Craig, 24, of New Haven, Died June 24, 2007 in Iraq.
Army 1st Lt. Keith Heidtman, 24, of Norwich, Died May 28, 2007 in Iraq.
Army Pfc. Orlando E. Gonzales, 21, of New Freedom, Pennsylvania - Born in Bridgeport. (Assigned to 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.), died March 25, 2007 in Baqubah, Iraq.
Pfc. Stephen K. Richardson, 22, of Bridgeport (Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.), died Mar. 20, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq.
Army Sgt. Richard L. Ford, 40, of East Hartford (Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.), died Feb. 20, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Russell Borea, 38, Born in Connecticut but living in Tucson (Assigned to 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas), Jan. 19, 2007 in Mosul, Iraq
Staff Sergeant Joseph Phaneuf II, 38, of Eastford, (Assigned to 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Brigade, Hartford) died Dec. 15, 2006 in Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan.
Army Capt. Jason R. Hamill, 31, of New Haven (Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas), Nov. 26, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq.
Army Pfc. Nicholas A. Madaras, 19, of Wilton, Sept. 3, 2006, Baqubah, Iraq
Marine Lance Cpl. Phillip Johnson, 19, of Enfield, Sept. 3, 2006, Ramadi, Iraq
Marine Cpl. Jordan Pierson, 21, of Milford, Aug. 25, 2006, Iraq.
Marine Lance Cpl. Stephen Bixler, 20 of Suffield, May 3, 2006, Fallujah, Iraq.
Marine Sgt. David J. Coullard, 32, of Glastonbury, Aug. 1, 2005, Haditha, Iraq.
Army Maj. Stephen C. Reich, 34, of Washington, June 28, 2005, Afghanistan
Army Spec. Christopher Hoskins, 21, of Killingly, June 21, 2005, Ramadi, Iraq
Marine Lance Corporal John T. Schmidt III, 21, of Brookfield, died May 11, 2005 from combat wounds received Jan. 30 in Iraq.
Marine Lance Corporal Lawrence Philippon, 22, of West Hartford, May 8, 2005, Iraq.
Army Staff Sgt. Thomas E. Vitagliano, 33, of New Haven, Jan. 17, 2005, Iraq.
Army (National Guard) Spc. Robert Hoyt, 21, of Bristol, Dec. 11, 2004, Iraq.
Army (National Guard) Staff Sgt. Henry E. Irizarry, 38, of Waterbury, Dec. 3, 2004, Iraq.
Army Lt. Col. Michael J. McMahon, 41, of West Hartford, Nov. 27, 2004, Afghanistan.
Army Sgt. Joseph Michael Nolan, 27, of Waterbury, Nov. 18, 2004, Iraq
Marine Cpl. Kevin Dempsey, 23, of Monroe, Nov. 13, 2004, Iraq
Army Chief Warrant Officer William Brennan, 36, of Behlehem, Oct. 15, 2004, Iraq
Army Spc. Jacob Martir-Gutierrez, 21, of Norwich, Aug. 18, 2004, Iraq
Army Private First Class Melissa Hobart, 22, of East Haven, June 6, 2004, Baghdad
Army (National Guard) Sgt. Felix Del Greco, 22, of Simsbury, April 9, 2004, Iraq
Army Spc. Tyanna Avery-Felder, 22, of Bridgeport, April 7, 2004, Iraq
Army Sgt. Benjamin Gilman, 28, of Meriden, Jan. 29, 2004, Afghanistan
Army Capt. Eric Paliwoda, 28, of Farmington, Jan. 2, 2004, Iraq
Army Pfc. Jeffrey Braun, 19, of Stafford, Dec. 12, 2003, Iraq
Army Sgt. Maj. Philip Albert, 41, of Plymouth, Nov. 23, 2003, Afghanistan
Army Pfc. Anthony D'Agostino, 20, of Waterbury, Nov. 2, 2003, Iraq
Army Sgt. David Travis Friedrich, 26, of Naugatuck, Sept. 20, 2003, Iraq
Army Staff Sgt. Richard S. Eaton Jr., 37, of Guilford, Aug. 12, 2003, Iraq
Army Pfc. Wilfredo Perez Jr., 24, of Norwalk, July 26, 2003, Iraq
Marine Cpl. Kemaphoom Chanawongse, 22, of Waterford, March 23, 2003, Iraq
Marine Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Jordan, 42, of Enfield, killed March 23, 2003 in Iraq.
Sgt. John Chapman, 36, of Windsor Locks, killed March 4, 2002 in Afghanistan.
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