Hero Stories for Colorado

Spc. Faith R. Hinkley, 23, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, died August 7, 2010, in Baghdad, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked her unit in Iskandariya, Iraq. Spc. Hinkley was assigned to the 502nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. </d

Cpl. Max W. Donahue, 23, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, died August 7, 2010, of wounds received August 4 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Donahue was assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. </d

Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin McNeley, 30, of Wheatridge, Colorado, died from wounds sustained from an incident in Logar province, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2010. His body was recovered July 25. Petty Officer 2nd Class McNeley was assigned to Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1), San Diego. </d

Cpl. Larry D. Harris, Jr., 24, of Thornton, Colorado, died July 1, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Harris was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. </d

Died: April 24, 2010 in Washington, D.C. Sgt. Grant A. Wichmann of Golden, Colorado died at age 27 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., of wounds sustained March 12 when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire at Out Post Bari Alai, Afghanistan. Army 3rd Squadron 61st Cavalry Regiment 4th Brigade Combat Team 4th Infantry Division Fort [.

Capt. Mark R. McDowell, 26, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, died July 17, 2009, in a F-15E crash near Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Capt. McDowell was assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. </d

Sgt. James D. Pirtle, 21, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, died on May 1, 2009, near the village of Nishagam, in Konar Province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using direct fire. Sgt. Pirtle was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. </d

Spc. Ryan C. King, 22, of Dallas, Georgia, died on May 1, 2009, near the village of Nishagam, in Konar Province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using direct fire. Spc. King was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. </d