Hero Stories for Florida

Spc. David A. Hess, 25, of Ruskin, Florida, died October 10, 2010, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Spc. Hess was assigned to the 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.<

Spc. David A. Hess, 25, of Ruskin, Florida, died October 10, 2010, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Spc. Hess was assigned to the 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Spc. David A. Hess, 25, of Ruskin, Florida, died October 10, 2010, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Spc. Hess was assigned to the 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.<

Hospital Corpsman Edwin Gonzalez, 22, of North Miami Beach, Florida, died October 8, 2010, from wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Hospital Corpsman Gonzalez was assigned to 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Forces, Atlantic, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.<

Hospital Corpsman Edwin Gonzalez, 22, of North Miami Beach, Florida, died October 8, 2010, from wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Hospital Corpsman Gonzalez was assigned to 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Forces, Atlantic, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Hospital Corpsman Edwin Gonzalez, 22, of North Miami Beach, Florida, died October 8, 2010, from wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Hospital Corpsman Gonzalez was assigned to 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Forces, Atlantic, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.<

Sgt. Karl A. Campbell, 34, of Chiefland, Florida, died October 4, 2010, in Babur, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Campbell was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Spc. Marc C. Whisenant, 23, of Holly Hill, Florida, died September 24, 2010, in Kuwait of injuries sustained in a military vehicle roll-over. Spc. Whisenant was attached to the Florida National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Miami, Florida. </d

Pfc. James A. Page, 23, of Titusville, Florida, died August 31, 2010, in Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Page was assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Bamberg, Germany. </d

Gunnery Sgt. Floyd E.C. Holley, 36, of Casselberry, Florida, died August 29, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Gunnery Sgt. Holley was assigned to the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. </d