Hero Stories for Indiana

Sgt. Marvin R. Calhoun, Jr., 23, of Elkhart, Indiana, died in a helicopter crash September 21, 2010, during combat operations in Zabul province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Calhoun was assigned to 5th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Cpl. John C. Bishop, 25, of Columbus, Indiana, died September 8, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Bishop was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Sgt. Philip C. Jenkins, 26, of Decatur, Indiana, died September 7, 2010, at Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered in a shooting incident in Salah ad-Din province. Sgt. Jenkins was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. </d

Pfc. Chad D. Clements, 26, of Huntington, Indiana, died August 30, 2010, in the Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Clements was assigned to the 4th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d

Spc. Justin B. Shoecraft, 28, of Elkhart, Indiana, died August 24, 2010, at Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device at Kakarak, Afghanistan. Spc. Shoecraft was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany. </d

Sgt. Christopher N. Karch, 23, of Indianapolis, Indiana, died August 11, 2010, in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. Sgt. Karch was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

Died on May 5, 2010 in Afghanistan 1st Lt. Brandon A. Barrett of Marion, Indiana, was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan at the age of 27. <

Sgt. Jeremy R. McQueary, 27, of Columbus, Indiana, died February 18, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sgt. McQueary was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Spc. Brian R. Bowman, 24, of Crawfordsville, Indiana, died January 3, 2010, in Ashoque, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with multiple improvised explosives devices and small arms fire. Spc. Bowman was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d

Sgt. Dale R. Griffin, 29, of Terre Haute, Indiana, died October 27, 2009, in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Griffin was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. </d