Hero Stories for Operation Enduring Freedom

Cpl. Kurt S. Shea, 21, of Frederick, Md., died May 10 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N

Birth: November 23, 1986 – Austin, Texas Died: February 13, 2010 – Zhari province, Afghanistan Spc Pagan was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado as an infantryman. He was killed while on foot patrol when a suicide bomber rode a motorcycle up to the [.

Cpl. Jacob C. Leicht, 24, of College Station, Te

Pfc. Christopher R. Barton, 22, of Concord, N.C., died May 24 in Khowst province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. to be updated&#8230;. <

Died: May 18, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan Col. John M. McHugh of New Jersey attended James Caldwell High School in 1982 before attending West Point Military Academy. He died at age 46 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their convoy with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. Army U.S. Army Battle Command Training [.

Died: May 17, 2010 in Helmand, Afghanistan Staff Sgt. Adam L. Perkins of Antelope, California died at age 27 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Marines 7th Engineer Support Battalion 1st Marine Logistics Group I Marine Expeditionary Force Camp Pendleton, California To be updated&#8230; <

Born: March 1, 1983 in Pennsylvania Died: February 17, 2006, Djibouti Sgt. James F. Fordyce of Newton Square, Pennsylvania graduated from Marple Newtown High School and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps soon after in 2001. Jim had served two tours in Iraq before being deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task [.

Born in March of 1989 Died May 6, 2010 in Afghanistan Spc. Wade A. Slack of Waterville, Maine, was assigned to the 707th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. He completed his basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and his advanced individual training at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, and Englin Air Force Base, [.

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. <

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 [.