Hero Stories for Tennessee

Sgt. Patrick K. Durham, 24, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, died August 28, 2010, in Babur, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Durham was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Cpl. Kristopher D. Greer, 25, of Ashland City, Tennessee, died August 8, 2010, of wounds received August 6 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Greer was assigned to 4th Combat Engineering Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Knoxville, Tennessee. </d

Pfc. Vincent E. Gammone III, 19, of Christiana, Tennessee, died August 7, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Pfc. Gammone was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Spc. Michael L. Stansbery, 21, of Mount Juliet, Tennessee, died July 30, 2010, near Kandahar, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Spc. Stansbery was assigned to 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Lance Cpl. Daniel G. Raney, 21, of Pleasant View, Tennessee, died July 9, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Raney was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Pfc. Robert K.L. Repkie, 20, of Knoxville, Tennessee, died June 24, 2010, at Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

Born: September 9, 1986 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky Died: April 8, 2010 in Landstuhl, Germany Pfc. Jonathon D. Hall, Chattanooga, Tennessee attended Northwest High School briefly while living in Anchorage, Alaska where he grew up. He joined the Army in October 2008 where he was serving as a combat medic. His awards and decorations include, The [.

Died: March 30, 2010 in Washington, D.C. Spc. Kansas J. Counts Johnson City, Tennessee was a native of Johnson City and a graduate of Unicoi County High School and was a son of Roger and Brenda Robertson Counts. Kansas was active in the United States Army and had served tours of duty in both Kuwait [.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Xin Qi, 25, of Cordova, Tennessee, died January 23, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan. Petty Officer 2nd Class Qi was assigned to Fourth Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan. </d

Staff Sgt. Daniel D. Merriweather, 25, of Collierville, Tennessee, died January 13, 2010, at Combat Outpost McClain, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Merriweather was assigned to the 118th Military Police Company (Airborne), 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne), 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d