Hero Stories for Washington

Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove, 25, of Renton, Washington, died from wounds sustained from an incident in Logar province, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2010. His body was recovered on July 28. Petty Officer 3rd Class Newlove was assigned to commander, Navy Reserve Force Command. </d

1st Lt. Robert N. Bennedsen, 25, of Vashon, Washington, died July 18, 2010, at Qalat, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. 1st Lt. Bennedsen was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany. </d

Cpl. Joshua R. Dumaw, 23, of Spokane Valley, Washington, died June 22, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Nimruz province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Dumaw was assigned to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. </d

Born on Oct. 7, 1956 in the USA Died on Dec. 21, 2004 in Iraq     Staff Sgt. Julian S. Melo was killed in Iraq while serving with the 1st Brigade Stryker Combat Team. He served 12 years in the U.S. Army. He was a devoted husband, loving father and brother. He was a born leader, a [.

Born: October 4, 1979 in Colville, Washington Died: January 26, 2009 in Kirkuk, Iraq Chief Warrant Officer 2 Benjamin H. Todd of Colville, Washington loved to ride dirt motorcycles and four-wheelers. He lived in Orient, Washington until the age of ten when his family moved to Colville and where he completed his education in 1997. Ben [.

Pfc. Erin L. McLyman, 26, of Federal Way, Washington, died March 13, 2010, in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked her base with mortar fire. Pfc. McLyman was assigned to the 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lews-McChord, Washington. </d

Sgt. William C. Spencer, 40, of Tacoma, Washington, died February 25, 2010, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds sustained February 20 while supporting combat operations at Combat Outpost Marez, Iraq. Sgt. Spencer was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment, Olympia, Washington. </d

Staff Sgt. John J. Cleaver, 36, of Marysville, Washington, died November 19, 2009, in Zabul province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when a suicide car-bomber attacked his unit. Staff Sgt. Cleaver was assigned to the 782d Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

Spc. Joseph V. White, 21, of Bellevue, Washington, died September 24, 2009, in Omar Zai, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Spc. White was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. </d

Tech Sgt. James R. Hornbarger, 33, of Castle Rock, Washington, died September 12, 2009, as a result of a non-hostile incident in the Mediterranean. Tech Sgt. Hornbarger was assigned to the 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, California. </d