Hero Stories for Montana

Nicholas S. Cook

Pvt. Nicholas S. Cook, 19, of Hungry Horse, Montana, died March 7, 2010, in Konar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. Pvt. Cook was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Camp Ederle, Italy. </d

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Thaddeus S. Montgomery II

Staff Sgt. Thaddeus S. Montgomery II, 29, of West Yellowstone, Montana, died January 20, 2010, at Korengal Outpost, Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Montgomery was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d

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Andrew Scott Charpentier

Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Andrew Scott Charpentier, 21, of Great Falls, Montana, died July 23, 2009, at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, from a non-combat related illness incurred while assigned to the Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. </d

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Terry J. Lynch

Sgt. Terry J. Lynch, 22, of Shepherd, Montana, died June 29, 2009, in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Sgt. Lynch was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. </d

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