Hero Stories for New York

Lance Cpl. Scott A. Lynch, 22, of Greenwood Lake, New York, died October 6, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Lynch was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Staff Sgt. Derek J. Farley, 24, of Nassau, New York, died August 17, 2010, at Bala Boluk, Farah, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated as he attempted to disarm it. Staff Sgt. Farley was assigned to the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany. </d

Staff Sgt. Derek J. Farley, 24, of Nassau, New York, died August 17, 2010, at Bala Boluk, Farah, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated as he attempted to disarm it. Staff Sgt. Farley was assigned to the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany. </d

Staff Sgt. Derek J. Farley, 24, of Nassau, New York, died August 17, 2010, at Bala Boluk, Farah, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated as he attempted to disarm it. Staff Sgt. Farley was assigned to the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany. </d

Staff Sgt. Derek J. Farley, 24, of Nassau, New York, died August 17, 2010, at Bala Boluk, Farah, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated as he attempted to disarm it. Staff Sgt. Farley was assigned to the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany. </d

Spc. Blair D. Thompson, 19, of Rome, New York, died June 25, 2010, at Konar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using rocket propelled grenades and small arms fire. Spc. Thompson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Lance Cpl. Timothy G. Serwinowski, 21, of North Tonawanda, New York, died June 21, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Serwinowski was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Pfc. David T. Miller, 19, of Wilton, New York, died June 21, 2010, at Lar Sholtan Village, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when a suicide bomber attacked his unit. Pfc. Miller was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </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 [.

Birth: February 14, 1984 &#8211; New York City, New York Died: August 23, 2003 &#8211; Ar Ramadi, Iraq Pfc Mack was assigned to 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado as a computer analyst. Mack jumped into the Euphrates River near the Hadithah Dam to take a swim and did not resurface. A search [.