Hero Stories for OIF

Sgt. Philip C. Jenkins, 26, of Decatur, Indiana, died September 7, 2010, at Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered in a shooting incident in Salah ad-Din province. Sgt. Jenkins was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. </d

Sgt. Brandon E. Maggart, 24, of Kirksville, Missouro, died August 22, 2010, at Basrah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire. Sgt. Maggart was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. </d

Spc. Jamal M. Rhett, 24, of Palmyra, New Jersey, died August 15, 2010, in Ba Qubah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with grenades. Spc. Rhett was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. </d

Spc. Faith R. Hinkley, 23, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, died August 7, 2010, in Baghdad, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked her unit in Iskandariya, Iraq. Spc. Hinkley was assigned to the 502nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. </d

1st Lt. Michael L. Runyan, 24, of Newark, Ohio, died July 21, 2010, in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his convoy vehicle with an improvised explosive device in Muqdadiyah, Iraq. 1st Lt. Runyan was assigned to the 52nd Infantry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. </d

Staff Sgt. Marc A. Arizmendez, 30, of Anaheim, California, died July 6, 2010, at Qalat, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Arizmendez was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany. </d

Sgt. Jordan E. Tuttle, 22, of West Monroe, Louisiana, died July 2, 2010, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. Sgt. Tuttle was a member of the 156th Army Band in Bossier City, Louisiana, and was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Orleans, Louisiana. </d

Spc. Morganne M. McBeth, 19, of Fredricksburg, Virginia, died July 2, 2010, in Al Asad, Iraq, of wounds sustained July 1 in a non-combat related incident in Khan Al Baghdadi, Iraq. Spc. McBeth was assigned to the 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

Sgt. Johnny W. Lumpkin, 38, of Columbus, Georgia, died July 2, 2010, in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained July 1 in a non-combat related equipment incident in Taji, Iraq. Sgt. Lumpkin was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. </d

Pfc. Bryant J. Haynes, 21, of Epps, Louisiana, died June 26, 2010, in Al Diwaniyah, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. Pfc. Haynes was assigned to the 199th Support Battalion, Louisiana Army National Guard, Alexandria, Louisiana. </d