Hero Stories for OIF

Spc. Jacob P. Dohrenwend, 20, of Milford, Ohio, died June 21, 2010, at Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Spc. Dohrenwend was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas. </d

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

Pfc. Gifford E. Hurt, 19, of Yonkers, New York, died January 20, 2010, in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related accident. Pfc. Hurt was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 214th Fires Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. </d

Pfc. Michael R. Jarrett, 20, of North Platte, Nebraska, died January 6, 2010, in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Pfc. Jarrett was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, Illesheim, Germany. </d

Spc. David A. Croft, Jr., 22, of Plant City, Florida, died January 5, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. Spc. Croft was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. </d

Spc. Brushaun X. Anderson, 20, of Columbus, Georgia, died January 1, 2010, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered from a non-combat related incident. Spc. Anderson was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. </d

Pfc. Jaiciae L. Pauley, 29, of Austell, Georgia, died December 11, 2009, in Kirkuk, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Pfc. Pauley was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. </d

Sgt. Ralph Anthony Webb Frietas, 23, of Detroit, Michigan, died December 8, 2009, as a result of unknown causes in Baghdad, Iraq. Sgt. Frietas was assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan. </d

Pfc. Derrick D. Gwaltney, 21, of Cape Coral, Florida, died November 29, 2009, south of Basra, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Pfc. Gwaltney was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, Fort Lewis, Washington. </d