Hero Stories for Pennsylvania

Staff Sgt. Dave J. Weigle, 29, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died October 10, 2010, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Wiegle was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.<

Staff Sgt. Dave J. Weigle, 29, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died October 10, 2010, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Wiegle was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Staff Sgt. Dave J. Weigle, 29, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died October 10, 2010, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Wiegle was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.<

Lance Cpl. Ralph J. Fabbri, 20, of Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, died September 28, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Fabbri was assigned to the Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, IMarine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. </d

Lance Cpl. Joshua T. Twigg, 21, of Indiana, Pennsylvania, died September 2, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Twigg was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Lance Cpl. Abram L. Howard, 21, of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, died July 27, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Howard was assigned to Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of North Versailles, Pennsylvania. </d

Spc. Jesse D. Reed, 26, of Orefield, Pennsylvania, died July 14, 2010, at Zabul Province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his military vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Spc. Reed was assigned to the 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade (Combat), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

Sgt. Louis R. Fastuca, 24, of West Chester, Pennsylvania, died July 5, 2010, at Abdulhamid Kalay, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Fastuca was assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Camp Ederle, Italy. </d

Pfc. David Jefferson, 23, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died July 2, 2010, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Jefferson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Sgt. Joseph D. Caskey, 24, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, died June 26, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Caskey was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. </d