Hero Stories for Pennsylvania

Born: August 31, 1984 in Beaver, Pennsylvania Died: April 16, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq Spc. Aaron M. Genevie of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania attended Hopewell High School and was a 2003 graduate of McConnellsburg High School that included a close-knit 66 students graduating that year. He worked in the shipping department of TB Wood’s Inc., a Chambersburg transmission [.

Born on June 16, 1979 in Erie, PA Died on May 21, 2004 in Al Iskandariyah, Iraq Jeremy R. Horton was passionate about everything, nothing half way. There was never a gray area with him. While a student at Strong Vincent High School, he played both the saxophone and drums. And he met the love of [.

Born: March 1, 1983 in Pennsylvania Died: February 17, 2006, Djibouti Sgt. James F. Fordyce of Newton Square, Pennsylvania graduated from Marple Newtown High School and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps soon after in 2001. Jim had served two tours in Iraq before being deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task [.

Sgt. 1st Class Michael P. Shannon, 52, of Canadensis, Pennsylvania, died January 17, 2010, in Kabul, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Sgt. 1st Class Shannon was a mobilized reserve soldier assigned to the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, Kabul. </d

Staff Sgt. Matthew N. Ingham, 25, of Altoona, Pennsylvania, died January 11, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Ingham was assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan. </d

Pfc. Serge Kropov, 21, of Hawley, Pennsylvania, died December 20, 2009, as a result of a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Pfc. Kropov was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. </d

Pfc. Brandon M. Styer, 19, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, died October 15, 2009, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Styer was assigned to the 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d

Staff Sgt. Glen H. Stivison, Jr., 34, of Blairsville, Pennsylvania, died October 15, 2009, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Stivison was assigned to the 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d

Spc. Ross E. Vogel III, 27, of Red Lion, Pennsylvania, died September 29, 2009, in Kut, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. Spc. Vogel was assigned to the 67th Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade, Fort Gordon, Georgia. </d

Sgt. Andrew H. McConnell, 24, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device on September 14, 2009, in southern Afghanistan. Sgt. McConnell was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. </d