Hero Stories for January 2010

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

The U.S. Central Command chief put the Al-Qaida threat in Yemen in perspective during a news conference in Baghdad recently.

For the past four months, Staff Sgt. Ryan Farrow and his squad of 14 Soldiers have been building a partnership with their Iraqi counterpar

U.S. and Kuwaiti officials met for a ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 30 at a large stretch of road built by Kuwaitis to create a safer convoy route for U.S. servicemembers stationed in Kuwa

Building partnerships and understanding the nature of Afghanistan and its people are keys to achieving success in that country, the commander of NATO's Joint Command in Kabul sa

Five severely-wounded veterans returned to Iraq just after the 2009 Christmas holiday as part of the third installment of an evolving program to help wounded warriors heal from traumatic combat injuri

Senior Airman Bradley R. Smith, 24, of Troy, Illinois, died January 3, 2010, near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations. Senior Airman Smith was assigned to the 10th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Riley, Kansas. </d

Sgt. Joshua A. Lengstorf, 24, of Yoncalla, Oregon, died January 3, 2010, in Ashoque, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with multiple improvised explosives devices and small arms fire. Sgt. Lengstorf was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d

Pvt. John P. Dion, 19, of Shattuck, Oklahoma, died January 3, 2010 in Ashoque, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked hi unit with multiple improvised explosives devices and small arms fire. Pvt. Dion was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d