Hero Stories for July 2010

1st Lt. Christopher S. Goeke, 23, of Apple Valley, Minnesota, died July 13 in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with rifle, rocket propelled grenade, and small arms fire. 1st Lt. Goeke was assigned to 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

Pfc. Nathaniel D. Garvin, 20, of Radcliff, Kentucky, died July 12, 2010, at Forward Operating Base Frontenac, Kandahar, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Pfc. Garvin was assigned to the 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Dear Hero Bracelets: I see that my First Marine Division little brother and fellow member of the 1st Marine Division Association, Sgt. Byron Norwood of 3/1 &amp; Pflugerville, Texas, KIA 13 November 2004 during the second push into Fallujah, is featured in the two photos opposite this communications block. Byron was a true American hero and I am proud to know his family. Thank you for supporting the courageous young men and women who so selflessly serve the rest of us. Semper Fidelis, Jerry P...

Staff Sgt. Christopher J. Antonik, 29, of Crystal Lake, Illinois, died July 11, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Antonik was assigned to 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Pendleton, California. </d

Lance Cpl. Tyler A. Roads, 20, of Burney, California, died July 10, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Roads was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Spc. Carlos J. Negron, 40, of Fort Meyers, Florida, died July 10, 2010, at Asadabad, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered at Konar, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit with rifle and small arms fire. Spc. Negron was assigned to 426th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Sgt. Shaun M. Mittler, 32, of Austin, Texas, died July 10, 2010, in Konar, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit using rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fires. Sgt. Mittler was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Sgt. Donald R. Edgerton, 33, of Murphy, North Carolina, died July 10, 2010, near Char Dara, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Edgerton was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. </d

Spc. Joseph W. Dimock II, 21, of Wildwood, Illinois, died July 10, 2010, in Salerno, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident when an explosion occurred in an ammunition holding facility during an inventory. Spc. Dimock was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. </d

Sgt. Robert W. Crow, 42, of Kansas City, Missouri, died July 10, 2010, in Paktika, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Crow was assigned to the 203rd Engineer Battalion, Joplin, Missouri. </d