Hero Stories for Arizona

Sgt. Martin A. Lugo, 24, of Tucson, Arizona, died August 19, 2010, in Puli Alam, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. Sgt. Lugo was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Air Field, Georgia. </d

Spc. Christopher J. Moon, 20, of Tucson, Arizona, died July 13, 2010, at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device on July 6 in Arghandab, Afghanistan. Spc. Moon was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

Sgt. John M. Rogers, 26, of Scottsdale, Arizona, died June 27, 2010, at Forward Operating Base Blessing, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Sgt. Rogers was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Spc. Robert Donevski, 19, of Sun City, Arizona, died January 16, 2010, in Abad, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. Spc. Donevski was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d

Staff Sgt. Thomas D. Rabjohn, 39, of Litchfield Park, Arizona, died October 3, 2009, in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated during an attempt to disarm it. Staff Sgt. Rabjohn was assigned to the 363rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment, Coolidge, Arizona. </d

Sgt. Justin T. Gallegos, 27, of Tucson, Arizona, died October 3, 2009, in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade, and indirect fires. Sgt. Gallegos was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d

Capt. Cory J. Jenkins, 30, of Arizona, died August 25, 2009, in southern Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Capt. Jenkins was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. </d

Staff Sgt. Eric J. Lindstrom, 27, of Flagstaff, Arizona, died July 12, 2009, near Barge Matal, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his dismounted patrol using small arms and indirect fire. Staff Sgt. Lindstrom was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. </d

Maj. Steven Hutchison, 60, of Scottsdale, Arizona, died May 10, 2009, in Basrah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Al Farr, Iraq. Maj. Hutchison was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas. </d

Staff Sgt. Timothy L. Bowles, 24, of Tucson, Arizona, died March 15, 2009, near Kot, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Bowles was assigned to the 3rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. </d