Hero Stories for Kansas

Sgt. Justin A. Officer, 26, of Wichita, Kansas, died September 29, 2010, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Officer was assigned to 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Capt. Jason T. McMahon, 35, of Mulvane, Kansas, died September 5, 2010, in Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire in Jalalabad. Capt. McMahon was assigned to the 184th Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 52nd Ordnance Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Staff Sgt. Vinson B. Adkinson III, 26, of Harper, Kansas, died August 31, 2010, in Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Adkinson was assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Bamberg, Germany. </d

Born: October 18, 1983 in Topeka, Kansas Died: October 18, 2005 in Mosul, Iraq Cpl Lucas A Frantz of Tonganoxie, Kansas was a 2002 graduate of Tonganoxie High School where he was an outstanding football player as an offensive lineman and linebacker. He was a 2001 all-conference player. His former team retired his football number during [.

Sgt. Aaron M. Smith, 25, of Manhattan, Kansas, died October 2, 2009, in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire. Sgt. Smith was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. </d

Sgt. Tyler A. Juden, 23, of Winfield, Kansas, died September 12, 2009, in Turan, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fires. Sgt. Juden was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

Spc. Daniel L. Cox, 23, of Parsons, Kansas, died September 12, 2009, in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised-explosive device and small arms fire. Spc. Cox was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. </d

Pfc. Richard A. Dewater, 21, of Topeka, Kansas, died April 15, 2009, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device while on a dismounted patrol near Korengal Valley, Afghanistan. Pfc. Dewater was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. </d