Hero Stories for Missouri

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

Pfc. Jason D. Fingar, 24, of Columbia, Missouri, died May 22, 2010, in Durai, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his military vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Fingar was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. </d

Born: April 5, 1986 Died: May 28, 2007 in Abu Sayda, Iraq Cpl. James E. Summers of Bourbon, Missouri grew up in Bourbon and Cuba before joining the Army. Joining the military was a lifelong dream of his. In June of 2005, he married the former Beth Bridgeman, of Cuba, and the two had lived in [.

Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Hand, 20, of Kansas City, Missouri, died November 22, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Hand was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Spc. Robert K. Charlton, 22, of Malden, Missouri, died October 27, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident October 23 in Wardak, Afghanistan. Spc. Charlton was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. </d

Sgt. 1st Class Ronald W. Sawyer, 38, of Trenton, Missouri, died August 25, 2009, in southern Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. 1st Class Sawyer was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. </d

Lance Cpl. Patrick W. Schimmel, 21, of Winfield, Missouri, died August 9, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Schimmel was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Pfc. Lucas M. Bregg, 19, of Wright City, Missouri, died July 8, 2009, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. Pfc. Bregg was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. </d

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ricky L. Richardson, Jr., 33, of Franklin, Missouri, died June 10, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Richardson was assigned to 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan. </d

Pfc. Matthew W. Wilson, 19, of Miller, Missouri, died June 1, 2009, in Nerkh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Pfc. Wilson assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) Fort Drum, New York. </d