Hero Stories for Nebraska

1st Lt. Mark A. Noziska, 24, of Papillon, Nebraska, died August 30, 2010, in Malajat, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. 1st Lt. Noziska was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d

Spc. Edwin C. Wood, 18, of Omaha, Nebraska, died July 5, 2010, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Spc. Wood was assigned to 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. </d

Cpl. Matthew C. Henderson of Nebraska, was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division from Camp Pendleton, California. He was a graduate of Palmyra High School, attended and played football for Nebraska Wesleyan University before joining the Marine Corps in 2000. He was 25 when he was killed on May 26, 2004. [.

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

Command Master Chief Petty Officer Jeffrey J. Garber, 43, of Hemingford, Nebraska, died of non-hostile causes June 20, 2009, aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the North Arabian Sea. Command Master Chief Petty Officer Garber was supporting maritime security operations in the Fifth Fleet area of responsibility. </d

Sgt. Justin J. Duffy, 31, of Cozad, Nebraska, died June 2, 2009, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Sgt. Duffy was assigned the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d