Hero Stories for OEF

Cpl. Francisco X. Aguila, 35, of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, died April 14, 2009, in Kabul, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Cpl. Aguila was assigned to the 82nd Sustainment Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

Airman 1st Class Jacob I. Ramsey, 20, of Hesperia, California, died April 10, 2009, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Kabul, Afghanistan. Airman 1st Class Ramsey was assigned to the 712th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Hood, Texas. </d

Lance Cpl. Blaise A. Oleski, 22, of Holland Patent, New York, died April 8, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Oleski was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Spc. Adam M. Kuligowski, 21, of Arlington, Virginia, died April 6, 2009, in Bagram, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Spc. Kuligowski was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Myers, 30, of Hopewell, Virginia, died April 4, 2009, near Helmand province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Myers was assigned to the 48th Civil Engineer Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom. </d

Lt. (j.g.) Francis L. Toner IV, 26, of Narragansett, Rhode Island, died March 27, 2009, when an Afghan National Army soldier opened fire on personnel assigned to Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan at Camp Shaheen, Mazar-E-Sharif, Afghanistan. </d

Lt. Florence B. Choe, 35, of El Cajon, California, died March 27, 2009, when an Afghan National Army soldier opened fire on personnel assigned to Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan at Camp Shaheen, Mazar-E-Sharif, Afghanistan. </d

Cpl. Anthony L. Williams, 21, of Oxford, Pennsylvania, died March 22, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Williams was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Cpl. Michael W. Ouellette, 28, of Manchester, New Hampshire, died March 22, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Ouellette was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Geary, 22, of Rome, New York, died March 20, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Geary was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d