Hero Stories for OIF

1st Lt. Leevi K. Barnard, 28, of Mount Airy, North Carolina, died May 21, 2009, near Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when their unit was attacked while on dismounted patrol by enemy forces using improvise explosive devices. 1st Lt. Barnard was a National Guardsman assigned to the 252nd Combined Arms Battalion, Fayetteville, North Carolina. </d

Staff Sgt. Paul F. Brooks, 34, of Joplin, Missouri, died May 21, 2009, near Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked while on dismounted patrol by enemy forces using improvise explosive devices. Staff Sgt. Brooks was a National Guardsman assigned to the 935th Aviation Support Battalion, Springfield, Missouri. </d

Spc. David A. Schaefer, Jr., 27, of Belleville, Illinois, died May 16, 2009, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit. Spc. Schaefer was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Schweinfurt, Germany. </d

Cpl. Ryan C. McGhee, 21, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, died May 13, 2009, from wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces while conducting combat operations in Central Iraq. Cpl. McGhee was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia. </d

Pfc. Michael E. Yates, Jr., 19, of Federalsburg, Maryland, died May 11, 2009, in Camp Liberty, Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered in a non-combat related incident. Pfc. Yates was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Grafenwoehr, Germany. </d

Commander Charles K. Springle, 52, of Wilmington, North Carolina, died May 11, 2009, in Camp Liberty, Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered in a non-combat related incident. Commander Springle was assigned as an Individual Augmentee to the Army's 55th Medical Company, Indianapolis, Indiana. </d

Maj. Matthew P. Houseal, 54, of Amarillo, Texas, died May 11, 2009, in Camp Liberty, Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered in a non-combat related incident. Maj. Houseal was assigned to the 55th Medical Company, Indianapolis, Indiana. </d

Spc. Jacob D. Barton, 20, of Lenox, Missouri, died May 11, 2009, in Camp Liberty, Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered in a non-combat related incident. Spc. Barton was assigned to the 277th Engineer Company, 420th Engineer Brigade, Waco, Texas. </d

Staff Sgt. Christian E. Bueno-Galdos, 25, of Paterson, New Jersey, died May 11, 2009, in Camp Liberty, Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered in a non-combat related incident. Staff Sgt. Bueno-Galdos was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Grafenwoehr, Germany. </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