Hero Stories for Tennessee

Sgt. 1st Class Jason O.B. Hickman, 35, of Kingsport, Tennessee, died January 7, 2010, at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered earlier that day at Combat Outpost Bowri Tana, when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. Sgt. 1st Class Hickman was assigned to Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska. </d

Spc. Brandon A. Owens, 21, of Memphis, Tennessee, died October 2, 2009, in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire. Spc. Owens was assigned to the 118th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

Spc. Russell S. Hercules, Jr., 22 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, died October 1, 2009, in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. Spc. Hercules was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Spc. Corey J. Kowall, 20, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, died September 20, 2009, in Zabul province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover. Spc. Kowall was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

Spc. Corey J. Kowall, 20, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, died September 20, 2009, in Zabul province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover. Spc. Kowall was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

Pvt. Patrick S. Fitzgibbon, 19, of Knoxville, Tennessee, died August 1, 2009, in Mushan Village, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his patrol with improvised explosive devices and rocket-propelled grenades. Pvt. Fitzgibbon was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d

Lance Cpl. Gregory A. Posey, 22, of Knoxville, Tennessee, died July 30, 2009, of wounds suffered while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Posey was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Lance Cpl. Stephen F. Dearmon, 21, of Crossville, Tennessee, died April 3, 2009, as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Dearmon was assigned to 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d