Hero Stories for Utah

Pfc. Jordan M. Byrd, 19, of Grantsville, Utah, died October 13, 2010, in Yahya Kheyl, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. Pfc. Byrd was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.<

Pfc. Jordan M. Byrd, 19, of Grantsville, Utah, died October 13, 2010, in Yahya Kheyl, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. Pfc. Byrd was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Pfc. Jordan M. Byrd, 19, of Grantsville, Utah, died October 13, 2010, in Yahya Kheyl, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. Pfc. Byrd was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.<

Chief Warrant Officer Matthew G. Wagstaff, 34, of Orem, Utah, died in a helicopter crash September 21, 2010, during combat operations in Zabul province, Afghanistan. Chief Warrant Officer Wagstaff was assigned to 5th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Sgt. Aaron K. Kramer, 22, of Salt Lake City, Utah, died September 16, 2010, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. Sgt. Kramer was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Capt. Ellery R. Wallace, 33, of Utah, died August 29, 2010, at Nangahar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his military vehicle was struck by rocket propelled grenade on August 28 at Nangahar, Afghanistan. Capt. Wallace was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Pfc. Kimble A. Han, 30, of Lehi, Utah, died October 23, 2009, in Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Han was assigned to the 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d

Staff Sgt. Kurt R. Curtiss, 27, of Murray, Utah, died August 26, 2009, in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he was shot while his unit was supporting Afghan security forces during an enemy attack. Staff Sgt. Curtiss was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska. </d