Staff Sgt. Matthew Vail Thompson, 28, died on August 23rd 2016, from an improvised explosive device in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He was deployed in support of Operation Resolute Support.

Matthew Thompson was born on June 22nd, 1988 in Minneapolis, Minn. He graduated as an honor student from Brookfield Central High School in 2006. While attending high school, Matthew competed in football and pole vault.