Fallen Soldiers

MSG Jefferson D. Davis

Age: 39

MSG Jefferson D. Davis, 39, was the Team Sergeant of ODA-574, Company A, 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne). He was killed in action during Operation Enduring Freedom.

JD, as he was known to his family and friends, was born in Tennessee on October 22, 1962. He graduated from Elizabeth High School in Tennessee in 1981. Dan enlisted as a Medical Specialist in August of 1984 and served in Korea for three years.

After graduating from the Special Forces Qualification Course, JD was assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He served as a Medical Sergeant on both ODA 562 and ODA 564. After completing a tour as a Senior Instructor at the Special Warfare Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, he returned to 5th Group where was selected to be a Team Sergeant in the 3rd Battalion.

During his tenure in military service, JD participated in Operation Desert Storm and numerous contingency operations throughout Southwest Asia.

His military education includes the Basic Airborne Course, the Military Police Officer Basic Course, the Infantry Officer Advanced Course and the Special Forces Qualification Course.

Awards: Purple Heart Medal, two Meritorious Service Medals, two Army Commendation Medals, the Defense of Saudi Arabia Medal, the Liberation and Defense of Kuwait Medal, Special Forces Tab, Ranger Tab, Combat Infantrymen’s Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Master Parachutist Badge and the Military Freefall Parachutist Badge.

He is survived by his wife Mi Kyong, his daughter Christina, his son Jessie, and his parents William and Linda Davis.

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MAJ Wallace Cole Hogan

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MAJ Wallace Cole Hogan, Jr. died 11 September 2001 in the terrorist attack against the Pentagon.

He received his commission in 1981 from Officer Candidate School and joined the Georgia Army National Guard as a Rifle and Mortar Platoon Leader. Major Hogan’s subsequent assignments provided him a broad base of troop and staff assignments. He attended the Infantry Officer Basic course and served with the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Colorado Army National Guard, as the Detachment Executive Officer and later as the Commander.

Major Hogan attended the Special Forces Officer Qualification Course at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He then served with the 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and Alabama Army National Guard as a Detachment Commander. He attended the Infantry Officer Advanced Course at Fort Benning, Georgia and the Special Forces Thai Language Course at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He accepted an active duty appointment in the grade of Captain on April 4th, 1993. He served with the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) Fort Lewis, Washington as a Battalion Operations Officer and Detachment Commander; and as the Commander, Special Forces Instructor Detachment, U.S. Army Jungle Operations Training Battalion, Fort Sherman, Panama. He joined the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans.

Awards: Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Achievement Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Special Forces Tab, Ranger Tab, Scuba Diver Badge, Senior Parachutist Badge and Pathfinder Badge.

Major Hogan was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and the Distinguished Service Medal.

Major Hogan is survived by his wife, P. Pat Phermsangngam (Hogan), Major USAF, Alexandria, Virginia; his parents, Wallace and Jane Hogan of Macon, Georgia; and sisters, Meg Campbell and Kris Leggett.

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Army Sgt. William R. Wilson

Age: 27

Getzville, N.Y.

Army Sgt. William R. Wilson died March 26, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedomassigned to 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Grafenwoehr, Germany; died March 26 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of small-arms fire inflicted by an alleged member of the Afghan local police.

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Army Pfc. Johnathon F. Davis

Age: 20

Griffin, Ga

Army Pfc. Johnathon F. Davis died March 29, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom, assigned to 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Mar. 29, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by enemy small-arms fire.

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Army Spc. Chrystal G. Stout

Age: 23

Travelers Rest, S.C

Army Spc. Chrystal G. Stout died April 6, 2005 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedomassigned to the 228th Signal Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard, Spartanburg, S.C.; killed April 6 when the CH-47 helicopter in which she was riding crashed in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Fifteen service members were killed or are unaccounted for in the crash.

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Army Staff Sgt. Romanes L. Woodard

Age: 30

Hertford, N.C

Army Staff Sgt. Romanes L. Woodard died April 6, 2005 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedomassigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, Camp Ederle, Italy; killed April 6 when the CH-47 helicopter in which he was riding crashed in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Fifteen service members were killed or are unaccounted for in the crash.

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Army Sgt. Angelo L. Lozada Jr.

Age: 36

Brooklyn, N.Y

Army Sgt. Angelo L. Lozada Jr. died April 16, 2005 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom36, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea; killed April 16 while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.

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Army Pfc. Sam W. Huff

Age: 18

Tucson, Ariz.

Army Pfc. Sam W. Huff died April 18, 2005 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedomdied April 18, 2005 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedomassigned to the 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died April 18 in Baghdad of injuries sustained April 17 when an improvised explosive device detonated near her Humvee in Baghdad.

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Army Capt. Stephen W. Frank

Age: 29

Haslett, Mich

Army Capt. Stephen W. Frank died April 29, 2005 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedomassigned to 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, Calif.; killed April 29 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated as he was conducting a traffic-control-point inspection in Diyarah, Iraq. Also killed was Capt. Ralph J. Harting III.

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Army Pfc. Darren A. DeBlanc

Age: 20

Evansville, Ind.

Army Pfc. Darren A. DeBlanc died April 29, 2005 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedomassigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed April 29 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Baghdad. Also killed was Army Pvt. Charles S. Cooper Jr.

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Army Pvt. Charles S. Cooper Jr.

Age: 19

Jamestown, N.Y.

Army Pvt. Charles S. Cooper Jr. died April 29, 2005 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedomassigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed April 29 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Baghdad. Also killed was Army Pfc. Darren A. Deblanc.

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Army Staff Sgt. Juan De Dios Garcia Arana

Age: 27

Los Angeles

Army Staff Sgt. Juan De Dios Garcia Arana died April 30, 2005 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedomassigned to the 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea; killed April 30 when his Bradley fighting vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Khaladiyah, Iraq.

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Army Capt. David E. Van Camp

Age: 29

Wheeling, W.Va

Army Capt. David E. Van Camp died June 29, 2011 Serving During Operation New Dawnassigned to 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 29 in Badrah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire. Also killed was Army Spc. Robert G. Tenney Jr.

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Clone of Marine Sgt. William C. Stacey

Age: 24

Horicon, Wis

Army 1st Lt. David A. Johnson died January 25, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedomassigned to 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regimentt, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; died Jan. 25 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries caused by an improvised explosive device while conducting a dismounted patrol.

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Army Sgt. Diego A. Solorzano-Valdovinos

Age: 24

Huntington Park, Calif

Army Sgt. Diego A. Solorzano-Valdovinos Died October 29, 2010 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom, assigned to 1st Battalion, 506nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Oct. 29 in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit on Oct. 27 with small arms fire in Yahya Khel district, Afghanistan.

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Army Spc. Joshua J. Kynoch

Age: 23

Santa Rosa, Calif

Army Spc. Joshua J. Kynoch died October 1, 2005 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Oct. 1 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A2 Bradley fighting Vehicle during convoy operations in Bayji, Iraq.

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