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Chapman, John A

Tech Sgt.
Age 36
Waco, Texas
Killed March 4, 2002
 

Chapman was one of six U.S. troops killed March 4 after their helicopter came under intense fire near the Afghan town of Gardez, southeast of Kabul. Chapman, who received two Air Force commendation medals, left behind a wife and two daughters.

Cunningham, Jason D.

Senior Airman
Age 26
Camarillo, Calif.
Killed March 4, 2002
 

Cunningham, a pararescueman and combat medic with the 38th Rescue Squadron, stationed at Moody Air Force Base near Valdosta, Ga., was one of six U.S. troops killed after their helicopter came under intense fire near the Afghan town of Gardez, southeast of Kabul. He left behind a wife and two daughters, ages 2 and 4

Andrews, Evander

Master Sgt.
Age 36
Solon, Maine
Killed Oct 10, 2001

He died Oct. 10 in a forklift accident while he was helping construct an airstrip in Qatar. Friends and colleagues described Andrews as an ace mechanic and cook. His widow, Judy Andrews, said her husband was devoted to his family and the Air Force.

Sean M. Corlew

Tech Sgt.
Age 37
Thousand Oaks, Calif
Killed June 12, 2002

A member of the Air Force's 16th Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Corlew was one of three troops killed June 12 when their Air Force MC130-H crashed near an airstrip in the Gardez region of Afghanistan.

Anissa A. Shero

Staff Sgt.
Age 31
Grafton, W.Va
Killed June 12, 2002

Shero, of the Air Force's 16th Special Operations Wing, was killed June 12 when an Air Force MC130-H crashed near an airstrip in the Gardez region of Afghanistan

Scott D. Sather

Staff Sgt.
Age 29
Clio, Mich.
Killed in action in Iraq, April 8, 2003

Sather was killed April 8th in Iraq - the first airman killed in the war. The 29-year-old Michigan native earned seven medals, including the bronze star, during his Air Force career.

"Scott's a great American," said Major Robert Armfield. "He was a hard-charging guy. He wanted to be the best at what he did, and that's why he became an Air Force combat controller."

Combat controllers are an elite group of fighters who lead allied aircraft to enemy targets. There are only about 300 controllers, a group that had not suffered a war casualty until last year.
Sather, 29, a native of Clio, Michigan, joined the Air Force in 1992. He soon began training to be a Combat Air Controller, one of a unit of about 300 who work on the ground near or ahead of front-line combat troops and guide attack planes to nearby targets.

These airmen, whose slogan is "First There," are trained in parachuting, scuba diving and combat survival as well as air traffic control. Retired Staff Sergeant Mike Naylor, who served with Sather in Bosnia, said Sather was drawn to the extreme aspects of the job.

"He wanted to skydive. He wanted to scuba dive. He wanted to be a cowboy," Naylor said after the funeral. "I mean, he wanted to be right up front."

Naylor said Sather, an outstanding athlete in high school, was a fierce competitor. While assigned to Bosnia, Naylor said, their unit was kept on alert and could not stray more than a few minutes from its planes. To pass the time, Naylor said, they would engage in highly competitive games of Ultimate Frisbee.

William Watkins

Maj.
Age 37
Danville, Va.,
Killed April 7, 2003

Killed while serving as the weapons systems officer of an F-15E fighter aircraft that went down during a combat mission in Iraq, April 7.

Plumhoff, Steven



Maj
Age 33
Neshanic Station, New Jersey.
Killed November 23, 2003

Plumhoff died in an MH-53M helicopter accident in Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 58th Operations Squadron, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. Died on November 23, 2003.

Ridout, Juan M.



SSgt
Age 36
Maple Tree, Washington.
Killed February 21, 2002

Ridout was on board the MH-47 aircraft that crashed at sea in the southern Philippines. He was assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group, Kadena Air Base, Japan.

Teal, John


SSgt
Age 29
Dallas, Texas.
Killed March 23, 2003

Teal died in an HH-60 Pave Hawk accident in Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia.

Samek, Jesse M.



A1C
Age 21
Rogers, Arkansas
Killed October 21, 2004

Samek died from injuries he received when an Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk combat search and rescue helicopter crashed during a medical evacuation mission 105 miles east of Shindand, Afghanistan, on October 21, 2004. The accident was not due to hostile action.

Rangel, Ray



SSgt
Age 29
San Antonio, TX
Killed February 13, 2005

Ray was assigned to the 7th Civil Engineering Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas; killed Feb. 13 while performing a canal rescue mission in Balad, Iraq.

Peters, Dustin W.



Staff Sgt (SSgt)
Age 25
El Dorado, Kan.
Killed July 11, 2004

Dustin was assigned to the 314th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.; killed by enemy action near Forward Operating Base Summerall, Iraq.

Dively, Duane W.



Major
Age 43
Rancho California, Calif.
Killed June 22, 2005

Duane was assigned to the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, Calif.; killed when his U-2 aircraft crashed in Southwest Asia as he was returning to base after flying a mission.

Brown, Bruce E.



TSgt
Age 32
Coatopa, Ala.
Killed September 4, 2003

Bruce was assigned to the 78th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Robins Air Force Base, Ga.; killed in a motor vehicle accident on near Udeid, Qatar.

Jacobson, Elizabeth N.



Airman 1st Class
Age 21
Riviera Beach, Fla.
Killed September 28, 2005

Elizabeth was assigned to the 17th Security Forces Squadron, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas. Died near Camp Bucca, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle.

Moss, Walter M. Jr.

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TSgt.
Age 37
Houston, Texas
Killed March 29, 2006

Walter was assigned to the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho  Died in explosion of an improvised explosive device while conducting safing operations in the vicinity of Baghdad, Iraq.

McElroy, Brian

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Staff Sgt.
Age 28
San Antonio, TX
Killed Jan 22, 2006

Brian was assigned to the 3rd Security Forces Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska; killed when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while he was conducting convoy escort duties in the vicinity of Taji, Iraq.

Good, Alecia S.

Senior Airman
Age 23
Broadview Heights, Ohio
Killed Feb 17, 2006

Alecia was assigned to the 92nd Communications Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa; killed when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area.

Sanchez, Luis M.

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Staff Sgt.
Age 33
Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Killed Feb 17, 2006

Luis was assigned to the 1st Communications Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Va.; deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa; killed when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area.

Anderson, Carl L. Jr.

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Airman 1st Class (A1C)
Age 21
Georgetown, S.C.
Killed Aug 29, 2004

Carl was assigned to the 3rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska; killed by enemy action near Mosul, Iraq.

Servais, Adam P.

Senior Airman (SRA)
Age 23
Onalaska, Wis.
Killed Aug 19, 2006

Adam was assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla. Died when his vehicle came under hostile fire in Uruzgan province.

Clemmons, Brad A.

Master Sgt. (MSgt)
Age 37
Chillicothe, Ohio
Killed Aug 21, 2006

Brad was assigned to the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Died when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle. The vehicle was part of a transportation convoy enroute to Taji, Iraq.