Staff Sgt. Israel P. Nuañes, 38, of Las Cruces, N.M., died May 12, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained during an enemy attack with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 741st Ordnance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas, part of the 84th Ordnance Battalion, 71st Ordnance Group.
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Sgt. Brian L. Walker, 25, of Lucerne Valley, Calif., died May 13, in Bowri Tana, Afghanistan, when the enemy attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Sgt Walker was the commander of the vehicle. Walker joined the Army in July 2007 and served a previous deployment to Afghanistan from May 2009 to May 2010.
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Pfc. Richard L. McNulty III, 22, Rolla, Mo., died May 13, in Bowri Tana, Afghanistan, when the enemy attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Richard is a graduate of Rolla High School where he was a soccer star. In 2010 he was married and he and his wife is due to give birth to their first child in late June.
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Spc. Alex Hernandez III, 21, of Round Rock, Texas, died May 12, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii. Spc. Hernandez joined the Army July 8, 2009 as a Test Equipment Operator and attended Basic Training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He joined the 25th CAB in October 2010. His awards and decorations include the National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, NATO Medal, and an Aviator Badge.
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1st Lt. Alejo R. Thompson, 30, of Yuma, Ariz., died May 11 in Bagram, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. He joined the Army in September 2000. Thompson first deployed in March 2003 to Iraq, a tour that lasted more than 10 months. He arrived at Fort Carson on April 20, 2011. His unit, part of the 3,500-soldier 4th Brigade Combat Team, had been in Afghanistan since March 6 2012. Among his awards and decorations are, the Army Commendation Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one Campaign Star, the Iraq Campaign Medal with one Campaign Star, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. 1st Lt Thompson was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart and Bronze Star.
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Sgt. Jacob M. Schwallie, 22, of Clarksville, Tenn., died May 7, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. Jake was a 2007 graduate of Rossview High School. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal and the Combat Infantryman Badge.
Arlington National Cemetery
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Spc. Chase S. Marta, 24, of Chico, Calif., died May 7, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal and the Combat Infantryman Badge. Chase attended Yuba City High School, graduating in 2006. In October 2012 he enlisted and had been in-country for only six weeks. He had also been recently promoted, but hadn’t yet told his family. He hadn’t let on either about his plans to propose marriage to his girlfriend, Taylor Silva.
Services will be held Friday, May 18, 2012, at 11:00 A.M., at
Ullrey Memorial Chapel
Yuba City, CA.
Inurnment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations are made to:
Wounded Warrior
PO BOX 758517
Topeka, KS 66675
Paws for Purple Hearts
P.O. Box 50275
Arlington, VA 22205
Information provided by Ullrey Memorial Chapel
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Born: September 4, 1992 in Kentucky
Died: May 7, 2012 in Ghazni, Afghanistan
Pfc. Dustin D. Gross, 19, of Jeffersonville, Kentucky died May 7, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal and the Combat Infantryman Badge. He graduated in 2011 from Montgomery County High School in Mount Sterling.
Burial is at Machpelah Cemetery Mount Sterling, Kentucky
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Spc. Junot M. L. Cochilus, 34, of Charlotte, N.C., died May 2 in Logar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. Cochilus was a combat engineer. He joined the Army in March 2010. After training at Fort Leonard Wood, MO, he arrived at Fort Drum in July 2011 and deployed with his unit in October 2011. His awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, the NATO Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the Army Good Conduct Medal and the Combat Action Badge.
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Born: October 14, 1988 in Akron, Ohio
Died: May 2, 2012 in Logar province, Afghanistan
2nd Lt. David E. Rylander, 23, of Stow, Ohio died May 2 in Logar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. Dave was home schooled. He joined the Army in May of 2011 after his graduation from West Point. He arrived at Fort Drum in November 2011. He was deployed with his unit in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in January 2012. Rylander won numerous decorations and awards including the Purple Heart, the NATO Medal, the National Service Defense Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Combat Action Badge and the Parachutists Badge. While at West Point, Rylander completed small arms weapons and airborne courses.
Burial is at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery
The family requests that in lieu of flowers,
donations be made in David’s memory to the:
USO, P.O. Box 96322
Washington, DC 20090-6322
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