Army Corporal Nicholas Arvanitis Army Specialist Nicholas Bernier Marine Private First Class Matthew Bertolino Army Specialist Derek Bilodeau Marine Lance Corporal Adam Brooks Army Sergeant Alan Burgess Marine Corporal Philip Charte Army Specialist Jesse Conger Army Specialist Michael Cook, Jr. Army Private First Class Nicholas Cournoyer Army 2nd Lieutenant Matthew S. Coutu Marine Private First Class Eric Currier Marine Staff Sergeant Charles E. Dane Army Specialist Jared A. Davison Army Specialist Marc Decoteau Army Ranger 1st Lieutenant Paul M. DeMeo Army Major James W. Dennehy Army Ranger Captain Douglas DiCenzo Army Corporal Scott Dimond Army Sergeant Russell Durgin Army Master Sergeant Richard Ferguson Marine Corporal Brandon Garabrant Marine Lance Corporal Dimitros Gavriel Marine Lance Corporal Michael Geary Marine Corporal Timothy Gibson Army Sergeant Daniel Gionet Army Ranger Captain Jonathan Grassbaugh Army Major General Harold Greene Air National Guard Technical Sergeant David Guindon Army Green Beret Sergeant First Class Mark G. Gulezian Army Specialist Seth HaapanenNavy Seal CPO Nathan H. Hardy Navy Seal SCPO Daniel R. Healy West Point Cadet Peter Todd Heuchling Army National Guard Specialist Dana P. HirthArmy Ranger Capt. Shawn G. Hogan NH Army National Guard Specialist Jeremiah Holmes Army Specialist Chris A. Journeau Army Specialist Adam Kuligowski Army Staff Sergeant Edmund Lo Army Sergeant Angelo Lozada, Jr. Army Sergeant John A. Lyons Navy Seal William ‘Blake’ Marston Marine Lance Corporal Ryan McCaughn Army Private First Class Juctin McDaniel Army Specialist Ryan J. McDermot Army Private First Class Buddy W. McLain Army Major Brian M. Mescall Marine Lance Corporal Robert Moscillo Marine Staff Sergeant Stephen Murphy Army Sergeant First Class Richard J. Neely Army Ranger Sergeant Andrew Nicol Army Sergeant Toby Olsen Marine Corporal Michael Ouellette Army Specialist Justin Pellerin Air National Guard Master Sergeant David L. Poirier Marine Corporal Jonathan Porto Army Sergeant Pierre A. Raymond Army Sergeant Jeremy Regnier Army Private First Class George Roehl, Jr. Army Private Chipper Rogers Army Specialist Justin Rollins Army Sergeant First Class Robert Rooney Army Sergeant Randy Rosenberg Marine Sergeant Michael Roy Army Ranger Sergeant 1st Class Ryan J. Savard Army Corporal Matthew Schneider Army Staff Sergeant Donald SmithMarine Lance Corporal Peter ‘PJ’ Sora, Jr. Army Private First Class Clinton E. Springer II Army Corporal Matthew Stanley Army Specialist David Stelmat Army Private First Class Andrew Stevens Army Sergeant Zachary Tellier Army Chief Warrant Officer Chris Thibodeau Army Specialist William Tracy Army Ranger Master Sergeant Jared Van Aalst Marine Corporal Kyle Van De Giesen Army Green Beret Staff Sergeant Kyle Warren Army Specialist Scott S. Wilson Army Specialist Matthew Woods Army Corporal Nicholas Arvanitis Army Specialist Nicholas Bernier Marine Private First Class Matthew Bertolino Army Specialist Derek Bilodeau Marine Lance Corporal Adam Brooks Army Sergeant Alan Burgess Marine Corporal Philip Charte Army Specialist Jesse Conger Army Specialist Michael Cook, Jr. Army Private First Class Nicholas Cournoyer Army 2nd Lieutenant Matthew S. Coutu Marine Private First Class Eric Currier Marine Staff Sergeant Charles E. Dane Army Specialist Jared A. Davison Army Specialist Marc Decoteau Army Ranger 1st Lieutenant Paul M. DeMeo Army Major James W. Dennehy Army Ranger Captain Douglas DiCenzo Army Corporal Scott Dimond Army Sergeant Russell Durgin Army Master Sergeant Richard Ferguson Marine Corporal Brandon Garabrant Marine Lance Corporal Dimitros Gavriel Marine Lance Corporal Michael Geary Marine Corporal Timothy Gibson Army Sergeant Daniel Gionet Army Ranger Captain Jonathan Grassbaugh Army Major General Harold Greene Air National Guard Technical Sergeant David Guindon Army Green Beret Sergeant First Class Mark G. Gulezian Army Specialist Seth HaapanenNavy Seal CPO Nathan H. Hardy Navy Seal SCPO Daniel R. Healy West Point Cadet Peter Todd Heuchling Army National Guard Specialist Dana P. HirthArmy Ranger Capt. Shawn G. Hogan NH Army National Guard Specialist Jeremiah Holmes Army Specialist Chris A. Journeau Army Specialist Adam Kuligowski Army Staff Sergeant Edmund Lo Army Sergeant Angelo Lozada, Jr. Army Sergeant John A. Lyons Navy Seal William ‘Blake’ Marston Marine Lance Corporal Ryan McCaughn Army Private First Class Juctin McDaniel Army Specialist Ryan J. McDermot Army Private First Class Buddy W. McLain Army Major Brian M. Mescall Marine Lance Corporal Robert Moscillo Marine Staff Sergeant Stephen Murphy Army Sergeant First Class Richard J. Neely Army Ranger Sergeant Andrew Nicol Army Sergeant Toby Olsen Marine Corporal Michael Ouellette Army Specialist Justin Pellerin Air National Guard Master Sergeant David L. Poirier Marine Corporal Jonathan Porto Army Sergeant Pierre A. Raymond Army Sergeant Jeremy Regnier Army Private First Class George Roehl, Jr. Army Private Chipper Rogers Army Specialist Justin Rollins Army Sergeant First Class Robert Rooney Army Sergeant Randy Rosenberg Marine Sergeant Michael Roy Army Ranger Sergeant 1st Class Ryan J. Savard Army Corporal Matthew Schneider Army Staff Sergeant Donald SmithMarine Lance Corporal Peter ‘PJ’ Sora, Jr. Army Private First Class Clinton E. Springer II Army Corporal Matthew Stanley Army Specialist David Stelmat Army Private First Class Andrew Stevens Army Sergeant Zachary Tellier Army Chief Warrant Officer Chris Thibodeau Army Specialist William Tracy Army Ranger Master Sergeant Jared Van Aalst Marine Corporal Kyle Van De Giesen Army Green Beret Staff Sergeant Kyle WarrenArmy Specialist Scott S. Wilson Army Specialist Matthew Woods Army Corporal Nicholas Arvanitis Army Specialist Nicholas Bernier Marine Private First Class Matthew Bertolino Army Specialist Derek Bilodeau Marine Lance Corporal Adam Brooks Army Sergeant Alan Burgess Marine Corporal Philip Charte Army Specialist Jesse Conger Army Specialist Michael Cook, Jr. Army Private First Class Nicholas Cournoyer Army 2nd Lieutenant Matthew S. Coutu Marine Private First Class Eric Currier Marine Staff Sergeant Charles E. Dane Army Specialist Jared A. Davison Army Specialist Marc Decoteau Army Ranger 1st Lieutenant Paul M. DeMeo Army Major James W. Dennehy Army Ranger Captain Douglas DiCenzo Army Corporal Scott Dimond Army Sergeant Russell Durgin Army Master Sergeant Richard Ferguson Marine Corporal Brandon Garabrant Marine Lance Corporal Dimitros Gavriel Marine Lance Corporal Michael Geary Marine Corporal Timothy Gibson Army Sergeant Daniel Gionet Army Ranger Captain Jonathan Grassbaugh Army Major General Harold Greene Air National Guard Technical Sergeant David Guindon Army Green Beret Sergeant First Class Mark G. Gulezian Army Specialist Seth HaapanenNavy Seal CPO Nathan H. Hardy Navy Seal SCPO Daniel R. Healy West Point Cadet Peter Todd Heuchling Army National Guard Specialist Dana P. HirthArmy Ranger Capt. Shawn G. Hogan NH Army National Guard Specialist Jeremiah Holmes Army Specialist Chris A. Journeau Army Specialist Adam Kuligowski Army Staff Sergeant Edmund Lo Army Sergeant Angelo Lozada, Jr. Army Sergeant John A. Lyons Navy Seal William ‘Blake’ Marston Marine Lance Corporal Ryan McCaughn Army Private First Class Juctin McDaniel Army Specialist Ryan J. McDermot Army Private First Class Buddy W. McLain Army Major Brian M. Mescall Marine Lance Corporal Robert Moscillo Marine Staff Sergeant Stephen Murphy Army Sergeant First Class Richard J. Neely Army Ranger Sergeant Andrew Nicol Army Sergeant Toby Olsen Marine Corporal Michael Ouellette Army Specialist Justin Pellerin Air National Guard Master Sergeant David L. Poirier Marine Corporal Jonathan Porto Army Sergeant Pierre A. Raymond Army Sergeant Jeremy Regnier Army Private First Class George Roehl, Jr. Army Private Chipper Rogers Army Specialist Justin Rollins Army Sergeant First Class Robert Rooney Army Sergeant Randy Rosenberg Marine Sergeant Michael Roy Army Ranger Sergeant 1st Class Ryan J. Savard Army Corporal Matthew Schneider Army Staff Sergeant Donald SmithMarine Lance Corporal Peter ‘PJ’ Sora, Jr. Army Private First Class Clinton E. Springer II Army Corporal Matthew Stanley Army Specialist David Stelmat Army Private First Class Andrew Stevens Army Sergeant Zachary Tellier Army Chief Warrant Officer Chris Thibodeau Army Specialist William Tracy Army Ranger Master Sergeant Jared Van Aalst Marine Corporal Kyle Van De Giesen Army Green Beret Staff Sergeant Kyle Warren Army Specialist Scott S. Wilson Army Specialist Matthew Woods Army Corporal Nicholas Arvanitis Army Specialist Nicholas Bernier Marine Private First Class Matthew Bertolino Army Specialist Derek Bilodeau Marine Lance Corporal Adam Brooks Army Sergeant Alan Burgess Marine Corporal Philip Charte Army Specialist Jesse Conger Army Specialist Michael Cook, Jr. Army Private First
OUR NH HEROES
WALL OF VALOR
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Army Corporal Nicholas A. ArvanitisOctober 5, 1984 ~ October 6, 2006
Operation Iraqi Freedom 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 82nd Airborne DivisionFort Bragg, NC
22, of Salem, NH; killed in action by enemy fire in Bayji, Iraq.
Army Specialist Nicholas P. BernierAugust 20, 1989 ~ June 25, 2011
Operation Enduring Freedom 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment
4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Fort Polk, LA
21, of East Kingston, NH; killed in action by small-arms fire in Kherwar,
Afghanistan.
Marine Private First ClassMatthew L. Bertolino
April 24, 1985 ~ February 9, 2006Operation Enduring Freedom
1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine
Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, HI20, of Hampstead, NH; killed in action in a vehicle rollover on combat patrol
near Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
Army Specialist Derek BilodeauFebruary 25, 1985 ~ September 1, 2008
Operation Iraqi Freedom 10th Mountain Light Infantry Division
Fort Drum, NY23, of Manchester, NH; died as a result of
service to our country.
Marine Lance Corporal Adam BrooksJune 17, 1984 ~ November 28, 2004
Operation Iraqi Freedom 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment,
2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC20, of Manchester, NH; killed in action by enemy fire in Babil province, Iraq.
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Army Specialist Alan J. BurgessMay 30, 1980 ~ October 15, 2004
Operation Iraqi Freedom 2nd Battalion, 197th Field Artillery
Brigade, New Hampshire Army National Guard
24, of Landaff, NH; killed in action when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol vehicle in
Mosul, Iraq.
Marine Corporal Philip E. CharteAugust 8, 1988 ~ September 7, 2010
Operation Enduring Freedom 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment,
2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary ForceCamp Lejeune, NC
22, of Goffstown, NH; killed in action while conducting combat operations in
Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Army Specialist Jesse CongerMay 28, 1979 ~ March 22, 2002
Operation Enduring Freedom2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment,
3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, WA 22, of Barrington NH; died in a cargo truck training accident at the Army's
Yakima Training Center.
Army Specialist Michael B. Cook Jr.June 6, 1984 ~ June 6, 2011
Operation Iraqi Freedom 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery
Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division,
Fort Riley, KN27, a Salem High graduate; killed in
action when enemy forces attacked his unit in Baghdad, Iraq.
Army Private First Class Nicholas R. Cournoyer
September 10, 1980 ~ May 18, 2006Operation Iraqi Freedom
2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
(Light Infantry), Fort Drum, NY25, of Gilmanton, NH; killed in action when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during
combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq.
Army 2nd Lieutenant Matthew S. Coutu
November 6, 1981 ~ June 27, 2005 Operation Iraqi Freedom
64th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military
Police Brigade, Fort Hood, TX23, of North Hampton; killed in action
by sniper fire when his convoy was attacked in Baghdad, Iraq.
Marine Private First Class Eric D. Currier
March 13, 1988 ~ February 17, 2010Operation Enduring Freedom
3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC21, of Londonderry, NH; killed in action
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Marine Staff Sergeant Charles E. Dane
July 14, 1971 ~ June 25, 2009Operation Iraqi Freedom
4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
4th Marine Division, Fort Detrick, MD37, of Manchester, NH; died as a result of service to our country.
Army Specialist Jared A. DavisonFebruary 20, 1988 ~ September 4, 2012558th Transportation Company, Special
Troops Battalion, 7th Sustainment Brigade, Fort Eustis, VA
24, of Milford, NH; died of natural causes at Fort Eustis.
Army Specialist Marc P. DecoteauSeptember 2, 1990 ~ January 29, 2010
Operation Enduring Freedom 6th Psychological Operations Battalion
(Airborne), 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, NC
19, of Waterville Valley, NH; killed in action supporting combat operations in
FOB Nunez, Afghanistan.
Army Ranger 1st Lieutenant Paul M. DeMeo
October 1, 1989 ~ May 14, 2013505th Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat
Team, Fort Bragg, NC23, of Derry, NH; died of natural causes at Womack Army Medical
Center at Fort Bragg, NC.
Army Major James W. DennehyAugust 11, 1964 ~ August 24, 2011
Operation New Dawn New Hampshire Army National Guard
47, of Salisbury, NH; died from a pulmonary embolism triggered during his flight home from a tour of duty in
Kuwait.
Army Ranger Captain Douglas A. DiCenzo
February 5, 1976 ~ May 25, 2006Operation Iraqi Freedom
2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division,
Baumholder, Germany30, of Plymouth, NH; killed in action when an improvised explosive device detonated
near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq.
Army Corporal Scott G. DimondMarch 25, 1969 ~ October 13, 2008
Operation Enduring Freedom 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry
Regiment (Mountain), New Hampshire Army National Guard
39, of Franklin, NH; killed in action when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive
device and his patrol was engaged in a small arms fire attack in Kandahar,
Afghanistan.
Army Sergeant Russell M. DurginJuly 2, 1982 ~ June 13, 2006
Operation Enduring Freedom 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry
Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY
23, of Henniker, NH; killed in action when his unit took small-arms fire in
Korengel, Afghanistan..
Army Master Sergeant Richard L. Ferguson
September 9, 1958 ~ March 30, 2004
Operation Iraqi Freedom 10th Special Forces Group, Fort
Carson, CO45, of Conway, NH; killed when the
military vehicle he was riding in rolled over in Samarra, Iraq.
Marine Lance Corporal Brandon Garabrant
November 11, 1994 ~ June 20, 2014Operation Enduring Freedom
2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejune, NC19, of Peterborough, NH; killed in action
during a hostile incident while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Marine Lance Corporal Dimitrios GavrielJuly 31, 1975 ~ November 19, 2004
Operation Iraqi Freedom 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, NC29, graduate of Timberlane Regional High School, Plaistow; killed in action by enemy
action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Marine Lance Corporal Michael E. GearyAugust 6, 1990 ~ December 8, 2010
Operation Enduring Freedom 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, NC20, of Derry, NH; killed in action while
conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Marine Corporal Timothy M. GibsonJuly 24, 1981 ~ January 26, 2005
Operation Iraqi Freedom 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment,
3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force,Marine Corps Base HI
23, of Hillsborough, NH; killed in action when the CH-53E helicopter he was riding crashed near Rutbah, Iraq.
Army Sergeant Daniel R. GionetJanuary 2, 1983 ~ June 4, 2006
Operation Iraqi Freedom 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, TX
23, of Pelham, NH; killed in action when an improvised explosive device
detonated near his M1A2 tank during combat operations in
Baghdad, Iraq.
Army Ranger Captain Jonathan D. Grassbaugh
August 18, 1981 ~ April 7, 2007Operation Iraqi Freedom
5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC
25, of East Hampstead, NH; killed in action when an improvised explosive
device detonated near his unit in Zaganiyah, Iraq.
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Army Major General Harold J. GreeneFebruary 11, 1959 ~ August 5, 2014
Operation Enduring FreedomArmy, Combined Security Transition
Command, Afghanistan55, of Schenectady, N.Y, who schooled
in NH; killed in action when his unit was attacked by small arms fire at Camp
Qargha, Kabul Afghanistan.
Air National Guard Technical Sergeant David Guindon
April 26, 1956 ~ August 18, 2004Operation Iraqi Freedom
157th Air Refueling Wing's Logistics Readiness Squadron
New Hampshire Air National Guard48, of Merrimack, NH; died as a result to
our country.
Army Green Beret Sergeant First Class Mark G. Gulezian
December 28, 1978 ~ October 10, 2014
Operation Enduring Freedom3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)
1st Special Forces Regiment36, of Londonderry, NH; died as a
result of service to our country.
Army Specialist Seth HaapanenOctober 12, 1986 ~ October 28,
2008Operation Iraqi Freedom
New Hampshire National Guard237th Military Police Company
22, of Alton Bay, NH; died as a result of service to our country.
Navy Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Nathan H. Hardy
December 28, 1978 ~ February 4, 2008
Operation Iraqi FreedomNaval Special Warfare Development
Group, (SEAL Team 6)29, of Durham, NH; killed in action during assault on al Qaeda suicide bomb cell in Diyala Province, Iraq.
Navy Senior Chief Information Systems Technician
(SEAL) Daniel R. HealyJuly 17, 1968 ~ June 28, 2005Operation Enduring Freedom SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1,
Pearl Harbor, HI36, of Exeter, NH; killed in action when an MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed
while ferrying personnel to a battle against militants in eastern
Afghanistan.
USMA Cadet Peter Todd HeuchlingApril 8, 1984 ~ August 21, 2003
USMA, Class of 2006, B Company, SecondRegiment, West Point NY
19, of Durham, NH; died of natural causes at Keller Army
Community Hospital, West Point, NY.
Army Specialist Dana P. Hirth November 14, 1986 ~ May 11, 2012
Operation Enduring FreedomNew Hampshire Army National Guard25, of Nashua, NH; died as a result of
service to our country.
Army Ranger Captain Shawn G. Hogan
April 2, 1984 ~ October 17, 20124th Battalion, 5th Special Forces
Group (Airborne)28, of Salem, NH; killed in a training accident at Land between the Lakes
Recreational Areas in Golden Pond, KY.
Army Sergeant Jeremiah J. HolmesApril 27, 1976 ~ March 29, 2004
Operation Iraqi Freedom 744th Transportation Company
New Hampshire Army National Guard27, of N. Berwick, ME; killed in action
when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device and fell from a bridge
in Balad, Iraq.
Army Specialist Chris A. JourneauMarch 10, 1987 ~ June 22, 2010
Operation Iraqi Freedom1st Battalion, 21st Infantry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team,
Schofield Barracks, HI23, of Stratham, NH; died as a result
of service to our country.
Army Specialist Adam M. KuligowskiDecember 20, 1987 ~ April 6, 2009
Operation Enduring Freedom Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY
21, of Derry, NH; died as a result of service to our country in Bagram,
Afghanistan.
Army Staff Sergeant Edmond L. LoJanuary 26, 1986 ~ June 13, 2009
Operation Iraqi Freedom 797th Ordnance Company, 79th
Ordnance Battalion, Fort Hood, TX23, of Salem, NH; killed in action when an
improvised explosive device that his explosive ordnance disposal team was
acting to neutralize detonated in Samarra City, Iraq.
Army Sergeant Angelo L. Lozada Jr.August 8, 1968 ~ April 16, 2005
Operation Iraqi Freedom 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery
Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division,
Camp Hovey, Korea36, of Nashua, NH; killed in action
while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.
Army Sergeant John A. LyonsDecember 4, 1984 ~ October 26, 2011
Operation Enduring Freedom8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer
BrigadeFort Hood, TX
26, of Peterborough NH; killed in action by enemy small-arms fire in Ghazni
province, Afghanistan.
Navy Chief Petty Officer (SEAL)William "Blake" Marston
August 9, 1983 ~ January 10, 2015 Naval Special Warfare Group
(SEALTeam 6)Dam Neck Naval Base, VA
31, of Concord, NH; died in a parachute training exercise at
DeLand Airport, FL.
Marine Lance CorporalRyan T. McCaughn
August 14, 1997 ~ November 7, 2006Operation Iraqi Freedom
1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, NC19, of Manchester, NH; killed in action
while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
Army Private First Class Buddy W. McLain
August 3, 1986 ~ November 29, 2010Operation Enduring Freedom
1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY. 24, of Mexico, ME; killed in action when
an insurgent attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Pachir Wa Agam district,
Nangarhar province, Afghanistan.
Army Private First Class Juctin P. McDaniel
February 22, 1988 ~ December 17, 2007Operation Iraqi Freedom
524th Combat Service Support Battalion, 45th Sustainment Brigade, 8th Theater
Sustainment CommandFort Shafter, HI
19, of Andover, NH; died from injuries sustained from a non-combat-related
vehicle incident in Taji, Iraq.
Army Specialist Ryan J. McDermotFebruary 5, 1987 ~ December 21,
2013Operation Enduring Freedom2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation
Regiment, 1st Air Combat Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division,
Fort Hood, TX26, of Hampton, NH; died of natural
causes at Fort Hood.
Army Major Brian M. MescallApril 18, 1975 ~ January 9, 2009
Operation Enduring Freedom 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment,
Hohenfels, Germany33, an Exeter High School graduate;
killed in action by an improvised explosive device that detonated near
his vehicle in Jaldak, Afghanistan.
Marine Lance Corporal Robert L. Moscillo
November 24, 1984 ~ May 1, 2006Operation Iraqi Freedom
1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton, CA21, of Salem, NH; killed in action while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq
Marine Staff Sergeant Stephen L. Murphy
April 27, 1973 ~ November 9, 2009Operation Iraqi Freedom
2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters
Group, Camp Lejeune, NC36, of Jaffrey, NH; died as a result of service to our country in Asad, Iraq.
Army Sergeant 1st Class Richard J. Neely
March 27, 1960 ~ March 10, 2004HHC US Civil Affairs And Psychological
Command, Fort Bragg, NC44, of Salem, NH; died of natural causes
at Fort Bragg.
Army Ranger SergeantAndrew C. Nicol
February 7, 1987 ~ August 8, 2010Operation Enduring Freedom
3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, GA
23, of Kensington, NH; killed in action when insurgents attacked his unit
with an improvised explosive device in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Army Specialist Toby R. OlsenJanuary 17, 1979 ~ January 20, 2007
Operation Iraqi Freedom 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry
(Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division,
Fort Richardson, AK28, of Manchester, NH; killed in action by when an improvised
explosive device detonated near his Humvee Karma, Iraq.
Marine Corporal Michael OuelletteMay 25, 1980 ~ March 22, 2009
Operation Enduring Freedom 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, NC28, of Manchester, NH; killed in action while supporting combat operations at
Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.
Army Specialist Justin R. PellerinApril 14, 1988 ~ August 20, 2009
Operation Enduring Freedom 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry),
Fort Drum, NY21, of Concord, NH; killed in action
when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in FOB
Shank, Afghanistan.
Air National Guard Master Sergeant David L. Poirier
April 7, 1961 ~ February 28, 2014Operation Enduring Freedom
157th Operations Support SquadronNew Hampshire Air National Guard
52, of Salem, NH; died of natural causes while deployed at Al Udeid
Air Base, Qatar.
Marine Corporal Jonathan D. PortoFebruary 26, 1984 ~ March 14, 2010
Operation Enduring Freedom 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment,
2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, NC26, a 2002 graduate of Timberlane
Regional High School in Plaistow; killed in action supporting combat operations
in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Army Sergeant Pierre A. RaymondOctober 7, 1976 ~ September 20,
2005Operation Iraqi Freedom
228th Forward Support Battalion, 28th Infantry Division, U.S. Army
Reserve, Harrisburg, PA28, of Lawrence, MA; killed in action by injuries sustained when his unit
was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire in Ramadi, Iraq.
Army Specialist Jeremy F. RegnierAugust 14, 1982 ~ October 13, 2004
Operation Iraqi Freedom 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery
Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX
22, of Littleton, NH; killed in action when an improvised explosive device
detonated near his patrol in Baghdad, Iraq.
Army Private First Class George Roehl Jr.January 24, 1985 ~ April 11, 2006
Operation Iraqi Freedom 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st
Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, TX
21, of Manchester, NH; killed in action when an improvised explosive device
detonated near his vehicle and he came under small arms fire during combat
operations in Taji, Iraq.
Army Private Chipper T. RogersJanuary 22, 1988 ~ January 23, 2009
Operation Iraqi Freedom 41st Transportation Company, 18th
Sustainment Support Battalion,Fort Polk, LA
21, of Keene NH; died as a result of service to our country.
Army Specialist Justin A. RollinsNovember 10, 1984 ~ March 5, 2007
Operation Iraqi Freedom 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute
Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division,
Fort Bragg, NC22, of Newport, NH; killed in action
when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat
operations in Samarra, Iraq.
Army Sergeant 1st ClassRobert E. Rooney
July 8, 1960 ~ September 25, 2003Operation Iraqi Freedom
379th Engineer Company, U.S. Army National Guard
43, of Nashua, NH; died in Shubai Port Kuwait, when he was struck by a
forklift while on duty.
Army Sergeant Randy S. RosenbergFebruary 17, 1980 ~ January 24, 2004
Operation Iraqi Freedom Company B, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry,
Fort Hood, TX23, of Berlin, NH; killed in action when
an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in
Khalidiyah, Iraq.
Marine Sergeant Michael C. RoyAugust 16, 1983 ~ July 8, 2009Operation Enduring Freedom
3rd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Advisor Group, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations
Command, Camp Lejeune, NC25, born in Candia NH; killed in action
supporting combat operations in Khash, Afghanistan.
Army Green Beret Sergeant 1st Class Ryan J. Savard
February 27, 1983 ~ October 13, 2012Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, NC
29, of Jefferson, NH; killed in action by small arms fire during combat operations
in Khanabad district, Afghanistan
Army Corporal Matthew E. SchneiderJanuary 2, 1983 ~ August 28, 2006
Operation Iraqi Freedom 141st Signal Battalion, 1st Armored
Division, Wiesbaden, Germany23, of Gorham, NH; died of natural
causes while serving in Ramadi, Iraq.
Army Staff Sergeant Donald E. Smith
May 28, 1960 ~ February 26, 2006Operation Iraqi Freedom
110th Maintenance Company, MA National Guard
45, of North Hampton, NH; died as a result of service to our country.
Marine Lance Corporal Peter "PJ" Sora, Jr.
July 27, 1984 ~ May 4, 2004Operation Iraqi Freedom
3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division - CAAT Platoon, Camp
Pendleton, CA19, of Londonderry, NH; died during a Humvee rollover training accident at
Twenty Nine Palms CA while preparing for deployment to Iraq.
Army Private First ClassClinton E. Springer II
May 24, 1989 ~ September 24, 2010 Operation Enduring Freedom 2nd
Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, NY
24, of Sanford, ME; died of natural causes at Camp Alamo, Afghanistan.
Army Corporal Matthew J. StanleyDecember 26, 1983 ~ December 16, 2006
Operation Iraqi Freedom 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st
Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX
22, of Wolfeboro Falls, NH; killed in action when his Humvee struck an
improvised explosive device while on mounted patrol in Taji, Iraq.
Army Specialist David S. StelmatMay 29, 1980 ~ March 22, 2008
Operation Iraqi Freedom 132nd Military Police Company, North Carolina Army National Guard Rocky
Mount, NC27, of Littleton, NH; killed in action when his vehicle encountered an
improvised explosive device in Bagdad, Iraq.
Army Private First ClassAndrew D. Stevens
June 12, 1982 ~ March 11, 2003Operation Iraqi Freedom
4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team,
10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, NY
20, of Stratham NH; died in a helicopter crash during a training
exercise in NY.
Army Sergeant Zachary D. TellierMay 29, 1976 ~ September 29, 2007
Operation Enduring Freedom 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th
Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC
31, of Bedford, NH; killed in action when insurgents attacked his unit using small-
arms fire at Firebase Wilderness, Afghanistan.
Army Chief Warrant Officer Christopher R. Thibodeau
October 3, 1982 ~ May 26, 2011Operation Enduring Freedom
1st Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, Fort Hood, TX
28, of Marlborough NH; killed in action when his helicopter crashed during
combat operations in Paktika province, Afghanistan.
Army Specialist William J. TracyFebruary 26, 1975 ~ February 25,
2003 Operation Iraqi Freedom
5th Battalion, 158th Aviation, Aviano Air Base, Italy
27, of Webster NH; killed in action in a UH-60 Black Hawk crash in Kuwait.
Army Master Sergeant Jared N. Van Aalst
September 1, 1975 ~ August 4, 2010Operation Enduring Freedom U.S. Army Special Operations
Command, Fort Bragg, NC34, of Laconia, NH; killed in action
while his unit was conducting combat operations in Kunduz province,
Afghanistan.
Marine Captain Kyle R. Van De GiesenApril 14, 1980 ~ October 26, 2009
Operation Enduring FreedomMarine Light Attack Helicopter
Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton, CA; 29, a Saint Anselm alumni; killed in
action by a collision between a UH-1 and an AH-1 helicopter in Helmand
province at FOB Dwyer, Afghanistan.
Army Green Beret Staff Sergeant Kyle R. Warren
April 30, 1982 ~ July 29, 2010Operation Enduring Freedom
1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, NC
28, of Manchester, NH; killed in action when insurgents attacked his military vehicle with an improvised explosive
device in Tsagay, Afghanistan.
Army Staff Sergeant Scott S. WilsonAugust 24, 1980 ~ May 29, 2014
Operation Iraqi Freedom 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2d Brigade Combat Team, 3d Infantry
Division, Fort Stewart, GA33 of Salem, NH; died as a result of
service to our country.
I thank God for my lifeAnd for the stars and stripes
May freedom forever flyLet it ring
Salute the ones who diedThe ones that give their livesSo we don't have to sacrifice
All the things we loveZac Brown Band
Army Specialist Matthew R. Woods 1989 ~ February 12, 2012
Operation Enduring FreedomBravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 1st US Calvary, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat
Team, 3rd ID, Fort Benning, GA22, of Lyman, NH; died of natural
causes at Fort Benning.