Memorial Day: Remembering Those Who Have Fallen In Service Of Our Country

May 29th, 2017 12:05 PM

1. Sgt. Cameron H. Thomas and Sgt. Joshua P. Rodgers, April 27, 2017

Sgt. Cameron H. Thomas and Sgt. Joshua P. Rodgers, April 27, 2017

Both members of the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Thomas and Rodgers were killed in small arms fire in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Thomas was 22, from Kettering, Ohio. Sgt. Rodgers was also 22, from Bloomington, Illinois. They were a part of Operation Freedom's Sentinel.

2. Senior Chief Petty Officer Kyle Milliken, May 5, 2017

Senior Chief Petty Officer Kyle Milliken, May 5, 2017

Senior Chief Petty Officer Kyle Milliken of a Special Warfare Unit died in combat in Mogadishu, Somalia. Milliken, age 38,  was from Falmouth, Maine. He was a part of Operation Iraqi Freedom

3. Senior Chief Petty Officer Scott Cooper Dayton, November 24, 2016

Senior Chief Petty Officer Scott Cooper Dayton, November 24, 2016

Senior Chief Petty Officer Scott Cooper Dayton, from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit, died during an improvised explosive device blast in northern Syria. Dayton, age 42, was from Woodbridge, Virginia. He was a part of Operation Inherent Resolve. 

4. Army Master Sgt. Peter A. McKenna, August 8, 2015

Army Master Sgt. Peter A. McKenna, August 8, 2015

Army Master Sgt. Peter A. McKenna Jr. of the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces group, died during small arms fire in Kabul, Afghanistan. McKenna, age 35, was from Bristol, Rhode Island. He was a part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

5. Pfc. Tyler R. Iubelt, November 12, 2016

Pfc. Tyler R. Iubelt, November 12, 2016

Pfc. Tyler R. Iubelt of the 1st Special Troops Battalion died from an improvised explosive devise in Bagram, Afghanistan. Iubelt, age 20, was from Tamaron, Illinois. He was a part of Operation Freedom's Sentinel.