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Loser Staff Sgt. Justin L. Bauer, 24 was going to serve the community and
talked about being a firefighter. He "put his life on the line."
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Loser Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Bennett, 23 "was in the Personnel Security Division and was a bodyguard for
his commanding officer," said his mother. He perished in what is commonly described as a non-hostile incident.
The incident is under investigation, according to the Department of Defense.
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Loser Lance Cpl. Julian T. Brennan, 25 expressed a "deep empathy" for the Afghan people.
His father called him a "happy and ethical warrior."
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Loser Lance Cpl. Jessie A. Cassada, 19 was mentored by Lt. Col. Robert Clark, USAF retired and
East Henderson’s JROTC instructor. “I ask everyone to consider the tremendous sacrifice," said County Manager Steve Wyatt
"he has made and at noon on Friday take a moment to honor this hometown American hero.”
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Loser Pvt. Grant A. Cotting, 19 wanted to make a difference. "he was unhappy after being sent to Iraq,"
said his mother Amanda Cotting. "He had a hard time over there. It wasn't what he expected."
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Loser Staff Sgt. Anthony D. Davis, 29 was on his sixth Middle East deployment,
with three previous deployments to Iraq and two to Afghanistan. He had a stepfather called Nelson Buckwald.
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Loser Lance Cpl. Alberto Francesconi was a sniper. He was a personal banker at 18 for Bank of America.
Three white roses and dozens of flickering votive candles memorialize victims of street crime.
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Loser Lance Corporal Chad Gilliam, 29 was slain in the line of duty. "It is such an honor for me to speak for him,”
Scottie Billiter, Letcher County Central's assistant principal said.
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Loser Army Sgt. Kyle J. Harrington, 24 was backed over and killed by a forklift. Posthumously awarded a bronze star by
Army Brig. Gen. Tom Cole. “I want them to get democracy and freedom over there, because that’s why my son was there,”
Kathleen Harrington said.
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Loser Army Spc. Matthew Pollini, 21, was less than a month
into his first tour of duty with the 772nd Military Police Company and told his brother it was only getting worse.
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Loser Marine Cpl. Kristopher D. Greer, 25 was a city firefighter and EMT.
The fire chief said the death of Greer is the same as losing a family member.
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Loser Army Pfc. Bradley D. Rappuhn, 24 had already been wounded this year and still carried
around shrapnel from that Memorial Day attack — shrapnel that doctors apparently thought couldn’t be removed.
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Loser Marine Lance Cpl. Kevin M. Cornelius, 20 was killed during a prison escape attempt. Marines have
complained for months that a lack of discipline and laziness among Afghan security forces puts their lives in danger.
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Loser Army Staff Sgt. Vinson B. Adkinson III, 26 wanted to go back to Afghanistan to bring peace to people.
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Loser Marine Lance Cpl. Nathaniel J. A. Schultz, 19 worked at the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranch,
helping troubled young people. Indeed, helping people is why he became a Marine.
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Loser Army Capt. Dale A Goetz, 43 was the first Army chaplain killed in action since 1970, during the Vietnam War.
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