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The following are the U.S. personnel who have been killed in the U.S.-led war on terror:


Sgt. First Class Daniel Petithory, 32, of Cheshire, Mass.
Daniel H. Petithory (AP Photo)
One of three special forces soldiers killed Dec. 5 when a U.S. bomb missed its Taliban target north of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. He was a member of the Army's 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky. His brother described him as a practical joker who had always wanted to join the Army.


Staff Sgt. Brian Cody Prosser, 28, of Fraizer Park, Calif.
Brian Cody Prosser (AP Photo)

Prosser died with Petithory and a third soldier on Dec. 5 when a U.S. bomb missed its Taliban target north of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. They were all members of the Army's 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky.


Master Sgt. Jefferson Donald Davis, 39, of Watauga, Tenn.
Jefferson Donald Davis (AP Photo)
Davis was killed with Prosser and Petithory on Dec. 5 when a U.S. bomb missed its Taliban target north of Kandahar in Afghanistan. He was a Green Beret and former high school athlete who leaves behind a wife and three children in Clarksville, Ky.

 

Navy Fireman Apprentice Michael J. Jakes Jr., 20, of New York City
Jakes died Dec. 4 of head injuries sustained in a fall from his bunk on the carrier USS Kitty Hawk in the Arabian Sea.

Pvt. Giovanny Maria, 19, of Camden, N.J.
Maria, a 10th Mountain Division soldier, died on Nov. 29 in Uzbekistan from a gunshot wound unrelated to enemy action, according to U.S. officials. The death is currently under investigation.

CIA officer Johnny "Mike" Spann, 32, of Winfield, Ala.
Johnny 'Mike' Spann (Reuters)
Spann, a former Marine from a small town of 4,500, was questioning Taliban prisoners in a compound near the Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif when they erupted in riot. He was killed on Nov. 25, on the first day of the three-day riot, making him the first American to be killed in combat in Afghanistan. U.S. officials say he died of a gunshot wound and was not tortured.

 
Machinist's Mate Fireman Apprentice Bryant L. Davis, 20, of Chicago
Fell overboard into the Arabian Sea from the USS Kitty Hawk on Nov. 7, and declared dead by the Defense Department on Nov. 10.

Pvt. 1st Class Kristofor T. Stonesifer, 28, of Missoula, Mont.
Private First Class Kristofor T. Stonesifer (AP Photo)
Stonesifer grew up in Pennsylvania and went on to attend the ROTC program at the University of Montana. An instructor there recalls that Stonesifor left the program early with a desire to become one of the best soldiers in the U.S. Army. He died Oct. 19 when his Black Hawk helicopter crashed upon attempting to land in Pakistan.

 
Spc. Jonn J. Edmunds, 20, of Cheyenne, Wyo.
Spc. Jonn J. Edmunds (AP Photo)
Edmunds, who died Oct. 19 with Stonesifer in the helicopter accident in Pakistan, was planning to make a career out of the military, according to friends and family. "He was just a happy-go-lucky guy," said John Steichen, the father of a close friend of Edmunds. Steichen told The Associated Press that Edmunds wanted to be a Ranger and "wanted to be where the action was."

 
Spc. Jonn J. Edmunds (AP Photo)
Air Force Master Sgt. Evander Andrews, 36, of Solon, Maine
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.



Captain Mattthew W. Bancroft, 29,Redding, Calif. .
Captain Matthew W.Bancroft (AP Photo)
Family: wife MaryEllen; infant daughter Maddie; 12-year-old stepson Christian Johnson; 13-year-old stepson Sean Johnson Unit: U.S. Marines Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Captain Bancroft was the pilot of a KC-130 U.S. military tanker plane that crashed into a mountain just before landing at a base in Shamsi in southwestern Pakistan. Six other U.S. Marines were killed in the accident on Jan. 9, 2002. All were based at the Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar, Calif., near San Diego. Bancroft's parents said that their son was 7 years old when he first announced he wanted to become a pilot.


Lance Corporal Bryan Bertrand, 23, Coos Bay, Ore.
Bertrand (AP Photo)

Family: Single Unit: U.S. Marines Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Lance CorporalBertrand, who never talked about joining the military but instead wanted to be a rock star, was among seven U.S. Marines killed on Jan. 9, 2002 when a KC-130 U.S. military tanker plane crashed into a mountain just before landing at a base in Shamsi in southwestern Pakistan. All were based at the Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar, Calif., near San Diego. Bertrand, the flight navigator who recently volunteered for another tour of duty, served as a Marine for three years and could have been home about a month ago, said his father. In one of his last letters, he told his parents he'd saved enough money to buy an electric guitar. It was to be waiting for him when he returned from his tour of duty in Pakistan. Bertrand, who graduated from Marshfield High School in 1997, was the youngest of three children. He played basketball and football at Marshfield and earned all-state honors as an outside linebacker. Bertrand cut short his football career at a California junior college to join the military.


GUNNERY SERGEANT Stephen L. Bryson, 36, Montgomery, Ala.
Stephen L.Bryson (AP Photo)
Family: wife Katrina Unit: U.S. Marines Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Gunnery Sergeant The flight engineer was among seven U.S. Marines killed on Jan. 9, 2002 when a KC-130 U.S. military tanker plane crashed into a mountain just before landing at a base in Shamsi in southwestern Pakistan. All were based at the Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar, Calif., near San Diego. Bryson, an only child, joined the service after graduating from Montgomery's Robert E. Lee High School in 1983. He was from a military family tradition. His father, Jimmie Bryson Jr., is a retired chief master sergeant living in Las Vegas, Nev., whose brother, Raymond Ervine Bryson, had died in a plane crash while serving in the Mississippi National Guard.

 

STAFF SERGEANT Walter "Trae" Cohee III , 26, Mardela Springs, Md.
Walter Cohee (Reuters)
Family: Single Unit: Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Sergeant The communication and navigation system technician was one of two marines that died Jan. 20, 2002, when their CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff from a former Soviet base outside Kabul during re-supply mission. Five others aboard were injured. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said the cause of the crash appeared to be mechanical failure. The Super Stallions are designed for the transport of troops, supplies and equipment. Since the 30-passenger, long-range Super Stallion came into service in 1981, there have been seven major crashes and 20 deaths. Cohee had been scheduled to come home in early January, according to his mother, but he was needed to stay to work on the helicopters. Jeanne Cohee said her son wasn't the kind to complain. "He said, 'Mom, I didn't join the Marines to sit still. I joined the Marines to help,"' Cohee told WBOC-TV.

STAFF SERGEANT Scott N. Germosen , 37, New York City
Scott Germosen (Reuters)
Family: wife Jennifer; 22-month-old daughter Alyssa Unit: U.S. Marines Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Staff Sergeant The Long Island native was among seven U.S. Marines killed on Jan. 9, 2002 when a KC-130 U.S. military tanker plane crashed into a mountain just before landing at a base in Shamsi in southwestern Pakistan. All were based at the Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar, Calif., near San Diego. Germosen, a 19-year Marine veteran and the loadmaster aboard the KC-130, grew up in Coram, Long Island, and joined the Marines in 1993.

SERGEANT Nathan P. Hays , 21, Wilbur, Wash.
Hays (Reuters)
Family: Single Unit: U.S. Marines Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Sergeant The flight mechanic from a tiny Eastern Washington town was among seven U.S. Marines killed on Jan. 9, 2002 when a KC-130 U.S. military tanker plane crashed into a mountain just before landing at a base in Shamsi in southwestern Pakistan. All were based at the Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar, Calif., near San Diego. Hays, A Boy Scouts eagle scout who loved camping and hunting, joined the Marines in 1999. He was remembered by his high school football coach as a "great kid" who loved being a Marine.

 
CAPTAIN Daniel G. McCollum ,29,Irmo, S.C.
Daniel G. McCollum (AP Photo)
Family: wife Unit: U.S. Marines Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Captain McCollum was the co-pilot of a KC-130 U.S. military tanker plane that crashed into a mountain just before landing at a base in Shamsi in southwestern Pakistan. Six other U.S. Marines were killed in the accident on Jan. 9, 2002. All were based at the Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar, Calif., near San Diego. McCollum graduated in 1992 from Irmo High School, where he was a member of the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps. He competed on the high school wrestling team and voted best looking man in his graduating class. He joined the Marines in 1993, following his older brother Matt, who is in the Army, into military service.

U.S. MARINE SERGEANT Dwight J. Morgan, 24,Mendocino, Calif.
Dwight Morgan (AP Photo)
Family: Single Unit: Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Sergeant The helicopter mechanic was one of two marines that died Jan. 20, 2002, when their CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff from a former Soviet base outside Kabul during re-supply mission. Five others aboard were injured. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said the cause of the crash appeared to be mechanical failure. The Super Stallions are designed for the transport of troops, supplies and equipment. Since the 30-passenger, long-range Super Stallion came into service in 1981, there have been seven major crashes and 20 deaths. Morgan had been selected for a promotion to staff sergeant, which will now be awarded posthumously. Classmates and friends remembered him as shy and kind.

 
SERGEANT Jeannette L. Winters , 25, Gary, Ind.
Jeanette (AP Photo)
Family: Single Unit: U.S. Marines Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Sergeant Winters was the first woman among U.S. forces killed in Afghanistan campaign when a KC-130 U.S. military tanker plane she was on crashed into a mountain just before landing at a base in Shamsi in southwestern Pakistan. Six other U.S. Marines were killed in the accident on Jan. 9, 2002. All were based at the Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar, Calif., near San Diego. The radio operator, who joined the Marine Corps in 1997, followed in the footsteps of her older brother Matthew Winters Jr., who was also a Marine.

 
SERGEANT FIRST CLASS Nathan Ross Chapman,31, San Antonio, Texas
Nathan Ross Chapman (AP Photo)
Family: wife Renae; 2-year-old daughter Amanda; 1-year-old son Brandon Unit: U.S. Army 5th Special Forces Group, Sergeant First Class The Green Beret communications specialist became the first U.S. military casualty from hostile fire in Afghanistan, apparently killed by small-arms fire in an ambush near the eastern city of Khost on Jan. 4, 2002. Chapman and a CIA officer met with local tribal leaders in Afghanistan's Paktia province, near where U.S. warplanes struck al-Qaida and Taliban targets for several weeks. The Americans were ambushed after the meeting, and exchanged fire with their assailants, U.S. officials said. Chapman was born on April 23, 1970, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. He joined the Army after his 1988 graduation from high school in Centerville, Ohio. Chapman served most of his 12-year military career at Fort Lewis with the First Special Forces Group. But, since the war in Afghanistan began, he had been assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group at Fort Campbell, Ky. His parents said he parachuted into Panama during the U.S. invasion of that country and served in Desert Storm and Haiti. He attended Special Forces school at Fort Bragg.



SPECIALIST Marc A. Anderson, Age:30, Brandon, Fla. .
Marc A.Anderson (AP Photo)
Unit: U.S. Army, 75th Ranger Regiment 1st Battalion, Specialist Anderson was one of six U.S. soldiers killed during a firefight on March 4, 2002, when a helicopter dropped troops to pick up the body of a U.S. soldier who had fallen from another helicopter. The battle took place during an intense assault on suspected al Qaeda and Taliban fighters regrouping south of Gardez in eastern Afghanistan. He graduated from Florida State University with a teaching degree and taught for a while in Fort Myers. Anderson's brother Steve said he joined the Army in 1998 because he needed help paying off his student loan. He planned to go back to teaching after leaving the Army in November. His mother Judith Anderson said her son joined the Army because his father, David, had been in the Army's airborne unit in the Vietnam War.


TECHNICAL SERGEANT John A. Chapman , Age:36, Waco, Texas
J.Chapman (AP Photo)
Family: wife Valerie; 5-year-old daughter; 3-year-old daughter Unit: U.S. Air Force, Special Tactics Squadron, Technical Sergeant Chapman was one of six U.S. soldiers killed during a firefight on March 4, 2002, when a helicopter dropped troops to pick up the body of a U.S. soldier who had fallen from another helicopter. The battle took place during an intense assault on suspected al Qaeda and Taliban fighters regrouping south of Gardez in eastern Afghanistan. Chapman, raised in Windsor Locks, Conn., and 1983 graduate from Windsor Locks High School, joined the Air Force in 1985. He was a combat controller who had received two Air Force Commendation Medals. As a youngster, Chapman wanted to become an architect, an artist or a pilot, his sister Lori McQueeney recalled. He chose the U.S. military in 1985. The family said they always knew he could be killed in action.


PRIVATE FIRST CLASS Matthew A. Commons, Age:21, Boulder City, Nev.
Matthew Commons (AP Photo)
Family: single Unit: U.S. Army, 75th Ranger Regiment 1st Battalion, Private First Class Commons was one of six U.S. soldiers killed during a firefight on March 4, 2002, when a helicopter dropped troops to pick up the body of a U.S. soldier who had fallen from another helicopter. The battle took place during an intense assault on suspected al Qaeda and Taliban fighters regrouping south of Gardez in eastern Afghanistan. Commons graduated in 1999 from Boulder City High School, where he played high school soccer and ran track, was a vice president in the student government and worked part-time with a tour company on nearby Lake Mead. After high school, he attended the University of Nevada, Reno, for one year before entering the military.

 

SERGEANT Bradley S. Crose , Age:27, Orange Park, Fla.
Walter Cohee (Reuters)
Unit: U.S. Army, 75th Ranger Regiment 1st Battalion, Sergeant Crose was one of six U.S. soldiers killed during a firefight on March 4, 2002, when a helicopter dropped troops to pick up the body of a U.S. soldier who had fallen from another helicopter. The battle took place during an intense assault on suspected al Qaeda and Taliban fighters regrouping south of Gardez in eastern Afghanistan. Crose, who graduated from Orange Park High School in Jacksonville, Fla., in 1988, had been a Ranger for 3-1/2 years and was scheduled to be discharged in October. His father, Ricky Crose, described his son as a deeply religious and patriotic young man who believed it was his duty to serve his country. While in school, he was an active in Tae Kwan Do, placing third in a national competition. He also was an avid reader, who spent $100 on classical literature at a local book store before he headed for Afghanistan.

SENIOR AIRMAN Jason D. Cunningham , Age:26, Camarillo, Calif.
Jason Cunningham (Reuters)
Family: wife Theresa; 2-year-old daughter Hannah; 4-year-old daughter Kyla Unit: U.S. Air Force, 38th Rescue Squadron, Senior Airman Cunningham was one of six U.S. soldiers killed during a firefight on March 4, 2002, when a helicopter dropped troops to pick up the body of a U.S. soldier who had fallen from another helicopter. The battle took place during an intense assault on suspected al Qaeda and Taliban fighters regrouping south of Gardez in eastern Afghanistan. Cunningham grew up in New Mexico, spending his childhood in Carlsbad and Farmington and the last few years in Gallup. He had initially joined the U.S. Navy and had been involved in rescue efforts with the Air Force for 2 1/2 years.

SPECIALIST Jason A. Disney ,Age: 20, Fallon, Nev.
Disney (Reuters)
Family: 3-year-old son Unit: U.S. Army, 7th Transportation Battalion, Specialist Disney died shortly after a piece of heavy equipment fell on him at Bagram air base, 40 miles north of Kabul on Jan. 13, 2002. An Army spokesman at Fort Bragg said Disney apparently was working with a cutting torch to remove a large piece of equipment from a wall when it came loose and fell upon his chest. Born in Antioch, Calif., the welder and mechanic by training, who was assigned to Fort Bragg, N.C., was a 1999 Churchill County High School graduate and single father of a 3-year-old son. He would have turned 21 on March 30, 2002. Friends and former teachers remember Disney as a student who struggled academically before maturing into a polite young man who was proud of his military service. Friends recalled Disney as a fun-loving prankster who joined the military to provide a better life for his son. He excelled during boot camp at Ft. Knox, Ky., became a platoon leader, arrived at Fort Bragg in May 2000 and planned to re-enlist soon.

 
CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER Stanley L. Harriman, Age: 34, Nixa, Mo.
Stan Harriman (AP Photo)
Family: wife Sheila; 6-year-old daughter Darbi; 3-year-old son Stanley Christopher Unit: U.S. Army, 3rd Special Forces Group, Chief Warrant Officer Harriman was killed on March 2, 2002, in the biggest U.S.-led ground operation, when 1,500 U.S. and Afghan troops backed by U.S. jets attacked Taliban and al-Qaeda forces regrouping in eastern Afghanistan. Harriman, who had an identical twin brother named Steve, had spent 16 years his entire adult life serving his country, his family said. He enlisted at the age of 18 and was stationed for 13 years at Fort Bragg. He had been a member of the Army's elite Special Forces, known as Green Berets, for eight years. Harriman went to Nigeria on a training mission shortly after Sept. 11 but returned in December. Though running a high fever and temporarily suffering from malaria, he was sent to Kuwait. The Strafford High School graduate had been in Afghanistan for only a few weeks when he was killed.

PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS Neil C. Roberts, Age:32, Woodland, Calif.
Neil Roberts (AP Photo)
Family: wife; 18-month-old son Unit: U.S. Navy, Seal, Aviation Boatswain's Mate-Handling Petty Officer First Class Roberts was killed when he was shot after falling from an MH-47 Chinook helicopter, which was hit with a rocket-propelled grenade on a reconnaissance mission during an intense assault on March 4, 2002, on suspected al Qaeda and Taliban fighters regrouping south of Gardez in eastern Afghanistan. The Navy Seal joined the service at age 18 after graduating from high school in 1987 in Woodland, Calif. He has a twin brother and 10 other brothers and sisters.

 
SERGEANT Philip J. Svitak, Age:31, Joplin, Mo.
Philip Svitak (AP Photo)
Family: wife Laura; 2-year-old son Nolan; 4-year-old son Ethan Unit: U.S. Army, 160th Special Operations Aviation 2nd Battalion, Sergeant Svitak was one of six U.S. soldiers killed during a firefight on March 4, 2002, when a helicopter dropped troops to pick up the body of a U.S. soldier who had fallen from another helicopter. The battle took place during an intense assault on suspected al Qaeda and Taliban fighters regrouping south of Gardez in eastern Afghanistan. The only child grew up in Fremont, Neb., and graduated from Fremont High School in 1989. After graduation he worked at RPS Inc., a shipping company in Joplin, where he met his wife. He entered the Army in August of 1994 and was assigned to the elite "Night Stalkers" special forces regiment based in Fort Campbell, Ky. He also was a member of the Fremont Civil Air Patrol.

 



CHIEF PETTY OFFICER Matthew J. Bourgeois , 35, Tallahassee, Fla.
Matthew J.Bourgeois (AP Photo)
The 14-year Navy and SEAL veteran was killed on March 28, 2002, when he stepped on a mine during an early-morning training mission near the U.S. base in Kandahar. Another SEAL suffered injuries that were not life-threatening. Bourgeois was the second Norfolk area-based SEAL killed during the war. Bourgeois, a third-generation serviceman, graduated from Leon High School in Tallahassee. His Navy service included a stint in the Persian Gulf War. Bourgeois enlisted in the Navy on Aug. 17, 1987, after serving in the Florida National Guard since May 1984. The hospital corpsman had been assigned to various East and West Coast commands and spent the last several years in the Norfolk, Va., area, where several hundred SEALs are stationed. Bourgeois was expected to return home in April.


STAFF SERGEANT Brian Craig , 27,Houston,Tx
Brian Craig (AP Photo)

Craig was one of four U.S. soldiers killed after Soviet-era missiles they were trying to destroy accidentally exploded north of Kandahar. Several other soldiers were injured during the series of six blasts next to Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar's former compound in an area where large caliber rockets confiscated from former Taliban ammunition dumps are normally destroyed in controlled detonations. Craig joined the Army in 1993, weeks after he graduated from Klein Forest High School. A straight-A student with college potential, he wanted to join the Army first. Known for his love of adventure and hobbies such as white-water rafting, Craig first enlisted as a paratrooper. After four years of jumping out of airplanes, he decided he was ready for something else. During his nearly nine years of service, Craig served four years in Anchorage, Alaska, before being stationed in San Diego. Last year, he spent several months in Bosnia. While serving in Afghanistan, Craig would call his family at least once a week, and sometimes more often if there were reports of American casualties. His parents had planned to meet him in San Diego when he returned from Afghanistan, but Craig wanted to surprise them by showing up on their Houston doorstep. Craig had been talking to his sister about keeping his parents from finding out when his battalion would arrive in San Diego so they wouldn't go there to meet him.


STAFF SERGEANT Justin J. Galewski, 28, Olathe, Kan. .
Justin J.Galewski (AP Photo)
Family: wife Christine; 3-year-old son Chase; 2-year-old daughter Paige Unit: U.S. Army, 710th Ordnance Company, Staff Sergeant Galewski was one of four U.S. soldiers killed after Soviet-era missiles they were trying to destroy accidentally exploded north of Kandahar. Several other soldiers were injured during the series of six blasts next to Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar's former compound in an area where large caliber rockets confiscated from former Taliban ammunition dumps are normally destroyed in controlled detonations. Galewski graduated from Olathe North High School in 1992 and had worked for a while at a fast food restaurant before joining the Army the next year. His wife Christine said her husband loved being a bomb-disposal technician. "He did it for his family, and he did for his country," she said.

 

SERGEANT Jamie Q. Maugans, 27, Derby, Kan..
Jamie Q. Maugans (AP Photo)

Family: Single Unit: U.S. Army, 710th Ordnance Company, Sergeant Maugans was one of four U.S. soldiers killed after Soviet-era missiles they were trying to destroy accidentally exploded north of Kandahar. Several other soldiers were injured during the series of six blasts next to Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar's former compound in an area where large caliber rockets confiscated from former Taliban ammunition dumps are normally destroyed in controlled detonations. The ordnance disposal specialist based in San Diego described his job as the Fourth of July on a bigger scale. "He'd say, 'Where else can I go to work every day and blow really big stuff up?"' said his stepmother Mary Maugans. After graduating from Derby High School in 1993, Maugans attended Cowley County Community College and the University of Kansas. Maugans used to stutter when he was under stress, but eliminated it through a summer program at Wichita State University. He enlisted in the Army about three years ago, stunning his family. Maugans spent a year in Korea, then was stationed at Point Loma in California as part of a special detachment assigned to check for explosives in hotels and other locations before they were used by President Clinton or candidates in the 2000 election. He was last home in October 2001, when he served as best man at his brother Chad's wedding. He left for Afghanistan in November. His family last heard from him in an e-mail on Easter, when he said he'd be home in a month.

SERGEANT FIRST CLASS Daniel A. Romero, 30, Longmont, Colo.
Daniel Romero (AP Photo)

Family: wife Stephanie Unit: U.S. Army, 19th Special Forces Group, Sergeant First Class Romero was one of four U.S. soldiers killed after Soviet-era missiles they were trying to destroy accidentally exploded north of Kandahar. Several other soldiers were injured during the series of six blasts next to Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar's former compound in an area where large caliber rockets confiscated from former Taliban ammunition dumps are normally destroyed in controlled detonations. The "Star Wars' fan and high school thespian who appeared in "West Side Story" joined the National Guard in December 1991 and worked his way up through a series of schools to become a senior communications specialist. He went to jump school. To language school. To paramedic school. Though he was a reservist, training missions took Romero to all corners of the world, keeping him from home about as much as a full-time soldier. His wife and parents described him as sensitive, spiritual and a dedicated soldier.

Sgt. Gregory Frampton, 37, of California
Sgt. Gregory Frampton (AP Photo)
Sgt. Gregory Frampton, 37, of California, was an MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter repairer assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Fort Campbell since October 2002. He joined the Army in 1993. He is survived by his wife and mother.


Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thomas Joseph Gibbons, 31, of Maryland.
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thomas Joseph Gibbons, 31, of Maryland (AP Photo)

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thomas Joseph Gibbons, 31, of Maryland, was an MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Fort Campbell since January 2002. He was previously assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. He joined the Army in 1990. He is survived by his wife and two children.


Staff Sgt. Daniel Leon Kisling Jr., 31, of Missouri.
Staff Sgt. Daniel Leon Kisling Jr., 31, of Missouri (AP Photo)
Staff Sgt. Daniel Leon Kisling Jr., 31, of Missouri, was an MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter repairer assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Fort Campbell since April 1999. He was previously assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C. He joined the Army in 1993. He is survived by his wife and three children.


Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mark Steven O'Steen, 43, of Alabama.
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mark Steven O'Steen, 43, of Alabama (AP Photo)
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mark Steven O'Steen, 43, of Alabama was an MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Fort Campbell since December 1998. He was previously assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C., and the 101st Airborne Division. He joined the Army in 1985. He is survived by his wife and three children.

 

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