Hero Stories for Army

Sgt. Carlos A. Benitez, 24, of Carrollton, Texas, died October 14, 2010, while conducting combat operations between Moqur and Darreh-Ye-Bum, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Benitez was assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.<

Pfc. Tramaine J. Billingsley, 20, of Portsmouth, Virginia, died October 14, 2010, while conducting combat operations between Moqur and Darreh-Ye-Bum, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Billingsley was assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d

Sgt. Carlos A. Benitez, 24, of Carrollton, Texas, died October 14, 2010, while conducting combat operations between Moqur and Darreh-Ye-Bum, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Benitez was assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d

Pfc. Tramaine J. Billingsley, 20, of Portsmouth, Virginia, died October 14, 2010, while conducting combat operations between Moqur and Darreh-Ye-Bum, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Billingsley was assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.<

Sgt. Carlos A. Benitez, 24, of Carrollton, Texas, died October 14, 2010, while conducting combat operations between Moqur and Darreh-Ye-Bum, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Benitez was assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.<

Pfc. Jordan M. Byrd, 19, of Grantsville, Utah, died October 13, 2010, in Yahya Kheyl, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. Pfc. Byrd was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.<

Pfc. Jordan M. Byrd, 19, of Grantsville, Utah, died October 13, 2010, in Yahya Kheyl, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. Pfc. Byrd was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Pfc. Jordan M. Byrd, 19, of Grantsville, Utah, died October 13, 2010, in Yahya Kheyl, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. Pfc. Byrd was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.<

Spc. Matthew C. Powell, 20, of Slidell, Louisiana, died October 12, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered at Ghunday Ghar, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his military vehicle using an improvised explosive device. Spc. Powell was assigned to the 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.<

Spc. Matthew C. Powell, 20, of Slidell, Louisiana, died October 12, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered at Ghunday Ghar, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his military vehicle using an improvised explosive device. Spc. Powell was assigned to the 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d