Hero Stories for Army

Staff Sgt. Sean D. Diamond, 41, of Dublin, California, died February 15, 2009, in As Salam, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Staff Sgt. Diamond was assigned to the 610th Engineer Support Company, 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, Fort Lewis, Washington.<

Cpl. Stephen S. Thompson, 23, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, died February 14, 2009, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a gunshot wound. Cpl. Thompson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.<

Staff Sgt. Marc J. Small, 29, of Collegeville, Pennsylvania, died February 12, 2009, at Faramuz, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and small arms fire. Statt Sgt. Small was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.<

Sgt. Joshua A. Ward, 30, of Scottsville, Kentucky, died February 9, 2009, in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Sgt. Ward was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.<

Spc. James M. Dorsey, 23, of Beardstown, Illinois, died February 8, 2009, in Kamaliyah, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident. Spc. Dorsey was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.<