Hero Stories for Virginia

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.<

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

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.<

1st Lt. Todd W. Weaver, 26, of Hampton, Virginia, died September 9, 2010, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. 1st Lt. Weaver was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Sgt. Ronald A. Rodriguez, 26, of Falls Church, Virginia, died August 23, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Rodriguez was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. </d

Lance Cpl. Cody S. Childers, 19, of Chesapeake, Virginia, died August 20, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Childers was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Staff Sgt. Christopher F. Cabacoy, 30, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, died July 5, 2010, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Cabacoy was assigned to 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. </d

Spc. Morganne M. McBeth, 19, of Fredricksburg, Virginia, died July 2, 2010, in Al Asad, Iraq, of wounds sustained July 1 in a non-combat related incident in Khan Al Baghdadi, Iraq. Spc. McBeth was assigned to the 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

1st Sgt. Eddie Turner, 41, of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, died June 22, 2010, at Camp Clark, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. 1st Sgt. Turner was assigned to the 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Pfc. Benjamin J. Park, 25, of Fairfax Station, Virginia, died June 18, 2010, at Zhari district, Kandahar, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Park was assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d