Honorees

2019 Honorees

2019 Honoree

Matt McClintock

Silver Star Recipient

RankSergeant First Class
BornOctober 10, 1985
Date of passingJanuary 5, 2016
Unit / BranchA Co, 2-7 Cavalry BN, 4th BDE; ODA 1411, A Co. 4th Bn 1st SFG (A); ODA 2315, A Co. 3rd Bn. 20th SFG (A); ODA 9115, A Co. 1st Bn. 19th SFG (A) · U.S. Army Special Forces

BORN: October 10, 1985 HOMETOWN: Tacoma, WA ENTERED SERVICE: September 2006 DEPLOYMENTS: Iraq, Afghanistan (2x), Thailand, Philippines (2x)

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Mark Forester

Silver Star Recipient

RankSenior Airman
BornMay 15, 1981
Date of passingSeptember 29, 2010
Unit / Branch21st Special Tactics Squadron · U.S. Air Force Special Tactics

BORN: May 15, 1981 HOMETOWN: Haleyville, AL ENTERED SERVICE: June 2007 DEPLOYMENTS: Afghanistan

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Kyle Osborn

Bronze Star Medal Recipient

RankSergeant
BornAugust 5, 1986
Date of passingSeptember 13, 2012
Unit / Branch1st Battalion 503rd Infantry Regiment 173rd, JRTC OPFOR of the 509th · U.S. Army

BORN: August 5, 1986 HOMETOWN: Lafayette, IN ENTERED SERVICE: October 18, 2007 DEPLOYMENTS: Afghanistan

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John Dunbar

Bronze Star Medal Recipient · 3 Awards

RankMaster Sergeant
BornJuly 15, 1981
Date of passingMarch 30, 2018
Unit / Branch1st Battalion, 325 Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Bn 38th Cavalry Regiment, USASOC · U.S. Army Special Operations

BORN: July 15, 1981 HOMETOWN: Austin, Texas ENTERED SERVICE: May 2005 DEPLOYMENTS: Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria

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Eric Emond

Bronze Star Medal Recipient · 3 Awards

RankSergeant First Class
BornSeptember 23, 1979
Date of passingNovember 27, 2018
Unit / BranchMarine Corps, 19th SFG(A), 1st Bn. 3rd SFG(A) · U.S. Army Special Forces

BORN: September 23, 1979 HOMETOWN: Riverside, CA ENTERED SERVICE: 1997 DEPLOYMENTS: Afghanistan, Iraq

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Dylan Elchin

Bronze Star Medal Recipient

RankStaff Sergeant
BornJune 11, 1993
Date of passingNovember 27, 2018
Unit / Branch26th Special Tactics Squadron · U.S. Air Force Special Tactics

BORN: June 11, 1993 HOMETOWN: Hookstown, PA ENTERED SERVICE: August 7, 2012 DEPLOYMENTS: Afghanistan

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Chris Nelms

Silver Star Recipient · 2 Awards

Bronze Star Medal with Valor device (6 awards)

RankSergeant Major
BornDecember 21, 1971
Date of passingJuly 1, 2018
Unit / Branch1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), USASOC · U.S. Army Special Forces

BORN: December 21, 1971 HOMETOWN: Oklahoma City, OK ENTERED SERVICE: July 24, 1990 DEPLOYMENTS: Syria, Iraq (3x), Afghanistan (6x), Niger, Philippines

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Andrew Ross

Bronze Star Medal Recipient · 2 Awards

RankCaptain
BornJanuary 26, 1989
Date of passingNovember 27, 2018
Unit / Branch1st Bn, 3rd SFG(A) · U.S. Army Special Forces

BORN: January 26, 1989 HOMETOWN: Lexington, VA ENTERED SERVICE: Commissioned in 2011 after his graduation from West Point. DEPLOYMENTS: Afghanistan (2)

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Alex Viola

RankStaff Sergeant
BornApril 17, 1984
Date of passingNovember 17, 2013
Unit / Branch1st Bn., 19th SFG (A) Camp Williams, Utah; ODA 7325, C co. 3rd Bn., 7th SFG (A) · U.S. Army Special Forces

BORN: 1981 HOMETOWN: Keller, TX ENTERED SERVICE: June 2009 DEPLOYMENTS: Afghanistan

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Matt Lewellen

Bronze Star Medal Recipient

RankSergeant First Class
BornJanuary 15, 1989
Date of passingNovember 4, 2016
Unit / BranchODA 5315, A Co. 3rd Bn 5th SFG (A); ODA 5436, C Co. 4th Bn. 5th SFG (A) · U.S. Army Special Forces

BORN: January 15, 1989 HOMETOWN: Kirksville, MO ENTERED SERVICE: February 2010 UNITS: ODA 5315, A Co. 3rd Bn 5th SFG (A); ODA 5436, C Co. 4th Bn. 5th SFG (A) MILITARY TRAINING: Special Forces Qualification Course; Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Course; Special Forces Sniper Course; Advanced Leader Course; Basic Leader Course; Basic Airborne Course.…

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