Unit / Branch2nd Battalion, 1st SFG (A), Joint Base Lewis-McChord · U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Beret)
Sgt. 1st Class Dustin B. Ard, 31, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died August 29, 2019, from wounds sustained during combat operations in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. Born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, October 4, 1987, Ard enlisted in the Army in Hyde Park, Utah in 2011, as a Special Forces candidate through the 18X program. He was…
Unit / BranchSEAL Team 4, Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU) · U.S. Navy SEAL
SOC (SEAL) Brian Bill, 31, of Stamford, Connecticut, was killed on August 6, 2011 in Wardak Province, Afghanistan when insurgents shot down a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, callsign Extortion 17.
Unit / BranchCompany A, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) · U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Beret)
A native of Lebanon, Virginia, Staff Sergeant Jesse G. Clowers, Jr. died on 12 August 2007 in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, when he sustained fatal wounds from an Improvised Explosive Device.
Unit / Branch3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment · U.S. Army Ranger
Sgt. Steven C. Ganczewski, 22, was a fire team leader assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Georgia. Born April 17, 1985 in Niagara Falls, New York, Ganczewski enlisted in July 2003 as an infantryman.
Unit / BranchB Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) · U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Beret Warrant Officer)
Chief Warrant Officer 1 Sean Mullen, 39, of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, died June 2, 2013, when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Ghur Ghuri, Afghanistan.
Unit / BranchCompany B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment · U.S. Army Ranger
Staff Sgt. James R. Patton, 23, was a squad leader assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. Born April 23, 1986 at Fort Bragg, NC, James enlisted in July 2004.
Unit / Branch2nd Recon Battalion / 2nd MSOB, Marine Special Operations Regiment · U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC)
Master Sgt. Aaron Torian, 36, of Paducah, Kentucky, died February 15, 2014, from an improvised explosive device detonation in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
