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Army Cpl. Jonathan F. Blair, 21, of Fort Wayne, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 19, 2005 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Bayji, Iraq while Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Also killed were 1st Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski, Staff Sgt. Edward Karolasz, and Spc. Dominic J. Hinton.

Jonathan was Born and raised in Fort Wayne, He was a senior at Elmhurst High School on 9-11, when the tragedy occurred. At that point he determined he would join the armed forces after graduation and do what he could to help make this country a safer place.

Jonathan joined the Army in October, 2002, after graduation. He was on his second tour of duty in Iraq.

May we never forget the Service and the Sacrifice of Army Cpl. Jonathan F. Blair.








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Army Sgt. Jarrod W. Black, 26, of Peru, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment based in Fort Riley, Kan.; killed Dec. 12, 2003 when his convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device in Ramadi, Iraq while Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Jarrod joined the Army in 1999 after graduating from Peru High School. His mother remembers him as a rotten student, but a late bloomer with tremendous charisma and a devastating smile. While he was stationed in Germany, he would call his mom on Sundays when the Indianapolis Colts were on television. They would watch the game at the same time.

Jarrod wasn't able to talk with his family back home very often, but two days before his death he got a chance to call home. Jarrod and his wife agreed on the phone on a name for their baby girl expected in April.

“He had a smile that everyone loved,” Shawna said, “I can only hope that my daughter has that smile.”

May we never forget the Service and the Sacrifice of Army Sgt. Jarrod W. Black.








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Marine Cpl. Stephen R. Bixler, 20, of Suffield, Conn.; assigned to the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed May 4, 2006 conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq while Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Stephen was Boy Scout as a child, attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. He attended Suffield High School in Hartford, Conn., where he ran cross-country and indoor and outdoor track. He graduated in 2003 and joined the Marine Corps.

Stephen graduated recruit training from M Company, 3rd Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. He completed the School of Infantry and was assigned the infantry military occupational specialty.

Stephen was later assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and deployed to Haiti and Iraq.

May we never forget the Service and the Sacrifice of Marine Cpl. Stephen R. Bixler.








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