Freedom Is Not Free

Honoring Our Fallen Heroes

CPL James A. Requenez

Cpl. James Adolfo Requenez, a U. S. Army Ranger assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, died during the swamp phase of the U.S. Army Ranger Course at 6th Ranger Training Battalion, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, March 25, 2021. Requenez, 28, was...

SFC Ethan Carpenter

Sgt. First Class Ethan Carpenter, a reconnaissance specialist assigned to the Regimental Special Troops Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, died during routine military free-fall training at a facility in Arizona, March 15, 2019. A native of Trumansburg, New York,...

SGT Cameron Meddock

Sgt. Cameron A. Meddock, 26, of Spearman, Texas, died Jan. 17, 2019, in Landstuhl, Germany, as a result of wounds sustained from small arms fire on Jan. 12, 2019, in Badghis Province, Afghanistan while serving with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment based...

SGT Leandro Jasso

Sgt. Leandro Jasso, 25, was born June 19, 1993 in Washington and was assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. He was killed November 24, in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations in...

1LT Connor Bednarzyk

FORT BENNING, GA -- A U.S. Army Ranger assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, GA, was killed in a single tactical vehicle accident on 07 September 2018. 1LT Connor Bednarzyk, 25, was an Infantry Officer assigned as the Platoon Leader of the...

SFC Christopher Celiz

Celiz is survived by his spouse, Katie Celiz, and their daughter.On December 16, 2021 Celiz was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions of valor during Operation Freedom's Sentinel where he was serving as a battalion mortar platoon sergeant with Company D, 1st...

SPC Devin James Kuhn

Spc. Devin James Kuhn of Philadelphia, Penn., died January 31, 2018 after sustaining wounds while conducting training at Camp Rilea, Oregon. Kuhn was born Jan. 28, 1994, and raised in Philadelphia. He graduated from Archbishop Ryan High School in 2013. After enlisting...

SPC Etienne Jules Murphy

SPC Etienne J. Murphy, 22, died as a result of a non-tactical vehicle roll over in the vicinity of northern Syria. SPC Murphy was an Infantryman assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.  He was on his first...

SGT Joshua P. Rodgers

Sgt. Joshua P. Rodgers, 22, was killed on April 27, 2017 while conducting combat operations in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Rodgers was a Ranger Team Leader assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He was on his third...

SGT Cameron H. Thomas

Sgt. Cameron H. Thomas, 23, was killed on April 27, 2017 while conducting combat operations in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Thomas was a Sniper assigned to Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He was on his third deployment...

PFC Christopher P. Dona

Pfc. Christopher P. Dona, 21, died during an airborne proficiency jump at Taylors Creek Drop Zone, Fort Stewart, Ga., June 13, 2013. Dona was found on the drop zone unconscious and without a pulse. Ranger medics and Fort Stewart emergency medical response technicians...

SSG Christopher Roulund

Staff Sgt. Christopher M. Roulund, 27, a Reconnaissance Specialist assigned to the Regimental Special Troops Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, died while participating in routine military free-fall training at the Parachute Testing and Training Facility operated by the...

SSG Avonye John Cavon Chisolm

Staff Sgt. Avonye John Cavon Chisolm, 26, died as a result of injuries sustained during an airborne proficiency jump on August 24, 2016 at Galahad Drop Zone, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Chisolm sustained serious injuries during the airborne operation; he was transported to...

CPL Andrew A. Aimesbury

Cpl. Andrew A. Aimesbury, 21, died of wounds received while conducting a squad live fire exercise at Fort Stewart, Georgia December 9, 2015. Aimesbury was seriously wounded during the exercise and medevaced to the nearest treatment facility where he died of his...

MSG Joshua L. Wheeler

Master Sgt. Joshua L. Wheeler, 39, assigned to Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, was killed in action Oct. 22, while deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve Wheeler died from enemy gunfire while in combat near...

SGT Patrick Christopher Hawkins

Army Ranger SGT Patrick Christopher Hawkins, 25, was killed October 6, 2013 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. SGT Hawkins was a Team Leader assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion,...

SPC Cody J. Patterson

Army Ranger SPC Cody James Patterson, 24, was killed October 6, 2013 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. SPC Patterson was a rifleman assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th...

SGT Thomas R. MacPherson

Sgt. Thomas R. MacPherson, 26, was killed by enemy forces during a heavy firefight while conducting combat operations in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. He was leading an assault against an enemy position when he was mortally wounded by small arms fire. MacPherson was a...

SGT Tanner Stone Higgins

Sgt. Tanner Stone Higgins, 23, was killed by enemy forces during a heavy firefight while conducting combat operations in Logar Province, Afghanistan. He was leading an assault against an enemy compound when he was mortally wounded by small arms fire. Tanner was a team...

SPC Ricardo Cerros Jr.

Spc. Ricardo Cerros Jr., 24, was killed by enemy forces during a heavy firefight while conducting combat operations in Logar Province, Afghanistan. He was mortally wounded as he fought against enemy insurgents barricaded in a compound. Cerros was a Ranger rifleman...

SFC Kristoffer Bryan Domeij

SFC Kristoffer B. Domeij, 29, was killed during combat operations in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan when the assault force triggered an improvised explosive device. Domeij was a Ranger Joint Terminal Attack Controller assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Co., 2nd...

PFC Christopher Alexander Horns

Pvt. 1st Class Christopher Alexander Horns, 20, was killed during combat operations in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan when the assault force triggered an improvised explosive device. Horns was a Ranger automatic rifleman assigned to Co. C, 2nd Bn., 75th Ranger...

SGT Tyler Nicholas Holtz

Sgt. Tyler Nicholas Holtz, 22, was killed by enemy forces during a heavy firefight while conducting combat operations in Wardak Province, Afghanistan. He was leading an assault against an enemy position when he was mortally wounded by small arms fire. Holtz was a team...

SGT Alessandro Leonard Plutino

Sgt. Alessandro Leonard Plutino “Sandrino”, 28, was killed by enemy forces during a heavy firefight while conducting combat operations in Paktiya Province, Afghanistan. Plutino was a Team Leader assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Hunter Army...

SSG Jeremy A. Katzenberger

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Andrew Katzenberger, 26, was killed by enemy forces during a heavy firefight while conducting combat operations in Paktika Province, Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Katzenberger was a squad leader assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at...

SSG Kevin Matthew Pape

Kevin Matthew Pape was born February 5, 1980 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in September 2005 from his hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana. After graduating Ranger Assessment and Selection Program, Pape was assigned to Co. C, 1st Battalion,75th...

CPL William M. Amundson

Cpl. William M. Amundson, 21, was a mortarman assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He was born June 4, 1983 in Texas. He was killed Oct. 18, 2004, during a ground assault force infiltration in eastern Afghanistan when the Ground...

SFC Lance Herman Vogeler

Sgt. 1st Class Lance Herman Vogeler, 29, was killed by enemy indirect fire during a heavy firefight while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Vogeler was a mortars section leader assigned to 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, at Hunter...

SPC Christopher Shane Wright

Spc. Christopher Shane Wright, 23, was a squad automatic weapon gunner assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. He was born on Jan. 31, 1987, and was a native of Tollesboro, Ky. He was seriously wounded in a fire fight...

PFC Nathan E. Stahl

Pfc. Nathan E. Stahl, 20, was an infantryman assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Lewis, Wash. He was killed in action while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom on Sept. 21, 2004, during a combat patrol in central Iraq after an improvised explosive...

CPL Timothy M. Shea

Cpl. Timothy M. Shea, 22, was an infantryman assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He was killed in action on Aug. 25, 2005, while conducting combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom after an Improvised Explosive Device...

SGT William P. Rudd

Sgt. William P. Rudd was killed in action on Oct. 5, 2008, when he was hit by enemy fire during combat operations in northern Iraq while serving with Company B, 3 rd Battalion, 75 th Ranger Regiment based at Fort Benning, Ga. He was born Nov. 5, 1980, in Madisonville,...

CPT Russell Brian Rippetoe

Captain Russell B. Rippetoe was born July 21, 1975. A native of Colorado he was commissioned into the Army as a Field Artillery officer on August 9, 1999. He died in combat after a civilian vehicle exploded at a Coalition checkpoint 18 km southwest of Hadithah Dam in...

SGT James J. Regan

  Sgt. James  (Jimmy) J. Regan was assigned to company C, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment when he was killed by an IED which targeted his vehicle in northern Iraq in February, 2007. Deeply affected by the terror attacks of 9/11 ,Sgt. Regan rejected lucrative...

SSG James R. Patton

Staff Sgt. James R. Patton, 23, was a squad leader assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He was born on April 23, 1986 in Fort Bragg, N.C. Patton died April 18, 2010 while conducting a combat operation in northern Iraq when...

CPL Ryan C. McGhee

Cpl. Ryan C. McGhee, 21, was an automatic rifleman assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He was born on Nov. 4, 1987 in Pennsylvania. He was killed by small arms fire while conducting combat operations in Central Iraq, when his unit came...

SPC Ryan P. Long

Specialist Ryan P. Long was born April 19, 1981 in the District of Columbia. He volunteered for and entered the Army in September 1999. He completed basic training and advanced individual training in the military operational specialty of Infantryman at Fort Benning,...

SSG Nino D. Livaudais

Staff Sergeant Nino D. Livaudais was born April 30, 1979 in Olongapo, Phillippines. He later moved to his hometown, Syracuse, Utah. He volunteered in the Delayed Entry Program and entered the Army in February 1998. He completed basic training and advanced individual...

CPL Jason M. Kessler

Cpl. Jason M. Kessler, 29, was an automatic rifleman assigned to 2 nd Battalion, 75 th Ranger Regiment at Fort Lewis, Wash. He was born on Oct. 21, 1977, in Long Beach, Calif. He was killed on July 30, 2007, while engaged in combat operations in northern Iraq when the...

PFC Dillon M. Jutras

Pfc. Dillon M. Jutras, 20, was a rifleman assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He was killed in action on Oct. 28, 2005, while conducting combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. Jutras, of...

SGT Steven C. Ganczewski

Sgt. Steven C. Ganczewski, 22, was a fire team leader assigned to 3 rd Battalion, 75 th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He was born on April 7, 1985. He died Nov. 16, 2007, in northern Iraq of injuries sustained in a combat related incident. After graduating from...

SPC Thomas F. Duncan III

Spc. Thomas F. Duncan III, age 21, was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Lewis, Wash. He was born on April 13, 1987. He died June 9, 2008 as a result of gunshot wounds received during combat operations in Iraq. After graduating from high school,...

CPL Benjamin C. Dillon

Cpl. Benjamin C. Dillon, 22, was a gun team leader assigned to 3 rd Battalion, 75 th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He was born on Sept. 9, 1985, in Rootstown, Ohio. He was killed on Oct. 7, 2007, while engaged in combat operations against known enemies of the...

SSG Anthony D. Davis

Staff Sgt. Anthony Dee Davis, 29, was a team leader assigned to 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Hunter Army Airfield. He was born on Feb. 20, 1979, in Mainz, Germany. He was killed during a direct fire engagement by a heavily armed enemy combatant in northern...

SGT Timothy M. Conneway

Sgt. Timothy M. Conneway was born Feb. 22, 1981, at Fort Lewis, Wash. He volunteered for the Army on June 15, 1999. He completed basic training and advanced individual training in the military operational specialty of infantryman at Fort Benning, Ga. Conneway...

CPL Andrew F. Chris

Cpl. Andrew F. Chris was born on Sept. 25, 1977, in Huntsville, Ala. He volunteered for Army service in San Diego, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2001. Chris completed basic training and advanced individual training in the military operational specialty of Infantryman at Fort...

SGT Dale G. M. Brehm

Sgt. Dale G. M. Brehm, 23, was a team leader assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash. He was wounded by enemy small arms fire while conducting combat operations in western Iraq on March 18 and died of those wounds on March 19, 2006. After...

SSG Ricardo Barraza

Staff Sgt. Ricardo Barraza, 24, was a squad leader assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash. He died of wounds sustained from enemy small arms fire while conducting combat operations in western Iraq on March 18, 2006. After graduating from...

PFC Kristofor Tif Stonesifer

Kristophor Tif Stonesifer was born August 20, 1973 in Florida and volunteered for military service with the United States Army, August 7, 2000. He completed basic training and advanced individual training in the military operational specialty of infantryman at Fort...

SPC John Joseph Edmunds

Spc. John J. Edmunds was born January 3, 1981 in Colorado and volunteered for military service with the United States Army, July 20, 1999. He completed basic training and advanced individual training in the military operational specialty of infantryman at Fort...

CPL Patrick D. Tillman

Cpl. Patrick D. Tillman was born in California on Nov. 6, 1976. In the prime of a stellar football career, which included four years at Arizona State University on athletic scholarship and four years as a defensive back with the National Football League’s Arizona...

PFC Kristofer D. Thomas

Pfc. Kristofer D. Thomas died Feb. 18, 2007 in southeastern Afghanistan when a MH-47E helicopter crashed while conducting operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He was assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He was...

SGT Jason Anthony Santora

Sergeant Jason Anthony Santora, 25, was a team leader assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He was born on March 11, 1985 in Bethpage, N.Y. Sgt. Santora was seriously wounded in an engagement with an enemy force in Logar Province,...

SGT Roberto Daniel Sanchez

Sgt. Roberto Daniel Sanchez, 24, was a team leader assigned to 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. He was born on July 19, 1985, in Ocala, Fla. Sanchez was killed during a combat operation in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan Oct.1, 2009. He...

SPC Bradley David Rappuhn

Spc. Bradley David Rappuhn was an anti-armor specialist assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He was born on April 24, 1986, in Lansing, Mich. He was seriously wounded by an enemy improvised explosive device during a combat...

SGT Jonathan Kellylee Peney

Sgt. Jonathan Kellylee Peney "Doc", 22, was a combat medic assigned to 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. He was born on July 1, 1987, in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida. Doc Peney was killed by enemy fire while moving under...

SGT Michael C. O’Neill

Sgt. Michael C. O’Neill, 22, was an infantryman assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He died Nov. 21, 2004, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany from non-combat related injuries suffered Nov. 17 in Afghanistan. He was...

SGT Andrew Cote Nicol

Sgt. Andrew Cote Nicol, 23, was a team leader assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He was born on Feb. 7, 1987 and was a native of Kensington, N.H. Nicol was seriously wounded by an enemy improvised explosive device during a...

SFC David L. McDowell

Sgt. 1st Class David L. McDowell, 30, was a platoon sergeant assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Lewis, Wash.He was born in Hawaii on Oct. 17, 1977. He was wounded by enemy fire while conducting combat operations and later died on April 29, 2008...

SGT Martin Anthony Lugo

Sgt. Martin Anthony Lugo, 24, was a squad leader assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. He was born on April 22, 1986, and was a native of Tucson, Ariz. Sgt. Lugo was seriously wounded in a fire fight with the enemy...

SGT Ronald Alan Kubik

Sgt. Ronald Alan Kubik, 21, was a rifle team leader assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga.. He was born on June 22, 1988 in Point Pleasant, N.J. Sgt. Kubik was seriously wounded in an engagement with an enemy force in Logar Province,...

CPL Benjamin S. Kopp

Cpl. Benjamin S. Kopp, was a rifleman assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He was born on Jan. 20, 1988, in Minneapolis, Minn. Kopp was seriously wounded during a combat operation in southern Afghanistan, July 10. Kopp was medically...

CPL Michael D. Jankiewicz

Cpl. Michael D. Jankiewicz was a machine gun team leader assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He was born on Jan. 23, 1987, in Ridgewood, N.J. Jankiewicz was killed during a combat operation in Zabul Province, Afghanistan...

Pvt. John M. Henderson, Jr.

Pvt. John M. Henderson, Jr. died during combat operations in Afghanistan Aug. 4, 2005, during a mounted combat patrol northeast of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. A 21-year-old native of Columbus,...

PFC Eric W. Hario

Pfc. Eric W. Hario, 19, was an infantryman assigned to 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. He was born Dec. 9, 1989, in Monroe, Mich. Hario was wounded by enemy fire while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Paktika Province,...

SPC Christopher Gathercole

Spc. Christopher Gathercole, age 21, was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. He was born on Oct. 16, 1986. He was killed on May 26, 2008, near Ghazni, Afghanistan while conducting combat operations. After graduating from...

PFC Damian J. Garza

Pfc. Damian J. Garza died during combat operations in Afghanistan Aug. 4, 2005, during a mounted combat patrol northeast of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Garza, 19, was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. A native of Midland, Texas, Garza...

PFC Ryan C. Garbs

Pfc. Ryan C. Garbs died Feb. 18, 2007 in southeastern Afghanistan, when a MH-47E helicopter crashed while conducting operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He was assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga.. Garbs was...

SSG Jason Sean Dahlke

Staff Sgt. Jason Sean Dahlke, 29, was a squad leader assigned to 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. He was born Nov. 8, 1979, in Tampa, Fla. He was killed by enemy fire while conducting combat operations August 29, 2009 in the vicinity of...

SGT Bradley S. Crose

Bradley S. Crose, 22, was from Orange Park, Florida, and volunteered for military service with the United States Army, June 6, 1998. He completed basic training and advanced individual training in the military operational specialty of infantryman at Fort Benning,...

CPL Matthew A. Commons

Matthew A. Commons, 21, was from Boulder City, Nevada, and volunteered for military service with the United States Army, July 7, 2000. He completed basic training and advanced individual training in the military operational specialty of infantryman at Fort Benning,...

SGT Joel David Clarkson

Sgt. Joel David Clarkson, 23, was a team leader assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. He was born on Oct. 8, 1986. Clarkson was seriously wounded during a fierce direct-fire combat engagement against a heavily armed and...

SGT Jay A. Blessing

Sgt. Jay A. Blessing was born Jan. 4, 1980, in Washington and claimed Tacoma as home. He was killed Nov. 14, 2003, in eastern Afghanistan after an improvised explosive device detonated as his unit was conducting a combat patrol there. Blessing volunteered for Army...

SPC Marc A. Anderson

Marc A. Anderson, 30, was from Brandon, Florida, and volunteered for military service with the United States Army, July 15, 1998. He completed basic training and advanced individual training in the military operational specialty of infantryman at Fort Benning,...

SGT Justin Bradley Allen

Sgt. Justin Bradley Allen, 23, was a team leader assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. He was born on Aug. 7, 1986 in Ashland, Ky. He was killed in a fire fight with enemy forces on July 18, 2010, while conducting a...

SGT Anibal Santiago

Sgt. Anibal Santiago was born August 26th, 1972 in Puerto Rico. Santiago entered the U. S. Navy in 1991 and served until 1995. Following his Naval service, he served as a policeman in Rockford, Ill., from 1999 to 2005 and also graduated from Elgin Community College...

SPC Joseph Whiting Dimock, II

Spc. Joseph Whiting Dimock, II, was a rifleman assigned to 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. He was born on May 25, 1989 in Libertyville, Ill. Dimock died in Afghanistan, when an explosion occurred in an ammunition holding facility while...

CPT Kyle A. Comfort

CPT Kyle Aaron Comfort, 27, was a Fire Support Officer assigned to Company D, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He was born on Oct. 17, 1982 in Alabama. He was killed in action on May 8, 2010 during a combat operation in Helmand Province,...