Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  21 February, 2012

Unit:  1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry

Hometown:  Noble, Okla.

Sgt. Allen R. McKenna Jr., 28, of Noble, Okla., died Feb. 21 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

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Branch of Service:  United States Air Force

Date of Death:  18 February, 2012

Unit:  25th Intelligence Squadron

Hometown:  Upper Marlboro, Md.

Senior Airman Julian S. Scholten, 26, of Upper Marlboro, Md., died February 18 when his U-28 aircraft was involved in an accident near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa.  The cause of the accident is under investigation.  He was assigned to the 25th Intelligence Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

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Branch of Service:  United States Air Force

Date of Death:  18 February, 2012

Unit:  34th Special Operations Squadron

Hometown:  Bend, Ore.

1st Lt. Justin J. Wilkens, 26, of Bend, Ore., died February 18 when his U-28 aircraft was involved in an accident near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa.  The cause of the accident is under investigation.  He was assigned to the 34th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

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Branch of Service:  United States Air Force

Date of Death:  18 February, 2012

Unit:  34th Special Operations Squadron

Hometown:  Newnan, Ga.

Capt. Nicholas S. Whitlock, 29, of Newnan, Ga., died February 18 when his U-28 aircraft was involved in an accident near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa.  The cause of the accident is under investigation.  He was assigned to the 34th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

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Branch of Service:  United States Air Force

Date of Death:  18 February, 2012

Unit:  319th Special Operations Squadron

Hometown:  Colorado Springs, Colo.

Capt. Ryan P. Hall, 30, of Colorado Springs, Colo., died February 18 when his U-28 aircraft was involved in an accident near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa.  The cause of the accident is under investigation.  He was assigned to the 319th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

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Branch of Service:  United States Navy

Date of Death:  17 February, 2012

Unit:  USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)

Hometown:  Columbus, Ga.

Petty Officer First Class Paris S. Pough, 40, of Columbus, Ga. died Feb. 17, during a port visit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  Pough, a hull technician, was assigned to the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), home-ported in San Diego, Calif.  

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  16 February, 2012

Unit:  2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment

Hometown:  Russellville, Ark.

Sgt. Jerry D. Reed II, 30, of Russellville, Ark., died Feb. 16, in Paktika province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Separate Infantry Brigade, Grafenwoehr, Germany.  

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Branch of Service:  United States Navy

Date of Death:  14 February, 2012

Unit:  11th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Hometown:  Maricopa, Ariz.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyler L. Estrada, 21, of Maricopa, Ariz., died Feb. 14 as a result of a non-combat related training incident in Djibouti.  Estrada, a Navy hospital corpsman, was assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit based at Camp Pendleton, Calif.

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Branch of Service:  United States Marine Corps

Date of Death:  10 February, 2012

Unit:  2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment

Hometown:  North Arlington, N.J.

Lance Cpl. Osbrany Montes De Oca, 20, of North Arlington, N.J., died Feb. 10 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  11 February, 2012

Unit:  5th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment

Hometown:  Oceanside, Calif.

Pfc. Cesar Cortez, 24, of Oceanside, Calif., died Feb. 11, in the Kingdom of Bahrain.  Cortez was assigned to 5th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Fort Bliss, Texas.

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