Army Sergeant Matthew A. Harmon

Army Sergeant Matthew A. Harmon, 29, of Bagley, MN, was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade Grafenwoehr, Germany. SGT Harmon died in the Paktika province, Afghanistan, while conducting vehicle recovery operations and encountered a secondary explosion while dismounted.

Army Specialist Joseph A. VanDreumel

Army Specialist Joseph A. VanDreumel, 32, of Grand Rapids, MI, was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade Grafenwoehr, Germany. SPC VanDreumel died in the Paktika province, Afghanistan, while conducting vehicle recovery operations and encountered a secondary explosion while dismounted.

Army Captain Waid C. Ramsey

Army Captain Waid C. Ramsey, 41, of Red Bay, AL, was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Alabama National Guard, Birmingham, AL. CPT Ramsey died in the Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with small-arms fire.