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Crystal Blasjo
Crystal Blasjo’s husband, Sergeant Aaron Blasjo, served in the Special Forces and was killed in action May 29, 2011. To learn more about Crystal’s determination to continue her education through grants provided by The Folded Flag Foundation, watch this video.
Corbin Cabrera
U. S. Army Lt. Col. David Cabrera died Oct. 29, 2011, from injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device (IED). His son, Corbin, was only 13 at the time. Corbin is now honoring his father’s sacrifice through his studies as a freshman at Texas A&M University.
Haley Hartwick
Haley’s father, CW3 Michael Hartwick, was killed in action serving in Iraq in 2006, when Haley was 11 years old. Now a college senior, Haley is pursuing her educational dreams at Baylor University. Watch her inspirational video to learn more.
Madison Marcum
Madison Marcum’s father, John Marcum, was a Navy SEAL – killed in action on Sept. 11, 2008, when Madison was only eight years old. Now a teenager, Madison is pursuing her educational dreams, attending the Portsmouth Abbey School, thanks to a grant from The Folded Flag Foundation. In this video, Madison and her mother, Stacy, tell their story.
Nicole Rape
Sgt. Jonathon Rape was an MP in the Army and served two tours in Iraq, before being killed in the line of duty on August 15, 2009 in Afghanistan.
In this video, learn how his wife Nicole and his daughter Addison, with the help of The Folded Flag Foundation, are helping his legacy live on.
Craig Thurber
Craig Thurber lost his dad, Master Sergeant Bernard Deghand, on Sept. 15, 2006, in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province. Craig has since gone on to honor his father by studying and playing football at Southwest College. Craig’s story and how The Folded Flag Foundation is helping a hero’s son is a compelling one.
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RECIPIENTS’
FALLEN HEROES
The Folded Flag Foundation is honored to provide scholarships and educational grants to the families of our fallen heroes. Listed below are the names of those fallen heroes.
Louis Allen
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Jun 08, 2005
Michael Anderson
Petty Officer 2nd Class, U.S. Navy
Place of Death:
Anbar Province, Iraq | May 02, 2004
Martin Ramon Apolinar
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | May 29, 2011
Jimmy Arroyave
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
Place of Death:
Ramadi, Iraq | Apr 15, 2004
David Lawrence Audo
Major, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Oct 27, 2009
Ronald Wayne Baker
Specialist, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Taji, Iraq | Oct 13, 2004
Scott Rowen Ball
Master Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Aug 07, 2007
Brian Bates
Private 1st Class, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Loy Kariz, Afghanistan | Oct 27, 2009
Larry John Bauguess Jr.
Major, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Pakistan | May 14, 2007
Shane Robert Becker
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Aug 03, 2007
Kenneth Wade Bennett
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Nov 10, 2012
Stephen Anthony Bertolino
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Haditha, Iraq | Nov 29, 2003
Thomas E. Blake, Jr.
O4, U.S. Navy
Place of Death:
Florida | Sep 21, 2005
Aaron Joseph Blasjo
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Wardak Province, Afghanistan
May 29, 2011
Raymond James Border
Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Oct 19, 2011
Justin Bowman
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Oregon | Mar 06, 2012
Juantrea Tyrone Bradley
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Mar 12, 2008
Joe Nathaniel Bradshaw
E5 , U.S. Army
Place of Death:
North Carolina | Mar 05, 2005
Geoffrey Burleson
Staff Sergeant , U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Virginia | Mar 09, 2016
John Franklin Burner III
Sergeant , U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Sep 16, 2010
Richard Burress
Specialist, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Jan 19, 2008
John N. Butts
E6, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
New York | Mar 22, 2014
Nicanor L. Caboteja Jr.
E6, U.S. Marine Corps
Place of Death:
Michigan | Michigan
David Cabrera
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Oct 29, 2011
Roland E Calderon
Corporal, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Apr 12, 2006
Nathaniel Alexander
Caldwell, Jr.
Corporal, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | May 21, 2003
Keith Alan Callahan
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Jan 24, 2007
Anthony C Campbell
Technical Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Dec 15, 2009
Lance Michael Chase
E6, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Jan 23, 2006
Robert J Chiomento II
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Jul 17, 2006
Marcos Armando Cintron
E4, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Massachussetts | Jun 16, 2011
Lillian Ladae Clamens
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Oct 10, 2007
Michael K Clark
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Aug 07, 2008
Tristan M. Clinger
Sergeant , U.S. Marine Corps
Place of Death:
New Jersey | Dec 26, 2015
Brent Scott Cole
Chief Warrant Officer 3, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afganistan | May 22, 2009
Gregory Copes
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
Place of Death:
Farah Province, Afghanistan
Aug 17, 2012
Michael Seafred Curry
E8, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Jul 26, 2007
Devin Daniels
E5, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Aug 26, 2011
Paul John Darga
E7, U.S. Navy
Place of Death:
Iraq | Aug 22, 2006
Johnathon Frank Davis
Specialist, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Mar 29, 2012
Jason William Davis
O2, U.S. Air Force
Place of Death:
Georgia | Jan 10, 2006
Michael Lee Deason
E6, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Aug 31, 2006
Bernard Lee Deghand
Master Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Spira, Afghanistan | Sep 15, 2006
Jason Denfrund
E8, U.S. Arm
Place of Death:
Baghdad, Iraq | Dec 25, 2006
Sean Derrel Diamond
E6, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Feb 15, 2009
Douglas Andrew DiCenzo
O-3, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | May 26, 2006
Alejandro Antonio Dominguez
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Arm
Place of Death:
Iraq | Jun 25, 2008
Michael Joseph Donahue
Major, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Sep 16, 2014
Steven Todd Drewry
O5, U.S. Air Force
Place of Death:
Missouri | Dec 03, 2011
Patrick Dunn
Lieu
Place of Death:
Virigina | Sep 11, 2001
Gary Andrew Eckert Jr.
E5, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | May 08, 2005
Mark Alan Ehlers
Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy
Place of Death:
Mediterranean Sea | Feb 04, 1997
Michael Duane Elledge
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Mar 17, 2008
Anthony Ellis
O4, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Virginia | Dec 25, 2003
Louis R. Fastuca
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Jun 05, 2010
Paul John Finken
O-5, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Oct 29, 2011
William Timothy Flanigan
Warrant Officer, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Jul 02, 2006
Morris M. Fontenot Jr.
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force
Place of Death:
Virigina | Aug 27, 2014
Jason Richard Freiwald
Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Sep 11, 2008
Demetrius M. Frison
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | May 10, 2011
Chad Dennis Frokjer
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Jun 30, 2011
John David Fry
Gunnery Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
Place of Death:
Anbar Province, Iraq
Mar 08, 2006
Luis Antonio Oliver Galbreath
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan
Aug 16, 2012
Michael Robert Gehrz
Hospital Corpsman Third Class, U.S. Navy
Place of Death:
Minnesota | Oct 10, 2014
Mark Christopher Gelina
2nd Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps
Place of Death:
Iraq | Nov 04, 2006
Thomas Joseph Gibbons
CW3, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Bagram, Afghanistan | Jan 30, 2003
Johnathan Shelby Gibson
CWO3, U.S. Navy
Place of Death:
Red Sea | Sep 22, 2013
Troy Gilbert
Major, U.S. Air Force
Place of Death:
Baghdad, Iraq | Nov 27, 2006
Steven Ray Givens
Specialist, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | May 08, 2005
Jordan Goode
Corporal, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Zormont, Afghanistan | Aug 11, 2007
Anthony L. Goodwin
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
Place of Death:
Iraq | May 09, 2005
Yance Tell Gray
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Sep 10, 2007
Robert Hall
Specialist, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Dujayl, Iraq | Jun 28, 2005
Christopher Michael Harris
E4, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Aug 02, 2017
Ralph John Harting III
Captain, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Apr 29, 2005
Michael Hartwick
Chief Warrant Officer 3, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Baghdad, Iraq | Apr 01, 2006
Ryan Eugene Haupt
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Baqubah, Iraq | Oct 17, 2006
James Frederick Hayes
E8, MSG, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Nov 06, 2005
Erik Ryan Heldt
Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps
Place of Death:
Ramadi, Iraq | Jun 16, 2005
Christopher Dale Henderson
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Jun 17, 2007
Thomas Charles Hernandez
Major, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Washington | Jul 25, 2013
Ronald Hester
Private, U.S. Marine Corps
Place of Death:
United States (Agent Orange -Vietnam) | Sep 17, 2008
Richard S. Hester
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Florida | Jun 01, 2006
Michael John Hobart
Corporal, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
New York | Oct 17, 2005
Casey Elwin Howe
E5, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Sep 26, 2005
Wesley Hunter
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Texas | Sep 18, 2008
Jack S. Jackson II
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Nov 11, 2006
Dameshvar Jaikaran
Master at Arms First Class, U.S. Navy
Place of Death:
California | Oct 31, 1980
Alfred Henry Jairala
Specialist, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Jul 31, 2007
Allen Cornelius Johnson
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Apr 26, 2005
Geoffrey Golden Johnson
Corporal, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Oct 12, 2008
Jeremiah Jewel Johnson
Corporal, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Germany | Jan 05, 2007
Jeremy Gordon Johnson
Ensign, U.S. Navy
Place of Death:
Diego Garcia | Jul 31, 2012
John Barry Jones
Technical Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
Place of Death:
Maryland | Jul 16, 2014
Frederick Joyce
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
United States (Agent Orange – Vietnam) | Sep 30, 2010
Jeremy Andrew Katzenberger
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Paktika Province, Afghanistan
Jun 14, 2011
Paul Kelly
Colonel, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Baghdad, Iraq | Jan 20, 2007
William Nathan Kendall
E9, U.S. Air Force
Place of Death:
Utah | Nov 07, 2016
Charles Kiser
E6, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Jun 24, 2004
Michael J. Knapp
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | May 18, 2012
Miles Kuykendoll
Senior Airman, U.S. Air Force
Place of Death:
Illinois | Aug 15, 2009
Michael David Lammers
E2, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Georgia | Jan 31, 2017
Maurice A. Lammie
Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Hondoras | Dec 11, 2002
John A. Lanca
Electricians Mate First Class, U.S. Navy
Place of Death:
California | Jan 16, 2007
Samuel W. Large Jr.
Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps
Place of Death:
Djibouti | Feb 17, 2006
Michael Chadwick Lloyd
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Aug 12, 2006
William Lee Loffer
Warrant Officer, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Georgia | Jun 22, 2004
John Darin Loftis
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force
Place of Death:
Afganistan | Feb 25, 2012
Dario N. Lorenzetti
U.S. Government Employee
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Oct 13, 2012
Clinton H. Loughmiller
E5, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
North Carolina | May 07, 2011
Thomas Raymond MacPherson
E5, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Oct 12, 2012
Russell Madden
E5, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Jun 23, 2010
Brandon Maggart
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Aug 22, 2010
John Wayne Marcum
Senior Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy
Place of Death:
Bagram, Afghanistan | Sep 12, 2008
Jude Cruz Mariano
Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
Place of Death:
Qatar
Feb 10, 2004
John Shannon Martin
Major, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
South Carolina | Nov 11, 2014
Johnathan McCain
Sergeant 1st Class, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
Nov 13, 2011
Joshua Michael McClimans
Captain, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
FOB Salemo, Afghanistan
Apr 22, 2011
Joseph Trane McCloud
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps
Place of Death:
Iraq | Dec 04, 2006
Daniel McCollum
Captain, U.S. Marine Corps
Place of Death:
Pakistan | Jan 09, 2002
David Arthur McCracken
Colonel, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Georgia | Sep 02, 2011
Allen Robert McKenna Jr.
E5, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Feb 21, 2012
Tobias Corbin Meister
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Asadabad, Afghanistan
Dec 28, 2005
Angel David Mercado Velazquez
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Sep 01, 2006
Harold Anthony Middleton
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Georgia | Jan 27, 2018
Lowell Thomas Miller III
Captain, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Aug 31, 2005
Arthur Mora Jr.
E5 , U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Oct 19, 2005
Edward Murphy
Major, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Ghazni, Afghanistan | Apr 06, 2005
Christopher J. OBrien
E5, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
New York | Aug 11, 2013
Robert Odell
Sergeant Major, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Mosul, Iraq | Dec 21, 2004
Luis Antonio Oliver
Sergeant , U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Aug 16, 2012
Kirk Avery Owen
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Aug 02, 2011
Nicholas James Patterson
E5, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Sep 10, 2007
Justin Dale Peterson
Captain, U.S. Marine Corps
Place of Death:
Iraq | Oct 01, 2006
Erickson H. Petty
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Salman al Habb, Iraq
May 03, 2004
Neil Armstrong Prince
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Jun 11, 2005
George Anthony Pugliese
Sergeant 1st Class, U.S. Army National Guard
Place of Death:
Ar Ramadi, Iraq | Sep 28, 2005
Louie Ramos Velazquez
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
May 26, 2011
Jason Carroll Ramsever
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
Place of Death:
Iraq | Apr 20, 2006
Jonathon Travis Rape
SGT, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Kabul Province, Afghanistan
Aug 15, 2009
Aaron Todd Reese
Staff Sergeant , U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Dec 11, 2003
Thomas Retzer
Petty Officer 2nd Class, U.S. Navy
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Jun 25, 2003
Edward Charles Reynolds
SSG, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Baghdad, Iraq | Oct 26, 2006
Blue C. Rowe
1SG, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | May 26, 2009
Alan Blake Rowe
Captain, U.S. Marine Corps
Place of Death:
Iraq | Sep 03, 2004
Joseph Lee Schiro
Warrant Officer, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Oct 06, 2012
Johnathan Philip Schmidt
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Sep 01, 2012
Kevin Matthew Schranz
Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps
Place of Death:
Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps
Sep 28, 2015
Daniel Eugene Seitz Jr.
Corporal, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Florida | Jul 09, 2016
Robert Selie
Chief Warrant Officer 5, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
North Carolina | Jun 11, 2011
Micah Gabriel Shaw
E4, U.S. Government Personnel
Place of Death:
Iraq | Dec 09, 2007
Timmy Elwood Shelton II
E8 , U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Kentucky | Jul 30, 2015
Clinton Travis Slayton
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Tennessee | Feb 03, 2011
Bradley Randall Smith
Senior Airman, U.S. Air Force
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Jan 03, 2010
Benjamin Allen Stevenson
Master Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Jun 21, 2011
Maiceo Lee Sturdivant
PO1, U.S. Navy
Place of Death:
Virginia | Feb 06, 2016
Severin W. Summers III
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Aug 02, 2009
Eddie Daniel Tamez
SPC, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Fallujah, Iraq | Apr 27, 2007
Donald Jay Taylor Jr.
Sergeant , U.S. Marine Corps
Place of Death:
South Carolina | Sep 02, 2016
Christopher R. Thibodeau
Chief Warrant Officer Second Class, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | May 26, 2011
David Johnpaul Thompson
Captain, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Jun 29, 2010
David James Todd Jr.
E7, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Aug 20, 2008
Aaron Carl Torian
E8, U.S. Marine Corps
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Feb 15, 2014
Chad Trimble
Private 1st Class, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Gardez, Afghanistan | May 28, 2008
Jorge Emmanuel Villacis, Jr.
Corporal, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Dec 12, 2010
Douglas Melville Vose III
Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Jul 29, 2009
Terry Daniel Wagoner
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Iraq | Sep 14, 2007
Howard Walters
Tech Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Nov 23, 2003
Jeffrey Louis Wiener
Hospital Corpsman Second Class, U.S. Navy
Place of Death:
Iraq | May 07, 2005
Eugene Williams
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Vic Obj Raiders, Iraq
Mar 29, 2003
Kenney Wilson
Master Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
North Carolina | Jun 02, 2012
Benjamin Brian Wise
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Afghanistan | Jan 15, 2012
Frank C. Wittwer
Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy
Place of Death:
California | Jan 08, 2006
Jacob James Wolverton
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Michigan | Jul 24, 2016
Jermayne Young
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Place of Death:
Virigina | Nov 18, 2010
Robert James Zangas
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps
Place of Death:
Iraq | Mar 09, 2004
Lester Zayas
Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps
Place of Death:
South Carolina | Apr 02, 2003
Scott Allen Zellem
Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy
Place of Death:
Kito Iwo Jima, Japan | Aug 10, 2004