W.Va. military deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan
Thirty-two West Virginia troops have died while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Twenty-three West Virginia troops have died during the first five years of Operation Iraqi Freedom:
Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy A. Brown, 26, of Mabscott, Raleigh County
Marine Lance Cpl. John T. Byrd II, 23, of Fairview, Marion County
Marine Lance Cpl. Adam J. Crumpler, 19, of Campbells Creek, Kanawha County
Army Spc. Danny B. Daniels II, 23, of Varney, Mingo County
Marine Cpl. William B. Fulks, 23, of Culloden, Cabell County
Army Pfc. Richard Hafer, 21, of Nitro, Kanawha County
Army Sgt. Matthew D. Hunter, 31, of Valley Grove, Ohio County
Marine Cpl. Romulo J. Jimenez II, 21, of Belington, Barbour County
Army Sgt. Brian C. Karim, 22, of Talcott, Summers County
Army Cpl. Jason N. Marchand, 26, of Greenwood, Doddridge County
Army Sgt. 1st Class Otie J. McVey, 53, of Oak Hill, Fayette County
Marine Lance Cpl. Bradley L. Parker, 19, of Rachel, Marion County
Army Staff Sgt. Stanley B. Reynolds, 37, of Rock, Mercer County
Marine Cpl. Bryan J. Richardson, 23, of Summersville, Nicholas County
Army Staff Sgt. Stephen A. Seale, 25, of Grafton, Taylor County
Army Pfc. Michael Slater, 19, of Scott Depot, Putnam County
Army Pfc. Ernest Sutphin, 21, of Parkersburg, Wood County Twenty-three West Virginia troops have died during the first five years of Operation Iraqi Freedom: Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy A. Brown, 26, of Mabscott, Raleigh County Marine Lance Cpl. John T. Byrd II, 23, of Fairview, Marion County Marine Lance Cpl. Adam J. Crumpler, 19, of Campbells Creek, Kanawha County Army Spc. Danny B. Daniels II, 23, of Varney, Mingo County Marine Cpl. William B. Fulks, 23, of Culloden, Cabell County Army Pfc. Richard Hafer, 21, of Nitro, Kanawha County Army Sgt. Matthew D. Hunter, 31, of Valley Grove, Ohio County Marine Cpl. Romulo J. Jimenez II, 21, of Belington, Barbour County Army Sgt. Brian C. Karim, 22, of Talcott, Summers County Army Cpl. Jason N. Marchand, 26, of Greenwood, Doddridge County Army Sgt. 1st Class Otie J. McVey, 53, of Oak Hill, Fayette County Marine Lance Cpl. Bradley L. Parker, 19, of Rachel, Marion County Army Staff Sgt. Stanley B. Reynolds, 37, of Rock, Mercer County Marine Cpl. Bryan J. Richardson, 23, of Summersville, Nicholas County Army Staff Sgt. Stephen A. Seale, 25, of Grafton, Taylor County Army Pfc. Michael Slater, 19, of Scott Depot, Putnam County Army Pfc. Ernest Sutphin, 21, of Parkersburg, Wood County Army Sgt. DeForest L. Talbert, 22, of Charleston, Kanawha County Army Capt. Benjamin D. Tiffner, 31, of Pigeon, Roane County Army Staff Sgt. Roger C. Turner Jr., 37, of Parkersburg, Wood County Army Spc. Brian S. Ulbrich, 23, of Chapmanville, Logan County Army Staff Sgt. Darren D. VanKomen, 33, of Bluefield, Mercer County Marine Cpl. Joshua S. Wilfong, 22, of Walker, Wood County Nine West Virginia troops have died while serving in Afghanistan:
Army Sgt. Bobby E. Beasley, 36, of Inwood, Berkeley County Army Sgt. Charles John McClain, 26, of Follansbee, Brooke County Army Cpl. Daniel F. Mehringer, 20, of Morgantown, Monongalia County Air Force Staff Sgt. Anissa A. Shero, 31, of Grafton, Taylor County Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey S. Taylor, 30, of Midway, Raleigh County Marine Lance Cpl. Juston T. Thacker, 21, of Princeton, Mercer County Army Staff Sgt. Gene A. Vance Jr., 38, of Morgantown, Monongalia County Army Staff Sgt. Robert F. White, 34, of Cross Lanes, Kanawha County Army Pfc. Thomas Randolph Wilson, 21, of Morgantown, Monongalia County Sources: U.S. Department of Defense, obituaries and news articles.
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