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These are the names of our FALLEN HEROES. If you have any information how this HERO lived, please email the information and a picture in jpeg to us and we will add it to the name.
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Staff Sgt. Roberto Andrade Jr.
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Chicago
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Staff Sgt. Christopher J. Antonik
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Crystal Lake
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Helmand Province, Afghanistan
7-11-2011
He was born May 4, 1981, in Chicago, to John and Cindy Antonik. He was united in marriage to Erin Gilbert on Dec. 12, 2009. For more than nine years, he proudly served our nation as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
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Sgt. Michael P. Bartley
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Barnhill
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Mosul, Iraq
1-15-2011
Bartley was a 2007 graduate of Fairfield Community High School and the only child of Rebecca Isles of Fairfield.
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Staff Sgt. Justus S. Bartelt
27
Polo
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Helmand Province, Afghanistan
7-16-2010
Justus was born July 4, 1983, in Dixon, the son of Steven Bartelt and Jeannie (Bartelt) Kyker.
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Lance Cpl. Jordan S. Basten
19
Perkin
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Helmand Province, Afghanistan
10-23-2011
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Cpl. Albert Bitton
20
Chicago
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Baghdad, Iraq
2-20-2008
He was a medic assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company. He entered the Army in November 2005 and arrived at Fort Campbell in June 2006. He is survived by his wife, Melissa Handelman, of Buffalo Grove, Ill.; and parents, Elie and Sylvia, of Chicago. Bitton’s awards and decorations include National Defense Service Medal; Iraqi Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; and Weapons Qualification, M4, expert.
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Cpl. Phillip J. Brodnick
25
New Lenox
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Multaka, Iraq
8-22-2007
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Lance Cpl. Alec E. Catherwood
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Byron
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Lance Cpl. Kenneth A. Corzine
23
Bethalto
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Lance Cpl. Nickolas A. Daniels
25
Elmwood Park
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Helmand Province, Afghanistan
11-5-2011
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Spc. Joseph W. Dimock II
21
Wildwood
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Pfc. Adam E. Dobereier
21
Moline
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Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
11-18-2011
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Staff Sgt. Jordan B. Emrick
26
Hoyleton
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Sgt. Blake W. Evans
24
Rockford
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Sgt. Kevin D. Grieco
35
Bartlett
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Sgt. Nickolas Lee Hopper
27
Montrose
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Senior Airman
Daniel J. Johnson
23
Schiller Park
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Pfc. Danny L. Kimme
27
Fisher
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Sgt. Andrew W. Lancaster
23
Stockton
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Cpl. Jamie R. Lowe
21
Johnsonville
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Capt. Nathan R. McHone
29
Crystal Lake
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Helmand Province, Afghanistan
1-19-2012
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Cpl. Adam T. McKiski
21
Cherry Valley
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Pfc. Andrew N. Meari
21
Plainfield
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Pfc. Michael C. Olivieri
26
Chicago
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Baghdad, Iraq
6-6-2011
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Pfc. Phillip J. Pannier
20
Washburn
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Spc. JustinO. Penrod
24
Mahomet
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Cpl. Allen C. Roberts
21
Arcola
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Sgt. 1st Class
David G. Robinson
28
Winthrop Harbor
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
10-25-2011
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Sgt. Anibal Santiago
37
Belvidere
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1st Lt. David E. Schultz
25
Illinois
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Shaw was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Wash. and was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines. This was his second deployment in support of OEF. Shaw enlisted in the U.S. Army reserve Nov. 22, 1994 while attending Texas Southern University in Houston on a track and field scholarship. In May 1995, he decided to put his education on hold and joined the active-duty Army as a forward observer. Upon completion of basic training, advanced individual training, and the U.S. Army Airborne School, Shaw was assigned as a fire support specialist to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Lewis, Wash. In 1997, Shaw volunteered for the Special Forces Assessment and Selection course and completed the Special Forces Qualification Course in March 1999. Shaw was then assigned to 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Lewis, Wash. He later served as an instructor at the Special Forces Qualification Course at Camp Mackall, N.C. and subsequently returned to 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Lewis, Wash. Shaw’s military education includes the U.S. Army Airborne School, U.S. Army Ranger Course, U.S. Army Jumpmaster Course, Basic Instructor Training Course, Advanced Non-commissioned Officer Course, Basic Non-commissioned Officer Course, Warrior Leader Course, Special Operations Target Interdiction Course, Combat Lifesaver Course, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Course and the Special Forces Qualification Course. Shaw’s awards and decorations include Meritorious Service Medals, the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medals, Army Good Conduct Medals, National Defense Service Medals, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Non-commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, the Meritorious Unit Citation and the Philippine Presidential Unit citation. Shaw earned the Special Forces tab, Ranger tab and the Parachutist Badge. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the Meritorious Service Medal and the Combat Infantryman Badge. Shaw holds a Bachelor of Science degree in history from Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, N.J.
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Sgt. 1st Class
Christopher D. Shaw
37
Markham
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Pvt. Randol S. Shelton
22
Schiller Park
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Spc. Ashley Sietsema
20
Melrose Park
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Lance Cpl. John T. Sparks
23
Chicago
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Lance Cpl. James B. Stack
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Arlington Heights
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Sgt. Jesse R. Tilton
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Decatur
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Sgt. Andrew R. Tobin
24
Jacksonville
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Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
8-24-11
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Pfc. Omar E. Torres
20
Chicago
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Spc. Andrew P. Wade
22
Antioch
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Sgt. Matthew W. Weikert
29
Jacksonville
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Pvt. Dewayne L. White
27
Country Club Hills
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Spc. James C. Young
25
Rochester
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