News Source: The Daily Herald
| 2 months ago
Private First Class Matthew Martinek, of DeKalb, died Sept. 11 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany from injuries suffered a week earlier in Afghanistan. According to a Department of Defense news release, Martinek's vehicle was hit by an...
News Source: Chicago Tribune
| 2 months ago
One grandfather was a World War II veteran and the other fought in the Korean War . An uncle fought in Operation Desert Storm, and Martinek's two older brothers served tours in Iraq. Martinek, 20, was continuing the family tradition when he died...
News Source: Rocky Mount Telegram
| 2 months ago
84BBF795E55C4EF3BA7E9C323DDA9ADC; ap_subject:General;%) As of Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, at least 4,344 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes nine...
News Source: The New York Times
| 2 months ago
The Department of Defense has identified 4,335 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war and 819 who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations...Christopher S., 20, Lance Cpl., Marines ; Gaffney, S.C.;...
News Source: Daily Chronicle
| 2 months ago
Army soldier from DeKalb has died in Germany after suffering injuries in Afghanistan in a bomb attack on his vehicle...Martinek died Sept. 11 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds he suffered Sept. 4 in Paktika...