Navy Hospitalman Riley Gallinger-Long

Navy Hospitalman Riley Gallinger-Long 

Died August 11, 2011 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom 

Age 19, of Cornelius, Oregon

Unit:1st Battalion, 6th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.; 

died Aug. 11 in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, while conducting a dismounted patrol. https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/navy-hospitalman-riley-gallinger-long/6567943

Marine Sgt. Adan Gonzales Jr.

Marine Sgt. Adan Gonzales Jr. 📅 Died: August 7, 2011 — Operation Enduring Freedom https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/marine-sgt-adan-gonzales-jr/6567904 Rank: Sergeant Age: 28 Home State: California (Bakersfield)Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Sgt. Joshua J. Robinson

Marine Sgt. Joshua J. Robinson 📅 Died: August 7, 2011 — Operation Enduring Freedom https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/marine-sgt-joshua-j-robinson/6567903 Rank: Sergeant Age: 29 Home State: Nebraska (Omaha)Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marines 10: Helicopter Shot Down in Afghanistan

Marines 10: Helicopter Shot Down in Afghanistan: "KABUL, Afghanistan - Insurgents shot down a U.S. military helicopter during fighting in eastern Afghanistan, killing 30 Americans, most o…"

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/aug/07/us-helicopter-afghanistan-rescue-mission

Marine Staff Sgt. Leon H. Lucas Jr.

Marine Staff Sgt. Leon H. Lucas Jr. 📅 Died: August 1, 2011 — Operation Enduring Freedom https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/marine-staff-sgt-leon-h-lucas-jr/6567889 Rank: Staff Sergeant Age: 32 Home State: North Carolina (Wilson)Unit: 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.