Pfc. Devin J. Michel

Hometown: Stockton, Illinois, U.S.

Age: 19 years old

Died: October 24, 2009 in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Incident: Died in Zhari province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.