Spec. Jared D. Stanker

Hometown: Evergreen Park, Illinois, U.S.

Age: 22 years old

Died: October 27, 2009 in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

Incident: Died in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device.