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Wright State baseball home finale

Wright State baseball home finale

Wright State lost 1-0 to Illinois-Chicago in its final regular-season game of the season Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Nischwitz Stadium in Fairborn.

Branson's Island, May 2013

Branson's Island, May 2013

Richard Branson hosts a conference on his island about conservation in the Caribbean.

Cuba's LGBT community celebrates

Cuba's LGBT community celebrates

A week of drag shows, colorful marches and social and cultural events in Havana culminated Friday with the International Day Against Homophobia.

 
  • A look at local members of our military who have been killed during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  • <b>January 4, 2002</b><br /> Army Sgt. 1st Class <b>Nathan Ross Chapman</b>, 31, of Centerville; based at Fort Lewis, Wash., with the First Special Forces Group, but as a Green Beret communications specialist, he had been attached to the Fifth Special Forces Group at Fort Campbell, Ky. Chapman was the first U.S. soldier killed by enemy fire in Afghanistan.
  • <b>Feb. 22, 2002</b><br /> Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 <b>Jody L. Egnor</b>, 32, of Middletown; assigned to E Co, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, based at Fort Campbell, Ky.
  • <b>July 20, 2003</b><br /> Air Force Master Sgt. <b>David A. Scott</b>, 51, of Union; assigned to 445th Communications Flight, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
  • <b>Oct. 24, 2003</b><br /> Army Spec. <b>Artimus D. Brassfield</b>, 22, of Fairborn; B Company, 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
  • <b>Nov. 2, 2003</b><br /> Army Spc. <b>Steven D. Conover</b>, 21, of Wilmington; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, based in Fort Sill, Okla.
  • <b>April 17, 2004</b><br /> Army Sgt. <b>Jonathan N. Hartman</b>, 27, of Waynesville; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedburg, Germany.
  • <b>Aug. 18, 2004</b><br /> Marine Lance Cpl. <b>Dustin R. Fitzgerald</b>, 22, of Huber Heights; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/2 (1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
  • <b>May 9, 2005</b><br /> Marine Lance Cpl. <b>Taylor B. Prazynski</b>, 20, of Fairfield; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
  • <b>July 14, 2005</b><br /> Army Pfc. <b>Timothy J. Hines Jr.</b>, 21, of Fairfield; assigned to 64th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.
  • <b>Aug. 3, 2005</b><br /> Marine Reserves Lance Cpl. <b>William B. Wightman</b>, 22, of Sabina; 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve, Columbus.
  • <b>Aug. 3, 2005</b><br /> Marine Lance Cpl. <b>Michael J. Cifuentes</b>, 25, of Fairfield; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Columbus.
  • <b>Aug. 3, 2005</b><br /> Marine Lance Cpl. <b>Timothy M. Bell Jr.</b>, 22, of West Chester Twp.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Columbus.
  • <b>Sept. 13, 2006</b><br /> Army Capt. <b>Matthew C. Mattingly</b>, 30, of Beavercreek; assigned to 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
  • <b>Oct. 26, 2006</b><br /> Army 1st Sgt. <b>Ricky L. McGinnis</b>, 42, of Hamilton; assigned to 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
  • <b>Jan. 20, 2007</b><br /> Army Col. <b>Paul M. Kelly</b>, 45, of Beavercreek; National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters of the Virginia Army National Guard. Blackstone, Va.
  • <b>Jan. 22, 2007</b><br /> Army Spc. <b>Nicholas P. Brown</b>, 24, of Huber Heights; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.
  • <b>Feb. 24, 2007</b><br /> Army Spc. <b>Ethan J. Biggers</b>, 22, of Beavercreek; assigned to 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
  • <b>Jan. 19, 2008</b><br /> Army Sgt. <b>Jon M. Schoolcraft III</b>, 26, of Wapakoneta; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
  • <b>March 29, 2008</b><br /> Army Staff Sgt. <b>Keith M. 'Matt' Maupin</b>, 24, of Batavia; assigned to 724th Transportation Company, Bartonville, Ill.
  • <b>May 22, 2009</b><br /> Army Master Sgt. <b>Brian Naseman</b>, 36, of New Bremen; assigned to 108th Forward Support Company, attached to 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Sussex, Wis.
  • <b>July 9, 2009</b><br /> Army Spec. <b>Gregory J. Missman</b>, 36, of Batavia; assigned to 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
  • Marine Lt. Col. Mario D. Carazo, 41, of Springfield, Ohio, died July 22, 2010 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
  • <b>Feb. 22, 2002</b><br /> Army Capt. <b>Bartt D. Owens</b>, 31, of Middletown; assigned to E Co, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, based at Fort Campbell, Ky.
  • <b>Feb. 1, 2003</b><br /> Army Sgt. <b>Benjamin Moore</b>, 25, of Hamilton, killed at Ft. Hood, Texas, during a training accident before deployment.
  • <b>April 2, 2003</b><br /> Marines Pfc. <b>Christian D. Gurtner</b>, 19, of Ohio City; assigned 3rd Light Armored Recon Battalion, 1st Marine Division.
  • <b>April 3, 2003</b><br /> Army Staff Sgt. <b>Nino D. Livaudais</b>, 23, of Beavercreek; assigned to A Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Army Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
  • <b>May 8, 2003</b><br /> Army Pfc. <b>Marlin T. Rockhold</b>, 23, of Hamilton; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Stewart, Ga.
  • <b>Nov. 03, 2004</b><br /> Army Sgt. <b>Charles J. Webb</b>, 22, of Hamilton; assigned to 82nd Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized), Bamberg, Germany.
  • <b>Jan. 26, 2005</b><br /> Marine Cpl. <b>Richard Gilbert Jr.</b>, 26, of Dayton; assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base, Hawaii.
  • <b>Jan. 30, 2005</b><br /> Army Pfc. <b>James H. Miller IV</b>, 22, of West Chester Twp.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea.
  • <b>March 21, 2005</b><br /> Marine Lance Cpl. <b>Kevin S. Smith</b>, 20, of Springfield; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
  • <b>May 8, 2005</b><br /> Army Pfc. <b>Nicolas E. Messmer</b>, 20, of Franklin; assigned to 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea.
  • <b>Oct. 31, 2005</b><br /> Army Pvt. <b>Adam R. Johnson</b>, 22, of Clayton; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
  • <b>April 9, 2006</b><br /> Army Sgt. First Class <b>Gregory Rogers</b>, 42, whose parents live in West Chester Twp.; 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborn Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
  • <b>May 22, 2006</b><br /> Marine Sgt. <b>David Christoff</b>, 25, of Rossford and a Shawnee High School graduate; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
  • <b>Aug. 11, 2006</b><br /> Army Pfc. <b>James P. White Jr.</b>, 19, of Huber Heights; assigned to 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
  • <b>Aug. 24, 2006</b><br /> Marine Staff Sgt. <b>Gordon G. Solomon</b>, 35, of Fairborn; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
  • <b>April 28, 2007</b><br /> Army Cpl. <b>Jeremy R. Greene</b>, 24, of Springfield; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
  • <b>June 26, 2007</b><br /> Marines Cpl. <b>Derek C. Dixon</b>, 20, of Riverside; 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
  • <b>July 5, 2007</b><br /> Army Spc. <b>Anthony Vinnedge</b>, 24, of Okeana; Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 107th Armor Cavalry Regiment of the Ohio Army National Guard, Greenville.
  • <b>Aug. 29, 2007</b><br /> Army Sgt. <b>Edward L. Brooks</b>, 25, of Dayton; assigned to 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
  • <b>Oct. 10, 2007</b><br /> Army Spec. <b>Samuel F. Pearson</b>, 28, of Piqua; 376th Finance Company, 88th Regional Readiness Command, Wausau, Wis.
  • <b>Aug. 28, 2010</b><br /> Army Sgt. <b>James C. Robinson</b>, 27, of Lebanon; assigned to 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
  • <b>Nov. 14, 2010</b><br /> Army Spc. <b>Jesse A. Snow</b>, 25, of Fairborn; assigned to 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
  • <b>Nov. 21, 2010</b><br /> Army Sgt. <b>David J. Luff Jr.</b>, 29, of Hamilton; assigned to 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
  • <b>Feb. 5, 2011</b><br /> Marine Cpl. <b>Lucas T. Pyeatt</b>, 24, of West Chester Twp.; assigned to 2nd Radio Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
  • <b>March 19, 2011</b><br />Army Cpl. <b>Donald R. Mickler Jr.</b>, 29, of Trotwood; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment out of Vilseck, Germany.
  • <b>April 27, 2011</b><br /> Marine Cpl. <b>Adam D. Jones</b>, 29, of Germantown; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
  • <b>June 3, 2011</b><br />Marine Cpl. <b>Paul Rocky Zanowick II</b>, 23, a 2006 Miamisburg High School grad; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
  • <b>June 20, 2011</b><br /> Army Pfc. <b>Gustavo A. Rios-Ordonez</b>, 25, of Englewood who was born in Colombia; trained at Fort Benning, Ga., and then was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, stationed at Fort Riley, Kan.
  • <b>May 6, 2012</b><br /> Marine Sgt. <b>John P. Huling</b>, 25, of West Chester Twp., assigned to 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
  • <b>May 30, 2012</b><br /> Army Cpl. <b>Nicholas H. Olivas</b>, 20, of Fairfield, assigned to 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.;
  • <b>June 24, 2012</b><br /> Army Staff Sgt. <b>Robert A. Massarelli</b>, 32, of Hamilton, assigned to 180th Transportation Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Fort Hood, Texas.
  • <b>July 19, 2012</b><br /> Army Pfc. <b>Jeffrey L. Rice</b>, 24, of Troy, assigned to 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.
  • <b>July 28, 2012</b><br /> Army Sgt. 1st Class <b>Bobby L. Estle</b>, 38, of Lebanon, assigned to 630th Engineer Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y
  • <b>Dec. 10, 2012</b><br /> Army Staff Sgt. <b>Wesley R. Williams</b>, 25, of New Carlisle, assigned to 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, under control of the 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
  • Chief Warrant Officer James E. Groves III, 37, died March 16 in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
 

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