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Killed during Operation Mountain Thrust in Afghanistan, 21 June 2006:

SSG Patrick Lybert
SFC Jared Monti
SSG Heath Craig
PFC Brian Bradbury

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SSG Pat Lybert was 28. He planned to return home to Wisconsin to help take care of his special needs brother.
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SFC Jared Monti was killed trying to save the life of one of his men. He would be awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously.
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You ever hear the song “I Drive Your Truck”? That was inspired by Jared’s grieving father Paul.

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PFC Brian Bradbury and his wife, Jessica, had a daughter, Jasmine Renee, with another one, Jailynn, on the way. He was barely more than a kid himself.
SSG Heathe Craig, a medic, had just been Skyping with his wife and daughter. He was killed trying to save Bradbury.

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