Biographies - Airborne Ranger in the Sky

SFC Earl Fillmore

Date of Death: 1993-10-03

SFC Earl R. Fillmore Jr. from Pennsylvania, served with -

Earl was responding to help his mates trapped inside a downed helicopter when he was fatally wounded. Earl Robert Fillmore Jr. is remembered as a son, a husband, and a soldier who died trying to help other soldiers in need.

SSG Gary Dunklin

Date of Death: 2016-02-13

SSG Gary Wayne Dunklin from Texas, served with HHC 3rd Ranger Battalion -

Operation Restore Hope Veteran.
Gary was a Sergeant in the US Army, Headquarters Unit, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning and served in the 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg.
He spent 7 years 2 months of active duty and served in Somalia in 1993.

SGT William (Wild Bill) Watson

Date of Death: 2018-10-23

SGT William (Wild Bill) John Watson from New Jersey, served with A Company 2nd Ranger Battalion -

Our brother Bill Watson recently passed away, taken from us way too young by the ravages of brain cancer. Everyone that knew Bill remembers his sense of humor, his can do attitude, and his dogged determination to complete the Mission.

SFC Aaron Grider

Date of Death: 2010-09-18

SFC Aaron A. Grider from Illinois, served with A Company 1st Ranger Battalion -

Sgt. 1st Class Ronald A. "Aaron" Grider died Saturday on his 30th birthday after being hit by machine gun fire during combat in the Kunduz province of Afghanistan, officials with the U.S. Department of Defense said.
His is a story of unbelievable courage, bravery, and dedication. It was his ninth military deployment overseas. He went seven times to Iraq and twice to Afghanistan.