David A Jefferson

Died: July 2, 2010

Rank: Private First Class

Unit: 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Branch: U.S. Army

Pfc. David A. Jefferson, of Philadelphia, died July 2, 2010, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. Jefferson, 23, was hoping to build on his experience as a combat medic and attend medical school after his service.