Jesse D. Pittman, 27

Pittman was among 30 U.S. military personnel killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down by a rocket propelled-grenade in Wardak province, Afghanistan. He was a Navy petty officer first class and a member of San Diego-based SEAL Team 5, where he was affectionately known as "Pitt."

Five memories of Jesse D. Pittman