Joshua R. Whitaker, 23

When his convoy was ambushed by Taliban fighters, Whitaker manned a .50-caliber turret gun, killing five militants and saving nine fellow soldiers. He was mortally wounded by a shot to the underarm that struck behind his protective vest.
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Sources: Times research, Defense Department, iCasualties.org
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