In Memory OfSSgt Stephen J. Dunning

SSgt Stephen J. Dunning, 31, U.S.M.C., born April 23, 1980, was killed in action on October 27, 2011. Dunning was an EOD Technician with 9th Engineer Support Battalion in Afghanistan. During a route-clearing mission, his unit came upon a roadside bomb. Dunning volunteered to disable the IED, but had to take off his bomb suit to reach it. While disarming the explosive, he was mortally wounded when a secondary device went off behind him. For his service, he earned a Purple Heart and a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation with "V" device. Semper Fi, Marine! Til Valhalla, Brother!