Casualties from the Indiana National Guard 713th Engineer Company
Sun-Times Media September 26, 2012 2:50PM
Spc. Brian J. Leonhardt of Merrillville | Provided photo~Sun-Times Media
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Updated: October 29, 2012 6:33AM
Six members of Indiana National Guard 713th Engineer Company died while deployed in Afghanistan, the most deadly for a unit in the history of the Indiana National Guard.
Sgt. Brian Jeffery Leonhardt
Hometow n:Merrillville
Age: 21
Killed in Nilay, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 6, when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb.
Staff Sgt. Jonat han Matthew Metzger
Hom etown:Indianapolis
Age: 32
Killed in Nilay, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 6, when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb.
Spc. Chri stopher Alexander Patterson
Hometown: Aurora, Ill.
Age: 20
Killed in Nilay, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan on Jan. 6, when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb.
Sp c. Robert Joseph Tauteris Jr.
Hometown: Hamlet
Age: 44
Killed in Nilay, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 6, when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb.
Spc. Sergio Eduardo Perez
Hometown: Crown Point
Age: 21
Killed during an attack in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, on July 16 that included rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire.
Spc. Nicholas Andrew Taylor
Hometown: Berne
Age: 20
Killed during an attack in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, on July 16 that included rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire.
