William Snyder of Grand Island, Erie County, was promoted by Maj ... group engineer in Afghanistan in 2008. He deployed in 2012 as a battalion logistics officer in Kuwait and held staff positions ...

WASHINGTON — The Navy has posthumously promoted the sailor killed nearly ... the U.S. evacuation mission at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan, the service announced Tuesday.

Killed were: >> Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nicholas Johnson ... Shaffer was posthoumously promoted to sergeant. >> Spec. Chris Workman, 33, of Boise, Idaho, who was assigned to A Company, 2nd ...