U.S Army Pvt. Brandon T. Pickering

U.S Army Private, Brandon T. Pickering, aged 21, from Fort Thomas, Kentucky, died on 10th April 2011 in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, from wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire and a rocket propelled grenade in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on 8th April 2011. 

He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.

Pvt. Pickering enlisted in the U.S. Army in September 2009, and after completing training at Fort Benning, Ga., he was stationed at Fort Polk as a member of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, according to the Army.

His awards inclide a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Medal, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the NATO Medal and the Combat Infantryman Badge.