U.S Army Spc. Brent Maher

Brent with his wife, Brenna

U.S Army Spc. Brent Maher, aged 31, from Council Bluffs, Iowa, died 11th April 2011 near the Pakistan border in Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Spc. Maher was a gunner on the vehicle.

He was serving with the Iowa National Guard 1st Btn, 168th Infantry Regiment, stationed Combat Outpost Dand Patan in eastern Afghanistan.

He leaves his wife, Brenna, of Council Bluffs; stepfather Mick Tyner, and three children from a previous marriage, Kaitlyn, 9; Matthew, 8; and Hannah, 4, who live with their mother in Michigan.