US Army Private Lamarol Tucker

US Army Private Lamarol J. Tucker, aged 26, from Gainesville, Florida was one of four US servicemen to die on 16th May 2011 from the blast of a bomb in Zabul, Afghanistan, whilst on a mounted patrol.

Pvt. Tucker served with the Brigade Troops Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, based at Fort Wainwright, Anchorage, Alaska.

He joined the Army in January 2009 and served at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. before transferring to Fort Wainwright in April 2009.