US Army 10th Mountain Division Spc. Preston J. Dennis, aged 23, was killed by a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on 28th April 2011. He was serving with the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment at the time.
He is survived by his wife, Heather, son Richard, step-father retired Modoc County Sheriff, Bruce Mix and mother Maria, sisters Angie and Amanda Dennis-Mix, all from Redding, California.