John T. Stone

Died: March 28, 2006

Rank: Sergeant First Class

Unit: 15th Civil Support Team, Vermont Army National Guard

Branch: U.S. Army

Sergeant First Class John Thomas Stone was killed by enemy mortar and small arms attacks during combat operations in Lashkagar, Afghanistan, on March 28, 2006. He was shot several times while supporting the Afghan Army Soldiers his unit was help­ing to train. The 52-year-old Soldier was assigned to the 15th Civil Support Team, Ver­mont Army National Guard, out of South Burlington, Vermont. He was on his third tour in Afghanistan, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. He is buried in Saint Anthony Cemetery in Wilder, Vermont.