Sgt. Joshua J. Kirk, 30, of South Portland, Maine; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires. Also killed were Sgt. Justin T. Gallegos, Spc. Christopher T. Griffin, Sgt. Joshua M. Hardt, Spc. Stephan L. Mace, Staff Sgt. Vernon W. Martin, Sgt. Michael P. Scusa and Pfc. Kevin C. Thomson. Survivors include his mother, Bernadette Kirk Bonner; his wife of 4 years, Megan Gavin-Kirk; their daughter, Kensington; Paternal grandparents, Richard & Frances Kirk; Maternal grandparents, Seward & Gertrude Dimesmore; 5 sisters, Johnna Shoner, Jessica Tingley, Jennifer Kirk, Josiah Kirk and Liz Foulton; 2 nieces, 5 nephews, and several cousins.
Sgt. Joshua J. Kirk, 30, of South Portland, Maine; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires. Also killed were Sgt. Justin T. Gallegos, Spc. Christopher T. Griffin, Sgt. Joshua M. Hardt, Spc. Stephan L. Mace, Staff Sgt. Vernon W. Martin, Sgt. Michael P. Scusa and Pfc. Kevin C. Thomson. Survivors include his mother, Bernadette Kirk Bonner; his wife of 4 years, Megan Gavin-Kirk; their daughter, Kensington; Paternal grandparents, Richard & Frances Kirk; Maternal grandparents, Seward & Gertrude Dimesmore; 5 sisters, Johnna Shoner, Jessica Tingley, Jennifer Kirk, Josiah Kirk and Liz Foulton; 2 nieces, 5 nephews, and several cousins.
