Staff Sgt. Christopher Slutman

Died April 8, 2019 Serving During Operation Freedom’s Sentinel

43, of Newark, Delaware, died in a bombing April 8, 2019, in Parwan province Afghanistan. Also killed in the attack were Cpl. Robert A. Hendriks and Sgt. Benjamin S. Hines. They were assigned to the 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve. The incident is under investigation. Slutman was a veteran of the Kentland, Maryland, volunteer fire department. He is survived by a wife and three children.