Two Nevada Guardsmen — Chief Warrant Officer 2 John M. Flynn of Sparks and Sgt. Patrick Stewart of Sparks (formerly of Fernley) — along with three other soldiers —Warrant Officer Adrian B. Stump and Sgt. Tane T. Baum, both of Pendleton, Ore., and Sgt. Kenneth G. Ross of Peoria, Ariz. — died when their CH-47 was shot down in Afghanistan in September 2005. A memorial stands in their honor at the Nevada Army National Guard’s Army Aviation Support Facility at Stead. Steve Ranson/LVN