1st Lt. Stephen Chase Prasnicki, 24, of Lexington, Va., assigned to 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany died June 27, 2012, in Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Killed also in the incident was Sgt. James L. Skalberg Jr., 25.

Better known as "Chase", Lt. Prasnicki was a High School starting quarterback and later played quarterback and later safety at West Point. He was an Army Ranger.

He is survived by his his wife of seven months, his parents a sister, and a brother.

Proceeds from the 1LT Stephen C. Prasnicki bracelet will be donated to Legacies Alive in his memory.