Sgt. 1st Class Peter P. Tycz II

Jan. 2, 1970 ~ June 12, 2002

Peter was a man who loved his family and friends and always liked a good time. He was a wonderful son, husband, brother, and father to five beautiful daughters.  He loved his country and his work enough to sacrifice for the freedom of those he loved.

Green Beret Master Sergeant Peter P. Tycz II died on June 12, 2002, in the crash of an Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft, in Paktika Province, Afghanistan. The plane crashed after taking off from an airfield southwest of Gardez in undulating, rocky terrain near the Bande Sardeh Dam. Tycz was the senior medic aboard the aircraft. Two others perished in the accident. At the time of his death, he was serving with the 3rd Special Forces Group out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina.