KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- While conducting combat operations near Kabul, Afghanistan on December 27th, 2013, Capt. David (Lissy) Lyon was killed by a vehicle explosion. Lyon, a member of the 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron out of Peterson AFB, Colorado, was killed when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device targeted and attacked his convoy in downtown Kabul. He was serving a year-long deployment in Afghanistan where he was performing a combat advisory mission with Afghan National Army Commandos and working with the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan.
Capt. Lyon is survived by his wife, Dana Lyon, who currently works in the Athletic Department at the Air Force Academy, where she supports our nation’s future leaders by coaching and inspiring the cadets with Dave’s legacy.
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