Trujillo, awarded the Silver Star during Operation Urgent Fury, the first Silver Star awarded since Vietnam, for rescuing fellow Rangers from a downed aircraft while under direct enemy fire. General Stanley McChrystal, commanded 2nd Ranger Batt from 1994 to 1996, later went on to Command US and ISAF forces in Afghanistan SFC Jason Everman, musician best known for playing in grunge bands Nirvana and Soundgarden before enlisting in 1994. Sergeant Mat Best, Vice President of Black Rifle Coffee Company. Sergeant Kris Paronto, CIA Global Response Staff security contractor during the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, former member of B Company, 2nd Ranger Battalion. Sergeant First Class Vincent “Rocco” Vargas, Actor, Writer, and Producer Master Sergeant Joshua Wheeler, Delta Force operator and Silver Star recipient, formerly with 2nd Battalion. He was the first American service member killed in action as a result of enemy fire while fighting ISIS militants and the first American to be killed in action in Iraq since November 2011. Sergeant John Whitley, Acting US Secretary of the Army. Specialist Luke Elliott Sommer, bank robber. See also H Company, 75th Infantry (Ranger) – 2nd Battalion's lineage Notes References External links 2nd Battalion, SOC.mil Archived 2nd Battalion page, Fort Benning Archived 2nd Battalion, GlobalSecurity.org Archived List of 2nd Battalion Rangers killed Archived Photographic history of 1st Cav LRRP Rangers in Vietnam Honor Our Fallen Archived on 4 July 2022 Further reading Ranger 002 Military units and formations established in 1943 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 Military units and formations established in 1974 2nd Ranger