Gionet, 24, a medic, was killed in Baghdad, Iraq, June 6, 2006, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his platoon's M1A2 tank. Gregg Gelinas of Manchester, who said Gionet was the best man at his wedding, said Gionet “was the type of guy who, no matter where you went or what you did, you were having fun. It could be the worst day in the world; he could make you laugh.”