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manslaughter in connection to Chen's death. They're from Maryland; Port Arthur, Texas; Aberdeen, S.D.; Youngstown, Ohio; Brooklyn, Iowa; Hendersonville, Tenn.; Greenville, Pa.; and Fowler, Ind.
• Sgt. Adam Holcomb, of Youngstown, is the first to go on trial. He faces a negligent homicide charge, which carries a maximum prison sentence of three years, and a host of other charges. If convicted on all counts, he could face up to about 18 years in prison.
• Four other men are charged with negligent homicide, and the judge's decision in Holcomb's trial could be an indicator for them. Holcomb's military defense attorneys were on route from Afghanistan and could not be reached for comment.
• Chen was a member of the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Bri

gade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division based in Fort Wainwright, Alaska, but was under the command of a Fort Bragg general in Afghanistan. Maj. Gen. James Huggins requested the trial be transferred to Fort Bragg, which military officials said worked out better logistically. Chen's family also lobbied for the trials to be held stateside.
• Chen was born and raised in Manhattan's Chinatown, where teachers from his Head Start program showed up for Monday's gathering. He enlisted after high school and had been in Afghanistan for two months when he shot himself.
• His family recently celebrated his life on what would have been his 20th birthday.
• Army green T-shirts worn by many at the news conference bore the words: "Pvt. D. Chen, All-American Soldier for Life, 1992-2011."
• His uncle Zhan Qiu Chen, who was on the van that left Monday, said he and members of the support group "strongly urge the Army to change the culture and the Army's image so we as parents feel comfortable sending our children to serve in the Army to protect our country."
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