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Zachary W. Riffle, age 18, from Kingwood, West Virginia.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Death details: Killed when the 7-ton truck he was traveling in rolled over outside of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Source: Military Times
Matthew Roecker, age 18, from Poland, Indiana, Clay county.
Parents: Greg and Billie Jo (Pemberton) Roecker
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Cloverdale High
Military history: Indiana National Guard
Date of death: Sunday, January 17, 2021
Death details: Killed by a hit and run driver in Bloomington, Indiana, where he was depoloyed for COVID-19 relief
Cemetery: Little Mount Cemetery in Owen County
Source: Indiana Public Media, Chandler Funeral Homes
James Noel Zamora, age 18,.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Company D, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Thursday, November 5, 2020
Death details: Died after a incident at a rifle range on Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Source: Army Times, Stars and Stripes
Errol D. A. Milliard, age 18, from Birmingham, Alabama.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
Date of death: Thursday, July 4, 2013
Death details: Died in Farah Province, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket propelled grenade while on dismounted patrol.
Source: Department of Defense, Legacy
Edwin C. Wood, age 18, from Omaha, Nebraska.
Parents: Tom Wood and Janis Boehmer
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: North High (2009)
Military history: 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiemtn, 1st Brigade Combate Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.
Date of death: Monday, July 5, 2010
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Staff Sergeant Christopher F. Cabacoy also died.
Source: Department of Defense, Omaha World Herald, Military Times
Matthew E. Wildes, age 18, from Hammond, Louisiana, Tanqipahoa Parrish county. Their last known residence was in Hammond.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, For Carson, Colorado.
Date of death: Thursday, August 27, 2009
Death details: Died in Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Coleman Wayne Hinkefent, age 19, from Coweta, Oklahoma, Wagoner county.
Service era: Iraq
Parents: Eric and Belinda Hinkefent
Military history: Company A, 1St Battalion, 6Th Infantry, Smith Barracks, Germany
Date of death: Saturday, December 20, 2008
Death details: Died in Homburg, Germany. He was serving in Iraq when he became ill and had to undergo treatment for acute leukemia. His death was from liver failure.
Source: Department of Defense, Tulsa World
Cory Joseph Bertrand, age 18, from Center, Texas, Shelby county.
Service era: Iraq
Date of death: Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Qazi Bandeh, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Joseph Francisco Gonzales, age 18, from Tucson, Arizona, Pima county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 1St Battalion, 26Th Infantry, 3 Bct, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Saturday, September 20, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Korengal Valley, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Ronald Andrew Schmidt, age 18, from Newton, Kansas, Harvey county.
Parents: Brian Schmidt (preceded in death); Andrea Schmidt
Spouse: Newton High (2007)
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Battery C, 1St Battalion, 161St Field Artillery, Kingman, Ks
Date of death: Sunday, August 3, 2008
Death details: Balad, Iraq
Cemetery: Greenwood Cemetery, Eureka
Source: Department of Defense, Wichita Eagle, Military Times