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Marriah Pouncy, age 20, from Arizona.
Parents: Anita Mae and James Pouncy
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Chinle High (2018)
Date of death: Monday, June 21, 2021
Death details: Died after she was found unresponsive in her barracks at Fort Bliss, Texas
Cemetery: Family plot in Arizona
Source: KVIA, KTAR
Dalton Beals, age 20, from Salem County Pennsville Township, New Jersey .
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Friday, June 4, 2021
Death details: Died during the culminating “crucible” event at the Marines Recruit Depot Paris Island, South Carolina.
Source: Millitary.com
Hayden Harris, age 20, from Guys, Tennessee.
Parents: Cristy Harris
Spouse: Single
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: McNairy Central High (2018)
Military history: Fort Drum
Date of death: Friday, December 18, 2020
Death details: Harris’ body was discovered in a wooded area in Byram, New Jersey. Police said he was killed by another soldier.
Source: New Jersey Herald, WWNY, Spectrum News
Alexander Blake Klass, age 20, from Willamina, Oregon, Cattaraugas county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon National Guard, Springfield, Oregon
Date of death: Saturday, July 4, 2020
Death details: Died from a non-combat related incident at Camp Novo Selo, Kosovo
Source: Department of Defene, Miitary Times
Nick Bravo-Regules, age 20, from Largo, Florida.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Death details: Died in Jordan while supporting operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility from a non-combat related incident
Source: Department of Defense
Vanessa Guillen, age 20, from Houston, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Death details: Federal prosecutors say Spc. Aaron Robinson, 20, hit Guillen’s head with a hammer at Ft. Hood. Robinson took the body to a remote site near Ft. Hood. Robinson shot and killed himself as officials were about to arrest him.
Source: Associated Press, WBAL, Tampa Bay Times
Nicholas Panipinto, age 20, from Bradenton, Florida.
Parents: Anthony Panipinto and Kimberly Weaver
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Manatee High
Date of death: Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Death details: Killed during a training exercise in South Korea when his fighting vehicle overturned. The track on the right side of the vehicle came off, causing the 15-ton transport to roll over. A lack of emergency services on base and delays in medical response were cited in his death.
Cemetery: Sarasota National
Source: mysuncoast.com, Herald Tribune (2020)
Jay Kreischer, age 20, from Stryker, Ohio.
Spouse: Grace Aubrey Kreischer (January 28, 2019) – expecting first child, Callum
Children: Brianne (Jason) Barlow and Rylan Garza
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Bryan High (2018)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Date of death: Monday, July 29, 2019
Death details: Died in Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan from wounds sustained in a combat related incident
Cemetery: Evansport Cemetery
Source: Department of Defense, Archbold Buckete, Military Times
Steven Hodges, age 20, from Menifee, California.
Date of death: Saturday, June 1, 2019
Death details: Found dead near Nogales, Arizona on the U.S.-Mexico border. He was deployed as part of the Pentagon’s support mission to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Medical examiner ruled death a suicide
Source: Army Times, Military Times
Michael T. Osorio, age 20, from Horseshoe Bend, Idaho.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado
Date of death: Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Death details: Died in Taji, Iraq in a non-combat related incident
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times