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Cesar Gonzalez, age 21, from Cook County Chicago, Illinois .
Service era: Post Afghanistan
Military history: Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 58th Infantry Rgiment, 198th Infantry Brigade
Date of death: Friday, October 20, 2023
Death details: Died at For Moore, Georgia during infantry traning after succumbing to a medical emergency.
Source: Millitary.com
Spencer Collart, age 21, from Arlington, Virginia .
Service era: Post Afghanistan
Military history: Assigned to”the Red Lions” of Marine Medium Tilrotor Squadron 363
Date of death: Sunday, August 27, 2023
Death details: Killed in the crash of an MV-22B off the coast of Darwin, Australia
Source: USNI News
Nathan E. Carlson, age 21, from Illinois, Winnebago county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Date of death: Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Death details: Died in a training mission when an MV-22B Osprey crashed in the desert of Southern California
Source: U.S. Marines
Seth D. Rasmuson, age 21, from Wyoming, Johnson county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Date of death: Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Death details: Died in a training mission when an MV-22B Osprey crashed in the desert of Southern California
Source: U.S. Marines
Hunter Trey Stafford, age 21, from Munford, Tennessee.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment
Date of death: Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Death details: Found deceased in his off-post home in Alaska
Source: Army Times, Stars & Stripes
Tyler Thomas, age 21, from Cedar Hill, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 10th Mountain Division
Date of death: Thursday, September 16, 2021
Cemetery: Suicide at Fort Drum, New York, Department of Defense
Source: Military.com
Malvin Kyei-Baffour, age 21, from Red Oak, Texas, Ellis County
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team
Date of death: Sunday, July 18, 2021
Death details: While stationed at Fort Bliss, killed in a car accident in El Paso.
Source: Army Times, Patriot Riders
Samuel D. Birmingham, age 21, from Boron, California.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Stationed at Fort Bliss
Date of death: Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Death details: Killed when his motorcycle collided with a speeding car that failed to stop at a red light in El Paso, Texas
Source: Army Times, Mojave Desert News
Vincent Sebastian Ibarria, age 21, from San Antonio, Texas, Cayuga county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th
Date of death: Friday, July 3, 2020
Death details: Died from a non-combat related incident at Camp Novo Selo, Kosovo
Source: Department of Defene, Military Times
Enrique Roman-Martinez, age 21, from Chino, California.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Friday, May 22, 2020
Death details: Roman-Martinez and seven soldiers broke Fort Bragg rules to stay overnight on Stouh Core Banks, an island along Cape Lookout National Seashore. He disappeared. The others called 911. His severed head washed up on a nearby island a week after he disappeared. Some of the soldiers were charged with drug charges related to the trip. The case was moved to cold case status in November 2021.
Source: Army Times, Fayetteville Observer, New York Post