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Andrew P. Southard, age 27, from Pinal County Apache Junction, Arizona .
Date of death: Friday, November 10, 2023
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in the Mediterranean Sea during routine flight training.
Source: Department of Defense, Stars and Stripes (2023)
Isaac John Gayo, age 27, from Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles county.
Service era: Post war on terror
Date of death: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Death details: Among nine killed in a mid-air collision involving two Black Hawk helicopters near Fort Campbell, Kentucky during a routine training mission.
Source: CBS News
Matthew J. Tomkiewicz, age 27, from Fort Wayne, Indiana, Allen county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: “Raging Bulls” of Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261 based at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina
Date of death: Friday, March 18, 2022
Death details: Among four Marines who died when their MV-22B Osprey crashed near the town of Bodo, Norway.
Source: Jacksonville Daily News, Assosiated Press
Ross A. Reynolds, age 27, from Leominster, Massachusetts, Worcester county.
Spouse: Lana
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: “Raging Bulls” of Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261 based at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina
Date of death: Friday, March 18, 2022
Death details: Among four Marines who died when their MV-22B Osprey crashed near the town of Bodo, Norway.
Source: Jacksonville Daily News, Assosiated Press, Greenwich Time
Marwan Sameh Ghabour, age 27, from Marlborough, Massachusetts.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Army reservist on a yearlong deployment as part of the international peacekeeping force in the Sinai Peninsula
Date of death: Thursday, November 12, 2020
Death details: Among five soldiers killed in Egypt when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed from a mechanical malfunction.
Source: ABC News, Military Times
Malcolm X. Perry, age 27, of Newport News, Virginia
Parents: Dana Perry
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Stationed at Fort Bliss
Date of death: Sunday, October 11, 2020
Death details: Died in a car accident in El Paso, Texas when the driver of a Jeep intentionally rammed his car. The driver of the Jeep was charged with murder.
Source: Army Times, KTSM, El Paso Times, KVIA
Roger Matamoros Chavarria, age 27, from Key West, Florida, Albany county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Key West High graduate
Military history: 123rd Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas
Date of death: Friday, August 28, 2020
Death details: Died during a training event at Fort Bliss, Texas
Source: Army Times, Keys News
Juan Miguel Mendez, age 27, from California, Hanford county.
Service era: Iraq
Date of death: Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Death details: Died when his unit was engaged by enemy indirect fire at Camp Taji, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Maximo A. Flores, age 27, from Surprise, Arizona.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Thursday, December 6, 2018
Death details: Killed in a plane crash off the coast of Japen
Source: NBC News, Daily Courier
Talon R. Leach, age 27, from Missouri, Callaway county.
Spouse: Married
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Monday, July 10, 2017
Death details: Among 15 Marines and 1 Navy sailor killed when their aircraft crashed in Mississippi.
Source: Washington Post