Brad Hovey, age 35, from Algona, Iowa .
Service era: Iran
Schools: Iowa State University (2014)
Date of death: Monday, June 15, 2026
Death details: Killed when a B-52 Stratofortresh crashed shortly after takeoff in California
Source: NBC News, KCCI
Cody A. Khork, age 35, from Polk County Winter Haven, Florida .
Service era: Iran
Date of death: Sunday, March 1, 2026
Death details: Died in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait during an unmanned aircraft system attack.
Source: Department of Defense, New York Times (2026)
Andrew Cully, age 35, from Christian County Sparta, Missouri .
Service era: Post war on terror
Date of death: Monday, September 22, 2025
Death details: Killed when the military helicopter he was on crashed near a base in Washington state.
Curtis Michael Ray, age 35, from Denver, Colorado.
Parents: Monica (Joe) and Curtis (Lynn)
Spouse: Flor Deniz Ray
Children: Alejandro, Alan, Jullien, Camilla, Sebastian
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Smithfield High (2004)
Military history: 2 BDE, 91st Training Division
Date of death: Thursday, February 11, 2021
Death details: He was among service members chosen for joint service command for President Joe Biden’s inauguration. He died from injuries sustained in a car accident when returning home from the event.
Cemetery: Pikes Peak National
Source: Swan-Law Funeral Directors, KOAA
Kyle Robert McKee, age 35, from Painesville, Ohio.
Service era: Afghanistan
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
Nikyisha T. Boyd, age 35, from Kissimmee, Florida.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Monday, November 9, 2020
Death details: Died from injuries sustained in a crash on Fort Bragg
Source: WNCN, Fayetteville Observer
Hector Delgado Ortiz, age 35, of Puerto Rico
Spouse: Nairilys Ortiz
Children: Elijah and Joshua
Parents: Hector Delgado and Luz M. Ortiz
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Based at Ft. Bragg
Date of death: Monday, September 14, 2020
Death details: On temporary duty for a site visit to the Special Forces Underwater Operations School at Naval Air Station Key West’s Sigsbee Park Annex when he was hit by a security patrol truck that ran into the entrance
Source: Stars and Stripes, Fayetteville Observor, Legacy
Jose J. Gonzalez, age 35, from LaPuente, California.
Spouse: Brenda
Children: Two children
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
Date of death: Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Death details: Died in Faryab Province, Afghanistan from wounds sustained from small arms fire while engaged in combat operations
Source: Department of Defense, Stars and Stripes, Military Times
Scott A. Koppenhafer, age 35, from Mancos, Colorado.
Spouse: Married
Children: Two children
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Adams State University graduate; Mancos High
Military history: 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, Marine Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Date of death: Saturday, August 10, 2019
Death details: Died in Iraq after suffering fatal wounds while supporting Iraqi Security Forces
Source: Department of Defense, Stars and Stripes, Military Times
Bryan Black, age 35, from Puyallup, Washington.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg
Date of death: Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Death details: Died in southwest Niger as a result of enemy fire
Source: Department of Defense, The Chronicle, Military Times