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Martin J. Lamar, age 43, from Sacramento, California, Sacramento county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Date of death: Saturday, January 15, 2011
Death details: Died in Mosul, Iraq of wounds suffered when an Iraqi soldier from the unit with which he was training shot him with small arms fire. Sgt. Michael P. Bartley also was killed.
Source: Department of Defense, US Air Force
Phillip C. Tanner, age 43, from Sheridan, Wyoming, Sheridan county.
Parents: Martin Allen Tanner and Evelyn Walston LaFever; step father Harley Dean LaFever (preceeded in death by all)
Spouse: Hyun Tanner
Children: Ashley M. Tanner
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 106th Transportation Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Bronze Star
Date of death: Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Death details: Died at Ali Al Salem, Kuwait of injuries sustained in a non-combat incident.
Cemetery: Remains cremated
Source: Department of Defense, Nave Funeral Homes
Dale A. Goetz, age 43, from White, South Dakota, Brookings county. Their last known residence was in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Spouse: Christy Goetz
Children: Landon, 10; Caleb, 8; Joel, 11 months
Parent: Hope Goetz
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.
Date of death: Monday, August 30, 2010
Death details: Died in the Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb. Killed were Dale A. Goetz, Jesse Infante, Kevin J. Kessler, Matthew J. West, Chad D. Clements.
Source: Department of Defense, Grand Rapids Herald Review, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Military Times, The Oregonian
Paul R. Bartz, age 43, from Waterloo, Wisconsin, Jefferson county. Their last known residence was in Watertown, New York.
Parents: Robert Bartz and Darlene Bartz
Spouse: Married
Children: Son
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Waterloo High (1985), University Wisconsin-Oshkosh (1989)
Military history: Headquarters, 10th Mountain Division (Light infantry), Fort Drum, New York.
Date of death: Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Death details: Died in Kabul, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked convey with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Syracuse.com, Watertown Daily News, Military Times
Randell D. Voas, age 43, from Lakeville, Minnesota, Dakota county.
Parents: Dwaine Voas and stepmother Yadis Voas; Jo Kallemeyn and stepfather Larry Kallemeyn
Spouse: Jilly Saniti Hippe
Children: Maddie, 16 and Mitch 13
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 8th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida. Enlisted 1999.
Date of death: Friday, April 9, 2010
Death details: Died near Kandahar, Afghanistan in a crash of a CV-22 Osprey.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Department of Defense, Navarre Presss, NWF Daily News, Rapid City Journal, legacy.com
Christopher Coffland, age 43, from Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore county.
Parents: David Coffland and Toni Coffland
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Gilman High, Baltimore (1984); Washington and Lee University (1988)
Military history: 323rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Meade, Maryland
Date of death: Friday, November 13, 2009
Death details: Died in Wardak Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery
Source: Department of Defense, Daily Times, Delmarva, Military Times
John F. Seidman, age 43, from Stockton, California, San Joaquin county.
Parents: Connie Seidman
Spouse: Jennifer Wiegandt Seidman
Children: Tamsen, 13; Gretel 12; Sven, 10
Military history: Aviation maintenance technician, shop chief of engine/prop shop. Stationed at Coast Guard Air Station, Sacramento, California.
Date of death: Thursday, October 29, 2009
Death details: Among seven Coast Guard members and two Marines who died in the colision of two aircrafts off the coast of San Diego. Body not recovered.
Source: Coast Guard, San Diego Union Tribune, Sacramento Bee
Severin W. III Summers, age 43, from Bentonia, Mississippi, Yazoo county. Their last known residence was in Bentonia.
Parents: Severin and Charlene Summers
Spouse: Tammy Summers
Children: Jessica, Shelby, Sara
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Mississippi Army National Guard, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Jackson Mississippi.
Date of death: Sunday, August 2, 2009
Death details: Died from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device in Gerdsar, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jeffrey J. Garber, age 43, from Hemingford, Nebraska, Box Butte county. Their last known residence was in Hemingford.
Service era: Iraq
Date of death: Saturday, June 20, 2009
Death details: Died of non-hostile causes aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the North Arabian Sea.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Paul G. Smith, age 43, from Peoria, Illinois, Tazewell county. Their last known residence was in Peoria.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry, Aurora, Illinois.
Date of death: Friday, June 19, 2009
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times