Pruitt Allen Rainey, age 22, from Haw River, North Carolina.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 2D Battalion, 503D Infantry, Camp Ederle, Italy
Date of death: Sunday, July 13, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Cop Kahler, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Alan Dinh Lam, age 19, from Snow Camp, North Carolina, Alamance county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 8Th Comm Bn, Ii Mhg, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Date of death: Tuesday, April 22, 2003
Death details: Three Marines were killed and seven injured when a rocket-propelled grenade launcher they were firing for familiarization training malfunctioned. The incident occurred near the city of Al Kut, Iraq. The dead are: Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Todd Arnold and Chief Warrant Officer Robert William Channell, Jr., both from the 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade; and Lance Corporal Alan Dinh Lam from the 8th Communication Battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade. 22 April 2003.
Source: Department of Defense, U.S. Navy, Military Times
Johnny L. Copeland, age 19, from Burlington, North Carolina, Alamance county.
Parents: Donald
Service era: Beirut bombings
Schools: Cummings High
Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terrorist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, UPI (1983)
Lawrence Barber Jr. Coleman, age 25, from Gibsonville, North Carolina, Alamance county.
Parents: Lawrence B. Coleman Sr. and Gladys Hall Coleman
Spouse: Mary Helen Brown Coleman
Children: Bonnie Coleman, Crystal Coleman, Billy Coleman
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, August 13, 1971
Death details: Died when the truck he was driving was ambushed by hostile forces.
Cemetery: Pine Hill
Source: National Archives, Times-News
James Olin Fogleman, age 21, from Graham, North Carolina, Alamance county.
Parents: James Uriah Fogleman and Makeline Wright Fogleman
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Southern High (1967)
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Sunday, May 18, 1969
Death details: Bronze Star citation: For heroism in connection with military operations against an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Private First Class Fogleman distinguished himself while serving as a Machine Gunner with Company D, 2/35th Infantry. On May 18, 1969, Private First Class Fogleman’s unit was moving to the aid of a sister unit which was in contact with a large enemy force when they also came under heavy enemy fire. He immediately moved forward from his rear position and with only a minimum of cover, with complete disregard for his own personal safety, took the enemy force under fire. He remained exposed while suppressing the enemy long enough to allow his comrades to retrieve the wounded and withdraw to safety. He then began to withdraw but was fatally wounded by the intense hostile fire. Private First Class Fogleman’s selfless courage, determination, and exemplary devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
Cemetery: Mt. Herman United Methodist Church
Source: National Archives, Times-News, 35th Infantry Regiment Association
William Robert Bray, age 25, from Burlington, North Carolina, Alamance county.
Parents: Ethel Whitt Bray and William Herbert Bray Jr. (preceeded in death)
Spouse: Marcia Leypoldt Bray
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Walter M. Williams High graduate, Burlington
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Monday, October 9, 1967
Death details: Died while on a search and destroy mission near Phuoc Son.
Cemetery: Person Memorial Park, Roxboro
Source: National Archives, Times-News, 35th Infantry Regiment Association
William Nathaniel Thompson, age 22, from Alamance County Selma, North Carolina .
Parents: Russell Nathaniel Thompson
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, March 16, 1966
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Cemetery: Hawfields Prebyterian Church
Source: National Archives, Herald Sun (1966)
Hiram Dillard Strickland, age 20, from Alamance County Graham, North Carolina .
Parents: Donald A. Strickland
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Southern High (1964)
Date of death: Tuesday, February 1, 1966
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Daily Times News (1966)
Jerry Ray Campbell, age 20, from Alamance County Graham, North Carolina .
Parents: William T. Campbell and Mildred Johnson Campbell (preceded in death)
Spouse: Marie Caulder Campbell
Children: None
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, June 28, 1965
Death details: Shot and killed while on a combat mission in Vietnam when a companion’s gun discharged, firing 2 shots.
Cemetery: Pine Hill
Source: National Archives, Times-News, The Herald Sun (1965)
Dennis Curtis Kidd, age 36, from Alamance County Graham, North Carolina .
Parents: Dennis P. Kidd
Spouse: Hazel H. Kidd
Children: 2 daughters and 1 foster daughter
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, August 4, 1964
Death details: Killed by small arms fire on the jeep he was traveling in about 50 miles north of Saigon.
Source: National Archives, News and Observer (1964)