Tag: Arvada Colorado

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Pearson, Brandon W.
Marines Lance corporal

Brandon W. Pearson, age 21, from Arvada, Colorado, Jefferson county.

Parents: Michael W. Pearson and Wendy R. Pearson
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Date of death: Thursday, November 4, 2010
Death details: Died while conductin combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Matthew J. Broehm was also killed.
Cemetery: Fort Logan National

Source: Department of Defense, Denver Post

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Rippetoe, Russell Brian
Army Captain

Russell Brian Rippetoe, age 27, from Arvada, Colorado, Adams county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A 3D Battalion 75Th Ranger Regiment Fort Benning, Georgia

Date of death: Thursday, April 3, 2003
Death details: Hostile; , Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Pantelopoulos, Christopher W.
Navy AO1

Christopher W. Pantelopoulos, age 35, from Arvada, Colorado, Jefferson county.

Service era: Gulf War

Date of death: Saturday, May 27, 1995
Death details: Died when his Cessna 172 clipped a power line and crashed in the desert near Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada. They were assigned to Whidbey Island, Washington Naval Air Station and were on a traiing mission at Fallon Naval Air Station when they rented the civilian aircraft.

Source: U.S. Navy, Reno Gazette Journal (1995)

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Mattevi, Terry L.
Private 1st class

Terry L. Mattevi, age 20, from Arvada, Colorado, Jefferson county.

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Fort Campbell

Date of death: Tuesday, July 4, 1961
Death details: Killed in a head-on collision on U.S. 41 near Henderson, Kentucky.
Cemetery: Colerain Baptist Church in Kirkwood, Pennsylvania

Source: UPI (1961), findagrave.com, Paducah Sun (1961)