Dietrich A. Schmieman, age 26, from Washington, Benton county.
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
Robert W. Ellis, age 21, from Kennewick, Washington, Benton county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 10th Transportation Battalion, 7th Sustainment Brigade, Fort Eustis, Virginia.
Date of death: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Death details: Died in Bagram Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked their unit with indirect fire. Killed were Sgt. Justin R. Johnson, Spc. Ember M. Alt, Spc. Robert W. Ellis, Spc. William R. Moody.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Travis Dwight Pfister, age 27, from Richland, Washington, Benton county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hmm-364, Mag-39, 3D Maw, Camp Pendleton, Ca
Date of death: Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Karmah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jeremiah Wesley Schmunk, age 20, from Richland, Washington, Benton county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: C Co, 1St Bn, 161St Inf Reg, 6500 32D Ave Ne, Moses Lake Washington
Date of death: Friday, July 9, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Marvin Leslie Best, age 33, from Prosser, Washington, Benton county.
Parents: Charlotte Best
Spouse: Shelly (1999)
Children: None
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Prosser High
Military history: Hq Co, 2D Bn, 7Th Mar, Rct-7, 1St Mar Div, Twentynine Palms, Ca
Date of death: Saturday, June 19, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Kevin Erin Lundberg, age 28, from Benton County Prosser, Washington .
Service era: Grenada
Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terroist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Seals in Action by Kevin Dockery, findagrave.com
Richard Lee Page, age 23, from Kennewick, Washington, Benton county.
Parents: Paul J. Sorensen
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Kennewick High (1966), Columbia Basin College
Date of death: Monday, July 19, 1971
Death details: Killed when his base camp came under a mortar attack.
Source: National Archives, Tri City Herald (1971)
Lee Newlun Lenz, age 22, from Kennewick, Washington, Benton county.
Parents: Harold Lenz
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Kennewick High (1966), Columbia Basin College, Central Washington State College
Date of death: Thursday, July 2, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Pasco Tri City Herald (1970)
George Rodriguez, age 21, from West Richland, Washington, Benton county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, May 23, 1970
Death details: Body recovered
Source: National Archives
Richard Dean Nelson, age 20, from Richland, Washington, Benton county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, May 22, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Southeast Asia
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)