Bluefield West Virginia

Thacker, Juston Tyler
Marines Lance corporal

Juston Tyler Thacker, age 21, from Bluefield, West Virginia, Mercer county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 3D Bn, 6Th Mar, 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Date of death: Thursday, June 24, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Bari Khout, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Hendrick, Larry Emerson
Navy Petty officer 1st class

Larry Emerson Hendrick, age 30, from Bluefield, West Virginia, Mercer county.

Parents: Fred and Madeline Hendrick
Spouse: Carol Scott Hendrick
Children: Terri

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, October 30, 1970
Death details: Drowned in a river in South Vietnam while attempting a rescue mission in a skimmer.
Cemetery: Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens

Source: National Archives, Raleigh Register (1970)

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