Promote & Preserve stories of U.S. fallen soldiers/sailors
Larry D. Bunn, age 43, from Bossier City, Louisiana, Bossier Parish county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 307th Maintenance Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisana.
Date of death: Thursday, March 7, 2013
Death details: Died as the result of a heart attack at an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia.
Source: Department of Defense, Air Force
Michael J. Garcia, age 27, from Bossier City, Louisiana, Bossier county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 63rd Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 20th Support Command, Fort Polk, Louisana.
Date of death: Monday, July 4, 2011
Death details: Died in Logar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Joshua Cain Burrows, age 20, from Bossier City, Louisiana, Bossier county.
Parents: Paul Robert Burrow (preceded in death) and Donna O’Neal
Spouse: Victoria Kolniak
Children: None
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Bossier High graduate
Military history: Troop E, 1St Squadron, 8Th Cavalry, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Sunday, November 26, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Cemetery: Mt. Zion Cemetery, Hall Summit, Louisiana
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Shreveport Times, Military Times
Julia Velinda Atkins, age 22, from Bossier City, Louisiana, Bossier county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 64Th Mp Co, 720Th Mp Bn, 89Th Mp Bde, Ft. Hood, Tx
Date of death: Saturday, December 10, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Bernard Leon Sembly II, age 25, from Bossier City, Louisiana, Bossier county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 1St Battalion, 156Th Armor, (Tf Baghdad), Shreveport, La
Date of death: Thursday, May 19, 2005
Death details: Shot while conducting dismounted combat operation in Baghdad
Source: Department of Defense, Facebook
Craig Lewis Nelson, age 21, from Bossier City, Louisiana, Bossier county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 1St Battalion, 156Th Armor Regiment, (Tf Baghdad), Shreveport, La
Date of death: Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Washington, United States
Source: Department of Defense, Militray Times
Arnold John Rahm, age 22, from Bossier City, Louisiana, Bossier county.
Parents: Albert J. Rahm
Spouse: Married
Children: Kevin Rahm
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Bossier High (1967)
Military history: Company D. 229th Aviation Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
Date of death: Wednesday, April 19, 1972
Death details: Killed in action in South Vietnam while serving his second tour of duty. He was killed when the helicopter he was piloting was hit by enemy ground fire.
Source: National Archives, Shreveport Journal (1972)