Glen Edward Martinez, age 31, from Boulder, Colorado, Boulder county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Clb-1, Clr-1, 1St Mlg, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Friday, May 2, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Karmah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Dustin Michael Gould, age 28, from Longmont, Colorado, Boulder county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 7Th Esb Bn (-), (Eod Co, 2D Mlg Fwd) , 1St Mlg, Camp Pendleton, Ca
Date of death: Friday, March 2, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Ramadi, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense
Joshua Ryan Hager, age 29, from Broomfield, Colorado, Boulder county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 1St Battalion, 9Th Infantry, Fort Carson, Co
Date of death: Thursday, February 22, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Ramadi, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Legacy
Christopher Alan Anderson, age 24, from Longmont, Colorado, Boulder county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 2Nd Mardiv Fmflant Camp Lejeuene Nc
Date of death: Monday, December 4, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Ramadi, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Randall Scott Rehn, age 36, from Longmont, Colorado, Boulder county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Battery C, 3D Battalion, 13th Field Artillery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Date of death: Thursday, April 3, 2003
Death details: Hostile; , Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, MIitary Times
Daniel Aaron Romero, age 30, from Lafayette, Colorado, Boulder county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhd, 5Th Battalion, 19Th Special Forces Group (A), Watkins, Colorado
Date of death: Monday, April 15, 2002
Death details: Hostile; Kandahar, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Alvis Earl Karr, age 20, from Colorado, Boulder county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Saturday, July 22, 1950
Death details: On July 22, 1950, the 2nd Battalion of the U.S. Army’s 35th Infantry Regiment was holding defensive positions along the south bank of the rain-swollen Yong stream, south of Mun’gyong, South Korea. The battalion’s Company F was sent across the stream to reinforce a Republic of Korea (ROK) battalion on the north bank, but the ROK-U.S. position was immediately attacked by North Korean People’s Army (NKPA) forces, separating them from the rest of the 2nd Battalion and flanking Company F on both sides. Company F fell back to the stream’s edge under enemy fire, but the current was too powerful for them to cross and the enemy had seized the nearby bridge. U.S. combat engineers on the south bank attempted to launch rafts for the stranded men but were also pinned down by the NKPA until additional American tanks and infantry arrived to give them covering fire. This enabled the engineers to deploy their rafts and evacuate the men of Company F from the north bank. However, several soldiers were lost to enemy fire or while attempting to cross the swollen stream before the rafts could be launched. Corporal Alvis Earl Karr, who entered the U.S. Army from Colorado, served with F Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He went missing during this action on July 22, 1950, though the exact details surrounding his loss are unknown. He was not associated with any remains later recovered from the area, and he is still unaccounted-for. Today, Corporal Karr is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Robert Newell Smith, age 20, from Boulder, Colorado, Boulder county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Monday, November 22, 1943
Death details: From November 20 through 23, 1943, the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy conducted a large-scale amphibious assault on the Japanese-held atoll of Tarawa as part of Operation Galvanic, the Allied capture of the Gilbert Islands. Located 2,500 miles southwest of Hawaii, Tarawa was a crucial stepping stone in the planned U.S. offensive across the central Pacific toward Japan. The Japanese garrison on Tarawa’s main island of Betio was well-entrenched with hundreds of bunkers and gun positions behind formidable beach obstacles. The first wave of Marines approaching the shore encountered lower-than-expected tides, forcing them to leave their landing craft on the reef and wade the hundreds of yards to the beach under intense enemy fire. The heaviest number of U.S. casualties were suffered during this phase of the landing. Eventually, rising tides allowed U.S. warships to maneuver closer to shore and support the troops with effective naval gunfire. More Marines landed on the second day, launching attacks inland from the beaches and seizing the Japanese airfield on the island. However, the enemy launched vicious counterattacks and two more days of intense fighting were needed to secure Betio. The last enemy strongpoints were taken on the morning of November 23. The fighting on Betio cost the Marines nearly 3,000 casualties but enabled U.S. forces to press further across the Pacific and yielded valuable tactical lessons that reduced U.S. losses in future amphibious landings. Private First Class Robert Newell Smith joined the U.S. Marine Corps from Colorado was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, which took part in the Battle of Tarawa. On November 22, 1943, PFC Smith was killed in action on Betio and buried in Cemetery #11. However, after the war, his remains could not be located, and he is still unaccounted for. Today, Private First Class Smith is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Donald Deloy Stoddard, age 21, from Boulder, Colorado, Boulder county.
Service era: World War II
Military history: B Company, First Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force
Date of death: Monday, November 22, 1943
Death details: On March 16, 2020, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Sergeant Donald Deloy Stoddard, missing from World War II. Sergeant Stoddard, who entered the U.S. Marine Corps from Colorado, was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, which took part in the Battle of Tarawa in the Gilbert islands chain. He was killed by an enemy gunshot to the head, during action on Tarawa on November 22, 1943. His remains were buried in Cemetery #33 on Betio Island at the time. However, his remains were not located or identified from those recovered from this loss area after the war. In 2019, the non-profit organization History Flight located a burial trench west of Cemetery 33 on Betio, identified as Row D, from which they recovered and turned over remains to the DPAA. Based on the historical details of Sgt Stoddard’s burial location, as well forensic discovery, DPAA eventually associated Sgt Stoddard from among these recovered remains.
Source: National Archives, grave marker, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency