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John David Randolph Hilty, age 44, from Bowie , Maryland.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
Date of death: Monday, March 30, 2020
Death details: Died during a non-combat incident in Erbil, Iraq
Source: WUSA9, KCENTV,, Army Times
Ronald L. Jr. Murray from Bowie, Maryland, Prince George county.
Parents: Ronald L. Murray Sr. and Sonia Clark
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas
Date of death: Thursday, November 10, 2016
Death details: Died in Kuwait in a non-combat related incident
Cemetery: Cypress Creek Cemetery in Pineland, South Carolina
Source: Department of Defense, Sylvania Funeral Home, Military Times
Jason Christopher Ford, age 21, from Bowie, Maryland, Prince George’s county.
Service era: Iraq
Parent: Joseph Ford
Military history: Company B, 1St Battalion / 18Th Infantry, Apo Ae 09033 (Schweinfurt, Germany)
Date of death: Saturday, March 13, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Tikrit, Iraq. Kiled when a roadside bomb exploded next to his Humvee
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times