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Brian A Botello, age 19, from Alta, Iowa, Buena Vista county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop A, 3D Squadron, 61St Cavalry, Fort Carson, Colorado
Date of death: Sunday, April 29, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Melvin Dale Miller, age 21, from Newell, Iowa, Buena Vista county.
Parents: Dale Miller
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 534th Transportation Company
Date of death: Tuesday, July 14, 1970
Death details: Killed when enemy forces attacked a convoy in South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Sioux City Journal (1970)
Calvin William Binder II, age 23, from Rembrandt, Iowa, Buena Vista county.
Parents: Calvin Binder Sr.
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Rembrandt High (1965), Cornell College
Date of death: Monday, June 29, 1970
Death details: Hostile in Cambodia. He was on a flying mission in a helicopter gunship when he was killed.
Cemetery: Buena Vista Memorial Park at Storm Lake
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970), Sioux City Journal (1970)