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Brandon F. Eggleston, age 29, from Candler, North Carolina, Buncombe county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Thursday, April 26, 2012
Death details: Died in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan from injuries sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Dick A. Lee Jr. also died
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Michael J. Dutcher, age 22, from Asheville, North Carolina, Buncombe county.
Parents: Teresa Gentry Dutcher and David Duther (died in 2005)
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 5th Marines Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Date of death: Thursday, September 15, 2011
Death details: Died while conductin combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Citizen-Times, Military Times
Thomas Columbus Ray II, age 40, from Weaverville, North Carolina, Buncombe County.
Service era: Iraq
Spouse: Linda Kay
Child: Sydney Page
Date of death: Saturday, March 22, 2008
Death details: Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Kenneth Dale Hess, age 26, from Asheville, North Carolina, Buncombe county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: A Troop, 4Th Squadron, 14Th Cavalry, 172D Sbct, Fort Wainwright, Alaska
Date of death: Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Death details: killed April 11 as the result of a suicide bomber attack while he was conducting a dismounted patrol in Rawah, Iraq.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Joseph Randall Ray, age 29, from Asheville, North Carolina, Buncombe county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 391St Engineer Battalion, Asheville, Nc
Date of death: Sunday, March 12, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Asadabad, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Mark Erwin Allen, age 19, from Buncombe County Asheville, North Carolina .
Parents: Virginia Buckner Allen
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, January 26, 1972
Cemetery: Piney Mountain near Weaverville
Source: National Archives, Asheville Times (1972)
Bruce Clinton Elkins, age 22, from Swannanoa, North Carolina, Buncombe county.
Parents: Grace M. Elkins
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, November 14, 1970
Source: National Archives, Fort Worth Star Telegram (1970)
Richard Lee Tate, age 20, from Asheville, North Carolina, Buncombe county.
Parents: Homer Tate
Spouse: Helen Praytor Tate
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, October 23, 1970
Death details: Died in South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Asheville Citizen Times (1970)
Otis Cleveland Morgan, age 22, from Candler, North Carolina, Buncombe county.
Parents: Jack Morgan
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, July 28, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Rocky Mount Telegram (1970)
Wesley Eugene Melton, age 20, from Black Mountain, North Carolina, Buncombe county.
Parents: Herbert P. Melton
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, June 18, 1970
Source: National Archives, Charlotte Oberser (1970)