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Matthew Roecker, age 18, from Poland, Indiana, Clay county.
Parents: Greg and Billie Jo (Pemberton) Roecker
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Cloverdale High
Military history: Indiana National Guard
Date of death: Sunday, January 17, 2021
Death details: Killed by a hit and run driver in Bloomington, Indiana, where he was depoloyed for COVID-19 relief
Cemetery: Little Mount Cemetery in Owen County
Source: Indiana Public Media, Chandler Funeral Homes
Gregory Scott Stultz, age 22, from Brazil, Indiana, Clay county.
Parents: Bill Stultz and Kim Stultz
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Northview High (2006), Rend Lake College
Military history: 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.
Date of death: Friday, February 19, 2010
Death details: Died in Helmand Province, Afghanistan from a gunshot wound to his stomach. He died during airlift to a hospital.
Cemetery: Summit Lawn
Source: Department of Defense, Brazil Times, WTWO, WTHR.
Gary Lee Rose, age 19, from Brazil, Indiana, Clay county.
Parents: Lester Rose
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, July 29, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, illness in South Vietnam
Cemetery: Summit Lawn
Source: National Archives, Terre Haute Tribune Star (1970)