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Bonacasa, Louis M.
Air Force Staff sergeant

Louis M. Bonacasa, age 31, from Coram, New York.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 105th Security Forces Squadron

Date of death: Monday, December 21, 2015
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when patrol was attacked by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle near Bagram Air Base Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Germosen, Scott Nelson Marines Staff sergeant

Scott Nelson Germosen, age 37, from Coram, New York, Suffolk county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Vmgr-352, Mag-11, 3D Maw, Mcas Miramar, Ca

Date of death: Wednesday, January 9, 2002
Death details: Shamsi, Pakistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Weldon, Terance Donald
Navy operations specialist

Terance Donald Weldon, age 20, from Coram, New York, Suffolk county.

Spouse: Christine (married July 4, 1986)

Service era: Cold War

Date of death: Sunday, May 17, 1987
Death details: Died aboard the USS Stark. While in the Persian Gulf on May 17, 1987, she was struck by two Iraqi Exocet missiles, killing 37 sailors and wounding 21. Brought under control, the frigate sailed to Bahrain and was successfully repaired at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi. Following repairs and subsequent tours in the Atlantic and Middle East, Stark was decommissioned on May 7, 1999, and was scrapped in 2006.

Source: Associated Press, National Museum of the U.S. Navy

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