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Mark A. Bradley, age 25, from Cuba, New York, Allegany county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Date of death: Thursday, June 16, 2011
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Clifton P. Wolcott, age 36, from Cuba, New York, Allegany county.
Spouse: Christine Wolcott
Children: Son
Service era: Operation Restore Hope (Somalia)
Schools: Emory-Riddle Aeronautical University
Military history: 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Date of death: Sunday, October 3, 1993
Death details: Killed during a 16 hour fight with supporters of Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. Two U.S. Blackhawk helicopters were brought down
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Tulsa World