Darius Stevens, age 21, from Cumberland County Fayetteville, North Carolina .
Service era: Iran
Military history: 82nd Airborne Division
Date of death: Saturday, June 13, 2026
Death details: Killed in a single vehicle crash south of Apex, North Carolina
Source: Lafayette Funeral Home, WNCN
Keith Lewis, age 31, from Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Spouse: Sarah Lewis, 34 (pregnant)
Children: Daughter, 3
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Special operations combat medic. Deployed once from 2009 to 2010 with the 4th Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Airborne)
Date of death: Sunday, December 20, 2020
Death details: Died from a self-inflicted gunshot wounds at his family’s home. In the same incident, police said he shot and killed his pregnant wife.
Source: Stars and Stripes, WWSB
Dallas Gearld Garza, age 34, from Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Children: Three children
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: 71st High, Fayetteville, graduate
Date of death: Thursday, November 12, 2020
Death details: Among five soldiers killed in Egypt when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed from a mechanical malfunction.
Source: ABC News, WRAL
Trevor B. Adkins, age 21, from Spring Lake, North Carolina.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 978th Military Police Company, 93rd Military Police Battalion, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Date of death: Sunday, July 8, 2012
Death details: Died of wounds when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Maidan Shahr, Wardak Province, Afghanistan. Killed were Sgt. Ricardo Seija, Spc. Erica P. Alecksen, Spc. Clarence Williams III, Pfc. Trevor B. Adkins, Pfc. Alejandro J. Pardo, Pfc. Cameron J. Stambaugh.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Calvin M. Pereda, age 21, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cumberland county.
Parents: Rose Pereda
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Date of death: Saturday, November 12, 2011
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of injuries suffered after encountering an improvised explosive device while on dismounted patrol.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Interior Department
Scott W. Brunkhorst, age 25, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cumberland county.
Parents: Richard Brunkhorst and stepmother Linda Brunkhorst
Spouse: Krystal Brunkhorst
Children: Kendall, 3
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Bridgewater – Rantan High
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Enlisted August 2003.
Date of death: Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Death details: Died in the Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Department of Defense, Fayetteville Observor, Military Times
Carlos E. Gill, age 25, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cumberland county.
Parents: Cheryl Victoria Walker and Clarence E. Gill
Children: Kamora Victoria, 1
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Pine Forest High (2002), Fayetteville State University
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington.
Date of death: Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Death details: Died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center of an illness. He was evacuated from Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2009, where he supported combat operation.
Source: Department of Defense, Fayetteville Observor
Ronald G. Jr. Luce, age 27, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cumberland County. Their last known residence was in Fayetteville.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Mississippi Army National Guard, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Jackson Mississippi.
Date of death: Sunday, August 2, 2009
Death details: Died from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device in Gerdsar, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Fayetteville Observor
Steven Ray Elrod, age 20, from Hope Mills, North Carolina, Cumberland county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop C, 1St Squadron, 73D Cavalry, 2 Bct, Fort Bragg, Nc
Date of death: Monday, September 10, 2007
Death details: Baghdad, Iraq
Cemetery: Lafayette Memorial in Fayetteville, North Carolina
Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com
Greg Lamonte Sutton, age 38, from Spring Lake, North Carolina, Cumberland county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 212Th Mobilized Integrated Training Team, Fort Riley, Kansas
Date of death: Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com