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Ray, Curtis Michael
Army Sergeant 1st class

Curtis Michael Ray, age 35, from Denver, Colorado.

Parents: Monica (Joe) and Curtis (Lynn)
Spouse: Flor Deniz Ray
Children: Alejandro, Alan, Jullien, Camilla, Sebastian

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Smithfield High (2004)
Military history: 2 BDE, 91st Training Division

Date of death: Thursday, February 11, 2021
Death details: He was among service members chosen for joint service command for President Joe Biden’s inauguration. He died from injuries sustained in a car accident when returning home from the event.
Cemetery: Pikes Peak National

Source: Swan-Law Funeral Directors, KOAA

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Jacobs, Kedith L.
Army Specialist

Kedith L. Jacobs, age 21, from Denver, Colorado.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Brigade-Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.

Date of death: Sunday, May 27, 2012
Death details: Died when his unit was attacked by enemy forces. Pfc. Leroy Deronde III was also killed.
Cemetery: Fort Sam Houston National

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Dignity Memorial

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Bear, Jordan L.
Army Staff sergeant

Jordan L. Bear, age 25, from Denver, Colorado.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Date of death: Thursday, March 1, 2012
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered from small arms fire during an attack on his base. Pfc. Payton A. Jones was also killed.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Crookston, Duncan Charles
Army Corporal

Duncan Charles Crookston, age 19, from Denver, Colorado, Denver county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 2D Battalion, 16Th Infantry, 4 Bct, Fort Riley, Ks

Date of death: Friday, January 25, 2008
Death details: Died in Brooke Army Medical Center, Texas, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Tamburello, Jeremy Paul
Marines Lance corporal

Jeremy Paul Tamburello, age 19, from Denver, Colorado, Denver county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Wpns Co, 1St Lar Bn, 1St Mar Div, (Rct-2, 2D Mar Div), Camp Pendleton, Ca

Date of death: Tuesday, November 8, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Sapien, Manuel B. Jr.
Army Specialist

Manuel B. Sapien Jr., age 22, from Denver, Colorado.

Service era: Gulf War

Date of death: Wednesday, March 20, 1991
Death details: Died non-battle. An Army soldier whose job was to identify Americans killed in the Gulf War recognized one as the man she planned to marry next fall. Army Specialist Holly Perkins, 21, said her fiance was killed by a land mine while scavenging for souvenirs in Kuwait.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense, Associated Press

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Jindrich, Steven Frederick
Army Specialist 4

Steven Frederick Jindrich, age 20, from Denver, Colorado, Denver county.

Parents: Richard F. Jindrich

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, September 22, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

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Vestal, Steve Alan
Army Corporal

Steve Alan Vestal, age 21, from Denver, Colorado, Denver county.

Parents: Fred E. Vestal

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, July 6, 1970

Source: National Archives, Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph (1970)

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Vestal, Steve Alan
Army Corporal

Steve Alan Vestal, age 21, from Denver, Colorado, Denver county.

Parents: Fred E. Vestal

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, July 6, 1970

Source: National Archives, Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph (1970)

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Sullivan, William Lee
Army 1st lieutenant

William Lee Sullivan, age 27, from Denver, Colorado, Denver county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, July 4, 1970
Death details: Killed in action

Source: National Archives. Ithaca Journal (1970)