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Andrew C. Nicol, age 23, from Eaton, Michigan, Eaton county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Exter High (2006)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 75h Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia. Bronze Star
Date of death: Sunday, August 8, 2010
Death details: Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. Bradley D. Rappuhn was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Seacoastalnews, Military Times
Bradley D. Rappuhn, age 24, from Grand Ledge, Michigan, Eaton county.
Parents: Roxanne Rappuhn and Cary Rappuhn
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Grand Ledge High (2004)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 75h Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia. Enlisted January 2009, Bronze Star and Purple Heart
Date of death: Sunday, August 8, 2010
Death details: Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. Andrew C. Nicol was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, WOOD TV, Lansing State Journal, Military Times
Troy Douglas Nealey, age 24, from Eaton Rapids, Michigan, Eaton county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: C Co, 1St Bn, 24Th Mar, (Rct-5, I Mef Fwd), 4Th Mar Div, Lansing, Mi
Date of death: Sunday, October 29, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Walter Scot Blakey, age 20, from Eaton Rapids, Michigan, Eaton county.
Parents: Walter Blackey
Service era: Cold War
Date of death: Wednesday, April 19, 1989
Death details: Killed in accidental explosion aboard the USS Iowa just off Puerto Rico
Source: Iowa Daily Press, UPI, Lansing State Journal (1989)
Larry Duane Leitch, age 22, from Grand Ledge, Michigan, Eaton county.
Parents: Ronald Leitch
Spouse: Joanne
Children: Bret Duane
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, March 1, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam. Killed while piloting a helicopter
Cemetery: Oakwood
Source: National Archives, Lansing State Journal (1970)
Allen Ray Towner, age 20, from Sunfield, Michigan, Eaton county.
Parents: Parents and stepparents: Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hoppes and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Towner
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Portland High (1967)
Military history: 25th Infantry Division
Date of death: Friday, January 23, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Lansing State Journal (1970)
Lloyd L. Joppie, age 19, from Michigan, Eaton county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: December 5, 1943
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, family
Willis R. Rogers from Vermontville, Michigan, Eaton county.
Service era: Civil War
Military history: Shot to death by a confederate captain 14 days after Lee’s surrender.
Date of death: Sunday, April 23, 1865
Cemetery: Lansing State Journal (1911)