Tag: Fayetteville North Carolina

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Lewis, Keith
Army Lieutenant colonel

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

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Garza, Dallas Gearld
Army Chief warrant officer 3

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

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Pereda, Calvin M.
Army Specialist

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

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Brunkhorst, Scott W.
Army Staff sergeant

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

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Gill, Carlos E.
Army Sergeant

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

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Luce, Ronald G. Jr.
Army Captain

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

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Clay, Darrell Patrick
Army Sergeant 1st class

Darrell Patrick Clay, age 34, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cumberland county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 2D Battalion, 6Th Infantry, 2 Bct, 1 Ad (4 Id), Baumholder, Germany

Date of death: Saturday, April 1, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Boatman, Darrell Wayne
Marines Gunnery sergeant

Darrell Wayne Boatman, age 38, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cumberland county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 8Th Esb, 2D Fssg, Camp Lejeune, Nc

Date of death: Friday, November 4, 2005
Death details: Died at Landsthul Regional Medical Center, Germany from wounds sustained November 2 from an improvised explosive device near Habbaniyah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Spivey, Michael Keith Army Specialist

Michael Keith Spivey, age 21, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cumberland county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: F Co, 159Th Avn Rgmt, Tf Wings (Cjtf-76), 12Th Avn Bde, Giebelstadt, Germany

Date of death: Wednesday, April 6, 2005
Death details: Ghazni, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Dennie, Mike Ashman
Army Staff Sergeant

Mike Ashman Dennie, age 31, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cumberland county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Detachment A, 106Th Finance Battalion, 1St Infantry Division, Apo Ae 09036

Date of death: Wednesday, September 29, 2004
Death details: Balad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times