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
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
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
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
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