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Dennis Jallah Jr., age 49, from Fayetteville, North Carolina Cumberland county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 2D Battalion, 10Th Aviation Brigade (10Th Mnt Div), Fort Drum, New York
Date of death: Sunday, March 28, 2004
Death details: Died of a non-combat-related cause at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington D.C. after he was medically evacuated from Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Scott Christopher Rose, age 30, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cumberland county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 5Th Battalion, 101St Aviation, Fort Campbell, Ky 42223
Date of death: Friday, November 7, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Tirkit, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Charles Henry Buehring, age 40, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cumberland county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Coalition Provisional Authority – Strategic Communication, Doha, Kuwait
Date of death: Sunday, October 26, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Roderick Antoine Solomon, age 32, from Fayetteville, North Carolina,, Cumberland county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 2nd Ballation, 7th Infantry, Fort Stewart, Georgia
Date of death: Friday, March 28, 2003
Death details: , Died in a vehicle accident in Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Stanley Lorn Harriman, age 34, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cumberland county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 82D Signal Battalion, Xviii Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, Nc 28310
Date of death: Saturday, March 2, 2002
Death details: Hostile; Gardez, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Carter Avery Howell, age 24, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cumberland county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, March 7, 1972
Parents: Berte Howell (1920-2012) and Alphonso Howell Jr.
Death details: On March 7, 1972, an F-4E Phantom II (tail number 69-7552, call sign “Gunfighter 61”) took off as the second of two aircraft on an armed reconnaissance mission over southern Laos. During the mission, the flight leader spotted two enemy trucks and cleared “Gunfighter 61” to attack them. The flight leader lost sight of “Gunfighter 61” as the latter began its second pass over the targets. A few moments later, the flight leader saw a large explosion nearby, in the vicinity of (GC) 48Q XC 720 744. He observed no parachutes in the area and “Gunfighter 61” failed to acknowledge radio transmissions. “Gunfighter 61” was not seen again and failed to return from the mission. SAR forces conducted visual, electronic, and photoreconnaissance search efforts without finding either crewmember. Later reports indicated there was heavy enemy fire in the area where it went missing. After the war, the remains of the Weapons System Officer were returned to U.S. custody and identified; however, the pilot remains unaccounted for.
First Lieutenant Carter Avery Howell, who joined the U.S. Air Force from North Carolina, was a member of the 4th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 366th Tactical Fighter Wing, and was the pilot of “Gunfighter 61” when it went missing. He was lost with the aircraft, and his remains have not been recovered. Following the incident, the Air Force promoted 1st Lt Howell to the rank of Captain (Capt). Today, Captain Howell is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, findagrave.com, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Orangeburg South Carolina Times and Democrat
Douglas Duke Eason, age 19, from Cumberland County Fayetteville, North Carolina .
Parents: Agnes Wilkins Eason
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, November 20, 1971
Death details: Died in Vietnam
Cemetery: Selma Memorial Gardens
Source: National Archives, Raleigh News and Observer (1971)
Walter Robert Capps, age 23, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cumberland county.
Parents: Arthur Gwyn Capps and Elfriede F. Capps
Spouse: None
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, August 2, 1971
Death details: Non-hostile, died of other causes in Laos
Cemetery: Lafayette Memorial Park, Fayetteville
Source: National Archives, Wall of Faces, Findagrave, Raleigh News and Observer (1971)
James Martin Luttrell, age 35, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cumberland county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, May 3, 1971
Death details: On May 3, 1971, a long-range reconnaissance patrol made up of U.S. and South Vietnamese troops was inserted into Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam. The patrol was never extracted and did not return to any friendly base, and was never heard from again. Search efforts for the patrol’s members were repeatedly stymied by bad weather and enemy presence. Subsequent investigations yielded reports that the patrol had been attacked by local militia forces and suffered casualties, but no remains of patrol members were found by the investigators. One of the U.S. soldiers on this patrol was eventually accounted for, but two others remain missing. Staff Sergeant James Martin Luttrell, who entered the U.S. Army from North Carolina, served with Headquarters, U.S. Army, Vietnam, and was a member of this patrol. He remains unaccounted for. Following the incident, the Army promoted SSG Luttrell to the rank of Master Sergeant (MSG). Today, Master Sergeant Luttrell is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com
Martin Irving Arbeit, age 23, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cumberland county.
Spouse: Married
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, November 24, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: Fort Bragg Main Post Cemetery
Source: National Archives, findagrave.com, Associated Press (1970)