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Erin L. McLyman, age 26, from Federal Way, Washington, King county.
Parents: Flora Neustrel and Bob Lyman
School: Sheldon High (2001)
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Join Base Lews-McChord, Washington.
Date of death: Saturday, March 13, 2010
Death details: Died in Balad, Iraq of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked her base with mortar fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Dennis M. Williams, age 24, from Federal Way, Washington, King county. Their last known residence was in Federal Way.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Federal Way High (2003)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington.
Date of death: Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Death details: Died in southern Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Bruce Jacob Stickel, age 21, from Federal Way, Washington, King county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, October 2, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death
Source: National Archives, Fort Worth Star Telegram (1970)