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Kenneth R. White, age 35, from Fort Collins, Colorado, Larimer county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York
Date of death: Sunday, June 5, 2011
Death details: Died in Khost Province, Afghanistan of injuries suffered as the result of a helicopter crash. CWO Bradley J. Gaudet also died.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Ricky Duane Mills, age 18, from Fort Collins, Colorado, Larimer county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, September 9, 1970
Death details: Non hostile death
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Blaine Patrick Smilie, age 19, from Fort Collins, Colorado, Larimer county.
Parents: Georgee S. Smiley
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Fort Collins High (1969)
Date of death: Monday, April 27, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Fort Collins Coloradoan (1970)