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Ryan A. Gloyer, age 34, from Greenville, Pennsylvania, Mercer county.
Parents: Lurene W. Gloyer and Richard A. Gloyer
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Company B, 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson
Date of death: Thursday, November 3, 2016
Death details: Died in Kunduz, Afghanistan of wounds sustained while engaging enemy forces
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Daniel Anthony Brozovich, age 42, from Greenville, Pennsylvania, Mercer county.
Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Battery C, 1st Battalion, 213th Air Defense Artillery, Spring City, Pa
Date of death: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Death details: Hostile, died in Ashraf, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Michael Adam Marzano, age 28, from Greenville, Pennsylvania, Mercer county.
Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: H&S Co, 3d Bn, 25th Mar, (Rct-2, 2d Mar Div), 4th Mar Div, Phoenix, Az
Date of death: Saturday, May 7, 2005
Death details: Hostile, died in Hadithah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
John Henry Jr. Lopochonsky, age 21, from Greenville, Pennsylvania, Mercer county.
Parents: John H. and and Lillian Lopochonsky
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Greenville High (1969)
Date of death: Saturday, July 17, 1971
Death details: Killed in when his helicopter was shot down by ground fire in Vietnam.
Source: National Archives, Record Argus (1971)
Stephen Andrew Bednar, age 23, from Greenville, Pennsylvania, Mercer county.
Parents: Samuel W. Aubel
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, July 15, 1971
Death details: Non-hostile, died in South Vietnam.
Source: National Archives, UPI (1971)
Cecil Gerald Jr. Moyer, age 25, from Greenville, Pennsylvania, Mercer county.
Spouse: Sally (Rhimer)
Children: Keith Albert Moyer, 2
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Greenville High (1963), Thiel College (1967)
Date of death: Sunday, November 29, 1970
Death details: Ten minutes after his departure from Phan Rang Air Base, the pilot started the descent to Cam Ranh Bay via a steep valley (3 km wide and 15 km long) at an altitude of 2,700 feet via heading 30°. Shortly later, ATC instructed the crew to change heading to 100° when contact was lost. The airplane struck trees with its both wings, stalled and crashed in flames in a dense wooded area located few km from Cam Ranh Bay Airport. Rescuers arrived on the scene five days later and found two men still alive while 42 other occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was nil due to low clouds.
Source: National Archives