Promote & Preserve stories of U.S. fallen soldiers/sailors
Daniel J. Price, age 27, from Holland, Michigan, Faulkner county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, Camp Pendleton, California.
Date of death: Sunday, July 29, 2012
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Badghis Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Douglas Alan Nieboer, age 20, from Holland, Michigan, Ottawa county.
Parents: Keith A. Neiboer
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, September 11, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Robert Ray Boeskool, age 19, from Holland, Michigan, Ottawa county.
Parents: Ray Boeskool
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: West Ottawa High (1969)
Date of death: Saturday, June 6, 1970
Death details: Killed in South Vietnam when a booby trap exploded while he was setting up a defensive position.
Source: National Archives, Holland Evening Sentinel (1970)
Jack Alan VanWieren, age 20, from Holland, Michigan, Ottawa county.
Parents: John Van Wieren
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, February 28, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Douglas Lee Koning, age 24, from Holland, Michigan, Ottawa county.
Parents: Willard Koning
Spouse: Marcia (Mulder)
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Holland Christian High (1964), Kendall School of Design in Grand Rapids (1968)
Date of death: Monday, February 2, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Holland Evening Sentinel (1970)
Paul Frederick Overbeek, age 20, from Ottawa County Holland, Michigan .
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Monday, August 6, 1945
Death details: Killed aboard USS Bullhead SS-332 when it was sunk by air attack near the Lombok Strait.
Source: On Eternal Patrol