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Michael W. Pyron, age 30, from Hopewell, Virginia, Hopewell county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 25th Signal Battalion, 160th Signal Brigade, 335th Signal Comman Theater, East Point, Georgia. Joined the Army in May 2010.
Date of death: Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Death details: Died in Parwan Province, Afghanistan in a non-combat related incident.
Source: Department of Defense, The Progress Index, Richmond Times Dispatch, Military Times
Phillip Andrew Myers, age 30, from Hopewell, Virginia, Hopewell (City) county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 48Th Civil Engineer Squadron, Raf Lakenheath, Uk
Date of death: Saturday, April 4, 2009
Death details: Hostile; Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Raymond B Sr Prater, age 49, from Hopewell, Virginia, Hopewell county.
Service era: Cold War
Military history: State Cavalry
Date of death: Friday, February 29, 1980
Cemetery: Merchants Hope Memorial Park in Prince George, Virginia
Source: Library of Virginia, Richmond, findagrave.com
Claude Smithson from Virginia, Hopewell, City of county.
Date of death: Friday, February 15, 1980
Source: Virginia Military Dead DatabaseLibrary of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.