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Melvin Lee Jr Henley, age 26, from Jackson, Mississippi, Hinds county.
Spouse: Amber Henley, 23
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Provine High (1999)
Military history: Company B, 603D Aviation Support Battalion, 3D Cab, Fort Stewart, Ga
Date of death: Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Death details: Non-combat related incident (single gunshot wound to the head) at Camp Striker, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
William Curtis Spillers, age 39, from Jackson, Mississippi, Hinds county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 230Th Finance Detachment, 15Th Finance Battalion, 13Th Finance Group, Jackson, Ms
Date of death: Saturday, February 17, 2007
Death details: Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense
Scottie Lee Bright, age 36, from Jackson, Mississippi, Hinds county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Battery H, 3D Squadron, 3D Acr (Tf Baghdad), Fort Carson, Co
Date of death: Tuesday, July 5, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense
Nicholas Joseph Olivier, age 26, from Jackson, Mississippi, Hinds county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: B Company, 3D Battalion, 156Th Infantry, 256Th Infantry Brigade, V Corps, Pineville, La
Date of death: Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Larry Kenyatta Brown, age 22, from Jackson, Mississippi, Hinds county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 1St Battalion, 41St Infantry, Fort Riley, Kansas 66442
Date of death: Sunday, April 6, 2003
Death details: Hostile; , Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Elbert Wayne Bush, age 26, from Jackson, Mississippi, Hinds county.
Parents: Elbert Bush Sr. and Jewel Bush
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Forest Hill High graduate
Date of death: Monday, January 8, 1973
Death details: On October 5, 1999, Joint Task Force-Full Accounting (JTF-FA, now DPAA) identified the remains of Sergeant First Class Elbert Wayne Bush, missing from the Vietnam War. Sergeant First Class Bush joined the U.S. Army from Mississippi and was a member of the Headquarters, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. On January 8, 1973, he was a passenger aboard a UH-1H Iroquois (tail number 69-15619) on a support mission over Quang Tri Province, Vietnam. The Iroquois was shot down during the mission, and SFC Bush was killed in the incident. Enemy presence in the area prevented ground searches for the helicopters and its crew at the time. In 1996, a joint U.S. and Vietnamese investigative team recovered remains from a site associated with SFC Bush’s loss. In 1999, forensic analysis identified some of the recovered remains as those of SFC Bush.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Claion Ledger (1990, 2000)
Samuel A. III Grayson, age 24, from Jackson, Mississippi, Hinds county.
Spouse: Mary A. Grayson
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, November 29, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death
Source: National Archives, Clarion Ledger (1970)
Gary Lee Frazier, age 20, from Jackson, Mississippi, Hinds county.
Parents: Katie M. Frazier and preceded in death by Albert Frazier
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, August 22, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Jackson Clarion Ledger (1970)
Phillip Metz Horst, age 19, from Jackson, Mississippi, Hinds county.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. James D. Ashmore
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, June 30, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Assocaite Press (1970)
Marion Dewaine Overbey, age 23, from Jackson, Mississippi, Hinds county.
Parents: Roy and Pearl
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Central High graduate
Date of death: Wednesday, June 17, 1970
Death details: Died in Vietnam
Cemetery: Floral Hills Memory Gardens
Source: National Archives, Jackson Clarion Ledger (1970)