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Cameron H. Thomas from Kettering, Ohio.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Thursday, April 27, 2017
Death details: Died in Nangarhar, Province from small arms fire while engaged in dismounted operations.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
James E. Groves, age 37, from Kettering, Ohio.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.
Date of death: Saturday, March 16, 2013
Death details: Killed in Kandahar, Afghanistan in a helicopter crash
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Ronald Joseph Schaaf, age 22, from Kettering, Ohio, Montgomery county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, July 26, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)