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Locklear, Velton III
Army Sergeant

Velton Locklear III, age 29, from Lacey, Washington, Thurston county.

Service era: Iraq

Family: Wife Denise and sons Nathan and Velton IV, parents Velton Locklear Jr. and Carmen Locklear; sisters Lori Lewis and Julie Angulo
Military history: Company C, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

Date of death: Saturday, September 23, 2006
Death details: Died of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Riyadh, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, KTSM

Bolduc, Doran Hilaire
Navy Seaman

Doran Hilaire Bolduc, age 29, from Lacey, Washington, Thurston county.

Parents: Roland Bolduc

Service era: Cold War
Schools: North Thurston High

Date of death: Sunday, May 17, 1987
Death details: Died aboard the USS Stark. While in the Persian Gulf on May 17, 1987, she was struck by two Iraqi Exocet missiles, killing 37 sailors and wounding 21. Brought under control, the frigate sailed to Bahrain and was successfully repaired at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi. Following repairs and subsequent tours in the Atlantic and Middle East, Stark was decommissioned on May 7, 1999, and was scrapped in 2006.

Source: Associated Press (1987), National Museum of the U.S. Navy

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