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Roberto Jose Yllescas, age 31, from Lincoln, Nebraska, Lancaster county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop B, 6Th Squadron, 4Th Cavalry Regiment, 3 Bct, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Monday, December 1, 2008
Death details: Died at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., of wounds suffered Oct. 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit at Combat Outpost Keating, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Michael David Scholl, age 21, from Lincoln, Nebraska, Lancaster county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: E Co, 2D Bn, 3D Mar, (Rct-7, I Mef Fwd), 3D Mar Div, Mcbh Kaneohe Bay, Hi
Date of death: Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Hadithah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Garrison Charles Avery, age 23, from Lincoln, Nebraska, Lancaster county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Co D, 1St Bn, 502D Inf, 2 Bct, 4 Id (Tf Baghdad), Fort Campbell, Ky
Date of death: Wednesday, February 1, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jeremy James Fischer, age 26, from Lincoln, Nebraska, Lancaster county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 267Th Ord Co (Ds), 1776 North 10Th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska
Date of death: Sunday, July 11, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Samarra, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Matthew Charles Henderson, age 25, from Lincoln, Nebraska, Lancaster county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1St Ceb, 2D Bn, 7Th Mar, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Wednesday, May 26, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Christopher Wayne Swisher, age 26, from Lincoln, Nebraska, Lancaster county. Their last known residence was in Fort Polk, Louisiana.
Parents: Harry Swisher (preceded in death)
Spouse: Kristen Swisher (married two years)
Children: Alexandria
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Lincoln Northeast High (1995)
Military history: Troop E 2D Squadron 2D Armor Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, Louisiana
Date of death: Thursday, October 9, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq. Killed when his patrolling unit was ambushed by individuals using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades
Source: Department of Defense, McCook Gazette, Military Times
Peter Rose from Lincoln, Nebraska, Lancaster county.
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Friday, December 14, 1990
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense
John Clyde Jr. Thompson, age 23, from Lincoln, Nebraska, Lancaster county.
Spouse: Mary M. Thompson
Service era: Veitnam
Date of death: Thursday, August 12, 1971
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1971)
Clifford Keith Baade, age 24, from Lincoln, Nebraska, Lancaster county.
Parents: Marjorie Baade
Spouse: Jocelyn
Children: Son
Service era: Veitnam
Schools: Malcolm High, University of Nebraska (1964)
Military history: 101st Airborne Division
Date of death: Monday, December 7, 1970
Source: National Archives, Lincoln Journal Star
Jerry Lee Cozad, age 20, from Lincoln, Nebraska, Lancaster county.
Parents: Harold E. Cozad
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Veitnam
Schools: Lincoln High
Date of death: Saturday, May 16, 1970
Death details: Died in southeast asia
Source: National Archives, Lincoln Star (1970)