Heidi L. Ruh, age 32, from Kiel, Wisconsin.
Parents: Cathi and Scott Ruh
Children: Son, 8; son, 11
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Kiel High graduate
Military history: Based in Fort Hood, Texas.
Date of death: Friday, May 9, 2014
Death details: Ruh’s body was found by a civilian at a running track at Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo.
Source: Green Bay Press Gazette, Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home
Justin J. Cain, age 22, from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Manitowoc county.
Parents: James Cain; Judy Stock and Tim Stock
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Lincoln High, Manitowoc (2007)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Purple Heart
Date of death: Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting mounted combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Killed by an Improvised Explosive Device blast were Cpl. Justin J. Cain, Phillip D. Vinnedge, Lance Cpl. Joseph E. Rodewald, Pfc. Victor A. Dew
Source: Department of Defense, Wausau Daily Herald, Military Times
Amy Krueger, age 29, from Kiel, Wisconsin, Manitowoc county.
Schools: Kiel High (1998)
Military history: 467 Medical Detachment
Date of death: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Death details: Killed by gunshot from a fellow soldier, police said, in an attack at Ft. Hood that left 13 dead and 30 injured.
Source: Herald Times Reporter, Chicago Sun Times
Shaun Allen Novak, age 21, from Two Rivers, Wisconsin, Manitowoc county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 1St Battalion, 66Th Armor, 1 Bct, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Sunday, August 27, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Taji, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Charles Anthony Kiser, age 37, from Cleveland, Wisconsin, Manitowoc county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 330Th Mp, Traffic Investigation Team, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Date of death: Thursday, June 24, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Mosul, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Philip Robert Wagner, age 19, from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Manitowoc county.
Parents: Mathew Wagner
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, September 28, 1971
Death details: Died in Vietnam
Cemetery: Calvary
Source: National Archives, Manitowoc Herald Times (1971)
Dennis Eugene Stecker, age 21, from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Manitowoc county.
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Valders High (1967)
Military history: 118th Company, 145 Battalion, 12th Grup, 1st Aviation Brigade
Date of death: Tuesday, November 17, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Manitowoc Herald Times (1970)
Gerald Alan Gauthier, age 21, from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Manitowoc county.
Parents: Lester Gauthier
Spouse: Fiance Mary Moore
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Lincoln High (1966)
Date of death: Tuesday, January 20, 1970
Death details: Died aboard the hospital ship USS Sanctuary after his helicopter was shot down in Vietnam. His brother, Lester John Gauthier, died in 1967, from injuries received in service.
Source: National Archives, Manitowoc Herald Times (1970)
Lester John Gauthier, age 20, from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Manitowoc county.
Parents: Lester Gauthier
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, September 12, 1967
Death details: Died from a disability received in the armed forces. His brother, Gerald Alan Gauthier, died in Vietnam in 1970.
Source: Manitowoc Herald Times (1970)
Victor Joseph Kohlbeck, age 38, from Manitowoc County Manitowoc, Wisconsin .
Parents: Elizabeth Christensen
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, February 20, 1966
Death details: Died from wounds received in Vietnam
Cemetery: Hampton National
Source: National Archives, DPAA, Herald Times Reporter (1966)