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Ryan A. Gloyer, age 34, from Greenville, Pennsylvania, Mercer county.
Parents: Lurene W. Gloyer and Richard A. Gloyer
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Company B, 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson
Date of death: Thursday, November 3, 2016
Death details: Died in Kunduz, Afghanistan of wounds sustained while engaging enemy forces
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
David William Wallace III, age 25, from Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, Mercer county.
Service era: Iraq – Operation Enduring Freedom
Military history: 2d Ceb, (3d Bn, 8th Mar [Rein]), 2d Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, Nc
Date of death: Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Death details: Hostile, died in Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Daniel Anthony Brozovich, age 42, from Greenville, Pennsylvania, Mercer county.
Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Battery C, 1st Battalion, 213th Air Defense Artillery, Spring City, Pa
Date of death: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Death details: Hostile, died in Ashraf, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Michael Erich Mclaughlin, age 44, from Mercer, Pennsylvania, Mercer county.
Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Hhc, 2d Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, (2 Mef) Washington, Pa
Date of death: Thursday, January 5, 2006
Death details: Hostile, died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Douglas Edward Kashmer, age 27, from Sharon, Pennsylvania, Mercer county.
Parents: Carol Kashmer
Spouse: Toni Kashmer
Children: Kashmaria, 3
Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: 70th Trans Co, 21st Theater Spt Cmd, Coleman Barracks, Germany
Date of death: Wednesday, June 8, 2005
Death details: Killed in Scania, Iraq when a military wrecker he was riding in rolled over
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Michael Adam Marzano, age 28, from Greenville, Pennsylvania, Mercer county.
Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: H&S Co, 3d Bn, 25th Mar, (Rct-2, 2d Mar Div), 4th Mar Div, Phoenix, Az
Date of death: Saturday, May 7, 2005
Death details: Hostile, died in Hadithah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
James Robert Dillon Jr., age 19, from Grove City, Pennsylvania, Mercer county.
Service era: Iraq – Operation Enduring Freedom
Military history: 3d Lar Bn, Mcagcc, 29 Palms, California
Date of death: Thursday, March 13, 2003
Death details: Died in Kuwait from a self-inflicted gunshot wound
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Maurice Edwin Jr. Garrett, age 25, from Mercer County Mercer, Pennsylvania .
Parents: Maurice E. Garrett Sr.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, October 22, 1971
Death details: Non-hostile, died in a helicopter crash in South Vietnam.
Source: National Archives, Greenville Record Argus (1971)
John Henry Jr. Lopochonsky, age 21, from Greenville, Pennsylvania, Mercer county.
Parents: John H. and and Lillian Lopochonsky
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Greenville High (1969)
Date of death: Saturday, July 17, 1971
Death details: Killed in when his helicopter was shot down by ground fire in Vietnam.
Source: National Archives, Record Argus (1971)
Stephen Andrew Bednar, age 23, from Greenville, Pennsylvania, Mercer county.
Parents: Samuel W. Aubel
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, July 15, 1971
Death details: Non-hostile, died in South Vietnam.
Source: National Archives, UPI (1971)