Promote & Preserve stories of U.S. fallen soldiers/sailors
Ivan R. Garcia, age 23, from Collier County Naples, Florida .
Service era: Post Afghanistan
Military history: Camp Lejeune
Date of death: Sunday, July 23, 2023
Death details: Among three Marines who were found dead in a vehicle at a gas station in Hampstead, North Carolina. They died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Source: NBC News, U.S. Marines
Marc A. Scialdo, age 31, from Naples, Florida, Collier county.
Parents: Marshall Scialdo and Susan Scialdo
Spouse: Kara Scialdo (married in 2011)
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: St. John Neumann Catholic High, Naples (1999); Edison State College (2002)
Military history: 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.
Date of death: Monday, March 11, 2013
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan in a helicopter crash that killed Staff Sgt. Steven P. Blass, Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Henderson, Capt. Sara M. Knutson, Staff Sgt. Marc A. Scialdo, Spc. Zachary L. Shannon.
Cemetery: Palm Royale Cemetery
Source: Department of Defense, Associated Press, Military Times
Dennis J. Burrow, age 23, from Naples, Florida, Collier county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Date of death: Friday, August 7, 2009
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Richard Benjamin Burress, age 25, from Naples, Florida, Collier county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company E, 1St Battalion, 30Th Infantry, 3 Bct, Fort Stewart, Ga
Date of death: Saturday, January 19, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Al Jabour, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Brandon Drew Gordon, age 21, from Naples, Florida, Collier county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 2D Battalion, 160Th Aviation, Fort Campbell, Ky
Date of death: Sunday, February 18, 2007
Death details: Qalat, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Legacy
Wentz Jerome Henry III Shanaberger, age 33, from Naples, Florida, Collier county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 21St Military Police Company ( Xviii Abn Corps), Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Date of death: Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Death details: Investigating a suspicious vehicle Wednesday when he was attacked by a group using small arms and an improvised explosive device in Tampa, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jon Hubbard Sanders, age 32, from Naples, Florida, Collier county.
Spouse: Dianne (1944-97)
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, April 15, 1972
Cemetery: Myrtle Hill Memorial Park in Tampa
Source: National Archives, findagrave.com
Larry Gene Batcher, age 21, from Naples, Florida, Collier county.
Parents: Virgil Batcher Jr.
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Naples High
Military history: 82nd Airborn Division
Date of death: Monday, October 12, 1970
Death details: Larry felt strong enough about America’s effort in Vietnam that he returned for a second tour. He was killed by a land mine Killed by a land mine while on patrol.
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)les Daily News (1970)
Frederick Richard Levins, age 25, from Naples, Florida, Collier county.
Parents: Eugene Frederick Levins
Spouse: Beverly G. Levins
Children: Cherylene Levins
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, June 16, 1970
Death details: Died in Southeast Asia
Source: National Archives, Tampa Tribune (1970)