Newport Oregon

Nicholas James Lightner, age 29, from Newport, Oregon, Lincoln county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 1St Squadron, 8Th Cavalry, 2Bct, (2Id), Fort Hood, Texas

Parents: Bill Lightner and stepmother Sheri Lightner

Date of death: Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Death details: Died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington from wounds suffered when an explosive device detonated near his unit in Baghdad.

Source: Department of Defense, legacy.com

Kevin Scott Kana Wessel, age 20, from Newport, Oregon, Lincoln county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Co A, 3D Bn, 7Th Inf, 3D Inf Div (Tf Baghdad), Fort Stewart, Georgia

Date of death: Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Bob William Roberts, age 30, from Newport, Oregon, Lincoln county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: C Co, 1St Ceb, 3D Bn, 4Th Mar, Rct-7, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, California

Date of death: Monday, May 17, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Al Anbar Province, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times