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Elliott J. Robbins, age 31, from Ogden, Utah.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Carson, Colorado
Date of death: Sunday, June 30, 2019
Death details: Died in Helmand Province, Afghanistan from a non-combat related incident
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Brent R. Taylor, age 39, from Ogden, Utah.
Spouse: Jennie Taylor
Children: Megan, 13; Lincoln, 11; Alex, 9; Ellie, 5; Jonathan, 2; Caroline, 11 months
Schools: Chandler High graduate, Brigham Young University (2006), University of Utah (2013)
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Saturday, November 3, 2018
Death details: Died from wounds from small arms fire in Kabul Province, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Washington Post, Military Times, The Major Brent Taylor Foundation
Ryan Christensen, age 29, from Ogden, Utah.
Parents: Ray and Shelagh Stoker Christensen
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
Date of death: Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Death details: Killed in a vehicular-related accident at Fort Riley’s motor pool in Kansas.
Cemetery: Lindquist’s Memorial
Source: Desert News, Standard Examiner
Raphael R. Arruda, age 21, from Ogden, Utah, Weber county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 416th Theater Engineer Command, Ogden, Utah
Date of death: Saturday, July 16, 2011
Death details: Died in Kunar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Clint Daniel Ferrin, age 31, from Ogden, Utah.
Service era: Iraq
Spouse: Melinda Ferrin
Children: Zachary, 6; Madison, 3
Schools: Weber HIgh, Ogden; finished high school in Mississippi
Military history: D Co, 1St Battalion / 504Th Infantry Regiment, (82Nd Ad), Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Date of death: Sunday, March 14, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq. Killed when an improvised explosive device struck his military vehicle.
Cemetery: Ben Lomond Cemetery in Ogden, Utah
Source: Department of Defense, grave marker, Military Times
Val Clark Robinson, age 23, from Ogden, Utah, Weber county.
Parents: Victor R. Robinson
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, December 16, 1970
Death details: Died in a military hopsital in Veitnam
Cemetery: Paragonah
Source: National Archives, Ogden Standard Examiner, Associated Press (1970)
Richard Michael Facer, age 20, from Ogden, Utah, Weber county.
Parents: Milton L. Facer
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Battery D, 4th Battalion, 60th Artillery
Date of death: Saturday, October 31, 1970
Death details: Died in Vietnam while riding on a military vehicle.
Source: National Archives, Ogden Standard Examiner (1970)
Gregary Alan Wilks, age 20, from Ogden, Utah, Weber county.
Parents: Claude K. and Louise Henderson Wilks
Spouse: Sharon Barnes Wilks
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Ben Lomond High, Weber State College
Date of death: Saturday, October 24, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Ogden Standard Examiner (1970)
Paul David Myers, age 19, from Ogden, Utah, Weber county.
Parents: David H. and Mary E. Seamons Myers
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Bonneville High
Date of death: Sunday, September 6, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Salt Lake Tribune (1970)
Jim Marble Rhead, age 20, from Ogden, Utah, Weber county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, August 30, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Cemetery: Deweyville in Box Elder County
Source: National Archives, Stalt Lake City Deseret News (1970)