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Eric D. Christian, age 39, from Warwick, New York, Orange county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Marines Special Operations Battalion, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Date of death: Saturday, May 4, 2013
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Farah Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Thomas E. Kennedy, age 35, from West Point, New York, Orange county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Date of death: Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when he encountered an insurgent who detonated a suicide vest. Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin J. Griffin was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Paul C. Voelke, age 36, from Monroe, New York, Orange county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiemtn, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia.
Date of death: Friday, June 22, 2012
Death details: Died in Mazar E. Sharif, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Mohsin A Naqvi, age 26, from Newburgh, New York, Orange county.
Spouse: Raazia
Service era: Iraq
Schools: State University at Geneseo (2006)
Military history: Hhc, 1St Bn, 11Th Infantry Regiment, 199Th Brigade, Fort Benning, Ga
Date of death: Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Death details: Hostile; South Of Fob Gardez, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Joseph Steven Tremblay, age 23, from New Windsor, New York, Orange county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: K Co, 3D Bn, 25Th Mar, (Rct-2, 2D Mar Div), 4Th Mar Div, Moundsville, Wvoming
Date of death: Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Al Asad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Brian Pavlich, age 25, from Port Jervis, New York, Orange county.
Parents: May Pavlich and Edward Pavlich
Spouse: Heather Pavlich
Date of death: Tuesday, March 11, 2003
Death details: Among 11 soldiers who died when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a training mission in Fort Drum, New York.
Source: New York Times, Army Times
Patrick Howard Roy, age 19, from Cornwall on Hudson, New York, Orange county.
Service era: War on Terror
Date of death: Thursday, October 12, 2000
Death details: Died aboard the U.S.S. Cole when suicide bombers detonated an explosive-laden boat against the ship’s port side, tearing a 40-by-40-foot hole in the hull and sending seawater gushing into the engineering compartment.
Cemetery: Antietam National
Source: Department of Defense, grave marker
James Vincent Dragone, age 21, from Middletown, New York, Orange county.
Parents: Frank P. Dragone
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, December 23, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, The Record, Associated Press (1970)
Peter Paul Bohnwagner, age 21, from Slate Hill, New York, Orange county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, October 26, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives
Karl William Titus, age 20, from Middletown, New York, Orange county.
Parents: Joseph H. Titus
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, October 2, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Fort Worth Star Telegram (1970)