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Kyle Robert McKee, age 35, from Painesville, Ohio.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Thursday, November 12, 2020
Death details: Among five soldiers killed in Egypt when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed from a mechanical malfunction.
Source: ABC News
David R. Baker, age 22, from Painesville, Ohio.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 5th Marines Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Date of death: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Roosevelt Junior Braggs, age 20, from Painesville, Ohio, Lake county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, June 5, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives