Palm Beach County Florida

Metcalf, Michael J.
Army Private 1st class

Michael J. Metcalf, age 22, from Boynton Beach, Florida, Palm Beach county.

Parents: Ceejay Metcalf and Kimberly (Faustine) Metcalf
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy, Delafield, Wisconsin (2008)

Date of death: Sunday, April 22, 2012
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Also killed was 1st Lt. Jonathan P. Walsh.
Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: Department of Defense, Star Beacon

Sorensen, Ryan James
Marines Lance corporal

Ryan James Sorensen, age 26, from Boca Raton, Florida, Palm Beach county.

Parents: James and Rebecca Sorensen

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Boca Raton Community High (1998)
Military history: I Co, 3D Bn, 6Th Mar, Rct-2, 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, Nc

Date of death: Sunday, November 6, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Husaybah, Iraq
Cemetery: Florida National

Source: Department of Defense, legacy.com, Military Times

Jacobson, Elizabeth Nicole
Air Force Airman 1st class

Elizabeth Nicole Jacobson, age 21, from Riviera Beach, Florida, Palm Beach county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 17Th Security Forces Squadron, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas

Date of death: Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Death details: Died at Camp Bucca, Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Henry, Chassan Sandu
Army Specialist

Chassan Sandu Henry, age 20, from West Palm Beach, Florida, Palm Beach county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: A Company, 1St Battalion, 9Th Infantry, 2D Infantry Division, (1 Mef), Fort Carson, Co

Date of death: Friday, February 25, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Ar Ramadi, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Brangman, David Joseph
Army Specialist

David Joseph Brangman, age 20, from Lake Worth, Florida, Palm Beach county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: A Co, 3D Bn, 69Th Armor, 3D Inf Div, (Tf Dtas) Fort Stewart, Georgia

Date of death: Sunday, February 13, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Tikrit, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense

Felsberg, Paul Michael Marines 2nd lieutenant

Paul Michael Felsberg, age 27, from West Palm Beach, Florida, Palm Beach county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: E Co, 2D Bn, 5Th Mar, 2-Bct, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, Ca

Date of death: Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Ar Ramadi, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Sapp, Brandon Robert
Army Private 1st class

Brandon Robert Sapp, age 21, from Lake Worth, Florida, Palm Beach county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: A Troop, 2Nd Battalion, 7Th Cavalry (1Cd), Fort Hood, Texas

Date of death: Sunday, August 15, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Najaf, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Daniel, Candace M.
Army Private 1st class

Candace M. Daniel from Boynton Beach, Florida, Palm Beach county.

Parents: Vicky Daniel

Service era: Gulf War
Schools: Forest Hill High, West Palm Beach (1989)

Date of death: Tuesday, April 30, 1991

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Sun Sentinel

Ryals, Earl Patton
Navy signalman

Earl Patton Ryals, age 25, from Boca Raton, Florida, Palm Beach county.

Spouse: Susan

Service era: Cold War

Date of death: Sunday, May 17, 1987
Death details: Died aboard the USS Stark. While in the Persian Gulf on May 17, 1987, she was struck by two Iraqi Exocet missiles, killing 37 sailors and wounding 21. Brought under control, the frigate sailed to Bahrain and was successfully repaired at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi. Following repairs and subsequent tours in the Atlantic and Middle East, Stark was decommissioned on May 7, 1999, and was scrapped in 2006.

Source: Associated Press, National Museum of the U.S. Navy

Sweet, Roger William
Air Force Airman 1st class

Roger William Sweet, age 21, from West Palm Beach, Florida, Palm Beach county.

Parents: Natalie Sweet

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Palm Beach High graduate

Date of death: Monday, December 14, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Palm Beach Post, Associated Press (1970)

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