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Collin J. Schaaff, age 22, from Washington, Pierce county.
Spouse: Married
Children: 1 year old daughter
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Monday, July 10, 2017
Death details: Among 15 Marines and 1 Navy sailor killed when their aircraft crashed in Mississippi.
Source: Washington Post
Ramon T. Kaipat, age 22, from Tacoma, Washington, Pierce county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Date of death: Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Neil I. Turner, age 21, from Tacoma, Washington, Pierce county.
Parents: Leland Turner and Charlotte Cox-Turner
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Lincoln High (2008)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas
Date of death: Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Death details: Died in Logar Province, Afghanistan of injuries sustained in a training accident.
Source: Department of Defense, The New Tribune, Military Times
Michael R. Tatham, age 33, from University Place, Washington, Pierce county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: West Coast Based Naval Special Warfare unit.
Date of death: Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Death details: Died in a motorcycle accident while on rest and recuperation leave from supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Bali, Indonesia.
Source: Department of Defense, Facebook
Joseph T. Caron, age 21, from Tacoma, Washington, Pierce county.
Parents: Jeffrey Caron and Tani Hubbard; stepmother Karen Caron
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Washington High (2007)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.Enlisted 2007.
Date of death: Sunday, April 11, 2010
Death details: Died in Char Bagh, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, KOMO, Tacoma News Tribune, Military Times
William C. Spencer, age 40, from Tocoma, Washington, Pierce county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment, Olympia, Washington.
Date of death: Thursday, February 25, 2010
Death details: Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany of non-combat wounds sustained Feb. 20 while supporting combat operations at Combat Outpost Marez, Iraq.
Source: Department of Defense, KOMO., Miltiary Times
Brian N. Bradshaw, age 24, from Steilacoom, Washington, Pierce county. Their last known residence was in Steilacoom.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Date of death: Thursday, June 25, 2009
Death details: Died in Kheyl, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jackie Louise Larsen, age 37, from Tacoma, Washington, Pierce county.
Spouse: Scott Larsen
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 9Th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Afb, Ca
Date of death: Thursday, July 17, 2008
Death details: Died of natural causes at Balad Air Base, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Gannett, Military Times
Michael Toussiant-Hyle Washington, age 20, from Tacoma, Washington, Pierce county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: G Co, 2D Bn, 7Th Mar, 1St Mar Div, Twentynine Palms, California
Date of death: Saturday, June 14, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Farah Province, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Durrell Lavoy Bennett, age 22, from Spanaway, Washington, Pierce county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 2D Battalion, 16Th Infantry, 4 Bct, Fort Riley, Kansas
Date of death: Saturday, March 29, 2008
Death details: Died after he encountered small arms fire and an improvised explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times