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Captain Russell Seager, age 51, from Racine, Wisconsin, Racine county.
Spouse: Married
Children: Son, 20
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 467th Medical Company, Madison, Wisconsin.
Date of death: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Death details: Killed by gunshot from a fellow soldier, police said, in an attack at Ft. Hood that left 13 dead and 30 injured.
Source: Chicago Sun Times, Associated Press, findagrave.com
Richard Joseph Nelson, age 23, from Racine, Wisconsin, Racine county.
Parents: Susan Nelson
Spouse: Kristen Nelson and Lennie Nelson
Children: None
Service era: Iraq
Military history: F Co, 2D Bn, 24Th Mar, (Rct-1, I Mef Fwd), 4Th Mar Div, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Date of death: Monday, April 14, 2008
Death details: Killed by an improvised bomb in Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Military Times
Evan Abraham Bixler, age 21, from Racine, Wisconsin, Racine county.
Parents: Kevin Bixler and Lisa Bixler
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Red Apple Elementary, Walden Middle, Washington Park High (2003)
Military history: Company A, 1St Battalion, 6Th Infantry, (I Mef), Baumholder, Gm; Joined Army in 2006
Date of death: Sunday, December 24, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Hit, Iraq
Cemetery: Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Source: Department of Defense, Racine Journal, Military Times
Rhett William Schiller, age 26, from Waterford, Wisconsin, Racine county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop C, 5Th Squadron, 73D Cavalry, [25 Id], Fort Bragg, Nc
Date of death: Thursday, November 16, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Eric James Poelman, age 21, from Racine, Wisconsin, Racine county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: L Trp, 3D Sqdn, 3D Armored Cav Reg (Tf Baghdad), Fort Carson, Colorado
Date of death: Sunday, June 5, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Patrick James Paulich, age 20, from Racine, Wisconsin, Racine county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, November 30, 1970
Source: National Archives, Wisconsin State Journal (1970)
James Milton Benicek, age 19, from Racine, Wisconsin, Racine county.
Parents: Jerome F. Benicek
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, September 28, 1970
Death details: Died of wounds in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Thomas John Roberts, age 22, from Burlington, Wisconsin, Racine county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, August 22, 1970
Source: National Archives
David Thornton Maddux, age 24, from Racine, Wisconsin, Racine county.
Parents: Walter K. Maddux
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Washington Park High (1964), West Point Military Academy graduate
Date of death: Sunday, August 9, 1970
Death details: Killed in Vietnam by a booby trap
Source: National Archives, Racine Journal Times (1970)
David William DeLaat, age 18, from Burlington, Wisconsin, Racine county.
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Burlington High
Date of death: Thursday, June 11, 1970
Death details: Died from wounds received in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Racine Journal Times (1970)