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Robin Nicole Collins, age 26, from Saint Louis, Missouri, Saint Louis county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Sixth Fleet in Naples Italy
Date of death: Sunday, July 18, 2021
Death details: Robin was on a classified mission at an undisclosed location when due to unpredictable, sudden and intense weather conditions a roof and chimney of a building collapsed on her.
Source: Navy Times, Saint Charles County Veterans Museum
Billy J. Siercks, age 32, from Velda Village, Missouri, St. Louis county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Date of death: Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Death details: Died in Landstuhl, Germany of wounds suffered Sept. 27 in Logar, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Zachary M. Fisher, age 24, from Ballwin, Missouri, St. Louis county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade (Combat), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Enlisted 2006, Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Date of death: Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Death details: Died at Zabul Province, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his military vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Killed were Chase Stanley of California, Jesse D. Reed of Pennsylvania, Matthew J. Johnson of Minnesota and Zachary M. Fisher of Missouri.
Source: Department of Defense, WRAL, Military Times
Donald Marler, age 22, from St. Louis, Missouri, St. Louis county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Date of death: Sunday, June 6, 2010
Death details: Died in in Helmand Province, Afghanistan when his armored vehicle flipped into canal. Brandon C. Bury and Derek Hernandez also drowned in the accident.
Source: Department of Defense, North County Times, Military Times
Vincent Cortez Jr Winston, age 22, from St. Louis, Missouri
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 2D Battalion, 2D Infantry, 3 Bct, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Thursday, September 4, 2008
Death details: Hostile; 41R Pr 933 074, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Gunnar William Zwilling, age 20, from St Louis, Missouri, St Louis (City) county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 2D Battalion, 503D Infantry, Camp Ederle, Italy
Date of death: Sunday, July 13, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Fob Fenty, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Michael Robert Patton, age 19, from Fenton, Missouri, St Louis 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
Matthew Paul Pathenos, age 21, from Ballwin, Missouri, St Louis county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Det A, H&S Co, 3D Bn, 24Th Mar, 4Th Mar Div, Bridgeton, Mo
Date of death: Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Matthew W Clark, age 22, from St Louis, Missouri, St Louis (City) county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Wpns Co, 2D Bn, 3D Mar, (Rct-7, I Mef Fwd), 3D Mar Div, Kaneohe Bay, Hi
Date of death: Thursday, December 14, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Albu Hayatt, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Christopher Girard Walsh, age 30, from St. Louis, Missouri
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Weapons Co., 1St Battalion, 25Th Marine Division, Rct-5, I Mef Fwd
Date of death: Monday, September 4, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense