Tag: San Juan County New Mexico

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Thode, James E.
Army Sergeant 1st class

James E. Thode, age 45, from Kirtland, New Mexico, San Juan county.

Parents: Earnest Thode and Evelyn (Myers) Taylor
Spouse: Carlotta Thode
Children: Ashley Thode, 1, and Tommy Thode, 8

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Catalina Magnet High graduate and University of Arizona graduate
Military history: 1457th Engineer Battalion, 204th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Date of death: Thursday, December 2, 2010
Death details: Died at Sabari District, Khowst Prince, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Farmington Daily Times, Arizona Daily Star, Military Times

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Tom, Troy O.
Army Specialist

Troy O. Tom, age 21, from Shiprock, New Mexico, San Juan county. Their last known residence was in Shiprock.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington.

Date of death: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Death details: Died from wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit in Arghandab, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Roberts, Kevin Casey
Army Staff Sergeant

Kevin Casey Roberts, age 25, from Farmington, New Mexico, San Juan county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company D, 2D Battalion, 506th Infantry, 4 Bct, Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Date of death: Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Saberi District Khwost Province, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Yazzie, Clifton Jerrod
Army Sergeant

Clifton Jerrod Yazzie, age 23, from Fruitland, New Mexico, San Juan county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 1St Battalion, 327Th Infantry, Fort Campbell, Ky

Date of death: Friday, January 20, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Kirkuk, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Westbrook, Marshall Alan
Army Sergeant

Marshall Alan Westbrook, age 43, from Farmington, New Mexico, San Juan county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 126Th Military Police Company (Iii Corps) Albuquerque, Nm

Date of death: Saturday, October 1, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Cambridge, Lyle Jim
Army Corporal

Lyle Jim Cambridge, age 23, from Shiprock, New Mexico, San Juan county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Battery H, 3D Squadron, 3D Acr (Tf Baghdad), Fort Carson, Co

Date of death: Tuesday, July 5, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense

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Todacheene, Lee Duane
Army Sergeant

Lee Duane Todacheene, age 29, from Farmington, New Mexico, San Juan county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 1St Battalion / 77Th Armored (1St Id), Apo Ae 09226 (Schweinfurt, Ge)

Date of death: Tuesday, April 6, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Anaconda, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Munoz, Alex
Marines Corporal

Alex Munoz, age 20, from San Juan County Bloomfield, New Mexico .

Service era: Beirut bombings
Schools: Bloomfield High

Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terroist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Albuquerque Journal (1983)

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Keller, George Richard
Air Force Captain

George Richard Keller, age 26, from New Mexico, San Juan county.

Parents: Charles R. Keller
Spouse: Mary Miller Keller

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, May 27, 1970

Source: National Archives, Tampa Tribune (1970)