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John C. Pratt, age 51, from Springfield, Virginia, Fairfax county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, Ansbach-Katterbach, Germany
Date of death: Monday, May 28, 2012
Death details: Died in Kabul, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when his helicopter crashed. Also killed was Capt. John R. Brainard.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Department of Defense, Washington Post, Military Times
Nicholas Paul Rapavi, age 22, from Springfield, Virginia, Fairfax county.
Parents: Paul R. Rapavi and Cathy M. Rapavi-Burnley
Service era: Iraq
Military history: G Co, 2D Bn, 8Th Mar, (Rct-5, I Mef Fwd), 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, Nc
Date of death: Friday, November 24, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Al Taqaddum, Iraq
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Department of Defense, Washington Post, Military Times
Mark Norman Stubenhofer, age 30, from Springfield, Virginia, Fairfax county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 1St Battalion, 41St Infantry, Fort Riley, Ks
Date of death: Tuesday, December 7, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
James Francis Adamouski, age 29, from Springfield, Virginia, Fairfax county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 2D Battalion/3D Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga 31409
Date of death: Wednesday, April 2, 2003
Death details: Karbala, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense; Library of Virginia, Richmond, Military Times
Kip Anders Poremba, age 21, from Springfield, Virginia, Fairfax county.
Parents: Susan Poremba
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Saturday, March 16, 1991
Death details: Died in accident in Saudi Arabi
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense; Library of Virginia, Richmond, Kenosa News (1991)
Jerry Waine Steward, age 19, from Springfield, Virginia, Fairfax county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, October 1, 1970
Source: National Archives
Thomas Hubert Messer, age 21, from Springfield, Virginia, Springfield county.
Spouse: Gabrial E. Messer
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, August 28, 1970
Source: National Archives, Hagerstown Morning Herald (1970)
Donald Robert Simon, age 21, from Springfield, Virginia, Fairfax county.
Parents: Donald J. Simon
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, July 25, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death
Source: National Archives, Richmond Times Dispatch (1970)
Scott Kenton Pardee, age 21, from Springfield, Virginia, Fairfax county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, March 23, 1970
Source: National Archives