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Tanner W. Grone, age 26, from Coos County Gorham, New Hampshire .
Parents: Eric and Steve
Schools: University of New Hampshire
Date of death: Friday, November 10, 2023
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in the Mediterranean Sea during routine flight training.
Source: Department of Defense, Stars and Stripes (2023), Bryant Funeral Home
Ronald J. Ouellette, age 23, from Merrimack, New Hampshire.
Parents: Ron Ouellette Sr.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 42nd Aerial Port Squadron, Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts
Date of death: Monday, September 14, 2020
Death details: Died in a single all-terrain-vehicle non-combat related accident on the flightline at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait
Source: Department of Defense, masslive.com, Military Times
David Whitcher, age 30, from Bradford, New Hampshire.
Parents: Victoria (Stewart) Whitcher, preceded by Howard Whitcher
Spouse: Kathlee Whitcher
Children: David J. Whitcher Jr.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Company C, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group
Date of death: Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Death details: Died at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida during the seven-week Combat Diver Qualification Course
Cemetery: New Hampshire State Veterans, Boscawen
Source: Starts and Stripes Union Leader (2016)
Philip G. E. Charte, age 22, from Goffstown, New Hampshire.
Parents: Philip Charte
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Goffstown High (2007)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Date of death: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, Boscawen
Source: Department of Defense, Times Union, WMUR, Military Times
Kyle R. Warren, age 28, from Manchester, New Hampshire.
Parents: Lynn Warren and Del Warren.
Spouse: Sandra Warren
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Bronze Star. Purple Heart.
Date of death: Thursday, July 29, 2010
Death details: Died of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked their military vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Houston Chronicle, Union Leader, Military Times
Stephen L. Murphy, age 36, from Jaffey, New Hampshire, Cheshire county.
Parents: Carol Murphy
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Conant High, Jaffey
Military history: 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Enlisted 1993.
Date of death: Monday, November 9, 2009
Death details: Died as the result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar Province, Iraq.
Cemetery: Mountainview, Troy, New Hampshire
Source: Department of Defense, New Hampshire Union Leader, Military Times
Justin R. Pellerin, age 21, from Boscawen, New Hampshire, Merrimack county. Their last known residence was in Boscawen.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (light infantry), Fort Drum, New York.
Date of death: Thursday, August 20, 2009
Death details: Died in Wardak Province Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Scott Gene Dimond, age 39, from Franklin, New Hampshire, Merrimack county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 3D Battalion, 172D Infantry, Manchester, Nh
Date of death: Monday, October 13, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Lashkar Gah Prov Kandahar, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Ryan Thomas McCaughn, age 19, from Manchester, New Hampshire, Hillsborough county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: C Co, 1St Bn, 6Th Mar, (1-1 Ad, I Mef Fwd), 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, Nc
Date of death: Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Death details: Killed when a bomb detonated near his vehicle in Ar Ramadi, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times. legacy.com, findagrave.com
Nicholas Alexander Arvanitis, age 22, from Salem, New Hampshire, Salem county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 1St Battalion, 505Th Infantry, Fort Bragg, Nc
Date of death: Friday, October 6, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Bayji, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times