Levi A. Presley, age 34, from Milwaukie, Oregon.
Spouse: Erin Presley
Children: Six children
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne
Date of death: Saturday, December 12, 2020
Death details: Died in Fort Walton Beach, Florida from “unforeseen medical complications” diagnosed as Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
Source: Star and Stripes
Alexander Blake Klass, age 20, from Willamina, Oregon, Cattaraugas county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon National Guard, Springfield, Oregon
Date of death: Saturday, July 4, 2020
Death details: Died from a non-combat related incident at Camp Novo Selo, Kosovo
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Branden Tyme Kimball, age 21, from Central Point, Oregon.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military History: 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, Fort Drum, New York
Date of death: Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Death details: Died at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan from a non-combat related incident
Cemetery: Eagle Point National
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, KDRV
Austin Bieren, age 25, from Umatilla, Oregon.
Service era: Syria
Military history: 21st Space Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
Date of death: Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Death details: Died in Northern Syria in a non-combat related incident while deployed in support of combat operations.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
John A. Pelham, age 22, from Portland, Oregon.
Parents: Dawn Pelham and Wendall Pelham.
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Sunset High (2010)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Enlisted 2011.
Date of death: Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Death details: Died in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when they were stuck by enemy small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Cody J. Patterson, age 24, from Philomath, Oregon, Benton county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Philomath High (2007)
Military history: Company B., 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Date of death: Sunday, October 6, 2013
Death details: Killed in an attack in Panjwai District of Afghanistan. The four killed were Army Rangers Sgt. Patrick C. Hawkins, 25, assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, at Fort Benning, Ga.; Pfc. Cody J. Patterson, 24, assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, at Fort Benning, Ga.;1st Lt. Jennifer M. Moreno, 25, assigned to Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and attached to a joint special operations task force as a Cultural Support Team member; and Special Agent Joseph M. Peters, 24, assigned to the 286th Military Police Detachment (CID), 5th Military Police Battalion, Vicenza, Italy.
Source: Fox News, The Associated Press, Military Times
Nickolas S. Welch, age 26, from Mill City, Oregon, Linn county.
Parents: Lori Welch
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Santiam Canyon High (2005)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia.
Date of death: Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Death details: Died in Bethesda, Maryland of injuries sustained July 23, 2013 when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Soltan Kheyl, Wardak Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, The Oregonian, Military Times
Brandon J. Prescott, age 24, from Bend, Oregon, Deschutes county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry, 1st Brigade Comabt Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Date of death: Saturday, May 4, 2013
Death details: Died in Maiwand, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Killed were 1st Lt. Brandon J. Landrum, Staff Sgt. Francis G. Phillips IV, Spc. Kevin Cardoza, Spc. Thomas P. Murach, Spc Brandon J. Prescott.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Robert Sonnenburg III, age 26, from Turner, Oregon, Marion county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Friday, February 22, 2013
Death details: Died after a training exercise at the National Training Center. The incident occurred February 20, 2013.
Source: National Military Examiner, Desert Dispatch, Daily Press, Dignity Memorial
James D. Nehl, age 37, from Gardiner, Oregon, Douglas county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Reedsport High graduate
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Date of death: Friday, November 9, 2012
Death details: Died in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan from small arms fire while on patrol.
Cemetery: Tahoma National
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, The World, findagrave.com