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Matthew R. Turcotte, age 20, from North Smithfield, Rhode Island.
Parents: Raymond and Liza L. (Rivera) Turcotte
Spouse: Megan (Fothergill) Turcotte
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: North Smithfield High (2015)
Date of death: Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Death details: Died after he was shot during a straining exercise at Fort Carson, Colorado
Cemetery: Inman Family Cemetery, Burrillville
Source: Providence Journal
Peter A. McKenna Jr., age 35, from Bristol, Rhode Island.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Elgin Air Force Base, Florida
Date of death: Saturday, August 8, 2015
Death details: Died in Kabul, Afghanistan of wounds when he was attacked by enemy small fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Michael F. Paranzino, age 22, from Middletown, Rhode Island, Newport county.
Parents: Francis “Butch” Paranzino and Melane C. Paranzino
Spouse: Lindsey (Christopher) Paranzino
Children: Maxton Paranzino and Logan Paranzino
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Middletown High (2006)
Military history: 1st Squadron 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Date of death: Friday, November 5, 2010
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: St. Columba, Middletown
Source: Department of Defense, Providence Journal, Military Times
Christopher Scott Potts, age 38, from Tiverton, Rhode Island, Newport county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: A Battery, 1St Battalion, 103D Field Artillery, (1Cd), Providence, Rhode Island
Date of death: Sunday, October 3, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Taji, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Michael Andrade, age 28, from Bristol, Rhode Island, Bristol county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 115 Military Police Company, Cranston, Rhode Island
Date of death: Wednesday, September 24, 2003
Death details: Balad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Gregory Allen Belanger, age 24, from Narragansett, Rhode Island, Washington county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhsc 325Th Military Intelligence Battalion, East Windsor, Connecticut
Date of death: Wednesday, August 27, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Al Hallia, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Brian F. Hussey, age 27, from Saunderstown, Rhode Island, Washington county.
Service era: Post cold war
Date of death: Friday, August 23, 1996
Death details: EA-6B “Prowler” of Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 1, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, crashed during a training mission at Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona.
Source: U.S. Navy, Associated Press
Tommie Bates, age 27, from Coventry, Rhode Island, Kent county.
Service era: Gulf War
Schools: West Point (1986)
Date of death: Friday, September 14, 1990
Death details: Killed when his vehicle left the road and crashed in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, The Gulf War Chronicles, Orlando Sentinel, Associated Press (1990)
Timothy R. Giblin from North Providence, Rhode Island, Providence county.
Service era: Beirut bombings
Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terrorist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance
David Massa, age 21, from Bristol County Warren, Rhode Island .
Parents: Manuel and Cristina Massa
Service era: Beirut bombings
Schools: Warren High (1981)
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