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Richard Cox, age 22, from Black Hawk, South Dakota.
Military history: A Troop, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
Date of death: Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Death details: Died at Stormont Vail Hospital after suffering a gunshot wound on Fort Riley Kansas
Source: Army Times, WIBW
Dennis G. Jensen, age 21, from Vermillion, South Dakota, Clay county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 153rd Engineer Battalion, 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Date of death: Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Death details: Died in Helmand Province, Afghanistan from a non-combat related incident.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Dale A. Goetz, age 43, from White, South Dakota, Brookings county. Their last known residence was in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Spouse: Christy Goetz
Children: Landon, 10; Caleb, 8; Joel, 11 months
Parent: Hope Goetz
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.
Date of death: Monday, August 30, 2010
Death details: Died in the Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb. Killed were Dale A. Goetz, Jesse Infante, Kevin J. Kessler, Matthew J. West, Chad D. Clements.
Source: Department of Defense, Grand Rapids Herald Review, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Military Times, The Oregonian
Zachary Blaise Tomczak, age 24, from Huron, South Dakota, Beadle county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 2D Battalion, 325Th Infantry, Fort Bragg, Nc
Date of death: Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Richard Lee Schild, age 40, from Tabor, South Dakota
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Battery C, 1St Bn, 147Th Field Artillery, 49Th Mp Bde (3 Coscom), Yankton, Sd
Date of death: Sunday, December 4, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Daniel Michael Cuka, age 27, from Yankton, South Dakota, Yankton county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Battery C, 1St Bn, 147Th Field Artillery, 49Th Mp Bde (3 Coscom), Yankton, Sd
Date of death: Sunday, December 4, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Daniel Dean Bartels, age 22, from Huron, South Dakota, Beadle county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 4Th Squadron, 14Th Cavalry, (2Mef), Fort Wainwright, Ak
Date of death: Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Death details: Merez Aid Station, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Paul Jared Pillen, age 28, from Keystone, South Dakota
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 249Th Aviation, 18Th Aviation Brigade, Rapid City, Sd
Date of death: Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Death details: Salwa, Kuwait
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jason Wayne Montefering, age 27, from Parkston, South Dakota, Hutchinson county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop K, 3D Squadron, 3D Acr, (Tf Baghdad) Fort Carson, Colorado
Date of death: Sunday, July 24, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Joseph Tyler Welke, age 20, from Rapid City, South Dakota, Pennington county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: I Co, 3D Bn, 1St Mar, Rct-1, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, Ca
Date of death: Saturday, November 20, 2004
Death details: Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of wounds sustained Nov. 19 in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times