Seth D. Rasmuson, age 21, from Wyoming, Johnson county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Date of death: Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Death details: Died in a training mission when an MV-22B Osprey crashed in the desert of Southern California
Source: U.S. Marines
Rylee J. McCollum, age 20, from Jackson, Wyoming, Teton county.
Spouse: Jiennah Crayton
Children: Levi Rylee Rose McCollum was born about a month after his death
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine expeditionary force, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Death details: Died as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, WYFF, Associated Press
Andrew L. McAdams, age 27, from Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Detachment 53, Operational Support Airlift Command, Joint Force Headquarters, Wyoming Army National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Date of death: Friday, January 10, 2014
Death details: Died at Bagram Airfield in Parwan Province, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when the aircraft he was in crashed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Kevin J. Griffin, age 45, from Laramie, Wyoming, Albany county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Date of death: Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when he encountered an insurgent who detonated a suicide vest. Major Thomas E. Kennedy was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Sean M. N. Oconnor, age 22, from Douglas, Wyoming, Converse county.
Parents: Daniel O’Connor
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Douglas High (2007)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Sunday, June 12, 2011
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Douglas Park
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Phillip C. Tanner, age 43, from Sheridan, Wyoming, Sheridan county.
Parents: Martin Allen Tanner and Evelyn Walston LaFever; step father Harley Dean LaFever (preceeded in death by all)
Spouse: Hyun Tanner
Children: Ashley M. Tanner
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 106th Transportation Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Bronze Star
Date of death: Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Death details: Died at Ali Al Salem, Kuwait of injuries sustained in a non-combat incident.
Cemetery: Remains cremated
Source: Department of Defense, Nave Funeral Homes
Jacob A. Ross, age 19, from Gillette, Wyoming, Campbell county.
Parents: Dennis Ross and Karen Ross
Spouse: Brittay Ross
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Cambell County High (08)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Date of death: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Gillette News Record
Ryan L. Zorn, age 35, from Upton, Wyoming, Weston county.
Parents: Myron Zorn and JoAnn Zorn
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Upton High (1993)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas. Enlisted 1994.
Date of death: Monday, November 16, 2009
Death details: Died in Tal Afar, Iraq of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.
Cemetery: Black Hills National, near Sturgis
Source: Department of Defense, Rapid City Journal, Military Times
Bruce Evan Hays, age 42, from Cheyenne, Wyoming, Laramie county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Capitan (New Mexico) High (1984); New Mexico State University
Military history: 148Th Signal Company, 115Th Field Artillery Brigade, Cheyenne, Wy
Date of death: Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Death details: Hostile; South Of Fob Gardez, Afghanistan
Cemetery: Cremated
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Alamogordo Daily News
Tyler Edward Pickett, age 28, from Saratoga, Wyoming.
Parents: Sheri Peterson and Ed Pickett
Spouse: Kristy
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Saratoga High (1999)
Military history: Company B, 2D Battalion, 22D Infantry, 1 Bct, Fort Drum, Ny
Date of death: Sunday, June 8, 2008
Death details: Died in Kirkuk, Iraq from wounds sustained when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using improvised explosive devices
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times