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Rylander, David E.
Army 2nd lieutenant

David E. Rylander, age 23, from Stow, Ohio, Summit county.

Parents: John Rylander and Jackie Rylander

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Home schooled; University of Akron, U.S. Military Academy at West Point (2011)
Military history: 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.

Date of death: Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Death details: Died of injuries sustained when injurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Spc. Junot M. L. Cochilus was also killed.
Cemetery: Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery

Source: Department of Defense, Redmon Funeral Home, Military Times

Tomci, Joseph Anthony
Marines Corporal

Joseph Anthony Tomci, age 21, from Stow, Ohio, Summit county.

Parents: Gayle Kramar Okonek and John M. Tomci
Spouse: Single
Children: None

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Stow-Munroe Falls High graduate
Military history: L Co, 3D Bn, 8Th Mar, (1-1 Ad, I Mef Fwd), 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, Nc

Date of death: Wednesday, August 2, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Ar Ramadi, Iraq
Cemetery: Ohio Western Reserve National

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Akron Beacon Journal

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