David Eugene Lambert, age 39, from Cedar Bluff, Virginia, Tazewell county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 237Th Engineer Company, 276Th Engineer Battalion, West Point, Va
Date of death: Friday, October 26, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com
Brandon Scott Asbury, age 21, from Tazewell, Virginia, Tazewell county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company E, 4Th Forward Support Battalion, 1Bct, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Saturday, October 7, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jack Paris Sr. Dove, age 26, from Bluefield, Virginia, Tazewell county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, July 12, 1970
Source: National Archives
Paul Frederick Sayers, age 37, from Tazewell, Virginia, Tazewell county.
Parents: Jim C. Sayers
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, April 14, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
William David Pruett, age 39, from Bluefield, Virginia, Tazewell county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, January 28, 1970
Death details: On January 28, 1970, an HH-53B Super Jolly Green Giant (tail number 14434, call sign Jolly Green 71) with a crew of six took off on a search and rescue mission in Laos. While in a holding pattern over the rescue area, the helicopter was struck by enemy fire, causing it to crash. Search and rescue efforts could not be conducted due to a strong enemy presence in the area. The remains of the helicopter’s pilot were returned to U.S. custody after the war; however, the rest of the crew is still unaccounted for. Senior Master Sergeant William David Pruett, who joined the U.S. Air Force from Virginia, was a member of the 3rd Air Rescue and Recovery Group. He was a pararescueman aboard the HH-53B when it went down, and was lost with the aircraft. Attempts to recover or identify his remains following the incident have been unsuccessful. Today, Senior Master Sergeant Pruett is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives
Jack Ray Bradner, age 29, from Tazewell County Pochahontas, Virginia .
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, May 15, 1966
Death details: Died in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Daily Progress (1966)
James Thomas Pruitt, age 20, from Tazewell County Richlands, Virginia .
Parents: George and Mary Pruitt Hagerman
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Saturday, April 30, 1966
Death details: Accidental homicide
Cemetery: Smith Cemetery on Smith Ridge
Source: National Archives, Clinch Valley News
Herman Brown, age 18, from Tazewell County Richlands, Virginia .
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Richlands High
Date of death: Monday, November 8, 1965
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Cemetery: Clinch Valley Memorial
Source: National Archives, Roanoke Times (1965)
Clyde Russel Herman, age 22, from Tazewell County Roanoke, Virginia .
Parents: Charles B. Herman
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, November 6, 1965
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Richmond Time Dispatch (1965)
Robert Lee Laird, age 36, from Tazewell County Tazewell, Virginia .
Parents: Preceded in death by Edward and Edna Lird
Spouse: Ellen Laird
Children: Donna, Pamela, Patti
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, June 28, 1965
Death details: He was stationed in Aberdeen, Maryland and died at Aberdeen Airport of a heart attack while waiting to board a plane for South Vietnam.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: National Archives, Daily Times (1965)