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Nicholas Ryan Sowinski, age 25, from Tempe, Arizona, Maricopa county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop C, 4Th Squadron, 14Th Cavalry, 172D Sbct, (4 Id), Fort Wainwright, Ak
Date of death: Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Peter Bruce Staddon, age 19, from Tempe, Arizona, Maricopa county.
Parents: Albert W. Staddon
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Tempe High (1969)
Military history: 11th Armored Cavalry
Date of death: Friday, October 30, 1970
Death details: Killed in South Vietnam during an enemy rocket attack.
Source: National Archives, Arizona Republic (1970)
Manuel Romero Torres, age 23, from Tempe, Arizona, Maricopa county.
Parents: Viola Torres
Spouse: Aurora
Children: Felix
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Tempe High graduate
Date of death: Sunday, April 26, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Cemetery: Saint Francis
Source: National Archives, Arizona Republic (1970)