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Andrew J. Keller, age 22, from Tigard, Oregon, Washington county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy.
Date of death: Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Death details: Died in Charkh, Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Riley Gallinger-Ling, age 19, from Cornelius, Oregon, Washington county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Date of death: Thursday, August 11, 2011
Death details: Died while conducting a dismounted patrol in the Marjah District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Matthew R. Lembke, age 22, from Tualatin, Oregon, Washington county. Their last known residence was in Tualatin.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expenditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Date of death: Friday, July 10, 2009
Death details: Died from wounds sustained June 24, 2009 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Tan Quoc Ngo, age 20, from Beaverton, Oregon, Washington county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 1St Battalion, 4Th Infantry, Jmrc, Hohenfels, Germany
Date of death: Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Kandahar, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com
Christopher Dale Henderson, age 35, from Hillsboro, Oregon, Washington county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1St Brigade, 1St Infantry Division (Transition Team), Fort Riley, Kansas
Date of death: Sunday, June 17, 2007
Death details: Died when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Panjway, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Brett Andre Walton, age 37, from Hillsboro, Oregon, Washington county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Battery A, 2D Battalion, 17Th Field Artillery, Fort Carson, Colorado
Date of death: Monday, April 9, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com
Brennan Chriss Gibson, age 26, from Tualatin, Oregon, Washington county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 3D Battalion, 509Th Infantry, Fort Richardson, Ak
Date of death: Sunday, December 10, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Damien Thai Ficek, age 26, from Beaverton, Oregon, Washington county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 1St Battalion, 161St Infantry, (1St Cav), (Tf Baghdad), Moses Lake, Wa
Date of death: Thursday, December 30, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Ken Willy Leisten, age 20, from Cornelius, Oregon, Washington county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: B Company, 2D Battalion, 162D Infantry (1Cd) , Corvallis, Oregon
Date of death: Wednesday, July 28, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Taji, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Erik Scott McCrae, age 25, from Tigard, Oregon, Washington county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: D Company, 2D Battalion, 162D Infantry, Coos Bay, Oregon
Date of death: Friday, June 4, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times