Nathan E. Carlson, age 21, from Illinois, Winnebago 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
Michael E. Ristau, age 25, from Rockford, Illinois, Winnebago county.
Parents: Randy Ristau and Suzanne Ristau
Children: Hyle Ristau (infant)
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
Date of death: Friday, July 13, 2012
Death details: Died in Qalat, Zabul Province, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when his vehicle was attacked with an enemy improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Cedar Rapids Gazette, Military Times
Adam Thomas McKiski, age 21, from Cherry Valley, Illinois, Winnebago county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1St Maintenance Bn, Clr-15, 1St Mlg, Camp Pendleton, Ca
Date of death: Thursday, August 7, 2008
Death details: Karmah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
David John Badie, age 23, from Rockford, Illinois, Winnebago county.
Parents: Daniel Morgan and Netha Morgan
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, Special Troops Battalion, 3D Bct, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Friday, August 1, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Asadabad, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Arizona Republic, Daily Herald, Register Star
Blake William Evans, age 24, from Rockford, Illinois, Winnebago county.
Parents: Craig Belk and Judy Belk
Spouse: Shannon Sherwood (married in Kentucky on August 6, 2005)
Children: Adriana and Kylee
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company D, 2D Battalion, 327Th Infantry, 1 Bct, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Date of death: Sunday, May 25, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq
Cemetery: Sunset Memorial Gardens
Source: Department of Defense, Rockford Register Star, Military Times
Brandon Jacob Rowe, age 20, from Roscoe, Illinois, Winnebago county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 1St Bn, 502D Infantry, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Date of death: Monday, March 31, 2003
Death details: Killed by enemy artillery in Imam Ayyub, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Richard Franklin Hawks, age 38, from Rockford, Illinois, Winnebago county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, March 3, 1985
Death details: On July 5, 1967, less than a month from going home, Richard was shot by a sniper in DaNang. The bullet passed through his head, knocking out a front portion of his brain. A comrade cut his throat in an emergency tracheotomy and inserted a fountain pen to clear his windpipe. Richard was sent to a hospital in Boston. Richard married, had two children and worked as a maintenace man at a church in Rockford. Richard died of a massive cerebral hemmorhage related to his wounds.
Cemetery: Sunset Memorial Gardens in Machesney Park, Illinois
Source: National Archives, findagrave.com
Daniel Robert Hoffman, age 23, from Winnebago County Rockford, Illinois .
Parents: Robert E. Hoffman
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, October 9, 1971
Death details: Non-hostile, illness. Died in Army hospital at Camp Zama, Japan.
Cemetery: Graceland in Chicago
Source: National Archives, Chicago Tribune (1971)
Gary Lee Mizner, age 21, from Winnebago County Rockford, Illinois .
Parents: Alvin D. Mizner
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, October 5, 1971
Death details: Non-hostile, illness in South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Rock Island Argus (1971)
Thomas Anthony Goebel, age 22, from Rockford, Illinois, Winnebago county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, October 26, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile in South Vietnam
Cemetery: Saint Michael’s Catholic Church
Source: National Archives, Wisconsin State Journal (1970)