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| Faces of the Fallen Oregon Soldiers |
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This is a collection of information about each Oregon service member who died while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom and the War in Iraq.
138 Oregon Fatalities*
20 from the Oregon National Guard
1 from the Washington National Guard
2 from the New York National Guard
75 from the United States Army
3 from the United States Army Reserve
28 from the United States Marine Corps
2 from the United States Air Force
7 from the United States Navy
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This section sorted alphabetically.
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| United States Army Master Sergeant Danial R. Adams |
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United States Army Master Sergeant Danial R. Adams |
Age: 35
Died: September 13, 2011 in Wardak Province, Afghanistan
Hometown: Hillsboro, Oregon
Unit: 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Stuttgart, Germany
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| United States Army Specialist Mabry J. Anders |
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Age: 21
Died: August 27, 2012, in Kalagush, Afghanistan
Hometown: Baker City, Oregon
Unit: 4th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado
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United States Army Specialist
Mabry J. Anders |
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| Oregon National Guard Staff Sergeant Tane Baum |
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Oregon National Guard Staff Sergeant Tane Baum |
Age: 30
Died: September 25, 2005 southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan
Hometown: Pendleton, Oregon
Unit: Army National Guard 113th Aviation Regiment of the Oregon Army National Guard
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| United States Marine Lance Corporal Bryan Bertrand |
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United States Marine Lance Corporal Bryan Bertrand |
Age: 23
Died: January 9, 2002 in Pakistan
Hometown: Coos Bay, Oregon
Unit: VMGR-352 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar of San Diego, California
- Marine Corps KC-130 aerial navigator who flew troops, equipment and fuel to those in need
- Attended Marshfield High School in Coos Bay
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| United States Army Private Joseph R. Blake |
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United States Army Private Joseph R. Blake |
Age: 34
Died: August 17, 2006 in Turkalay, Afghanistan
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Unit: 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum NY
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| United States Army Specialist Joseph Blickenstaff |
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United States Army Specialist Joseph Blickenstaff |
Age: 23
Died: December 8, 2003 in Ad Duluiyah, Iraq
Hometown: Corvallis, Oregon
Unit: 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division of Fort Lewis, Washington
- Attended West Albany High School
- Survived by his wife Angela
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| United States Marine Lance Corporal Aaron Boyles |
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United States Marine Lance Corporal Aaron Boyles |
Age: 24
Died: September 24, 2004 in Anbar Province, Iraq
Hometown: Hood River, Oregon
Unit: Headquarters and Service Company, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
- Attended Hood River High School
- Survived by his wife Prabha, unborn child and son
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| United States Marine Corporal Travis Bradach-Nall |
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United States Marine Corporal Travis Bradach-Nall |
Age: 21
Died: July 2, 2003 in Karbala, Iraq
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Unit: Combat Service Support Group 11, Camp Pendleton, California
- Attended Grant High School in Portland
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| United States Army Sergeant Joshua C. Brennan |
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United States Army Sergeant Joshua C. Brennan |
Age: 22
Died: October 26, 2007, in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan
Hometown: Ontario, Oregon
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy
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| United States Army Private First Class Dean R. Bright |
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United States Army Private First Class Dean R. Bright |
Age: 32
Died: Oct. 4, 2006 in Taji, Iraq
Hometown: Roseburg, Oregon
Unit: 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
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| United States Army Private First Class Brian A. Browning |
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United States Army Private First Class Brian A. Browning |
Age: 20
Died: February 6, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq
Hometown: Astoria, Oregon
Unit: 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
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| United States Marine Corporal Adam J. Buyes |
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United States Marine Corporal Adam J. Buyes |
Age: 21
Died: November 26, 2011, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hometown: Salem, Oregon
Unit: 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan
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| United States Marine Lance Corporal Dustin L. Canham |
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United States Marine Lance Corporal Dustin L. Canham |
Age: 21
Died: March 23, 2008 in Djibouti, Africa
Hometown: Lake Stevens, WA
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve's 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Portland, Oregon (supported military operations in the Global War on Terror)
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| United States Army Specialist Jeremy E. Christensen |
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United States Army Specialist Jeremy E. Christensen |
Age: 27
Died: November 27, 2004 in Duilayah, Iraq
Unit: 1st Squadron, 4th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division of Schweinfurt, Germany
- Attended Centennial and Sam Barlow High Schools in Portland
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| United States Marine Corporal Keaton G. Coffey |
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United States Marine Corporal Keaton G. Coffey |
Age: 22
Died: May 24, 2012, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hometown: Boring, Oregon
Unit: 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, 1st Marine Headquarters Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California
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| United States Marine Captain Aaron Contreras |
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United States Marine Captain Aaron Contreras |
Age: 31
Died: March 30, 2003 in Southern Iraq
Hometown: Sherwood, Oregon
Unit: Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, Marine Corps Air Station of Camp Pendleton, California
- Attended Sherwood High School
- Survived by his wife Janelle and three children
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| United States Army Command Sergeant Major Eric F. Cooke |
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United States Army Command Sergeant Major Eric F. Cooke |
Age: 43
Died: December 24, 2003 in Samarra, Iraq
Hometown: Scottsdale, Arizona
Unit: 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division based in Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Germany
- Mother lives near Molalla
- Survived by his mother and father
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| Oregon National Guard Staff Sergeant Kevin D. Davis |
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Oregon National Guard Staff Sergeant Kevin D. Davis |
Age: 41
Died: April 8, 2005 in Hawijah, Iraq
Hometown: Lebanon, Oregon
Unit: Oregon National Guard G Troop 82nd Cavalry of Redmond, Oregon
- Attended West Albany High School
- Survived by his wife Robbin, son Drew, daughters Laurynn and Makenna
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| United States Army Specialist Douglas C. Desjardins |
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United States Army Specialist Douglas C. Desjardins |
Age: 24
Died: November 5, 2006 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq
Hometown: Scio, Oregon
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Ray Barracks, Giessen, Germany.
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| Oregon National Guard Captain Bruno G. de Solenni |
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Oregon National Guard Captain Bruno G. de Solenni |
Age: 32
Died: September 20, 2008, in Kandahar, Afghanistan
Hometown: Crescent City, California
Unit: Joint Forces Headquarters, Element Training Team, Oregon National Guard
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| United States Army Private First Class Richard A. DeWater |
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United States Army Private First Class Richard A. DeWater |
Age: 21
Died: April 15, 2009, of wounds sustained while on patrol near Korengal Valley, Afghanistan
Hometown: Topeka, Kansas (lived in Grants Pass, Oregon on and off since he was 2 years old)
Unit: 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
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| United States Marine Sergeant Matthew J. Deyoung |
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United States Marine Sergeant Matthew J. Deyoung |
Age: 26
Died: February 18, 2011, in Helmand province, Afghanistan
Hometown: Talent, Oregon
Unit: 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
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| United States Army PFC Cody J. Eggleston |
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United States Army PFC Cody J. Eggleston |
Age: 21
Died: October 24, 2008, at the National in Bethesda, Maryland, of wounds suffered on October 16, 2008, in Baqubah, Iraq
Hometown: Redmond, Oregon
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska
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| United States Army SFC Adrian Marcos Elizalde |
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United States Army SFC Adrian Marcos Elizalde |
Age: 30
Died: Aug. 23, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq
Hometown: North Bend, Oregon
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Washington
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| United States Army Corporal Jessica Ann Ellis |
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United States Army Corporal Jessica Ann Ellis |
Age: 24
Died: May 11, 2008, in Baghdad, Iraq
Hometown: Lakeview, Oregon
Unit: 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- Jessica graduated from Lakeview High School (2002) where she was active in cross country, track and field, and the swim team.
- She attended Central Oregon Community College (COCC) and worked three summers as a U.S. Forest Service firefighter on the Fremont National Forest. Jessica earned an Associate of Arts degree from COCC.
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| United States Staff Sergeant Jason M. Evey |
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United States Staff Sergeant Jason M. Evey |
Age: 29
Died: July 16, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq
Unit: 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team of Fort Hood, Texas
- Attended Corvallis School
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| Oregon National Guard Sergeant Justin Eyerly |
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Oregon National Guard Sergeant Justin Eyerly |
Age: 23
Died: June 4, 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq
Hometown: Salem, Oregon
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment of Cottage Grove, Oregon
- Attended South Salem High School
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| United States Army Corporal Billy B. Farris |
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United States Army Corporal Billy B. Farris |
Age: 20
Died: December 3, 2006 in Taji, Iraq
Hometown: Bapchule, Ariz.
Unit: 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
- Billy was a student at Chemawa Indian School in Salem Oregon.
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| United States Army Sergeant Sean P. Fennerty |
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United States Army Sergeant Sean P. Fennerty |
Age: 25
Died: January 20, 2007 in Karma, Iraq
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
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| Washington National Guard Sergeant Damien Ficek |
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Washington National Guard Sergeant Damien Ficek |
Age: 26
Died: December 30, 2004 near Baghdad, Iraq
Hometown: Beaverton, Oregon. Graduated from Beaverton High School, Class of 1996.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment of Spokane, Washington.
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| United States Navy Hospitalman Ryley Gallinger-Long |
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United States Navy Hospitalman Ryley Gallinger-Long |
Age: 19
Died: August 11, 2011, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hometown: Cornelius, Oregon
Unit: 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
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| United States Marine Lance Corporal Juan Manuel Garcia-Schill |
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United States Marine Lance Cpl. Juan Manuel Garcia-Schill |
Age: 20
Died: July 2, 2007 in Anbar Province, Iraq
Hometown: Grants Pass, Oregon
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, California
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| United States Army Sergeant Brennan C. Gibson |
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United States Army Sergeant Brennan C. Gibson |
Age: 26
Died: December 10, 2006 in Karbala, Iraq
Hometown: Tualatin, Oregon
6Unit: 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
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| United States Army Chaplain (Capt.) Dale Allen Goetz |
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United States Army Chaplain (Capt.) Dale Allen Goetz |
Age: 43
Died: August 30, 2010, in the Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan
Hometown: White, South Dakota
Unit: 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
- Chaplain Goetz was raised in Hood River, Oregon.
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