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| Faces of the Fallen Oregon Soldiers |
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United States Army
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*
75 from the United States Army
*The majority of these soldiers are from Oregon, based on their "Home of Record." The remaining soldiers have strong ties to Oregon. They may have gone to College or High School in Oregon, born in Oregon, or laid to rest in Oregon. One soldier (Ogburn) is listed because he was a State of Oregon employee, his home of record is Idaho. Another soldier (Canham) served in an Oregon unit. One other soldier (Goetz) was born in South Dakota and raised in Hood River, Oregon.
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This section represents soldiers that have died from the
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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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| 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, New York
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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 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 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 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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| 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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| 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 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 Calvary Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team of Fort Hood, Texas
- Attended Corvallis 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.
- He 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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| 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
Unit: 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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| United States Army Corporal Chase A. Haag |
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United States Army Corporal Chase A. Haag |
Age: 22
Died: Oct. 1, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Unit: 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
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| United States Army Sergeant 1st Class Christopher Henderson |
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United States Army Sergeant 1st Class Christopher Henderson |
Age: 35
Died: June 17, 2007 in Panjway, Afghanistan
Hometown: Hillsboro, Oregon
Unit: 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (Transition Team), in Fort Riley, Kansas
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| United States Army Sergeant First Class Richard J. Henkes II |
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United States Army Sergeant First Class Richard J. Henkes II |
Age: 32
Died: September 3, 2006 in Mosul, Iraq
Hometown: Woodburn, Oregon
Unit: 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 2/3 Infantry, Stryker Brigade, Ft. Lewis, WA
- Survived by his young daughter, parents, sisters, brothers, and extended family and friends.
- Graduated from Clackamas High School.
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| United States Private First Class Ryan J. Hill |
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United States Private First Class Ryan J. Hill |
Age: 20
Died: January 20, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq
Hometown: Keizer, Oregon
Unit: 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
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| United States Army First Lieutenant Nainoa Hoe |
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United States Army First Lieutenant Nainoa Hoe |
Age: 27
Died: January 22, 2005 in Mosul, Iraq
Hometown: Hawaii
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry of Ft. Lewis, Washington
- Graduated from the University of Hawaii
- Survived by his wife Emily of Newberg, Oregon
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| United States Army Captain Drew Jensen |
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United States Army Captain Drew Jensen |
Age: 27
Died: Sept. 7, 2007 in Ba'qubah, Iraq
Hometown: Clackamas, Oregon
Unit: 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team)
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| United States Army Specialist Robert L. Jones |
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United States Army Specialist Robert L. Jones |
Age: 22
Died: June 17, 2006
Hometown: Milwaukie, Oregon
Unit: 40th Engineer Battalion of Baumholder Germany
- Attended Rex Putman High School
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| United States Army Private First Class Anthony T. Justesen |
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Age: 22 
Died: June 23, 2010, at Ganjkin village, Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan
Hometown: Wilsonville, Oregon
Unit: Troop B, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
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United States Army Private First
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| United States Army Private First Class Andrew J. Keller |
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Age: 22  Died: August 15, 2012, in Charkh, Afghanistan
Hometown: Tigard, Oregon
Unit: 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy |
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United States Army Private First
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| United States Army Specialist Joseph P. Kenny |
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United States Army Specialist Joseph P. Kenny |
Age: 20
Died: June 23, 2007 in Mosul, Iraq
Hometown: Veneta, Oregon
Unit: 27th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas
- Survived by his mother, father, fiancee, brother, and three sisters
- Attended Elmira High
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| United States Army Chief Warrant Officer Erik Kesterson |
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United States Army Chief Warrant Officer Erik Kesterson |
Age: 29
Died: November 15, 2003 in Mosul, Iraq
Hometown: Vernonia, Oregon
Unit: 9th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division of Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- Attended Vernonia High School
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| United States Army PFC Daniel Allen Leckel |
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United States Army PFC Daniel Allen Leckel |
Age: 19
Died: July 25, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq
Hometown: Glendale, Oregon
Unit: 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas
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| United States Army Sergeant Joshua A. Lengstorf |
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United States Army Sergeant Joshua A. Lengstorf |
Age: 24
Died: January 3, 2010, in Ashoque, Afghanistan
Hometown: Yoncalla, Oregon
Unit: 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado
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| United States Army Sergeant Nicholas J. Lightner |
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United States Army Sergeant Nicholas J. Lightner |
Age: 29
Died: March 21, 2007 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington after suffering injuries while on patrol March 15, in Baghdad, Iraq
Hometown: Newport, Oregon
Unit: 1st Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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| United States Army Specialist Jeremy M. Loveless |
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United States Army Specialist Jeremy M. Loveless |
Age: 25
Died: May 29, 2006 in Mosul, Iraq
Hometown: Estacada, Oregon
Unit:Army's 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
- Survived by his wife and young daughter
- Attended Gresham High School
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| United States Army Sergeant Zachary W. McBride |
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United States Army Sergeant Zachary W. McBride |
Age: 20
Died: January 9, 2008 in Sinsil, Iraq
Hometown: Bend, Oregon
Unit: 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany
- Survived by his parents, Marshall and Laura McBride and sister, Sarah McBride, all of Bend, Oregon
- Graduated from Mountain View High School in June 2005
- When he enlisted he stated he "wanted to do something meaningful and to gain life experience."
- Zachary enjoyed target shooting, reading, socializing with friends and missions for his church.
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| United States Army Private First Class Erin L. McLyman |
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United States Army Private First Class Erin L. McLyman |
Age: 26
Died: March 13, 2010 in Balad, Iraq
Hometown: Eugene, Oregon
Unit: 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
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| United States Army Corporal Graham McMahon |
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United States Army Corporal Graham McMahon |
Age: 22
Died: September 19, 2007, in Balad, Iraq
Hometown: Corvallis, Oregon
Unit: 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Lewis, Washington
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| United States Army Sergeant William Meeuwsen |
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United States Army Sergeant William Meeuwsen |
Age: 24
Died: November 23, 2005 near Baghdad, Iraq
Hometown: ties to Hillsboro, Oregon
Unit: United States Army Alpha Company, 2-502nd Infantry, Airborne Division (Air Assault) of Ft. Campbell, Kentucky
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| United States Army Sergeant Mikeal W. Miller |
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United States Army Sergeant Mikeal W. Miller |
Age: 22
Died: January 27, 2008, of wounds suffered in Baghdad, Iraq on July 9, 2007
Hometown: Albany, Oregon
Unit: 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado
- Graduate of South Albany High School (2003)
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| United States Army Sergeant David A. Mitts |
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United States Army Sergeant David A. Mitts |
Age: 24
Died: December 4, 2004 in Mosul , Iraq
Hometown: Hammond , Oregon
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) of Fort Lewis , Washington
- Attended Warrenton High School
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| United States Army Sergeant Travis Moothart |
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United States Army Sergeant Travis Moothart |
Age: 23
Died: January 27, 2004 in Khalidiyah, Iraq
Hometown: Brownsville, Oregon
Unit: Company B, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division of Fort Riley, Kansas
- Attended Central Linn High School in Halsey
- Survived by his son
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| United States Army Captain James D. Nehl |
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United States Army Captain James D. Nehl |
Age: 37
Died: Nov. 9, 2012, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Hometown: Gardiner, Oregon
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas
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| United States Army Private Tan Q. Ngo |
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United States Army Private Tan Q. Ngo |
Age: 20
Died: August 27, 2008, in Kandahar, Afghanistan
Hometown: Beaverton, Oregon
Unit: 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany
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| United States Army Staff Sergeant David S. Perry |
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United States Army Staff Sergeant David S. Perry |
Age:36
Died: August 10, 2003 in Baqouba, Iraq
Hometown: Bakersfield, California
Unit: 649th Military Police Company, US Army National Guard based in Camp San Luis Obispo, CA
- Parents live in Bend
- Survived by his parents, wife, and three children
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| United States Army Sergeant Adam J. Plumondore |
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United States Army Sergeant Adam J. Plumondore |
Age: 22
Died: February 16, 2005 in Mosul, Iraq
Hometown: Gresham, Oregon
Unit: Army’s 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division of Fort Lewis, Washington
- Graduated from Gresham High School where he played varsity football and track
- He is a decorated hero earning (to date) 10 medals and ribbons including: The Bronze Star; The Purple Heart; an Army Commendation Medal; and an Army Achievement Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters. He had also earned his Expert Infantry Badge and Combat Infantry Badge. He was a skilled sniper, graduating second in his class; he and his spotter took third place in the International Sniper Competition.
- Adam was also presented with the Valorous Unit Citation, the Bronze Star with Valor and the Army Commendation Medal with Valor.
- Adam was an avid outdoorsman who loved camping with family and friends; fishing; hunting; riding motorcycles and 4 wheelers (quads); crabbing at the beach; campfires; snow and water skiing. He also loved his cowboy boots; black wrangler jeans; cowboy hat ( which he wore most of the time); his 1978 Ford pickup; John Wayne and George Strait.
- He was getting out of the army to become a police officer. He was going to build an airplane with his dad, mom and brother and get his pilot license.
- Had a great sense of humor and made friends easily.
- Played baseball since the time he was five.
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| United States Army Specialist Brandon J. Prescott |
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United States Army Specialist Brandon J. Prescott
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Age: 24
Died: May 4, 2013, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
Hometown: Bend, Oregon
Unit: 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas
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| United States Army Private First Class William Ramirez |
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United States Army Private First Class William Ramirez |
Age: 19
Died: February 19, 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Unit: Troop E, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment of Fort Polk, Louisiana
- Attended David Douglas and Franklin High Schools in Portland
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| United States Army Sergeant Elijah J. Rao |
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United States Army Sergeant Elijah J. Rao |
Age: 26
Died: December 5, 2009, in Nuristan, Afghanistan
Hometown: Lake Oswego, Oregon
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division of Fort Carson, Colorado
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| United States Army Specialist Michelle Ring |
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United States Army Specialist Michelle Ring |
Age: 26
Died: July 5, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq
Hometown: McMinnville, Oregon
Unit: 92nd Military Police Battalion, Fort Benning, Georgia
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| United States Army Private First Class Specialist Ricky W. Rockholt Jr. |
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United States Army PFC Specialist Ricky W. Rockholt Jr. |
Age: 28
Died: April 28, 2005 in Tel Afar, Iraq
Hometown: Winston, Oregon
Unit: 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment of Fort Carson, Colorado
- Attended Glide High School
- Loved fishing and snowmobiling at Diamond Lake
- Surrived by wife of 4 months, Sharadon; and brother Jason
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| United States Army Specialist Dominic N. Rodriguez |
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United States Army Specialist Dominic N. Rodriguez |
Age: 23
Died: June 22, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq
Hometown: Klamath Falls, Oregon
Unit: 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
- Survived by his wife, stepchildren, mother and father
- Graduated from Klamath Union High School where he was captain of the football team
- Attended the College of the Siskiyous
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| United States Army Specialist Philip Rogers |
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United States Army Specialist Philip Rogers |
Age: 23
Died: April 4, 2004 in Mosul, Iraq
Hometown: Gresham, Oregon
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division of Ft. Lewis, Washington
- Attended Gresham High School
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| United States Army Specialist Edwin Roodhouse |
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United States Army Specialist Edwin Roodhouse |
Age: 36
Died: December 5, 2004 in Habbaniyah, Iraq
Hometown: From San Jose, California but lived in McMinnville, Oregon
Unit: 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, South Korea
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| United States Army Private First Class Brice M. Scott |
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United States Army Private First Class Brice M. Scott |
Age: 22
Died: July 31, 2011, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
Hometown: Eugene, Oregon
Unit: 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas
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| United States Army Sergeant Eliot W. Scott |
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United States Army Sergeant Eliot W. Scott |
Age: 24
Died: October 13, 2007
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Unit: 25th Infantry Division, Infantry Fire Team Leader, Hawaii
Eliot was born in Portland in 1983 and graduated from Grant High School where he was a track star and set a school record in the pole vault; he also volunteered in the local search and rescue unit.
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| United States Army Sergeant Jason A. Shaffer |
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United States Army Sergeant Jason A. Shaffer |
Age: 28
Died: April 5, 2007 in Baqubah, Iraq
Hometown: Hood River, Oregon
Unit: 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division in Fort Hood, Texas
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| United States Army Sergeant Jacob Simpson |
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United States Army Sergeant Jacob Simpson |
Age: 24
Died: May 16, 2005 in Tal Afar, Iraq
Hometown: Ashland, Oregon
Unit: Army's 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment of Fort Carson, Colorado
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| United States Army Sergeant First Class John S. Stephens |
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United States Army Sergeant First Class John S. Stephens |
Age: 41
Died: March 15, 2007 in Tikrit, Iraq
Hometown: La Grande, Oregon
Unit: 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
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| United States Army Staff Sergeant Robert Stever |
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United States Army Staff Sergeant Robert Stever |
Age: 36
Died: April 8, 2003 in Iraq
Hometown: Pendleton, Oregon
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division of Fort Stewart, Georgia
- Attended Pendleton High School
- Survived by his wife Cyndi and one daughter
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| United States Army Major Steven W. Thornton |
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United States Army Major Steven W. Thornton |
Age: 46
Died: April 18, 2005 in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
Hometown: Springfield, Oregon
Unit: US Army Communications-Electronics Command of Fort Monmouth, New Jersey
- Survived by his wife Brenda, three children, and five grandchildren
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| United States Army Chief Warrant Officer Joshua M. Tillery |
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United States Army Chief Warrant Officer Joshua M. Tillery |
Age: 31
Died: January 26, 2009 in Kirkuk, Iraq
Hometown: Banks, Oregon
Unit: 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York
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| United States Army Sergeant James M. Treber |
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United States Army Sergeant James M. Treber |
Age: 24
Died: June 29, 2008, in Kandahar, Afghanistan from injuries sustained when his vehicle rolled into a canal
Hometown: Imperial Beach, California
Unit: 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- James' father, Gordon Treber, is from Astoria, Oregon
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| United States Army Private First Class Thomas L. Tucker |
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United States Army Private First Class Thomas L. Tucker |
Age: 25
Died: June 16, 2006, near Baghdad, Iraq
Hometown: Madras, Oregon
Unit: 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky
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| United States Army Sergeant Michael Louis Vaughan |
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United States Army Sergeant Michael Louis Vaughan |
Age: 20
Died: April 23, 2007 in As Sadah, Iraq
Hometown: Otis, Oregon
Unit: 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborn Division in Fort Bragg, North Carolina
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| United States Army Specialist Ryan Doran Walker |
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United States Army Specialist Ryan Doran Walker |
Age: 25
Died: January 5, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq
Hometown: Pendleton, Oregon
Unit: 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia
- Survived by father, Randy Walker of Pendleton, and mother, Louise Walker of Hermiston.
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| United States Army Sergeant Donald Walters |
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United States Army Sergeant Donald Walters |
Age: 33
Died: March 23, 2003 in Nasiriya, Iraq
Hometown: Salem, Oregon
Unit: 507th Maintenance Company of Fort Bliss, Texas
- Attended North Salem High School
- Survived by his wife Stacie and three daughters
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| United States Army Private First Class Brett Andre Walton |
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United States Army Private First Class Brett Andre Walton |
Age: 37
Died: April 9, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq
Hometown: Hillsboro, Oregon
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Ft. Carson, Colorado.
- Graduate of Grant High School, Portland, OR
- Survived byWife Lindsay and Daughter Sydney
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| United States Army Specialist Christopher Wesley |
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United States Army Specialist Christopher Wesley |
Age: 26
Died: December 8, 2003 in Ad Duluiyah, Iraq
Unit: 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division of Fort Lewis, Washington
- Attended Beaverton High School
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| United States Army Private First Class Kevin S.K. Wessel |
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United States Army Private First Class Kevin S.K. Wessel |
Age: 20
Died: April 19, 2005 in Baghdad, Iraq
Hometown: Newport, Oregon
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division of Fort Stewart, Georgia
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| United States Army Specialist Chase Whitham |
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United States Army Specialist Chase Whitham |
Age: 21
Died: May 8, 2004 in Mosul, Iraq
Hometown: Eugene, Oregon
Unit: 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, Scout Platoon Stryker Brigade of Fort Lewis, Washington
- Attended Marist High School in Eugene
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| United States Army Specialist Vernon Widner |
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United States Army Specialist Vernon Widner |
Age: 34
Died: November 17, 2005 near Bayji, Iraq
Hometown: Lived in Reedsport, Oregon for several years
Unit: 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
- survived by two young sons
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| United States Army Corporal Kory Wiens and Cooper |
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United States Army Corporal Kory Wiens and Cooper |
Age: 20
Died: Corporal Wiens and Cooper died together on July 6, 2007 in Muhammad Sath, Iraq
Hometown: Albany, Oregon
Unit: Corporal Wiens and his army service dog, Cooper, served with the 94th Mine Dog Detachment, 5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
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| United States Army Sergeant First Class Christopher Willoughby |
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United States Army Sergeant 1st Class Christopher Willoughby |
Age: 29
Died: July 20, 2003 in Baghdad
Hometown: Phenix City, Alabama
Unit: Headquarters Company, 221st Military Intelligence Battalion based in Fort Gillem, GA.
- Mother lives in Oregon
- Survived by his wife and two sons
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| United States Army Private First Class Joshua A. R. Young |
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United States Army Private First Class Joshua A. R. Young |
Age: 21
Died: January 28, 2008 in Mosul, Iraq
Hometown: Riddle, Oregon
Unit: 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado
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| United States Army Staff Sergeant Michael S. Zyla |
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United States Army Staff Sergeant Michael S. Zyla |
Age: 32
Died: December 13, 2005 in Taji, Iraq
Hometown: Elgin, Oregon
Unit: U. S. Army 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Riley, Kansas
- Survivors include his wife, Theresa, stepdaughter Emmy, 8, son Mikey, 6, parents Dennis and Irene Hogan of Boise and brother James of Florida.
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