Note: The following are from OKC and the neighboring communities. This information is taken directly from the Washington Post database. Pictures are available by clicking each soldier's name below.
Staff Sgt. Melvin L. Blazer
Staff Sgt. Melvin L. Blazer was killed by enemy action in Fallujah on December 12, 2004. He was 38 years old. Staff Sgt. Blazer was in the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force of the Marines out of Camp Pendleton, CA.Spec. Derek A. Calhoun
Spec. Derek A. Calhoun was killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near their vehicle in Taji, Iraq on June 23, 2007. He was 23 years old. Spec. Calhoun was in the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division of the Army out of Fort Hood, TX.Staff Sgt. Lance Chase
Staff Sgt. Lance Chase was killed during patrol operations in Baghdad when a makeshift bomb exploded on January 23, 2006. He was 32 years old. Staff Sgt. Chase was in the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division of the Army out of Fort Hood, TX.Chief Warrant Officer Lawrence S. Colton
Chief Warrant Officer Lawrence S. Colton was killed when his helicopter was shot down in Baghdad on April 11, 2004. He was 32 years old. Chief Warrant Officer Colton was in the 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division of the Army out of Fort Hood, TX.Spec. Ryan S. Dallam
Spec. Ryan S. Dallam was killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad on April 6, 2007. He was 24 years old. Spec. Ryan S. Dallam was in the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division of the Army out of Schweinfurt, Germany.Sgt. Daniel Lee Galvan
Sgt. Daniel Lee Galvan was killed in a helicopter crash in Salerno on August 12, 2004. He was 30 years old. Sgt. Galvan was in the 2nd Battalion (Assault), 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Light Infantry Division of the Army out of Schofield Barracks, HI.Spc. Robert T. Hendrickson
Spc. Robert T. Hendrickson of Moore was killed when his vehicle overturned in Baghdad on February 1, 2005. He was 24 years old. Spc. Hendrickson was in the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division of the Army out of Fort Hood, TX.Spc. Jeffrey S. Henthorn
Spc. Jeffrey S. Henthorn died of non-combat injuries in Balad on February 8, 2005. He was 25 years old. Spc. Henthorn was in the 24th Transportation Company of the Army out of Fort Riley, KS.Sgt. Carl W. Lee
Sgt. Carl W. Lee was killed during patrol operations in Ramadi on November 28, 2004. He was 23 years old. Sgt. Lee was in the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division of the Army out of Camp Howze, South Korea.Pfc. David J. Martin
Pfc. David J. Martin was killed during patrol operations in Mahmudiyah when a makeshift bomb exploded on October 31, 2005. He was 21 years old. Pfc. Martin was in the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division of the Army out of Fort Campbell, KY.MEMORIAL CONTINUED...
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