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Sgt. 1st Class Travis S. Bachman
30
Garden City
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8-1-2007
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Pfc. Cody G. Baker
19
Holton
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Wardak Province, Afghanistan
8-3-2011
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Sgt. Thomas A. Bohall
25
Bel Aire
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Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
5-26-2011
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Spc. Micheal D. Brown
20
Williamsburg
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Tikrit,Iraq
10-16-2007
Not only was Micheal D. Brown willing to serve in Iraq for a second deployment, he was excited about it. "Micheal was so excited to go back on his second tour," said his sister, adding that in one of the last letters she received, Brown said it was like "a permanent vacation on a beach with no water." "He had a really humorous personality," "Always funny. He was always cracking jokes and making people laugh." He was assigned to Fort Riley. As a high school student, Brown was interested in joining the military, said his former principal. He graduated in 2005. "He was always interested in aviation and said he was going into the military," He frequently asked him about the military. "He was very energetic," "He loved to explore new things." He is survived by his parents, Donna Hollon and Steve Brown.
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Spc. James R. Burnett Jr.
21
Witchita
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Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
11-16-2011
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Sgt. Courtney D. Finch
27
Leavenworth
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Qayyarah, Iraq
7-24-2077
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Sgt. Christopher R. Kruse
23
Emporia
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Mukhisa, Iraq
11-13-2007
He was born on April 26, 1984 at Dodge City, KS the son of Dan and Linda (Lake) Kruse. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, working on cars and throwing darts. He graduated from Dodge City High School and attended Dodge City Community College. He married Courtney Murphy on July 8, 2006 at Port Defiance, Washington. Sgt. Kruse awards and decorations include the National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon and the Expert Infantryman Badge. Survivors include: his wife, Courtney Kruse of Kent, WA.; son, Christian Kruse of Kent, WA; step-son, Josh Murphy-Ryder of Kent, WA; mother, Linda and husband Brant Hensley of Junction City; father, Dan Kruse of Topeka; sister, Danielle Layman of Topeka; step-brothers, Brandon Hensley and Blaine Hensley, both of Topeka; grandfather, Harry Scheib of Liberal.
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Spc. David J. Lane
20
Emporia
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Baghdad, Iraq
9-4-2007
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Staff Sgt.
Bryant W. Mackey
30
Eureka
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Mosul, Iraq
2-20-2008
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Sgt. Ralph Mena
27
Hutchinson
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Tikrit, Iraq
5-4-2010
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Spc. Thomas A. Moffitt
21
Wichita
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Sarobi District, Paktika Province, Afghanistan
10-24-2010
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Sgt. Joel L. Murray
26
Kansas City
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Baghdad, Iraq
9-4-2007
"Real men stand between their families and what could harm their families." He was a 1999 high school graduate and was assigned to Fort Riley. He completed technical school and worked for a commercial air conditioning company in DeSoto. Next, he attended Kansas City Kansas Community College and worked as a package handler for UPS. It was Joel's dream to enlist since he was 13. "Ever since I've known him, he has wanted to go in the Army," Classmates remembered him as funny, skittish, smart and loyal. "He was just ecstatic. He was very proud of what he did".
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Sgt. Eric M. Nettleton
26
Wichita
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Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan
1-5-2011
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These are the names of our FALLEN HEROES. If you have any information how this HERO lived, please email the information and a picture in jpeg to us and we will add it to the name.
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