Our Fallen Heroes

We Will Never Forget

Our deepest condolences go out to all family, friends and comrades-in-arms. Selfless sacrifice such as these brave souls serve as the ultimate exemplar of duty to the cause of freedom and the defense of our great nation.

MSG Tommy Carter - 25 April 2004+

SGT Jeffrey R. Shaver - 12 May 2004

SPC Daniel P. Unger - 25 May 2004*

2LT Andre D. Tyson - 22 June 2004*

SGT Patrick R. McCaffrey - 22 June 2004*

SPC Jeremiah W. Schmunk - 08 July 2004

SPC Donald R. McCune II  - 05 August 2004**

SGT Quoc Tran - 07 November 2004

SFC Michael Ottolini - 10 November 2004

CW4 Patrick Leach - 09 December 2004

SGT Damien T. Ficek - 30 December 2004

CPL Glenn J. Watkins - 05 April 2005

CW2 David Shephard - 19 September 2005***

SSG Christopher Vanderhorn - 01 January 2006

1LT Jamie Campbell - 07 January 2006++

SGT Velton Locklear - 23 September 2006

MAJ Guy "Bear" Barattieri - 4 October 2006***

MAJ Alan Johnson - 27 January 2007+++

CPL Jason Bogar - 13 July 2008

SPC Samuel Stone - 31 May 2009

CW4 Mike Montgomery - 26 October 2009

SGT William Spencer - 25 Feb 2010

SSG Tim McGill - 21 Sept 2013

CW3 Andrew McAdams  - 10 Jan 2014

SFC Matthew McClintock  - 5 Jan 2016

1LT David Bauders - 6 May 2016

LTC Flando Jackson - 6 Aug 2016

* Five members of the California National Guard died while assigned to the 1-185 Armor Battalion, CAARNG. This battalion deployed to Iraq in 2004 as part of the WA-based 81st Brigade Combat Team.

** SPC McCune transferred from the Michigan National Guard in order to deploy with the 81st Brigade.

*** Special Forces officers who served in the initial liberation of Iraq in 2003 and later were killed while serving as a contractor at time of death.

+ MSG Carter was a former member of A/1/19 SFG (A) and was killed as member of Oregon National Guard

++ 1LT Campbell was a former member of the 66th AVN BDE and was killed as member of Alaska National Guard

+++ MAJ Alan Johnson was a long time member of the WAARNG who was later killed as member of 402nd CA BN, USAR

-- ALL GAVE SOME, SOME GAVE ALL --