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Deaths 2000-2022

Below are the names of service members who volunteered to serve our country and died at the beginning of their military careers.  This list represents all branches of the United States Military, from the time they are interacting with a military recruiter, to recruit training/officer training, to their first military school. Each one of these service members has a story and each one deserves to be heard.  For more information, please contact us.  

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Fallen Servicemembers (0-6 Months)

2022. - Estanley Cabrera

2022. - Estanley Cabrera

2022. - Estanley Cabrera

2022. - Estanley Cabrera

Estanley Cabrera

Branch: Army

Rank: Private

Age:  24

From: New York, New York

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: March 3, 2022

Location: Fort Sill

Cause of Death: 

He began showing signs of distress following an introductory exercise called “Hellcat 100,”

Initially conscious and semi-responsive but unstable on his feet, Cabrera then lost consciousness while the battery drill sergeants performed heat casualty protocols, the report stated.

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2021 - Anthony Munoz

2022. - Estanley Cabrera

2022. - Estanley Cabrera

Branch: Marine 

Rank: Private

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: September 7, 2021

From: Lawrence, Massachusetts

Location: Parris Island, South Carolina

Cause of Death: Fall from a balcony on 1st day of training - under investigation

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2021 - Justin Randall Grihorash

2021 - Justin Randall Grihorash

2021 - Justin Randall Grihorash

Branch: Marine

Rank: Poole

Age:  26

From: Michigan

D.O.B: July 28, 1994

D.O.D: July 10, 2021

Location: Lansing, Michigan (recruiting Substation)

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Collapsed while running 400 meters (1.5 mile run)

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2021 - Dalton Beals

2021 - Justin Randall Grihorash

2021 - Justin Randall Grihorash

Branch: Marine 

Rank: Private

D.O.B: November 15, 2001

D.O.D: June 4, 2021

From: Pennsville, New Jersey

Location: Perris Island, South Carolina

Cause of Death: Heat Injuries

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2020 - Carlton Chee

2021 - Justin Randall Grihorash

2020 - Carlton Chee

Branch: Army

Rank: Private

D.O.B: Unknown

D.O.D: September 2, 2020

From: Pinehill part of the Ramah Navajo Indian Reservation

Location: Fort Hood, Texas

Cause of Death: Collapse during training

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2020 - Michael Wise

2020 - Brian Demetrious Edwards

2020 - Carlton Chee

Branch: Army (Air Force Veteran: re-enlisted) 

Rank: Private

D.O.B: Unknown

D.O.D: September 13, 2020

Location: Columbia, South Carolina

Cause of Death: found dead in barracks

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2020 - Ethan M. Moores

2020 - Brian Demetrious Edwards

2020 - Brian Demetrious Edwards

Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Private First Class

Age: 18 

From: Machias, Maine

D.O.B: June 4, 2021

D.O.D: May 27, 2020 

Location: Camp Lejuene, NC

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: collapsed May 27 during fitness training and died at the base’s Naval Medical Center

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2020 - Brian Demetrious Edwards

2020 - Brian Demetrious Edwards

2020 - Brian Demetrious Edwards

Branch: Army

Rank: Private

Age:   31 

From:  Hampton, Virginia

D.O.B March 17, 1989

D.O.D: May 20, 2020

Location: Fort Benning, GA

Status: Dead

Cause of Death:  physical training session

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2020 - Tyrell "TJ" Audain

2020 - Tyrell "TJ" Audain

2020 - Tyrell "TJ" Audain

Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Private First Class

Age: 19

From: Orange, New York

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: April 15, 2020

Location: Twentynine Palms, CA

Status: Dead

Cause of Death:  died April 15 after collapsing during fitness training aboard the Twentynine Palms, California, Marine base

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2020 - David Forney

2020 - Tyrell "TJ" Audain

2020 - Tyrell "TJ" Audain

Branch: Navy 

Rank: Midshipman 1st Class, Senior

Age: 22 

From: Walkersville, Maryland

D.O.B: May 15, 1997

D.O.D: February 20, 2020 

Location: U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis

Status: Dead, would have graduated May 22

Cause of Death: died after being found unresponsive in Bancroft Hall. The cause of death is being investigated 

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2020 - Duke Carillo

2020 - Tyrell "TJ" Audain

2020 - Connor J. McGurran

Branch: Navy

Rank: Midshipman 3rd Class, Sophomore

Age:  21

From: Flower Mound Texas

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: Feb 8, 2020 Saturday

Location: U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: collapsed during a 1.5-mile physical readiness test that the academy does semiannually, Dilated Cardiomyopathy

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2020 - Connor J. McGurran

2019 - Christopher Wellington Huss

2020 - Connor J. McGurran

Branch: Minnesota National Guard/U.S Army

Rank: Private 

Age: 19

From: Owatonna, Minnesota

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: January 8, 2020; Fort Jackson

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Found unresponsive (Jan 8 2020) Cause of Death: TBD

Enlisted Sept 12, 2019 went to Basic October

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2019 - Christopher Wellington Huss

2019 - Christopher Wellington Huss

2019 - Christopher Wellington Huss

One of the represented families 

Branch: Army

Rank: Private 

Age: 22

From: Jacksonville, Florida

D.O.B: January 14, 1997

D.O.D: January 22, 2019; Fort Benning

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Multiple heart attacks due to sepsis 

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2019 - Mohammed Abdul Nabi Dosani

2019 - Christopher Wellington Huss

2019 - Christopher Wellington Huss

Branch: Army

Rank: Private 

Age: 22

From: Geneva, Illinois

D.O.B: July 2, 1996

D.O.D: January 13, 2019; Fort Benning

Status: Dead

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2019 - Kierra DeAnn' Quanette Evans

2019 - Kierra DeAnn' Quanette Evans

2019 - Kierra DeAnn' Quanette Evans

Branch: Navy

Rank: Private/Seaman Recruit

Age: 20

From: Monroe, Louisiana 

D.O.B: October 18, 1998

D.O.D: February 22, 2019; Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois

Status: Dead

Enlisted Jan 2, 2019

Cause of Death: Collapsed while running; taken to Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital and resuscitated but died later that night while in intensive care; Sickle Cell Disease; died due to exertional rhabdomyolysis, or the breakdown of muscle brought on by extreme exertion

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2019 - Angel Cortes-Torres

2019 - Kierra DeAnn' Quanette Evans

2019 - Kierra DeAnn' Quanette Evans

Branch: Connecticut National Guard/U.S Army

Rank: Private

Age:  29 

From: Stratford, Connecticut 

D.O.B: 

D.O.D:  March 10, 2019

Location: Fort Jackson, SC

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: “medical emergency while conducting a non-strenuous activity,” 

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2019 - Kelsey Miranda Nobles

2019 - Kierra DeAnn' Quanette Evans

2019 - Kelsey Miranda Nobles

One of our represented families 

Branch: Navy

Rank: Private/ Seaman Recruit

Age: 18

From: Mobile, Alabama

D.O.B: July 30, 2000

D.O.D: April 23, 2019

Status: Dead

Enlisted March 6, 2019

Cause of Death: collapsed while running her final physical test on a track in a Great Lakes gymnasium; sickle cell,  an irregular heartbeat caused by an inflamed heart

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2019 - Kristian Gashaj

2019 - Austin Willander

2019 - Kelsey Miranda Nobles

Branch: Marine

Rank: Recruit/Poole (4 days)

Age: 18 at Incident

From: Michigan

D.O.B: December 17, 1997

D.O.D: August 7, 2019

Location: Detroit Receiving Hospital in Detroit, Michigan

Status: Coma (Oct 28, 2016)

Cause of Death: jumping from the second story of a building at Parris Island on Oct. 28; On Oct. 28, Gashaj was being escorted to a classroom to join the rest of his platoon when he "stopped abruptly, squared himself to the open balcony, grabbed the handrail on top of the balcony's balustrade with both hands … and propelled himself over the railing in one fluid motion

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2019 - Jose Rodriguez

2019 - Austin Willander

2019 - Austin Willander

One of our represented families

Branch: Marine Corps 

Rank: Poole; Delayed Entry Program

Age:  18

From: Montgomery County, Maryland

D.O.B: April 1, 2001

D.O.D: August 23, 2019

Location: Frederick Memorial Hospital; Frederick Recruit Training Facility 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: medical emergency after a training 

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2019 - Austin Willander

2019 - Austin Willander

2019 - Austin Willander

Branch: Hawaii National Guard/U.S Army

Rank: Private

Age: 19

From: Waianae, Hawaii

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: August 26, 2019; 

Location: Fort Sill, Oklahoma

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Possible Heat Stroke

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2019 - Voene Carlos Garcia

2019 - Voene Carlos Garcia

2019 - Voene Carlos Garcia

Branch: Indiana National Guard/U.S. Army 

Rank: Private

Age:  19 

From: Valparaiso, Indiana 

D.O.B: July 19, 2000 

D.O.D: September 10, 2019 

Location: Fort Benning, Georgia

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: unexpected during a training exercise 

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2019 - Andrew Dante McLean

2019 - Voene Carlos Garcia

2019 - Voene Carlos Garcia

Branch: North Carolina National Guard/

U.S. Army

Rank: Private 

Age: 18

From: Fayetteville, North Carolina

D.O.B: January 6, 2001

D.O.D: September 20, 2019; Fort Jackson (33 days in)

Location:  Providence Health Center, South Carolina;  Fort Jackson, South Carolina

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Medical Emergency before outdoor physical training drill 

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2018 - Beckett Kiernan

2019 - Voene Carlos Garcia

2018 - Beckett Kiernan

One of our represented families

Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Private First Class

Age: 18

From: Falmouth, Massachusetts 

D.O.B: August 23, 1999

D.O.D: February 5, 2018, Desert Regional Medical Hospital (Palm Springs)

Location: Twentynine Palms

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Strep A, Flesh Eating bacteria

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2018 - Patrick Vega

2017 - Marcus Manuel Varela

2018 - Beckett Kiernan

One of our represented families

Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Private (Recruit) 

Age: 21

From: Oxnard, California

D.O.B: February 15, 1997

D.O.D: March 25, 2018, MCRD San Diego/ Navy Medical Hospital

Location: MCRD San Diego

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Rhinovirus and Metapneumovirus 

Cardiac Arrest; Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Cardiogenic Shock; Anoxic Brain Injury; Collapsed during run then was found unresponsive during run; threw up multiple times throughout week

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2018 - Joshua F. Edge

2017 - Marcus Manuel Varela

2017 - Marcus Manuel Varela

Branch: Navy

Rank: Fire Controlman Seaman (Recruit) 

Age: 24

From: Toledo, Ohio

D.O.B: June 2, 1994

D.O.D: October 9, 2018

Location: Naval Station Great Lakes, Illionios 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: TBD/Found unresponsive in bunk  

*Captain in charge of Training was relieved; Mark Meiskham 

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2017 - Marcus Manuel Varela

2017 - Marcus Manuel Varela

2017 - Marcus Manuel Varela

Branch: Army

Rank: Private

Age:  19

From: Pecos, N.M

D.O.B: May 14, 1997

D.O.D: March 17, 2017.

Location: Fort Lee, Virginia

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Found dead in his barracks room

Marcus was at Fort Lee for his MOS to qualify as a Vehicle Mechanic

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2017 - Michael Philomen Giannattasio

2017 - Michael Philomen Giannattasio

2017 - Michael Philomen Giannattasio

Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Private First Class

Age: 22

From: Armada, Michigan 

D.O.B: June 5,1995

D.O.D: August 30, 2017, Reconnaissance Training (Land Nav.)

Location: Camp Pendleton 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Unknown (Sudden Collapse during training)

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2016 - Raheel Siddiqui

2017 - Michael Philomen Giannattasio

2017 - Michael Philomen Giannattasio

Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Recruit/ Private

Age: 20

From: Taylor, Michigan

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: March 2016 (11 days after arriving)

Location: Parris Island

Status: Dead/ Ruled a suicide by USMC Cause of Death: Fell three stories; On the day he died, Siddiqui had a standoff with a drill instructor over  failure to comply with orders; Siddiqui then got to his feet, ran the length of the squad bay, opened a door to the outside and vaulted over a stairwell railing, military investigators said.His foot caught on the railing as he went over, and Siddiqui fell three stories onto the concrete. He later died from his injuries

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2016 - Aaron Redd

2017 - Michael Philomen Giannattasio

2016 - Kenneth Sturgill III

Branch: Coast Guard

Rank: Seaman Recruit 

Age: 21

From: Stafford, Virginia

D.O.B: January 1, 1995 

D.O.D: July 6, 2016  

Location: Cape May

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Collapsed after 1.5 mile run; heat related illness and underlying medical condition

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2016 - Kenneth Sturgill III

2016 - Kenneth Sturgill III

2016 - Kenneth Sturgill III

Branch: Air Force

Rank: Airman 1st Class

Age:  21

From: Livermore, California

D.O.B: February 13, 1995

D.O.D: July 07, 2016

Location: Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Selection School, Camp Bullis

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Found Unresponsive; heatstroke,  hyponatremia, described as "low plasma sodium". 

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2016 - Zachary Boland

2016 - Kenneth Sturgill III

2015 - Alexandre Quiros

One of our represented families

Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Recruit/Private

Age: 18

From: Alabama

D.O.B: December 29, 1997

D.O.D: November 4, 2016

Location: Parris Island, South Carolina

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: died of complications from pneumonia.

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2015 - Alexandre Quiros

2016 - Kenneth Sturgill III

2015 - Alexandre Quiros

Branch: Air Force  

Rank: Cadet 1st Class

Age:  21

From: Colorado Springs, Colorado

D.O.B: May 24, 1993

D.O.D: April 2, 2015

Location: AF Academy 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Had wisdom teeth taken out  then was found with 28 stabs/cuts later that day (self-inflicted). Pronounced dead at the scene. Coroner ruled suicide 

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2015 -Kelani Thomas

2015 -Kelani Thomas

2015 -Kelani Thomas

Branch: Air Force

Rank: Basic Trainee

Age: 19

From: Troy Alabama

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: May 4, 2015

Location: Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland at Texas

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Died from ischemic heart failure, or failure due to lack of oxygen, caused by a heart abnormality.

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2015 - Andrew Adams

2015 -Kelani Thomas

2015 -Kelani Thomas

Branch: Navy

Rank: Recruit 

Age: 20

From: Sarasota, Florida

D.O.B: October 12, 1994

D.O.D: December 1, 2015, supposed to graduate December 5

Location: Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: severe cardiac arrest, undiagnosed heart condition (dilated cardiomyopathy), CPR was not administered (took 10 min), just been through Battle Stations, heart malady 

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2014 -Terron Moore

2015 -Kelani Thomas

2014 - Karissa Morgan Ulmer

Branch: Air Force

Rank: Airman Basic

Age:  19

From: Indiana

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: February 20, 2014

Location: Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland 

Status: Dead (2nd week of training)

Cause of Death: Moore collapsed at the end of a 1.5-mile run

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2014 - Karissa Morgan Ulmer

2014 - Karissa Morgan Ulmer

2014 - Karissa Morgan Ulmer

Branch: North Dakota National Guard/

U.S. Army 

Rank: PVT

Age:  19

From: Bismarck, North Dakota

D.O.B: July 7, 1995

D.O.D:  September 27, 2014

Location: Fort Lee, VA 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Found unresponsive in her sleep on Saturday at Fort Lee where she was attending Advanced Individual Training (AIT)

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2013 - James L Walsh

2014 - Karissa Morgan Ulmer

2012 - Christopher Walker

Branch: Air Force

Rank: Cadet 4th Class

Age: 22

From: Tinley Park, Illinois

D.O.B: 1990

D.O.D: February 9, 2013

Location: AF Academy, Colorado

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Found dead in bed, cause of death is unknown (possible suicide?)


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2012 - Christopher Walker

2014 - Karissa Morgan Ulmer

2012 - Christopher Walker

Branch: Navy

Rank: Seaman Recruit

Age:  19

From: Kittanning, Pennsylvania 

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: January 11, 2012

Location: Great Lakes Naval Station

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: The incident took place during a standard physical fitness assessment at RTC; died during a 1.5 run

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2012 - Elizabeth Richardson

2012 - Elizabeth Richardson

2012 - Elizabeth Richardson

Branch: Navy

Rank: Recruit

Age:  19

From: Zimmerman, Minnesota

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: January 31, 2012

Location: Great Lakes Naval Base 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: complications due to pneumonia; arrived at the base Jan. 30, and 10 days later went to the nearby Lovell Federal Health Care Center with a fever and a rapid heartbeat



2012 - Darnell McGowan

2012 - Elizabeth Richardson

2012 - Elizabeth Richardson

Branch: Marine Corps 

Rank: Recruit/ Army Reserve Specialist

Age: 22  

From: Sacramento, California

D.O.B: March 6, 1990

D.O.D: June 29, 2012

Location: MCRD San Diego (Arrived June 19)

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: had just completed the run portion of the initial strength test at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot when he collapsed Friday

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2012 - Matthew John Patrick

2012 - Elizabeth Richardson

2012 - Matthew John Patrick

Branch: Air Force

Rank: Cadet 1st Class (Senior)

Age:  22

From: Dallas, Texas

D.O.B: September 12, 1990

D.O.D: September 28, 2012

Location: AF Academy, Colorado

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: found unresponsive in bed; cause of death not revealed (possible suicide)

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2011 - Ke Erica R. Allen

2011 - Megan JoAnne Victory

2012 - Matthew John Patrick

Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Private/ Recruit

Age: 19

From: Mobile, Atlanta

D.O.B: June 3, 1991

D.O.D:  February 5, 2011

Location: Parris Island, South Carolina; Medical University of South Carolina 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: a suspected case of meningitis

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2011 - Megan JoAnne Victory

2011 - Megan JoAnne Victory

2011 - Megan JoAnne Victory

Branch: Air Force 

Rank: Airman Basic

Age: 22

From: Carlyle, Illinois

D.O.B: February 25, 1989

D.O.D: June 22, 2011

Location: Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland 

Status: Dead (declined autopsy) 

Cause of Death: acute respiratory illness; viral encephalitis caused by an adenovirus; Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain

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2011 - Jacob D. Bower

2011 - Megan JoAnne Victory

2011 - Megan JoAnne Victory

Branch: Army

Rank: Cadet

Age: 18

From: Fairmont, West Virginia

D.O.B: May 20, 1993

D.O.D: July 21, 2011

Location:  United States Military Academy (West Point), NY 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: collapsed during a training 

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2011 - Steven D. Williams

2010 - Marc Edward Henning

2011 - Steven D. Williams

Branch: Air Force

Rank: Airman Basic

Age: 26

From: Detroit

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: October 20, 2011

Location: Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: completed 1.5 mile run and later fell unconscious

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2010 - Kyle Antonacci

2010 - Marc Edward Henning

2011 - Steven D. Williams

Branch: Navy

Rank: Seaman

Age:  22

From: Hicksville, New York

D.O.B: April 30, 1987

D.O.D: February 1, 2010

Location: Great Lakes Naval Base

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: parents believed it was murder; found hanging by a belt in the closet of his room; cause of death was ruled asphyxia by hanging; had recently been the witness in the rape trial of a friend and fellow seaman 

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2010 - Marc Edward Henning

2010 - Marc Edward Henning

2010 - Marc Edward Henning

Branch: Air Force

Rank: Cadet 1st Class

Age: 22

From: Evansville, Indiana

D.O.B: January 22, 1988

D.O.D: September 16, 2010

Location: Air Force Academy

Status: Dead 

Cause of Death: Suicide; hung himself

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2009 - Keith Mylott

2009 - Adrien E. Augustin

2010 - Marc Edward Henning

Branch: Air Force 

Rank: Airman First Class

Age: 19

From: Ennfield, Connecticut

D.O.B: March 3, 1990

D.O.D: April 25, 2009

Location: Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Complications from pneumonia, adenovirus seroype 14

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2009 - Jonathon Morales

2009 - Adrien E. Augustin

2009 - Adrien E. Augustin

Branch: Army

Rank: Private

Age: 18

From: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

D.O.B: March 29, 1991

D.O.D: August 20, 2009

Location: Fort Jackson; Palmetto Health Richland Memorial Hospital

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: combination of heat and tough military training then he fell out the back of truck that had picked him up; significant injuries and head injuries; body temp was at 106 degree an hour after being admitted to the hospital

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2009 - Adrien E. Augustin

2009 - Adrien E. Augustin

2009 - Adrien E. Augustin

Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Private

Age: 20

From: Kenton, Kentucky

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: August 21, 2009 

Location: Parris Island (Supposed to graduate Aug 28); Beaufort Memorial Hospital

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: died Monday soon after completing a physical fitness test

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2008 - Dominique Quontashae Gibson-Brook

2008 - Dominique Quontashae Gibson-Brook

2008 - Dominique Quontashae Gibson-Brook

Branch: Army

Rank: Private

Age: 19

From: North Carolina

D.O.B: January 20,1989

D.O.D: September 25, 2008

Location: Fort Jackson, South Carolina

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: She suffered a seizure Sept. 25; "As Pvt. Dominique Gibson-Brooks readied for an early morning road march, she collapsed on the barracks floor. By sunrise, she was dead."
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2008 - Derryl Lamon Britt

2008 - Dominique Quontashae Gibson-Brook

2008 - Dominique Quontashae Gibson-Brook

Branch: Army

Rank: Private

Age: 20 

From: Chesapeake, Chesapeake City, Virginia

D.O.B: August 23, 1988

D.O.D: September 27, 2008 

Location: Fort Jackson, South Carolina

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: brain hemorrhage. He underwent surgery to relieve pressure, but was taken off life support after his condition declined and he had cardiac arrest

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2008 - Andrea Denise Rosser

2008 - Dominique Quontashae Gibson-Brook

2008 - Andrea Denise Rosser

Branch: Army 

Rank: Private

Age: 21

From: Raleigh, North Carolina

D.O.B: February 16, 1987

D.O.D: October 25, 2008, supposed to graduate Oct 31

Location: Fort Jackson, South Carolina

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: She died shortly after collapsing while taking the Army's physical fitness test. It was also her son's first birthday

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2007 - Paige Renee Villers

2006 - Kenneth Leon Young Jr.

2008 - Andrea Denise Rosser

Branch: Air Force 

Rank: Airman

Age:19

From: Norton, Ohio

D.O.B: November 3, 1988

D.O.D: August 7, 2007

Location: Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: complications from pneumonia

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2006 - Kenneth Leon Young Jr.

2006 - Kenneth Leon Young Jr.

2006 - Kenneth Leon Young Jr.

Branch: Navy

Rank:Seaman Recruit

Age:  22

From: Tampa, Florida

D.O.B: December 20, 1983

D.O.D: February 14, 2006 (Graduated that weekend) 

Location: Norwegian American Hospital in Chicago; Naval Station Great Lakes

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Ruled Overdose

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2006 - Adam J. Aube

2006 - Kenneth Leon Young Jr.

2006 - Kenneth Leon Young Jr.

Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Recruit/Private First Class

Age:  18

From: Brunswick, Maine

D.O.B: November 12, 1987

D.O.D: September 9, 2006

Location: Parris Island, South Carolina

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: suffered a medical problem during Saturday morning’s test and died on the way to the hospital

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2005 - Edward Joseph "EJ" Schmeltz Jr.

2005 - Edward Joseph "EJ" Schmeltz Jr.

2005 - Edward Joseph "EJ" Schmeltz Jr.

Branch: Air Force

Rank: Cadet 4th Class 

Age: 18

From: Chatham, New Jersey

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: January 31, 2005

Location: Air Force Academy

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Collapsed after a 600yd run for Physical Fitness Test; Cardiac Arrhythmia; Defibrillator was misconfigured and resulted in confusion

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2005 - Jason Tharp

2005 - Edward Joseph "EJ" Schmeltz Jr.

2005 - Edward Joseph "EJ" Schmeltz Jr.

Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Recruit/Private

Age: 19

From: Sutton, West Virginia

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: February 8, 2005

Location: Parris Island, South Carolina

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Drowned during water survival training

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2005 - Jay Michael Dixon

2005 - Edward Joseph "EJ" Schmeltz Jr.

2005 - Leigh Cody Timmerhoff

Branch: Navy Academy

Rank: midshipman 2nd class

Age:  21

From: Destrehan, LA

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: April 9, 2005

Location: Naval Academy, Bancroft hall

Status: dead

Cause of Death: fell to death from a campus dorm

“Midshipman 2d Class Jay Michael Dixon apparently fell to his death from a campus dormitory at the Naval Academy. 9 April 2005.”

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2005 - Leigh Cody Timmerhoff

2005 - Nicholas Frederick Howe

2005 - Leigh Cody Timmerhoff

Branch: Coast Guard

Rank: Seaman Recruit  

Age: 20

From: Missoula, Montana

D.O.B: October 3, 1985

D.O.D: October 7, 2005

Location: Cape May

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Drowned

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2005 - Nicholas Frederick Howe

2005 - Nicholas Frederick Howe

2005 - Nicholas Frederick Howe

Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Recruit 

Age:  21

From: Aurora, Illinois

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: October 21, 2005

Location: MCRD San Diego/Pendleton 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Collapsed during 1.5 mile run

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2005 - Joshua Mikel Rolfe

2005 - Nicholas Frederick Howe

2005 - Nicholas Frederick Howe

Branch: Air Force

Rank: Basic Trainee

Age:  19

From: Danville, Ohio

D.O.B: May 22, 1986

D.O.D: October 29, 2005 (four days in)

Location: Lackland Air Force Base, Texas (arrived Oct 25)

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: collapsed during physical training; a rare, pre-existing heart condition known as cardiac arrhythmia secondary to the right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia -- a condition that occurs when the muscle of the right ventricle is replaced by fat and fibrosis; collapsed during the second lap of a scheduled six-lap run designed to assess his physical readiness.

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2004 - Bret Moran

2003 - Peter "Todd" Huechling

2003 - Peter "Todd" Huechling

Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Private

Age: 18

From: Bronx, New York

D.O.B: 

D.O.D:  November 18, 2004 (57th day)

Location: Parris Island, SC 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Found dead in his sleeping bag, A microscopic infection that moved to his heart, after being diagnosed and treated for pneumonia the month before.; died in his sleep during the last leg of the grueling Crucible; treated a month before for pneumonia;  he suffered a microscopic infection that weakened his heart muscle 

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2003 - Peter "Todd" Huechling

2003 - Peter "Todd" Huechling

2003 - Peter "Todd" Huechling

Branch: Army

Rank: Cadet

Age: 19

From: Durham, New Hampshire

D.O.B: April 8, 1984

D.O.D: August 21, 2003

Location: West Point

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: running a try-out for the marathon team; died 2 hours later

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2003 - Sean Fitzgerald

2003 - Peter "Todd" Huechling

2003 - Sean Fitzgerald

Branch: Army

Rank: Private

Age: Unkwn 

From: Unkwn

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: 2003  (connection is Dale Patterson)

Location: Fort Sill, OK

Status: Dead

Cause of Death:  Adenovirus.

While PVT Dale Patterson’s military autopsy was inconclusive, Fitzgerald’s autopsy, overseen by civilian doctors because he died at a hospital off-base, identified what killed him. 

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2002 - Unknown

2002 - James R. Boglin

2003 - Sean Fitzgerald

Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Recruit

Age:  

From: 

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: March 8, 2002

Location: Parris Island

Status: TBD

Cause of Death: “Recruit collapsed while marching with his platoon. Three Parris Island drill instructors might have taken training too far, leading to the collapse of a recruit. Recruit was taken to a battalion aid station, where he became unconscious, lapsed into a coma, and was transferred to a local hospital and subsequently moved to Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston”

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2002 - James R. Boglin

2002 - James R. Boglin

2002 - James R. Boglin

Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Private

Age:  18

From: Selma, Alabama

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: March 23, 2002

Location: Parris Island (1 week after reporting there)

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: was taking part in a 1.5-mile run as part of the "initial strength test" Saturday; heart attack?

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2002 - Dale Patterson

2002 - James R. Boglin

2002 - James R. Boglin

Branch: Army

Rank: Private

Age: 25 

From: Tucson, AZ

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: November 4, 2003 

Location: Fort Sill, OK

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Autopsy was inconclusive / lost consciousness less than a mile into a required run and collapsed; an college runner in his third week of boot camp, was declared dead

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2002 - Unknown

2002 - Kyle Thomas Wagner

2002 - Kyle Thomas Wagner

Branch: Navy

Rank: Seaman Recruit

Age:  

From: 

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: April 16, 2002

Location: Naval Station Great Lakes

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: collapsed and died while performing physical training

“Seaman recruit collapsed and died while performing physical training at Naval Station Great Lakes. 16 April 2002.”

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2002 - Kyle Thomas Wagner

2002 - Kyle Thomas Wagner

2002 - Kyle Thomas Wagner

Branch: Air Force

Rank: Cadet

Age: 19

From: Franklin, Wisconsin

D.O.B: January 16, 1983

D.O.D: May 4, 2002

Location: Air Force Academy

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Collapsed while watching a movie

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2002 - Unknown

2002 - Kyle Thomas Wagner

2002 - Anthony Bruce Miller II

Branch: Air Force

Rank: Airmen

Age:  

From: 

D.O.B: 

D.O.D:  May 17 2002 ( possible May 24, 2002) 

Location: Lackland AFB pronounced dead at Wilford Hall Medical Center at 10:10 a.m.

Status: pronounced dead at Wilford Hall Medical Center at 10:10 a.m 

Cause of Death: died during a training exercise; collapsed during “Warrior Week”

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2002 - Anthony Bruce Miller II

2002 - Anthony Bruce Miller II

2002 - Anthony Bruce Miller II

Branch: Army

Rank: Sophomore

Age:  20

From: Temple Hills, Maryland

D.O.B: July 27, 1981

D.O.D: February 1, 2002

Location: West Point Keller Army Community Hospital

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: heart attack; nausea; dizziness and admitted to hospital; enlarged heart

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2002 - Neal Edwards IV

2002 - Anthony Bruce Miller II

2002 - Neal Edwards IV

Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Recruit/Private

Age: 18

From: St. Clair, Missouri

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: November 24, 2002 (11th day)

Location: MCRD, San Diego

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: collapsed on an obstacle course and died of sudden cardiac arrest

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2002 - Samuel J. Bruss

2002 - Anthony Bruce Miller II

2002 - Neal Edwards IV

Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Recruit/Private

Age: 19

From: Kenosha, Wisconsin

D.O.B: September 17, 1983

D.O.D: December 13, 2002

Location: MCRD, San Diego (27th day) (Same company as Neal)

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: died after advanced swimming exercises of pulmonary edema, or fluid in the lungs

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2002 - Miguel Zavala

2001 - Justin Michael Hasse

2001 - Justin Michael Hasse

Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Recruit/Private

Age:  18

From: Greenfield, California

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: December 15, 2002

Location: MCRD, San Diego (23 days)

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Strep A; a meningococcal bacteria infection- “complained of an ankle rash and died 3hrs later” Zavala was 23 days into his 63-day training.

“About 3,500 recruits and instructors were inoculated Sunday following an outbreak of Strep A. Forty-nine recruits and one drill instructor were hospitalized over the weekend, said Maj. Kimberly Miller, a base spokeswoman. One recruit was in critical condition.

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2001 - Justin Michael Hasse

2001 - Justin Michael Hasse

2001 - Justin Michael Hasse

Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Recruit/ Private First Class

Age: 18

From: Sterling Heights, Michigan

D.O.B: 1983

D.O.D: December 22, 2001

Location: Parris Island

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: he was suffering from a  case of bacterial meningitis; administered penicillin (allergic to it) 

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2001 - Darryll M. Logan

2001 - Justin Michael Hasse

2001 - Darryll M. Logan

Branch: Air Force

Rank: Airmen

Age:  20

From: Yigo, Guam

D.O.B: 

D.O.D:  June 2001 

Location:  Lackland AFB 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Two-mile run ;  Physicians learned he had high blood pressure and an enlarged heart when he died. An investigation showed that Logans had 

hypertension since childhood and had concealed the condition during a military physical.

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2000 - Jess Alan Duden

1999 - Micah Schindler

2001 - Darryll M. Logan

Branch: Navy

Rank: Seaman Recruit

Age: 18

From: Ainsworth, Nebraska

D.O.B: March 31, 1982

D.O.D: September 18, 2000 (6th week of training) 

Location: Great Lakes Naval Station

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: he died of respiratory collapse, which military researchers think might have been caused or furthered by adenovirus

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2000 - Adam Wood

1999 - Micah Schindler

1999 - Micah Schindler

Branch: Navy

Rank: Recruit

Age:  21

From: 

D.O.B: 

D.O.D:  2000

Location:Naval Station Great Lakes 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: bootcamp virus

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1999 - Micah Schindler

1999 - Micah Schindler

1999 - Micah Schindler

Branch:  Air Force

Rank: Airman Basic 

Age:  18 

From: Bernard, Ohio 

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: September 12, 1999

Location:  Lackland AFB

Status: Dead

Cause of Death:  Autopsy found he died of heatstroke. The service asserted that water intoxication, a rare and little-understood illness, played a role in his death. Two days after collapsing at the end of a 5.6 mile march.

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