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                  | Vietnam Security Police Association
   In Memory of United States Air Force
 Military Police, Air Police, Security Police, and Security  Forces,
 Known, and Unknown, who Served and Died in War and Peace.
 The Cost of Freedom: 201 United States Air Force Military Police, APS/SPS, 
            & Security Forces Killed In Action or Line of Duty                                                        
                                                        
                                                        
                                                        
  
 The Legacy : No Air Base Guarded by USAF AP/SP/SF Squadronshas ever been overran or conquered by an enemy!
 Click on underlined names for known information.
 E-mail if you want to add  details or photos of the KIA/LOD or what happened.
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                        | 1947 | 1948 | 1966 | Present |  
                        | Military 
                          Police | Air 
                          Police | Security 
                        Police | Security 
                        Forces |  
                        | Freedom Is Not 
                        Free |    |  
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                      |  VIETNAM: 111
 In the order taken from us
 |  
                      | Name
 | Rank
 | Air Base
 | Squadron
 | DateCasualty
 |  | Incident
 | Major Award
 | Rubbing Panel/LN
 |  
                      |  | SSgt  | Đà Nàng  | 23 
                        ABG/APS  | 01Jul1965  |  | Combat: gunshot  | Silver 
                        Star  |  |  
                      |  | A3C  | Đà Nàng   | 6252 
                        APS  | 25Jan1966  |  | Combat: mortars  | Bronze 
                        Star-V  |  |  
                      |  | A2C  | Cam 
                        Ranh Bay  | 12 
                        APS  | 27Jan1966  |  | Non 
                        Hostile: Drowned/China Sea  |  |  |  
                      |  | A1C  | Cam 
                        Ranh Bay  | 12 
                        APS  | 27Jan1966  |  | Non 
                        Hostile: Drowned/China Sea  |  |  |  
                      |  | A1C  | Đà Nàng  | 6252 
                        APS  | 08Feb1966  |  | Non 
                        Hostile: Illness/Disease: Pulmonary congestion.
 |  |  |  
                      |  | A2C  | Đông Hà Afd,14th APS  | Aug/Det.1/620TCS  | 16Jun1966  |  | Non 
                        Hostile: Weapons Carrier Crash  |  |  
                      |  | SMSgt  | Đông Hà Afd,14th APS  | Aug/Det.1/620TCS  | 16Jun1966  |  | Non 
                        Hostile: Weapons Carrier Crash  |  |  |  
                      |  | A1C  | Binh 
                        Thuy  | 632 
                        APS  | 08Jul1966  |  | Combat: mortars/recoilless rifle  | Purple 
                        Heart  |  |  
                      |  | A1C  | Nha Trang  |  14 APS  | 02Dec.1966  |  | Non 
                        Hostile: Vehicle Crash: M/C  |  |  |  
                      |  | A2C  | Tan 
                        Son Nhut  | 377 
                        APS  | 04Dec.1966  |  | Combat: mortars; K-9  | Silver Star  |  |  
                      |  | A2C  | Tan Son Nhut  | 377 
                        APS  | 04Dec.1966  |  | Combat: mortars  | Purple 
                        Heart  |  |  
                      | Cole, John M.   | A2C  | Tan 
                        Son Nhut  | 377 
                        APS  | 04Dec.1966  |  | Combat: mortars  | Purple 
                        Heart  |  |  
                      |  | A2C  | Tan 
                        Son Nhut  | 377 
                        APS  | 06Jan1967  |  | Non 
                        Hostile: Accidental Homicide  |  |  |  
                      |  | A2C  | Đà Nàng  |  366 SPS  | 27Feb1967  |  | Combat: mortars; K-9  | Purple 
                        Heart  |  |  
                      |  | A2C  | Udorn RTAFB  | 825 
                        CDS  | 27Feb1967  |  | Non 
                        Hostile: Crushed
                        between Vehicles (GateDuty)  | Pending |  
                      |  | A2C  | Biên Hòa   | 3 SPS  |  12May1967  |  | Combat: rockets   | Bronze 
                        Star-V  |  |  
                      |  | A2C  | Phan 
                        Rang  | 35 
                        SPS   | 05Jun1967  |  | Non 
                        Hostile: Illness/Disease  |  | 21E-059 |  
                      |  | A2C  | Phu 
                        Cat   | 37 
                        SPS  | 06Jun1967  |  | Non 
                        Hostile: Drowned    crossing stream carrying M60  | 21E-062 |  
                      |  | A2C  | Biên Hòa  |  3 SPS  | 17Jun1967  |  | Non 
                        Hostile: Lightning/Guard Tower  |  | 21E-117 |  
                      |  | A1C  | Phan 
                        Rang  | 35 
                        SPS  | 05Jul1967  |  | Non 
                        Hostile: Accidental Homicide: Gunshot  | 23E-010 |  
                      |  | A3C  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 11Jul1967  |  | Non 
                        Hostile: Gunshot/Guard duty  |  | Pending |  
                      |  | A1C  | Pleiku  |  633 SPS  | 18Jul1967  |  | Non-Hostile: Accidental    Grenade/Armory Explosion  | 23E-088 |  
                      |  | A2C  | Tuy Hoa   | 31 
                        SPS  | 07Sep1967  |  | Combat: Gunshot  | Purple 
                        Heart  | 26E-028 |  
                      |  | A1C  | Ubon Thailand  | 8 
                        SPS   | 08Oct1967  |  | Non Hostile: Gunshot  |  | Pending |  
                      |  | Sgt  | Pleiku  | 633 
                        SPS  | 01Dec.1967  |  | Non 
                        Hostile: Illness/Disease;
                        Natural Causes  | 16E-096 |  
                      |  | Sgt  | Tan 
                        Son Nhut  | 377 
                        SPS  | 31Jan1968  |  | Combat: 051 Bunker  | Silver 
                        Star  | 36E-005 |  
                      |  | Sgt  | Tan 
                        Son Nhut  | 377 
                        SPS  | 31Jan1968  |  | Combat: 051 Bunker  | Silver 
                        Star  | 36E-008 |  
                      |  | Sgt  | Tan 
                        Son Nhut  | 377 
                        SPS  | 31Jan1968  |  | Combat: 051 Bunker  | Silver 
                        Star  | 36E-013 |  
                      |  | Sgt  | Tan 
                        Son Nhut  | 377 
                        SPS  | 31Jan1968  |  | Combat: 051 Bunker  | Silver 
                        Star  | 36E-025 |  
                      |  | Capt  | Biên Hòa  | 3 
                        SPS  | 31Jan1968  |  | Combat: 10 Bunker  | Air 
                        Force Cross  | 36E-023 |  
                      |  | A1C  | Biên Hòa  | 3 
                        SPS  | 31Jan1968  |  | Combat; 
                        K-9  | Purple 
                        Heart  | 36E-027 |  
                      |  | Sgt   | Ubon RTAFB  | 8 
                        SPS  | 03Feb1968  |  | Non-Hostile: Drowned  |  | Pending |  
                      |  | Sgt   | Binh 
                        Thuy  | 632 
                        SPS  | 04Feb1968  |  | Combat: mortars  | Purple 
                        Heart  | 37E-025 |  
                      |  | A1C  | Đà Nàng  |  366 SPS  | 21Feb1968  |  | Combat; 
                        K-9  | Purple 
                        Heart  | 40E-054 |  
                      |  | Sgt   | Biên Hòa  | 3 
                        SPS  | 28Feb1968  |  | Combat; 
                        K-9  | Purple 
                        Heart  | 41E-059 |  
                      |  | A1C  | Korat RTAFB  |  388th SPS  | 11Mar1968  |  | Non-Hostile: Explosive Device  | Airman's 
                        Medal;Purple Heart
 | 44E-014 |  
                      |  | SSgt  | (Unknown) | (Possible Hospital Evacuate) | 05Apr1968  |  | Non-Hostile: Illness/Disease: Aneurysm  | Pending |  
                      |  | SSgt  | Don 
                        Muang  | 631 
                        SPS  | 11Apr1968  |  | Non-Hostile: Drowned/Chao Phya River  | Pending |  
                      |  | A1C  | Cam 
                        Ranh Bay  | 12 
                        SPS  | 15May1968  |  | Non-Hostile: Illness/Disease: Acute hemorrhagic pulmonary edema.  | 60E-027 |  
                      |  | Sgt  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 12Aug1968  |  | Non-Hostile: Illness/Disease: subdural brain hemorrhage.  | Pending |  
                      |  | Maj  | Tan 
                        Son Nhut  | 377 
                        CSG  | 12Aug1968  |  | Non-Hostile: Accidental Self-Destruction  | 48W-004 |  
                      |  | MSgt  | Udorn RTAFB  | 432 
                        SPS  | 18Nov1968  |  | Non-Hostile: Illness/Disease: Heart bacterial infection.  | Pending |  
                      |  | Sgt  | Phan 
                        Rang  | (TDY) 
                        821CSPS  | 28Nov1968  |  | Non-Hostile: Truck vs. Pedestrian.    TDY from 99 SPS/Westover AFB, MA  | 38W-082 |  
                      |  | A1C  | Korat RTAFB  | 388 
                        SPS  | 13Dec.1968  |  | Non-Hostile: Truck vs. Motorcycle  | Pending |  
                      |  | A1C  | Đà Nàng  | 366 
                        SPS  | 12Jan1969  |  | Non-Hostile: Drowned  | 35W075 |  
                      |  | SMSgt  | Qui 
                        Nhon  | 37 
                        SPS  | 29Mar1969  |  | Non-Hostile: Illness/Injury, Heart
                        Attack: myocardial infarction  | 28W-081 |  
                      |  | TSgt  | Đà Nàng  | 366 
                        SPS  | 14Apr1969  |  | Non-Hostile: SP Vehicle rollover  | 27W-079 |  
                      |  | A1C  | Phan 
                        Rang  | 35 
                        SPS  | 28May1969  |  | Non-Hostile: Lightning/Guard Tower  | 23W-008 |  
                      |  | A1C  | Phan 
                        Rang  | 35 
                        SPS  |  07Jun1969  |  | Combat: Rockets; K-9  | Purple 
                        Heart  | 23W-104 |  
                      |  | A1C  | Phan 
                        Rang  | 35 
                        SPS  | 15Jul1969  |  |  |  | 20W-002 |  
                      |  | A1C  | Phu 
                        Cat  | 821CSPS  | 05Dec.1969  |  | Non-Hostile: Explosive Device  |  | 15W-027 |  
                      |  | Sgt  | Phan 
                        Rang  | 821CSPS  | 08Dec.1969  |  | Non-Hostile: Veh. Accident      (thrown from M-151 Jeep)  | 15W-039 |  
                      |  | A1C  | Cam 
                        Ranh Bay   | 12 
                        SPS  | 26Dec.1969  |  | Non-Hostile: Illness/Disease; K-9  |  | 15W-093 |  
                      |  | Sgt  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 27Jan1970  |  |  |  | 12W-103 |  
                      |  | Sgt  | Cam 
                        Ranh Bay   | 12 
                        SPS  | 11Feb1970  |  |  |  | 06W-033 |  
                      |  | Sgt  | U-Tapao  | 635 
                        SPS  | 01Mar1970  |  | Non-Hostile: Gunshot  |  | Pending |  
                      |  | Sgt  | Phu 
                        Cat  | 37 
                        SPS  | 06Mar1970  |  |  |  | 13W-088 |  
                      |  | Amn  | Korat RTAFB  | 388 
                        SPS  | 06Mar1970  |  | Non-Hostile: Suicide  |  | Pending |  
                      |  | Sgt  | Tan 
                        Son Nhut  | 377 
                        SPS  | 11Mar1970  |  | Non-Hostile: Illness/Disease: Edema of the brain.  | 13W-113 |  
                      |  | A1C  | Tan 
                        Son Nhut  | 377 
                        SPS  | 14Apr1970  |  | Non-Hostile: Illness/Disease: Brain-stem contusion.  | 11W-003 |  
                      |  | Sgt  | Nha Trang  |  14th
                        SPS  | 02May1970  |  | Non-Hostile: Cam Ranh Bay AB R&R: Gunshot/horseplay  | 11W-086 |  
                      |  | Sgt  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 02May1970  |  | Non-Hostile: Illness/Disease: Brain hemorrhage.  | Pending |  
                      |  | SSgt  | Binh 
                        Thuy  | 632 
                        SPS  | 16May1970  |  | Non-Hostile: Vehicle Crash  |  | Pending |  
                      |  | Amn  | Phan 
                        Rang  | 35 
                        SPS  | 07Aug1970  |  | Non-Hostile: Accidental Self Destruction  | 08W-090 |  
                      |  | A1C  | Don 
                        Muang  | 631 
                        CSG/AP  | 25Aug1970  |  | Non-Hostile: Train vs. military    shuttle bus.  | Pending |  
                      |  | Sgt  | Don 
                        Muang  | 631 
                        CSG/AP  | 25Aug1970  |  | Non-Hostile: Train vs. military    shuttle bus.  | Pending |  
                      |  | A1C  | Nha Trang Air Base | 327 
                        CSG/AP  | 04Sep1970  |  | Non-Hostile: Accidental    Self-Destruction(Gunshot)  | 08W-037 |  
                      |  | A1C  | Pleiku Air Base  | 6254 
                        ABS  | 25Sep1970  |  | Non-Hostile: Choked  |  | 07W-088 |  
                      |  | Sgt  | Udorn RTAFB   | 432 
                        SPS  | 08Oct1970  |  | Non-Hostile: Accidental    Self-Destruction(Gunshot)  | Pending |  
                      |  | Sgt  | U-Tapao  | 635 
                        SPS  | 09Dec.1970  |  | Non-Hostile: Vehicle Crash  |  | Pending |  
                      |  | A1C  | Tan 
                        Son Nhut  | 377 
                        SPS  | 21Dec.1970  |  | Non-Hostile: Illness/Disease: Pulmonary Edema.  | 06W-135 |  
                      |  | A1C  | Phu 
                        Cat  | 12 
                        SPS  | 12Feb1971  |  | Combat: Vehicle vs. VC landmine  | Purple 
                        Heart  |  |  
                      |  | SSgt  | Phu 
                        Cat  | 12 
                        SPS  | 12Feb1971  |  | Combat: Vehicle vs. VC landmine  | Purple 
                        Heart  | 05W-100 |  
                      |  | SSgt  | Đà Nàng  | 366 
                        SPS  | 06Mar1971  |  | Non-Hostile: Accidental    Homicide (Gunshot)  | 04W-027 |  
                      |  | Sgt  | U-Tapao  | 645 
                        SPS  | 10Mar1971  |  | Non-Hostile: Drowned/U-Tapao    Beach, Gulf of Tonkin  | Pending |  
                      |  | Sgt  | Phan 
                        Rang  | 35 
                        SPS  | 25Apr1971  |  | Non-Hostile: Jeep Crash  |  | 03W-012 |  
                      |  | SSgt  | Ubon  | 8 
                        SPS  | 20Sep1971  |  | Non-Hostile: Jeep vs. Pedestrian/bicycle.  | Pending |  
                      |  | A1C  | Cam 
                        Ranh Bay  | 483 
                        SPS  | 23Sep1971  |  | Non-Hostile: Accidental      Self-Destruction(Gunshot)  | 02W-024 |  
                      |  | A1C  | U-Tapao  | 635 
                        SPS  | 08Oct1971  |  | Non-Hostile: Veh vs. Pedestrian: Hit & Run Thai Taxi.  | Pending |  
                      |  | A1C  | Pleiku  | 633 
                        SPS  | 19Nov1971  |  | Non-Hostile: Drowned/Lake Suan
                        Kaset Lingsun (UD)  | Pending |  
                      |  | A1C  | Đà Nàng  | 366 
                        SPS  | 07Jan1972  |  | Non-Hostile: Accidental      Self-Destruction (Gunshot)  | 02W-095 |  
                      |  | SMSgt  | Tan 
                        Son Nhut  | 377 
                        SPS  | 21Apr1972  |  | Non-Hostile: Illness/Injury, Heart Attack, massive myocardial infarction  | 01W-005 |  
                      |  | A1C  | Tan 
                        Son Nhut  | 377 
                        SPS  | 30Jul1972  |  | Non-Hostile: Accidental
                        Self-Destruction  | 01W-061 |  
                      |  | A1C  | (Saigon)  | (93rd Evacuation Hospital)  | 30Jul1972  |  | Non-Hostile: Drowned (Saigon)  | 01W-061 |  
                      |  | A1C  | Đà Nàng  | 6498 SPS  | 05Sep1972  |  | Non-Hostile: Accidental
                        Self-Destruction | 01W-070 |  
                      |  | A1C  | Đà Nàng  | 6498 
                        SPS  | 30Sep1972  |  | Non-Hostile: Suicide
                        
                        | 01W-076 |  
                      |  | A1C  | Đà Nàng | 6498 
                        SPS  | 05Dec.1972  |  | Non-Hostile: Accidental
                        Self-Destruction (Gunshot)  | 01W-093 |  
                      |  | Sgt  | Tan 
                        Son Nhut  | 377 
                        SPS  | 05Feb1973  |  | Non-Hostile: Vehicle Crash  | 01W-115 |  
                      |  | SSgt  | Saigon  | (804 
                        Hospital Center)  | 10Mar1973  |  | Non-Hostile: Vehicle Crash  | Pending |  
                      |  | A1C  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 12Jun1973  |  | Non 
                        Hostile: Gunshot to chest  | Pending |  
                      |  | CMSgt  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 14Jun1973  |  | Non-Hostile: Myocardial 
                        infarction/cardiac arrest.  | Pending |  
                      |  | A1C  | Korat RTAFB  | 56 
                        SPS  | 30Jun1973  |  | Non-Hostile: Accidental
                        Self-Destruction (Gunshot) | Pending |  
                      |  | Sgt  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 07Jul1973  |  | Non-Hostile: Illness: Massive pulmonary embolism.  | Pending |  
                      |  | Sgt  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 13May1975  |  | Non-Hostile: Helicopter Crash*  | Bronze 
                        Star  | 01W-124 |  
                      |  | SSgt  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 13May1975  |  | Non-Hostile: Helicopter Crash*  | Bronze 
                        Star  | 01W-125 |  
                      |  | Sgt  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 13May1975  |  | Non-Hostile: Helicopter Crash*  | Bronze 
                        Star  | 01W-125 |  
                      |  | Sgt  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 13May1975  |  | Non-Hostile: Helicopter Crash*  | Bronze 
                        Star  | 01W-125 |  
                      |  | Sgt  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 13May1975  |  | Non-Hostile: Helicopter Crash*  | Bronze 
                        Star  | 01W-125 |  
                      |  | Sgt  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 13May1975  |  | Non-Hostile: Helicopter Crash K9*  | Bronze 
                        Star  | 01W-125 |  
                      |  | TSgt  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 13May1975  |  | Non-Hostile: Helicopter Crash*  | Bronze 
                        Star  | 01W-126 |  
                      |  | Sgt  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 13May1975  |  | Non-Hostile: Helicopter Crash*  | Bronze 
                        Star  | 01W-126 |  
                      |  | Sgt  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 13May1975  |  | Non-Hostile: Helicopter Crash*  | Bronze 
                        Star  | 01W-126 |  
                      |  | Sgt  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 13May1975  |  | Non-Hostile: Helicopter Crash*  | Bronze 
                        Star  | 01W-126 |  
                      |  | SSgt  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 13May1975  |  | Non-Hostile: Helicopter Crash,K9*  | Bronze 
                        Star  | 01W-127 |  
                      | Lane, Michael D.  | Sgt  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 13May1975  |  | Non-Hostile: Helicopter Crash*  | Bronze 
                        Star  | 01W-127 |  
                      |  | Sgt  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 13May1975  |  | Non-Hostile: Helicopter Crash,K9*  | Bronze 
                        Star  | 01W-127 |  
                      |  | A1C  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 13May1975  |  | Non-Hostile: Helicopter Crash*  | Bronze 
                        Star  | 01W-127 |  
                      |  | Sgt  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 13May1975  |  | Non-Hostile: Helicopter Crash*  | Bronze 
                        Star  | 01W-128 |  
                      |  | Amn  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 13May1975  |  | Non-Hostile: Helicopter Crash*  | Bronze 
                        Star  | 01W-128 |  
                      |  | A1C  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 13May1975  |  | Non-Hostile: Helicopter Crash*  | Bronze 
                        Star  | 01W-128 |  
                      |  | Sgt  | NKP 
                        Thailand  | 56 
                        SPS  | 13May1975  |  | Non-Hostile: Helicopter Crash*  | Bronze 
                        Star  | 01W-129 |  
                      | * 
                        SS Mayaguez Rescue Operation (Cambodia), Helicopter Crash, 56th Security 
                        Police Squadron, NKP Thailand, Thailand.
                        
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  KOREAN WAR: 5
 In the order taken from us
 |  
                      | Name
 | Rank
 | Air Base
 | Squadron
 | DateCasualty
 |  | Incident
 | Major Award
 |  
                      |  |  Cpl  | Korea  |  |  |  | Combat: Enemy Action  | Purple Heart  |  
                      |  | Sgt  |  |  |  |  | Non-Hostile: Gunshot  |  |  
                      | Fedorka, 
                        Charles J.   | Cpl  | Korea   |  |  |  | Non-Hostile: Illness/Disease; Heart attack   |  
                      | Rivers, James Joseph   | A/B  | Korea   |  |  |  | Non-Hostile: Accidental Self Destruction (gun shot)  |  
                      | Powell, David Allen   | MSgt  | Korea   |  |  |  | Non-Hostile: Accidental Homicide (gun shot)  |  
                      |  TERRORIST WARS
 In The Order Taken From Us
 Terrorists War AFGHANISTAN: 3
 |  
                      | Name
 | Rank
 | Air Base/Location
 | Squadron
 | DateCasualty
 |  | Incident
 | Major Award
 |  
                      |  | SA | Germany, en route Afghan. | 48th Security Forces Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom | 02Mar2011 |  |  | Purple Heart   |  
                      | Jerome D. Miller, Jr. | A1C | Parwan province, Afghanistan | 459th Security Forces Squadron, Joint Base Andrews AFB, MD | 13Oct2011 | non-combat related |  |  
                      | Todd K. Lobraico, Jr. | SSgt | Bagram Air Base | 455th ESFS/105th SFS, Stewart Air National Guard, NY | 05Sep2013 | KIA patrol outside base; small arms. | Purple Heart |  
                      |  Terrorists War
 KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA: 1
 |  
                      | Name | Rank
 | Air Base/Location
 | Squadron
 | DateCasualty
 |  | Incident
 | Major Award
 |  
                      |  | A1C  | Prince Sultan AB, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  | 
                        (TDY) 22nd Security Police Squadron, McConnell AFB, KS  |  |  | Traffic Accident.  |  
                      |  Terrorists War
 KUWAIT: 4
 |  
                      | Name
 | Rank
 | Air Base/Location
 | Squadron
 | DateCasualty
 |  | Incident
 | Major Award
 |  
                      | Schroeder
                        Jr., David R.   | A1C  |  Al 
                        Jabar AB, Kuwait  |  |  |  | Traffic Collision on 
                        Patrol.  |  
                      | Campbell , Charles  | Amn  |  Al 
                        Jabar AB, Kuwait  |  |  |  | Traffic Collision on 
                        Patrol.  |  
                      | Spangler, 
                        Joseph K.  | A1C  | Al Salem AB, Kuwait  | 
                        9thAir Expeditionary      Grp, 77th SFS, McClellan AFB   |  |  | 
                        Posthumous: AF   Achievement Medal; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.
 |  
                      |  |  | Abdullah Al Mubarak Air Base, Kuwait  | 
                        366th SFS. Mountain Home AFB   |  |  | Line of Duty (Non Hostile)   |  |  
                      |  Terrorists War
 IRAQ: 12
 |  
                      | Name | Rank
 | Air Base/Location
 | Squadron
 | DateCasualty
 |  | Incident
 | Major Award
 |  
                      |  |  | Camp Bucca, Iraq   |  |  |  | Combat: Hostile,Ground Casualty: IED   |  Purple Heart    |  
                      |  |  | AO Taji, Iraq   |  |  |  |  |  Purple Heart    |  
                      |  |  | AO Taji, Iraq   |  |  |  |  |  Purple Heart    |  
                      | Ware Jr,Carl J.    |  | Camp Bucca, Iraq   |  |  |  |  |  |  
                      |  |  | Balad AB, Iraq   |  |  |  |  | BSM w/V; Purple Heart    |  
                      |  |  | Balad AB, Iraq   | 332nd AEW,  DET-3, 732nd ESFS. 213th SFS Little Rock AFB. |  |  | Combat: Hostile,Ground Casualty: IED   |  Purple Heart    |  
                      |  |  | COB  Speicher, Tikrit | 332nd AEW,  DET-6, 732nd  ESFS.      48th SFS Lakenheath, England. |  |  | Combat: Hostile,Ground Casualty: IED   | Purple Heart    |  
                      |  |  | Baghdad, Iraq   | 332nd AEW,  DET-3, 732nd ESFS.
                        377th SFS/Kirtland. |  |  |  |  Bronze Star w/V; Purple Heart; a second AF Commendation    |  
                      |  |  | Balad AB, Iraq   |  |  |  |  |  |  
                      |  | 1LT | Baghdad, Iraq   |  | 08Sep2009  |  |  | Purple Heart    |  
                      |  | A1C | Al Asad Air Base, Iraq | 423rd SFS, Royal Air Force Alconbury,   England  | 17Feb2011 |  |  |  |  
                      |  | A1C | Al Asad Air Base, Iraq | 47th SFS, San Antonio, TX | 17Feb2011 |  |  |  |  
                      |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
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                        Female Airman   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
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  WORLD WIDE: 64
 Known Non-Combat Deaths, In Line of Duty  , Since 1956
 |  
                      | Name
 | Rank
 | Air Force Base
 | Squadron
 | DateCasualty
 |  | Incident
 | Major Award
 |  
                      | Morris, George E.  |  Capt   |  Kirtland, NM  |  | 04Mar1956  |  |  Exploding Aircraft  |  |  
                      | Weil, James M. | A2C  | Clark AB, PI | 405 APS | 15Jan1963 |  | Electrocuted preventing theft |  |  
                      | Hursey, Roy Lee  |  A1C  |  Eilson, AK  |  | 27Feb1963  |  | Exploding Aircraft  |  |  
                      |  | TSgt  | George, 
                        CA  |  831 SPS  | 17Apr1969  |  | Domestic 
                        Disturbance  |  |  
                      | Hutchins, 
                        Thomas    | A2C  | Bentwaters, 
                        ENG  | 81 
                        SPS  | 1970  |  | Accidental 
                        Shooting  |  |  
                      | Blake, 
                        Bernard N.   | Sgt   | South 
                        Dakota  |  821 CSPS  | 09Oct1971  |  | Helicopter 
                        Crash  |  |  
                      | Hughes, 
                        Larry D.   |  A1C   | South 
                        Dakota  |  821 CSPS  |  09Oct1971  |  | Helicopter 
                        Crash  |  |  
                      | Brock, 
                        Johnny R.   | Amn  | South 
                        Dakota  |  821 CSPS  |  09Oct1971  |  | Helicopter 
                        Crash  |  |  
                      | Wilson, 
                        Glen G.   |  Sgt  | South 
                        Dakota  |  821 CSPS  |  09Oct1971  |  | Helicopter 
                        Crash  |  |  
                      | Cole, 
                        David A.   |  Sgt  | South 
                        Dakota  | 821 
                        CSPS  |  09Oct1971  |  | Helicopter 
                        Crash  |  |  
                      | Wright, 
                        Terry L.   |  Sgt  | South 
                        Dakota  | 821 
                        CSPS  | 09Oct1971  |  | Helicopter 
                        Crash  |  |  
                      | Cierezewski, 
                        Jerome    |  Sgt   |  Minot, 
                        ND   | 862 
                        SPS  |  26Apr1972  |  | Helicopter 
                        Crash  |  |  
                      | Smith, 
                        Frederick G.   | A1C  |  Minot, 
                        ND   | 862 
                        SPS  |  26Apr1972  |  | Helicopter 
                        Crash  |  |  
                      | Urban, 
                        William F.   |  Sgt   |  Minot, 
                        ND   | 862 
                        SPS  |  26Apr1972  |  | Helicopter 
                        Crash  |  |  
                      | Carr, 
                        Rodney G.   |  SSgt  |  Kingston, 
                        MO  |  |  10Mar1973  |  | Traffic 
                        Collision.  |  |  
                      | Blakeney, 
                        Melvin J.   |  Sgt   |  NKP,
                        TH  | 56 
                        SPS   |  07Jul1973  |  | Massive 
                        Pulmonary Embolism  |  |  
                      | Schlin, 
                        Daniel J.   |  Amn  |  Davis 
                        Monthan, AZ  |  | 1976  |  | Weapons 
                        Accident  |  |  
                      | Gray, 
                        Robert S.   | SrA  | Clark 
                        AB, PL  | 3 
                        SPS  | 06Jan1978  |  |  Stabbed 
                        by Intruder on flight line.  |  
                      | Campbell, 
                        Thomas L.   | SSgt  | Maxwell AFB, 
                        AL  | 42nd SPS  | 26Mar1978  |  | Investigating 
                        a Prowler: Housing area  |  
                      | Zimmer, 
                        Helmut   |  | IP3C 
                        Germany  |  | 1978  |  | Weapons 
                        Accident
                        
                        |  |  
                      | Dover, 
                        Robert R.   | GS-5  | Kelly AFB, 
                        TX  |  | 18Mar1979  |  | Explosion: Veh. vs. Gate Shack
                        
                        |  |  
                      | Peterson, 
                        Alan J.   |  A1C  | Yokota, 
                        Japan  | 475 
                        SPS   | 06Jul1979  |  | Anti-Robbery 
                        Exercise.  |  |  
                      | Herrington, 
                        William C.   | Sgt  | Incerlik, 
                        Turkey   | 193-1 
                        Det  | 15Nov1980  |  | Terrorist 
                        Assassination ("Gray Wolves"); Arrested, tried, Executed  |  
                      | Bohling, 
                        Richard L.   |  SSgt   | Whiteman, 
                        MO  | 352 
                        MSS  | 11Jun1982  |  |  Helicopter 
                        Crash  |  |  
                      | Jones, 
                        David K.   |  Sgt   | Whiteman, 
                        MO  | 352 
                        MSS  | 11Jun1982  |  | Helicopter 
                        Crash
                        
                        |  |  
                      | Meridith, 
                        Thomas P.   |  Sgt   | Whiteman, 
                        MO  | 352 
                        MSS  | 11Jun1982  |  |  Helicopter 
                        Crash  |  |  
                      | Pace, 
                        Marion L.   |  Sgt   | Whiteman, 
                        MO  | 352 
                        MSS  | 11Jun1982  |  | Helicopter 
                        Crash
                        
                        |  |  
                      |  |  Amn  | Ellsworth, 
                        SD   | 45th Missile Security Squadron(45 MSS  )  | 8 
                        Mar 1983  |  |  Gunshot 
                        wound by partner on security team.  |  
                      | Burch III, Leslie A.     | MSgt   | Honduras 
                        HQMAC  | 437 
                        SPS  | 22Jan1985  |  | C-130 
                        Crash  |  |  
                      | Kelly, 
                        Michael F.   |  Capt  | Honduras 
                        HQMAC  | 437 
                        SPS  | 22Jan1985  |  | C-130 
                        Crash  |  |  
                      | Francis, 
                        Frederick K.   | TSgt  | Honduras 
                        HQMAC  | 437 
                        SPS  | 22Jan1985  |  | C-130 
                        Crash  |  |  
                      | Rollinson,William 
                        R.   | Sgt   | Honduras 
                        HQMAC  | 437 
                        SPS  | 22Jan1985  |  | C-130 
                        Crash  |  |  
                      | Heitkamp, 
                        Donald H.   | SrA  | Ellsworth, SD  | 44 
                        SPGrp  | 29May1986  |  | Helicopter 
                        Crash  |  |  
                      | Holmes, 
                        Barry P.   | A1C  | Ellsworth, SD  | 44 
                        SPGrp  | 29May1986  |  | Helicopter 
                        Crash  |  |  
                      | Huskey, 
                        Charles L.   | SSgt   | Ellsworth, SD  | 44 
                        SPGrp  | 29May1986  |  | Helicopter 
                        Crash  |  |  
                      | Weida, 
                        Mary F. *   | A1C  | Robins, 
                        GA   | 2853 
                        SPS   | 25Aug1987  |  | Traffic 
                        Collision   |  |  
                      | Pulido, 
                        Michael A.   | SrA  | Sheppard, 
                        TX  |  | 05May1987  |  | Training 
                        Exercise.  | Achievement 
                        Medal (Posthumously) |  
                      |  | A1C  | Clark 
                        AB, PL  | 3 
                        SPS  |  28Oct1987  |  |  Terrorist 
                        Assassination  |  |  
                      | Houseman, 
                        John    | SrA  | Kadena, 
                        OK   | 18 
                        SPS  | 16Mar1990  |  | Fell 
                        from 3 story building.  |  |  
                      | Thomas, Ed   | Capt  | Pease, NH  | 509
                        SPS  | 14Dec.1990  |  | Non-Hostile: Accidental
                        Self-Destruction(Gunshot)  |  
                      |  | Amn  | Fort 
                        Dix, NJ  | 3287 
                        TTS   | 12Aug1991  |  | Live 
                        Fire Exercise.  |  |  
                      | Lucas, 
                        Laurie Adell *   |  Amn  | Anderson, 
                        Guam  | 633rd SPS   | 20Aug1991  |  | Exercise: USAF/USMC. Marine used live grenade in error.  |  
                      | Riggs, 
                        Timothy R.   |  SrA  | Whiteman, 
                        MS  | 351st SPS   | 11Dec.1991  |  |  TRF 
                        Collision Investigation: Power line; electrocuted  |  
                      | Levay, 
                        Stacy E.   |  SSgt  | Anderson, 
                        Guam  | 633rd SPS  | 29Dec.1991  |  | BX Robbery 
                        In-Progres: Gun Shot  |  
                      |  | TSgt  |  Edwards, 
                        CA  |  95 SPS  | 10Jan1998  |  | Gunshot 
                        by Murder Suspect who later shot and killed himself.  |  
                      | Day, James R.  | SSgt  | Tinker, OK   |  |  |  | Traffic Collision/Tornado Damage.   |  
                      | Bjork-Hardesty, Leasha   | A1C  | Prince Sultan AB, SA  |  |  |  | Humvee Traffic Collision 
                        on Patrol.  |  
                      | Simons, Charles W. III  | TSgt  | Nellis AFB, NV  |  |  |  | Traffic Collision while 
                        directing traffic.  |  
                      | Walker, Daniel R.  | A1C  | Offutt, NB   |  |  |  | Traffic Collision   |  |  
                      | Partridge, Jacob | SrA  | Eielson AFB, Alaska  | 354 SFS  | 26Nov2002 |  | Traffic Collision   |  |  
                      |  | Amn  | Edwards AFB   |  | 13Mar2006 |  | Traffic Collision  |  |  
                      |  | SSgt  | Moody AFB | 820 SFS | 9Jan2009 |  | Training Accident |  |  
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