Fallen Soldiers of the North Dakota Army National Guard
These soldiers paid the ultimate price and made the ultimate sacrifice for their country during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
SPC Jon Fettig
Age: 30
Dickinson, ND
KIA 7/22/03, Ar Ramadi, Iraq
957th Engineer Co, Bismarck, ND
SSG Kenneth Hendrickson
Age: 41
Bismarck ND
KIA 1/24/2004, Fallujah, Iraq
957th Engineer Co, Bismarck, ND
SGT Keith Smette
Age: 25
Fargo ND
KIA 1/24/2004, Fallujah Iraq
957th Engineer Co, Bismarck, ND
SPC Philip D. Brown
Age: 21
Jamestown ND
KIA 5/8/2004, Balad, Iraq
Co B, 141st Eng Com Bn, Jamestown, ND
SPC James Holmes
Age: 28
Grand Forks, ND
KIA 5/8/2004, Landstuhl, Germany (Injuries received in Iraq)
Co C, 141st Engr Combat Bn, Bismarck, ND
SSG Lance J. Koenig
Age: 33
Fargo ND
KIA 9/22/2004, Tikrit, Iraq
141st Engineer Battalion, Jamestown, ND
SPC Cody L. Wentz
Age: 21
Williston, ND
KIA 11/4/2004, Tampa, Iraq
141st Engr Combat Bn, Williston, ND
SPC Michael L. Hermanson
Age: 21
Fargo, ND
KIA 5/23/2006, Al Abayachi, IRAQ
Co A, 164th Eng BN, Minot, ND
SGT Travis A. Vanzoest
Age: 21
Bismarck, ND
KIA 6/6/2006, Khogyani, Afghanistan
188th ADA, Bismarck, ND
CPL Curtis R. Mehrer
Age: 21
Bismarck, ND
KIA 6/6/2006, Khogyani, Afghanistan
188th ADA, Bismarck, ND
CPL Nathan Goodiron
Age: 25
Mandaree, ND
KIA 11/23/2006, Afghanistan
188th ADA, Grand Forks, ND
CPL Christopher Kleinwachter
Age: 29
Wahpeton, ND
KIA 11/29/2006, Afghanistan
188th ADA, Grand Forks, ND
SFC Darren M. Linde
Age: 41
Devils Lake, ND
KIA 12/3/12, Afghanistan
818th Engineer Co, Williston, ND
SPC Tyler J. Orgaard
Age: 20
Bismarck, ND
KIA 12/3/12, Afghanistan
818th Engineer Co, Williston, ND