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2023 600 Miles of Remembrance
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For nearly a decade, the NASCAR community has come together to formally honor and recognize the United States Armed Forces during Military Appreciation Month through the NASCAR Salutes Together with Coca-Cola program.
To conclude the ninth year of the program, military recognition will once again culminate with each NASCAR Cup Series car and accompanying track vehicle featuring a name of a fallen service member on the windshield in 2023's 600 Miles of Remembrance. Read on to learn more about these heroes who gave their lives defending this country.
To conclude the ninth year of the program, military recognition will once again culminate with each NASCAR Cup Series car and accompanying track vehicle featuring a name of a fallen service member on the windshield in 2023's 600 Miles of Remembrance. Read on to learn more about these heroes who gave their lives defending this country.
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No. 1 car: James D. Bullard
Military branch: United States Army, Staff Sergeant
Hometown: Marion, South Carolina
Date of birth: June 10, 1979
Date of death: Oct. 30, 2007
Age: 28
Bullard was assigned to: 1st Battalion, 263rd Armor Regiment, South Carolina Army National Guard.
Military branch: United States Army, Staff Sergeant
Hometown: Marion, South Carolina
Date of birth: June 10, 1979
Date of death: Oct. 30, 2007
Age: 28
Bullard was assigned to: 1st Battalion, 263rd Armor Regiment, South Carolina Army National Guard.
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No. 2 car: Jonathan E. Etterling
Military branch: United States Marine Corps, Lance Corporal
Hometown: Wheelersburg, Ohio
Date of birth: Dec. 27, 1982
Date of death: Jan. 26, 2005
Age: 22
Etterling was assigned to: 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
Military branch: United States Marine Corps, Lance Corporal
Hometown: Wheelersburg, Ohio
Date of birth: Dec. 27, 1982
Date of death: Jan. 26, 2005
Age: 22
Etterling was assigned to: 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
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No. 3 car: Mark Philip Crampton
Military branch: United States Navy, Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL)
Hometown: Hamilton, Ohio
Date of birth: June 22, 1959
Date of death: April 14, 2022
Age: 62
Crampton served 27 years on active duty in the Naval Special Warfare community and held multiple leadership positions. He completed 10 deployments to Southeast and Southwest Asia, one deployment to Afghanistan and two deployments to Iraq.
Military branch: United States Navy, Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL)
Hometown: Hamilton, Ohio
Date of birth: June 22, 1959
Date of death: April 14, 2022
Age: 62
Crampton served 27 years on active duty in the Naval Special Warfare community and held multiple leadership positions. He completed 10 deployments to Southeast and Southwest Asia, one deployment to Afghanistan and two deployments to Iraq.
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No. 4 car: Claudio Patiño IV
Military branch: United States Marine Corps, Corporal
Hometown: Yorba Linda, California
Date of birth: Sept. 19, 1987
Date of death: June 22, 2010
Age: 22
Patiño's personal awards include the Bronze Star Medal with Valor, Navy Achievement Medal with Valor, Purple Heart Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with two stars.
Military branch: United States Marine Corps, Corporal
Hometown: Yorba Linda, California
Date of birth: Sept. 19, 1987
Date of death: June 22, 2010
Age: 22
Patiño's personal awards include the Bronze Star Medal with Valor, Navy Achievement Medal with Valor, Purple Heart Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with two stars.
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No. 5 car: Martin J. DeHimer
Military branch: United States Army, Specialist Four
Hometown: Rome, New York
Date of birth: Jan. 31, 1949
Date of death: March 11, 1970
Age: 21
DeHimer enlisted in the Army and trained as a Light Weapons Infantryman (11B). He arrived in Vietnam on July 17, 1969 as a member of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 7th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was awarded a Silver Star for his actions on March 11, 1970.
Military branch: United States Army, Specialist Four
Hometown: Rome, New York
Date of birth: Jan. 31, 1949
Date of death: March 11, 1970
Age: 21
DeHimer enlisted in the Army and trained as a Light Weapons Infantryman (11B). He arrived in Vietnam on July 17, 1969 as a member of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 7th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was awarded a Silver Star for his actions on March 11, 1970.
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No. 6 car: Curtis Roy Cline
Military branch: United States Army, Staff Sergeant
Hometown: Burlington, Michigan
Date of birth: July 29, 1949
Date of death: Sept. 18, 1969
Age: 20
Cline was assigned to: Company D, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division.
Military branch: United States Army, Staff Sergeant
Hometown: Burlington, Michigan
Date of birth: July 29, 1949
Date of death: Sept. 18, 1969
Age: 20
Cline was assigned to: Company D, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division.
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No. 7 car: Brian Bourgeois
Military branch: United States Navy, Captain (SEAL)
Hometown: Lake Charles, Louisiana
Date of birth: Oct. 27, 1978
Date of death: Dec. 7, 2021
Age: 43
Following his graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2001, Bourgeois joined the Naval Special Warfare community where he deployed in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Odyssey Dawn and Enduring Freedom. He earned a Bronze Star Medal with Valor and additionally received the Pat Tillman Leadership Award while earning a Master of Science degree in Defense Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School.
Military branch: United States Navy, Captain (SEAL)
Hometown: Lake Charles, Louisiana
Date of birth: Oct. 27, 1978
Date of death: Dec. 7, 2021
Age: 43
Following his graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2001, Bourgeois joined the Naval Special Warfare community where he deployed in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Odyssey Dawn and Enduring Freedom. He earned a Bronze Star Medal with Valor and additionally received the Pat Tillman Leadership Award while earning a Master of Science degree in Defense Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School.
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No. 8 car: Jack William Roper
Military branch: United States Navy, Radio Technician Second Class
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Date of birth: April 1, 1923
Date of death: Dec. 7, 1944
Age: 21
After graduating high school and working at the Western Electric Company, Roper enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served aboard the destroyer USS Mahan. Roper was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart after his ship was struck by a kamikaze aircraft in the Pacific Theater.
Military branch: United States Navy, Radio Technician Second Class
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Date of birth: April 1, 1923
Date of death: Dec. 7, 1944
Age: 21
After graduating high school and working at the Western Electric Company, Roper enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served aboard the destroyer USS Mahan. Roper was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart after his ship was struck by a kamikaze aircraft in the Pacific Theater.
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No. 9 car: Christopher S. Seifert
Military branch: United States Army, Captain
Hometown: Williams Township, Pennsylvania
Date of birth: April 24, 1975
Date of death: March 23, 2003
Age: 27
After serving as a member of the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps at Lehigh University, Seifert joined the U.S. Army ranks as a second lieutenent on May 31, 1997, and in 2001, reclassified from infantry to military intelligence. Seifert was assigned to 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).
Military branch: United States Army, Captain
Hometown: Williams Township, Pennsylvania
Date of birth: April 24, 1975
Date of death: March 23, 2003
Age: 27
After serving as a member of the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps at Lehigh University, Seifert joined the U.S. Army ranks as a second lieutenent on May 31, 1997, and in 2001, reclassified from infantry to military intelligence. Seifert was assigned to 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).
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No. 10 car: Daniel McVicker
Military branch: United States Marine Corps, Lance Corporal
Hometown: Alliance, Ohio
Date of birth: Dec. 27, 1984
Date of death: Oct. 6, 2005
Age: 20
McVicker enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 2003. He was killed when his Humvee struck an improvised explosive device (IED) during Operation River Gate.
Military branch: United States Marine Corps, Lance Corporal
Hometown: Alliance, Ohio
Date of birth: Dec. 27, 1984
Date of death: Oct. 6, 2005
Age: 20
McVicker enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 2003. He was killed when his Humvee struck an improvised explosive device (IED) during Operation River Gate.
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No. 11 car: Kevin Joseph Smith
Military branch: United States Army, Captain
Hometown: Brandon, Florida
Date of birth: Oct. 19, 1977
Date of death: Dec. 8, 2005
Age: 28
Smith attended the U.S. Military Academy and graduated from there in 2001.
Military branch: United States Army, Captain
Hometown: Brandon, Florida
Date of birth: Oct. 19, 1977
Date of death: Dec. 8, 2005
Age: 28
Smith attended the U.S. Military Academy and graduated from there in 2001.
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No. 12 car: David Kenneth J. Kreuter
Military branch: United States Marine Corps, Sergeant
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Date of birth: June 25, 1979
Date of death: Aug. 3, 2005
Age: 26
Kreuter was assigned to: 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve.
Military branch: United States Marine Corps, Sergeant
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Date of birth: June 25, 1979
Date of death: Aug. 3, 2005
Age: 26
Kreuter was assigned to: 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve.
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No. 14 car: James Oxley
Military branch: United States Navy, Hospitalman
Hometown: Bradford, Pennsylvania
Date of birth: April 3, 1946
Date of death: Nov. 30, 1967
Age: 21
Oxley enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1966 and was deployed to Vietnam on July 15, 1967. He was killed during Operation Kentucky.
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No. 15 car: Michael A. Dickinson II
Military branch: United States Army, Staff Sergeant
Hometown: Battle Creek, Michigan
Date of birth: April 20, 1980
Date of death: July 17, 2006
Age: 26
Dickinson was assigned to: 9th Psychological Operations Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group, United States Army Special Operations Command.
Military branch: United States Army, Staff Sergeant
Hometown: Battle Creek, Michigan
Date of birth: April 20, 1980
Date of death: July 17, 2006
Age: 26
Dickinson was assigned to: 9th Psychological Operations Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group, United States Army Special Operations Command.
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No. 16 car: Theodore M. West
Military branch: United States Army, Private First Class
Hometown: Richmond, Kentucky
Date of birth: Aug. 4, 1983
Date of death: Nov. 29, 2006
Age: 23
West was assigned to: 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division.
Military branch: United States Army, Private First Class
Hometown: Richmond, Kentucky
Date of birth: Aug. 4, 1983
Date of death: Nov. 29, 2006
Age: 23
West was assigned to: 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division.
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No. 17 car: Ari Cullers
Military branch: United States Army, Staff Sergeant
Hometown: New London, Connecticut
Date of birth: March 30, 1983
Date of death: Oct. 30, 2011
Age: 28
Cullers did two tours to Afghanistan. He was killed by a rocket-propelled grenade while deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Military branch: United States Army, Staff Sergeant
Hometown: New London, Connecticut
Date of birth: March 30, 1983
Date of death: Oct. 30, 2011
Age: 28
Cullers did two tours to Afghanistan. He was killed by a rocket-propelled grenade while deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan.
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No. 19 car: Rusten Radford Smith
Military branch: United States Army, Chief Warrant Officer 2
Hometown: St. James, Missouri
Date of birth: Aug. 7, 1990
Date of death: March 29, 2023
Age: 32
Smith was assigned to: C Company, 6th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).
Military branch: United States Army, Chief Warrant Officer 2
Hometown: St. James, Missouri
Date of birth: Aug. 7, 1990
Date of death: March 29, 2023
Age: 32
Smith was assigned to: C Company, 6th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).
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No. 20 car: William F. "Sonny" Hinchman
Military branch: United States Army, Chief Warrant Officer 5
Hometown: Worthington, Indiana
Date of birth: Nov. 11, 1966
Date of death: July 17, 2009
Age: 42
Over the course of his military career, Hinchman did multiple tours to Iraq and other locations throughout the globe while serving in numerous aviation combat units, including Task Force 160, the U.S. Army's Special Operations Aviation Regiment. Hinchman died in a MD-530 helicopter crash near Baghdad, Iraq.
Military branch: United States Army, Chief Warrant Officer 5
Hometown: Worthington, Indiana
Date of birth: Nov. 11, 1966
Date of death: July 17, 2009
Age: 42
Over the course of his military career, Hinchman did multiple tours to Iraq and other locations throughout the globe while serving in numerous aviation combat units, including Task Force 160, the U.S. Army's Special Operations Aviation Regiment. Hinchman died in a MD-530 helicopter crash near Baghdad, Iraq.
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No. 21 car: Shawn M. Dunkin
Military branch: United States Army, Sergeant
Hometown: Columbia, South Carolina
Date of birth: Feb. 27, 1981
Date of death: Feb. 19, 2007
Age: 25
Dunkin was assigned to: 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.
Military branch: United States Army, Sergeant
Hometown: Columbia, South Carolina
Date of birth: Feb. 27, 1981
Date of death: Feb. 19, 2007
Age: 25
Dunkin was assigned to: 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.
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No. 22 car: Joshua J. Robinson
Military branch: United States Marine Corps, Sergeant
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
Date of birth: Oct. 28, 1981
Date of death: Aug. 7, 2011
Age: 29
Robinson was assigned to: 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force.
Military branch: United States Marine Corps, Sergeant
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
Date of birth: Oct. 28, 1981
Date of death: Aug. 7, 2011
Age: 29
Robinson was assigned to: 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force.
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No. 23 car: Luther Rabon Jr.
Military branch: United States Army, Specialist
Hometown: Lexington, South Carolina
Date of birth: Aug. 21, 1978
Date of death: Oct. 1, 2010
Age: 32
Rabon Jr. was assigned to: 1221st Engineer Clearance Company, South Carolina Army National Guard.
Military branch: United States Army, Specialist
Hometown: Lexington, South Carolina
Date of birth: Aug. 21, 1978
Date of death: Oct. 1, 2010
Age: 32
Rabon Jr. was assigned to: 1221st Engineer Clearance Company, South Carolina Army National Guard.
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No. 24 car: Scott Cooper Dayton
Military branch: United States Navy, Senior Chief Petty Officer
Hometown: Woodbridge, Virginia
Date of birth: July 30, 1974
Date of death: Nov. 24, 2016
Age: 42
Dayton was a 23-year veteran of the U.S. Navy. He served as an elite Navy Special Operations community known as Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD). Dayton was the first American service member killed in the ongoing conflict with Syria after sustaining wounds from an improvised explosive device (IED).
Military branch: United States Navy, Senior Chief Petty Officer
Hometown: Woodbridge, Virginia
Date of birth: July 30, 1974
Date of death: Nov. 24, 2016
Age: 42
Dayton was a 23-year veteran of the U.S. Navy. He served as an elite Navy Special Operations community known as Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD). Dayton was the first American service member killed in the ongoing conflict with Syria after sustaining wounds from an improvised explosive device (IED).
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No. 31 car: Wilfred Flores Jr.
Military branch: United States Army, Specialist
Hometown: Lawton, Oklahoma
Date of birth: April 10, 1986
Date of death: March 31, 2007
Age: 30
Flores Jr. was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.
Military branch: United States Army, Specialist
Hometown: Lawton, Oklahoma
Date of birth: April 10, 1986
Date of death: March 31, 2007
Age: 30
Flores Jr. was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.
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No. 34 car: Ryan Michael Connolly
Military branch: United States Army, Chief Warrant Officer 3
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Date of birth: Nov. 14, 1980
Date of death: April 6, 2018
Age: 37
Connolly joined the U.S. Army in 2001 and served for 17 years. While acting as an instructor pilot for the 101st Airborne Division, Connolly was killed when his Apache helicopter's night vision system failed and caused an impact with the ground.
Military branch: United States Army, Chief Warrant Officer 3
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Date of birth: Nov. 14, 1980
Date of death: April 6, 2018
Age: 37
Connolly joined the U.S. Army in 2001 and served for 17 years. While acting as an instructor pilot for the 101st Airborne Division, Connolly was killed when his Apache helicopter's night vision system failed and caused an impact with the ground.
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No. 38 car: Kevin Christopher Kimmerly
Military branch: United States Army, Staff Sergeant
Hometown: North Creek, New York
Date of birth: Sept. 14, 1972
Date of death: Sept. 15, 2003
Age: 31
Kimmerly joined the U.S. Army in 1991. Kimmerly was killed in action after being struck by a rocket-propelled grenade.
Military branch: United States Army, Staff Sergeant
Hometown: North Creek, New York
Date of birth: Sept. 14, 1972
Date of death: Sept. 15, 2003
Age: 31
Kimmerly joined the U.S. Army in 1991. Kimmerly was killed in action after being struck by a rocket-propelled grenade.
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No. 41 car: Bradley J. Harper
Military branch: United States Marine Corps, Sergeant
Hometown: Chesapeake, Virginia
Date of birth: Nov. 1, 1979
Date of death: Aug. 3, 2005
Age: 25
After serving as a reservist until 2004, Harper was transferred to the 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion. His unit was mobilized to Iraq in early 2005. Harper was killed while on patrol when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device (IED).
Military branch: United States Marine Corps, Sergeant
Hometown: Chesapeake, Virginia
Date of birth: Nov. 1, 1979
Date of death: Aug. 3, 2005
Age: 25
After serving as a reservist until 2004, Harper was transferred to the 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion. His unit was mobilized to Iraq in early 2005. Harper was killed while on patrol when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device (IED).
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No. 42 car: Joseph Menusa
Military branch: United States Marine Corps, Gunnery Sergeant
Home country: Phillipines
Date of birth: Feb. 13, 1970
Date of death: March 27, 2003
Age: 33
Menusa immigrated to the United States at the age of 10. He served during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Menusa was killed in action in an ambush while in Iraq. He was posthumously awarded U.S. citizenship.
Military branch: United States Marine Corps, Gunnery Sergeant
Home country: Phillipines
Date of birth: Feb. 13, 1970
Date of death: March 27, 2003
Age: 33
Menusa immigrated to the United States at the age of 10. He served during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Menusa was killed in action in an ambush while in Iraq. He was posthumously awarded U.S. citizenship.
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No. 43 car: Stephen "Cajun" Del Bagno
Military branch: United States Air Force, Major
Hometown: Valencia, California
Date of birth: April 30, 1983
Date of death: April 4, 2018
Age: 34
Del Bagno dreamed of being in the U.S. Air Force since the age of 3. Del Bagno eventually saw those dreams come to fruition when he joined the branch and was commissioned in 2007. Del Bagno was killed when his aircraft crashed during a routine training mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range.
Military branch: United States Air Force, Major
Hometown: Valencia, California
Date of birth: April 30, 1983
Date of death: April 4, 2018
Age: 34
Del Bagno dreamed of being in the U.S. Air Force since the age of 3. Del Bagno eventually saw those dreams come to fruition when he joined the branch and was commissioned in 2007. Del Bagno was killed when his aircraft crashed during a routine training mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range.
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No. 45 car: Samuel T. Castle
Military branch: United States Army, Sergeant
Hometown: Hughes Springs, Texas
Date of birth: June 12, 1978
Date of death: May 10, 2005
Age: 26
Castle was stationed in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and was assigned to: 327th Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade. Castle was killed in action when a roadside bomb hit his convoy in Iraq.
Military branch: United States Army, Sergeant
Hometown: Hughes Springs, Texas
Date of birth: June 12, 1978
Date of death: May 10, 2005
Age: 26
Castle was stationed in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and was assigned to: 327th Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade. Castle was killed in action when a roadside bomb hit his convoy in Iraq.
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No. 47 car: Alessandro "Sandrino" L. Plutino
Military branch: United States Army, Sergeant
Hometown: Pitman, New Jersey
Date of birth: Aug. 23, 1982
Date of death: Aug. 8, 2011
Age: 28
Plutino was on his sixth deployment at the time of his death, having previously served three deployments in Iraq and two others in Afghanistan. Plutino was mortally wounded while on the containment side of a direct action raid in Afghanistan.
Military branch: United States Army, Sergeant
Hometown: Pitman, New Jersey
Date of birth: Aug. 23, 1982
Date of death: Aug. 8, 2011
Age: 28
Plutino was on his sixth deployment at the time of his death, having previously served three deployments in Iraq and two others in Afghanistan. Plutino was mortally wounded while on the containment side of a direct action raid in Afghanistan.
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No. 48 car: Nicholas Allen Tomko
Military branch: United States Army, Sergeant
Hometown: McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania
Date of birth: Feb. 16, 1979
Date of death: Nov. 9, 2003
Age: 24
Tomko joined the U.S. Army in 1998 and was stationed in Iraq by February 2003. He additionally served in Operation Joint Forge in Bosnia-Herzegovina for nine months in 2001. Tomko was killed in action while serving as a door gunner during a night patrol in Baghdad, Iraq.
Military branch: United States Army, Sergeant
Hometown: McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania
Date of birth: Feb. 16, 1979
Date of death: Nov. 9, 2003
Age: 24
Tomko joined the U.S. Army in 1998 and was stationed in Iraq by February 2003. He additionally served in Operation Joint Forge in Bosnia-Herzegovina for nine months in 2001. Tomko was killed in action while serving as a door gunner during a night patrol in Baghdad, Iraq.
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No. 51 car: James Eddie Reed
Military branch: United States Army, Captain
Hometown: Kingsport, Tennessee
Date of birth: Dec. 4, 1942
Date of death: Feb. 1, 1968
Age: 25
Reed was assigned to: Company A, 3rd Battalion, 39th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division.
Military branch: United States Army, Captain
Hometown: Kingsport, Tennessee
Date of birth: Dec. 4, 1942
Date of death: Feb. 1, 1968
Age: 25
Reed was assigned to: Company A, 3rd Battalion, 39th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division.
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No. 54 car: Michael H. Simpson
Military branch: United States Army, Staff Sergeant
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Date of birth: Feb. 13, 1983
Date of death: May 1, 2013
Age: 30
Simpson joined the U.S. Army in 2003. He died of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.
Military branch: United States Army, Staff Sergeant
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Date of birth: Feb. 13, 1983
Date of death: May 1, 2013
Age: 30
Simpson joined the U.S. Army in 2003. He died of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.
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No. 77 car: Joshua R. Ashley
Military branch: United States Marine Corps, Sergeant
Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, California
Date of birth: May 27, 1989
Date of death: July 19, 2012
Age: 23
Ashley was assigned to: 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Marine Special Operations Team 8132).
Military branch: United States Marine Corps, Sergeant
Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, California
Date of birth: May 27, 1989
Date of death: July 19, 2012
Age: 23
Ashley was assigned to: 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Marine Special Operations Team 8132).
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No. 78 car: Isaac Lee Johnson Jr.
Military branch: United States Army, Specialist
Hometown: Columbus, Georgia
Date of birth: Dec. 8, 1984
Date of death: July 6, 2009
Age: 24
Johnson was assigned to: 1st Battalion, 108th Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron, Georgia National Guard.
Military branch: United States Army, Specialist
Hometown: Columbus, Georgia
Date of birth: Dec. 8, 1984
Date of death: July 6, 2009
Age: 24
Johnson was assigned to: 1st Battalion, 108th Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron, Georgia National Guard.
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No. 84 car: Kendell K. Frederick
Military branch: United States Army, Sergeant
Hometown: Randallstown, Maryland
Date of birth: Aug. 17, 1984
Date of death: Oct. 19, 2005
Age: 21
Frederick was assigned to: 983rd Engineer Battalion, United States Army Reserve.
Military branch: United States Army, Sergeant
Hometown: Randallstown, Maryland
Date of birth: Aug. 17, 1984
Date of death: Oct. 19, 2005
Age: 21
Frederick was assigned to: 983rd Engineer Battalion, United States Army Reserve.
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No. 99 car: Dennis Michael White
Military branch: United States Air Force, Captain
Hometown: Lees Summit, Missouri
Date of birth: Feb. 3, 1961
Date of death: April 18, 1995
Age: 34
White served in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He was killed following an F-15E system malfunction.
Military branch: United States Air Force, Captain
Hometown: Lees Summit, Missouri
Date of birth: Feb. 3, 1961
Date of death: April 18, 1995
Age: 34
White served in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He was killed following an F-15E system malfunction.
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Pace car: Jonathan F. Davis
Military branch: United States Army, Specialist
Hometown: Griffin, Georgia
Date of birth: Jan. 7, 1992
Date of death: March 29, 2012
Age: 20
Davis was assigned to: 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.
Military branch: United States Army, Specialist
Hometown: Griffin, Georgia
Date of birth: Jan. 7, 1992
Date of death: March 29, 2012
Age: 20
Davis was assigned to: 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.
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Split pace car: Matthias N. Hanson
Military branch: United States Marine Corps, Lance Corporal
Hometown: Buffalo, Kentucky
Date of birth: Jan. 26, 1990
Date of death: Feb. 21, 2010
Age: 20
Hanson was assigned to: 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force.
Military branch: United States Marine Corps, Lance Corporal
Hometown: Buffalo, Kentucky
Date of birth: Jan. 26, 1990
Date of death: Feb. 21, 2010
Age: 20
Hanson was assigned to: 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force.
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Grand Marshal 1: Jeremy P. Bouffard
Military branch: United States Army, Corporal
Hometown: Middlefield, Massachusetts
Date of birth: Jan. 8, 1986
Date of death: Aug. 22, 2007
Age: 21
Bouffard was assigned to: 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.
Military branch: United States Army, Corporal
Hometown: Middlefield, Massachusetts
Date of birth: Jan. 8, 1986
Date of death: Aug. 22, 2007
Age: 21
Bouffard was assigned to: 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.
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Grand Marshal 2: Clint J. Storey
Military branch: United States Army, Staff Sergeant
Hometown: Enid, Oklahoma
Date of birth: Feb. 27, 1976
Date of death: Aug. 4, 2006
Age: 30
Storey was assigned to: 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division.
Military branch: United States Army, Staff Sergeant
Hometown: Enid, Oklahoma
Date of birth: Feb. 27, 1976
Date of death: Aug. 4, 2006
Age: 30
Storey was assigned to: 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division.
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Grand Marshal 3: Kenneth E. New
Military branch: United States Army, Private
Home state: Missouri
Date of birth: Nov. 26, 1919
Date of death: Nov. 11, 1944
Age: 24
New was assigned to: 328th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division.
Military branch: United States Army, Private
Home state: Missouri
Date of birth: Nov. 26, 1919
Date of death: Nov. 11, 1944
Age: 24
New was assigned to: 328th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division.
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Grand Marshal 4: Andrew Kearney
Military branch: United States Marine Corps, Lance Corporal
Hometown: Lexington, Kentucky
Date of birth: June 10, 1923
Date of death: June 16, 1944
Age: 21
Kearney was assigned to: 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division.
Military branch: United States Marine Corps, Lance Corporal
Hometown: Lexington, Kentucky
Date of birth: June 10, 1923
Date of death: June 16, 1944
Age: 21
Kearney was assigned to: 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division.