Military

The following young men from Portage County have lost their lives in Operation Iraqi Freedom:

NAME RANK AGE HOMETOWN BRANCH OF SERVICE AREA OF SERVICE DATE OF DEATH INCIDENT

Jeremy E. Murray Sergeant 27 Atwater Twp. Marines Iraq 11/16/2005 Roadside Bomb

Lucas W. A. Emch Navy Hospitalman 21 Kent Navy Iraq 03/02/2007 Roadside Bomb

Jason J. Hernandez Corporal 21* Streetsboro Army Iraq 09/07/2007 Roadside Bomb

Benjamin C. Dillon Corporal 22 Edinburg Twp. Army Iraq 10/07/2007 Small Arms Fire

* Jason was killed on his 21st birthday.

Please keep the families of the above in your thoughts and prayers, along with all of our military and their families.

I am in the process of transcribing the 1890 Special Census of Civil War Veterans and Widows. Due to the quality of some of the pages, it is hard to read the names, so please take that into account. If you know that I have misspelled an individual's name, please let me know.

NAME	RANK	AGE	HOMETOWN	BRANCH OF SERVICE	AREA OF SERVICE	DATE OF DEATH	INCIDENT
Jeremy E. Murray	Sergeant	27	Atwater Twp.	Marines	Iraq	11/16/2005	Roadside Bomb
Lucas W. A. Emch	Navy Hospitalman	21	Kent	Navy	Iraq	03/02/2007	Roadside Bomb
Jason J. Hernandez	Corporal	21*	Streetsboro	Army	Iraq	09/07/2007	Roadside Bomb
Benjamin C. Dillon	Corporal	22	Edinburg Twp.	Army	Iraq	10/07/2007	Small Arms Fire