Lest they be forgotten
176 men with Michigan ties have died in Iraq and Afghanistan
Phillip Allen Bocks
Service/rank: Marine Sgt.
Age: 28
Hometown: Troy
Date of death: November 9, 2007
Where killed: Aranus, Afghanistan
Bocks was one of six soldiers whose patrol was attacked Nov. 9 in Aranus, Afghanisatn. He was assigned to the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, in Bridgeport, Calif.
Alphabetical listing of Michigan's Fallen Heroes
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Akers, Spencer, C. | Hometown: Traverse City | Age: 35
Alex, Eugene, H.E. | Hometown: Bay City | Age: 32
Algrim, Wilson, A. | Hometown: Howell | Age: 21
Arnold, Jim, | Hometown: Mattawan | Age: 21
Barbret, Mark, A. | Hometown: Shelby Township | Age: 22
Beeler, Brent, E. | Hometown: Jackson | Age: 22
Bishop, John, Thomas | Hometown: Gaylord | Age: 22
Blake, Joseph, R. | Hometown: Livonia | Age: 34
Blaskowski, Matthew, D. | Hometown: Hebron Township | Age: 27
Blodgett, Nicholas, H. | Hometown: Wyoming | Age: 21
Bloomfield II, Gerald, M. | Hometown: Ypsilanti | Age: 38
Blumberg, Trevor, A. | Hometown: Canton | Age: 22
Bocks, Phillip, Allen | Hometown: Troy | Age: 28
Brassfield, Artimus, D. | Hometown: Flint | Age: 22
Brazee, Joshua, T. | Hometown: Sand Creek | Age: 25
Brown, Timothy, D. | Hometown: Cedar Springs | Age: 23
Brown, Joshua, | Hometown: Dearborn Heights | Age: 26
Bucklin, Brock, L. | Hometown: Grand Rapids | Age: 28
Burgess, Bryan, K. | Hometown: Garden City | Age: 35
Burgess, Ryan, J. | Hometown: Sanford | Age: 21
Burri, Eric, T. | Hometown: Wyoming | Age: 21
Bushart, Damian, S. | Hometown: Waterford | Age: 22
Butler, Adrian, J. | Hometown: East Lansing | Age: 28
Cardinal, Anthony, O. | Hometown: Muskegon | Age: 20
Carver, Dane, O. | Hometown: Freeport | Age: 20
Cassidy, Paul, J. | Hometown: Laingsburg | Age: 36
Castillo, Luis, J. | Hometown: Lawton | Age: 20
Chapman, John, A. | Hometown: Belding | Age: 36
Cherava, Nicholas, O. | Hometown: Ontonagon | Age: 21
Christensen, Thomas, W. | Hometown: Atlantic | Age: 42
Collinsworth, Clifford, R. | Hometown: Chelsea | Age: 20
Courneya, Daniel, W. | Hometown: Vermontville | Age: 19
Darga, Paul, J. | Hometown: Alpena | Age: 34
Daul, Andrew, P. | Hometown: Brighton | Age: 21
Davis, Donald, N. | Hometown: Saginaw | Age: 42
Davis, William, | Hometown: Adrian | Age: 26
Dearing, John, W. | Hometown: Hazel Park | Age: 21
DePottey, Jeremy, E. | Hometown: Ironwood | Age: 26
Derks, Brian, K. | Hometown: White Cloud | Age: 21
DeRoo, Gabriel, G. | Hometown: Paw Paw | Age: 25
Dickinson II, Michael, A. | Hometown: Battle Creek | Age: 26
Dreasky, Duane, J. | Hometown: Novi | Age: 31
Drier, Charles, A. | Hometown: Tuscola | Age: 28
Edds, Jonathan, | Hometown: White Pigeon | Age: 24
Elandt, Aaron, C. | Hometown: Lowell | Age: 23
Elledge, Michael, D. | Hometown: Brownsburg, Ind., graduated from Dexter High School in Dexter | Age: 41
Ellsworth, Justin, M. | Hometown: Mount Pleasant | Age: 20
Esckelson, Christopher, E. | Hometown: Vassar | Age: 22
Fester, Gregory, J. | Hometown: Grand Rapids | Age: 41
Floyd, Alkaila, T. | Hometown: Grand Rapids | Age: 23
Fouty, Byron, J. | Hometown: Waterford | Age: 19
Fox, Bradley, C. | Hometown: Adrian | Age: 34
Frank, Craig, S. | Hometown: Lincoln Park | Age: 24
Frank, Stephen, W. | Hometown: Farmington Hills | Age: 29
Freiwald, Jason, Richard | Hometown: Armada | Age: 30
Gajdos, Shawn, D. | Hometown: Grand Rapids | Age: 25
Garza, Jr., Juan, Guadalupe | Hometown: Temperance | Age: 20
Gentry, Lewis, J. | Hometown: Detroit | Age: 48
Goode, Jordan, E. | Hometown: Kalamazoo | Age: 21
Goward, Richard, A. | Hometown: Midland | Age: 32
Greer, Nicholas, J. | Hometown: Monroe | Age: 21
Greka, Allen, A. | Hometown: Alpena | Age: 29
Grimes, Sean, | Hometown: Southfield | Age: 31
Hanks, Michael, W. | Hometown: Gregory | Age: 22
Harrison, James, W. | Hometown: Montrose | Age: 47
Harting III, Ralph, J. | Hometown: West Bloomfield | Age: 28
Hartman, David, A. | Hometown: Akron | Age: 41
Hattamer, Stephen, C. | Hometown: Gwinn | Age: 43
Heinlein Jr., Charles, T. | Hometown: Hemlock | Age: 23
Herrema, Richard, J. | Hometown: Hudsonville | Age: 27
Hill, Tarryl, B. | Hometown: Shelby Township | Age: 19
Hodshire, Michael, P. | Hometown: North Adams | Age: 25
Hoover, Levi, K. | Hometown: Midland | Age: 23
Howard II, Curtis, T. | Hometown: Ann Arbor | Age: 32
Howard II, Walter, B. | Hometown: Rochester | Age: 35
Huhn, David, A. | Hometown: Portland | Age: 24
Jack, Edward, E. | Hometown: Detroit | Age: 51
Jackson II, William, S. | Hometown: Saginaw | Age: 29
Jagger, Aaron, D. | Hometown: Hillsdale | Age: 43
Johnson, Paul, J. | Hometown: Calumet | Age: 29
Johnson, Christopher, | Hometown: Grew up in Grand Rapids | Age: 31
Kassin, Robert, P. | Hometown: Flint | Age: 29
Kidd, Mark, D. | Hometown: Milford | Age: 26
Kieffer, Ricky, A. | Hometown: Ovid. | Age: 36
Kilpela, Andrew, J. | Hometown: Fowerville | Age: 22
Kim, In, C. | Hometown: Warren | Age: 23
Kim, Minhee, | Hometown: Ann Arbor | Age: 20
Klein, Allan, | Hometown: Clinton Township | Age: 34
Knoll, Garret, C. | Hometown: Bad Axe | Age: 23
Koehler, Gary, A. | Hometown: Ypsilanti | Age: 21
Kolasa, Alexander, J. | Hometown: White Lake | Age: 22
Kube, Christopher, D. | Hometown: Shelby Township | Age: 18
Lancour, Joseph, M. | Hometown: Swartz Creek | Age: 21
Lee, Jason, T. | Hometown: Fruitport | Age: 26
Lehto, Jason, A. | Hometown: Mount Clemens | Age: 31
Lindemuth, Michael, B | Hometown: Petoskey | Age: 27
Little, Jason, T. | Hometown: Climax | Age: 20
Malson, Adam, | Hometown: Rochester Hills | Age: 23
Manoukian, Nicholas, J. | Hometown: Lathrup Village | Age: 22
Marcum, John, Wayne | Hometown: Flushing | Age: 34
Marku, Gentian, | Hometown: Warren | Age: 22
Mason, Casey, P. | Hometown: Lake | Age: 22
McCloud, Joseph, T. | Hometown: Grosse Pointe Park | Age: 39
McCoy, Gregory, W. G. | Hometown: Webberville | Age: 26
McCune, Donald, R. | Hometown: Ypsilanti | Age: 20
McGeogh, Holly, J. | Hometown: Taylor | Age: 19
Mejia II, Bobby, | Hometown: Saginaw | Age: 20
Messer, Christopher, P. | Hometown: Petersburg | Age: 28
Meyer, Jason, M. | Hometown: Swartz Creek | Age: 23
Micks, Joseph, P. | Hometown: Rapid River | Age: 22
Miller, Nicholas, A. | Hometown: Silverwood | Age: 20
Miller II, Lowell, T. | Hometown: Flint | Age: 35
Miller, Jr., Dennis, J. | Hometown: La Salle | Age: 21
Miracle, Joseph, | Hometown: Ortonville | Age: 22
Morr, Allan, A. | Hometown: Shiawassee County | Age: 21
Morris, Brian, L. | Hometown: Centreville | Age: 38
Motley, Todd, A. | Hometown: Clare | Age: 23
Munn II, Donald, L. | Hometown: St. Clair Shores | Age: 25
Nave, Kevin, G. | Hometown: Union Lake | Age: 36
Nealy, Troy, D. | Hometown: Eaton Rapids | Age: 24
Neesley, Peter, C. | Hometown: Grosse Pointe Farms | Age: 28
Nelson, Andrew, H. | Hometown: Saint Johns | Age: 19
Norris, Curtis, L. | Hometown: Dansville | Age: 28
Paton, Justin, T. | Hometown: Alanson | Age: 24
Payne, William, L. | Hometown: Otsego | Age: 46
Pedersen, Michael, F. | Hometown: Flint | Age: 26
Peterson, Justin, D. | Hometown: Davisburg | Age: 32
Petriken, Brett, J. | Hometown: Flint | Age: 30
Plite, Jason, T. | Hometown: Grand Ledge | Age: 21
Plouhar, Raymond, J. | Hometown: Lake Orion | Age: 30
Porras, Ralph, N. | Hometown: Merrill | Age: 36
Priestap, James, D. | Hometown: Harwood | Age: 39
Reppuhn, Justin, D. | Hometown: Hemlock | Age: 20
Reynolds, Sean, C. | Hometown: East Lansing | Age: 25
Robbins, Todd, James | Hometown: Pentwater | Age: 33
Robinson, Antione, V. | Hometown: Detroit | Age: 20
Rodriguez, Gregory, A. | Hometown: Weidman | Age: 35
Rodriguez, Gregory, A. | Hometown: Weidman | Age: 35
Rosas, Richard, H. | Hometown: St. Louis | Age: 21
Samson Jr., Dennis, K. | Hometown: Hesperia | Age: 24
Sather, Scott, D. | Hometown: Clio | Age: 29
Scheibner, Daniel, E. | Hometown: Norton Shores | Age: 40
Schwedler, Joseph, C. | Hometown: Crystal Falls | Age: 27
Shilling, Bradley, N. | Hometown: Stanwood | Age: 22
Singleton, Todd, A. | Hometown: Muskegon | Age: 24
Sloan, Brandon, | Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio, had lived in Fraser | Age: 19
Sloan, Douglas, E. | Hometown: Charlevoix | Age: 40
Smith, Justin, S. | Hometown: Lansing | Age: 28
Smith, Ross, A. | Hometown: Wyoming | Age: 21
Soper, Matthew, | Hometown: Jackson | Age: 25
Stevens, Randy, L. | Hometown: Swartz Creek | Age: 21
Stone, Douglas, | Hometown: Taylorsville, Utah, formerly of Petoskey, Traverse City, Grawn, Milford | Age: 49
Stout, Brandon, L. | Hometown: Grand Rapids | Age: 23
Summers, Vincent, E. | Hometown: South Haven | Age: 38
Thomas, Carl, | Hometown: Phoenix, an Inkster native | Age: 29
Thomas, Bryan, R. | Hometown: Battle Creek | Age: 22
Toles III, Ross, L. | Hometown: Davison | Age: 37
Trevithick, Richard, K. | Hometown: Gaines | Age: 20
Van Slyke, Bufford, K. | Hometown: Bay City | Age: 22
Vasquez, Mark, D. | Hometown: Port Huron | Age: 35
Vollmer, Chad, J. | Hometown: Grand Rapids | Age: 24
Walters, Howard, A. | Hometown: Port Huron | Age: 33
Watson, Craig, N. | Hometown: Union City | Age: 21
Webb, Brandon, J. | Hometown: Swartz Creek | Age: 20
Webber, Matthew, A. | Hometown: Kalamazoo | Age: 23
Wenger, Adam, M. | Hometown: Waterford | Age: 27
Wentz, Brad, A. | Hometown: Gladwin | Age: 21
Wheeler, Donald, L. | Hometown: Concord | Age: 22
Wilkey Jr., David, Anthony | Hometown: Norway, Mich | Age: 22
Witteveen, Brett, A. | Hometown: Shelby | Age: 20
Wright, Jason, G. | Hometown: Luzerne | Age: 19
Wright, Thomas, G. | Hometown: Grand Blanc | Age: 38
Yates III, Nyle, | Hometown: Lake Odessa | Age: 22
Yost, Anthony, R.C. | Hometown: Flint | Age: 39
Youmans, Joshua, V. | Hometown: Flushing | Age: 26
Zylman, Casey, P. | Hometown: Coleman | Age: 22
