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Spec ops memorial to add 37 soldiers

The names of 37 special operations soldiers who have died in combat operations during the past year will be added to Army Special Operations Command’s Memorial Wall on Thursday.

At the 10 a.m. ceremony, commanding general Lt. Gen. Robert W. Wagner will also recognize five Korean War veterans who served in special operations during that conflict.

The soldiers whose names will be added to the Memorial Wall are:

3rd Special Forces Group

• Staff Sgt. Kyu H. Chay of Taegu, South Korea, 1st Battalion.

• Chief Warrant Officer Scott W. Dyer of Alexandria, Va., 3rd Battalion.

• Sgt. 1st Class William R. Brown of White Settlement, Texas, 1st Battalion.

• Sgt. 1st Class Tung M. Nguyen of Cantho, Vietnam, 2nd Battalion.

5th Special Forces Group

• Sgt. Dustin M. Adkins of Finger, Tenn., Group Support Battalion.

• Sgt. Daniel W. Winegeart of Lake Charles, La., Group Support Battalion.

7th Special Forces Group

• Staff Sgt. Eric Caban of Manhattan, N.Y., 3rd Battalion.

• Staff Sgt. Christian H. Longsworth of Newark, N.J., 3rd Battalion.

• Master Sgt. Thomas D. Maholic of Bradford, Pa., 2nd Battalion.

19th Special Forces Group

• Sgt. 1st Class Daniel B. Crabtree of Hartville, Ohio, 2nd Battalion.

• 2nd Lt. Scott B. Lundell of Granger, Utah, 1st Battalion.

20th Special Forces Group

• Sgt. Marco L. Miller of Longwood, Fla., 3rd Battalion.

160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment

• Spc. Brandon D. Gordon of St. Paul, Minn., 2nd Battalion.

• Chief Warrant Officer Hershel D. McCants Jr. of Medford, Ore., 2nd Battalion.

• Chief Warrant Officer John A. Quinlan of Morristown, N.J., 2nd Battalion.

• Spc. Travis R. Vaughn of Waterloo, Iowa, 2nd Battalion.

•Chief Warrant Officer Jamie D. Weeks of Daleville, Ala., 2nd Battalion.

• Sgt. Adam A. Wilkinson of Niskayuna, N.Y., 2nd Battalion.

• Maj. Matthew W. Worrell of Lewisville, Texas, 2nd Battalion.

75th Ranger Regiment

• Spc. Ryan C. Garbs of Edwardsville, Ill., 3rd Battalion.

• Sgt. James J. Regan of Rockville Centre, N.Y., 3rd Battalion.

• Pfc. Kristofer D.S. Thomas of Roseville, Calif., 3rd Battalion.

414th Civil Affairs Battalion

• Staff Sgt. Carlos Dominguez of Los Angeles.

• Lt. Col. Daniel E. Holland of Munich, Germany.

• Staff Sgt. Ronald L. Paulsen of Portland, Ore.

489th Civil Affairs Battalion

• Capt. Shane R. Mahaffee of Champaign, Ill.

• Staff Sgt. Nathan J. Vacho of Janesville, Wis.

490th Civil Affairs Battalion

• 1st Sgt. Carlos N. Saenz of Chihuahua, Mexico

• Spc. Teodoro Torres of Las Vegas

364th Civil Affairs Brigade

• Staff Sgt. Robert J. Paul of Hammond, Ind.

• Sgt. 1st Class Merideth L. Howard of Waukesha, Wis.

• Spc. Adam L. Knox of Hilliard, Ohio, 346th Psychological Operations Company.

• Maj. Alan R. Johnson of North Dakota, 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion.

• Sgt. Thomas E. Vandling Jr. of Pittsburgh, Pa., 303rd Psychological Operations Company

• Staff Sgt. Michael A. Dickinson of Battle Creek, Mich., 9th Psychological Operations Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group.

• Capt. Brian S. Freeman of Temecula, Calif., 412th Civil Affairs Battalion.

• Sgt. 1st Class Richard J. Herrema of Grand Rapids, Mich., Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Army Special Operations Command.

The names of five Korean War veterans will also be added to the Memorial Wall. They are:

• 1st Lt. Wayne Button of Fulton, Ark., 8240th Army Unit, Korean Military Assistance Group.

1st Loudspeaker and Leaflet Company

• Pfc. Bernard Almeida of Bristol, R.I.

• Pfc. Anthony Arezzo of Cayuga, N.Y.

• Pfc. David R. Cooper Jr., of Decatur County, Ga.

• Cpl. Joseph C. Ratti of Cook County, Ill.