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[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1481595364791{margin-right: 10% !important;margin-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1481600029726{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Steven Christofferson, of Cudahy, Wisconsin. He was a 2006 graduate of Cudahy High School where he played football, ran track and wrestled. A friendly, likable young man, he always spoke his mind. Steven really liked cars and planned…

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1481595364791{margin-right: 10% !important;margin-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1481600029726{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Lance Cpl. Dean D. Opicka, 29, of Waukesha, Wisconsin, died April 14 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserves 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Milwaukee, Wis.…

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1481595364791{margin-right: 10% !important;margin-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1481600029726{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Cpl. Richard “Ricky” Nelson, 23, of Kenosha, passed away on Monday, April 14th, 2008, in Al Anbar, Iraq. Born on September 4, 1984, he was the son of Lennie and Susan (Mercier) Nelson. Ricky was a lifelong Kenosha…

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1481595364791{margin-right: 10% !important;margin-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1481600029726{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Among the service members who have died since the conflict began in March 2003, the stories of several have lingered in the minds of Times reporters and photographers, even if they weren’t necessarily close to them. Whenever I’m…

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1481595364791{margin-right: 10% !important;margin-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1481600029726{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]26, of Milwaukee; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died Jan. 12 in Tal Afar, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Teacher: Soldier killed in Iraq…

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1481595364791{margin-right: 10% !important;margin-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1481600029726{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Pionk demonstrated early in life that he was a man of many talents. From restoring a 1970 Chevy truck to like-new condition to leading a regiment into battle against terrorism, Pionk demonstrated a talent…

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1481595364791{margin-right: 10% !important;margin-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1481600029726{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]23, of Kenosha, Wis.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died Jan. 7 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire. 2 Wisconsin…

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1481595364791{margin-right: 10% !important;margin-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1481600029726{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]30, of West Allis, Wis.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Jan. 5 in Ibrahim Al Adham, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle…

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1481595364791{margin-right: 10% !important;margin-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1481600029726{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Joan McDonald believes her son was a casualty of the war in Iraq, but the Army says that while he did suffer a severe head wound in a bomb blast, the cause of his death is undetermined, keeping…

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1481595364791{margin-right: 10% !important;margin-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1481600029726{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Tracy Lynn Alger’s passions were rodeo and barrel-racing, and she always tried to improve her teams. “I feel like I’m a better person for knowing her,” said Todd Kirschbaum, coach of the Rodeo Club. Alger, 30, of New…