Utah's fallen soldiers from the war in Iraq

Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune

Members of the Honorary Utah Army National Guard remove the American Flag from the casket of SFC Ronald Wood during the Interment ceremony at Hurricane Cemetery July 26, 2005. Wood was buried with full Military Honors.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune

Oliver and Martinez family members, left to right, Tom Michelsen, sister Kim Austin-Oliver, mother Jill Oliver, step-father Daniel Oliver, sisters Jessie and Nikki Martinez, father Virgil Martinez and stepmother Laurie Martinez mourn together as the body of 33-year-old Virgil "Chance" Martinez returned to Utah Sunday May 13, 2007. Army Staff Sgt. Martinez was killed in Iraq May 6, 2007 by a roadside bomb attack. Martinez was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division in Schweinfurt, Germany.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune

Marion Strohmer Martinez, wife of Army Staff Sgt. Virgil "Chance" Martinez who was killed in Iraq May 6, 2007, holds son Tonyo, 2, as the hand of Martinez's mother Jill Oliver strokes his face. Loved ones mourned together as the body of 33-year-old Virgil "Chance" Martinez returned to Utah Sunday. Staff sergeant Martinez was killed in Iraq May 6, 2007 by a roadside bomb. Martinez was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division in Schweinfurt, Germany.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune

Tim Boyce died of a brain aneurism while on an army tour in Iraq. His organs were harvested in Germany and donated. His wife Sharon looks at an image on her digital camera of the flag covered cofffin arriiving in Utah in September of 2006.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

The Utah National Guard's State Honor Guard Team receives the body of Eric Sieger, 18, of Layton, at the Ogden airport Feb. 8, 2007. Sieger was killed in the line off duty while serving in Iraq. His body was flown to the Ogden airport by a charter jet.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

Alex Sieger, 14, (center) weeps as he stands with several of his siblings as they watch the body of their brother, Eric Sieger, 18, being returned home to the Ogden airport Feb. 8, 2007. Eric Sieger was killed while serving in Iraq. Eric's brother James Sieger is far left and mother Krista Sieger is at far right.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune

The family of Sgt. Rocky Payne who was killed in Iraq in March 2005, spent Monday remembering their son and brother as a Blue Star family. Son Jacob and daughter Kenzie (right) are concerned for their father as Ricky Payne's voice breaks with emotion during his prayer in honor of his fallen military brother Sgt. Rocky Payne. R-L from Ricky is his son Austin, brother Russell and sister-in-law Marcy.
Photo by Leah Hogsten 5/30/05 Howell

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune

The Patriot Riders salute the arrival of Michael Pursel's casket at Layton Memorial Park during Pursel's funeral service May 17, 2007. Pursel was killed in action in Iraq.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

As members of the funeral detail of the 59th Quarter Master from Fort Carson, CO stand at attention, World War II veteran Tuck Marcantonio plays taps during funeral services November 26, 2003 at Memorial Cemetary in Salt Lake City, for Capt. Nathan Dalley, who died of non-combat wounds in Baghdad.

Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune

The Jordan Thibeault family of South Jordan--Jordan's sister Denise, father John and mother Celeste--embrace during a memorial to fallen soldiers during a September 11th memorial service Thursday, September 11, 2008 in front of the Sandy City hall. Kneeling at the memorial at left is US Army Reserve Specialist Scott Mickiewicz and comforting the family at right is SFC Maria Braman of the US Army. Jordan's name was called out repeatedly as part of a roll call to signify he has fallen. Jordan Thibeault was 22 when he died September 5, 2008, while serving in Iraq. -- 9/11/08 (Jim Urquhart/The Salt Lake Tribune)

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune

Brooke Andersen hugs her mother Zellene Jorgensen Allred (facing) as Brad Allred and his father Brett Lee Allred say their goodbyes to their brother and son Lance Corporal Michael Jacob Allred who was killed with five fellow U. S. Marines when the Humvee they were in was bombed by a suicide bomber in Fallujah, Iraq on Labor Day, Sept 6, 2004..

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune

Adam Allred is comforted by a family member at the casket of his brother, Lance Corporal Michael Jacob Allred, who was killed with five fellow U. S. Marines when the Humvee they were in was bombed by a suicide bomber in Fallujah, Iraq on Labor Day, Sept 6, 2004.

Tribune file photo

Colleen Parkin, mother of Marine Cpl. Matthew Reed Smith, mourns over his casket with son Cory Smith at right, during the graveside funeral at the Salt Lake City Cemetary, Saturday February 4, 2005. Smith died in a helicopter crash in Iraq.

Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune

A Marine honor guard stands at attention in the Spanish Fork City Cemetery, September 22, 2004 during the funeral of Cesar Machado-Olmos, a marine who was killed in Iraq.

Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune

Patricia Olmos, right, is comforted by her daughter Samantha Acosta, 8, during the funeral service September 22, 2004 in the Spanish Fork City Cemetery for Olmos' son, Cesar Machado-Olmos, a U.S. Marine killed in Iraq. At left is Cesar's stepfather Esau Acosta and younger brother Esau Acosta, 11.

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Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Members of the Honorary Utah Army National Guard remove the American Flag from the casket of SFC Ronald Wood during the Interment ceremony at Hurricane Cemetery July 26, 2005. Wood was buried with full Military Honors. Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Oliver and Martinez family members, left to right, Tom Michelsen, sister Kim Austin-Oliver, mother Jill Oliver, step-father Daniel Oliver, sisters Jessie and Nikki Martinez, father Virgil Martinez and stepmother Laurie Martinez mourn together as the body of 33-year-old Virgil "Chance" Martinez returned to Utah Sunday May 13, 2007. Army Staff Sgt. Martinez was killed in Iraq May 6, 2007 by a roadside bomb attack. Martinez was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division in Schweinfurt, Germany. Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Marion Strohmer Martinez, wife of Army Staff Sgt. Virgil "Chance" Martinez who was killed in Iraq May 6, 2007, holds son Tonyo, 2, as the hand of Martinez's mother Jill Oliver strokes his face. Loved ones mourned together as the body of 33-year-old Virgil "Chance" Martinez returned to Utah Sunday. Staff sergeant Martinez was killed in Iraq May 6, 2007 by a roadside bomb. Martinez was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division in Schweinfurt, Germany. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Tim Boyce died of a brain aneurism while on an army tour in Iraq. His organs were harvested in Germany and donated. His wife Sharon looks at an image on her digital camera of the flag covered cofffin arriiving in Utah in September of 2006. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune The Utah National Guard's State Honor Guard Team receives the body of Eric Sieger, 18, of Layton, at the Ogden airport Feb. 8, 2007. Sieger was killed in the line off duty while serving in Iraq. His body was flown to the Ogden airport by a charter jet. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune Alex Sieger, 14, (center) weeps as he stands with several of his siblings as they watch the body of their brother, Eric Sieger, 18, being returned home to the Ogden airport Feb. 8, 2007. Eric Sieger was killed while serving in Iraq. Eric's brother James Sieger is far left and mother Krista Sieger is at far right. Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune The family of Sgt. Rocky Payne who was killed in Iraq in March 2005, spent Monday remembering their son and brother as a Blue Star family. Son Jacob and daughter Kenzie (right) are concerned for their father as Ricky Payne's voice breaks with emotion during his prayer in honor of his fallen military brother Sgt. Rocky Payne. R-L from Ricky is his son Austin, brother Russell and sister-in-law Marcy. Photo by Leah Hogsten 5/30/05 Howell Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune The Patriot Riders salute the arrival of Michael Pursel's casket at Layton Memorial Park during Pursel's funeral service May 17, 2007. Pursel was killed in action in Iraq. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune As members of the funeral detail of the 59th Quarter Master from Fort Carson, CO stand at attention, World War II veteran Tuck Marcantonio plays taps during funeral services November 26, 2003 at Memorial Cemetary in Salt Lake City, for Capt. Nathan Dalley, who died of non-combat wounds in Baghdad. Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune The Jordan Thibeault family of South Jordan--Jordan's sister Denise, father John and mother Celeste--embrace during a memorial to fallen soldiers during a September 11th memorial service Thursday, September 11, 2008 in front of the Sandy City hall. Kneeling at the memorial at left is US Army Reserve Specialist Scott Mickiewicz and comforting the family at right is SFC Maria Braman of the US Army. Jordan's name was called out repeatedly as part of a roll call to signify he has fallen. Jordan Thibeault was 22 when he died September 5, 2008, while serving in Iraq. -- 9/11/08 (Jim Urquhart/The Salt Lake Tribune) Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Brooke Andersen hugs her mother Zellene Jorgensen Allred (facing) as Brad Allred and his father Brett Lee Allred say their goodbyes to their brother and son Lance Corporal Michael Jacob Allred who was killed with five fellow U. S. Marines when the Humvee they were in was bombed by a suicide bomber in Fallujah, Iraq on Labor Day, Sept 6, 2004.. Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Adam Allred is comforted by a family member at the casket of his brother, Lance Corporal Michael Jacob Allred, who was killed with five fellow U. S. Marines when the Humvee they were in was bombed by a suicide bomber in Fallujah, Iraq on Labor Day, Sept 6, 2004. Tribune file photo Colleen Parkin, mother of Marine Cpl. Matthew Reed Smith, mourns over his casket with son Cory Smith at right, during the graveside funeral at the Salt Lake City Cemetary, Saturday February 4, 2005. Smith died in a helicopter crash in Iraq. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune A Marine honor guard stands at attention in the Spanish Fork City Cemetery, September 22, 2004 during the funeral of Cesar Machado-Olmos, a marine who was killed in Iraq. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Patricia Olmos, right, is comforted by her daughter Samantha Acosta, 8, during the funeral service September 22, 2004 in the Spanish Fork City Cemetery for Olmos' son, Cesar Machado-Olmos, a U.S. Marine killed in Iraq. At left is Cesar's stepfather Esau Acosta and younger brother Esau Acosta, 11.

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· March 17, 2013 4:10 pm

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Grieving families and friends honored slain soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines throughout the Iraq war, which began 10 years ago March 19. Forty men and one woman who hailed from Utah or one of its military bases were killed during the Iraq war, which began March 19, 2003, and ended on Dec. 31, 2011.