Biographies - Airborne Ranger in the Sky

SSG Gary Dunklin

Date of Death: 2016-02-13

SSG Gary Wayne Dunklin from Texas, served with HHC 3rd Ranger Battalion -

Operation Restore Hope Veteran.
Gary was a Sergeant in the US Army, Headquarters Unit, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning and served in the 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg.
He spent 7 years 2 months of active duty and served in Somalia in 1993.

SPC Lance Lobenthal

Date of Death: 1990-01-15

SPC Lance Richard Lobenthal from Ohio, served with B Company 3rd Ranger Battalion -

Ranger Lobenthal served in B Co. 3/75 Rangers and was part of the Ranger force that jumped into Panama during Operation Just Cause, DEC 1989. He is sorely missed by his fellow Ranger and his family.

1SG Bill Siercks

Date of Death: 2011-10-28

1SG Bill J. Siercks from Missouri, served with 2nd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division.
He rose rapidly to be a 1SG in 4-10 MTN, where he was carrying out the Abrams Charter of leading American Soldiers. He was weeks from going home when his FOB (Shank) came under attack and Bill was hit leading his Soldiers.
RLTW!

SGT John Daniel Sakmann

Date of Death: 2021-01-31

On January 31, 2021, the world lost an amazing person, John Daniel Sakmann. John was a loving Husband, Father, Son, Brother, Uncle, Nephew, Cousin and Friend. John leaves behind his wife Jessica and his two young daughters Cadence and Mackenzie to whom he was known as “Papi”.