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.

SFC Marcus Muralles

Date of Death: 2005-06-08

SFC Marcus Vinicio Muralles from Louisiana , served with B Company 3rd Ranger Battalion -

SFC Marcus Muralles served most of his military career as a medic in 3/75, both in C Co and B Co. His deployments with the Regiment included combat jumps into both Afghanistan and Iraq. Marcus was KIA during the attempted rescue mission of a SEAL team on June 28, 2005 when he was serving as a Special Operations Flight Medic with the 160th SOAR.

SSG Louis Olivera

Date of Death: 2016-10-21

SSG Louis R. Olivera from California, served with C Company 2nd Ranger Battalion -

Ranger Lou Olivera was wounded in Panama, worked as civilian program manager for the Dept of the Army for 25 years, and was the founding Executive Director of the Honor Bell Foundation with the purpose of rendering a final honor to United States Service Members killed in action and United States Armed Forces Veterans.
Lou took his own life on July 11 2018.
We honor his memory and celebrate his life so full of sacrifice and giving to others.

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”.