This cemetery is part of the United States Air Force Academy. Many well-known pilots and officers are buried here. There are also memorials and plaques. Of these, many are related to the Second World War.
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery contains the graves of the following people, who fought for the United States of America and who gave their lives in the War in Afghanistan and/or Operation Enduring Freedom:
20 September 2008 , Major Rodolfo Ivan Rodriguez, aged 34
27 April 2011 , Major Philip Dave Ambard, aged 44
27 April 2011 , Major David L. Brodeur, aged 34
18 February 2012 , Captain Ryan Preston Hall, aged 30
27 December 2013 , Captain David Irvin Lyon, aged 28
11 October 2015 , Major Phyllis Joy Pelky, aged 45
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery contains the graves of the following people, who fought for the United States of America and who gave their lives in the War in Iraq and/or Operation Iraqi Freedom:
7 April 2003 , Captain Eric Bruce Das, aged 30
6 September 2004 , Captain John Javier Boria, aged 29
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