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At least 4,050 members of the United States Military have died in the line of duty since the beginning of the Iraq War, which began in March of 2003. Like every community, the Tri-State is mourning the loss of loved ones and local heroes. The following is a memorial to our local men and women who died protecting our country.

20-year-old Staff Sergeant Matt Maupin of Batavia was captured on April 9, 2004 when his fuel convoy, part of the 724th Transportation Company, came under attack near the Baghdad International Airport.

A week later, the Arab television network Al-Jazeera aired a videotape showing Maupin sitting on the floor surrounded by five masked men holding automatic rifles. On June 28, a video purporting to show his execution was released, but Army officials said the quality was so poor that it could not be verified.

Matt's parents Keith and Carolyn Maupin refused to believe it was their son, and the Army had listed him as missing-captured. The Maupins lobbied hard for the Army to continue listing their son as missing-captured, fearing that another designation would undermine efforts to find him. In that time, Keith and Carolyn began the Yellow Ribbon Support Center, with a goal to show support for all military personnel overseas and to provide support to their families while also getting Matt's photo out to troops in hopes of word of Matt's location.

Vigils were held throughout the Tri-State after Maupin went missing, and yellow ribbons went up immediately. For three years and eleven months, Maupin was listed as missing.

Maupin was a 2001 graduate of Glen Este High School in Union Township and played on the football team. He then attended the University of Cincinnati for a year before joining the Army Reserves.

On Sunday, March 30, DNA analysis has confirmed that human remains found in an unspecified region of Iraq are those of missing Army Staff Sergeant Matt Maupin. The community will say good-bye to Staff Sergeant Maupin on Sunday, April 27 in a large service, fittingly at Great American Ballpark. And a great American, Maupin certainly was.

Honoring All Tri-State Casualties


Jonathan Edds White Pidgeon, Michigan August 17, 2007	Nicholas Carnes Northern Kentucky August 26, 2007	Kenneth Booker Vevay, Indiana November 14, 2007
Daniel Freeman Cincinnati April 6, 2005	Michael Frank University of Cincinnati graduate May 10, 2007	Jody Egnor Middletown, Ohio February, 2002
Zachary Gullett Hillsboro May 1, 2007	Jonathan Hughes Family in Springboro, Ohio April 03, 2008	Richard Gilbert Montgomery, Ohio Jan. 26, 2005
Phillip McNeill Owingsville, Ky. and Cincinnati, Ohio January 20, 2007	Jonathan Hughes Lebanon, Ky. March 19, 2005	Justin Hoffman Delaware, Ohio August 3, 2005
Jeremy Schock Cincinnati November 19, 2006	William Zapfe Muldraugh, Ky. June 19, 2007	Robert Weber Cincinnati September 30, 2006
Anthony Vinnedge Okeana, Ohio July 5, 2007	Nathan Vacho Chippewa Falls, Wis May 5, 2006	Ryan Montgomery Greensburg, Ky. July 3, 2005
John Cooper Flemingsburg, KY January 15, 2006	Tony Seig Sunman, Indiana September 9, 2006	Ricky McGinnis Hamilton, Ohio October 26, 2006
Matthew Mattingly Hebron September 15, 2006	Justin Sims Covington April 15, 2006	Tyler Warndorf Hebron August 29, 2006
Timothy Roos Delhi Township July 25, 2006	Gregory Rogers Deer Park April 9, 2006	Bryan Taylor Miami Township April 6, 2006
Jason Bishop Williamstown December 31, 2005	Tyler Swisher Mariemont October 21, 2005	Richard Pummill Cherry Grove October 20, 2005
Timothy Bell West Chester August 3, 2005	Michael Cifuentes Oxford August 3, 2005	Chris Dyer Evendale August 3, 2005
Brett Wightman Sabina August 3, 2005	David Kreuter Miami Township August 3, 2005	Ronnie Williams Morning View July 17, 2005
Tim Hines Fairfield July 14, 2005	Nick Erdy Owensville May 11, 2005	Taylor Prazynski Fairfield May 9, 2005
Jim Miller Cincinnati January 30, 2005	Charles Joseph Webb Hamilton November 3, 2004	Omer Hawkins Cherry Fork October 14, 2004
Charles Kiser Cincinnati June 24, 2004	Steven Conover Wilmington November 2, 2003	Jimmy Wright Cincinnati September 18, 2003
Chad Keith Batesville July 8, 2003	Gregory Billiter Villa Hills, Ky. April 06, 2007	Marlin Rockhold Hamilton May 8, 2003
Guy Barattieri Pleasant Ridge, Ohio October 4, 2006

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