- Carl Marrs, who joined the Marines after graduating from Falls City High School. He died at the age of 19 in Vietnam;
- Gary Dunn, an Army Vietnam veteran,
- Adrian Robles, who died in Afghanistan serving with the Marines,
- and Army specialist Matthew Walker, who died in Afghanistan.
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FALLS CITY – Falls City hosted an evening ceremony for the national Run for the Fallen at halfway mark of its trek across the United States voicing the names of 20,000 service men and women who have died in the war on terror.
George Lutz, who organized the first run after his son Tony was killed in action, said reading the names of fallen heroes at mile markers along the 6,000-mile run and at evening ceremonies makes a statement about remembrance.
Members of the national run team read names.
Honor flags were presented to: