Box Elder in Pennington County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
South Dakotans Killed in Action in Afghanistan
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2026
1. South Dakotans Killed in Action in Afghanistan Marker
FOR HE OR SHE WHO SHEDS HIS OR HER BLOOD
WITH ME SHALL BE MY SISTER OR BROTHER
William Shakespeare
We honor these military members from South Dakota
who paid the ultimate price for freedom.
Killed in Action in Afghanistan since 2001
CWO2 Hans Gukeisen · USA · Lead · 9 May 2003
PFC. Michael Deuel · USA · Nemo · 18 June 2003
CWO2 Scott Saboe · USA · Willow Lake · 15 Nov. 2003
CAPT. Christopher Soelzer · USA · Sturgis · 24 Dec. 2003
SSGT. (E-6) Cory Brooks · USA · Phillip · 24 April 2004
CAPT. Jeremy Bohlman · USA · Sioux Falls · 7 June 2004
Lance CPL. Joseph Welke · USMC · Rapid City · 20 Nov. 2004
PFC. Gunnar Becker · USA · Forestburg · 13 Jan. 2005
SGT. Allen Kokesh · USA · Yankton · 7 Feb. 2005
CWO3 Corey Goodnature · USA · Watertown · 28 June 2005
SSGT. (E-6) Jason Montefering · USA · Parkston · 24 July 2005
CWO2 Paul Pillen · USA · Keystone · 18 Oct. 2005
Spc. Daniel Bartels · USA · Huron · 19 Oct. 2005
SSGT. (E-6) Daniel Cuka · USA · Yankton · 4 Dec. 2005
Sgt. 1st Class Richard Schil · USA · Tabor · 4 Dec. 2005
Sgt. Jeremiah Boehmer · USA · Parkston · 5 Feb. 2006
Spc. Patrick Herried · USA ·
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SSGT. (E-6) Gregory Wagner · USA · Mitchell · 8 May 2006
SSGT. (E-6) Zachary Tomczak · USA · Huron · 25 Sept. 2007
Cpl. Tanner O'Leary · USA · Eagle Butte · 9 Dec. 2007
Spc. Estelle Turner · USA · Sioux Falls · 2 July 2008
SSGT. (E-6) Jeremy Vrooman · USA · Sioux Falls · 15 July 2008
SSGT. (E-6) Lex L. Lewis · USN/USA Rapid City · 15 July 2011
Erected by Veterans and Concerned Citizens and Organizations.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Afghanistan.
Location. 44° 8.271′ N, 103° 3.3′ W. Memorial is in Box Elder, South Dakota, in Pennington County. It is on Westwind Drive east of Prairie Road, on the right when traveling east. Marker is in Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 603 Westwind Drive, Box Elder SD 57719, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in West River, in the Badlands, and in Greater Rapid City. It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor, on the prairies, and on the Northern Plains.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2026
2. South Dakotans Killed in Action in Afghanistan Marker
Marker behind the POW/MIA Flagpole
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial Park (here, next to this marker); VB-25J Mitchell (approx. 0.9 miles away); B-25 Mitchell (approx. 0.9 miles away); Interceptor Alert Hangar (approx. 0.9 miles away); F-100A Super Sabre (approx. 0.9 miles away); B1-B Lancer (approx. 0.9 miles away); C-45H Expeditor (approx. one mile away); MIM-3 Nike Ajax (approx. one mile away).
Another marker is no longer nearby. Rockwell B-1B "Lancer" (was approx. 0.9 miles away).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2026
3. Veterans Memorial Park Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 3, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
