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Welcome to the Virginia War Memorial’s Virginia Heroes database. This online resource is a comprehensive list of Veterans both in Virginia and across the country who wish to be represented.

This list includes all of Virginia’s Heroes who made the supreme sacrifice from WWII, Korea, Vietnam and the Persian Gulf and whose names are etched in stone and glass on the walls of the Shrine of Memory. Their records are indicated by a gold star.

Staffers and volunteers at the War Memorial continue to research the names and personal histories of Virginia’s fallen. As we learn more about these brave men and women, we will continue to add information to this database so that their stories may never be forgotten.

To submit your personal service record information, or that of any other Virginia veteran, living or deceased, please use the Veteran Updates form and submit to the Memorial for inclusion.

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Robert H. Ruggles

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Charlottesville
Casualty Date: January 21, 1970
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David Alan Ruhren

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Stafford
Casualty Date: December 21, 2004
Died In: Mosul, Iraq

Sergeant Ruhren served with the Virginia Army National Guard, 276th Engineer Battalion, West Point, Virginia. He was killed  in a terrorist attack in Mosul, Iraq. He attended Garfield High School. He is buried in Quantico National Cemetery, Quantico, Virginia.

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Lawrence G. Rule

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Roanoke City
Casualty Date: December 2, 1950
Died In: North Korea
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Jon M. Rumble

Lance Corporal, Marine Corps

Hometown: Fairfax County
Casualty Date: December 26, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
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James Edwin Rumbough

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg, VA
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Ray M. Rumburg

Private, Army

Hometown: Botetourt County, VA
Died In: Holland
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
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Robert Rumshin

Captain, Army

Hometown: Arlington, VA
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Paul E. Runey

Master Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Elizabeth City County
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Marion G. Runion

Captain, Army

Hometown: Radford
Casualty Date: February 2, 1967
Died In: South Vietnam
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Freeman C. Runnett

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Louisa County
Casualty Date: July 20, 1950
Died In: Republic of Korea
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William T. Runyon

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Pulaski County, VA
Casualty Date: June 4, 1942
Died In: Philippine Islands
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Jake Runyon, Jr.

Private, Army

Hometown: Carroll County, VA
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Herman Rupert

Private, Army

Hometown: Shenandoah County, VA
Died In: France
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Walter David Rupert, Jr.

Lieutenant, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: May 28, 1945
Died In: off Okinawa
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart

Lieutenant Rupert served aboard the USS Drexler DD-741 when it was sunk by two Japanese kamikaze aircrafts. He attended Lehman High School and the United States Naval Academy. His name is etched in the Courts of the Missing in the Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii.

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Joseph B. Rush

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Fairfax County
Casualty Date: January 31, 1969
Died In: South Vietnam
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Paul C. Rush

Private, Army

Hometown: Washington County, VA
Casualty Date: October 15, 1943
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Winford Jennings Rush

Corporal, Army

Born: April 5, 1915
Hometown: Appomattox, VA
Casualty Date: March 27, 1945
Died In: Philippines

Killed in action in World War II

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Thomas C. Rush, Jr.

Lance Corporal, Marine Corps

Hometown: Buckingham County
Casualty Date: September 6, 1969
Died In: South Vietnam
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Arlin E. Russ

Private, Marine Corps

Hometown: Tazewell County, VA
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Beverley E. Russell

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Winchester
Casualty Date: December 12, 1950
Died In: North Korea
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