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188 Killed - Afghanistan    1 Killed in the shootings at Ft Hood, Texas, Nov 5, 2009    477 Killed - Iraq    Total: 666
(Sorted by home town)     Alphabetical index at bottom of page   Zeitlangers homepage
07/05/07 (I)
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Maj. James M. Ahearn
43, , California
U.S. Army
Baghdad (southern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 96th Civil Affairs Battalion, 95th Civil Affairs Brigade
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Lance Cpl. Jeromy D. West
20, Aguanga, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 25, 2006
He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 3rd Marine Reg, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force
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Lance Cpl. Aaron Aaron Boyles
24, Alameda, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed as result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 24, 2004
He was assigned to the Headquarters & Service Company, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Sgt. 1st Class Merideth L. Howard
52, Alameda, California
U.S. Army Reserve
Kabul
Hostile - hostile fire - suicide car bomb

She was assigned to the 364th Civil Affairs Brigade, 10th Mountain Division
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Spc. Michael T. Manibog
31, Alameda, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while he was conducting a combat patrol.
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 21st Infantry Reg, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
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03/10/11 (A)
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Staff Sgt. Eric S. Trueblood
27, Alameda, California
U.S. Army
Kandahar province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 391st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, Spinelli Barracks, Mannheim, Germany.
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Spc. Kevin J. Hilaman
28, Albany, California
U.S. Army
Kunar province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
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Link 		03/21/07 (I)
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Sgt. 1st Class Darrell R. Griffin Jr.
36, Alhambra, California
U.S. Army
Balad - Salah ad Din
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 3rd Infantry Reg, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
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Staff Sgt. Christopher Moore
28, Alpaugh, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad (western part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 1st BN, 5th Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
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Sgt. Joseph W. Perry
23, Alpine, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died when his mounted patrol came in contact with enemy forces usingsmall-arms fire during combat operations in Muhallah, Iraq, on October2, 2006
He was assigned to the 21st Military Police Company, 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIIIth Airborne Corps
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10/03/06 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Daniel Isshak
25, Alta Loma, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of injuries suffered when his vehicle received enemy small arms fire at Hawija, Iraq, on October 3, 2006
He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 27th Inf, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
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Lance Cpl. Phillip G. West
19, American Canyon, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 19, 2004
He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Pfc. Jennifer L. Cole
34, American Canyon, California
U.S. Army
Bayji, Iraq
Non-combat - Gunshot wound
Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident.
She was assigned to the 426th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Spc. Garrett A. Fant
21, American Canyon, California
U.S. Army
Helmand province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
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Link 		03/28/05 (I)
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Spec. Samuel S. Lee
19, Anaheim, California
U.S. Army
Non-combat
Died of non-combat related injuries in Ramadi, Iraq, on March 28, 2005
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 506th INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
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04/25/06 (I)
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Pfc. Raymond L. Henry
21, Anaheim, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on April 25, 2006
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 17th Inf Reg, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team
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Lance Cpl. Justin J. Swanson
21, Anaheim, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand province
Hostile - IED attack
Died from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated.
He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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Staff Sgt. Marc A. Arizmendez
30, Anaheim, California
U.S. Army
Qalat, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany.
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Spc. Jason M. Weaver
22, Anaheim, California
U.S. Army
Kandahar province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
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Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Darrik C. Benson
28, Angwin, California
U.S. Navy
Hostile - Helicopter shot down
Died of wounds suffered when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed.
He was assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit.
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05/17/10 (A)
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Staff Sgt. Adam L. Perkins
27, Antelope, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died while conducting combat operations
He was assigned to 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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Cpl. Gurpreet Singh
21, Antelope, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hostile
Died while supporting combat operations
He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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Staff Sgt. Daniel R. Scheile
37, Antioch, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of two soldiers who Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bombdetonated near their M113 armored personnel carrier in Baghdad, Iraq,on September 23, 2005
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, California Army National Guard.
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Sgt. John D. Aragon
22, Antioch, California
U.S. Army
Kadamiyah
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Pfc. Kenneth L. Sickels
20, Apple Valley, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-combat
Died due to a non-combat related incident in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 27, 2004
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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11/24/04 (A)
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Cpl. Dale E. Fracker Jr.
23, Apple Valley, California
U.S. Army
Deh Rawood (near) [Uruzgan Prov.]
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Div.
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Sgt. Joshua M. Hardt
24, Applegate, California
U.S. Army
Kamdesh
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires.
He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Col
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Lt. Kylan A. Jones-Huffman
31, Aptos, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed when an unidentified gunman shot him as he was riding in a sport-utility vehicle slowed by traffic congestion in Hilla, Iraq on August 21, 2003
He was assigned to the A Navy officer on temporary duty with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
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Sgt. Kyle A. Colnot
23, Arcadia, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee, causing a fire, during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, onApril 22, 2006
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 67th Armored REG, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
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Pfc. Eric A. Ayon
26, Arleta, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 9, 2004
He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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10/10/09 (A)
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Lance Cpl. Alfonso Ochoa Jr.
20, Armona, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Farah province
Hostile
Died while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay.
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Lance Cpl. Gavin R. Brummund
22, Arnold, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died while conducting combat operations
He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Pfc. Michelangelo A. Mora
19, Arroyo Grande, California
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died when his military vehicle slid off the road and turned over in Najaf, Iraq, on May 14, 2004
He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry REG, 1st Cavalry Division
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Pfc. Jesse D. Mizener
24, Auburn, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - Mortar attack
Killed in a mortar attack on Logistical Base Seitz west of Baghdad, Iraq, on January 7, 2004
He was assigned to the 542nd Maint. Company, 44th Support BN, 593rd Corps Support Group
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Pvt. David L. Waters
19, Auburn, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his convoy vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 14, 2004
He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 14th INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division
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07/30/07 (I)
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Cpl. Sean A. Stokes
24, Auburn, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire

He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 1st Marine Reg, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Pfc. Leroy Harris-Kelly
20, Azusa, California
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died when his truck went off the road and rolled over because of limitedvisibility and dangerous driving conditions north of Tallil, Iraq, onApril 20, 2004
He was assigned to the 596th Maintenance Company, 3rd Corps Support Cmd., V Corps
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Staff Sgt. David S. Perry
36, Bakersfield, California
U.S. Army National Guard
Hostile - Explosion
Killed when a suspicious package that he was inspecting exploded in Baquba, Iraq, on August 10, 2003
He was assigned to the 649th Military Police Company, California Army National Guard
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Pfc. Ramon A. Villatoro Jr.
19, Bakersfield, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died when a roadside bomb detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 24, 2005
He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG
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Spec. Clay P. Farr
21, Bakersfield, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 26, 2006
He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry REG, 10th Mountain Division
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10/15/06 (I)
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Sgt. Lester D. Baroncini Jr.
33, Bakersfield, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - Land mine
One of two soldiers killed when two land mines detonated near their Humvee in Samarra, Iraq, on October 15, 2006
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
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Pfc. Alberto Garcia Jr.
23, Bakersfield, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad (southern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 1st BN, 26th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
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Sgt. 1st Class Luis E. Gutierrez-Rosales
38, Bakersfield, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad (eastern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 1st BN, 26th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
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Sgt. Benjamin B. Portell
27, Bakersfield, California
U.S. Army
Mosul
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
Died in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds suffered from small arms fire during dismounted combat operations. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas.
He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, III Corps
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Petty Officer 1st Class Cherie L. Morton
40, Bakersfield, California
U.S. Navy
Galali, Muharraq, Bahrain
Non-combat
The cause of death is under investigation.
She was assigned to Naval Security Force, Naval Support Activity Bahrain.
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08/07/11 (A)
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Sgt. Adan Gonzales Jr.
28, Bakersfield, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hostile
Died while conducting combat operations
He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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Link 		06/03/03 (I)
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Sgt. Atanacio Haro Marin Jr.
27, Baldwin Park, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
Killed when the checkpoint his unit was manning south of Balad, Iraq, came under fire on June 3, 2003
He was assigned to Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
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Cpl. Rudy Salas
20, Baldwin Park, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died due to a non-hostile vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq, on May 20, 2004
He was assigned to the 1st Light Armored RECON BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Pfc. Gabriel J. Figueroa
20, Baldwin Park, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

He was assigned to the 1st BN, 8th Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
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1st Lt. Joshua M. Palmer
25, Banning, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died due to injuries received from hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 8, 2004
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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11/06/05 (I)
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Master Sgt. James F. Hayes
48, Barstow, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Taji, Iraq, on November 6, 2005
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 320th Field Artillery REG, 101st Airborne Division
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Petty Officer First Class Steven Phillip Daugherty
28, Barstow, California
U.S. Navy
Baghdad (vicinity of)
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as a result of enemy action while conducting combat operations near Baghdad.
He was assigned to an East Coast-based SEAL team
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Lance Cpl. Erick J. Hodges
21, Bay Point, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 10, 2004
He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Spec. Jose L. Mora
26, Bell Gardens, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - Mortar attack
Killed during a mortar attack in Samaria, Iraq, on October 24, 2003
He was assigned to C Company, 1st BN, 12th INF REG, 4th Infantry Division
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Cpl. Jose A. Paniagua-Morales
22, Bell Gardens, California
U.S. Army
Balad
Hostile - hostile fire - explosion
Died of wounds suffered in Samarra, Iraq, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
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03/12/11 (A)
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Pfc. Arturo E. Rodriguez
19, Bellflower, California
U.S. Army
Paktika province, Afghanistan,
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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1st Lt. Jared M. Landaker
25, Big Bear City, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Fallujah (between Fallujah and Baghdad) - Anbar
Hostile - helicopter crash

He was assigned to the Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Cpl. Joseph A. Blanco
25, Bloomington, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near theirBradley Fighting Vehicle and they subsequently came under small-armsfire during combat operations in Taji, Iraq, on April 11, 2006
He was assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry REG, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
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Sgt. Norman R. Taylor III
21, Blythe, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Baquba, Iraq, on October 17, 2006
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 68th Armor Reg, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
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Staff Sgt. Aracely Gonzalez O’Malley
31, Brawley, California
U.S. Army
Homburg, Germany
Non-combat
Died of injuries sustained in a non combat incident Oct. 12 at Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan.
She was assigned to the 307th Integrated Theater Signal Battalion, 516th Signal Brigade, 311th Signal Command, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
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11/14/08 (I)
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Cpl. Aaron M. Allen
24, Buellton, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Ramadi - Anbar
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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Lance Cpl. Tyler A. Roads
20, Burney, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand province, Afghanistan
Hostile
Died while conducting combat operations
He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Pfc. Steven Acosta
19, Calexico, California
U.S. Army
Non-combat
Died from a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baquba, Iraq, on October 26, 2003
He was assigned to C Company, 3rd BN, 67th Arm'd. REG, 4th Infantry Division
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Sgt. Alfredo B. Silva
35, Calexico, California
U.S. Army National Guard
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his combat patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 15, 2005
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division, California Army National Guard
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Cpl. Adam O. Zanutto
26, Caliente, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - IED attack
Died on March 6, 2006, at National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda,Maryland, from wounds received when a roadside bomb detonated in Anbarprovince, Iraq, on February 25, 2006
He was assigned to Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
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03/04/02 (A)
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Sr. Airman Jason D. Cunningham
26, Camarillo, California
U.S. Air Force
Takur Ghar
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed during a rescue mission during Operation Anaconda
He was assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga
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Pfc. Mathew D. Taylor
21, Cameron Park, California
U.S. Army
San Antonio, Texas (wounded in Sarobi District)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died in San Antonio of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle July 23 in Sarobi District, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy.
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Sgt. Adam W. Estep
23, Campbell, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - RPG, small arms fire
Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade hit his patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 29, 2004
He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 5th INF REG, 1st Cavalry Division
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Pfc. Cole W. Larsen
19, Canyon Country, California
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died when a civilian vehicle struck his military vehicle, causing it to roll over, in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 13, 2004
He was assigned to the 272nd Military Police Company, 21st Theater Support Command
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Pfc. Rudy A. Acosta
19, Canyon Country, California
U.S. Army
Kandahar province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when they were allegedly shot with small arms fire by an individual from a military security group.
He was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
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04/05/05 (I)
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Cpl. Glenn J. Watkins
42, Carlsbad, California
U.S. Army National Guard
Hostile - Car bomb
Died of wounds he received when a car bomb exploded alongside the Humvee inwhich he was riding in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 5, 2005
He was assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, 81st Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard
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Pfc. Raymond N. Spencer Jr.
23, Carmichael, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad (Southwest part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED, small arms fire

He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 12th Cavalry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
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Pfc. Daniel P. Cagle
22, Carson, California
U.S. Army
Ramadi (died in Balad) - Anbar
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 69th Armor Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
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Staff Sgt. Robert S. Johnson
23, Castro Valley, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire - suicide bomb
Killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive inside the mess hall at Camp Marez in Mosul, Iraq, on December 21, 2004
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 24th INF REG, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
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Pfc. Ming Sun
20, Cathedral City, California
U.S. Army
Ramadi - Anbar
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

He was assigned to the 1st BN, 9th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
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04/08/06 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Juana Navarro Arellano
24, Ceres, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of wounds received while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 8, 2006
She was assigned to the 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force
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W.Post Link 		08/01/08 (A)
Not Available
Pvt. Jair De Jesus Garcia
29, Chatsworth, California
U.S. Army
Asadabad, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered in Chowkay Valley, Afghanistan, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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Not Available
Spc. Jinsu Lee
34, Chatsworth, California
U.S. Army
Kunar province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
not reported
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
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Link 		04/02/03 (I)
Not Available
Chief Warrant Officer Eric A. Smith
41, Chicago, California
U.S. Army
Non-hostile - Helicopter crash
Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq on April 2, 2003
He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 3rd Aviation REG
   Arlington
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Spec. Arron R. Clark
20, Chico, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated between the first and second vehicles of a three-vehicle convoy in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 5, 2003
He was assigned to the 440th Signal BN, 22nd Signal Brigade, V Corps
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05/18/03 (I)
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Cpl. Douglas Jose Marenco Reyes
28, Chino, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Killed when the large transport truck he was riding in rolled over southeast of Samawa, Iraq on May 18, 2003
He was assigned to the 4th Light Armored RECON, 4th Marine Division
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Spec. Marcos O. Nolasco
34, Chino, California
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident
Died as a result of an electrocution accident in Baji, Iraq, on May 18, 2004
He was assigned to Battery B, 1st BN, 33rd Field Artillery REG, 1st Infantry Division
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Lance Cpl. Abraham Simpson
19, Chino, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 9, 2004
He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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W.Post Link 		04/03/03 (I)
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Cpl. Erik H. Silva
22, Chula Vista, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed in action in Iraq on April 3, 2003
He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 5th Marine REG, 1st Marine Division
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W.Post Link 		11/19/05 (I)
Not Available
Spec. Michael J. Idanan
21, Chula Vista, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Bayji, Iraq, on November 19, 2005
He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry REG, 101st Airborne Division
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04/13/06 (I)
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Cpl. Salem Bachar
20, Chula Vista, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
One of two Marines killed due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 13, 2006
He was assigned to the Headquarters BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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W.Post Link 		04/02/07 (I)
Not Available
Spc. Curtis R. Spivey
25, Chula Vista, California
U.S. Army
San Diego - Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
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Not Available
Sgt. Charles E. Wyckoff Jr.
28, Chula Vista, California
U.S. Army
Helmand province
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
   Arlington
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Not Available
Sgt. Michael J. Martinez
24, Chula Vista, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad (southern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 12th Infantry Reg, 2d Brigade Combat Team, 2d Infantry Division
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Not Available
Staff Sgt. Kristofferson B. Lorenzo
33, Chula Vista, California
U.S. Army
Kunar province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
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01/14/04 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. Keicia M. Hines
27, Citrus Heights, California
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died when she was struck by a vehicle on Mosul Airfield in Mosul, Iraq, on January 14, 2004
She was assigned to the 108th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne)
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W.Post Link 		05/26/11 (A)
Not Available
Tech. Sgt. Kristoffer M. Solesbee
32, Citrus Heights, California
U.S. Air Force
Shorabak district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 775th Civil Engineer Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
   Arlington
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Not Available
Pfc. Ivan Wilson
22, Clearlake, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand province, Afghanistan
Hostile

He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
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Not Available
Lance Cpl. Jared P. Hubbard
22, Clovis, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of injuries received due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 4, 2004
He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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W.Post Link 		07/29/06 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Anthony E. Butterfield
19, Clovis, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
One of two Marines killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 29, 2006
He was assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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05/17/07 (I)
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Sgt. Steven M. Packer
23, Clovis, California
U.S. Army
Rushdi Mullah - Babil
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 14th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
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W.Post Link   Link     Link   		08/22/07 (I)
Not Available
Cpl. Nathan C. Hubbard
21, Clovis, California
U.S. Army
Northern Iraq
Non-hostile - helicopter crash
Died of injuries suffered when their helicopter crashed.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
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Staff Sgt. Brian F. Piercy
27, Clovis, California
U.S. Army
Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Lance Cpl. Cristian Vasquez
20, Coalinga, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died from wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
He was assigned to the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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Lance Cpl. Joseph C. McCarthy
21, Concho, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed when a suicide car bomb exploded next to his military vehicle while onpatrol on the outskirts of Falluja, Iraq, on September 6, 2004
He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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09/06/04 (I)
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Cpl. Mick R. Nygard-Bekowsky
21, Concord, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed when a suicide car bomb exploded next to his military vehicle while onpatrol on the outskirts of Falluja, Iraq, on September 6, 2004
He was assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
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W.Post Link 		05/03/06 (I)
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Pfc. Benjamin T. Zieske
20, Concord, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated during a dismounted combat patrol in Kirkuk, Iraq, on May 3, 2006
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 327th INF REG, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airb
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W.Post Link 		12/31/08 (I)
Not Available
Pvt. Benjamin B. Tollefson
22, Concord, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - mortar attack
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire in Ghazaliya.
Tollefson was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
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Not Available
Capt. John L. Hallett III
30, Concord, California
U.S. Army
Southern Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Pfc. Scott G. Barnett
24, Concord, California
U.S. Army
Tallil, Iraq
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of injuries sustained while conducting combat operations.
He was assigned to the 412th Aviation Support Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, Katterbach, Germany.
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12/09/05 (I)
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Sgt. Adrian N. Orosco
26, Corcoran, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed when a car bomb detonated near his dismounted position during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 9, 2005
He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry REG
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Sgt. Ryan C. Young
21, Corona, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died on December 2, 2003, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington,D.C., of wounds he received when a roadside bomb hit his vehicle inFalluja, Iraq on November 8, 2003
He was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
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W.Post Link 		12/21/04 (I)
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Spec. Jonathan Castro
21, Corona, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - Bomb
Killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive inside the mess hall at Camp Marez in Mosul, Iraq, on December 21, 2004
He was assigned to the 73rd Engineer Company, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
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Pfc. Jason Franco
18, Corona, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-combat - Gunshot wound
Died from a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq, on October 31, 2006
He was assigned to the Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
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W.Post Link 		06/11/07 (I)
Not Available
Pfc. Cameron K. Payne
22, Corona, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad (eastern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 16th Infantry Reg, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
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01/24/09 (I)
Not Available
Pvt. Grant A. Cotting
19, Corona, California
U.S. Army
Balad
Non-combat
Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
He was assigned to the 515th Sapper Company, 5th Engineer Battalion, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
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Staff Sgt. Michael David P. Cardenaz
29, Corona, California
U.S. Army
Kunar, Afghanistan,
Hostile - RPG attack
Died when enemy forces attacked his unit with rocket-propelled grenades.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
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Senior Airman Michael J. Hinkle II
24, Corona, California
U.S. Air Force
Southwest Asia
Non-combat
Died due to a non-combat related incident.
He was assigned to the 28th Communications Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.
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Not Available
Sgt. Thomas B. Turner Jr.
31, Cottonwood, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, on July 14,2006, of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near hisBradley Fighting Vehicle in Muqdadiya, Iraq, on July 13, 2006
He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
   Personal Tribute Site
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Petty Officer 1st Class Chad R. Regelin
24, Cottonwood, California
U.S. Navy
Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hostile
Died while conducting combat operations
Regelin was assigned as an explosive ordnance disposal technician to Marine Special Operations Company Bravo. Regelin was stationed at Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3, San Diego, Calif.
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01/26/05 (I)
Not Available
Cpl. Stephen P. Johnson
24, Covina, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-hostile - helicopter crash
Died when the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutba in western Iraq on January 26, 2005
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force
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W.Post Link 		10/22/06 (I)
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Spec. Matthew W. Creed
23, Covina, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
One of two soldiers killed when their patrol came in contact with enemy forces in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 22, 2006
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 22nd Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
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W.Post Link 		09/20/08 (A)
Not Available
Capt. Bruno Giancarlo de Solenni
32, Crescent City, California
U.S. Army
Kandahar
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
He was assigned to the Joint Forces Headquarters, Element Training Team, Oregon Army National Guard.
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Spc. Eric M. Holke
31, Crestline, California
U.S. Army
Diwaniyah - Qadisiyah
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died of wounds sustained from a non-combat-related incident.
He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 160th Infantry, California Army National Guard, Fullerton, Calif.
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Lance Cpl. George J. Payton
20, Culver City, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 14, 2004
He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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W.Post Link
06/28/05 (A)
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Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson
29, Cupertino, California
U.S. Navy
Kunar Province
Hostile - hostile fire

He was assigned to the SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One
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Not Available
Pfc. Javier Chavez Jr.
19, Cutler, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - Bomb
Died of wounds received when a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations near Falluja, Iraq, on February 9, 2006
He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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W.Post Link 		09/10/04 (I)
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Spec. Edgar P. Daclan Jr.
24, Cypress, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when his patrol was responding to indirect fire and a roadside bomb exploded in Balad, Iraq, on September 10, 2004
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 18th INF REG, 1st Infantry Division
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PV2 Bryce E. Gautier
22, Cypress, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died when his military vehicle was struck by a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
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Not Available
Sgt. Daniel Lim
23, Cypress, California
U.S. Army
Qalat, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked their military vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
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07/31/11 (A)
Not Available
Sgt. William B. GrossPaniagua
28, Daly City, California
U.S. Army
Kunar province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of injuries suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
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Link 		09/24/11 (A)
Not Available
Sgt. Tyler N. Holtz
22, Dana Point, California
U.S. Army
Wardak province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
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Link 		11/18/11 (A)
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Lance Cpl. Joshua D. Corral
19, Danville, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hostile
Died while conducting combat operations
He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
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Link 		04/25/03 (I)
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1st Lt. Osbaldo Orozco
26, Delano, California
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Killed in a vehicle accident in Iraq on April 25, 2003
He was assigned to C Company, 1st BN, 22nd INF REG
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W.Post Link 		07/25/06 (I)
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Spec. Joseph A. Graves
21, Discovery Bay, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed when his convoy encountered enemy fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 25, 2006
He was assigned to the 110th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police BN, 89th Military Police Brigade
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07/22/07 (I)
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Sgt. Shawn G. Adams
21, Dixon, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 509th Parachute Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division
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Link   Link   		06/06/09 (A)
Not Available
Lance Cpl. Joshua R. Whittle
20, Downey, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
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Staff Sgt. Sean D. Diamond
41, Dublin, California
U.S. Army
southern Iraq
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
He was assigned to the 610th Engineer Support Company, 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.
   Military Times Link
W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   		07/04/09 (A)
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Pfc. Justin A. Casillas
19, Dunnigan, California
U.S. Army
Kunduz
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died at Combat Outpost Zerok, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked the outpost using small arms and indirect fires.
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
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Not Available
Sgt. Ken K. Hermogino
30, Edwards Air Force Base, California
U.S. Army
Herat province, Afghanistan
Non-hostile - Accident - vehicular
Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related vehicle accident.

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03/27/09 (A)
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Lt. Florence B. Choe
35, El Cajon, California
U.S. Navy
northern Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire
Died when an Afghan National Army soldier opened fire on personnel assigned to Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan at Camp Shaheen, Mazar-E-Sharif, Afghanistan.
She was assigned to Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan at Camp Shaheen, Mazar-E-Sharif, Afghanistan.
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Staff Sgt. Mark A. Stets
39, El Cajon, California
U.S. Army
Timagara, Pakistan
Hostile - IED attack
Died from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 8th Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne), 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.
   Arlington
  Military Times Link
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Sgt. Luis A. Montes
22, El Centro, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, on September 7,2006, of injuries suffered in Abu Ghraib, Iraq, when a roadside bombexploded near his vehicle during combat operations on September 1, 2006.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
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W.Post Link 		04/12/04 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Brad S. Shuder
21, El Dorado, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died from hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 12, 2004
He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
   Arlington
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W.Post Link 		12/03/07 (I)
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Sgt. Kyle Dayton
22, El Dorado Hills, California
U.S. Army
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 504th Parachute Infantry Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborn
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10/13/03 (I)
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Pfc. Jose Casanova
23, El Monte, California
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Killed when an Iraqi dump truck swerved and rolled over on top of his Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 13, 2003
He was assigned to the H&H Company, 1st BN, 325th AB INF REG, 82nd AB
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W.Post Link 		09/07/07 (I)
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Spc. Marisol Heredia
19, El Monte, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Non-combat - Accident - fire
Died at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related injury.
She was assigned to the 15th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. The circumstances surrounding the death are under investigation.
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Chief Warrant Officer 3 Rex C. Kenyon
34, El Segundo, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - Helicopter shot down
One of two pilots killed when their AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter was shot down while they were conducting aerial patrols in Baghdad,Iraq, on January 16, 2006
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 4th Aviation REG, 4th Infantry Division
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Spec. Ty J. Johnson
28, Elk Grove, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Kirkuk, Iraq, on April 4, 2006
He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 320th Field Artillery REG, 101st Airborne Division
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Staff Sgt. Bryan E. Hall
32, Elk Grove, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died when his military vehicle was struck by a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
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Lance Cpl. . Jesus A. Suarez Del Solar
20, Escondido, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-combat - Ordnance explosion
Killed when he stepped on an unexploded U.S. cluster bomblet in southern Iraq on March 27, 2003
He was assigned to the 1st Light Armored Recon, 1st Marine Division
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Capt. Richard J. Gannon II
31, Escondido, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died due to injuries received from enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 17, 2004
He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Spec. James L. Beckstrand
27, Escondido, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a vehicle approached his unit and detonated a bomb during a searchfor roadside bombs on foot in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 29, 2004
He was assigned to the 4th BN, 27th Field Artillery REG, 1st Armored Division
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Sgt. Cody R. Legg
23, Escondido, California
U.S. Army
Tikrit
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered in Sharqat, Iraq, when their unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and hand grenades.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
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Capt. Andrew David La Mont
31, Eureka, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-hostile - Helicopter crash
Killed when his CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed in the Shatt Al Hillah Canal shortly after takeoff in Iraq on May 19, 2003
He was assigned to the Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
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Cpl. Peter W. Schmidt
30, Eureka, California
U.S. Army
Diyala Province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated during dismounted combat operations.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Pfc. Daniel P. Unger
19, Exeter, California
U.S. Army National Guard
Hostile - Rocket attack
Killed during a rocket attack on Forward Operating Base Kalsu near Iskandariya, Iraq, on May 25, 2004
He was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 185th Armor Regiment, 81st Armor Brigade, California Army National Guard
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Spec. Genaro Acosta
26, Fair Oaks, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Killed when his Bradley fighting vehicle hit and detonated two roadside bombs while on patrol in Taji, Iraq, on November 11, 2003
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 44th Air Defense Artillery REG, 4th Infantry Division
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Sgt. Ronald L. Coffelt
36, Fair Oaks, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad (eastern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne), XVIII Airborne Corps
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Pfc. Charles A. Williams
29, Fair Oaks, California
U.S. Army
Camp Nathan Smith, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of injuries sustained while conducting combat operations.
He was assigned to the 97th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, Fort Riley, Kan.
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07/16/05 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Jorge L. Pena-Romero
29, Fallbrook, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee while his unit wasconducting a mounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 16, 2005
He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry REG
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Spec. Mike T. Sonoda Jr.
34, Fallbrook, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - Bomb
Died in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 22 of injuries sustained when a roadsidebomb detonated near his M113 Armored Personnel Carrier on September 21,2005
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, California Army National Guard
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Chief Petty Officer Mark T. Carter
27, Fallbrook, California
U.S. Navy
Iraq - details not released
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as a result of enemy action while conducting combat operations in Iraq.
He was permanently assigned as an East Coast-based Navy SEAL.
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1st Sgt. Michael S. Barnhill
39, Folsom, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb near Haqlaniya, Iraq, on May 28, 2005
He was assigned to Company A, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Marine Forces Reserve
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Sergeant Robert B. Thrasher
23, Folsom, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 12th Cavalry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
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05/05/06 (A)
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Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster
24, Fontana, California
U.S. Army
Asadabad (10 mi NW of) [Kunar Prov.]
Non-Hostile - Helicopter crash
Killed when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to the 10th Mountain Division
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Lance Cpl. Fernando S. Tamayo
19, Fontana, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 21, 2006
He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 4th Marine Reg, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Spec. Justin W. Pollard
21, Foothill Ranch, California
U.S. Army
Non-combat
Died as a result of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 30, 2003
He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG
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Lance Cpl. Andrew S. Dang
20, Foster City, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died due to hostile fire near Ramadi, Iraq, on March 22, 2004
He was assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Staff Sgt. Brian Cody Prosser
28, Frazier Park, California
U.S. Army
Kandahar
Hostile - friendly fire - satellite-guided bomb
Killed in action during a friendly fire bombing,
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.;
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04/06/04 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Travis J. Layfield
19, Fremont, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed in a long firefight after Iraqi insurgents launched a large-scale attack in Ramadi, Iraq, on April 6, 2004
He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Spec. Cheyenne C. Willey
36, Fremont, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 23, 2005
He was assigned to the 351st Civil Affairs Command, Army Reserve
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Spc. Nathan W. Cox
27, Fremont, California
U.S. Army
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of injuries sustained June 14 when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire at Near Forward Operating Base, Khogyani, Afghanistan
He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Sgt. Gregory M. Frampton
37, Fresno, California
U.S. Army
7 mi. E. Bagram Air Base
Non-combat - Accident - helicopter
Died when his MH-60L Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a training mission in Bagram.
He was assigned to the 160th Special Ops Aviation Reg. (Night Stalkers)
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Cpl. Jeremiah A. Baro
21, Fresno, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of injuries received due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 4, 2004
He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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01/23/05 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Jose C. Rangel
43, Fresno, California
U.S. Army
Non-combat
Died in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, of non-combat related injuries on January 23, 2005. 1106th Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot U.S. Army National Guard
He was assigned to the 1106th Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot, California Army National Guard
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Cpl. Michael M. Rojas
21, Fresno, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad (north of)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 1st BN, 37th Field Artillery Reg, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
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Sgt. Regina C. Reali
25, Freso, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 23, 2005
She was assigned to the 351st Civil Affairs Command, Army Reserve
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Chief Warrant Officer Cornell C. Chao
36, Fullerton, California
U.S. Army
Najaf (north of)
Hostile - helicopter crash

He was assigned to the 4th BN, 227th Aviation Reg, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
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Pvt. Shane M. Stinson
23, Fullerton, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad (eastern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED, small arms fire

He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 69th Armor Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
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06/28/07 (I)
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Sgt. Shin W. Kim
23, Fullerton, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad (southern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 12th Infantry Reg, 2d Brigade Combat Team, 2d Infantry Division
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor
25, Garden Grove, California
U.S. Navy
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed during combat operations against enemy forces in Ramadi, Iraq, on September 29, 2006
Navy SEAL assigned to a West-Coast based command
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Spc. Jose A. Torre
21, Garden Grove, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - RPG attack
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a rocket-propelled grenade.
He was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
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Lance Cpl. Jeramy A. Ailes
22, Gilroy, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 15, 2004
He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Spec. Rel A. Ravago IV
21, Glendale, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed when the vehicle he was in was attacked in Mosul, Iraq, on November 23, 2003
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 502nd INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
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07/11/09 (A)
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Lance Cpl. Pedro Barboza Flores
27, Glendale, California
U.S. Marine Corps
southern Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan
He was assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Spec. Elias Elias
27, Glendora, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 23, 2006
He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
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Lance Cpl. Blake H. Howey
20, Glendora, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire

He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 7th Marine Reg, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Staff Sgt. Thomas M. McFall
36, Glendora, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad (southern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 1st BN, 38th Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade, (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) 2nd Infantry Division
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Sgt. Derek T. Roberts
24, Gold River, California
U.S. Army
Kirkuk (near) - At-Ta'mim
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 35th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Infantry Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
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10/13/10 (A)
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Pfc. Victor A. Dew
20, Granite Bay, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hostile
Died while conducting combat operations
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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Lance Cpl. John A. Lucente
19, Grass Valley, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed by enemy hand grenade during combat operations against enemy forces in Ubaydi, Iraq, on November 16, 2005
He was assigned to the BN Landing Team 2nd BN, 1st Marine REG, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Staff Sgt. David P. Senft
27, Grass Valley, California
U.S. Army
Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan
Non-combat
Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident
He was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Spc. Eduardo S. Silva
25, Greenfield, California
U.S. Army
Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of a non-combat related incident.
He was assigned to the 563rd Aviation Support Battalion, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Sgt. Matthew L. Tallman
30, Groveland, California
U.S. Army
Northern Iraq
Non-hostile - helicopter crash
Died of injuries suffered when their helicopter crashed.
He was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 6th U.S. Air Cavalry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.
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08/14/08 (A)
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Lance Cpl. Jacob J. Toves
27, Grover Beach, California
U.S. Army
Helmand province, Afghanistan
Hostile

He was assigned to the 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.
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Cpl. Victor H. Toledo Pulido
22, Hanford, California
U.S. Army
Al Nahrawan - Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
He was assigned to 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Benning, Ga
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Tech. Sgt Anthony L. Capra
31, Hanford, California
U.S. Air Force
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when he encountered an improvised explosive device
He was assigned to Detachment 63, 688 Armament Systems Squadron, Indian Head City, Md.
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Cpl. Fernando D. Robinson
22, Hawthorne, California
U.S. Army
Korengal
Hostile - hostile fire - RPG, small arms fire

He was assigned to the 1st BN, 32nd Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)
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Lance Cpl. Ryan L. Mayhan
25, Hawthorne, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
One of two Marines killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 21, 2006
He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 4th Marine Reg, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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07/06/07 (A)
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Sergeant Thomas P. McGee
23, Hawthorne, California
U.S. Army
Wazi Khwa
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 546th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion
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Sgt. Eduviges G. Wolf
24, Hawthorne, California
U.S. Army
Kunar province, Afghanistan,
Hostile - RPG
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked her vehicle with a rocket propelled grenade.
She was assigned to the 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
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Pfc. Michael C. Balsley
23, Hayward, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad (east of)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
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Sgt. Andrews J. Higgins
28, Hayward, California
U.S. Army
Diyala Province
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

He was assigned to the 5th BN, 20th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade, (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) 2nd Infantry Division
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Spc. Avealalo Milo
23, Hayward, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.
He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany.
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08/25/03 (I)
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Pfc. Pablo Manzano
19, Heber, California
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Gunshot wound
Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Logistical Support Area Dogwood, Iraq, on August 25, 2003
He was assigned to B Company, 54th Engineer BN, V Corps
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Spec. Jason K. Chappell
22, Hemet, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed when a car bomb detonated in Khalidiya, Iraq, on January 24, 2004
He was assigned to B Company, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry
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Cpl. Michael A. Estrella
20, Hemet, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 14, 2006
He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 3rd Marine REG, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force
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Pfc. Kenny F. Stanton Jr.
20, Hemet, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 13, 2006
He was assigned to the 57th Military Police Company
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Seaman Charles O. Sare
23, Hemet, California
U.S. Navy
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on October 23, 2006
He was assigned to the Naval Ambulatory Care Center
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02/02/07 (I)
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Chief Warrant Officer 4 Keith Yoakum
41, Hemet, California
U.S. Army
Taji (near) - Baghdad
Hostile - helicopter crash

He was assigned to the 1st BN, 227th Aviation Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
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Staff Sgt. Bryan E. Bolander
26, Hemet, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Hospitalman Marc A. Retmier
19, Hemet, California
U.S. Navy
Paktika province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Rocket attack
Died as a result of wounds suffered from an enemy rocket attack in northern Paktika province, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Sharana in Afghanistan.
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Spec. Armando Hernandez
22, Hesperia, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died when a roadside bomb exploded near his guard post in Samarra, Iraq, on August 1, 2004
He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry REG, 1st Infantry Division
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Sgt. James K. Healy
25, Hesperia, California
U.S. Army
Jalalabad Airfield
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to the 703rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment, Fort Knox, Ky.
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04/10/09 (A)
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Airman 1st Class Jacob I. Ramsey
20, Hesperia, California
U.S. Army
Kabul Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Kabul Afghanistan.
He was He was assigned to the 712th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Hood, Texas.
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Pfc. Steven F. Shapiro
29, Hidden Valley Lake, California
U.S. Army
Tallil, Iraq
Not reported
Not reported
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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Sgt. James E. Craig
26, Hollywood, California
U.S. Army
Mosul - Ninawa
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died from wounds suffered when hisr unit encountered an improvised explosive device during convoy operations Jan. 28 in Mosul, Iraq.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
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Sgt. Gabriel Guzman
25, Hornbrook, California
U.S. Army
Orgun-E [Paktika Province]
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in Gholam Haydar Kala, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
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Link 		11/09/04 (I)
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Cpl. William C. James
24, Huntington Beach, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 9, 2004
He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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04/12/06 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Marcus S. Glimpse
22, Huntington Beach, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - Bomb
Killed when a homemade bomb detonated while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 12, 2006
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Pfc. Ramon Romero
19, Huntington Park, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when the vehicle he was in was struck by a roadside bomb during combat operations near Falluja, Iraq, on August 22, 2005
He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Sgt. Andres J. Contreras
23, Huntington Park, California
U.S. Army
Unspecified
Died of injuries sustained when his Humvee encountered an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Baghdad.
He was assigned to 519th Military Police Battalion, 1st Combat Support Brigade, Fort Polk, La.
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Cpl. Luis E. Tejeda
20, Huntington Park, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicleduring combat operations in Hit, Iraq, on September 30, 2006
He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 6th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division
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Sgt. Diego A. Solorzano-Valdovinos
24, Huntington Park, California
U.S. Army
Landstuhl, Germany
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit on Oct. 27 with small arms fire in the Yahya Khel district in Afghanistan.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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09/10/11 (A)
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Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Quintana
30, Huntington Park, California
U.S. Army
Paktika province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Schweinfurt, Germany.
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Link 		04/06/04 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Marcus M. Cherry
18, Imperial, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed in a long firefight after Iraqi insurgents launched a large-scale attack in Ramadi, Iraq, on April 6, 2004
He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Sgt. James M. Treber
24, Imperial Beach, California
U.S. Army
Khosrow-E Sofla, Afghanistan
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died from injuries sustained when his vehicle rolled into a canal.
He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Cpl. Jesus A. Gonzalez
22, Indio, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed while manning a checkpoint in Baghdad on April 12, 2003
He was assigned to the 1st Tank BN, 1st Marine Division
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Staff Sgt. Anton R. Phillips
31, Inglewood, California
U.S. Army
Forward Operating Base Methar Lam
Cause not reported
Died at Forward Operating Base Methar Lam, cause not reported.
He was assigned to G Forward Support Company, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Task Force Wildhorse, Forward Operating Base Methar Lam, Afghanistan.
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05/02/09 (I)
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Spc. Jake R. Velloza
22, Inverness, California
U.S. Army
Mosul
Hostile - hostile fire
Died from wounds sustained after he was shot by enemy forces in Mosul, Iraq on May 2.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
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Pfc. Jay-D H. Ornsby-Adkins
21, Ione, California
U.S. Army
Salman Pak - Babil
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 1st BN, 15th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
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Chief Warrant Officer James B. Wilke
38, Ione, California
U.S. Army
Doha, Qatar
Non-combat

He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Fort Bliss, Texas.
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Link 		10/13/04 (I)
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Maj. Charles R. Soltes Jr.
36, Irvine, California
U.S. Army Reserve
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his convoy vehicle in Mosul, Iraq, on October 13, 2004
He was assigned to Company B, 426th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve
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Lt. Cmdr. Keith E. Taylor
47, Irvine, California
U.S. Navy
Hostile - Rocket attack
Killed in a rocket attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 29, 2005
He was assigned to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command, Iraq Detachment
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02/14/06 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Michael S. Probst
26, Irvine, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - Bomb
Killed when a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations near Abu Ghraib, Iraq, on February 14, 2006
He was assigned to the 1st Tank BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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2nd Lt. Mark J. Daily
23, Irvine, California
U.S. Army
Mosul - Ninawa
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
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Spec. Nicholas P. Steinbacher
22, La Crescenta, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 10, 2006
He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 5th Cavalry Reg, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
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Lance Cpl. Hugo R. Lopez
20, La Habra, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died on January 27, 2006, at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio,Texas, from wounds sustained when a roadside bomb exploded duringcombat operations against enemy forces in Rawa, Iraq, on November 20,2005
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
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W.Post Link 		03/22/03 (I)
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Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams
27, La Mesa, California
U.S. Navy
Non-hostile - Helicopter crash
Killed when two British Sea King helicopters collided over the Persian Gulf on March 22, 2003
U.S. Navy exchange officer assigned to A Flight, 849 Squadron, British Royal Navy
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10/15/09 (A)
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Spc. Jesus O. Flores
28, La Mirada, California
U.S. Army
Kandahar province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.
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Spec. Marcelino R. Corniel
23, La Puente, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - Mortar attack
Killed when an enemy mortar attack occurred near his observation post in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 31, 2005
He was assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, California Army National Guard
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W.Post Link 		01/07/06 (I)
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Maj. Douglas A. La Bouff
36, La Puente, California
U.S. Army
Non-hostile - Helicopter crash
One of eight soldiers killed when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Iraq, on January 7, 2006
He was assigned to the Headquarters Troop, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
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Lance Cpl. Mario D. Gonzalez
21, La Puente, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq on November 14, 2006
He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 3rd Marine Reg, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force
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Pfc. Jason M. Morales
20, La Puente, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad (northwest part)
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

He was assigned to the 1st BN, 28th Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
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06/05/07 (I)
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Pfc. Justin A. Verdeja
20, La Puente, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad (southern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 12th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
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Staff Sgt. Esau I. De la Pena-Hernandez
25, La Puente, California
U.S. Army
Chak, Afghanistan
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Chak, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
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Pfc. Cory F. Hiltz
20, La Verne, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad (southern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 12th Infantry Reg, 2d Brigade Combat Team, 2d Infantry Division
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Senior Airman Jonathan A. V. Yelner
24, Lafayette, California
U.S. Air Force
Bagram, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device
He was assigned to the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.
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Pfc. Daniel R. Parker
18, Lake Elsinore, California
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Fatally injured when he thrown from his vehicle after the driver swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle in another lane in Mosul, Iraq, on August 12,2003
He was assigned to B BN, 2nd BN, 44th Air Defense REG, 101st
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12/27/11 (A)
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Sgt. Noah M. Korte
29, Lake Elsinore, California
U.S. Army
Paktia, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.
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Link 		08/08/09 (A)
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Spc. Matthew K.S. Swanson
20, Lake Forest, California
U.S. Army
National Naval Medical Cente
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over July 19 in Logar Province, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
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Cpl. Ian W. Stewart
21, Lake Hughes, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 12, 2004
He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Sgt. David J. Hart
22, Lake View Terrace, California
U.S. Army
Salah Ad Din Province
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
Died of wounds sustained during combat operations in Samarra, Iraq. The incident is under investigation.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Spc. Damon G. Legrand
27, Lakeside, California
U.S. Army
Ba'qubah - Diyala
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, RPG

He was assigned to the 571st Military Police Company, 504th Military Police BN, 42nd Military Poli
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04/06/04 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Allan K. Walker
28, Lancaster, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed in a long firefight after Iraqi insurgents launched a large-scale attack in Falluja, Iraq, on April 6, 2004
He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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W.Post Link 		06/20/06 (I)
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Cpl. Christopher D. Leon
20, Lancaster, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died from wounds received during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 20, 2006
He was assigned to the 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force
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Cpl. Ryan J. Clark
19, Lancaster, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died at Brook Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, on June 29, 2006,of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb deontated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on June 29, 2006
He was assigned to the 40th Engineer BN, 1st Brigade Combat Team
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Pfc. Walter Freeman Jr.
20, Lancaster, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad (southern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 12th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
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1st Lt. Michael W. Vega
41, Lathrop, California
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Vegawas injured when his military vehicle rolled over in Diwaniya, Iraq, onMarch 11, 2004. He was evacuated to Walter Reed Army Medical Center inWashington, D.C., where he Died on March 20, 2004.
He was assigned to Company A, 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion, California Army National Guard
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09/08/11 (A)
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Spc. Koran P. Contreras
21, Lawndale, California
U.S. Army
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
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Link 		09/15/06 (I)
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Cpl. Cesar A. Granados
21, Le Grand, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 15, 2006
He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 8th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
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Lance Cpl. Jeremy D. Bow
20, Lemoore, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed when a Marine convoy was attacked with a car bomb in western Iraq, near Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, on October 30, 2004
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force
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Sgt. Ryan J. Hopkins
21, Livermore, California
U.S. Army
Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texa
Non-hostile - Accident - vehicular
Died of injuries sustained in a motor pool accident in Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 4, 2008
He was assigned to the 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
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Spc. Kevin R. Shumaker
24, Livermore, California
U.S. Army
stateside hospital
Non-combat
Died in a stateside hospital of rabies believed to have been contracted while he was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
He was assigned to Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
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11/02/03 (I)
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Pfc. Karina S. Lau
20, Livingston, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - Helicopter shot down
Lauwas onboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter when it was shot down by asurface-to-air missile near Falluja, Iraq, on November 2, 2003.
She was assigned to the 16th Signal Battalion
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Spc. Kyle A. Coumas
22, Lockeford, California
U.S. Army
Kandahar province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Staff Sgt. Guy S. Hagy Jr.
31, Lodi, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his observation post in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 13, 2004
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 12th Cavalry REG, 1st Cavalry Division
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Spec. Sergio R. Diaz-Varela
21, Lomita, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died when a roadside bomb detonated near his dismounted patrol in Ramadi, Iraq, on November 24, 2004
He was assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team
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Sgt. 1st Class Mitchell A. Lane
34, Lompoc, California
U.S. Army
Deh Chopan (near), Zabul Province
Non-combat - Accident - fall
Died after falling during fast-rope infiltration into a cave complex
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
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05/30/05 (I)
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Capt. Derek Argel
28, Lompoc, California
U.S. Air Force
Non-hostile - Aircraft crash
Died in the crash of an Iraqi Air Force aircraft during a training mission in eastern Diyala province on May 30, 2005
He was assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, 720th Special Tactics Group
   Arlington
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Staff Sgt. Casey J. Grochowiak
34, Lompoc, California
U.S. Army
Malajat, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
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Spc. Wayne M. Geiger
23, Lone Pine, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad (eastern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
He was assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
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Pfc. George D. Torres
23, Long Beach, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died due to enemy fire in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 11, 2004
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Pfc. Lyndon A. Marcus Jr.
21, Long Beach, California
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Killed when his Humvee left the road during a combat patrol and flipped over in a canal in Balad, Iraq, on May 3, 2004
He was assigned to the 4th Cavalry REG, 1st Infantry Division
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01/28/05 (I)
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Pfc. Stephen A. Castellano
21, Long Beach, California
U.S. Army
Non-combat
Died from a non-combat related injury in Mosul, Iraq, on January 28, 2005
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 14th INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
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Sgt. Anthony J. Davis Jr.
22, Long Beach, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed when a car bomb exploded near his Stryker military vehicle in Mosul, Iraq, on April 23, 2005
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 24th INF REG, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
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Sgt. 1st Class Randy D. Collins
36, Long Beach, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - Mortar attack
Died May 24, 2005, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda,Maryland, of injuries sustained during a mortar attack in Mosul, Iraq,on May 4, 2005
He was assigned to the 11th Armored Cavalry REG
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Pvt. Ernesto R. Guerra
20, Long Beach, California
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died of injuries sustained when his Humvee was involved in an accident in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 28, 2005
He was assigned to the Headquarters Company, Brigade Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division
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Spec. Roberto L. Martinez Salazar
21, Long Beach, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Mosul, Iraq, on February 4, 2006
He was assigned to the 14th Engineer BN, 555th Engineer Group
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01/27/07 (I)
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Pfc. David T. Toomalatai
19, Long Beach, California
U.S. Army
Taji - Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 8th Cavalry Reg, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
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Spc. Astor A. Sunsin-Pineda
20, Long Beach, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad (southern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 4th Brigade Special Troops BN, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
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Staff Sgt. Joshua R. Whitaker
23, Long Beach, California
U.S. Army
Qalat (43 kilometers sw of), Zabul Province
Hostile - hostile fire

He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group
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Sgt. Israel Garcia
24, Long Beach, California
U.S. Army
Battle of Wanat, Wanat, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire
Died died of wounds suffered when his outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades from enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy.
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Staff Sgt. Andrew W. Harvell
26, Long Beach, California
U.S. Air Force
Hostile - Helicopter shot down
Died of wounds suffered when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed.
He was assigned to the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Field, N.C.
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07/19/11 (A)
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Staff Sgt. James M. Christen
29, Loomis, California
U.S. Army
Kunar province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
   Arlington
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Link 		01/31/07 (I)
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Sgt. William M. Sigua
21, Los Altos Hills, California
U.S. Army
Bayji - Salah ad Din
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

He was assigned to the 1st BN, 505th Parachute Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
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Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez
22, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - friendly fire
Killed in combat in southern Iraq on March 21, 2003
He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 1st Marine REG, 1st Marine Division
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Cpl. Jorge A. Gonzalez
20, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 2nd Marine REG, 2nd Marine Expeditionary
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W.Post Link 		03/25/03 (I)
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Pfc. Francisco A. Martinez Flores
21, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile
Killed while his unit was conducting convoy operations in the vicinity of the Euphrates River on March 25, 2003
He was assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division
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04/08/03 (I)
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Sgt. 1st Class John W. Marshall
50, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - RPG, small arms fire
Marshall was killed when a rocket-propelled grenade hit his Humvee at the head of fuel and ammunition convoy that was resupplying soldiers during the second *thunder run* south of Baghdad, Iraq, on April 8, 2003.
He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 15th INF REG, 3rd Infantry Division
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Chief Warrant Officer Christopher G. Nason
39, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Killed in a vehicle accident that occured between the northern Iraqi cities of Mosul and Dihok on November 23, 2003
He was assigned to the A Company, 306th Military Intelligence Battalion
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Staff Sgt. Eddie E. Menyweather
35, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb hit his vehicle in Baquba, Iraq, on November 23, 2003
He was assigned to C Company, 588th Engineer BN, 4th Infantry Division
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Staff Sgt. Abraham D. Penamedina
32, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Died when his patrol came under sniper fire.
He was assigned to Company B, 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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Lance Cpl. Rafael Reynosa-Suarez
28, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed when a car bomb exploded next to his Humvee on a highway in Ramadi, Iraq, on May 29, 2004
He was assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
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Lance Cpl. Benjamin R. Gonzalez
23, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed when a car bomb exploded next to his Humvee on a highway in Ramadi, Iraq, on May 29, 2004
He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Cpl. Roberto Abad
22, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of injuries received from enemy action in Najaf, Iraq, on August 6, 2004
He was assigned to the BN Landing Team 1/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Pfc. Geoffrey Perez
24, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died from injuries received from hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 15, 2004
He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Spec. Omead H. Razani
19, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Army
Non-combat
Died of non-combat related injuries in Habbaniya, Iraq, on August 27, 2004
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 506th INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
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Sgt. Edgar E. Lopez
27, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died due to hostile action in Babil Province, Iraq, on August 28, 2004
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 2nd Marines, 24th ME Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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Sgt. 1st Class Joselito O. Villanueva
36, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed when he was shot by a sniper while at an observation post in Balad, Iraq, on September 27, 2004
He was assigned to the 9th Engineer BN, 1st Infantry Division
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Lance Cpl. Victor R. Lu
22, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 13, 2004
He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Lance Cpl. Luis A. Figueroa
21, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 18, 2004
He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Sgt. Trinidad R. Martinez-Luis
22, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died in a vehicle accident in Baquba, Iraq, on November 28, 2004
He was assigned to Company B, 201st Forward Support Battalion, 1st Infantry Division
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Staff Sgt. Juan De Dios Garcia-Arana
27, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
Killed when his Bradley fighting vehicle was attacked by enemy forces usingsmall-arms fire in Khaladiya, Iraq, on April 30, 2005
He was assigned to the 5th BN, 5th Air Defense Artillery REG, 2nd Infantry Division
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Lance Cpl. Dion M. Whitley
21, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - IED attack
One of five Marines killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb during combat operations near Ramadi, Iraq, on June 15, 2005
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Pfc. Veashna Muy
20, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed when a suicide car bomber attacked his convoy vehicle in Falluja, Iraq, on June 23, 2005
He was assigned to the 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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Cpl. Carlos Pineda
23, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire during combat operations in Falluja, Iraq, on June 24, 2005
He was assigned to the 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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Sgt. Milton M. Monzon Jr.
21, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died when a roadside bomb detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 24, 2005
He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG
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Lance Cpl. Felipe D. Sandoval-Flores
20, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
One of six Marines killed when the seven-ton truck they were riding rolledover in a flash flood near Al Asad, Iraq, on April 2, 2006
He was assigned to the 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Lance Cpl. Salvador Guerrero
21, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
One of two Marines who Died of wounds received while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 9, 2006
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 7th Marine REG, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Sgt. Alejandro Carrillo
22, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire

He was assigned to the Combat Logistics BN 7, Combat Logistics Reg 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group,
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Spc. Christopher D. Young
20, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Army National Guard
Safwan - Basrah
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
He was assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 160th Infantry Regiment, California Army National Guard, San Pedro, Calif.
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Spc. Romel Catalan
21, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad (Ameriyah)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 1st BN, 23rd Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade, (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) 2nd Infantry Division
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Staff Sgt. Greg P. Gagarin
38, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad (northwest of)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 1st BN, 37th Field Artillery Reg, 3rd Brigade, (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) 2nd Infantry Division
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Sgt. Robert T. Ayres III
23, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad (Southern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire.
He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany
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Staff Sgt. Joseph F. Curreri
27, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Army
Siet, Lake Jolo Island
Non-combat - Accident - drowned
Died in Siet, Lake Jolo Island, Philippines from injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Wash
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Sgt. 1st Class David Nunez
27, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Army
Shewan, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of wounds suffered when he encountered small arms fire while conducting combat operations.
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Sgt. Jose Regalado
23, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Army
Mosul - Ninawa
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died when an Iraqi Army soldier wearing a uniform approached him and opened fire.
He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.
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Maj. Rocco M. Barnes
50, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Army National Guard
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.
He was a member of the Tactical Command Post, 40th Infantry Division, California Army National Guard, assigned as an individual augmentee to the 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
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Capt. Kafele H. Sims
32, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Army
Mosul
Non-combat
Died of a non-combat related incident.
He was assigned to the 18th Engineer Brigade, Schwetzingen, Germany.
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Pvt. Jhanner A. Tello
29, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Non-hostile
Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
He was assigned to the 3rd Aviation Support Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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Pfc. Jake W. Suter
18, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand provinc
Hostile
Died while conducting combat operations
He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
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Spc. Rudolph R. Hizon
22, Los Angeles, California
U.S. Army
Logar province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.
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Sgt. 1st Class Allen C. Johnson
31, Los Molinos, California
U.S. Army
Deh Rawood (near) [Uruzgan Prov.]
Hostile - hostile fire

He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group
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04/13/09 (I)
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Sgt. Raul Moncada
29, Madera, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds sustained when an explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
He was assigned to the 563rd Military Police Company, 91st Military Police Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
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Cpl. Charles O. Palmer II
36, Manteca, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire
Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
He was 8th Communication Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, II MEF, Camp Lejeune, N.C
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Pfc. Conrado D. Javier Jr.
19, Marina, California
U.S. Army
Kandahar province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
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Master Sgt. Patrick D. Magnani
38, Martinez, California
U.S. Air Force
Gardez
Non-combat
Died near Bagram, Afghanistan, in a non-combat related incident.
He was assigned to the 31st Medical Support Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy.
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Staff Sgt. Dwight J. Morgan
24, Mendocino, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-hostile - Helicopter crash
Killed when a Marine CH-53E deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom crashed in a remote region 60 kilometers south of Bagram in Northern Afghanistan.
He was assigned to Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Calif
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Staff Sgt. Nigel D. Kelly
26, Menifee, California
U.S. Army
Kunar province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.
He was assigned to 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
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Cpl. Joshua D. Pickard
20, Merced, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 19, 2006
He was assigned to the 2nd Assault Amphibian BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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Sgt. Frank J. Gasper
25, Merced, California
U.S. Army
Najaf, Iraq
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson, Colo.
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Pvt. Janelle F. King
23, Merced, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Non-combat
Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident.
She was assigned to the 115th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Polk, La.
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Pfc. Lukas C. Hopper
20, Merced, California
U.S. Army
Karadah, Iraq
Non-hostile - Vehicle rollover
Died southeast of Karadah, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
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05/29/07 (I)
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Spc. Doonewey White
26, Milpitas, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 5th Cavalry Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
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Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Dunning
31, Milpitas, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Hostile
Died while conducting combat operations
He was assigned to 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.
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Sgt. Quoc Binh Tran
26, Mission Viejo, California
U.S. Army National Guard
Hostile - IED attack
Died of wounds received when a roadside bomb detonated near his military vehicle while he was conducting convoy operations in Baghdad, Iraq, onNovember 8, 2004
He was assigned to Company B, 181st Support Battalion, California Army National Guard
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Maj. Ricardo A. Crocker
39, Mission Viejo, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - RPG, small arms fire
Killed by a rocket-propelled grenade explosion during combat operations in Haditha, Iraq on May 26, 2005
He was assigned to the 5th Civil Affairs Group, Marine Forces Reserve
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Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Santee
21, Mission Viejo, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Al Anbar Province
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular

He was assigned to the Combat Logistics Reg 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionar
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12/14/04 (I)
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Cpl. Michael D. Anderson
21, Modesto, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 14, 2004
He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Pfc. Oscar Sanchez
19, Modesto, California
U.S. Army
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed when a suicide car bomb struck his observation post in Mosul, Iraq, on December 29, 2004
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 24th INF REG, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
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Lance Cpl. Bunny Long
22, Modesto, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed by a suicide car bomb in Anbar province, Iraq, on March 10, 2006
He was assigned to the Headquarters BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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Lance Cpl. Aaron W. Simons
20, Modesto, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq, on April 24, 2006
He was assigned to the 1st BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Gage
28, Modesto,