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113 Killed - Afghanistan    1 Killed in the shootings at Ft Hood, Texas, Nov 5, 2009    470 Killed - Iraq    Total: 584
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07/05/07 (I) Maj. James M. Ahearn 43, , California U.S. Army Baghdad (southern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 96th Civil Affairs Battalion, 95th Civil Affairs Brigade   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	11/25/06 (I) 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 2nd BN, 3rd Marine Reg, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/24/04 (I) 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 Headquarters & Service Company, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/08/06 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Merideth L. Howard 52, Alameda, California U.S. Army Reserve Kabul Hostile - hostile fire - suicide car bomb 364th Civil Affairs Brigade, 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	02/08/08 (I) Spc. Michael T. Manibog 31, Alameda, California U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack BAGHDAD – Four Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers were killed when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while the Soldiers were conducting a combat patrol northwest of Baghdad Feb. 8 He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. 1st BN, 21st Infantry Reg, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
03/21/07 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Darrell R. Griffin Jr. 36, Alhambra, California U.S. Army Balad - Salah ad Din Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire 2nd BN, 3rd Infantry Reg, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	05/19/07 (I) Staff Sgt. Christopher Moore 28, Alpaugh, California U.S. Army Baghdad (western part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1st BN, 5th Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	10/02/06 (I) 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 21st Military Police Company, 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIIIth Airborne Corps   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/03/06 (I) 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 2nd BN, 27th Inf, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/19/04 (I) 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 3rd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
08/02/08 (I) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	12/28/04 (I) Seaman Pablito Pena Briones Jr. 22, Anaheim, California U.S. Navy Non-combat Died of a non-hostile gun shot wound in Falluja, Iraq, on December 28, 2004 1st Marine Division Detachment   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/28/05 (I) 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 1st BN, 506th INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/25/06 (I) 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 1st BN, 17th Inf Reg, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/10/09 (A) 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.   Military Times Link DoD Link
07/06/10 (A) 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. Link   Link     Link   photo	05/17/10 (A) Staff Sgt. Adam L. Perkins 27, Antelope, California U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo	09/23/05 (I) 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 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, California Army National Guard.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/12/08 (I) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo     photo	09/27/04 (I) 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 1st BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
11/24/04 (A) Cpl. Dale E. Fracker Jr. 23, Apple Valley, California U.S. Army Deh Rawood (near) [Uruzgan Prov.] Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Div.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/03/09 (A) 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   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	08/21/03 (I) 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 A Navy officer on temporary duty with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/22/06 (I) 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 1st BN, 67th Armored REG, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/09/04 (I) 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 2nd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
10/10/09 (A) Lance Cpl. Alfonso Ochoa Jr. 20, Armona, California U.S. Marine Corps Farah province Hostile Died while supporting 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	06/10/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Gavin R. Brummund 22, Arnold, California U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link Link	05/14/04 (I) 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 3rd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry REG, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/07/04 (I) 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 542nd Maint. Company, 44th Support BN, 593rd Corps Support Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/14/04 (I) 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 2nd BN, 14th INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/30/07 (I) Cpl. Sean A. Stokes 24, Auburn, California U.S. Marine Corps Al Anbar Province Hostile - hostile fire 3rd BN, 1st Marine Reg, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	04/20/04 (I) 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 596th Maintenance Company, 3rd Corps Support Cmd., V Corps   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/10/03 (I) 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 649th Military Police Company, California Army National Guard   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/24/05 (I) 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 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/26/06 (I) 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 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry REG, 10th Mountain Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
10/15/06 (I) 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 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/13/07 (I) Pfc. Alberto Garcia Jr. 23, Bakersfield, California U.S. Army Baghdad (southern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1st BN, 26th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	07/18/07 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Luis E. Gutierrez-Rosales 38, Bakersfield, California U.S. Army Baghdad (eastern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1st BN, 26th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	12/26/07 (I) 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. 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, III Corps   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	04/20/08 (I) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link
06/03/03 (I) 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 Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/20/04 (I) 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 1st Light Armored RECON BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/03/07 (I) Pfc. Gabriel J. Figueroa 20, Baldwin Park, California U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire 1st BN, 8th Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	04/08/04 (I) 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 1st BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/06/05 (I) 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 1st BN, 320th Field Artillery REG, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/06/07 (I) 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. assigned to an East Coast-based SEAL team   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	11/10/04 (I) 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 3rd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/24/03 (I) 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 C Company, 1st BN, 12th INF REG, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/07/08 (I) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link   photo	02/07/07 (I) 1st Lt. Jared M. Landaker 25, Big Bear City, California U.S. Marine Corps Fallujah (between Fallujah and Baghdad) - Anbar Hostile - helicopter crash Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo     photo
04/11/06 (I) 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 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry REG, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/17/06 (I) 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 1st BN, 68th Armor Reg, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/14/08 (I) Cpl. Aaron M. Allen 24, Buellton, California U.S. Marine Corps Ramadi - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/10/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Tyler A. Roads 20, Burney, California U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link Link	10/26/03 (I) 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 C Company, 3rd BN, 67th Arm'd. REG, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
09/15/05 (I) 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 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division, California Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/25/06 (I) 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 Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/04/02 (A) Sr. Airman Jason D. Cunningham 26, Camarillo, California U.S. Air Force Takur Ghar Hostile - hostile fire 38th Rescue Squadron   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/26/07 (A) 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. 1st Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	04/29/04 (I) 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 2nd BN, 5th INF REG, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
11/13/04 (I) 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 272nd Military Police Company, 21st Theater Support Command   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/05/05 (I) 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 Company B, 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, 81st Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/21/07 (I) Pfc. Raymond N. Spencer Jr. 23, Carmichael, California U.S. Army Baghdad (Southwest part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED, small arms fire 2nd BN, 12th Cavalry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	05/23/07 (I) Pfc. Daniel P. Cagle 22, Carson, California U.S. Army Ramadi (died in Balad) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 3rd BN, 69th Armor Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	12/21/04 (I) 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 1st BN, 24th INF REG, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
01/09/07 (I) Pfc. Ming Sun 20, Cathedral City, California U.S. Army Ramadi - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire 1st BN, 9th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	04/08/06 (I) Lance Cpl. Juana Navarro Arellano 24, Ceres, California U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds received while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 8, 2006 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/01/08 (A) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	04/02/03 (I) 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 2nd BN, 3rd Aviation REG   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	12/05/03 (I) 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 440th Signal BN, 22nd Signal Brigade, V Corps   Military Times Link W.Post Link
05/18/03 (I) 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 4th Light Armored RECON, 4th Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	05/18/04 (I) 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 Battery B, 1st BN, 33rd Field Artillery REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	11/09/04 (I) 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 3rd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/03/03 (I) Cpl. Erik H. Silva 22, Chula Vista, California U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed in action in Iraq on April 3, 2003 3rd BN, 5th Marine REG, 1st Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/19/05 (I) 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 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry REG, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/13/06 (I) 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 Headquarters BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/02/07 (I) Spc. Curtis R. Spivey 25, Chula Vista, California U.S. Army San Diego - Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	06/06/07 (A) Sgt. Charles E. Wyckoff Jr. 28, Chula Vista, California U.S. Army Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	06/28/07 (I) Sgt. Michael J. Martinez 24, Chula Vista, California U.S. Army Baghdad (southern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 2nd BN, 12th Infantry Reg, 2d Brigade Combat Team, 2d Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	01/14/04 (I) 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 108th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne)   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/20/08 (A) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	11/04/04 (I) 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 2nd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/29/06 (I) 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 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/17/07 (I) Sgt. Steven M. Packer 23, Clovis, California U.S. Army Rushdi Mullah - Babil Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 2nd BN, 14th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	08/22/07 (I) 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 2nd BN, 35th Infantry Reg, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link
07/19/10 (A) 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.   Military Times Link Link	08/02/07 (I) 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 to1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. ist Light Armored Reconnaissance BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	09/06/04 (I) 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 2nd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/06/04 (I) 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 Company F, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/03/06 (I) 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 1st BN, 327th INF REG, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airb   Military Times Link W.Post Link
12/31/08 (I) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	08/25/09 (A) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo     photo	01/28/10 (I) Pfc. Scott G. Barnett 24, Concord, California U.S. Army Tallil, Iraq Hostile - hostile fire Died of injuries sustained while supporting combat operations. He was assigned to the 412th Aviation Support Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, Katterbach, Germany.   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo   photo	12/09/05 (I) 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 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/08/03 (I) 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 Company A, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
12/21/04 (I) 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 73rd Engineer Company, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/31/06 (I) 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 Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/11/07 (I) Pfc. Cameron K. Payne 22, Corona, California U.S. Army Baghdad (eastern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 2nd BN, 16th Infantry Reg, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	01/24/09 (I) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/20/10 (A) 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.   Military Times Link Link
07/13/06 (I) 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 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/26/05 (I) 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 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/22/06 (I) 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 1st BN, 22nd Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/20/08 (A) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo     photo	07/15/07 (I) Spc. Eric M. Holke 31, Crestline, California U.S. Army Diwaniyah - Qadisiyah Non-combat - Accident - vehicular   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
11/14/04 (I) 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 3rd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/28/05 (A) Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson 29, Cupertino, California U.S. Navy Kunar Province Hostile - hostile fire SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/09/06 (I) 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 3rd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/10/04 (I) 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 1st BN, 18th INF REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	04/10/09 (I) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/25/03 (I) 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 C Company, 1st BN, 22nd INF REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/25/06 (I) 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 110th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police BN, 89th Military Police Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/22/07 (I) Sgt. Shawn G. Adams 21, Dixon, California U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 3rd BN, 509th Parachute Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	06/06/09 (A) Lance Cpl. Joshua R. Whittle 20, Downey, California U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	02/15/09 (I) 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) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	03/27/09 (A) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	02/03/10 (A) 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 Link   Link	09/01/06 (I) 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. 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/12/04 (I) 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 2nd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
12/03/07 (I) 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. 2nd BN, 504th Parachute Infantry Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborn   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	10/13/03 (I) 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 H&H Company, 1st BN, 325th AB INF REG, 82nd AB   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/07/07 (I) 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 July 18 in Baghdad, Iraq. 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. 15th Brigade Support BN, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	01/16/06 (I) 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 1st BN, 4th Aviation REG, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/04/06 (I) 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 2nd BN, 320th Field Artillery REG, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/10/09 (I) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	03/27/03 (I) 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 1st Light Armored Recon, 1st Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/17/04 (I) 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 3rd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/29/04 (I) 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 4th BN, 27th Field Artillery REG, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/04/08 (I) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
05/19/03 (I) 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 Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	11/13/07 (I) 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. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. 2nd BN, 23rd Infantry Reg, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	05/25/04 (I) 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 Company A, 1st Battalion, 185th Armor Regiment, 81st Armor Brigade, California Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	11/11/03 (I) 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 1st BN, 44th Air Defense Artillery REG, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/19/07 (I) Sgt. Ronald L. Coffelt 36, Fair Oaks, California U.S. Army Baghdad (eastern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne), XVIII Airborne Corps   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo
02/07/10 (A) 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 supporting combat operations. He was assigned to the 97th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, Fort Riley, Kan. Link   Link   photo	07/16/05 (I) 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 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/21/05 (I) 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 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, California Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	12/11/07 (I) 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.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link   photo     photo	05/28/05 (I) 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 Company A, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Marine Forces Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link
02/11/07 (I) Sergeant Robert B. Thrasher 23, Folsom, California U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire 2nd BN, 12th Cavalry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	05/05/06 (A) 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. 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	12/21/06 (I) 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 3rd BN, 4th Marine Reg, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	12/30/03 (I) 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 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/22/04 (I) 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 1st Combat Engineer BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
12/05/01 (A) Staff Sgt. Brian Cody Prosser 28, Frazier Park, California U.S. Army Kandahar Hostile - friendly fire - satellite-guided bomb Company D, 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link   photo	04/06/04 (I) 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 2nd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	12/23/05 (I) 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 351st Civil Affairs Command, Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/16/10 (A) 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.   Military Times Link Link	01/30/03 (A) 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. 160th Special Ops Aviation Reg. (Night Stalkers)   Military Times Link W.Post Link
11/04/04 (I) 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 2nd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/23/05 (I) 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 1106th Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot, California Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/18/07 (I) Cpl. Michael M. Rojas 21, Fresno, California U.S. Army Baghdad (north of) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1st BN, 37th Field Artillery Reg, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	12/23/05 (I) 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 351st Civil Affairs Command, Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/28/07 (I) Chief Warrant Officer Cornell C. Chao 36, Fullerton, California U.S. Army Najaf (north of) Hostile - helicopter crash 4th BN, 227th Aviation Reg, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo
06/23/07 (I) Pvt. Shane M. Stinson 23, Fullerton, California U.S. Army Baghdad (eastern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED, small arms fire 2nd BN, 69th Armor Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	06/28/07 (I) Sgt. Shin W. Kim 23, Fullerton, California U.S. Army Baghdad (southern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 2nd BN, 12th Infantry Reg, 2d Brigade Combat Team, 2d Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/29/06 (I) 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   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/15/04 (I) 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 3rd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/23/03 (I) 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 1st BN, 502nd INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/11/09 (A) Lance Cpl. Pedro A. Barbozaflores 27, Glendale, California U.S. Marine Corps southern Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	12/23/06 (I) 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 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/18/07 (I) Lance Cpl. Blake H. Howey 20, Glendora, California U.S. Marine Corps Al Anbar Province Hostile - hostile fire 2nd BN, 7th Marine Reg, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	05/28/07 (I) Staff Sgt. Thomas M. McFall 36, Glendora, California U.S. Army Baghdad (southern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1st BN, 38th Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade, (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	06/14/07 (I) Sgt. Derek T. Roberts 24, Gold River, California U.S. Army Kirkuk (near) - At-Ta'mim Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 2nd BN, 35th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Infantry Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
11/16/05 (I) 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 BN Landing Team 2nd BN, 1st Marine REG, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/09/09 (A) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	08/22/07 (I) 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. 4th Squadron, 6th U.S. Air Cavalry Regiment   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	08/14/08 (A) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	05/23/07 (I) Cpl. Victor H. Toledo Pulido 22, Hanford, California U.S. Army Al Nahrawan - Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
04/09/08 (I) 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.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	10/02/06 (A) Cpl. Fernando D. Robinson 22, Hawthorne, California U.S. Army Korengal Hostile - hostile fire - RPG, small arms fire 1st BN, 32nd Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)   Military Times Link W.Post Link	12/21/06 (I) 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 3rd BN, 4th Marine Reg, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/06/07 (A) Sergeant Thomas P. McGee 23, Hawthorne, California U.S. Army Wazi Khwa Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 546th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	10/25/09 (A) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link
01/25/07 (I) Pfc. Michael C. Balsley 23, Hayward, California U.S. Army Baghdad (east of) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	06/05/07 (I) Sgt. Andrews J. Higgins 28, Hayward, California U.S. Army Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire 5th BN, 20th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade, (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	10/04/07 (I) 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. 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Reg, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	08/25/03 (I) 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 B Company, 54th Engineer BN, V Corps   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/24/04 (I) 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 B Company, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/14/06 (I) 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 3rd BN, 3rd Marine REG, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/13/06 (I) 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 57th Military Police Company   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/23/06 (I) 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 Naval Ambulatory Care Center   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/02/07 (I) Chief Warrant Officer 4 Keith Yoakum 41, Hemet, California U.S. Army Taji (near) - Baghdad Hostile - helicopter crash 1st BN, 227th Aviation Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	04/29/08 (I) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
06/18/08 (A) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo     photo	08/01/04 (I) 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 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/07/08 (A) 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. 703rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link   photo	04/10/09 (A) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/28/08 (I) 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. Je was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. 1st BN, 8th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
03/08/08 (A) 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. 2nd BN, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/09/04 (I) 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 3rd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/12/06 (I) 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 1st BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/22/05 (I) 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 2nd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	07/15/06 (I) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link
09/30/06 (I) 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 2nd BN, 6th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/06/04 (I) 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 2nd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/29/08 (A) 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.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/12/03 (I) 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 1st Tank BN, 1st Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	12/31/09 (A) 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.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link
05/02/09 (I) 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   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/28/07 (I) Pfc. Jay-D H. Ornsby-Adkins 21, Ione, California U.S. Army Salman Pak - Babil Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1st BN, 15th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	10/13/04 (I) 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 Company B, 426th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/29/05 (I) 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 Assigned to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command, Iraq Detachment   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/14/06 (I) 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 1st Tank BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
01/15/07 (I) 2nd Lt. Mark J. Daily 23, Irvine, California U.S. Army Mosul - Ninawa Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	12/10/06 (I) 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 2nd BN, 5th Cavalry Reg, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/20/05 (I) 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 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/22/03 (I) 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   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/15/09 (A) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo
12/31/05 (I) 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 Company D, 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, California Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/07/06 (I) 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 Headquarters Troop, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/14/06 (I) 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 2nd BN, 3rd Marine Reg, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/18/07 (I) Pfc. Jason M. Morales 20, La Puente, California U.S. Army Baghdad (northwest part) Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire 1st BN, 28th Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	06/05/07 (I) Pfc. Justin A. Verdeja 20, La Puente, California U.S. Army Baghdad (southern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 2nd BN, 12th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
05/15/09 (A) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/28/07 (I) Pfc. Cory F. Hiltz 20, La Verne, California U.S. Army Baghdad (southern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 2nd BN, 12th Infantry Reg, 2d Brigade Combat Team, 2d Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	04/29/08 (A) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	08/12/03 (I) 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 B BN, 2nd BN, 44th Air Defense REG, 101st   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/08/09 (A) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo
12/12/04 (I) 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 3rd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/08/08 (I) Sgt. David J. Hart 22, Lake View Terrace, California U.S. Army Salah Ad Din Province Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Jan. 8 of wounds sustained during combat operations in Samarra, Iraq. The incident is under investigation. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. 2nd BN, 327th Infantry Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	06/12/07 (I) Spc. Damon G. Legrand 27, Lakeside, California U.S. Army Ba'qubah - Diyala Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, RPG 571st Military Police Company, 504th Military Police BN, 42nd Military Poli   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	04/06/04 (I) 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 2nd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/20/06 (I) 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 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/29/06 (I) 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 40th Engineer BN, 1st Brigade Combat Team   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/04/07 (I) Pfc. Walter Freeman Jr. 20, Lancaster, California U.S. Army Baghdad (southern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 2nd BN, 12th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	03/20/04 (I) 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. Company A, 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion, California Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/15/06 (I) 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 2nd BN, 8th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/30/04 (I) 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 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo
11/02/03 (I) 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. 16th Signal Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/21/09 (A) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/13/04 (I) 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 1st BN, 12th Cavalry REG, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/24/04 (I) 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 Company B, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/29/03 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Mitchell A. Lane 34, Lompoc, California U.S. Army Deh Chopan (near), Zabul Province Non-combat - Accident - fall C Co., 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
05/30/05 (I) 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 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, 720th Special Tactics Group   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/18/07 (I) 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. 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo     photo	04/11/04 (I) 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 1st BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/03/04 (I) 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 4th Cavalry REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/28/05 (I) 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 1st BN, 14th INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo
04/23/05 (I) 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 1st BN, 24th INF REG, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	05/24/05 (I) 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 11th Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/28/05 (I) 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 Headquarters Company, Brigade Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/04/06 (I) 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 14th Engineer BN, 555th Engineer Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	01/27/07 (I) Pfc. David T. Toomalatai 19, Long Beach, California U.S. Army Taji - Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 2nd BN, 8th Cavalry Reg, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link
05/02/07 (I) Spc. Astor A. Sunsin-Pineda 20, Long Beach, California U.S. Army Baghdad (southern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 4th Brigade Special Troops BN, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	05/15/07 (A) Staff Sgt. Joshua R. Whitaker 23, Long Beach, California U.S. Army Qalat (43 kilometers sw of), Zabul Province Hostile - hostile fire 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	07/13/08 (A) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	01/31/07 (I) Sgt. William M. Sigua 21, Los Altos Hills, California U.S. Army Bayji - Salah ad Din Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire 1st BN, 505th Parachute Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	03/21/03 (I) 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 2nd BN, 1st Marine REG, 1st Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo
03/23/03 (I) Cpl. Jorge A. Gonzalez 20, Los Angeles, California U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003 1st BN, 2nd Marine REG, 2nd Marine Expeditionary   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/25/03 (I) 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 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/08/03 (I) 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. 3rd BN, 15th INF REG, 3rd Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/23/03 (I) 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 A Company, 306th Military Intelligence Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/23/03 (I) 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 C Company, 588th Engineer BN, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/27/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Abraham D. Penamedina 32, Los Angeles, California U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Died when his patrol came under sniper fire. Assigned to Company B, 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. B Company, 20th Engineer BN, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	05/29/04 (I) 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 2nd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	05/29/04 (I) 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 Company E, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/06/04 (I) 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 BN Landing Team 1/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/15/04 (I) 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 3rd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
08/27/04 (I) 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 1st BN, 506th INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/28/04 (I) 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 1st BN, 2nd Marines, 24th ME Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/27/04 (I) 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 9th Engineer BN, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/13/04 (I) 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 3rd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/18/04 (I) 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 3rd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
11/28/04 (I) 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 Company B, 201st Forward Support Battalion, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/30/05 (I) 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 5th BN, 5th Air Defense Artillery REG, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/15/05 (I) 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 1st BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/23/05 (I) 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 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/24/05 (I) 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 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link
07/24/05 (I) 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 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/02/06 (I) 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 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/09/06 (I) 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 1st BN, 7th Marine REG, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/30/07 (I) Sgt. Alejandro Carrillo 22, Los Angeles, California U.S. Marine Corps Al Anbar Province Hostile - hostile fire Combat Logistics BN 7, Combat Logistics Reg 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group,   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	03/02/07 (I) Spc. Christopher D. Young 20, Los Angeles, California U.S. Army Safwan - Basrah Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/02/07 (I) Spc. Romel Catalan 21, Los Angeles, California U.S. Army Baghdad (Ameriyah) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1st BN, 23rd Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade, (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	06/03/07 (I) Staff Sgt. Greg P. Gagarin 38, Los Angeles, California U.S. Army Baghdad (northwest of) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1st BN, 37th Field Artillery Reg, 3rd Brigade, (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	09/29/07 (I) Sgt. Robert T. Ayres III 23, Los Angeles, California U.S. Army Baghdad (Southern part) Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire TIKRIT, Iraq - A Task Force Lightning Soldier was killed by enemy gunfire in Diyala province, Saturday.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	10/27/07 (A) 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 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	05/29/08 (A) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
11/12/08 (I) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	06/04/09 (A) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	06/16/09 (I) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	12/10/09 (I) 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.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link	05/29/10 (A) Pfc. Jake W. Suter 18, Los Angeles, California U.S. Marine Corps Helmand provinc Hostile Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.   Military Times Link Link
04/26/05 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Allen C. Johnson 31, Los Molinos, California U.S. Army Deh Rawood (near) [Uruzgan Prov.] Hostile - hostile fire 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/13/09 (I) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/05/07 (I) Cpl. Charles O. Palmer II 36, Manteca, California U.S. Marine Corps Al Anbar Province Hostile - hostile fire   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	09/04/07 (A) 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. 31st Medical Support Squadron   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	01/19/02 (A) 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. Morgan joined the Marine Corps Aug. 15, 1995, and was a helicopter mechanic.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link
12/19/06 (I) 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 2nd Assault Amphibian BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	05/25/08 (I) 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo   photo	08/14/08 (I) Pvt. Janelle F. King 23, Merced, California U.S. Army Baghdad Non-combat Died died Aug. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. She was assigned to the 115th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Polk, La.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/30/09 (I) 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.   Military Times Link DoD Link	05/29/07 (I) Spc. Doonewey White 26, Milpitas, California U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 2nd BN, 5th Cavalry Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo
11/08/04 (I) 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 Company B, 181st Support Battalion, California Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/26/05 (I) 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 5th Civil Affairs Group, Marine Forces Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/14/07 (I) Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Santee 21, Mission Viejo, California U.S. Marine Corps Al Anbar Province Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Combat Logistics Reg 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionar   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	12/14/04 (I) 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 3rd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	12/29/04 (I) 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 1st BN, 24th INF REG, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
03/10/06 (I) 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 Headquarters BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/24/06 (I) 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 1st BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/02/06 (I) Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Gage 28, Modesto, California U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on November 2, 2006 1st BN, 506th Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/07/09 (I) 1st Lt. Daniel B. Hyde 24, Modesto, California U.S. Army Salah Ad Din Province Hostile - RPG attack Died of wounds sustained in Tikrit when an explosive device struck his unit vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	01/07/06 (I) Lance Cpl. Raul Mercado 21, Monrovia, California U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Bomb Killed when his vehicle was attacked by a homemade bomb during combat operations near Karma, Iraq, on January 7, 2006 2nd Maintenance BN, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/07/07 (A) Sergeant 1st Class Sean K. Mitchell 35, Monterey, California U.S. Army Kidal, Mali Non-combat - Accident   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	07/06/10 (A) Spc. Roger Lee 26, Monterey, 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.   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo	07/09/03 (I) Lance Cpl. Jason Andrew Tetrault 20, Moreno Valley, California U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed in a vehicle accident in Kuwait on July 9, 2003 7th Marine REG, 1st Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/03/05 (I) Cpl. William D. Richardson 23, Moreno Valley, California U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Died when he came under enemy fire and fell into a canal in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 3, 2005 1st BN, 41st INF REG, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/26/07 (I) Sgt. Clayton G. Dunn II 22, Moreno Valley, California U.S. Army Salah Ad Din Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
10/17/09 (A) Spc. Michael A. Dahl Jr. 23, Moreno Valley, California U.S. Army Argahndab, 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 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/22/09 (A) Pfc. Marcus A. Tynes 19, Moreno Valley, California U.S. Army Zabul province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with 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   Military Times Link DoD Link   Link     Link	12/22/09 (A) Lance Cpl. Omar G. Roebuck 23, Moreno Valley, California U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Non-hostile Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link   photo   photo	11/22/05 (A) Spec. Matthew P. Steyart 21, Mount Shasta, California U.S. Army Shah Wali Kot Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his Humvee during patrol operations in Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan. 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/30/04 (I) 1st Lt. Kenneth Michael Ballard 26, Mountain View, California U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds from an accidental discharge from his tank's machine gun during a firefight with insurgents in Najaf, Iraq, on May 30, 2004 2nd BN, 37th Armor REG, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/06/09 (A) Pfc. Nicolas H. J. Gideon 20, Murrieta, California U.S. Army Forward Operating Base Salerno Hostile - hostile fire Died of injuries suffered in Paktya, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	11/27/04 (I) Cpl. Kirk J. Bosselmann 21, Napa, California U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 27, 2004 1st BN, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/14/10 (A) Spc. Chase Stanley 21, Napa, California U.S. Army Zabul Province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his military vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade (Combat), Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link   photo     photo	12/10/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Richard A. Burdick 24, National City, California U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb while in a convoy in Mosul, Iraq, on December 10, 2003 C Company, 3rd BN, 502nd INF REG, 1st Brigade, 101st AB Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/11/07 (I) Specialist Dennis L. Sellen Jr. 20, Newhall, California U.S. Army National Guard Umm Qasr - Basrah Non-combat - injury 1st BN, 185th Infantry Reg   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
12/28/08 (I) Spc. Tony J. Gonzales 20, Newman, California U.S. Army Sadr City, Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	06/28/07 (I) Sgt. Giann C. Joya Mendoza 27, North Hollywood, California U.S. Army Baghdad (southern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	05/12/03 (I) Pfc. Jose Francis Gonzalez-Rodriguez 19, Norwalk, California U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Ordnance explosion Killed when unexploded ordnance he was handling detonated in Iraq on May 12, 2003 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Force Service Support Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/01/08 (I) Cpl. Miguel A. Guzman 21, Norwalk, California U.S. Marine Corps Al Anbar Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died supporting combat operations. He was assigned to the Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	08/18/05 (I) Spec. Ray M. Fuhrmann II 28, Novato, California U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their Humveefollowing a mine-assessing mission in Samarra, Iraq, on August 18, 2005 3rd BN, 69th Armor REG, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
09/18/07 (I) Spc. Nicholas P. Olson 22, Novato, California U.S. Army Muqdadiyah Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds from an explosion. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash. 2nd BN, 23rd Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade, (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	08/20/09 (A) Pfc. Brian M. Wolverton 21, Oak Park, California U.S. Army Kunar province Hostile - Indirect fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/11/04 (I) Sgt. Patrick S. Tainsh 33, Oceanside, California U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Tainshwas on patrol in western Baghdad, Iraq, when a roadside bomb struck hisHumvee. Wounded in the explosion, Tainsh fired more than 400 rounds atinsurgents to allow eight wounded soldiers to be evacuated on February11, 2004. He Died of his wounds and wa Troop E, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/23/05 (I) Sgt. Paul C. Neubauer 40, Oceanside, 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 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, California Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/28/06 (I) Sgt. David L. Herrera 26, Oceanside, California U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 28, 2006 2nd BN, 506th INF REG, 4th Brigade, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
02/27/07 (I) Sergeant Richard A. Soukenka 30, Oceanside, California U.S. Army Baghdad (southwest of) Hostile - hostile fire- IED attack 2nd Brigade Special Troops BN, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, (Light Infantry) 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	05/09/08 (I) Spc. Mary J. Jaenichen 20, Oceanside, California U.S. Army Iskandariyah Non-combat Died of a non-combat related injury. She was assigned to the Brigade Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	10/30/09 (I) Spc. Christopher M. Cooper 28, Oceanside, California U.S. Army Babil province, Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Schweinfurt, Germany.   Military Times Link DoD Link   Link   photo	10/18/06 (I) Spec. Jose R. Perez 21, Ontario, California U.S. Army Hostile - Small arms fire Died from injuries suffered from enemy small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq, on October 18, 2006 1st BN, 6th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/09/06 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Rudy A. Salcido 31, Ontario, California U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 9, 2006 1114th Transportation Company, California Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link
03/23/03 (I) Cpl. Jose A. Garibay 21, Orange, California U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003 1st BN, 2nd Marine REG, 2nd Marine Expeditionary   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	11/29/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Stephen A. Bertolino Sr. 40, Orange, California U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when his convoy was ambushed with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Haditha, Iraq, on November 29, 2003 Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/01/04 (I) Spec. Trevor A. Wine 22, Orange, California U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died on May 1, 2004, in Tikrit, Iraq, from injuries sustained a day earlier when his convoy vehicle hit a roadside bomb 24th Quartermaster Company   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/19/04 (I) Pfc. Sean Horn 19, Orange, California U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Gunshot wound Died due to a non-hostile incident at Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, on June 19, 2004 Cmbt Service Support Group 11, 1st Force SSG, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/28/08 (I) Pfc. Brandon A. Meyer 20, Orange, 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. Je was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. 1st BN, 8th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
01/27/05 (I) Pfc. Kevin M. Luna 26, Oxnard, California U.S. Army Non-combat Died of non-combat related injuries in Muqdadiya, Iraq, on January 27, 2005 1st BN, 63rd Armor REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	09/26/05 (I) Pvt. Elijah M. Ortega 19, Oxnard, California U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat Died of a non-combat related gunshot wound at Camp Baharia, Iraq, on September 26, 2005 2nd Combat Engineer BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/01/05 (I) Petty Officer 2nd Class Allan M. Cundanga Espiritu 28, Oxnard, California U.S. Navy Hostile - Bomb Killed when a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations in the vicinity of Ramadi, Iraq, on November 1, 2005 2nd Force Service Support Group (Forward), 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/26/07 (I) Spc. Jaime Rodriguez 19, Oxnard, California U.S. Army Saqlawiyah - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	10/06/07 (I) Cpl. Gilberto A. Meza 21, Oxnard, California U.S. Army Baghdad (southern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany. 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regimen   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo
11/11/06 (I) Sgt. Angel De Jesus Lucio Ramirez 22, Pacoima, California U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on November 11, 2006 1st BN, 16th Engineer BN, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/17/07 (I) Sgt. John E. Allen 25, Palmdale, California U.S. Army Baghdad (western part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 2nd BN, 12th Cavalry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	07/23/07 (A) Sergeant Travon T. Johnson 29, Palmdale, California U.S. Army