California troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan
The following are American military personnel from California who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since Memorial Day 2005.
Carlos Arellano, 22, of Rosemead; corporal, Marine Corps
Derek Argel, 28, of Lompoc; captain, Air Force
Salem Bachar, 20, of Chula Vista; corporal, Marine Corps
Cesar Baez, 37, of San Clemente; petty officer second class, Navy
Ricardo Barraza, 24, of Shafter; staff sergeant, Army
Joseph Blanco, 25, of Bloomington; sergeant, Army
Jerry Bonifacio Jr., 28, of Vacaville; staff sergeant, Army National Guard
Nathan Bouchard, 24, of Wildomar; sergeant, Army
Dale Brehm, 23, of Turlock; sergeant, Army
Bryan Allen Brewster, 24, of Victorville; sergeant, Army
Victor Cervantes, 27, of Stockton; sergeant first class, Army
Javier Chavez Jr., 19, of Cutler; private first class, Marine Corps
Randy D. Collins, 36, of Long Beach; sergeant first class, Army
Kyle Colnot, 23, of San Dimas; sergeant, Army
Marcelino Corniel, 23, of La Puente; specialist, Army National Guard
Brandon Dewey, 20, of Tracy; lance corporal, Marine Corps
Brian Dunlap, 34, of Carmichael; sergeant, Marine Corps Reserve
Arnold Duplantier II, 26, of Sacramento; sergeant, Army National Guard
Sergio Escobar, 18, of Pasadena; lance corporal, Marine Corps
Allan C. Espiritu, 28, of Menifee; petty officer second class, Navy
Clay Farr, 21, of Bakersfield; specialist, Army
Ray Fuhrmann II, 28, of Novato; specialist, Army
Marcus Glimpse, 22, of Huntington Beach; lance corporal, Marine Corps
Chad Gonsalves, 31, of Turlock; sergeant first class, Army
Sergio Gudino, 22, of Pomona; specialist, Army
Ernesto Guerra, 19, of Long Beach; private, Army
Shaker Guy, 23, of Pomona; sergeant, Army National Guard
James F. Hayes, 48, of Barstow; sergeant first class, Army
Raymond Henry, 21, of Anaheim; private first class, Army
David Herrera, 26, of Oceanside; sergeant, Army
Raymond D. Hill II, 39, of Turlock; captain, Army National Guard
Matthew J. Holley, 21, of San Diego; specialist, Army
Michael Idanan, 21, of Chula Vista; specialist, Army
Ty J. Johnson, 28, of Elk Grove; specialist, Army
Rex Kenyon, 34, of El Segundo; chief warrant officer, Army
Joshua Kynoch, 23, of Santa Rosa; corporal, Army
Douglas La Bouff, 36, of La Puente; major, Army
Bunny Long, 22, of Modesto; lance corporal, Marine Corps
Hugo Lopez, 20, of La Habra; lance corporal, Marine Corps
John Lucente, 19, of Grass Valley; lance corporal, Marine Corps
Robbie Mariano, 21, of Stockton; private, Army
Roberto Martinez Salazar, 21, of Long Beach; specialist, Army
Michael Martino, 32, of Oceanside; captain, Marine Corps
Antonio Mendoza, 21, of Santa Ana; corporal, Marine Corps
Raul Mercado, 21, of Monrovia; lance corporal, Marine Corps
Milton Monzon Jr., 21, of Los Angeles; sergeant, Army
Arthur Mora Jr., 23, of Pico Rivera; sergeant, Army
Veashna Muy, 20, of Long Beach; private first class, Marine Corps
Juana Navarro Arellano, 24, of Ceres; lance corporal, Marine Corps
Paul Neubauer, 40, of Vista; staff sergeant, Army National Guard
Joseph Nurre, 22, of Wilton; sergeant, Army Reserve
Justin Lee O’Donohoe, 27, of San Diego; specialist, Army
Adrian Orosco, 26, of Corcoran; sergeant, Army
Elijah Ortega, 19, of Oxnard; private, Marine Corps
Geovani Padilla Aleman, 20, of South Gate; hospitalman, Navy
Christopher Palmer, 22, of Sacramento; private, Army
Jorge Pena-Romero, 29, of Fallbrook; staff sergeant, Army
Carlos Pineda, 23, of Los Angeles; corporal, Marine Corps
Michael Probst, 26, of Irvine; lance corporal, Marine Corps
Regina Reali, 25, of Fresno; sergeant, Army Reserve
Ramon Romero, 19, of Huntington Park; private first class, Marine Corps
Felipe Sandoval-Flores, 20, of Los Angeles; lance corporal, Marine Corps
Daniel Scheile, 37, of Antioch; staff sergeant, Army National Guard
Timothy Shea, 22, of Sonoma; corporal, Army
Alfredo Silva, 35, of Calexico; staff sergeant, Army National Guard
Aaron Simons, 20, of Modesto; lance corporal, Marine Corps
Mike Sonoda Jr., 34, of Fallbrook; specialist, Army National Guard
Matthew P. Steyart, 21, of Mount Shasta; specialist, Army
Adam Strain, 20, of Smartville; lance corporal, Marine Corps
Jonathan Tessar, 36, of Simi Valley; sergeant first class, Army
Caesar Viglienzone, 21, of Santa Rosa; private first class, Army
Ramon Villatoro Jr., 19, of Bakersfield; private first class, Army
Timothy Watkins, 24, of Yucca Valley; specialist, Army
Dion Whitley, 21, of Altadena; lance corporal, Marine Corps
Vernon Widner, 34, of Redlands; specialist, Army
Cheyenne Willey, 36, of Fremont; specialist, Army Reserve
Adam Zanutto, 26, of Caliente; corporal, Marine Corps
Angelo Zawaydeh, 19, of San Bruno; private first class, Army
Benjamin Zieske, 20, of Concord; private first class, Army
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Source: This list was compiled from a war casualty database maintained by the Associated Press.
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