California troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan
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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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