THEY GAVE THEIR ALL...
2008
Army Capt. Bruno G. Desolenni, 32,
Crescent City, Calif., Sept. 20 2008
Army Spc. Marques I. Knight, 24,
San Juan Capistrano, Calif., Sept. 6 2008
Army Pvt. Janelle F. King, 23,
Merced, Calif., Aug. 14 2008
Marine Lance Cpl. Jacob J. Toves, 27,
Grover Beach, Calif., Aug. 14 2008
American Canyon, Calif., Aug. 2 2008
Army Pvt. Jair De Jesus Garcia, 29,
Chatsworth, Calif., Aug. 1, 2008
Marine Staff Sgt. Faoa L. Apineru, 31,
added on July 2, 2007
Marine Pfc. Ivan I. Wilson, 22,
Clearlake, Calif., July 21 2008
Army Sgt. Israel Garcia, 24,
Long Beach, Calif. July 13 2008
Army Sgt. James M. Treber, 24,
Imperial Beach, Calif. June 29 2008
Army Sgt. Alejandro A. Dominguez, 24,
San Diego, Calif. June 25 2008
Army Spc. Ryan J. Connolly, 24,
Vacaville, Calif., June 24 2008
Army Staff Sgt. Du Hai Tran, 30,
Reseda, Calif., Jun. 20 2008
Navy Hospitalman Marc A. Retmier, 19,
Hemet, Calif., June 18 2008
Army Sgt. John D. Aragon, 22,
Antioch, Calif., June 12 2008
Army Sgt. Cody R. Legg, 23,
Escondido, Calif. June 4 2008
Army Sgt. 1st Class David Nunez, 27,
Los Angeles, Calif., May 29 2008
Army Pfc. Chad M. Trimble, 29,
West Covina, Calif., May 28, 2008
Army Spc. Christopher Gathercole, 21,
Santa Rosa, Calif., May 26 2008
Army Staff Sgt. Frank J. Gasper, 25,
Merced, Calif., May 25 2008
Temecula, Calif., May 9 2008
Army Pfc. Aaron J. Ward, 19,
San Jacinto, Calif., May 6 2008
Marine Cpl. Miguel A. Guzman, 21,
Norwalk, Calif. May 2 2008
Army Staff Sgt. Bryan E. Bolander, 26,
Bakersfield, Calif., April 29 2008
Army Sgt. 1st Class David L. McDowell, 30,
Ramona, Calif., April 29 2008
Air Force Senior Airman
Jonathan A. V. Yelner, 24,
Lafayette, Calif., April 29 2008
Army Pfc. William T. Dix, 32,
Culver City, Calif., April 27 2008
Army Sgt. Guadalupe Cervantes Ramirez, 26,
Fort Irwin, Calif., April 23 2008
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class
Bakersfield, Calif., April 20 2008
Air ForceTech. Sgt
Anthony L. Capra, 31,
Hanford, Calif., April 9 2008
Army Sgt. Timothy M. Smith, 25,
South Lake Tahoe, Calif. April 7 2008
Army Sgt. Richard A. Vaughn, 22,
San Diego, Calif., April 7 2008
Army Pvt. George Delgado, 21,
Palmdale, Calif. March 24 2008
Army Sgt. Gabriel Guzman, 25,
Hornbrook, Calif., March 8 2008
Army Sgt. Robert T. Rapp, 22,
Sonora, Calif. Mar. 3 2008
Army Spc. Michael T. Manibog, 31,
Alameda, Calif., Feb. 8 2008
Army Sgt. Timothy P. Martin, 27,
Pixley, Calif., Feb. 8 2008
Army Sgt. James E. Craig, 26,
Hollywood, Calif. Jan. 28 2008
Army Pfc. Brandon A. Meyer, 20,
Orange, Calif. Jan. 28 2008
Army Sgt. David J. Hart, 22
Lake View Terrace, Calif., Jan. 8 2008
Army Pfc. Ivan E. Merlo, 19,
San Marcos, Calif. Jan. 8 2008
2007
Army Sgt. Benjamin B. Portell, 27,
Bakersfield, Calif. Dec. 26 2007
Air Force Senior Airman
Nicholas D. Eischen, 24,
Sanger, Calif., Dec. 24 2007
Army Pfc. George J. Howell 24,
Salinas, Calif., Dec. 21 2007
Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer
Mark T. Carter, 27,
Fallbrook, Calif., Dec. 11 2007
Army Sgt. Kyle Dayton, 22,
El Dorado Hills, Calif., Dec. 3 2007
Air Force Staff Sgt. Alejandro Ayala, 26,
Riverside, Calif., Nov. 18 2007
Army Cpl. Peter W. Schmidt, 30,
Eureka, Calif. Nov.13 2007
Army Cpl. Lester G. Roque, 23,
Torrance, Calif., Nov. 10 2007
Army Capt. Matthew C. Ferrara, 24,
Torrance, Calif. Nov. 9 2007
Army Cpl. Sean K. A. Langevin, 23,
Walnut Creek, Calif., Nov. 9 2007
Army Staff Sgt. Joseph F. Curreri, 27,
Los Angeles, Calif., Oct. 27 2007
in Siet, Lake Jolo Island, Philippines
Marine Cpl. Erik T. Garoutte, 22,
Santee, Calif., Oct. 19 2007
Army Spc. Wayne M. Geiger, 23,
Lone Pine, Calif. Oct 18 2007
Army Spc. Vincent A. Madero, 22,
Port Hueneme, Calif. Oct 17 2007
Army Spc. Frank L. Cady III, 20,
Sacramento, Calif., Oct.10 2007
Army Cpl. Gilberto A. Meza, 21,
Oxnard, Calif., Oct. 6 2007
Army Spc. Avealalo Milo, 23,
Hayward, Calif., Oct. 4 2007
Army Sgt. Robert T. Ayres III, 23,
Los Angeles, CA Sept. 29 2007
Army Pfc. Mathew D. Taylor, 21,
Cameron Park, Calif., Sept. 26 2007
Army Cpl. Anthony K. Bento, 23,
San Diego, Calif. Sept. 24, 2007
Army Spc. Nicholas P. Olson, 22,
Novato, Calif. Sept. 18 2007
Marine Cpl. Carlos E. Gilorozco, 23,
San Jose, Calif. Sept. 10 2007
Marine Cpl. Travis M. Woods, 21,
Redding, Calif., Sept. 9 2007
El Monte, Calif.,
died Sept. 7 2007 from injuries suffered July 18 2007
Air Force Master Sgt.
Patrick D. Magnani, 38,
Martinez, Calif., Sept. 4 2007
Marine Lance Cpl. Rogelio A. Ramirez, 21,
Pasadena, Calif., Aug. 26 2007
Army Sgt. Matthew L. Tallman, 30,
Groveland, Calif. Aug. 22 2007
Army Staff Sgt. Jason L. Paton, 25,
Poway, Calif. Aug. 22 2007
Army Cpl. Nathan C. Hubbard, 21,
Clovis, Calif. Aug. 22 2007
Army Staff Sgt. Sean P. Fisher, 29,
Santee, Calif. Aug. 14 2007
Marine Sgt. Michael E. Tayaotao, 27,
Sunnyvale, Calif., Aug. 9 2007
Marine Lance Cpl. Cristian Vasquez, 20,
Coalinga, Calif., Aug. 2 2007
Army Spc. Daniel F. Reyes, 24,
San Diego CA July 31 2007
Marine Cpl. Sean A. Stokes, 24,
Auburn, Calif., July 30 2007
Army Spc. Jaime Rodriguez, Jr., 19,
Oxnard, Calif., July 26 2007
Army Staff Sgt. Joshua P. Mattero, 29,
San Diego, July 24 2007
Navy Hospitalman Daniel S. Noble, 21,
Whittier, Calif., July 24 2007
Army Sgt. Travon T. Johnson, 29,
Palmdale, Calif. July 23 2007
Army Sgt. Shawn G. Adams, 21,
Dixon, Calif., July 22 2007
Army Sgt. Ronald L. Coffelt, 36,
Fair Oaks, Calif., July 19 2007
Army Sgt. 1st Class Luis E. Gutierrez-Rosales, 38,
Bakersfield, Calif., July 18 2007
Army Spc. Eric M. Holke, 31,
Crestline, Calif., July 15 2007
Army Sgt. 1st Class Sean K. Mitchell, 35,
Monterey, Calif., July 7 2007
Army Spc. Roberto J. Causor Jr., 21,
San Jose, Calif., July 7 2007
Army Pfc. Bruce C. Salazar Jr., 24,
Tracy, Calif. July 6 2007
Army Sgt. Thomas P. McGee, 23,
Hawthorne, Calif., July 6 2007
Navy Petty Officer First Class
Steven Phillip Daugherty, 28,
Barstow, Calif. July 6 2007
Army Maj. James M. Ahearn, 43,
Calif. July 5 2007
Marine Staff Sgt. Faoa L. Apineru, 31,
Yorba Linda, Calif., died July 2, 2007,
from wounds sustained May 15, 2005
in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Army Staff Sgt. Michael L. Ruoff Jr., 31,
Yosemite, Calif. July 1 2007
Army Spc. Victor A. Garcia, 22,
Rialto, Calif., July 1 2007
Army Sgt. Shin W. Kim, 23,
Fullerton, Calif., June 28 2007
Army Sgt. Michael J. Martinez, 24,
Chula Vista, Calif., June 28 2007
Army Sgt. Giann C. Joya Mendoza, 27,
North Hollywood, Calif., June 28 2007
Army Pfc. Cory F. Hiltz, 20,
La Verne, Calif. June 28 2007
Army Pvt. Shane M. Stinson, 23,
Fullerton, Calif. June 23 2007
Army Pfc. Raymond N. Spencer Jr., 23,
Carmichael, Calif., June 21 2007
Army Sgt. Derek T. Roberts, 24,
Gold River, Calif. June 14 2007
Army Spc. Josiah W. Hollopeter, 27,
San Diego, Calif., June 14 2007
Army Spc. Damon G. LeGrand, 27,
Lakeside, Calif., June 12 2007
Army Pfc. Cameron K. Payne, 22,
Corona, Calif., June 11 2007
Distinguished Service Cross
Chula Vista, Calif., June 6 2007
Army Pfc. Justin A. Verdeja, 20,
La Puente, Calif., June 5 2007
Army Sgt. Andrews J. Higgins, 28,
Hayward, Calif., June 5 2007
Army Staff Sgt. Greg P. Gagarin, 38,
Los Angeles Calif. June 3 2007
Army Sgt. Caleb P. Christopher, 25,
Chandler, Ariz., June 3 2007
Army Sgt. Shawn E. Dressler, 22,
Santa Maria, Calif. June 2 2007
Army Spc. Romel Catalan, 21,
Los Angeles,Calif., June 2 2007
Army Spc. Doonewey White, 26,
Milpitas, Calif., May 29 2007
Army Spc. Alexandre A. Alexeev, 23,
Wilmington, Calif. May 28 2007
Army Staff Sgt. Thomas M. McFall, 36,
Glendora, Calif. May 28 2007
Army Sgt. Clayton G. Dunn II, 22,
Moreno Valley, Calif., May 26 2007
Army Spc. Gregory N. Millard, 22,
San Diego, Calif. May 26 2007
Army Spc. Mark R. C. Caguioa, 21,
Stockton, Calif., May 24 2007
Army Cpl. Victor H. Toledo Pulido, 22,
Hanford, Calif. May 23 2007
Army Pfc. Daniel P. Cagle, 22,
Carson, Calif. May 23 2007
Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Moore, 28,
Alpaugh, Calif. May 19 2007
Army Pfc. Victor M. Fontanilla, 23,
Stockton, Calif. May 17 2007
Army Steven M. Packer, 23,
Clovis, Calif., May 17 2007
Army Staff Sgt. Joshua R. Whitaker, 23,
Long Beach, Calif., May 15 2007
Army Pfc. Joseph J. Anzack Jr., 20,
Torrance, Calif. May 12 2007
(taken hostage / Killed)
Army Spc. Rhys W. Klasno, 20,
Riverside, Calif., May 13 2007
Army Pfc. William A. Farrar Jr., 20,
Redlands, Calif., May 11 2007
Marine Cpl. Charles O. Palmer II, 36,
Manteca, Calif. May 5 2007
Army Sgt. Felix G. Gonzalez-Iraheta, 25,
Sun Valley, Calif. May 3 2007
Army Spc. Astor A. Sunsin-Pineda, 20,
Long Beach, Calif. May 2 2007
Army Pfc. Jay-D H. Ornsby-Adkins, 21,
Ione, Calif. Apr. 28 2007
Army Pfc. Jason M. Morales, 20,
La Puente, Calif., April 18 2007
Army Cpl. Michael M. Rojas, 21,
Fresno, Calif. Apr. 18 2007
Army Sgt. Mario K. De Leon, 26,
San Francisco, Calif., April 16 2007
Army Steven J. Walberg, 18,
Paradise, Calif., April 15 2007
Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Santee, 21,
Mission Viejo, Calif., April 14 2007
Army Staff Sgt. Jesse L. Williams, 25,
Santa Rosa, Calif., April 8 2007
Army Pfc. Walter Freeman Jr., 20,
Lancaster, Calif. April 4 2007
Army Pfc. James J. Coon, 22,
Walnut Creek, Calif., April 4 2007
Army Pfc. Gabriel J. Figueroa, 20,
Baldwin Park, Calif., April 3 2007
Army Spc. Curtis R. Spivey, 25,
Chula Vista, Calif., April 2 2007
Army Spc. Agustin Gutierrez, 19,
San Jacinto, Calif. March 29 2007
Army Staff Sgt. Darrell R. Griffin Jr., 36,
Alhambra, Calif., Mar. 21 2007
Army Sgt. John E. Allen, 25,
Palmdale, Calif. Mar. 17 2007
Army Spc. Adam J. Rosema, 27,
Pasadena, Calif., Mar. 14 2007
Army Spc. Stephen M. Kowalczyk, 32,
San Diego, Calif Mar. 14 2007
Army Pfc. Alberto Garcia Jr., 23,
Bakersfield, Calif., Mar. 13 2007
Army Staff Sgt. Christopher R. Webb, 28,
Winchester, Calif. Mar. 7 2007
Army Spc. Christopher D. Young, 20,
Los Angeles, Calif., March 2 2007
Army Sgt. Richard A. Soukenka, 30,
Oceanside, Calif. Feb. 27 2007
Army Pfc. Rowan D. Walter, 25,
Winnetka, Calif. Feb. 23 2007
Army Spc. Louis G. Kim, 19,
West Covina, Calif., Feb. 20 2007
Marine Lance Cpl. Blake H. Howey, 20,
Glendora, Calif., Feb. 18 2007
Roseville, Calif. Feb. 17 3007
(Kris completed Airborne School and RIP
at the age of 17. He was a RANGER!
Quite a feat for one so young)
Army Sgt. Carl L. Seigart, 32,
San Luis Obispo, Calif. Feb. 14 2007
Army Spc. Ronnie G. Madore Jr., 34,
San Diego Calif Feb. 14 2007
Army Spc. Dennis L. Sellen Jr., 20,
Newhall, Calif., Feb. 11 2007
Army Sgt. Robert B. Thrasher, 23,
Folsom, Calif., Feb. 11 2007
Marine 1st Lt. Jared M. Landaker, 25,
Big Bear City, Calif. Feb. 7 2007
Army Pvt. Clarence T. Spencer, 24,
San Diego, Calif., Feb. 4 2007
Army Chief Warrant Officer
Keith Yoakum, 41,
Hemet, Calif. Feb. 2 2007
Army Sgt. William M. Sigua, 21,
Los Altos Hills, Calif., Jan. 31 2007
Marine Sgt. Alejandro Carrillo, 22,
Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 30 2007
Army Chief Warrant Officer Cornell C. Chao, 36,
California. Jan 28 2007
Sun Valley, Calif., Jan. 28 2007
Army Pfc. David T. Toomalatai, 19,
Long Beach, Calif. Jan 27 2007
Marine Lance Cpl. Anthony C. Melia, 20,
Thousand Oaks, Calif., Jan. 27 2007
Army Pfc. Michael C. Balsley, 23,
Hayward, Calif. Jan 25 2007
Army Staff Sgt. Jamie D. Wilson, 34,
San Diego, Calif., Jan. 22 2007
Army Spc. Jeffrey D. Bisson, 22,
Vista, Calif. Jan 20 2007
Army Capt. Brian S. Freeman, 31,
Temecula, Calif., Jan. 20 2007
Army 2nd Lt. Mark J. Daily, 23,
Irvine, Calif. Jan 15 2007
Army Pfc. Ming Sun, 20,
Cathedral City, Calif., Jan. 9 2007
2006
Army Sgt. Lawrence J. Carter, 25,
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Dec. 29 2006
Army Spc. Luis G. Ayala, 21,
South Gate, Calif. Dec. 28 2006
Army Spc. Michael J. Crutchfield, 21,
Stockton, Calif., Dec. 23 2006
Army Spc. Elias Elias, 27,
Glendora, Calif., Dec. 23 2006
Marine Lance Cpl. Fernando S. Tamayo, 19,
Fontana, Calif., December 21 2006
Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan L. Mayhan, 25,
Hawthorne, Calif. Dec. 21 2006
Marine Cpl. Joshua D. Pickard, 20,
Merced, Calif., Dec. 19 2006
Army Spc. Nicholas P. Steinbacher, 22,
La Crescenta, Calif., Dec. 10 2006
Army Spc. Micah S. Gifford, 27,
Redding, Calif. Dec. 7. 2006
Army Spc. Jeffrey G. Roberson, 22,
Phelan, Calif. Nov. 28 2006
Marine Lance Cpl. Jeromy D. West, 20,
Aguanga, Calif., Nov. 25 2006
Army Sgt. 1st Class Tung M. Nguyen, 38,
Tracy, Calif., Nov. 14 2006
Marine Lance Cpl. Mario D. Gonzalez, 21,
La Puente, California Nov. 14, 2006
Army Pfc. Jang H. Kim, 20,
Placentia, California Nov. 13, 2006
Marine Lance Cpl. Timothy W. Brown, 21,
Sacramento, California Nov. 11, 2006
Army Sgt. Angel De Jesus Lucio Ramirez, 22,
Pacoima, Calif. Nov. 11, 2006
Army Sgt. 1st Class Rudy A. Salcido, 31,
Ontario, Calif., Nov. 9 2006
Army Staff Sgt. Richwell A. Doria, 25,
San Diego, Calif., Nov. 7 2006
Army Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Gage, 28,
Modesto, Calif. Nov. 2 2006
Army Pfc. Alex Oceguera, 19,
San Bernardino, Calif. Oct. 31 2006
Army Pvt. Michael P. Bridges, 23,
Placentia, Calif. Nov. 2 2006
Marine Pfc. Jason Franco, 18,
Corona, Calif., Oct. 31 2006
Navy Seaman Charles O. Sare, 23,
Hemet, Calif., Oct. 23 2006
Army Spc. Matthew W. Creed, 23,
Covina, Calif. Oct. 22 2006
Army Sgt. Norman R. Taylor III, 21,
Blythe, Calif. Oct. 17 2006
Army Sgt. Lester D. Baroncini Jr., 33,
Bakersfield, Calif. Oct. 15 2006
Army Spc. Jose R. Perez, 21,
Ontario, Calif., Oct. 18 2006
Army Capt. Mark C. Paine, 32,
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Oct. 15 2006
Army Pfc. Keith J. Moore, 28,
San Francisco, Calif. Oct. 14 2006
Army Pfc. Kenny F. Stanton Jr., 20,
Hemet, Calif., Oct. 13 2006
Army Spc. Fernando D. Robinson, 21,
Hawthorne, Calif., Oct. 2 2006
Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Isshak, 25,
Alta Loma, Calif., Oct. 3 2006
Army Sgt. Joseph W. Perry, 23,
Alpine, Calif., Oct. 2 2006
Army Cpl. Luis E. Tejeda, 20,
Huntington Park, Calif., Sept. 30 2006
Medal of Honor
Navy SEAL Petty Officer 2nd Class
Garden Grove, Calif.,
b) April 5, 1981 d) September 29, 2006
Army Cpl. Cesar A. Granados, 21,
Le Grand, Calif., Sept.15, 2006
Army Spc. Harley D. Andrews, 22,
Weimar, Calif. Sept. 11 2006
Alameda, Calif. Sept. 8, 2006
Army Sgt. Luis A. Montes, 22,
El Centro, Calif., Sept. 7 2006
Redlands, Calif., Sept. 4 2006
Army Sgt. David J. Almazan, 27,
Van Nuys, Calif., Aug 27, 2006
Army Sgt. Jeffery S. Brown, 25,
Trinity Center, Calif. Aug. 8, 2006
Marine Lance Cpl. Anthony E. Butterfield, 19,
Clovis, Calif. July 29 2006
Army Spc. Joseph A. Graves, 21,
Discovery Bay, Calif., July 25 2006
Army Staff Sgt. Jason M. Evey, 29,
Stockton, Calif., July 16 2006
Army Sgt. Andres J. Contreras, 23,
Huntington Park, Calif., July 15 2006
Army Spc. Manuel J. Holguin, 21,
Woodlake, Calif., July 15 2006
Army Sgt. Thomas B. Turner Jr., 31,
Cottonwood, Calif., July 14 2006
Army Cpl. Christopher D. Rose, 21,
San Francisco, Calif., June 29 2006
Army Cpl. Ryan. J. Clark, 19,
Lancaster, Calif., June 29 2006
Marine Cpl. Jason W. Morrow, 27,
Riverside, Calif., June 27 2006
Marine Cpl. Christopher D. Leon, 20,
Lancaster, Calif. June 20, 2006
Army Sgt. Jason J. Buzzard, 31,
Ukiah, Calif June 21 2006
Marine Cpl. Michael A. Estrella, 20,
Hemet, Calif., June 14 2006
Army Cpl. Bernard P. Corpuz, 28,
Watsonville, Calif June 11, 2006
Marine Lance Cpl. Salvador Guerrero, 21,
Los Angeles, Calif., died June 9, 2006
Army Spc. Luis D. Santos, 20,
Rialto, Calif., June 8, 2006
Army Sgt. 1st Class. Issac S. Lawson, 35,
Sacramento, Calif., June 5, 2006
Army Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster, 24,
Fontana, Calif. May 5, 2006
Army Spc. Justin L. O’Donohoe, 27,
San Diego, Calif. May 5, 2006
Army Pfc. Benjamin T. Zieske, 20,
Concord, Calif., May 3, 2006
Army Pfc. Raymond L. Henry, 21,
Anaheim, Calif, April 25, 2006
Marine Lance Cpl. Aaron W. Simons, 20,
Modesto, Calif., April 24, 2006
Army Sgt. Kyle A. Colnot, 23,
Arcadia, Calif. April 22, 2006
Marine Cpl. Salem Bachar, 20,
Chula Vista, Calif. April 13. 2006
Army Army Cpl. Joseph A. Blanco, 25,
Bloomington, Calif. April 11, 2006
Marine Lance Cpl. Marcus S. Glimpse, 22,
Huntington Beach, Calif., April 12, 2006
Ceres, Calif., April 8, 2006
Army Spc. Ty J. Johnson, 28,
Elk Grove, Calif., April 4, 2006
Navy Hospitalman Geovani Padillaaleman, 20,
South Gate, Calif., Apr. 2 2006
Marine Lance Cpl. Felipe D. Sandoval-Flores, 20,
Los Angeles, Calif. April 2, 2006
Army Staff Sgt. Ricardo Barraza, 24,
Shafter, Calif. March 18, 2006
Army Sgt. Dale G. Brehm, 23,
Turlock, Calif. March 18, 2006
Army Pfc. Angelo A. Zawaydeh, 19,
San Bruno, Calif., March 15, 2006
Marine Lance Cpl. Bunny Long, 22,
Modesto, Calif., March 10, 2006
Marine Cpl. Adam O. Zanutto, 26,
Caliente, Calif., March 6 2006
Army Master Sgt. Emigdio E. Elizarraras, 37,
Pico Rivera, Calif., Feb. 28, 2006
Army Spc. Clay P. Farr, 21,
Bakersfield, Calif. Feb. 26, 2006
Marine Lance Cpl. Michael S. Probst, 26,
