James M. Christen, age 29, from Loomis, California, Placer county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Date of death: Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Death details: Died in Kunar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Sgt. Jacob Molina.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times