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James F. Grissom, age 31, from Hayward, California, Alameda county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
Date of death: Thursday, March 21, 2013
Death details: Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of wounds suffered from small arms fire March 18 in Paktika Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Thomas K. Fogarty, age 30, from Alameda, California, Alameda county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
Date of death: Sunday, May 6, 2012
Death details: Died in Ahmad-Kheyl, Afghanistan from injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Kevin R. Shumaker, age 24, from Livermore, California, Alameda county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Date of death: Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Death details: Died in a stateside hospital of rabies believe to have been contracted while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jameson L. Lindskog, age 23, from Pleasanton, California, Alameda county.
Parents: Donna Walker
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Pleasanton Middle School, Amador Valley High, Orion Academy (2005)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Silver Star
Date of death: Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire in Konar Province, Afghanistan. Killed were Sgt. 1st Class Ofren Arrechaga; Staff Sgt. Frank E. Adamski III; Spc. Jameson L. Lindskog.
Cemetery: Pleasonaton memorial garden established in his honor
Source: Department of Defense, Pleasanton Weekly, Military Times
Eric S. Trueblood, age 27, from Alameda, California, Alameda county.
Parents: Linda Trueblood and Don Trueblood
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 391st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, Spinelli Barracks, Mannhei, Germany.
Date of death: Thursday, March 10, 2011
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: Greenhill Cemetery in Laramie, Wyoming (where his parents attended high school)
Source: Department of Defense, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Military Times
Nathan W. Cox, age 27, from Fremont, California, Alameda county.
Parents: Tim Cox and Margaret Cox
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Washington High, Fremont (2004); College of Oceaneering graduate
Military history: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Enlisted January 2002 and reenlisted Feb. 2008. Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Combat Medic Badge
Date of death: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Death details: Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany of injuries sustained June 14 when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire at Near Forward Operating Base, Khogyani, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Department of Defense, San Jose Mercury, San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Bay Area
Ryan J. Hopkins, age 21, from Livermore, California, Alameda county.
Parents: David Hopkins and Janet Hopkins
Spouse: Kathryn Hopkins
Children: None
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Livermore High graduate
Military history: 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Date of death: Friday, January 8, 2010
Death details: Died at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio Texas of injuries sustained Oct. 4, 2008 in a motor pool accident in Baghdad, Iraq. Suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns over 55 percent of his body. He spent about 4 monts in the ICU and was steadily improving and died after reconstructive surgery.
Cemetery: Roselawn, Livermore
Source: Department of Defense, Contra Costa Times, Military Times
Sean Derrel Diamond, age 41, from Dublin, California, Alameda county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 610Th Engineer Support Co, 14Th Eng Bn, 555Th Eng Bde, Fort Lewis, Wa
Date of death: Sunday, February 15, 2009
Death details: Hostile; Gary Owen, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Michael Tolentino Manibog, age 31, from Alameda, California, Alameda county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 1St Battalion, 21St Infantry, 2 Bct, Schofield Barracks, Hi
Date of death: Friday, February 8, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Taji, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Avealalo Milo, age 23, from Hayward, California, Alameda county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop B, 2D Squadron, 2D Cavalry, Vilsek, Germany
Date of death: Thursday, October 4, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times