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Garrett A. Fant, age 21, from American Canyon, California.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Date of death: Monday, September 26, 2011
Death details: Died in Helmand Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jennifer Lynn Cole, age 34, from American Canyon, California, Napa county.
Parents: Candace Gholson and James M. Cole II
Spouse: Lamont C. Capers
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company E, 426Th Brigade Support Battalion, 1 Bct, Fort Campbell, Ky
Date of death: Saturday, August 2, 2008
Death details: Tikrit, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Phillip Gordon West, age 19, from American Canyon, California, Napa county.
Parents: Ed and Mimie
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Vintage High (2003)
Military history: I Co 3D Bn, 1St Mar, Rct-1, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, Ca
Date of death: Friday, November 19, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Times Herald, Military Times