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Jason C. Finan, age 34, from Anaheim, California, Orange county.
Spouse: Chariss
Children: 7 year old son
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Three
Date of death: Thursday, October 20, 2016
Death details: Died in northern Iraq of wounds sustained in an improvised explosive device blast
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Christian R. Sannicolas, age 20, from Anaheim, California, Orange county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Sunny Hills High in Fulllerton (2009)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Saturday, April 28, 2012
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Orange County Register, Military Times
Jason M. Weaver, age 22, from Anaheim, California, Orange county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
Date of death: Thursday, March 3, 2011
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.
Source: Military Times.
Marc A. Arizmendez, age 30, from Anaheim, California, Orange county.
Spouse: Barbara Arizmendez
Children: Justin Arizmendez and Jenny Arizmendez
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: St. Catherines Military Academy (1994)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany.
Date of death: Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Death details: Died at Qalat, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Spc. Roger Lee, 26, of California and Pfc. Michael S. Pridham, 19, of Kentucky
Source: Department of Defense, Southwest Riverside News Network, Military Times
Justin J. Swanson, age 21, from Anaheim, California, Orange county.
Parents: Mary Hargrove and Les Swanson; stepfather Scott Hessenaur
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Buena Park High (2006)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Date of death: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Westminster Memorial Park
Source: Department of Defense, Orange County Register, Military Times
Raymond Lamar Henry, age 21, from Anaheim, California, Orange county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 1St Battalion, 17Th Infantry, 172D Sbct (101 Aa), Fort Wainwright, Alaska
Date of death: Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Mosul, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Samuel Sungjune Lee, age 19, from Anaheim, California, Orange county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 1St Battalion, 506Th Infantry (2Mef), Fort Carson, Colorado
Date of death: Monday, March 28, 2005
Death details: Died from non-combat related injuries in Ramadi, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Pablito Pena Briones Jr., age 22, from Anaheim, California, Orange county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Navmedcen San Diego Ca
Date of death: Tuesday, December 28, 2004
Death details: died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Fallujah, Iraq.
Source: Department of Defense, U.S. Navy
Jeffrey Stokes, age 23, from Orange County Anaheim, California .
Spouse: Claudette Marie Stokes
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, October 5, 1971
Death details: Non-hostile death
Source: National Archives, Press Telegram (1971)
Richard Buttry, age 21, from Anaheim, California, Orange county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, November 18, 1970
Death details: Body recovered
Source: National Archives