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Don C. Viray, age 25, from Waipahu, Hawaii, Honolulu county.
Parents: Leo Viray
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Waipahu High and Roosevelt High (2002)
Date of death: Thursday, April 19, 2012
Death details: Died in Helmand Province, Afghanistan when his Black Hawk (UH-60) crashed. Killed were CWO Nicholas S. Johnson, CWO Don C. Viray, Sgt. Chris J. Workman, Sgt Dean R. Shaffer
Source: Department of Defense, HawaiiNewNow, Military Times
Sean M. Collins, age 25, from Ewa Beach, Hawaii, Honolulu county.
Parents: Linda Collins and Patrick Collins
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Yelm High (2004)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Enlisted 2006
Date of death: Sunday, December 12, 2010
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were Cpl. Sean M. Collins, Cpl. Willie A. McLawhorn, Spc. Patrick D. Deans, Spc. Kenneth E. Necochea Jr., Spc. Derek T. Simonetta, Spc. Jorge E. Villacis, 24, of Sunrise, Fla.
Cemetery: Tahoma National
Source: Department of Defense, The Olympian, Military Times
Matthew T. Abbate, age 26, from Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu county.
Parents: Karen Jane Whitfield
Spouse: Stacie Rigall
Children: Carson Abbate
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Date of death: Thursday, December 2, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Snelling District
Source: Department of Defense, Fresno Bee, Military Times
Raymond N. Pacleb, age 31, from Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu county.
Parents: Estefania Pacleb
Children: Cody Ferreira and Alyssa Ferreira
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Pear City High (1996)
Military history: 1st battalion, 487th Field Artillery Regiment, Wahiawa, Hawaii. Enlisted 2009.
Date of death: Monday, March 29, 2010
Death details: Died in Baghdad, Iraq of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
Cemetery: Mililani Memorial Park
Source: Department of Defense, Honolulu Star Bulletin
Randy Suyat Agno, age 29, from Pearl City, Hawaii, Honolulu county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company E, 325Th Brigade Support Battalion, 3 Bct, Schofield Barracks, Hi
Date of death: Friday, May 8, 2009
Death details: Washington, United States
Source: Department of Defense
Jonathan Paul Brostrom, age 24, from Aiea, Hawaii, Honolulu county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 2D Battalion, 503D Infantry, Camp Ederle, Italy
Date of death: Sunday, July 13, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Fob Fenty, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Reno Sabado Lacerna, age 44, from Waipahu, Hawaii, Honolulu county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 226Th Quartermaster Company, 87Th Corps Support Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga
Date of death: Monday, December 31, 2007
Death details: Al Qayyarah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Victor Walter Jeffries, age 52, from Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Comnavelsf Fwd
Date of death: Sunday, December 30, 2007
Death details: Died in Landstuhl, Germany from injuries sustained Dec. 24 in a vehicular accident in Kuwait.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Alexander Udarbe Gagalac, age 28, from Wahiawa, Hawaii, Honolulu county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company D, 2D Battalion, 27Th Infantry, Schofield Barracks, Hi
Date of death: Sunday, September 9, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Hawijah, Iraq
Cemetery: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com
Michael Jeffrey Montpetit, age 31, from Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 15Th Brigade Support Battalion, 2 Bct, Fort Hood, Texas
Date of death: Friday, June 22, 2007
Death details: Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com