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Daniel A. Quintana, age 30, from Huntington Park, California, Los Angeles county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Date of death: Saturday, September 10, 2011
Death details: Died in Pakitka Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense
Diego A. Solorzano-Valdovinos, age 24, from Huntington Park, California.
Parents: Patricia Valdovinos
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 506nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Enlisted February 2006
Date of death: Friday, October 29, 2010
Death details: Died in Landstuhl, Germany of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit Oct. 27, 2010 with small arms fire in the Yahya Khel District in Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Los Angeles Times, Clarksville Online, Military Times
Luis Enrique Tejeda, age 20, from Huntington Park, California, Los Angeles county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 1St Battalion, 36Th Infantry, Giessen, Germany
Date of death: Saturday, September 30, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Al Asad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Andres Jonathan Contreras, age 23, from Huntington Park, California, Los Angeles county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 258Th Military Police Company, 519Th Mp Bn, 49Th Mp Bde, Fort Polk, La
Date of death: Saturday, July 15, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Ramon Romero, age 19, from Huntington Park, California, Los Angeles county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Wpns Co, 2D Bn, 7Th Mar, 1St Mar Div, Twentynine Palms, Ca
Date of death: Monday, August 22, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times