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Hunter Lopez, age 22, from Indio, California.
Parents: Alice and Herman Lopez
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine expeditionary force, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Death details: Killed when a suicide bomber approached a group of Marines processing refugees at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.
Source: Department of Defense, USA Today
Jesus Angel Gonzalez, age 22, from Indio, California, Riverside county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1St Tank Bn, 1St Mardiv, Magtftc Twentynine Palms, California
Date of death: Saturday, April 12, 2003
Death details: Hostile, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Gerald Blaine Singleton, age 24, from Indio, California, Riverside county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, July 22, 1970
Death details: Body recovered
Source: National Archives