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Christopher L. Camero, age 19, from Kailua Kona, Hawaii, Hawaii county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, California.
Date of death: Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Death details: Died of wounds suffered July 6 while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Steve Freddie Johnson, age 23, from Kailua Kona, Hawaii, Hawaii county.
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Seal Beach, California
Military history: Air medic with the 236th Medical Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division
Date of death: Monday, December 14, 1970
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in Vietnam
Cemetery: National Cemetery of the Pacific
Source: National Archives, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Associated Press (1970)