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Mathew R. Marsh, age 28, from Long Beach, California, Los Angeles county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Enlisted in July 2003.
Date of death: Monday, November 13, 2013
Death details: Killed in an explosion during range maintenance operations to dispose of unexploded ordnance in the Zulu impact area aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Killed were Gunnery Sgt. Gregory J. Mullins, Staff Sgt. Mathew R. Marsh, Staff Sgt. Eric W. Summers and Sgt. Miguel Ortiz.
Source: cbs8.com
Thomas R. Macpherson, age 26, from Long Beach, California, Los Angeles county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiunme, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
Date of death: Friday, October 12, 2012
Death details: Died in Andar District, Afghanistan from small arms fire while on patrol during combat operations.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Andrew William Harvell, age 26, from Long Beach, California, Los Angeles county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Field, North Carolina
Date of death: Saturday, August 6, 2011
Death details: Was among 30 servicemembers who died in Wardak Province Afghanistan of wounds suffered when their CH-47 Chinoo helicopter crashed after it came under enemy attack.
Cemetery: Los Angeles National
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, findagrave
Israel Garcia, age 24, from Long Beach, California, Los Angeles 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
Joshua Robert Whitaker, age 23, from Long Beach, California, Los Angeles county.
Parents: Catherine Whitaker and Frank Dougherty
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Milikan High
Military history: Company B, 1St Battalion, 7Th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, Nc
Date of death: Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Death details: Died from wounds suffered in a firefight near Qalat, AfghanistanQalat, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Astor Anibal Sunsinpineda, age 20, from Long Beach, California, Los Angeles county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, Special Troops Battalion, 4Th Bct, Fort Riley, Kansas
Date of death: Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Lost Angeles Times
David Tipo Toomalatai, age 19, from Long Beach, California, Los Angeles county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 2D Squadron, 8Th Cav, 1 Bct, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Saturday, January 27, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com
Salazar Roberto Luis Martinez, age 21, from Long Beach, California, Los Angeles county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 14Th Engineer Battalion (Corps), (Tf Ironhorse), Fort Lewis, Wa
Date of death: Saturday, February 4, 2006
Death details: Hostile; 47Th Csh, Mosul, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense
Veashna Muy, age 20, from Long Beach, California, Los Angeles county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hq Co, 8Th Mar, (Rct-8), 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, Nc
Date of death: Thursday, June 23, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Randy Duane Collins, age 36, from Long Beach, California, Los Angeles county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hht, 11th Armor Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, California
Date of death: Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Bethesda, United States
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times