Isaac John Gayo, age 27, from Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles county.
Service era: Post war on terror
Date of death: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Death details: Among nine killed in a mid-air collision involving two Black Hawk helicopters near Fort Campbell, Kentucky during a routine training mission.
Source: CBS News
Joseph Maciel from South Gate, California.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 28th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia
Date of death: Saturday, July 7, 2018
Death details: Died in Tarin Kowt District, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan of wounds sustained during an insider attack.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Alejandro Romero, age 22, from Carson, California.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Monday, January 22, 2018
Death details: Killed during a double-bag static line jump at the parachute training course in Coolidge, Arizona
Source: USNI News, Military Times, USNI News
Anthony E. Salazar, age 40, from Hermosa Beach, California.
Service era: Post Afghanistan
Military history: 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron, 1st Expeditionary Engineer Group
Date of death: Monday, April 13, 2015
Death details: Died at an air base in southwest Asia from a non-combat related incident.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Scott R. Studenmund, age 24, from Pasadena, California.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Date of death: Monday, June 9, 2014
Death details: Died in Gaza Village, Afghanistan of wounds suffered in a friendly fire incident while engaged in a combat operation. Killed was: Staff Sgt. Scott R. Studenmund, Staff Sgt. Jason A. McDonald, Spc., Justin R. Helton, Cpl Justin R. Clouse, Pvt. 2nd Class Aaron S. Toppen
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Daniela Rojas, age 19, from Los Angeles, California.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Date of death: Saturday, May 3, 2014
Death details: Died in Homburg, Germany due to a non-combat related illness.
Source: Department of Defense
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
William J. Gilbert, age 24, from Hacienda Heights, California, Los Angeles county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were Sgt. 1st class Jeffrey C. Baker, Spc. Mitchell K. Daehling, Spc. William J. Gilbert and Pfc. Cody Towse.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Victoria A. Pinckney, age 27, from Palmdale, California, Los Angeles county.
Children: Son, 7 months
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 93rd Air Refueling Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington.
Date of death: Friday, May 3, 2013
Death details: Died near Chon-Aryk, Kyrgyzstan in the crash of a KC-135 aircraft. Killed were Capt. Mark T. Voss, Capt. Victoria A. Pinckney, Tech Sgt. Herman Mackey III
Source: Department of Defense, KKTV
Terrell III Horne, age 34, from Redondo Beach, California, Los Angeles county.
Spouse: Rachel Horne (pregnant at time of CPO Horne’s death).
Children: Kade Horne and Miller Horne
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Sunday, December 2, 2012
Death details: Killed after smugglers rammed his vessel near Santa Cruz Island. He was thrown into the Ocean with a head wound.
Source: Los Angeles Times, Carteret County Times