Tag: Modesto California

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Palmer, Benjamin J.
Army Lieutenant colonel

Benjamin J. Palmer, age 43, from Modesto, California, Stanislaus county.

Parents: Linda
Spouse: Leafa Palmer
Children: Katie, 13; Jack, 11; Jenna 9; A.J. 19

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Downey High, Modesto (1965), Cal State Sacramento, Central Michigan University
Military history: Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Cherry Point, North Carolina.

Date of death: Thursday, May 12, 2011
Death details: Died in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He and Sgt. Kevin B. Balduf, 27, were killed by a gunman dressed in an Afghan police uniform

Source: Department of Defense, Los Angeles Times, Military Times

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Hyde, Daniel Brian
Army 1st lieutenant

Daniel Brian Hyde, age 24, from Modesto, California, Stanislaus county.

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Downey High (2003), graduated from U.S. Military Academy at West Point
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment

Date of death: Saturday, March 7, 2009
Death details: Hostile; Tikrit, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Modesto Bee, 35th Infantry Regiment Association

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Gage, Joseph Alan
Army Staff Sergeant

Joseph Alan Gage, age 28, from Modesto, California, Stanislaus county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 1St Battalion, 506Th Infantry, 4 Bct, Fort Campbell, Ky

Date of death: Thursday, November 2, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Simons, Aaron William
Marines Lance corporal

Aaron William Simons, age 20, from Modesto, California, Stanislaus county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: C Co, 1St Bn, 7Th Mar, (Rct-7, I Mef Fwd), 1St Mar Div, Twentynine Palms, California

Date of death: Monday, April 24, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Bp Tarawa, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Long, Bunny
Marines Lance corporal

Bunny Long, age 22, from Modesto, California, Stanislaus county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hq Bn, (Hqsvc Co, 2D Bn, 6Th Mar, Rct-5), 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, Nc

Date of death: Friday, March 10, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Sanchez, Oscar
Army Private 1st class

Oscar Sanchez, age 19, from Modesto, California, Stanislaus county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: C Company, 1St Battalion, 24Th Infantry Regiment (25Th Id), Fort Lewis Wa

Date of death: Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Mosul, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Anderson, Michael Dwayne Jr
Marines Corporal

Michael Dwayne Anderson Jr., age 21, from Modesto, California, Stanislaus county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: K Co, 3D Bn, 5Th Mar, Rct-1, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, Ca

Date of death: Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Wood, Justin Richard
Air Force Airman 1st class

Justin Richard Wood, age 20, from Modesto, California, Stanislaus county.

Parents: Richard Wood

Service era: Khobar Towers Bombing
Schools: Downey High graduate

Date of death: Tuesday, June 25, 1996
Death details: Terrorists bombed the Khobar Towers, a housing unit near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 19 Air Force personnel and injuring about 400 other Americans.
Cemetery: San Joaquin Valley National

Source: Air Force, findagrave.com, Associated Press (1996)

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Garcia, Randall J.
Marines Lance corporal

Randall J. Garcia, age 19, from Stanislaus County Modesto, California .

Parents: Jess and Vilet Garcia

Service era: Beirut bombings

Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terroist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Auburn Journal (1983)

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Barnes, Roy Dwight
Army Warrant officer 1st class

Roy Dwight Barnes, age 25, from Stanislaus County Modesto, California .

Parents: Arthur Lee Barnes and Verna Mae Runyan
Spouse: Shirley
Children: Ray, Daryl, Brandi

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, October 22, 1971
Death details: Killed while piloting a helicopter in South Vietnam.
Cemetery: Lakewood Memorial Park

Source: National Archives, Modesto Bee (1971)