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Galarza Vilmar Hernandez, age 21, from Salinas, California, Monterey county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
Date of death: Saturday, May 26, 2012
Death details: Died in Zharay, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Ricardo Jr. Cerros, age 24, from Salinas, California, Monterey county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
Date of death: Saturday, October 8, 2011
Death details: Died in Logar Province, Afghanistan of wound suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military TImes
Conrado D. Javier Jr., age 19, from Marina, California, Monterey county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Seaside High (2009)
Military history: 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germary.
Date of death: Sunday, December 19, 2010
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: San Carlos Catholic, Moterey
Source: National Archives, Salinas Californian, Military Times
Vincent W. Ashlock, age 45, from Seaside, California, Monterey county.
Parents: Margot Ashlock
Spouse: Angela Ashlock
Children: Kali Ashlock, Jesse Ashlock, Steven Ashlock, Erica Ashlock and Christopher Ashlock
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 890th Engineer Battalion, 168th Engineer Brigade, Lucedale, Mississippi.
Date of death: Saturday, December 4, 2010
Death details: Died in Khost Province, Afghanistan in a non-combat related incident.
Cemetery: San Carlos, Moterey
Source: Department of Defense, Merced Sun Star, Military Times
Roger Lee, age 26, from Monterey, California, Monterey county.
Parents: Yen Chih Lee, stepmother Kim Lee
Spouse: Elvina Lee
Children: Jazmyne Lee, 5
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Monterey High
Military history: 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany.
Date of death: Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Death details: Died at Qalat, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Marc A. Arizmendez, 30, of California and Pfc. Michael S. Pridham, 19, of Kentucky
Source: Department of Defense, Montery County Herald, Miliary Times
Eduardo S. Silva, age 25, from Greenfield, California, Monterey county. Their last known residence was in Greenfield.
Parents: Eduardo Silva
Spouse: Rosalinda Silva (married in 2006)
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Greenfield High (2002)
Military history: Assigned to the 563rd Aviation Support Battalion, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Date of death: Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Death details: Died at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of a non-combat related incident; an Army autopsy did not pinpoint a specific cause of death
Source: Department of Defense, Los Angeles Times, The Salinas Californian, Military Times
George Jimmie Howell, age 24, from Salinas, California, Monterey county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company D, 1St Battalion 87Th Infantry, 1 Bct, Ft. Drum, New York
Date of death: Friday, December 21, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Tel Al Eid, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Sean Kerry Mitchell, age 35, from Monterey, California, Monterey county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hsc, 1St Battalion, 10Th Special Forces Group, Stuttgart, Germany
Date of death: Saturday, July 7, 2007
Death details: Kidal, Mali
Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com
William D. Gibbs, age 22, from Marina, California, Monterey county.
Spouse: Kimberly Gibbs
Service era: Operation Just Cause Panama
Date of death: Wednesday, December 20, 1989
Death details: Killed in action as part of a Fort Ord contingent in Panama
Cemetery: San Carlos in Monterey
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Arlington National Cemetery, New York Daily News (1989), The Californian (1989)
Stephen O’brien, age 37, from Seaside, California, Monterey county.
Parents: Ann O’Brien
Spouse: Edith
Children: Kaus, James, Mary, Jennifer
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, June 26, 1970
Death details: Body recovered
Cemetery: Mountain View in Mesa, Arizona
Source: National Archives, Arizona Republic