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Cesar Cortez, age 24, from Oceanside, California, San Diego county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 5th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 32nd Army Air and Missle Defense Command, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Date of death: Saturday, February 11, 2012
Death details: Died in the Kingdom of Bahrain, Iraq in a vehicle accident
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
James D. Boelk, age 24, from Oceanside, California, San Diego county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Date of death: Friday, October 15, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Christopher Cooper, age 28, from Oceanside, California, San Diego county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Date of death: Friday, October 30, 2009
Death details: Died in Babil Province, Iraq of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Richard Anthony Soukenka, age 30, from Oceanside, California, San Diego county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, Special Troops Battalion, 2D Brigade, Fort Drum, New York
Date of death: Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense
David Lee Herrera, age 26, from Oceanside, California, San Diego county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company D, 2D Battalion, 506Th Infantry, Fort Campbell, Ky
Date of death: Saturday, January 28, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Paul Christian Neubauer, age 40, from Oceanside, California, San Diego county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company D, 1St Battalion, 184Th Infantry, (Tf Baghdad), Merced, Ca
Date of death: Friday, September 23, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Patrick Shannon Tainsh, age 33, from Oceanside, California, San Diego county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: E Troop, 2D Squadron / 2D Armor Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La 71459
Date of death: Wednesday, February 11, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Mitchell Olen Sadler, age 26, from Oceanside, California, San Diego county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, June 30, 1970
Death details: Body not recovered
Source: National Archives
Joseph W Cunningham, age 23, from Oceanside, California, San Diego county.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. William W. Warren Jr.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, May 11, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)
Dean Lee Frey, age 21, from Oceanside, California, San Diego county.
Parents: Olive F. Frey
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, April 19, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Redlands Daily Facts (1970)