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Dylan R. Merola, age 20, from Rancho Cucamonga, California, San Bernardino county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine expeditionary force, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Death details: Died as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Saint Charles County Veterans Museum
Robby Reyes, age 25, from Rancho Cucamonga, California, San Bernardino county.
Parents: Richard Reyes and Yvonne Reyes
Spouse: Candice Reyes
Children: Ava Reyes, 3
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Joined Marines in 2007.
Date of death: Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Death details: Died during a training accident in Morocco when the MV-22 Osprey he was in crashed near Agadir after takeoff from the USS Iwo Jima. Cpl. Derek Kerns also died.
Source: Whittier Daily News, findagrave.com
Carlo F. Eugenio, age 29, from Rancho Cucamonga, California, San Bernardino county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 756th Transportation Company, 224th Sustainment Brigade, California Army National Guard, Van Nuys, California.
Date of death: Saturday, October 29, 2011
Death details: Died in Kabul Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. Killed were Lt. Col. David E. Cabrera, Staff Sgt. Christopher R. Newman, Sgt. James M. Darrough, Sgt. Carlo F. Eugenio.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Ronnie J. Pallares, age 19, from Rancho Cucamonga, California, San Bernardino county.
Parents: Brenda Pallares
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Alta Loma High (2008)
Military history: 27th Engineer Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Saturday, October 23, 2010
Death details: Died in Andar District, Ghazni, Afghanistn of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: Riverside National
Source: Department of Defense, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Military Times
Lawrance James Carter, age 25, from Rancho Cucamonga, California, San Bernardino county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 1St Battalion, 18Th Infantry, Schweinfurt, Germany
Date of death: Friday, December 29, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times