Robert M Marzan, age 54, from Sacramento County Sacramento, California .
Service era: Iran
Military history: 103rd Sustainment Command, Des Mointes, Iowa
Date of death: Sunday, March 1, 2026
Source: Department of Defense, New York Times (2026)
Shane M. Barnes, age 34, from Sacramento County Sacramento, California .
Schools: Gonzaga University (2011)
Date of death: Friday, November 10, 2023
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in the Mediterranean Sea during routine flight training.
Source: Department of Defense, The Tennessean (2023), Stars and Stripes (2023)
Nicole L. Gee, age 23, from Sacramento, California, Sacramento county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
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, Foundation for Women Warriors
Ray A. Ramirez, age 20, from Sacramento, California, Sacramento county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia.
Date of death: Saturday, June 1, 2013
Death details: Died in Wardak Province, Afghanistan from injuries sustained when his unit was attacked by an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: Sacramento Valley National
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Richard A. Dickson, age 24, from Rancho Cordova, California, Sacramento county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 306th Intelligence Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, California.
Date of death: Saturday, April 27, 2013
Death details: Died near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan in the crash of an MC-12 aircraft. There was no enemy activity in the area. Killed were Capt. Brandon L. Cyr, Capt. Reid K. Nishizuka, Staff Sgt. Richard A. Dickson, Staff Sgt. Daniel N. Fannin.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Gurpreet Singh, age 21, from Antelope, California, Sacramento county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Death details: Died from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Michael Sparling, age 22, from Sacramento, California, Sacramento county.
Parents: Michael Sparling and Leanee Sparling
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Death details: Died in 2011 after collapsing during physical training at Fort Bliss in Texas. His family later sued, citing Sparlings family later sued the makers of the diet supplement Jack3d.
Source: Associated Press, Time Union, Sacramento Bee, Stars and Strips, Legacy
Kristoffer M. Solesbee, age 32, from Citrus Heights, California, Sacramento county.
Parents: Larry Solesbee and Sandra Parker
Spouse: Lilia
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Freedom Christian School (1996)
Military history: 775th Civil Engineer Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
Date of death: Thursday, May 26, 2011
Death details: Died in the Shorabak district of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Joseph J. Hamski was also killed.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Sacramento Bee
Martin J. Lamar, age 43, from Sacramento, California, Sacramento county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Date of death: Saturday, January 15, 2011
Death details: Died in Mosul, Iraq of wounds suffered when an Iraqi soldier from the unit with which he was training shot him with small arms fire. Sgt. Michael P. Bartley also was killed.
Source: Department of Defense, US Air Force
Evan J. Mooldyk, age 47, from Rancho Murieto, California.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 19th Sustainment Command, 377th Theater Sustainment Command, Belle Chasse, Louisiana.
Date of death: Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Death details: Died in Khowst Province, Afghanistan in a non-combat related incident.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times