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Joshua R. Ashley, age 23, from Rancho Cucamonga, California, San Bernardino county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Date of death: Thursday, July 19, 2012
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Edward J. Acosta, age 21, from Hesperia, California, San Bernardino county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas
Date of death: Monday, March 5, 2012
Death details: Died in La Jolla, California of injuries sustained December 3, 2011 when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in Wardak Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times