San Diego California

Pruett, Richard
Army Sergeant

Ann Pruett of Sherman, Texas as she watches May 3, 2007 as her husband’s name engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Associated Press)

Richard Pruett, age 59, from San Diego, California, San Diego county.

Service era: Vietnam

Spouse: Ann Wahlen (Married April 2, 1988)

Parents: Ruth Pruett, Monroe E. Pruett (preceded in death)

Children: Lori Sazej, Amy Coffman

School: Point Loma High graduate, San Diego

Date of death: Monday, February 28, 2005
Death details: Richard was wounded while in patrol in 1969. He had removed his flak jacket to sit near a tree. An explosive caused sharapnel to strike him. When he returned home his lower intestines were destroyed. He died from complications related to those injuries. His name was added to the Wall in 2007.

Cemetery: Cedarlawn Memorial

Source: National Archives, San Diego Tribune, NBC, findagrave.com, Associated Press (2007)

Ragimov, Mourad
Marines Lance corporal

Mourad Ragimov, age 20, from San Diego, California, San Diego county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: C Co, 1St Bn, 3D Mar, 31St Meu, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, Ca

Date of death: Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Death details: Korean Village, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Peralta, Rafael
Marines Sergeant

Rafael Peralta, age 25, from San Diego, California, San Diego county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1St Bn, 3D Mar, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, Ca

Date of death: Monday, November 15, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Ramirez, Eric Ulysses
Army Specialist

Eric Ulysses Ramirez, age 31, from San Diego, California, San Diego county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1544Th Transportation Company, Legion Avenue, Box 305, Paris, Il 61944

Date of death: Thursday, February 12, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Abu Ghraib, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Velazquez, Paul Anthony
Army Staff Sergeant

Paul Anthony Velazquez, age 29, from San Diego, California, San Diego county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: C Battery 2D Battalion 5Th Field Artillery, Fort Sill, Ok 73503

Date of death: Sunday, November 2, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Al Fallujah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Retzer, Thomas Eugene Navy Petty officer 1

Thomas Eugene Retzer, age 30, from San Diego, California, San Diego county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Comnavspecwardevgru Dam Neck Va

Date of death: Thursday, June 26, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Bagram Air Force Base, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com

Chris, Andrew Forest
Army Corporal

Andrew Forest Chris, age 25, from San Diego, California, San Diego county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 3Rd Battalion, 75Th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga

Date of death: Wednesday, June 25, 2003
Death details: Hostile; , Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Jones, Devon Dimilo
Army Private 2nd class

Devon Dimilo Jones, age 19, from San Diego, California, San Diego county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Battery C 1St Battalion 41St Field Artillery, Fort Stewart, Georgia

Date of death: Friday, April 4, 2003
Death details: Hostile; , Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Palmer, Lakiba Nicole
Navy Seaman

Lakiba Nicole Palmer, age 22, from San Diego, California, San Diego county.

Service era: War on Terror

Date of death: Thursday, October 12, 2000
Death details: Died aboard the U.S.S. Cole when suicide bombers detonated an explosive-laden boat against the ship’s port side, tearing a 40-by-40-foot hole in the hull and sending seawater gushing into the engineering compartment.

Source: Department of Defense, U.S. Navy

Moffat, Michael Jr.
Navy Lieutenant (junior grade)

Michael Moffat Jr., age 25, from San Diego, California

Service era: Gulf War

Schools: Mount Carmel High (1989), University of San Diego (1993)

Parents: Patricia Reichardt Moffat and Michael E. Moffat Sr.

Date of death: Thursday, February 27, 1997
Death details: T-34C “”Turbo-Mariner”” of Marine Fighter-Attack Training Squadron 101 crashed 11 miles northeast of Marine Corps Air Station El Toro,

Source: U.S. Navy, Los Angeles Times, UPI (1997)

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