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Joseph Menusa, age 33, from San Jose, California, Santa Clara county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1St Ceb, 1St Mardiv, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Thursday, March 27, 2003
Death details: Killed in an ambush in Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Kelly Mackey, age 30, of San Jose, California
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Friday, March 6, 1998
Death details: SH-60B “”Seahawk”” of Light Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 47 crashed during a flight from its home base at Naval Air Station North Island, California.
Source: U.S. Navy, Associated Press
Joshua E. Woody, age 20, from San Jose, California, Santa Clara county.
Service era: Khobar Towers Bombing
Date of death: Tuesday, June 25, 1996
Death details: Terrorists bombed the Khobar Towers, a housing unit near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 19 Air Force personnel and injuring about 400 other Americans.
Cemetery: Barrancas National
Source: Air Force, findagrave.com, Associated Press (1996)
Gary William Butler, age 19, from San Jose, California, Santa Clara county.
Parents: William B. Butler
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, September 17, 1971
Death details: Body recovered
Source: National Archives, San Francisco Examiner (1971)
Christopher Corwin Cook, age 19, from San Jose, California, Santa Clara county.
Parents: Corwin V. Cook
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, July 15, 1971
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, San Francisco Examiner (1971)
Jeffery Kuersten from San Jose, California, Santa Clara county.
Parents: Helen E. Gascon
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, December 14, 1970
Death details: Body recovered
Source: National Archives, UPI, Associated Press (1970)
James Reeve Heimbold, age 27, from San Jose, California, Santa Clara county.
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Monmouth Beach School (1957)
Military history: 6th Battalion, 14th Artillery
Date of death: Friday, December 4, 1970
Death details: Killed during an air reconnisasance mission over the Central Highlands in Vietnam.
Source: National Archives, Asbury Park Press, Associated Press (1970), Daily Register
Gerald Francis Filippi, age 21, from San Jose, California, Santa Clara county.
Parents: August F. Filippi
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, September 21, 1970
Death details: Body recovered
Source: National Archives, Fort Worth Star Telegram (1970)
Marion Dominic Larosa, age 24, from San Jose, California, Santa Clara county.
Spouse: Married
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, September 2, 1970
Source: National Archives, San Francisco Examiner (1970)
Theodore C Kappmeyer, age 23, from San Jose, California, Santa Clara county.
Parents: Eugene L. Kappmeyer
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, August 7, 1970
Death details: Body recovered
Source: National Archives., Napa Valley Register (1970)