Ivan Ernesto Merlo, age 19, from San Marcos, California, San Diego county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 2D Battalion, 327Th Infantry, 1 Bct, Fort Campbell, Ky
Date of death: Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Samarra, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jason William Moore, age 21, from San Marcos, California, San Diego county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hmm-364, Mag-39, 3D Maw, Camp Pendleton, Ca
Date of death: Monday, May 19, 2003
Death details: Killed when his CH46 Sea Knight helicopter went down in the Satt al Hillah Canal shortly after takeoff
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Dennis James Dillon, age 21, from San Marcos, California, San Diego county.
Parents: James Dillon
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, June 23, 1970
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in Vietnam
Cemetery: Marcos
Source: National Archives, Escondido Times Advocate (1970)