Tag: Santa Barbara County California

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Alvarez, Clifford
Army Specialist

Clifford Alvarez, age 23, from Santa Maria, California, Santa Barbara county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico

Date of death: Friday, August 23, 2013
Death details: Died in Haft Asiab, Afghanistan from wounds suffered when enemy forces attack his unit with an improvised explosive device during combat operations. Pvt. Jonathon Michael Dean Hostetter was also killed.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Muniz, Christopher L.
Army Sergeant

Christopher L. Muniz, age 24, from New Cuyama, California, Santa Barbara county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Cuyama Valley High graduate
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment

Date of death: Sunday, December 11, 2011
Death details: Died in Kunar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Spc. Ronald H. Wildrick Jr. was also killed.

Source: Department of Defense, 35th Infantry Regiment Association

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Langlais, Louis J.
Navy (SEAL) Master chief petty officer

Louis J. Langlais, age 44, from Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit.

Date of death: Saturday, August 6, 2011
Death details: Was among 30 servicemembers who died in Wardak Province Afghanistan of wounds suffered when their CH-47 Chinoo helicpoter crashed after it came under enemy attack.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Townsend, Joshua Rhea
Army Staff Sergeant

Joshua Rhea Townsend, age 30, from Solvang, California, Santa Barbara county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 1St Battalion, 7Th Special Forces Gourp (Abn), Fort Bragg, Nc

Date of death: Friday, January 16, 2009
Death details: Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Dressler, Shawn E
Army Sergeant

Shawn E Dressler, age 22, from Santa Maria, California, Santa Barbara county.

Spouse: Married

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 1St Battalion, 18Th Infantry, 2 Bct, Schweinfurt, Guam

Date of death: Saturday, June 2, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Argel, Derek Mears
Air Force Captain

Derek Mears Argel, age 28, from Lompoc, California, Santa Barbara county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 23Rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida

Date of death: Monday, May 30, 2005
Death details: , Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Rimes, Garrywesley Tan
Marines Corporal

Garrywesley Tan Rimes, age 30, from Santa Maria, California, Santa Barbara county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Wpns Co, 1St Bn, 5Th Mar, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, Ca

Date of death: Friday, April 1, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Ramadi, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense

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Heredia, Joseph Javier
Marines Corporal

Joseph Javier Heredia, age 22, from Santa Maria, California, Santa Barbara county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: H&S Co, 3D Bn, 5Th Mar, Rct-1, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, Ca

Date of death: Saturday, November 20, 2004
Death details: Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of wounds sustained Nov. 10 due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Lane, Mitchell Arthur
Army Sergeant 1st class

Mitchell Arthur Lane, age 34, from Lompoc, California, Santa Barbara county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C 2D Battalion 3D Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Date of death: Friday, August 29, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Deh Chopan, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Surch, James F. Jr.
Navy Lieutenant

James F. Jr. Surch, age 29, from Santa Barbara County Lompoc, California .

Parents: James Sr. and Gail
Spouse: None

Service era: Beirut bombings

Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terroist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Assocaited Press (1983)