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Sean R. Jacobs, age 23, from Redding, California, Shasta county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base, Lewis-McChord, Washington.
Date of death: Thursday, July 26, 2012
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when he encountered an enemy improvised explosive device. Sgt. John E. Hansen was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Ryan J. Wilson, age 26, from Shasta, California, Shasta county.
Parents: James Wilson and Tracie Wilson
Spouse: Married
Children: Son, 2
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Shasta High (2004)
Military history: U.S. Naval Forces Central Command headquarters in Bahrain.
Date of death: Sunday, May 20, 2012
Death details: Died of complications associated with a medical condition in Manama, Bahrain.
Cemetery: Northern California Veterans Cemetery in Igo, California
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
William C. Stacey, age 23, from Redding, California, Shasta county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense., Military Times
Preston J. Dennis, age 23, from Redding, California, Shasta county.
Spouse: Heather Dennis
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Modoc High in Alfuras, California (2006); College of the Siskiyous
Military history: 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Date of death: Thursday, April 28, 2011
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: Northern California Veterans Cemetery in Igo
Source: Department of Defense., Los Angles Times, Dignity Memorial
Tyler A. Roads, age 20, from Burney, California, Shasta county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Mountain View High, Burney (2007)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Date of death: Saturday, July 10, 2010
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Burney District Cemetery
Source: Department of Defense, Redding Record Searchlight, Military Times
Travis Martin Woods, age 21, from Redding, California, Shasta county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: I Co, 3D Bn, 1St Mar, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, Ca
Date of death: Sunday, September 9, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Bastion Roe2, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Los Angeles Times
Micah Stephen Gifford, age 27, from Redding, California, Shasta county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 3D Battalion, 509Th Infantry, 4 Bct, Fort Richardson, Ak
Date of death: Thursday, December 7, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Thomas Boyd Jr Turner, age 31, from Cottonwood, California, Shasta county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop C, 1St Squadron, 32D Cavalry, 1St Bct, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Date of death: Friday, July 14, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Landstuhl, Germany
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Casey Michael Laware, age 19, from Redding, California, Shasta county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hht, 2D Squadron, 11Th Armored Cavalry, Fort Irwin, California
Date of death: Saturday, April 9, 2005
Death details: Landstuhl, Germany
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Raymond Losano, age 24, from Redding, California, Shasta county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 14th Air Support Operations Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina
Date of death: Friday, April 25, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Near Kandahar, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times