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Joseph Francisco Gonzales, age 18, from Tucson, Arizona, Pima county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 1St Battalion, 26Th Infantry, 3 Bct, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Saturday, September 20, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Korengal Valley, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Juan Lopez-Castaneda, age 19, from Mesa, Arizona, Maricopa county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: E Co, 2D Bn, 7Th Mar, 1St Mar Div, Twentynine Palms, Ca
Date of death: Thursday, August 14, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Sangin, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Hugo Victor Mendoza, age 29, from Glendale, Arizona, Maricopa county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 2D Battalion, 503D Infantry, 173D Abct, Camp Ederle, Italy
Date of death: Thursday, October 25, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Korengal Valley, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Billy Brent Farris, age 20, from Bapchule, Arizona.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 5-20 In, 3 Bct, 2 Id (Opcon To 1 Bct, 1 Cd)
Date of death: Sunday, December 3, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Taji, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Reece David Moreno, age 19, from Prescott, Arizona, Yavapai county.
Parents: Yolanda
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 92Nd Emgineer Battalion, 411Th Engineer Brigade, Fort Stewart, Ga
Date of death: Friday, November 24, 2006
Death details: Died in Balad, Iraq from an accidental gunshot wound. As weapons were unloaded after a mission, one of the weapons discharged, instantly kill him.
Cemetery: Mountain View Cemetery in Prescott; memorialized at the Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego, where a new pediatric wing was named in his honor
Source: Department of Defense, Arizona Republic, Military Times
Douglas Christopher Desjardins, age 24, from Mesa, Arizona, Maricopa county.
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Scio High, Oregon
Military history: Company C, 2D Battalion, 37Th Armor, 1 Bct, (1 Mef), Giessen, Germany
Date of death: Sunday, November 5, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Ar Ramadi, Iraq
Cemetery: Miller Cemetery, Scio, Oregon
Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com, Military Times
Ryan Eugene Haupt, age 24, from Phoenix, Arizona, Maricopa county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 1St Battalion, 68Th Armor, Fort Carson, Co
Date of death: Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baqubah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Nicholas Ryan Sowinski, age 25, from Tempe, Arizona, Maricopa county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop C, 4Th Squadron, 14Th Cavalry, 172D Sbct, (4 Id), Fort Wainwright, Ak
Date of death: Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Santos Raymond Armijo, age 22, from Phoenix, Arizona, Maricopa county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop A, 7Th Squadron, 10Th Cavalry, 1 Bct, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Monday, October 2, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Casey Lee Mellen, age 21, from Huachuca City, Arizona, Cochise county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 5Th Battalion, 20Th Infantry Regiment, (25Th Id), Fort Lewis, Wa
Date of death: Monday, September 25, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times