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Shane M. Barnes, age 34, from Sacramento County Sacramento, California .
Schools: Gonzaga University (2011)
Date of death: Friday, November 10, 2023
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in the Mediterranean Sea during routine flight training.
Source: Department of Defense, The Tennessean (2023), Stars and Stripes (2023)
Joshua Burks, age 20, from San Jose, California, Santa Clara county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2ndBattalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Date of death: Saturday, August 13, 2022
Death details: Found dead from a gunshot wound near Olmstead, Kentucky
Source: WKRN, News Democrat & Leader
Raymond Lopez, age 30, from Fresno, California.
Parents: Vidalinda Thompkins and Edmond Lopez Jr.
Spouse: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Hoover High (2008)
Military history: 75th Ranger Regiment
Date of death: Monday, September 13, 2021
Cemetery: Saint Peter’s, Fresno
Source: CBS 17, Chapel of Light, Military Times
Hunter Lopez, age 22, from Indio, California.
Parents: Alice and Herman Lopez
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine expeditionary force, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Death details: Killed when a suicide bomber approached a group of Marines processing refugees at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.
Source: Department of Defense, USA Today
Nicole L. Gee, age 23, from Sacramento, California, Sacramento county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Death details: Died as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Foundation for Women Warriors
Dylan R. Merola, age 20, from Rancho Cucamonga, California, San Bernardino county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine expeditionary force, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Death details: Died as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Saint Charles County Veterans Museum
Kareem M. Nikoui, age 20, from Norco, California, Riverside county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine expeditionary force, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Death details: Died as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense
Micah Walker, age 31, from Falcon, Colorado.
Parents: Dawn and Gerald Walker
Spouse: Corinne (Cori)
Children: Three children
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Colorado Christian High, Honor Academy in Garden Valley, Texas
Military history: Company A, 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group
Date of death: Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Death details: Died at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida during the seven-week Combat Diver Qualification Course
Source: Starts and Stripes, Everegreen Funeral Home
Samuel D. Birmingham, age 21, from Boron, California.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Stationed at Fort Bliss
Date of death: Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Death details: Killed when his motorcycle collided with a speeding car that failed to stop at a red light in El Paso, Texas
Source: Army Times, Mojave Desert News
Tyler Shelton, age 22, from San Bernardino, California, Bronx county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 160th SAR (A)
Date of death: Thursday, August 27, 2020
Death details: Killed in “aircraft mishap” while training in California
Source: WNBC, Victorville Daily Press