Promote & Preserve stories of U.S. fallen soldiers/sailors
Andrew T. Brittonmihalo, age 25, from Simi Valley, California, Ventura county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
Date of death: Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of injuries sustained from small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Clark A. Corley Jr., age 35, from Oxnard, California, Ventura county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Bliss, Texas.
Date of death: Saturday, December 3, 2011
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were Sgt. 1st Class Clark A. Corley Jr., Spc. Ryan M. Lumley, Spc. Thomas J. Mayberry.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Joshua J. Cullins, age 28, from Simi Valley, California, Ventura county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Royal High, Simi Valley (2000)
Military history: 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Date of death: Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting his duty, disarming roadside bombs. He was killed while investigating a bomb Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village
Source: Department of Defense, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Independent, Military Times
Vincent Alexander Madero, age 22, from Port Hueneme, California, Ventura county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhb, 2D Battalion, 82D Field Artillery, 3 Bct, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Gilberto Alexander Meza, age 21, from Oxnard, California, Ventura county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company G, 3D Squadron, 2D Cavalry, Vilseck, Germany
Date of death: Saturday, October 6, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Landstuhl Hospital Care Project
Jaime Rodriguez Jr, age 19, from Oxnard, California, Ventura county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop A, 5Th Squadron, 7Th Cavalry, Fort Stewart, Georgia
Date of death: Thursday, July 26, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Saqlawiyah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Santa Barbara Independent
Anthony Charles Melia, age 20, from Thousand Oaks, California, Ventura county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: F Co, 2D Bn, 4Th Mar, 1St Mar Div, Mcb Camp Pendleton, Ca
Date of death: Saturday, January 27, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Ar Ramadi, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Allanmark Cundangan Espiritu, age 28, from Oxnard, California, Ventura county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 8Th Esb Fwd, 2D Fssg Fwd (Parent: 7Th Esb, 1St Mlg, Camp Pendleton, Ca)
Date of death: Tuesday, November 1, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Ramadi, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jonathan Tessar, age 36, from Simi Valley, California, Ventura county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 2D Battalion, 502D Infantry, Fort Campbell, Ky
Date of death: Monday, October 31, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Elijah Matthew Ortega, age 19, from Oxnard, California, Ventura county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: C Co, 2D Ceb, Rct-8, 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, Nc
Date of death: Monday, September 26, 2005
Death details: died as result of a non-hostile gunshot wound at Camp Baharia, Iraq.
Source: Department of Defense, U.S. Navy, Military Times