Yorba Linda California

Patino, Claudio IV
Marines Corporal

Claudio IV Patino, age 22, from Yorba Linda, California, Orange county.

Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: El Dorado High (2006)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California.

Date of death: Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Riverside National

Source: Department of Defense, Orange County Register

Centanni, Rick J.
Marines Lance corporal

Rick J. Centanni, age 19, from Yorba Linda, California, Orange county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Esperanza High (2008).
Military history: 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Camp Pendleton, California.

Date of death: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Death details: Died along Robert Cottle when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Enlisted 2008.

Source: Department of Defense, Orange County Register, San Jose Mercury News, Military Times

Welch, Jonathan D.
Army Specialist

Jonathan D. Welch, age 19, from Yorba Linda, California, Orange county. Their last known residence was in Yorba Linda.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington.

Date of death: Monday, August 31, 2009
Death details: Died in Shuyene Sufia, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Apineru, Faoa Leonidas
Marines Staff sergeant

Faoa Leonidas Apineru, age 31, from Yorba Linda, California, Orange county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: I-I Stf, Hq Co, 23D Mar, 4Th Mar Div, San Bruno, California

Date of death: Monday, July 2, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Palo Alto, United States

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Ready, Robert William
Army Sergeant

Robert William Ready, age 23, from Yorba Linda, California, Orange county.

Spouse: Penny L. Ready

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, January 26, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

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