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HONORING OUR FALLEN
From the Central Valley
Marine CPL Joshua Pickard
KIA in Iraq Dec. 19, 2006
20 years old
Hometown: Merced, CA
Army Staff SGT Joseph Gage
KIA in Iraq Nov. 2, 2006
28 years old
Hometown: Modesto, CA
Marine LCPL Aaron W. Simons
KIA in Iraq April 24, 2006
20 years old
Hometown: Modesto, CA
Marine LCPL Juana Navarro
KIA in Iraq April 8, 2006
24 years old
Hometown: Ceres, CA
Army PFC Joseph J. Duenas
KIA in Iraq March 30, 2006
23 years old
Hometown: Mesa, Arizona
Mother lives in Ceres, CA
Army SGT Dale G. Brehm
KIA in Iraq March 18, 2006
23 years old
Hometown : Turlock, CA
Marine LCPL Bunny Long
KIA in Iraq March 10, 2006
22 years old
Hometown: Modesto, CA
Army SGT 1st Class Chad A. Gonsalves
KIA in Afghanistan February 13, 2006
31 years old
Hometown: Turlock, CA
Marine LCPL Brandon Dewey
KIA in Iraq January 20, 2006
20 years old
Hometown: Tracy, CA
Army PVT Robbie M. Mariano
KIA in Iraq January 5, 2006
21 years old
Hometown: Stockton, CA
Army PFC Antonio Mendez-Sanchez
KIA in Iraq November 11, 2005
22 years old
Hometown: Patterson, CA
Army CAPT. Raymond D. Hill II
KIA in Iraq October 29, 2005
39 years old
Hometown: Turlock, CA
Army SGT. 1st Class Victor H. Cervantes
KIA in Iraq June 10, 2005
27 years old
Hometown: Stockton, CA
Army PFC Oscar Sanchez
KIA in Iraq December 29, 2004
19 years old
Hometown: Modesto, CA

43 Dog-Tags of the Soldiers PFC Oscar Sanchez saved
Marine CPL Michael D. Anderson JR.
KIA in Iraq December 14, 2004
21 years old
Hometown: Modesto, CA
Army PFC Jesse Jack Martinez
KIA in Iraq July 14, 2004
20 years old
Hometown: Tracy, CA
Army SPC William River Emanuel IV
KIA in Iraq July 8, 2004
19 years old
Hometown: Stockton, CA
Army SPC Patrick Ryan McCaffrey
KIA in Iraq June 22, 2004
34 years old
Hometown: Tracy, CA
Army MAJ. Mark D. Taylor
KIA in Iraq March 20, 2004
41 years old
Hometown: Stockton, CA
Army 1st LT. Michael W. Vega
KIA in Iraq March 20, 2004
41 years old
Hometown: Lathrop, CA
Army PFC Jesse Mizener
KIA in Iraq January 7, 2004
23 years old
Hometown: Stockton, CA
Army Staff SGT Steve Bridges
KIA in Iraq December 8, 2003
33 years old
Hometown: Tracy, CA
Army PFC Karina Lau
KIA Iraq November 2003
20 years old
Hometown: Livingston, CA
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In Service Profiles
Soldiers from the Central Valley
Published by the Modesto Bee
May we all pray for your safety and your safe return home to the
families and communities that love you.
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We have adopted
from Delhi, CA
MIA Vietnam April 21, 1967
through
Operation Just Cause
PlEASE READ:
The Mangino Four
Mangino, Hasenbeck,Nidds and Winters
through
Click on the links to learn
National League of POW/MIA Families
P.O.W. Network
Operation Just Cause
Operation Higgins

Jim Tate
War World II Veteran
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Sgt-At-Arms
Turlock American Legion Post #88
We would like to encourage family members to submit a photo and profile of their soldier. Please email WEBMASTER for info on how to submit.

“Poor is the nation that has no heroes……shameful is the one that has them and forgets.” Author Unknown
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