Genaro F. Acosta, 26

Army, Specialist

Based: Ft. Hood, Texas

1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: November 11, 2003

Taji, Iraq

Married, 1 child

Gender: Male

Hometown: Fair Oaks

High School: Mayfair High (Lakewood)

Burial: Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio

Shawn G. Adams, 21

Army, Sergeant

Based: Ft. Richardson, Alaska

3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: July 22, 2007

Owaset, Iraq

Married

Gender: Male

Hometown: Dixon

High School: Vanden High (Fairfield)

Burial: Sacramento Valley National Cemetery, Dixon, Calif.

Kenneth Michael Ballard, 26

Army, 1st Lieutenant

Based: Friedberg, Germany

2nd Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: May 30, 2004

Najaf, Iraq

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Mountain View

High School: Mountain View High (Mountain View)

Burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

Michael S. Barnhill, 39

Marine Reserve, 1st Sergeant

Based: Eugene, Ore.

6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: May 28, 2005

Haqlaniya (6 mi. from), Iraq

Married, 3 children

Gender: Male

Hometown: Folsom

High School: Folsom High (Folsom)

Burial: Mount Vernon Memorial Park, Fair Oaks, Calif.

Timothy W. Brown, 21

Marines, Lance Corporal

Based: Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii

2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: November 14, 2006

Haditha, Iraq

Engaged

Gender: Male

Hometown: Sacramento

High School: Foothill High (Sacramento)

Burial: Mount Vernon Memorial Park, Fair Oaks, Calif.

Frank L. Cady III, 20

Army, Specialist

Based: Ft. Riley, Kan.

4th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: October 10, 2007

Baghdad, Iraq

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Sacramento

High School: Visions in Education (Carmichael)

Burial: Cremated

James M. Christen, 29

Army, Staff Sergeant

Based: Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: July 19, 2011

Kunar province, Afghanistan

Married

Gender: Male

Hometown: Loomis

High School: Del Oro High (Loomis)

Burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

Michael K. Clark, 24

Army, Sergeant

Based: Ft. Carson, Colo.

2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: October 7, 2008

Mosul, Iraq

Married, 1 child

Gender: Male

Hometown: Sacramento

High School: Amador High (Sutter Creek)

Burial: Sacramento Memorial Lawn, Sacramento

Ronald L. Coffelt, 36

Army, Sergeant

Based: Ft. Bragg, N.C.

503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne), XVIII Airborne Corps

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: July 19, 2007

Baghdad (eastern part), Iraq

Married, 5 children

Gender: Male

Hometown: Fair Oaks

High School: Del Campo High (Fair Oaks)

Burial: Sacramento Valley National Cemetery, Dixon, Calif.

Ryan J. Connolly, 24 ​

Army Specialist

Based: 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, based in Italy with units in Germany. Serving during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Died June 24, 2008 in Khogyani, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck a suspected landmine.

Gender: Male

Married, 1 child

Hometown: Vacaville

Amon Bruce Cook, 24

US Air Force, Senior Airman

Based: Davis-Monthan, AFB, AZ

355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Died: October 19, 2006

Beale AFB, CA

Married

Gender: Male

Hometown: Sacramento

High School: Highlands High School

Burial: Cremated

Kyle A. Coumas, 22

Army, Specialist

Based: Ft. Lewis, Wash.

1st Batallion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: October 21, 2009

Kandahar province, Afghanistan

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Lockeford

High School: St. Mary's High School (Stockton)

Ronald G. Dayce, 25

US Air Force, Staff Sergeant

Based: Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan

Assigned to 18 Component Maintenance Squadron

Died: August 15, 2011

Okinawa, Japan

Gender: Male

Married, 2 children

Hometown: Fairfield, CA

High School: Fairfield High School

Burial: Sacramento National Valley Cemetery 

Kyle Dayton, 22

Army, Sergeant

Based: Ft. Bragg, N.C.

2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: December 3, 2007

Ashwah, Iraq

Married, 1 child

Gender: Male

Hometown: El Dorado Hills

High School: Oak Ridge High School (El Dorado Hills)

Burial: Green Valley Cemetery, Graton, Calif.

Victor A. Dew, 20

Marines, Lance Corporal

Based: Camp Pendleton

3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: October 13, 2010

Helmand province, Afghanistan

Engaged

Gender: Male

Hometown: Granite Bay

High School: Granite Bay High (Granite Bay)

Burial: East Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento

Richard Dickson, 24

Air Force, Staff Sergeant

Based: Beale Air Force Base, Calif.

306th Intelligence Squadron

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: April 27, 2013

near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan

Married, 1 child

Gender: Male

Hometown: Rancho Cordova

Brian E. Dunlap, 34

Marine Reserve, Sergeant

Based: Los Alamitos

2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: September 24, 2005

Taqaddum (near), Iraq

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Carmichael

High School: Del Campo High (Fair Oaks)

Burial: Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Sacramento

Arnold Duplantier II, 26

Army National Guard, Sergeant

Based: Auburn, Calif.

1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: June 22, 2005

Baghdad (Al Rasheed Hotel), Iraq

Married, 2 children

Gender: Male

Hometown: Sacramento

High School: C.K. McClatchy High (Sacramento)

William River Emanuel IV, 19

Army, Specialist

Based: Schweinfurt, Germany

1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: July 8, 2004

Samarra, Iraq

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Stockton

High School: Enterprise Alternative (Clovis)

Burial: San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery, Stockton

Jason M. Evey, 29

Army, Staff Sergeant

Based: Ft. Hood, Texas

1st Squadron, 10th Calvary Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: July 16, 2006

Baghdad (southern part), Iraq

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Stockton

High School: Corvallis High School (Corvallis, Ore.)

Burial: Ashes scattered in Oregon

Micah S. Gifford, 27

Army, Corporal

Based: Ft. Richardson, Alaska

3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: December 7, 2006

Baghdad (south of), Iraq

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Torrance

High School: South High (Torrance)

Burial: Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego

Bryan E Hall, 32

Army, Sergeant First Class

Based: Ft. Carson, Colo. 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: April 10, 2009

Mosul, Iraq

Married, 1 child

Gender: Male

Hometown: Elk Grove

High School: Elk Grove High (Elk Grove)

Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Elk Grove

Joshua M Hardt, 24

Army, Sergeant

Based: Ft. Carson, Colo.

3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: October 3, 2009

Kamdesh, Afghanistan

Married

Gender: Male

Hometown: Applegate

High School: Placer High (Auburn)

Burial: Sacramento Valley National Cemetery, Dixon, Calif.

Kevin J. Hilaman, 28

Army, Specialist

Based: Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: June 26, 2011

Kunar province, Afghanistan

Married, 1 child

Gender: Male

Hometown: Albany

High School: Mesa Verde High (Citrus Heights)

Burial: Sierra Hills Memorial Park, Sacramento

Cory F. Hiltz, 20

Army, Private 1st Class

Based: Ft. Carson, Colo.

2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: June 28, 2007

Baghdad (southern part), Iraq

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: La Verne

High School: LaVerne Lutheran High School (LaVerne)

Burial: Forest Lawn Memorial-Park, Covina Hills

Keicia M.Hines

Army, Sergeant

Based: Ft. Bragg, N.C.

108th Military Police, Combat Support Company

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: January 14, 2004

Mosul, Iraq

Married

Gender: Female

Hometown: Citrus Heights

High School: Florin High (Sacramento)

Burial: St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Sacramento

Ty J. Johnson, 28

Army, Specialist

Based: Ft. Campbell, Ky.

2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: April 4, 2006

Kirkuk, Iraq

Married, 2 children

Gender: Male

Hometown: Elk Grove

High School: Jordan High School (Sandy, Utah)

Burial: Midvale City Cemetery, Midvale, Utah

Adam Kinser, 21

Army Reserve, Sergeant

Based: Sacramento

304th Psychological Operations Company

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: January 29, 2004

Ghazni, Afghanistan

Married, 1 child

Gender: Male

Hometown: Sacramento

High School: Rio Vista High (Rio Vista)

Burial: Rio Vista Catholic Cemetery, Rio Vista, Calif.

Martin J. La Mar, 43

Army, Sergeant

Based: Ft. Hood, Texas

1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division

Supporting: Operation New Dawn

Died: January 15, 2011

Mosul, Iraq

Married, 5 children

Gender: Male

Hometown: Sacramento

High School: Foothill High (Sacramento)

Burial: St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Sacramento

Fernando Cruz Lavana, 44

Army, Major

Supporting: Persian Gulf, Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: February 7, 2019

Married, children

Gender: Male

Hometown: Sacramento

High School: Christian Brother High School

Burial: Sacramento Valley National Cemetery

Isaac S. Lawson, 35

Army National Guard, Specialist

Based: Fairfield, Calif.

49th Military Police Brigade

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: June 5, 2006

Baghdad, Iraq

Married, 1 child

Gender: Male

Hometown: Sacramento

High School: Elk Grove High (Elk Grove)

Burial: Sacramento Memorial Park, Sacramento

Travis J. Layfield, 19

Marines, Lance Corporal

Based: Camp Pendleton

2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: April 6, 2004 Ramadi, Iraq

Single, 1 child

Gender: Male

Hometown: Fremont

High School: Washington High (Fremont)

Burial: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, Calif.

Jesse D. Mizener, 24

Army, Private 1st Class

Based: Ft. Lewis, Wash.

542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Support Battalion, 593rd Corps Support Group

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: January 7, 2004

Logistics Base Seitz (west of Baghdad), Iraq

Married, 3 children

Gender: Male

Hometown: Auburn

High School: Bear Creek High (Stockton)

Burial: Cherokee Memorial Park, Lodi, Calif.

Joseph C. Nurre, 22

Army Reserve, Sergeant

Based: Weirton, W.Va.

463rd Engineer Battalion

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: August 21, 2005

Samarra (near), Iraq

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Wilton

High School: Elk Grove High (Elk Grove)

Christopher L. Palmer, 22

Army, Private

Based: Vicenza, Italy

2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: August 21, 2005

Baylough, Afghanistan

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Sacramento

High School: Cordova High (Rancho Cordova)

Burial: St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Sacramento

Harvey Emmett Parkerson III, 27

Marines, Sergeant

Based: Camp Pendleton

Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: August 18, 2004

Najaf, Iraq

Married, 2 children

Gender: Male

Hometown: Yuba City

High School: Orland High (Orland)

Burial: Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego

Adam L. Perkins, 27

Marines, Staff Sergeant

Based: Camp Pendleton

7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine

Expeditionary Force

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: May 17, 2010

Helmand province, Afghanistan

Married, 1 child

Gender: Male

Hometown: Antelope

High School: Center High (Antelope)

Ray A. Ramirez, 20

Army, Specialist

Based: Fort Stewart, GA

3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team,

3rd Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: June 1, 2013

Wardak Providence, Afghanistan

Gender: Male

Hometown: Sacramento

Burial: Sacramento Valley National Cemetery, CA

Derek T. Roberts, 24

Army, Sergeant

Based: Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Infantry Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: June 14, 2007

Kirkuk (near), Iraq

Engaged

Gender: Male

Hometown: Gold River

High School: Bella Vista High (Fair Oaks)

Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu

Jessie Earl Robinson, 35

Army, Sergeant

Based: Ft Riley Kansas

Big Red One

1st Infantry, Warrior Transition Unit B Co.

Died: July 19 2009

Milford, Kansas

Married 1 child daughter

Gender: Male

Hometown: Sacramento

High School: Del Oro, Cordova High

Burial: East Lawn Sierra Hills, Sacramento

Casey Sheehan, 24

​Army, Specialist

Based: Ft. Hood, Texas

1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: April 4, 2004

Baghdad (Sadr City), Iraq

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Vacaville

High School: Vacaville High (Vacaville)

Burial: Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery, Vacaville, Calif.

Sean A. Silva, 23

Army, Private

Based: Ft. Polk, La.

2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: October 9, 2003

Baghdad, Iraq

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Roseville

High School: Pinole Valley High (Pinole)

Burial: East Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento

Gurpreet Singh, 21

Marines, Corporal

Based: Camp Pendleton

1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: June 22, 2011

Helmand province, Afghanistan

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Antelope

High School: Oakmont High (Roseville)

Foreign Country of Birth: India

Kristoffer M. Solesbee, 32

Air Force, Technical Sergeant

Based: Hill Air Force Base, Utah

775th Civil Engineer Squadron

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: May 26, 2011

Kandahar province, Afghanistan

Married

Gender: Male

Hometown: Citrus Heights

High School: Freedom Christian School (Fair Oaks)

Burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

PV2 Michael Lee Sparling, 22

Army, Private 2nd Class

Based: Ft. Bliss Texas

C Troop, 1st Squadron 13th Calvary

Died: June 1st, 2011

Suffered Cardiac Arrest while training, Ft. Bliss Texas

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Roseville Ca

High School: Woodcreek High (Roseville)

Raymond N. Spencer Jr., 23

Army, Specialist

Based: Ft. Bliss, Texas

2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: June 21, 2007

Baghdad (southwest part), Iraq

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Carmichael

Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, N.Y.

Joseph W. Stevens, 26

Army, Staff Sergeant

Based: Vilseck, Germany

2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry, 1st Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: January 24, 2005

Khan Bani Saad (near), Iraq

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Sacramento

High School: Oakmont High (Roseville)

Burial: Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park, Sacramento

Sean A. Stokes, 24

Marines, Corporal

Based: Camp Pendleton

3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: July 30, 2007

Taqaddum, Iraq

Engaged

Gender: Male

Hometown: Auburn

High School: Bear River High (Grass Valley)

Mathew D. Taylor

Army, Specialist

Based: Vicenza, Italy

1st Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: September 26, 2007

Sarobi district, Afghanistan

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Cameron Park

High School: Ponderosa High (Shingle Springs)

Kristofer D.S. Thomas, 18

Army, Private 1st Class

Based: Ft. Benning, Ga.

3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: February 18, 2007

Southeastern Afghanistan, Afghanistan

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Roseville

High School: Roseville High (Roseville)

Burial: Newcastle District Cemetery, Newcastle, Calif.

Robert B. Thrasher, 23

Army, Sergeant

Based: Ft. Bliss, Texas

2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: February 11, 2007

Baghdad, Iraq

Married

Gender: Male

Hometown: Folsom

High School: Folsom High (Folsom)

Burial: Mount Vernon Memorial Park, Fair Oaks, Calif.

Alexander Varela, 19

Army,

Based Fort Hood, TX

1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: May 19, 2007

Amariyah section of Baghdad

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Roseville & Fernley, NV

Manuel J. Vasquez, 22

Army, Specialist

Based: Grafenwoehr, Germany

2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: April 24, 2012

Paktika province, Afghanistan

Gender: Male

Hometown: West Sacramento

Steven J. Walberg-Riotto, 18

Army, Private 1st Class

Based: Ft. Riley, Kan.

1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: April 15, 2007

Baghdad (southern part), Iraq

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Paradise

High School: Pleasant Valley High (Chico)

Burial: Skyway Memorial Park, Magalia, Calif.

David L. Waters

Army, Private

Based: Ft. Drum, N.Y.

2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: October 14, 2004

Baghdad (eastern part), Iraq

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Auburn

High School: Placer High (Auburn)

Burial: New Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Calif.

Jonathan D. Welch, 19

Army Spc.

Based: Fort Lewis, Wash.

1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: Aug. 31 2009

Shuyene Sufia, Afghanistan

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Yorba Linda, Calif.

Charles A. Williams

Army, Specialist

Based: Ft. Riley, Kan.

97th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: February 7, 2010

Camp Nathan Smith, Afghanistan

Gender: Male

Hometown: Fair Oaks

Burial: Fair Oaks District Cemetery, Fair Oaks, Calif.