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Latinos/Latinas Ultimate Sacrifice – Alphabetical Index 

 

The following is an alphabetical index to the series “Latinos/Latinas Ultimate Sacrifice” authored by Mercy Bautista-Olvera.  The series originally published in “Somos Primos” from 2008 to 2009, the index is a guide to the biographies of over 120 Latinos/Latinas who lost their lives in Iraq/Afghanistan during the years from 2003 to 2008.

 

Name

Age

 Hometown

    Branch

    Death

 Location

     Issue

 

                                                                                                                                  

Abad, Roberto

22

Bell Gardens, California

Marine Cpl.

August 6, 2004

An Najaf Province, Iraq

 June  2008

Acosta, Genaro

26

Fair Oaks, California

Army Pfc.

November 11, 2003

Taji, Iraq

September 2008

Acosta, Steven

19

Calexico, California

Army Pfc.

October 26, 2003

Baqubah, Iraq

September 2008

Alvarez, Nicanor

22

San Bernardino California

Marine Sgt.

August  21, 2004

Anbar province, Iraq

July 2008

Aragon, John D.

22

Antioch, California

Army Sgt.

June 12, 2008

Balad, Iraq

February 2009

Arellano, Carlos

22

Rosemead, California

Marine Cpl.

January  20, 2006

Haglaniyah, Iraq

March 2008

Ayala, Alejandro

26

Riverside, California

Air Force Staff Sgt.

December 28, 2006

Nov. 18, 2007 (vehicle accident)

December 2008

Ayala, Luis

21

South Gate, California

Army Spc.

December 28, 2006

Taji, Iraq

November 2008

Ayon, Eric A.

26

Arieta, California

Marine Corps Pfc.

April 9, 2004

Anbar Province, Iraq

June 2008

Baez, Cesar O.

37

Pomona, California

Navy Hospital Corpsman

June 15, 2005 

Anbar province, Iraq 

May 2008

Baro, Jeremiah

21

Fresno, California

Marine Cpl.

November 4, 2004

Anbar province, Iraq

July 2008

Barraza, Ricardo

24

Shafter, California

Army staff Sgt.

March 18, 2006

Ramadi, Iraq

October 2008

 

Blanco, Joseph

20

Bloomington, California

Army Cpl.

April 11, 2006

Taji, Iraq

November 2008

Borjas, Federico G.

33

San Diego, California

Army Sgt.

October 16, 2008

Afghanistan

February 2009

Carrillo, Alejandro

22

Carson, California

Marine Sgt.

January 30, 2007

Al Anbar Province, Iraq

February 2008

Casanova, Jose

23

El Monte, California

Army Sgt.

October 13, 2003

Iraq

August 2008

Causor, Roberto J.

21

San Jose, California

Army Spc.

July 7, 2007

Samarra, Iraq

December 2008

Ceniceros, Manuel A.

23

Santa Ana, California

Marine Lance Cpl.

June 26, 2004

Anbar Province, Iraq

June 2008

Cervantes Ramirez, Guadalupe

26

Fort Irwin, California

Army Sgt.

April 23, 2008

Camp Arifjan, Kuwait (vehicle accident)

February 2009

Chavez Jr., Javier   

18

Cutler, California

Marine Pfc.

February 9, 2006

Fallujah, Iraq

October 2008

Contreras, Andres

23

Huntington Park, California

Army Sgt.

July 15, 2006

Baghdad,  Iraq

March 2008

Corniel, Marcelino “Ronnie”

23

La Puente, California

Army Pfc.

December 31, 2005

Baghdad, Iraq

May 2008

Cruz, Joseph

22

Whittier, California

Army Pfc.

October 16, 2005

Bagram, Afghanistan (non-related-injuries sustained in accident)

September 2008

Delgado, George

21

Palmdale, California

Army Pfc.

March 24, 2008

Baghdad, Iraq

February 2009

Diaz Varela, Sergio R.

21

Lomita, California

Army Pfc.

November 24, 2004

Ramadi, Iraq

September 2008

Dominguez, Alejandro

24

San Diego, California

Army Sgt.

June 25, 2008

Mosul, Iraq

February 2009

Elizarraras, Emigdio E.

37

Pico Rivera, California

Army Master Sgt.

February 28, 2006

Iraq

March 2008

Escobar, Sergio H.

18

Pasadena, California

Marine Cpl.

October 9, 2005

Ar Ramadi, Iraq

May 2008

Esparza Gutierrez, Analaura

21

Houston, Texas

Army Pfc.

October 1, 2003

Tikrit,  Iraq

August 2008

Estrella, Michael A.

20

Hemet, California

USMC Cpl.

June 14, 2006

Al Anbar province, Iraq

March 2008

Figueroa, Gabriel J.

20

Baldwin Park, California

Army Pfc.

April 3, 2007

Baghdad, Iraq

November 2008

Figueroa, Luis

21

Los Angeles, California

Marine Cpl.

November 18, 2004

Anbar province, Iraq

July 2008

Garcia, Ramirez, Santa

33

Florence, Arizona

Civilian

June 28, 2007

Afghanistan

December 2008

Garcia Jr., Alberto  

23

Bakersfield, California

Army Pfc.

March 13, 2007

Baghdad, Iraq

February 2008

Garcia, Jair de Jesus

29

Chatsworth, California

Army Pvt.

August 1, 2008

Chowkay  Valley, Afghanistan

February 2009

 

Garcia, Juan de Dios

27

Los Angeles, California

Army Staff Sgt.

April 30, 2005

Khaladiyah, Iraq

April 2008

 

Garcia, Victor A.

22

Rialto, California

Army Cpt.

July 1, 2007

Baghdad, Iraq

February 2008

Garibay, Jose Angel

21

Costa Mesa, California

Marine Cpl.

March 23, 2003

Nasiriyah, Iraq

July 2008

German, Merlin

22

Manhattan, New York

Marine Sgt.

April 11, 2008

Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. (injuries sustained  from Anbar, Iraq on February 22, 2005

February 2009

Gomez, Billy

25

Perris, California

Army Cpl.

October 27, 2004

Naka, Afghanistan

September 2008

Gomez, Jose

23

Corona, New York

Army Sgt.

April 28, 2006

Baghdad, Iraq

August 2008

Gonzalez Hiraheta, Felix G.

25

Sun Valley, California

Army Sgt.

May 3, 2007

Baghdad, Iraq

November 2008

Gonzalez Rodriguez, Jose Francisco

19

Norwalk, California

Marine Pfc.

May 12, 2003

Iraq (when unexploded ordnance he was handling detonated)

August 2008

Gonzalez, Benjamin R.

23

El Monte, California

Marine Lance Cpl.

May 29, 2004.

Al Anbar Province  Iraq

June 2008

Gonzalez, Jorge

20

El Monte, California

Marine Cpl.

March 24, 2003

An Nasiriyah, Iraq

July 2008

Gonzalez, Mario Daniel

21

La Puente, California

Marine Cpl.

November 14, 2006,

Anbar province of Iraq

April 2008

Gonzalez, Victor

19

Watsonville, California

Marine Cpl.

October 13, 2004

Anbar province, Iraq

July 2008

Granados, Cesar A.

21

Le Grand, California

Arm Cpl.

September 15, 2006

Baghdad, Iraq

November 2008

Gudino, Sergio

21

Pomona, California

Army Spc.

December 25, 2005

Baghdad,  Iraq

May 2008

Guerrero, Salvador

21

Whittier, California

Marine Cpl.

June 9, 2006

Al Anbar province, Iraq

March 2008

Gutierrez Gonzalez, Luis Enrique

38

Bakersfield, California

Army 1st Class

July 18, 2007

Adhamiyah, Iraq

December 2008

Gutierrez, Agustin

19

San Jacinto, California

Army Spc.

March 29, 2007

North Kabul, Afghanistan

November 2008

Gutierrez, Jose

22

Los Angeles, California

Marine Cpl.

March 21, 2003

Umn Qasr, Iraq

July 2008

Guzman, Gabriel

25

Hornbook, California

Army Sgt.

March 8, 2008

Orgun, Afghanistan

December 2008

Guzman, Miguel A.

21

Norwalk, California

Marine Cpl.

May 2, 2008

Anbar, Iraq

February 2009

Haro Marin Jr., Atanacio  

27

Baldwin Park, California

Army Sgt.

June 3, 2003

Baghdad, Iraq

August 2008

Heredia, Jose

22

Santa Maria, California

Marine Cpl.

November 20, 2004

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center , Germany (injuries in War)

July 2008

Heredia, Marisol

19

El Monte, California

Army Specialist

September 7, 2007.

Baghdad, Iraq

February 2008

Herrera, David

26

Oceanside, California

Army Sgt.

January 28, 2006

Baghdad, Iraq

March 2008

Holguin, Manuel Joaquin

21

Woodlake, California

Army Spc.

July 15, 2006

Baghdad, Iraq

November 2008

Jimenez, Almazan, David

27

Van Nuys, California

Army Sgt.

August  27, 2006

Hit, Iraq

November 2008

Jimenez, Alex R.

25

Massachusetts

Army Staff Sgt.

July 8, 2008 

Jurf es Sakhr, Iraq, (captured May 12, 2007 by enemy forces in Jurf es Sakhr, Iraq. Body captured in 2008)

February 2009

Jimenez, Linda C.

39

Brooklyn, New York

Army Staff Sgt.

October 31, 2003

WRAMC (Non-combat accident)

September 2008

Jimenez, Oscar,

33

San Diego, California

Army Sgt.

April 11, 2004

Anbar province, Iraq

December 2008

Joya Mendoza, Giann C.

27

North Hollywood, California

Army Sgt.

June 28, 2007

Baghdad, Iraq

December 2008

Lopez-Lopez, Hugo R.

20

La Habra, California

Marine Cpl.

January 27, 2006

Texas Military hospital (injuries)

March 2008

Madero, Vincent A.

22

Port Hueneme

Army Sgt.

October 17, 2007

Balad, Iraq

December 2008

Manzano Jr., Pablo  

19

Heber, California

Army Sgt.

August  25, 2003

Logistical Support Area Dogwood, Iraq (non-combat)

August 2008

Marquez, Geraldine

31

Victorville, California

Civilian

February 27, 2007

Bagram Air Base in Iraq

February 2008

Martinez Flores, Francisco A.

21

Duarte, California

Marine Pfc.

March 25, 2003

Euphrates River in Iraq

August 2008

 

Martinez, Michael J.

24

Chula Vista, California

Army Pfc.

June 28, 2007

Baghdad, Iraq

February 2008

Mendoza, Antonio

21

Santa Ana, California

Marine Cpl.

June 3, 2007

Brook Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas (from injuries)

May 2008

Mercado, Raul

21

Monrovia, California

Marine Cpl.

January 7, 2006

Al Karmah, Iraq

March 2008

Merlo, Evan E.

19

San Marcos, California

Army Spc.

January  8, 2008

Samarra, Iraq

December 2008

Meza, Gilberto A.

21

Oxnard, California

Army Cpl.

October 6, 2007

Baghdad, Iraq

March 2008

Molina Bautista, Jorge A.

37

Rialto, California

Marine Staff Sgt.

May 23, 2004

Unbar province, Iraq.

June 2008

Montes, Luis A.

22

El Centro, California

Army Sgt.

September 7, 2006

Brooke Army Medical Center   San Antonio , Texas (injuries in war)

April 2008

Monzon Jr., Milton M.

21

Los Angeles, California

Army Sgt.

July 24, 2005

Baghdad, Iraq

October 2008

Mora, Arturo J.

23

Pico Rivera, California

Army Sgt.

October 19, 2005

Balad, Iraq

May 2008

Mora, Jose L.

26

Bell Gardens, California

Army Pfc.

October 24, 2003

Samaria, Iraq

September 2008

Morales, Jason M.

20

La Puente, California

Army Pfc.

April 18, 2007

Baghdad, Iraq

February 2008

Navarro Arellano, Juana

24

Ceres, California

USMC C/Cpl.

April 8, 2006

Al Anbar province, Iraq

March 2008

Nuñez, David

27

Los Angeles, California

Army Sgt. 1st Class

May 29, 2008

Shewan, Afghanistan

February 2009

Oceguera, Alex

19

San Bernardino, California

Army Pfc.

October 31, 2006

Wygal Valley, Afghanistan

April 2008

Orozco, Osbaldo

26

Delano, California

Army 1st Lieutenant

April 25, 2003

 

August 2008

Ortiz, Maria Ines

40

Bayamon, Puerto Rico

Army Captain

July 10, 2007

Iraq  (wounds sustained from indirect enemy fire)

December 2008

Padilla-Aleman, Geovani

20

South Gate, California

Navy Hospital Corpsman

April 2, 2006 

Baghdad, Iraq

October 2008

Panagua-Morales, Jose A.

22

Bell Gardens, California

Army Cpl.

March 7, 2008

Balad, Iraq

December 2008

Peña Medina, Abraham D.

32

Los Angeles, California

Army Staff Sgt.

April 27, 2004

Baghdad, Iraq

September 2008

Peña Romero, Jorge L.

21

Santa Cruz, California

Marine Cpl.

July 16, 2005

Baghdad, Iraq

July 2008

Perez, Andres

21

Santa Cruz, California

Marine Cpl.

November 14, 2004

Anbar province, Iraq

July 2008

Perez, Geoffrey

24

Los Angeles, California

Marine Corps Pfc.

August 15, 2004

Al Anbar Province, Iraq

June 2008

Pineda, Carlos

23

Los Angeles, California

Marine Cpl.

June 24, 2005

Fallujah, Iraq

May 2008

Ramirez Gonzalez, Aleina

33

Puerto Rico

Army Specialist

April 15, 2005

Tikrit, Iraq

June 2008

Ramirez, Angel de Jesus

22

Pacoima, California

Army Sgt.

November 11, 2006

Ramadi, Iraq

April 2008

Ramirez, Rogelio

21

Pasadena, California

Marine Pfc.

August  26, 2007

Iraq

February 2008

Reynosa Suárez, Rafael

28

Santa Ana, California

Marine Cpl.

May 29, 2004

Al Anbar Province, Iraq

June 2008

Robles, Lizbeth

31

Vega Baja, Puerto Rico

Army Pfc.

March 1, 2005

228th Command Support Hospital in Tikirt, Iraq

April 2008

Rojas, Michael M.

21

Fresno, California

Army Cpl.

April 18, 2007

Taji, Iraq

November 2008

Romero, Ramon

19

Huntington Park, California

Marine Pfc.

August 22, 2005

Fallujah, Iraq

October 2008

Rosales Lomeli, Victor A.

29

Westminister, California

Army Staff Sgt.

April 13, 2004

Iraq

June 2008

Rubalcava, Isela

25

El Paso, Texas

USA Specialist

May 8, 2004.

Mosul, Iraq

May 2008

Salas, Rudy

20

Baldwin Park, California

Marine Cpl.

May 20, 2004

Non-combat-related vehicle accident in Iraq

May 2008

Salcido, Rudy A.

31

Ontario, California

Army National Guard

November 9, 2006

Al Asad, Iraq

April 2008

Santos, Luis D.

20

Rialto, California

Army Cpl.

June 8, 2006

Buritz, Iraq

November 2008

Segura Sietsema, Ashley

20

Melrose Park, Illinois

USA Specialist

November 12, 2007

Kuwait City (traffic accident)

April 2008

Silva, Alfredo B.

35

Calexico, California

Army Sgt.

September 15, 2005

Baghdad, Iraq

October 2008

Silva, Erik H.

22

Chula Vista, California

Marine Corps

April 3, 2003

Iraq

August 2008

Suárez del Solar, Jesus A.

20

Escondido, California

Marine Lance Cpl.

March 27, 2003

Fallujah, Iraq

August 2008

Tamayo, Fernando

19

Fontana, California

Marine Cpl.

December 21, 2006

Anbar Province, Iraq

April 2008

Tejeda, Luis Enrique

20

Huntington Park, California

Army Cpl.

September  30, 2006

Asad, Iraq

April 2008

Valdez, Ramona M.

20

Bronx, New York

Marine Cpl.

June 23, 2005

Fallujah, Iraq

June 2008

Valles, Melissa

26

El Paso, Texas

Army Sgt.

July 9, 2003

Balad, Iraq (non-combat-related injuries 

July 2008

Vasquez, Cristian

20

Coalinga, California

Marine Cpl.

August  2, 2007

Anbar Province, Iraq

February 2008

Vega, Frances M.

20

Puerto Rico

Army Spc.

November 2, 2003

Fallujah, Iraq

October 2008

Vega, Michael W.

41

Lathrop, California

Army 1st Lieutenant

March 20. 2004

Diwaniyah,  Iraq

September 2008

Velasquez, Paul A.

29

San Diego, California

Army Staff Sgt.

November 2, 2003

Fallujah, Iraq

September 2008

Verdeja, Justin A.

20

La Puente, California

Army Pfc.

June 5, 2007

Baghdad, Iraq

February 2008

Villatoro Jr., Ramon A.

19

Bakersfield, California

Army Pfc

July 24, 2005

Baghdad, Iraq

October 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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