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 |
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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