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Thank you for visiting the Central Coast’s Faces of the Fallen page and for taking the time to honor our fallen heroes. The Central Coast has a rich military tradition as the home to the former Fort Ord, Presidio of Monterey, Fort Hunter Liggett, the Naval Postgraduate School, the Defense Language Institute and many other Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security installations around the Monterey Bay. Many residents of the Central Coast are currently in the military, are a veteran, or has an immediate family member who is in the military or is a veteran. In California, we are proud of the brave men and women who serve our nation in uniform. As your Congressman, I believe it is our duty to honor our fallen heroes.
Below are photos of Central Coast servicemembers who have died in U.S. combat operations since 2001, making the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country. The sacrifice of all of America's fallen heroes, throughout our nation's great history, will never be forgotten. My prayers are with the families and loved ones these men and women left behind.
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Chief Warrant Officer Edward Balli
January 20, 2014
Age: 42
Hometown: Monterey, Calif.
Branch: Army
Unit: Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe, Vilseck, Germany.
Incident: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds from small arms fire when he was attacked by insurgents.
Location: Kandahar, Afghanistan
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Spec. Javier Sanchez Jr.
June 23, 2013
Age: 28
Hometown: Greenfield, Calif.
Branch: Army
Unit: Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Incident: Died in Sar Rowzah, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with a makeshift bomb while on mounted patrol.
Location: Afghanistan
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Spec. Vilmar Galarza Hernandez
May 26, 2012
Age: 21
Hometown: Salinas, Calif.
Branch: Army
Unit: 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
Incident: Died in Zharay, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with a makeshift bomb.
Location: Afghanistan
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Spec. Ricardo Cerros Jr.
October 8, 2011
Age: 24
Hometown: Salinas, Calif.
Branch: Army
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
Incident: Died in Logar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.
Location: Logar, Afghanistan
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Pfc. Conrado D. Javier Jr.
December 19, 2010
Age: 19
Hometown: Marina, Calif.
Branch: Army
Unit: 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany
Incident: Died in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a makeshift bomb.
Location: Kandahar, Afghanistan
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Staff Sgt. Vincent W. Ashlock
December 4, 2010
Age: 45
Hometown: Seaside, Calif.
Branch: Army
Unit: 890th Engineer Battalion, 168th Engineer Brigade, Lucedale, Miss.
Incident: Died in Khost province, Afghanistan, in a non-combat related incident.
Location: Khost, Afghanistan
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Spc. Roger Lee
July 6, 2010
Age: 26
Hometown: Monterey, Calif.
Branch: Army
Unit: 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany
Incident: Died at Qalat, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked their vehicle with a makeshift bomb.
Location: Afghanistan
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Spec. Eduardo S. Silva
June 9, 2009
Age: 25
Hometown: Greenfield, Calif.
Branch: Army
Unit: 563rd Aviation Support Battalion, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Died of a non-combat related incident.
Location: Afghanistan
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Pfc. George J. Howell
December 21, 2007
Age: 24
Hometown: Salinas, Calif.
Branch: Army
Unit: 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Infantry Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York
Incident: Killed when his vehicle was attacked by a makeshift bomb in Riyadh.
Location: Iraq
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Sgt. 1st Class Sean K. Mitchell
July 7, 2007
Age: 35
Hometown: Monterey, Calif.
Branch: Army
Unit: 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Stuttgart, Germany
Incident: Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Kidal, Mali.
Location: Afghanistan
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Cpl. Bernard P. Corpuz
June 11, 2006
Age: 28
Hometown: Watsonville, Calif.
Branch: Army
Unit: 303rd Military Intelligence Battalion, 504th Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Died from wounds sustained when his convoy came under enemy small arms fire and a makeshift bomb exploded during combat operations in Ghanzi, Afghanistan.
Location: Afghanistan
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Staff Sgt. Robert S. Johnson
December 21, 2004
Age: 23
Hometown: Seaside, Calif.
Branch: Army
Unit: 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Incident: Killed during the U.S. assault on Fallujah.
Location: Iraq
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Lance Cpl. Jeramy A. Ailes
November 15, 2004
Age: 22
Hometown: Gilroy, Calif.
Branch: Marines
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Killed during the U.S. assault on Fallujah.
Location: Iraq
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Cpl. Andres H. Perez
November 14, 2004
Age: 21
Hometown: Santa Cruz, Calif.
Branch: Marines
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Killed during the U.S. assault on Fallujah.
Location: Iraq
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Lance Cpl. Victor A. Gonzalez
October 13, 2004
Age: 19
Hometown: Watsonville, Calif.
Branch: Marines
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force of Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Killed by enemy action in Anbar province.
Location: Anbar, Iraq
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Spec. Morgen N. Jacobs
October 7, 2004
Age: 20
Hometown: Santa Cruz, Calif.
Branch: Army
Unit: 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany
Incident: Died in Tikrit of injuries sustained on Oct. 6 in Aaliyah when a makeshift bomb exploded near his patrol vehicle.
Location: Iraq
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Lt. Kylan A. Jones-Huffman
August 21, 2003
Age: 31
Hometown: Aptos, Calif.
Branch: Navy Reserves
Unit: I Marine Expeditionary Force.
Incident: Lt. Jones Huffman was killed by an unidentified gunman in Hillah, Iraq.
Location: Iraq
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