[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 118 (Thursday, August 5, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6857-S6858]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES
Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to 38
servicemembers from California or based in California who have died
while serving our country in Operation Enduring Freedom since March 24,
2010. This brings to 185 the number of servicemembers either from
California or based in California that have been killed while serving
our country in Afghanistan. This represents 15 percent of all U.S.
deaths in Afghanistan.
LCpl Rick J. Centanni, 19, of Yorba Linda, CA, died March 24 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance
Corporal Centanni was assigned to 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance
Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of
Camp Pendleton, CA.
SgtMaj Robert J. Cottle, 45, of Whittier, CA, died March 24 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sergeant
Major Cottle was assigned to 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance
Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of
Camp Pendleton, CA.
Sgt Kenneth B. May, Jr., 26, of Kilgore, TX, died May 11 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sergeant
May was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
Cpl Jeffery W. Johnson, 21, of Tomball, TX, died May 11 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Corporal
Johnson was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
PO Zarian Wood, 29, of Houston, TX, died May 16 in Helmand Province,
Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device
blast while on dismounted patrol. Petty Officer Wood was assigned as a
hospital corpsman to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
SSgt Adam L. Perkins, 27, of Antelope, CA, died May 17 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Staff
Sergeant Perkins was assigned to 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st
Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton,
CA.
Cpl Jacob C. Leicht, 24, of College Station, TX, died May 27 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Corporal
Leicht was assigned to the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion,
1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton,
CA.
PFC Jake W. Suter, 18, of Los Angeles, CA, died May 29 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Private
First Class Suter was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment,
3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, HI.
Cpl Donald M. Marler, 22, of St. Louis, MO, died June 6 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Corporal
Marler was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
LCpl Derek Hernandez, 20, of Edinburg, TX, died June 6 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance
Corporal Hernandez was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment,
1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
Sgt Brandon C. Bury, 26, of Kingwood, TX, died June 6 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sergeant
Bury was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
Sgt John K. Rankel, 23, of Speedway, IN, died June 7 while supporting
combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sergeant Rankel was
assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
LCpl Michael G. Plank, 25, of Cameron Mills, NY, died June 9 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance
Corporal Plank was assigned to 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st
Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton,
CA.
LCpl Gavin R. Brummund, 22, of Arnold, CA, died June 10 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance
Corporal Brummund was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment,
2nd Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC.
Cpl Jeffrey R. Standfest, 23, of St. Clair, MI, died June 16 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Corporal
Standfest was assigned to 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 3rd Marine
Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps Air
Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, CA.
LCpl Michael C. Bailey, 29, of Park Hills, MO, died June 16 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance
Corporal Bailey was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps
Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, CA.
SGT Nathan W. Cox, 27, of Fremont, CA, died June 16 at Landstuhl
Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained June
14 when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire at Near
Forward Operating Base, Khogyani, Afghanistan. Sergeant Cox was
assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Troops
Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air
Assault), Fort Campbell, KY.
SN William Ortega, 23, of Miami, FL, died June 18 in HelmandProvince,
Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device
blast while conducting combat operations against enemy forces. Seaman
Ortega was assigned as a hospital corpsman to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, CA.
Cpl Kevin A. Cueto, 23, of San Jose, CA, died June 22 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Corporal
Cueto was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps Air
Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, CA.
Cpl Claudio Patino IV, 22, of Yorba Linda, CA, died June 22 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Corporal
Patino was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps Air
Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, CA.
Cpl Daane A. Deboer, 24, of Ludington, MI, died June 25 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Corporal
Deboer was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
Sgt Joseph D. Caskey, 24, of Pittsburgh, PA, died June 26 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sergeant
Caskey was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
Cpl Larry D. Harris Jr., 24, of Thornton, CO, died July 1 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Corporal
Harris was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
SPC Roger Lee, 26, of Monterey, CA, died July 6 at Qalat,
Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his vehicle
with an improvised explosive device. Specialist Lee was assigned to the
1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany.
SSG Marc A. Arizmendez, 30, of Anaheim, CA, died July 6 at Qalat,
Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his vehicle
with an improvised explosive device. Staff Sergeant Arizmendez was
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels,
Germany.
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LCpl Tyler A. Roads, 20, of Burney, CA, died July 10 while supporting
combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Corporal
Roads was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC.
SSgt Christopher J. Antonik, 29, of Crystal Lake, IL, died July 11
while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Staff Sergeant Antonik was assigned to 1st Marine Special Operations
Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp
Pendleton, CA.
SPC Chase Stanley, 21, of Napa, CA, died July 14 at Zabul Province,
Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his military
vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Specialist Stanley was
assigned to the 618th Engineer Support Company, 27th Engineer Battalion
(Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade (Combat), Fort Bragg, NC.
GySgt Christopher L. Eastman, 28, of Moose Pass, AK, died July 18
while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Gunnery Sergeant Eastman was assigned to the 7th Engineer Support
Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton, CA.
Cpl Paul J. Miller, 22, of Traverse City, MI, died July 19 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Corporal
Miller was assigned to 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 3rd Marine
Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps Air
Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, CA.
SSG Brian F. Piercy, 27, of Clovis, CA, died July 19 in Arghandab
River Valley, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents
attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. Staff Sergeant
Piercy was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg,
NC.
Cpl Julio Vargas, 23, of Sylmar, CA, died July 20 while supporting
combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Corporal Vargas was
assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA.
Maj James M. Weis, 37, of Toms River, NJ, died July 22 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Major
Weis was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft
Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp Pendleton, CA.
LtCol Mario D. Carazo, 41, of Springfield, OH, died July 22 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Lieutenant Colonel Carazo was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd
Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp
Pendleton, CA.
SGT Daniel Lim, 23, of Cypress, CA, died July 24, at Qalat,
Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his
military vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Sergeant Lim was
assigned to 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires
Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.
SSG Conrad A. Mora, 24, of San Diego, CA, died July 24, at Qalat,
Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his
military vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Staff Sergeant
Mora was assigned to 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th
Fires Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.
PO2 Justin McNeley, 30, of Wheatridge, CO, died from wounds sustained
from an incident in Logar province, Afghanistan, on July 23. Coalition
Forces recovered his remains July 25 after an extensive search. Petty
Officer 2nd Class McNeley was assigned to Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-
1), San Diego, CA.
LCpl Shane R. Martin, 23, of Spring, TX, died July 29 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance
Corporal Martin was assigned to 1stLight Armored Reconnaissance
Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, CA.
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