A Tribute to the Fallen

by Donna Teresa

There are no profound or perfect words fitting to honor those we have lost to war. This Memorial Day, I’d like to remember some of my fellow Californians who have sacrificed their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. I wish I was able to list each and every one of America’s fallen. I hope wherever they are today, the California sun shines brightly on them and the warmth of it goes with their families.

     Jeromy West, Aaron Boyles, Gary Willett, Michael Manibog, Darrell Griffin Jr., Christopher Lee Moore, Joseph Perry, Daniel Isshak, Phillip West, Jennifer Cole, Pabilito Pena Briones, Raymond Henry, Samuel Lee, Daniel Scheile, John Aragon, Kenneth Sickels, Kylan Jones-Huffman, Kyle Colnot, Eric Ayon, Michael Mora, Jesse Mizener, David Waters, Sean Stokes, Leroy Harris-Kelly, Clay Farr, Lester Baroncini Jr., Alberto Garcia Jr., Luis Gutierrez-Rosales, Benjamin B. Portell, Bryan Bolander, David S. Perry, Ramon Villatoro Jr., Atanasio Haro Marin Jr., Rudy Salas, Gabriel Figueroa, Joshua Palmer, James Hayes, Steven Daugherty, Erick Hodges, Jose Mora, Jose Paniagua-Morales, Dustin Shumney, Jared Landaker, Joseph Blanco, Norman Taylor III. Aaron Allen, Alfredo Silva, Steven Acosta, Adam Zanutto, Adam Estep, Cole Larson, Nathan Krissoff, George Howell, Victor Gonzalez, Bernard Corpuz, Glenn Watkins, Raymond Spencer Jr., Daniel Cagle, Robert Johnson, Ming Sun, Juana Navarro Arellano, Arron Clark, Douglas Jose Marencoreyes, Abraham Simpson, Marcos Nolasco, Erik Hernandez Silva, Michael Idanan, Salem Bachar, Curtis Spivey, Michael Martinez, Keicia Hines, Anthony Butterfield, Steven Packer, Nathan Hubbard, Jared Hubbard Cristian Vasquez, Benjamin Zieske, Mick Nygardbekowsky, James Ahearn, Benjamin Tollesfson, Adrian Orosco, Ryan Young Johnathan Castro, Jason Franco, Cameron Payne, Grant Cotting, Thomas Turner Jr., Stephen Johnson, Matthew Creed, Eric Holke, George Peyton, William Dix, Javier Chavez Jr., Edgar Declan, Bryce Gautier, Osbaldo Orozco, Joseph Graves, Shawn Adams, Sean Diamond, Luis Montes, Brad Shuder, Kyle Dayton Jose Casanova, Marisol Heredia, Rex Kenyon, Ty Johnson, Bryan Hall, Richard Gannon II, James Beckstrand, Jesus Alerto Suarez de Solar, Cody Legg, Andrew LaMont, Peter Schmidt, Daniel Unger, Genaro Acosta, Ronal Coffelt, Jorge Luis Pena-Romero, Mike Sonoda Jr., Mark Carter, Michael Barnhill, Robert Thrasher, Fernando Tamayo, Justin Pollard, Andrew Dang, Jason Hendrix, Travis Layfield, Cheyenne Willey, Jose Rangel, Jeremiah Baro, Regina Reali, Michael Rojas, Shin Kim, Shane Stinson, Michael Monsoor, Jeramy Ailes, Rel Ravago IV, Elias Elias, Blake Howey, Thomas McFall, Derek Roberts, John Lucente, Matthew Tallman, Victor Pulido, Anthony Capra, Ryan Mayhan, Michael Baslley, Andrews Higgins, Avealalo Milo, Pablo Manzano, Jason Chappell, Michael Estrella, Kenny Stanton, Charles Sare, Keith Yoakum, Armando Hernandez, James Craig, Marcus Glimpse, William James, Ramon Romero, Andres Contreras, Luis Tejeda, Marcus Cherry, Jesus Gonzalez, Jake Velloza, Jay-D Ornsby-Adkins, Sean Horn, Charles Soltes Jr., Keith Taylor, Michael Probst, Mark Daily, Aaron Ward, Nicholas Steinbacher, Hugo Lopez, Thomas Adams, Marcelino Corniel, Douglas LaBouff, Mario Gonzalez, Jason Morales, Justin Verdeja, Cory Hiltz, Daniel Parker, Ian Stewart, David Hart, Damon Legrand, Allan Walker, Ryan Clark, Christopher Leon, Walter Freeman, Michael Vega, Cesar Granados, Jeremy Bow, Karina Lau, Guy Hagy Jr., Sergio Varela, Derek Argel, Wayne Geiger, George Torres, Lyndon Marcus Jr., Anthony Davis Jr., Randy Collins, Stephen Castellano, Ernesto Guerra, Roberto Martinez, David Toomalatai, Astor Sunsin-Pineda, William Sigua, John Marshall, Francisco Martinez-Flores, Jorge Gonzalez, Victor Lu, Trinidad Martinez, Luis Figueroa, Omead Razani, Edgar Lopez, Joselito Villanueva, Felipe Sandoval-Flores, Salvador Guerrero, Roberto Abad, Geoffrey Perez, Veashna Muy, Alejandro Carrillo, Christopher Young, Romel Catalan, Greg Gagarin, Robert Ayres III, Carlos Pineda, Dion Whitley, Milton Monzon Jr., Juan Garcia-Arana, Eddie Menyweather, Benjamin Gonzalez, Abraham Penamedina, Jose Regalado, Christopher Nason, Carlos Arrelano Pandura, Raul Moncada, Charles Palmer II, Joshua Pickard, Frank Gaspar, Janelle King, Doonewey White, Quoc Binh Tran, Ricardo Crocker, Daniel Santee, Oscar Sanchez, Michael Anderson, Oscar Sanchez, Michael Anderson, Bunny Long, Aaron Simons, Joseph Gage, Daniel Hyde, Raul Mercado, William Richardson, Jason Tetrault, Clayton Dunn II, Kenneth Ballard, Kirk Bosselman, Richard Burdick, Dennis Sellen Jr., Tony Gonzales, Giann Mendoza, Jose Rodriguez, Miguel Guzman, Ray Fuhrmann II., Nicholas Olson, Patrick Tainsh, Paul Neubauer, David Herrera, Richard Soukenka, Jose Perez, Rudy Salcido, Joseph Stevens, Arnold Duplantier, Sean Silva, Issac Lawson, Timothy Brown, Frank Cady III, Michael Clark, Michael Mihalakis, Edwin Roodhouse, Joseph Menusa, Roberto Causor Jr., Gil Orozco, Derek Gardner, Carl Seigart, Andres Perez, Morgan Jacobs, Joseph Spence, John House.

Please join me in remembering each and every of America’s fallen. It’s easy to forget if you don’t remember. It isn’t difficult to appreciate them.

Donna Teresa can be reached at [email protected].