This is our tribute to those who have sacrificed themselves to protect and defend the United States. Too often, we forget that our freedom was purchased with the blood of others. These who have received the Purple Heart, and were killed in action should not be forgotten. General John Logan’s comments when he proclaimed Decoration Day (now Memorial Day) in 1868 are still appropriate. “We should guard their graves with sacred vigilance. …
Let pleasant paths invite the coming and going of reverent visitors and fond mourners. Let no neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations that we have forgotten as a people the cost of a free and undivided republic.”
All Gave Some ~ Some Gave All
To view a photo and mini-biography of each of these fallen visit the Tucson Sentinel
| Hostile Action | ||||
| Martin R. Barreras | Command Sgt Major | Army | 5/13/14 | Afghanistan |
| Nicholas L. McCaskill | Chief Master Sergeant | Air Force Reserve | 4/6/13 | Afghanistan |
| Ryan J. Savard | Sergeant 1st Class | Army | 10/13/12 | Afghanistan |
| Orion N. Sparks | Staff Sergeant | Army | 9/26/12 | Afghanistan |
| Nathan J. Nylander | Captain | Air Force | 4/27/11 | Afghanistan |
| Robert J. Near | Private 1st Class | Army | 1/7/11 | Afghanistan |
| James E. Thode | Sergeant 1st Class | UT ARNG | 12/2/10 | Afghanistan |
| Randy R. Braggs | Lance Corporal | Marine Corps | 11/6/10 | Afghanistan |
| Todd M. Harris | Sergeant 1st Class | Army | 11/5/10 | Afghanistan |
| Martin Lugo | Sergeant | Army | 8/19/10 | Afghanistan |
| Christopher J. Moon | Specialist | Army | 7/13/10 | Afghanistan |
| Christopher M. Adams | Specialist | Army | 6/11/10 | Afghanistan |
| Benjamin D. White | Airman | Air Force | 6/9/10 | Afghanistan |
| Michael P. Flores | Technical Sergeant | Air Force | 6/9/10 | Afghanistan |
| Justine T. Gallegos | Sergeant | Army | 10/3/09 | Afghanistan |
| Timothy L. Bowles | Staff Sergeant | Air Force | 3/15/09 | Afghanistan |
| David L. Hurt | Master Sergeant | Army | 2/23/09 | Afghanistan |
| Charles P. Gaffney Jr. | Corporal | Army | 12/24/08 | Afghanistan |
| Joseph F. Gonzales | Private | Army | 9/20/08 | Afghanistan |
| Stewart S. Trejo | Corporal | Marine Corps | 8/7/08 | Afghanistan |
| Robert C. Hammett | Chief Warrant Officer | Army | 6/24/08 | Iraq |
| Victor M. Cota | Sergeant | Army | 5/14/08 | Iraq |
| Ernesto G. Cimarrusti | Staff Sergeant | Army | 3/10/08 | Afghanistan |
| Gary D. Willett | Sergeant | Army | 2/8/08 | Iraq |
| Charles R. Browning | Staff Sergeant | AZ ARNG | 5/31/07 | Afghanistan |
| Ismael G. Solorio | Specialist | Army | 4/9/07 | Iraq |
| Damian Lopez-Rodriquez | Staff Sergeant | Army | 4/6/07 | Iraq |
| Christopher R. Brevard | Sergeant 1st Class | Army | 3/16/07 | Iraq |
| Darrel Kasson | Staff Sergeant | AZ ARNG | 3/4/07 | Iraq |
| Alan E. McPeek | Specialist | Army | 2/2/07 | Iraq |
| Victor M. Langarica | Corporal | Army | 1/20/07 | Iraq |
| Sean Fennerty | Sergeant | Army | 1/20/07 | Iraq |
| Russell P. Borea | Sergeant 1st Class | Army | 1/19/07 | Iraq |
| Collin R. Schockmel | Specialist | Army | 1/16/07 | Iraq |
| Budd M. Cote | Lance Corporal | Marine Corps | 12/2/06 | Iraq |
| Casey L. Mellen | Corporal | Army | 9/25/06 | Iraq |
| Chadwick T. Kenyon | Hospitalman | Navy | 8/20/06 | Iraq |
| Mark R. Vecchione | Sergeant | Army | 7/18/06 | Iraq |
| Bobby Mendez | First Sergeant | Army | 4/27/06 | Iraq |
| Brandon S. Schuck | Corporal | Marine Corps | 2/6/06 | Iraq |
| Thomas H. Byrd | Specialist | Army | 10/15/05 | Iraq |
| Kenneth E. Hunt Jr. | Master Sergeant | Marine Corps | 10/12/05 | Iraq |
| Kenneth G. Ross | Sergeant | Army | 9/25/05 | Afghanistan |
| Sam W. Huff | Private 1st Class | Army | 4/17/05 | Iraq |
| Tina S. Time | Sergeant | Army Reserve | 12/13/04 | Iraq |
| Joshua E. Lucero | Corporal | Marine Corps | 11/27/04 | Iraq |
| Carson J. Ramsey | Private | Army | 10/10/04 | Iraq |
| Robert O. Unruh | Specialist | Army | 9/25/04 | Iraq |
| Jeffrey D. Lawrence | Corporal | Marine Corps | 7/6/04 | Iraq |
| Robert P. Zurheide Jr. | Lance Corporal | Marine Corps | 4/12/04 | Iraq |
| Michael Merila | Sergeant | Army | 2/16/04 | Iraq |
| Benjamin Biskie | Sergeant | Army | 12/24/03 | Iraq |
| Christopher Nason | Chief Warrant Officer | Army | 11/23/03 | Iraq |
| Issac Campoy | Specialist | Army | 10/28/03 | Iraq |
| Sean K. Cataudella | Sergeant | Army | 8/30/03 | Iraq |
| Raymond Losano | Airman 1st Class | Air Force | 4/25/03 | Afghanistan |
| Non-hostile | ||||
| Aron C. Blum | Sergeant | Marine Corps | 12/28/06 | |
| Scott J. Mullen | Specialist | Army | 10/14/05 | |
| Gilbert A. Munoz | Captain | Army | 2/9/05 |