Honor Troops’ Sacrifice and Vote

No state has lost more men and women in Iraq than California. In the roll call of the dead, no other state comes close.

Take a look at the list below. It winds through big city and small town, marching on without end. The fallen soldiers are from north and south, the valleys, the mountains, the coast.

Their names sound familiar; their ages too painful to think about.

They lost their lives on a mission to bring self-determination to Iraq, or so they were told.

On Tuesday, take their memory with you to the voting booth.

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* Marine Cpl. Roberto Abad, 22, Bell Gardens

* Army Spc. Genaro Acosta, 26, Fair Oaks

* Army Pfc. Steven Acosta, 19, Calexico

* Navy Reserve Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams, 27, La Mesa

* Marine Cpl. Nicanor Alvarez, 22, San Bernardino

* Marine Staff Sgt. Jimmy J. Arroyave, 30, Woodland

* Army Cpl. Evan Asa Ashcraft, 24, West Hills

* Marine Pfc. Eric A. Ayon, 26, Arleta

* Army 1st Lt. Kenneth Michael Ballard, 26, Mountain View

* Army Spc. James L. Beckstrand, 27, Escondido

* Marine Cpl. Mick R. Bekowsky, 21, Concord

* Army Staff Sgt. Stephen A. Bertolino, 40, Orange

* Marine Sgt. Michael E. Bitz, 31, Ventura

* Army Sgt. 1st Class Kelly Bolor, 37, Whittier

* Marine Lance Cpl. Aaron Boyles, 24, Alameda

* Army Pfc. Joel K. Brattain, 21, Santa Ana

* Army Staff Sgt. Steven H. Bridges, 33, Tracy

* Army 2nd Lt. Todd J. Bryant, 23, Riverside

* Army Staff Sgt. Richard A. Burdick, 24, National City

* Army Pfc. Jose Casanova, 23, El Monte

* Marine Lance Cpl. Manuel A. Ceniceros, 23, Santa Ana

* Army Spc. Jason K. Chappell, 22, Hemet

* Marine Lance Cpl. Marcus M. Cherry, 18, Imperial

* Army Spc. Andrew F. Chris, San Diego

* Army Spc. Arron R. Clark, 20, Chico

* Army Sgt. Brud J. Cronkrite, 22, Spring Valley

* Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle D. Crowley, 18, San Ramon

* Marine Pfc. Brian K. Cutter, 19, Riverside

* Army Spc. Edgar P. Daclan Jr., 24, Cypress

* Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew S. Dang, 20, Foster City

* Army Spc. Michael A. DiRaimondo, 22, Simi Valley

* Army Spc. William R. Emanuel IV, 19, Stockton

* Army Sgt. Adam W. Estep, Campbell

* Marine Capt. Richard J. Gannon II, 31, Escondido

* Marine Lance Cpl. Derek L. Gardner, 20, San Juan Capistrano

* Marine Cpl. Jose A. Garibay, 21, Costa Mesa

* Marine Lance Cpl. Cory Ryan Geurin, 18, Santee

* Marine Cpl. Christopher A. Gibson, 23, Simi Valley

* Marine Lance Cpl. Benjamin R. Gonzalez, 23, Los Angeles

* Marine Cpl. Jesus A. Gonzalez, 22, Indio

* Marine Cpl. Jorge A. Gonzalez, 20, Los Angeles

* Marine Lance Cpl. Victor A. Gonzalez, 19, Watsonville

* Army Cpl. Sean R. Grilley, 24, San Bernardino

* Marine Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez, 28, Los Angeles

* Army Staff Sgt. Guy S. Hagy Jr., 31, Lodi

* Army Sgt. Michael S. Hancock, 29, Yreka

* Marine Pfc. Fernando B. Hannon, 19, Wildomar

* Marine Staff Sgt. William M. Harrell, 30, Placentia

* Army Pfc. Leroy Harris-Kelly, 20, Azusa

* Army Spc. Armando Hernandez, 22, Hesperia

* Army Spc. Christopher K. Hill, 26, Moorpark

* Army Sgt. Keicia M. Hines, 27, Citrus Heights

* Marine Pfc. Sean Horn, 19, Orange

* Marine Lance Cpl. Justin T. Hunt, 22, Riverside

* Army Spc. Morgen N. Jacobs, 20, Santa Cruz

* Army Sgt. Troy Jenkins, 25, Ridgecrest

* Marine 1st Lt. Oscar Jimenez, 34, San Diego

* Army Pvt. Devon D. Jones, 19, San Diego.

* Marine Capt. Andrew David La Mont, 31, Eureka

* Army Pfc. Karina S. Lau, 20, Livingston

* Marine Lance Cpl. Travis J. Layfield, 19, Fremont.

* Marine Cpl. Bumrok Lee, 21, Sunnyvale

* Marine Sgt. Edgar E. Lopez, 27, Los Angeles

* Army Pfc. Pablo Manzano, 19, Heber

* Army Pfc. Lyndon A. Marcus Jr., 21, Long Beach

* Marine Cpl. Douglas Jose Marencoreyes, 28, Chino

* Air Force Master Sgt. Jude C. Mariano, 39, Vallejo

* Army Sgt. Atanacio Haro Marin Jr., 27, Baldwin Park

* Army Sgt. 1st Class John W. Marshall, 50, Sacramento

* Army Pfc. Jesse J. Martinez, 20, Tracy

* Marine Pfc. Francisco A. Martinez Flores, 21, Los Angeles

* Army Sgt. Patrick R. McCaffrey Sr., 34, Tracy

* Marine Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Menusa, 33, Tracy

* Army Staff Sgt. Eddie E. Menyweather, 35, Los Angeles

* Army Sgt. Eliu A. Mier, 27, San Clemente

* Army Spc. Michael G. Mihalakis, 18, San Jose

* Army Sgt. Michael W. Mitchell, 25, Porterville

* Army Pfc. Jesse D. Mizener, 24, Auburn.

* Marine Staff Sgt. Jorge A. Molina, 37, Rialto

* Marine Lance Cpl. Jason William Moore, 21, San Marcos

* Army Spc. Jose L. Mora, 26, Bell Gardens

* Army Pfc. Michelangelo Mora, 19, Arroyo Grande

* Army Spc. Paul T. Nakamura, 21, Santa Fe Springs

* Army Chief Warrant Officer Christopher G. Nason, 39, Los Angeles

* Army Spc. Marcos O. Nolasco, 34, Chino

* Army Spc. Joseph C. Norquist, 26, Benicia

* Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick T. O’Day, 20, Santa Rosa

* Army Spc. Ramon C. Ojeda, 22, Ramona

* Army 1st Lt. Osbaldo Orozco, 26, Delano

* Marine 1st Lt. Joshua M. Palmer, 25, Banning

* Army Pfc. Daniel R. Parker, 18, Lake Elsinore

* Marine Sgt. Harvey E. Parkerson III, 27, Yuba City

* Army Staff Sgt. Abraham D. Pena Medina, 32, Los Angeles

* Marine Pfc. Geoffrey Perez, 24, Los Angeles

* Army Staff Sgt. David S. Perry, 36, Bakersfield

* Army Spc. Justin W. Pollard, 21, Foothill Ranch

* Army Spc. Eric Ulysses Ramirez, 31, San Diego

* Army Spc. Rel A. Ravago IV, 21, Glendale

* Army Spc. Omead Razani, 19, Los Angeles

* Marine Lance Cpl. Rafael Reynosa, 28, Santa Ana

* Marine Pfc. Jose Francis Gonzalez Rodriguez, 19, Norwalk

* Marine Cpl. Randal Kent Rosacker, 21, San Diego

* Army Staff Sgt. Victor A. Rosales, 29, Westminster

* Marine Cpl. Rudy Salas, 20, Baldwin Park

* Army Spc. Casey Sheehan, 24, Vacaville

* Marine Lance Cpl. Brad S. Shuder, 21, El Dorado

* Marine Pfc. Kenneth L. Sickels, 20, Apple Valley

* Marine Cpl. Erik H. Silva, 22, Holtville

* Army Pvt. Sean A. Silva, 23, Rosemont

* Marine Lance Cpl. Richard P. Slocum, 19, Saugus

* Marine 1st Sgt. Edward Smith, 38, Anaheim.

* Army Maj. Charles R. Soltes Jr., 36, Irvine

* Army Sgt. Marvin R. Sprayberry III, 24, Tehachapi

* Marine Lance Cpl. Jesus A. Suarez del Solar, 20, Escondido

* Army Sgt. Patrick S. Tainsh, 33, Oceanside

* Army Maj. Mark D. Taylor, 41, Stockton

* Marine Lance Cpl. Jason Andrew Tetrault, 20, Moreno Valley

* Marine Pfc. George D. Torres, 23, Long Beach

* Army 1st Lt. Andre D. Tyson, 33, Riverside

* Army Pfc. Daniel P. Unger, 19, Exeter

* Army 1st Lt. Michael W. Vega, 41, Lathrop

* Army Staff Sgt. Paul A. Velazquez, 29, San Diego

* Army Sgt. 1st Class Joselito O. Villanueva, 36, Los Angeles

* Army Spc. Thai Vue, 22, Willows

* Marine Staff Sgt. Allan K. Walker, 28, Lancaster

* Army Pvt. David L. Waters, 19, Auburn

* Army Spc. Trevor A. Wine, 22, Orange

* Marine Lance Cpl. William J. Wiscowiche, 20, Victorville

* Army Sgt. Brian M. Wood, 21, Torrance

* Army Sgt. Ryan C. Young, 21, Corona

Steve Lopez writes Sunday, Wednesday and Friday. Reach him at steve.lopez@latimes.

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