Politics & Government
Local Military Names to Be Honored
List of Los Gatos, Monte Sereno soldiers serving in the Middle East grows every year, names to be read during Fourth of July festivities today.
The names listed in this article are of local military personnel serving or who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Their families are from Los Gatos and Monte Sereno and are sponsored by the Los Gatos Rotary Club, the Los Gatos Lions Club and Grateful Citizens.
Every Fourth of July, town officials read the names during
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According to local Realtor Michael Frangadakis, chairman of Operation Yellow Ribbon, the annual tradition shows respect for their sacrifices.
This is considered the most poignant part of the festivities, which wind down for a moment at around 1:30 p.m. to have the audience gather in front of Los Gatos High School to say the Pledge of Allegiance, raise Old Glory and recognize the names.
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1. Tim Alston
2. Kugel Aquidneck
3. Corporal Anders
4. Jeff Balistreri
5. Adam Breed (wounded in action)
6. Jesse Brucker
7. Michael Brulow
8. James Callina
9. Jaymes Callinan
10. Jay Campbell
11. Clock Chase
12. Dr. Arjun B Chatterjee
13. Desiree Condon
14. J.R. Cook
15. David Damron (father)
16. Zachary Damron (son)
17. Major Donald Karl Davis
18. Jeffrey Dawe
19. Ben Dickinson (wounded in action)
20. Joseph Dudley
21. Marcos Eugenious
22. Louis Fazo
23. Thomas Gowdy-Ferguson (W.I.A.)
24. Troy Garber
25. Jonathan Goldman
26. Kugel Aquidneck
27. Jack Bakken
28. Brandon Bertolet
29. Col. Willy Buhl
30. William Gossen
31. Brandon Grove
32. Christopher Handley (wounded in action)
33. Mathew Hoffman
34. Tyler Kemp
35. William Marcantel
36. Craig McCormick
37. Ian McCubbin
38. Montana McKinsey
39. Benjamin Majewski
40. Nathe Martin
41. Sergeant Mitchell
42. Jonathan Noble
43. Sergeant Rice
44. Pat Riley
45. Iris Rossiter
46. Elizabeth Russell
47. Conan Salberg
48. Sergeant Schwitzer
49. Craig Smith
50. Richard Stayskal
51. Ruben Ventocilla
52. Benjamin Whaley
53. Derek C White
54. Chris Wiley
55. Maj. Howard Zimmerman (W.I.A.)
56. Michael Benassi
57. Casey Bronzovic
58. Austin Glover
59. Alan Green
60. Justin Greene
61. Rebecca Greene
62. Ryan Hall
63. Chelsea Hayes
64. Matthew Kinser
65. Matt Mccarty
66. Ryan O’Reilly
67. Nicholas Snodgrass
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