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 Los Gatos' day-long Independence Day celebration at the civic center and Los Gatos High School.
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) |
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6. Jesse Brucker 7. Michael Brulow 8. James Callina 9. Jaymes Callinan |
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10. Jay Campbell |
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11. Clock Chase |
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12. Dr. Arjun B Chatterjee |
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13. Desiree Condon |
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14. J.R. Cook |
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15. David Damron (father) |
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16. Zachary Damron (son) |
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17. Major Donald Karl Davis |
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18. Jeffrey Dawe |
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19. Ben Dickinson (wounded in action) |
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20. Joseph Dudley |
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21. Marcos Eugenious |
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22. Louis Fazo |
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23. Thomas Gowdy-Ferguson (W.I.A.) |
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24. Troy Garber |
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25. Jonathan Goldman |
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26. Kugel Aquidneck |
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27. Jack Bakken |
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28. Brandon Bertolet |
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29. Col. Willy Buhl |
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30. William Gossen |
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31. Brandon Grove |
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32. Christopher Handley (wounded in action) |
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33. Mathew Hoffman |
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34. Tyler Kemp |
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35. William Marcantel |
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36. Craig McCormick |
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37. Ian McCubbin |
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38. Montana McKinsey |
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39. Benjamin Majewski |
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40. Nathe Martin |
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41. Sergeant Mitchell |
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42. Jonathan Noble |
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43. Sergeant Rice |
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44. Pat Riley |
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45. Iris Rossiter |
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46. Elizabeth Russell |
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47. Conan Salberg |
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48. Sergeant Schwitzer |
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49. Craig Smith |
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50. Richard Stayskal |
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51. Ruben Ventocilla |
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52. Benjamin Whaley |
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53. Derek C White |
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54. Chris Wiley |
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55. Maj. Howard Zimmerman (W.I.A.) |
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56. Michael Benassi |
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57. Casey Bronzovic |
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58. Austin Glover |
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59. Alan Green |
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60. Justin Greene |
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61. Rebecca Greene |
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62. Ryan Hall |
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63. Chelsea Hayes |
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64. Matthew Kinser |
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65. Matt Mccarty |
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66. Ryan O’Reilly |
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67. Nicholas Snodgrass |
