In Memoriam

In honor of all those who have given their lives in service to the United States, here is the list of the 492 California sons and daughters who have died thus far in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, 2001 to the present.

Their median age was 23. They left behind 205 widows, three widowers and more than 300 children. 38 were engaged to be married. (Courtesy of the Los Angeles Times)

Roberto Abad, Aug. 6, 2004 Genaro Acosta, Nov. 11, 2003 Steven Acosta, Oct. 26, 2003 Shawn G. Adams, July 22, 2007 Thomas Mullen Adams, March 22, 2003 James M. Ahearn, July 5, 2007 Jeramy A. Ailes, Nov. 15, 2004 Alexandre A. Alexeev, May 28, 2007 John E. Allen, March 17, 2007 David Jimenez Almazan, Aug. 27, 2006 Nicanor Angel Alvarez, Aug. 21, 2004 Michael D. Anderson Jr., Dec. 14, 2004 Harley D. Andrews, Sept. 11, 2006 Joseph J. Anzack Jr., May 23, 2007 Carlos Arellano Pandura, Jan. 20, 2006 Derek Argel, May 30, 2005 Jimmy J. Arroyave, April 15, 2004 Evan Asa Ashcraft, July 24, 2003 Matthew G. Axelson, July 10, 2005 Alejandro Ayala, Nov. 18, 2007 Luis G. Ayala, Dec. 28, 2006 Eric A. Ayon, April 9, 2004 Robert “Bobby” T. Ayres III, Sept. 29, 2007 Salem Bachar, April 13, 2006 Cesar O. Baez, June 15, 2005 Kenneth Michael Ballard, May 30, 2004 Michael Balsley, Jan. 25, 2007 Matthew W. Bancroft, Jan. 9, 2002 Michael S. Barnhill, May 28, 2005 Jeremiah A. Baro, Nov. 4, 2004 Lester Domenico Baroncini Jr., Oct. 15, 2006 Ricardo Barraza, March 18, 2006 James L. Beckstrand, April 29, 2004 Mick R. Bekowsky, Sept. 6, 2004 Anthony K. Bento, Sept. 24, 2007 Stephen A. Bertolino, Nov. 29, 2003 Jeffrey D. Bisson, Jan. 20, 2007 Michael Edward Bitz, March 23, 2003 Joseph A. Blanco, April 11, 2006 James P. Blecksmith, Nov. 11, 2004 Phillip A. Bocks, Nov. 9, 2007 Bryan E. Bolander, April 29, 2008 Kelly Bolor, Nov. 15, 2003 Jerry L. Bonifacio Jr., Oct. 10, 2005 Kirk J. Bosselmann, Nov. 27, 2004 Nathan K. Bouchard, Aug. 18, 2005 Jeremy D. Bow, Oct. 30, 2004 Aaron Boyles, Sept. 24, 2004 Joel K. Brattain, March 13, 2004 Dale G. Brehm, March 18, 2006 Bryan A. Brewster, May 5, 2006 Michael P. Bridges, Nov. 2, 2006 Steven H. Bridges, Dec. 8, 2003 Pablito Pena Briones Jr., Dec. 28, 2004 Sean Lee Brock, Feb. 2, 2005 Jeffery S. Brown, Aug. 9, 2006 Timothy W. Brown, Nov. 14, 2006 Todd J. Bryant, Oct. 31, 2003 Richard A. Burdick, Dec. 10, 2003 Anthony E. Butterfield, July 29, 2006 Jason J. Buzzard, June 21, 2006 Frank L. Cady III, Oct. 10, 2007 Daniel P. Cagle, May 23, 2007 Mark R.C. Caguioa, May 24, 2007 Anthony L. Capra, April 9, 2008 Alejandro Carrillo, Jan. 30, 2007 Lawrance J. Carter, Dec. 29, 2006 Mark T. Carter, Dec. 11, 2007 Jose Casanova, Oct. 13, 2003 Stephen A. Castellano, Jan. 28, 2005 Jonathan Castro, Dec. 21, 2004 Romel Catalan, June 2, 2007 Roberto “Junior” Causor Jr., July 7, 2007 Manuel A. Ceniceros, June 26, 2004 Victor H. Cervantes, June 10, 2005 Cornell C. Chao, Jan. 28, 2007 Jason K. Chappell, Jan. 24, 2004 Javier Chavez Jr., Feb. 9, 2006 Marcus M. Cherry, April 6, 2004 Andrew F. Chris, June 25, 2003 Arron R. Clark, Dec. 5, 2003 Ryan J. Clark, June 29, 2006 Ronald L. Coffelt, July 19, 2007 Randy D. Collins, May 24, 2005 Kyle A. Colnot, April 22, 2006 Andres J. Contreras, July 15, 2006 James J. Coon, April 4, 2007 Sean M. Corlew, June 12, 2002 Marcelino Ronald Corniel, Dec. 31, 2005 Bernard P. Corpuz, June 11, 2006 Matthew W. Creed, Oct. 22, 2006 Ricardo A. Crocker, May 26, 2005 Brud J. Cronkrite, May 14, 2004 Kyle D. Crowley, April 6, 2004 Michael J. Crutchfield, Dec. 23, 2006 Joseph Cruz, Oct. 15, 2005 Jason D. Cunningham, March 4, 2002 Joseph F. Curreri, Oct. 27, 2007 Brian K. Cutter, May 13, 2004 Edgar P. Daclan Jr., Sept. 10, 2004 Mark J. Daily, Jan. 15, 2007 Andrew S. Dang, March 22, 2004 Steven Phillip Daugherty, July 6, 2007 Zachariah S. Davis, Jan. 6, 2005 Anthony J. Davis Jr., April 23, 2005 Kyle Dayton, Dec. 3, 2007 Mario K. “Kawika” De Leon, April 16, 2007 George Delgado, March 24, 2008 Brandon Christopher Dewey, Jan. 20, 2006 Sergio R. Diaz Varela, Nov. 24, 2004 Michael A. DiRaimondo, Jan. 8, 2004 Duane W. Dively, June 22, 2005 William T. Dix, April 27, 2008 Richwell A. Doria, Nov. 7, 2006 Shawn E. Dressler, June 2, 2007 Brian E. Dunlap, Sept. 24, 2005 Clayton G. Dunn II, May 26, 2007 Arnold Duplantier II, June 22, 2005 Nicholas D. Eischen, Dec. 24, 2007 Elias Elias, Dec. 23, 2006 Emigdio E. Elizarraras, Feb. 28, 2006 William River Emanuel IV, July 8, 2004 Sergio H. Escobar, Oct. 8, 2005 Allan M. Cudanga Espiritu, Nov. 1, 2005 Adam W. Estep, April 29, 2004 Michael A. Estrella, June 14, 2006 Jason M. Evey, July 16, 2006 Clay P. Farr, Feb. 26, 2006 William A. “Tony” Farrar Jr., May 11, 2007 Matthew C. Ferrara, Nov. 9, 2007 Gabriel J. Figueroa, April 3, 2007 Luis A. Figueroa, Nov. 18, 2004 Sean P. Fisher, Aug. 14, 2007 Jose Ricardo Flores-Mejia, Nov. 16, 2004 Victor M. Fontanilla, May 17, 2007 Dale E. Fracker, Nov. 24, 2004 Gregory M. Frampton, Jan. 30, 2003 Jason Franco, Oct. 31, 2006 Brian Scott Freeman, Jan. 20, 2007 Walter Freeman Jr., April 4, 2007 Ray M. Fuhrmann II, Aug. 18, 2005 Greg P. Gagarin, June 3, 2007 Joseph A. Gage, Nov. 2, 2006 Richard J. Gannon II, April 17, 2004 Victor A. Garcia, July 1, 2007 Alberto Garcia Jr., March 13, 2007 Juan de Dios Garcia-Arana, April 30, 2005 Derek L. Gardner, Sept. 6, 2004 Jose Angel Garibay, March 23, 2003 Erik T. Garoutte, Oct. 19, 2007 Wayne M. Geiger, Oct. 18, 2007 Cory Ryan Geurin, July 15, 2003 Christopher A. Gibson, April 17, 2004 Micah S. Gifford, Dec. 7, 2006 Carlos E. Gil Orozco, Sept. 10, 2007 Marcus S. Glimpse, April 12, 2006 Billy Gomez, Oct. 27, 2004 Chad Gonsalves, Feb. 13, 2006 Benjamin R. Gonzalez, May 29, 2004 Jesus Angel Gonzalez, April 12, 2003 Jorge Alonso Gonzalez, March 23, 2003 Mario D. Gonzalez, Nov. 14, 2006 Victor A. Gonzalez, Oct. 13, 2004 Felix G. Gonzalez-Iraheta, May 3, 2007 Cesar A. Granados, Sept. 15, 2006 Joseph A. Graves, July 25, 2006 Darrell R. Griffin Jr,. March 21, 2007 Sean R. Grilley, Oct. 16, 2003 Sergio Gudino, Dec. 25, 2005 Ernesto R. Guerra, July 29, 2005 Salvador Guerrero, June 9, 2006 Agustin Gutierrez, March 29, 2007 Jose Gutierrez, March 21, 2003 Luis E. Gutierrez-Rosales, July 18, 2007 Shakere T. Guy, Oct. 29, 2005 Gabriel Guzman, March 8, 2008 Miguel A. Guzman, May 2, 2008 Guy Stanley Hagy Jr,. Sept. 13, 2004 Michael S. Hancock, Oct. 24, 2003 Fernando Baxter Hannon, Aug. 15, 2004 William M. Harrell, April 8, 2004 Leroy Harris-Kelly III, April 20, 2004 David J. Hart, Jan. 8, 2008 James F. “Fred” Hayes, Nov. 6, 2005 James K. Healy, Jan. 7, 2008 Jason R. Hendrix, Feb. 16, 2005 Raymond L. Henry, April 25, 2006 Joseph J. Heredia, Nov. 20, 2004 Marisol Heredia, Sept. 7, 2007 Armando Hernandez, Aug. 1, 2004 David L. Herrera, Jan. 28, 2006 Andrew J. Higgins, June 5, 2007 Christopher K. Hill, March 11, 2004 Raymond D. Hill II, Oct. 29, 2005 Cory F. Hiltz, June 28, 2007 Keicia M. Hines, Jan. 13, 2004 Erick J. Hodges, Nov. 10, 2004 Manuel J. Holguin Jr., July 15, 2006 Eric M. Holke, July 15, 2007 Matthew J. Holley, Nov. 15, 2005 Josiah W. Hollopeter, June 14, 2007 Sean Horn, June 19, 2004 John Daniel House, Jan. 26, 2005 Merideth L. Howard, Sept. 8, 2006 George J. Howell, Dec. 21, 2007 Blake H. Howey, Feb. 18, 2007 Jared P. Hubbard, Nov. 4, 2004 Nathan C. Hubbard, Aug. 22, 2007 Justin T. Hunt, July 6, 2004 Michael J. Idanan, Nov. 19, 2005 Daniel Isshak, Oct. 3, 2006 Morgen N. Jacobs, Oct. 7, 2004 Mary Jaenichen, May 9, 2008 William C. James, Nov. 9, 2004 Troy David Jenkins, April 24, 2003 Oscar Jimenez, April 11, 2004 Allen C. Johnson, April 26, 2005 Robert S. Johnson, Dec. 21, 2004 Stephen P. Johnson, Jan. 26, 2005 Travon T. Johnson, July 23, 2007 Ty J. Johnson, April 4, 2006 Devon Demilo Jones, April 4, 2003 Kylan A. Jones-Huffman, Aug. 21, 2003 Rex C. Kenyon, Jan. 16, 2006 Jang H. Kim, Nov. 13, 2006 Louis G. Kim, Feb. 20, 2007 Shin W. Kim, June 28, 2007 Adam Kinser, Jan. 29, 2004 Timothy Craig Kiser, April 28, 2005 Rhys W. Klasno, May 13, 2007 Stephen M. Kowalczyk, March 14, 2007 Erik S. Kristensen, June 28, 2005 Joshua J. Kynoch, Oct. 1, 2005 Douglas A. La Bouff, Jan. 7, 2006 Andrew David LaMont, May 19, 2003 Jared M. Landaker, Feb. 7, 2007 Mitchell A. Lane, Aug. 29, 2003 Sean K.A. Langevin, Nov. 9, 2007 Cole W. Larsen, Nov. 13, 2004 Karina S. Lau, Nov. 2, 2003 Casey M. LaWare, April 9, 2005 Isaac S. Lawson, June 5, 2006 Travis J. Layfield, April 6, 2004 Bumrok Lee, June 2, 2004 Samuel S. Lee, March 28, 2005 Damon G. Legrand, June 12, 2007 Christopher D. Leon, June 20, 2006 Bunny Long, March 10, 2006 Edgar Edelberto Lopez, Aug. 28, 2004 Hugo R. Lopez, Jan. 27, 2006 Victor R. Lu, Nov. 13, 2004 John A. “JT” Lucente, Nov. 16, 2005 Angel De Jesus Lucio Ramirez, Nov. 11, 2006 Kevin M. Luna, Jan. 27, 2005 Joe Fenton Lusk II, Jan. 21, 2005 Vincent A. Madero, Oct. 17, 2007 Ronnie G. Madore Jr., Feb. 14, 2007 Patrick D. Magnani, Sept. 4, 2007 Michael T. Manibog, Feb. 8, 2008 Pablo Manzano, Aug. 25, 2003 Lyndon A. Marcus Jr., May 3, 2004 Douglas Jose Marenco-Reyes, May 18, 2003 Jude C. Mariano, Feb. 10, 2004 Robbie M. Mariano, Jan. 5, 2006 Atanacio Haro Marin Jr., June 3, 2003 John W. Marshall, April 8, 2003 Timothy P. Martin, Feb. 8, 2008 Jesse Jack Martinez, July 14, 2004 Michael J. Martinez, June 28, 2007 Francisco Abraham Martinez Flores, March 25, 2003 Roberto L. Martinez Salazar, Feb. 4, 2006 Trinidad R. Martinez-Luis, Nov. 28, 2004 Michael D. Martino, Nov. 2, 2005 Joshua P. Mattero, July 24, 2007 Ryan L. Mayhan, Dec. 21, 2006 Patrick R. McCaffrey Sr., June 22, 2004 David L. McDowell, April 29, 2008 Thomas M. McFall, May 28, 2007 Thomas P. McGee, July 6, 2007 Hannah L. Gunterman McKinney, Sept. 4, 2006 Anthony C. Melia, Jan. 27, 2007 Antonio Mendoza, June 3, 2005 Giann C. Joya Mendoza, June 28, 2007 Joseph Menusa, March 27, 2003 Eddie E. Menyweather, Nov. 23, 2003 Raul Mercado, Jan. 7, 2006 Ivan E. Merlo, Jan. 8, 2008 Brandon A. Meyer, Jan. 28, 2008 Gilberto A. Meza, Oct. 6, 2007 Eliu A. Mier, Jan. 31, 2004 Michael G. Mihalakis, Dec. 26, 2003 Gregory N. Millard, May 26, 2007 Avealalo Milo, Oct. 4, 2007 Michael W. Mitchell, April 4, 2004 Sean K. Mitchell, July 7, 2007 Jesse D. Mizener, Jan. 7, 2004 Jorge A. Molina Bautista, May 23, 2004 Michael A. Monsoor, Sept. 29, 2006 Luis A. Montes, Sept. 7, 2006 Milton M. Monzon Jr., July 24, 2005 Christopher Lee Moore, May 19, 2007 Jason William Moore, May 19, 2003 Keith J. Moore, Oct. 14, 2006 Jose L. Mora, Oct. 24, 2003 Michelangelo A. Mora, May 14, 2004 Arthur A. Mora Jr., Oct. 19, 2005 Jason M. Morales, April 18, 2007 Dwight J. Morgan, Jan. 19, 2002 Jason W. Morrow, June 27, 2006 Cherie Lynn Morton, April 20, 2008 Veashna Muy, June 23, 2005 Paul T. Nakamura, June 19, 2003 Christopher G. Nason, Nov. 23, 2003 Juana Navarro Arellano, April 8, 2006 Paul C. Neubauer, Sept. 23, 2005 Tung M. Nguyen, Nov. 14, 2006 Daniel S. Noble, July 24, 2007 Marcos O. Nolasco, May 18, 2004 Joseph C. Nurre, Aug. 21, 2005 Patrick Terence O’Day, March 25, 2003 Justin L. O’Donohoe, May 5, 2006 Alex Oceguera, Oct. 31, 2006 Ramon C. Ojeda, May 1, 2004 Nicholas P. Olson, Sept. 18, 2007 Jay-D H. Ornsby-Adkins, April 28, 2007 Adrian N. Orosco, Dec. 9, 2005 Osbaldo Orozco, April 25, 2003 Elijah M. Ortega, Sept. 26, 2005 Michael C. Ottolini, Nov. 10, 2004 Steven M. Packer, May 17, 2007 Geovani Padilla Aleman, April 2, 2006 Mark C. Paine, Oct. 15, 2006 Christopher L. Palmer, Aug. 21, 2005 Joshua M. Palmer, April 8, 2004 Charles O. Palmer II, May 5, 2007 Jose A. Paniagua-Morales, March 7, 2008 Daniel R. Parker, Aug. 12, 2003 Harvey Emmett Parkerson III, Aug. 18, 2004 Jason L. Paton, Aug. 22, 2007 Cameron K. Payne, June 11, 2007 George J. Payton, Nov. 14, 2004 Abraham D. Pena Medina, April 27, 2004 Jorge Luis Pena-Romero, July 16, 2005 Rafael Peralta, Nov. 15, 2004 Andres H. Perez, Nov. 14, 2004 Geoffrey Perez, Aug. 15, 2004 Jose R. Perez, Oct. 18, 2006 Richard A. Perez Jr,. Feb. 10, 2005 David S. Perry, Aug. 10, 2003 Joseph W. Perry, Oct. 2, 2006 Joshua D. Pickard, Dec. 19, 2006 Carlos Pineda, June 24, 2005 Justin W. Pollard, Dec. 30, 2003 Benjamin B. Portell, Dec. 26, 2007 Michael S. Probst, Feb. 14, 2006 Brian Cody Prosser, Dec. 5, 2001 Mourad Ragimov, Jan. 26, 2005 Eric U. Ramirez, Feb. 12, 2004 Rogelio A. Ramirez, Aug. 26, 2007 Jose C. Rangel, Jan. 23, 2005 Robert T. Rapp, March 3, 2008 Rel A. Ravago IV, Nov. 23, 2003 Omead H. Razani, Aug. 27, 2004 Regina C. Reali, Dec. 23, 2005 Thomas E. Retzer, June 25, 2003 Daniel F. Reyes, July 31, 2007 Rafael Reynosa Suarez, May 29, 2004 William D. Richardson, April 3, 2005 Garrywesley Tan Rimes, April 1, 2005 Jeffrey G. Roberson, Nov. 28, 2006 Derek T. Roberts, June 14, 2007 Neil C. Roberts, March 4, 2002 Fernando D. Robinson, Oct. 2, 2006 Jose F. Gonzalez Rodriguez, May 12, 2003 Jaime Rodriguez Jr., July 26, 2007 Michael M. Rojas, April 18, 2007 Ramon Romero, Aug. 22, 2005 Edwin William Roodhouse, Dec. 5, 2004 Lester G. Roque, Nov. 10, 2007 Randal Kent Rosacker, March 23, 2003 Victor A. Rosales Lomeli, April 13, 2004 Christopher D. Rose, June 29, 2006 Adam J. Rosema, March 14, 2007 Michael L. Ruoff Jr., July 1, 2007 Rudy Salas, May 20, 2004 William I. Salazar, Oct. 15, 2004 Bruce C. Salazar Jr., July 6, 2007 Rudy A. Salcido, Nov. 9, 2006 Oscar Sanchez, Dec. 29, 2004 Felipe D. Sandoval-Flores, April 2, 2006 Daniel J. Santee, April 14, 2007 Luis D. Santos, June 8, 2006 Charles O. Sare, Oct. 23, 2006 Stephen P. Saxton, May 3, 2005 Daniel Ronald Scheile, Sept. 24, 2005 Peter W. Schmidt, Nov. 13, 2007 Carl Leonard Seigart, Feb. 14, 2007 Dennis L. Sellen Jr., Feb. 11, 2007 Timothy M. Shea, Aug. 25, 2005 Casey Sheehan, April 4, 2004 Brad S. Shuder, April 12, 2004 Dustin M. Shumney, Jan. 26, 2005 Kenneth L. Sickels, Sept. 27, 2004 William M. Sigua, Jan. 31, 2007 Alfredo B. Silva, Sept. 15, 2005 Erik Hernandez Silva, April 3, 2003 Sean A. Silva, Oct. 9, 2003 Aaron William Simons, April 24, 2006 Abraham Simpson, Nov. 9, 2004 Richard Patrick Slocum, Oct. 24, 2004 Timothy M. Smith, April 7, 2008 Charles R. Soltes Jr., Oct. 13, 2004 Mike T. Sonoda Jr., Sept. 22, 2005 Richard A. Soukenka, Feb. 27, 2007 Joseph B. Spence, Jan. 26, 2005 Clarence T. Spencer, Feb. 4, 2007 Raymond N. Spencer Jr., June 21, 2007 Curtis R. Spivey, April 2, 2007 Marvin R. Sprayberry III, May 3, 2004 Kenny F. Stanton Jr., Oct. 13, 2006 Nicholas P. Steinbacher, Dec. 10, 2006 Joseph W. Stevens, Jan. 24, 2005 Carla Jane Stewart, Jan. 28, 2007 Ian W. Stewart, Dec. 12, 2004 Matthew P. Steyart, Nov. 22, 2005 Shane M. Stinson, June 23, 2007 Sean A. Stokes, July 30, 2007 Adam J. Strain, Aug. 3, 2005 Jesus Alberto Suarez del Solar, March 27, 2003 Ming Sun, Jan. 9, 2007 Astor A. Sunsin-Pineda, May 2, 2007 Patrick S. Tainsh, Feb. 11, 2004 Matthew L. Tallman, Aug. 22, 2007 Fernando S. Tamayo, Dec. 21, 2006 Michael E. Tayaotao, Aug. 9, 2007 Keith Edward Taylor, Jan. 29, 2005 Mark D. Taylor, March 20, 2004 Mathew D. Taylor, Sept. 26, 2007 Norman R. Taylor III, Oct. 17, 2006 Luis E. Tejeda, Sept. 30, 2006 Jonathan Tessar, Oct. 31, 2005 Jason A. Tetrault, July 9, 2003 Kristofer D.S. Thomas, Feb. 18, 2007 Robert B. Thrasher, Feb. 11, 2007 Victor H. Toledo-Pulido, May 23, 2007 David T. Toomalatai, Jan. 27, 2007 George D. Torres, April 11, 2004 Quoc Binh Tran, Nov. 7, 2004 Thomas B. Turner Jr., July 14, 2006 Wade Michael Twyman, March 4, 2005 Andre D. Tyson, June 22, 2004 Daniel Paul Unger, May 25, 2004 Cristian Vasquez, Aug. 2, 2007 Richard A. Vaughn, April 8, 2008 Michael W. Vega, March 20, 2004 Paul A. Velazquez, Nov. 2, 2003 Juan C. Venegas, April 7, 2005 Justin A. Verdeja, June 5, 2007 Caesar S. Viglienzone, Feb. 1, 2006 Joselito O. Villanueva, Sept. 27, 2004 Ramon A. Villatoro Jr., July 24, 2005 Thai Vue, June 18, 2004 Steven J. Walberg-Riotto, April 15, 2007 Allan K. Walker, April 6, 2004 Rowan D. Walter, Feb. 22, 2007 Aaron J. Ward, May 6, 2008 David L. Waters, Oct. 14, 2004 Glenn J. Watkins, April 5, 2005 Timothy D. Watkins, Oct. 15, 2005 Christopher R. Webb, March 7, 2007 Jeromy D. West, Nov. 25, 2006 Phillip G. West, Nov. 19, 2004 Joshua R. Whitaker, May 15, 2007 Doonewey White, May 29, 2007 Dion M. Whitley, June 15, 2005 Vernon R. Widner, Nov. 17, 2005 Cheyenne C. Willey, Dec. 23, 2005 Jesse L. Williams, April 8, 2007 Jamie D. Wilson, Jan. 22, 2007 Stephen J. Wilson, June 20, 2007 Trevor A. Wine, May 1, 2004 William J. Wiscowiche, March 30, 2004 Brian M. Wood, April 16, 2004 Travis M. Woods, Sept. 9, 2007 Charles E. Wyckoff Jr., June 6, 2007 Jonathan A.V. Yelner, April 29, 2008 Keith Yoakum, Feb. 2, 2007 Christopher D. Young, March 2, 2007 Ryan C. Young, Dec. 2, 2003 Adam O. Zanutto, March 6, 2006 Angelo A. Zawaydeh, March 15, 2006 Benjamin T. Zieske, May 3, 2006