12 Men Who Died For Us

During your Memorial Day weekend, I hope you enjoyed quality time with your family and friends. I also hope you took a moment and remembered those brave men and women who sacrificed their lives protecting us and our country.

I would ask that you take some time today and honor the 12 Long Beach residents who gave their lives for us in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Los Angeles Times has created a virtual memorial where you can learn about each one. Click here to learn more about them, their families and their courage. Their names should never be forgotten:

Stephen Castellano
Randy Collins
Anthony Davis Jr.
Israel Garcia
Ernesto Guerra
Steven Hutchison
Lyndon Marcus
Roberto Martinez Salazar
Astor Sunsin-Pineda
David Toomalatai
George Torres
Joshua Whitaker

God Bless our solders, their families and our country,
 

Robert Garcia