Honoring the California Fallen

Army Specialist Koran P. Contreras, 21, of Lawndale, CA and Army Private First Class Douglas J. Jeffries, 20, of Springville, CA were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY. SPC Contreras and PFC Jeffries died in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.