Since September 11, 2001, fallen service members from Contra Costa County who sacrificed their lives in defense of the country included SPC Joseph C. Norquist of Martinez; LCPL Kyle D. Crowley of San Ramon; CPL Mick Bekowsky of Concord; LCPL Erick Hodges of Bay Point; SSGT Daniel R. Scheile of Antioch/Vallejo; PFC Benjamin T. Zeiske of Concord; SPC Joseph A. Graves of Discovery Bay; CPT Mark Paine of Orinda; SPC James J. Coon of Walnut Creek; SSGT Stephen J. Wilson of Brentwood; Maj James Ahern of Concord; CPL Sean Langevin of Walnut Creek; SGT Gabriel Guzman of Concord; SRA Jonathan Vega Yelner of Lafayette; SGT John D. Aragon of Antioch; PFC Benjamin Tollefson of Concord; PFC Scott Barnett of Concord; PVT Nicholas J. Dodson of Martinez; CPT John Hallett of Concord; PO3 Vincent C. Hernandez of Richmond; LCPL Joshua “Chachi” Corral of Danville; LCPL Sara Castro Mata of Oakley; and SN Danyelle Luckey of Pittsburg.