California’s War Dead

    Jude C. Mariano

    Jude C. Mariano, 39

    Air Force, Master Sergeant
    Doha, Qatar
    Gender: Male
    Hometown: Vallejo
    Jude, he was proud of what he was doing. He called on Feb. 1, his mom's birthday, to wish her a happy birthday. He said he would be home by April. That's the last time we heard from him.
    — Ben Mariano, father, a Vietnam War veteran

    Mariano's great uncle fought in World War II, his father served two tours in Vietnam, two older brothers and nearly three dozen other relatives served in the military.
    Times obituary
    « Patrick S. Tainsh, 02/11/2004
    Eliu A. Mier, 01/31/2004 »
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