California’s War Dead

    Keith Edward Taylor

    Keith Edward Taylor, 47

    Navy, Lieutenant Commander
    Baghdad (U.S. Embassy compound), Iraq
    Gender: Male
    Hometown: Irvine
    We were both scared when he was going. It was bittersweet for him. He was sad to go, but he was eager to go and make a difference.
    — Diane Taylor, widow

    Taylor first enlisted straight out of high school in 1975. He later rejoined as a Navy Reserve officer, doing tours in Haiti, Bosnia and Kosovo. In Iraq, he oversaw contracts for the rebuilding of Iraq's infrastructure.
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    « Sean Lee Brock, 02/02/2005
    Stephen A. Castellano, 01/28/2005 »
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