California’s War Dead

    Sean A. Stokes

    Sean A. Stokes, 24

    Marines, Corporal
    Taqaddum, Iraq
    Gender: Male
    Hometown: Auburn
    We mourn the guys we lost and rejoice with the guys who came back.
    — Sean Andrew Stokes, speaking to a television reporter after his first Iraq tour in 2005

    Stokes was posthumously awarded the Silver Star. A citation issued with the medal described him as "fearless in the face of danger" and noted how, during one battle, Stokes wouldn't leave a building even after he was wounded because he was concerned about his fellow Marines.
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