California’s War Dead

    Stephen A. Bertolino

    Stephen A. Bertolino, 40

    Army, Staff Sergeant
    Haditha, Iraq
    Gender: Male
    Hometown: Orange
    He was late for a lot of things he should have been on time for because he had stopped to help somebody. As a father, he loved his kids. He is a big kid himself.
    — Joe Bertolino, brother

    Bertolino grew up in a military family. He was a toddler when his father deployed to Vietnam.
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    One memory of Stephen A. Bertolino

    I KNEW HIM FROM MY GUARD UNIT IN GARDENIA HE WILL BE MISSED NIGTHSTALKER FROM OIF 05-06

    — jonathan schaefer
    September 10, 2009 at 3:29 a.m.
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