Soldier from Sonora killed in Afghanistan

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The U.S. military today said two soldiers were killed in Afghanistan, including Sgt. Robert T. Rapp, 22, of Sonora.

Rapp is the 23rd person from the valley and Sierra foothills to die in the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2003.

The Department of Defense said Rapp and Spc. Steven R. Koch, 23, of Milltown, N.J., died Monday from combat wounds. They were in the Sabari District of Afghanistan, near the border with Pakistan and southeast of the capital city of Kabul.

Sgt. Robert Rapp

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Twenty-five men and women from the Northern San Joaquin Valley have died fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan:
Army Spl. Tony J. Gonzales, 20, Newman, Dec. 28, 2008, Sadr City, Iraq
Army Sgt. Frank J. Gasper, 25, Merced, May 25, 2008, Najaf, Iraq
Army Sgt. Robert T. Rapp, 22, Sonora, March 3, 2008, Sabari District, Afghanistan
Army Sgt. Matthew L. Tallman, 30, Groveland, Aug. 22, 2007, Multak, Iraq
Army Pfc. Bruce Salazar Jr., 24, Modesto, July 6, 2007, Iraq
Marine Cpl. Charles O. Palmer II, 36, Manteca, May 5, 2007, Anbar province, Iraq
Marine Cpl. Joshua Pickard, 20, Merced, Dec. 19, 2006, Anbar province
Army Sgt. 1st Class Tung M. Nguyen, 38, Tracy, Nov. 14, 2006, Baghdad
Army Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Gage, 28, Modesto, Nov. 2, 2006, Baghdad
Marine Lance Cpl. Aaron William Simons, 20, Modesto, April 24, 2006, al Qaim, Iraq
Marine Lance Cpl. Juana Navarro, 24, Ceres, April 8, 2006, Anbar province
Army Sgt. Dale G.M. Brehm, 23, Turlock, March 19, 2006, Ramadi, Iraq
Marine Lance Cpl. Bunny Long, 22, Modesto, March 10, 2006, near Fallujah, Iraq
Army Sgt. 1st Class Chad Gonsalves, 31, Turlock, Feb. 13, 2006, Afghanistan
Marine Lance Cpl. Brandon Dewey, 20, Tracy, Jan. 20, 2006, Haqlaniyah, Iraq
Army Pfc. Antonio "Tony" Mendez, 22, Patterson, Nov. 11, 2005, Kirkuk, Iraq
Army Capt. Raymond D. Hill II, 39, Turlock, Oct. 29, 2005, Baghdad
Army Pfc. Oscar Sanchez, 19, Modesto, Dec. 29, 2004, Mosul, Iraq
Marine Cpl. Michael D. Anderson Jr., 21, Modesto, Dec.14, 2004, Fallujah
Army Pfc. Jesse J. Martinez, 20, Tracy, July 14, 2004, Tal Afar, Iraq
Army Sgt. Patrick R. McCaffrey Sr., 34, Tracy, June 22, 2004, Balad, Iraq
Army 1st Lt. Michael W. Vega, 41, Lathrop, March 20, 2004, Diwaniyah, Iraq
Army Staff Sgt. Steven H. Bridges, 33, Tracy, Dec. 8, 2003, Balad
Army Pfc. Karina S. Lau, 20, Livingston, Nov. 2, 2003, near Fallujah
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Menusa, 33, Tracy, March 27, 2003, Iraq

The men were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, based at Fort Bragg, N. C.