SSG Ricardo Barraza

Army SSG Ricardo Barraza, 24, of Shafter, Calif.;

assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.;

killed March 18 when he came under small arms fire by enemy forces during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.

Also killed was Sgt. Dale G. Brehm.

Died:  March 18, 2006