WAILUKU, Maui — Maui honored its latest "fallen warriors" yesterday by adding the names of four soldiers killed in Iraq to a roll of the county's war dead.

Sgt. 1st Class Kelly Bolor, Spc. Jay Cajimat, Pvt. Eugene Kanakaole and Spc. Christopher Sweet joined the county's 288 other service members killed during wartime whose names are engraved on a series of granite panels outside War Memorial Gym.

Family members who attended the unveiling ceremony were clearly touched by the tribute and still struggling with a deep sense of loss and grief.

Lilibeth Cajimat, whose son died April 6, 2007, in a car bomb explosion in Baghdad, said she almost didn't come to the event because she wasn't sure she could hold it together. "I was OK until the 21-gun salute and then I cried a lot," she said.

Jay Cajimat, a Lahainaluna graduate, was 20 when he was killed. Looking around at the soldiers in the crowd, his mother said: "Every time I see a uniform, I remember my son."

Even though nearly six years have passed since Bolor was killed, his twin brother Keith said, "The hurt never goes away."

Kelly Bolor, 37, died Nov. 15, 2003, when two Black Hawk helicopters collided over Mosul, killing 17. The Lahainaluna graduate was living in Whittier, Calif., with his wife, Kelly, and son, Kyle, who was 3 when his father was killed.

Keith "Maxie" Bolor said the family regularly hears from soldiers who served with his brother. He said the Maui war memorial will serve as another reminder of the soldier's sacrifice.

"It's a statement that our war dead will not be forgotten but remembered. We're honored that Maui County has made us a part of their family," he said.

Also present were Kanakaole's foster parents Jack and Linda Eades of Pukalani, who said they appreciated the memorial. Kanakaole, 19, a Maui High graduate, died June 11 of noncombat injuries.

Sweet, 28, also a Maui High graduate, died Feb. 6 as a result of a noncombat incident in Kirkush. His family lives in Illinois and was unable to attend the ceremony.

Before the unveiling, Mayor Charmaine Tavares signed a proclamation designating the day as "Fallen Warriors Day" and urged the community to show gratitude to the families of the fallen, veterans and those currently serving in the U.S. military.

The four soldiers' names were listed as "Gulf War" dead, joining Staff Sgt Damon Kanuha, who was killed Jan. 31, 1991, when his gunship was shot down during combat mission over Saudi Arabia in Operation Desert Storm.