Jesse Childress, a sergeant of the Air Force for 29 years in the area of Palmdale, was one of 12 people who died in the tragedy.
Childress died as a hero to jump in front of a service member to protect his partner from the bullets. Another service member said Childress saved his life.
"I can not even comprehend the immensity of it," said Thomas Maxwell, a family friend.
The sergeant had gone to see "The Dark Knight Rises" with colleagues from Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora.
Childress, who was the town of Lake Los Angeles, was in active service and worked as a computer systems operator. Loved comic books and other sports, said his friends.
"Never heard of this show I feel because I'm so sad," said Laurence Green, a neighbor of the family of Childress. "Nobody should try something."
President Barack Obama has offered comfort to the survivors on Sunday night and the families of the dead, when James Holmes opened fire in a crowded cinema.
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