Texas
87 Killed - Afghanistan    1 Killed in the shootings at Ft Hood, Texas, Nov 5, 2009    413 Killed - Iraq    Total: 501
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01/02/04 (I)
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Capt. Eric T. Paliwoda
28, , Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Mortar attack
Killed when his command post was hit by a mortar attack in Balad, Iraq, on January 2, 2004
4th Engineer BN, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
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Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten
34, , Texas
U.S. Army
Asadabad (10 mi NW of) [Kunar Prov.]
Non-Hostile - Helicopter crash

10th Mountain Division
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1st Lt. Doyle M. Hufstedler
25, Abilene, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed along with four other soldiers when a roadside bomb hit their armoredpersonnel carrier in Habbaniya, Iraq, on March 31, 2004
1st Engineer BN, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
   Arlington
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W.Post Link 		05/15/04 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Rene Ledesma
34, Abilene, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Bradley fighting vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 15, 2004
1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry REG, 1st Cavalry Division
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Pfc. Adam J. Harris
21, Abilene, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed when he was shot by a sniper while on patrol in Mosul, Iraq, on September 22, 2004
2nd BN, 3rd INF REG, 2nd Infantry Division
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03/14/07 (I)
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Spc. Joshua M. Boyd
30, Abilene, Texas
U.S. Army
Brooke Army Med Center, TX - Salah ad Din
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

2nd BN, 505th Parachute Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
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Cpl. Reuben M. Fernandez III
22, Abilene, Texas
U.S. Army
Amara - Maysan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Majar Al Kabir, Iraq.
He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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Sgt. Christopher D. Loza
24, Abilene, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., of a non-combat related illness after becoming ill 17 March in Radwaniyah, Iraq.
He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry Division, Waco, Texas.
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Sgt. Fernando Delarosa
24, Alamo, Texas
U.S. Army
southern Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Sgt. James M. Nolen
25, Alvin, Texas
U.S. Army
Zabul province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C
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04/07/03 (I)
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Capt. Eric B. Das
30, Amarillo, Texas
U.S. Air Force
Non-hostile - Aircraft crash
Killed when his F-15E Strike Eagle went down during a combat mission over Iraq on April 7, 2003
333rd Fighter Squadron
   Arlington
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Spec. Taylor J. Burk
21, Amarillo, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb struck his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 26, 2005
1st BN, 8th Cavalry REG, 1st Cavalry Division
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Staff Sgt. Tommy I. Folks Jr.
31, Amarillo, Texas
U.S. Army National Guard
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when multiple roadside bombs detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 18, 2005
2nd Battalion, 142nd Infantry Regiment, 56th Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard
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Chief Warrant Officer Miles P. Henderson
24, Amarillo, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-hostile - Helicopter crash
One of two soldiers killed when their AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed in Balad, Iraq, on November 6, 2006
1st Attack Reconnaissance BN, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division
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Pvt. Troy D. Cooper
21, Amarillo, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Balad, Iraq, on December 3, 2006
2nd BN, 82nd Field Artillery Reg, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
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05/11/09 (I)
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Maj. Matthew P. Houseal
54, Amarillo, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Non-combat
Died from injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident at Camp Liberty, Iraq.
He was assigned to the 55th Medical Company, Indianapolis, Ind.;
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Cpl. Ray M. Bevel
22, Andrews, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad (southwest of)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

4th BN, 31st Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
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Sgt. 1st Class Todd C. Gibbs
37, Angelina, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while his unit was on a dismounted patrol in Khalidiyah, Iraq, on December 7, 2004
1st BN, 506th INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
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Pfc. Jason C. Ludlam
22, Arlington, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident
Ludlam was electrocuted while laying telephone wires at Forward Operating BaseComanche north of Baquba, Iraq, on March 19, 2004.
2nd BN, 2nd INF REG, 1st Infantry Division
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Sgt. Steve Morin Jr.
34, Arlington, Texas
U.S. Army National Guard
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated and overturned the Humvee in which hewas riding west of Umm Qasr, Iraq, on September 28, 2005
111th Engineer Battalion, 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard
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10/19/05 (I)
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Spec. Russell H. Nahvi
24, Arlington, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
One of three soldiers killed when their Humvee was struck by enemy fireduring patrol operations in Balad, Iraq, on October 19, 2005
5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry REG, 3rd Infantry Division
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W.Post Link 		11/09/07 (I)
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Spc. Jermaine D. Franklin
22, Arlington, Texas
U.S. Army
Jisr Naft, Diyala Province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED, grenades
Died of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

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Spc. Christopher J. West
26, Arlington, Texas
U.S. Army
Balad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered on Feb. 3 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Divi
   Arlington
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Spc. Dustin C. Jackson
21, Arlington, Texas
U.S. Army
An Nasiriyah (near) - Dhi Qar
Hostile - hostile fire - rocket attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle was hit by indirect fire.
350th Adjutant General Company
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Sgt. Henry Ybarra III
32, Austin, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident
Killed when the tire he was changing on a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck exploded on September 11, 2003, in Balad, Iraq
D Troop, 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry
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08/27/04 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Nickalous N. Aldrich
21, Austin, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 27, 2004
2nd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Lance Cpl. Nicholas Nicholas Perez
19, Austin, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died due to hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 3, 2004
3rd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Lance Cpl. Dominic C. Brown
19, Austin, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-combat
Died due to a non-combat related incident in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 13, 2004
Headquarters BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Lance Cpl. Trevor D. Aston
32, Austin, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died as a result of non-hostile vehicle incident in Anbar province, Iraq, on February 22, 2005
Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve
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Master Sgt. Robert M. Horrigan
40, Austin, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
One of two U.S. special operations soldiers killed their unit was attackedwith enemy small-arms fire during combat operations in Qaim, Iraq, onJune 17, 2005
Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command
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06/28/05 (I)
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Spec. Rafael A. Carrillo Jr.
21, Austin, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Mortar attack
Killed when an enemy mortar round detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 28, 2005
1st BN, 64th Armor REG, 3rd Infantry Division
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Lance Cpl. Roger D. Castleberry Jr.
26, Austin, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
One of six Marine sniper team members killed by enemy small-arms fire in an ambush outside Haditha, Iraq, on August 1, 2005
Headquarters & Service Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve
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Pfc. Tina M. Priest
20, Austin, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-combat
Died from a non-combat related injury in Taji, Iraq, on March 1, 2006
4th Support BN, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
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Sgt. George M. Ulloa Jr.
23, Austin, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of wounds received during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 3, 2006
2nd Tank BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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Cpl. Michael C. Ledsome
24, Austin, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 25, 2006
3rd BN, 2nd Marine Reg, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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05/25/07 (I)
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Spc. Mathew P. LaForest
21, Austin, Texas
U.S. Army
Taji - Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - ambush

4th BN, 9th Infantry Reg, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
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Pfc. Ron J. Joshua Jr.
19, Austin, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad (western part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

401st Military Police Company, 92nd Military Police BN, 89th Military Police Brigade
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Sgt. Jaime Gonzalez Jr
40, Austin, Texas
U.S. Army National Guard
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of injuries suffered when his vehicle encountered a mine.
He was assigned to the 436th Chemical Company, Texas Army National Guard, Laredo, Texas.
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Lance Cpl. Matthew G. Reza
27, Austin, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Khandahar province, Afghanistan
Non-combat
Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Khandahar province, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S. C.
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Spc. Bobby J. Pagan
23, Austin, Texas
U.S. Army
Zhari province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
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07/10/10 (A)
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Sgt. Shaun M. Mittler
32, Austin, Texas
U.S. Army
Konar, Afghanistan
Hostile - RPG, small arms fire
Died of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit using rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fires.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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10/31/05 (I)
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Spec. William J. Byler
23, Ballinger, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during patrol operations in Mahmudiya, Iraq, on October 31, 2005
2nd BN, 502nd INF REG, 2nd BCT, 101st Airborne Division
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Capt. Joshua S. Meadows
30, Bastrop, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Farah province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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Pfc. Wesley R. Riggs
19, Baytown, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his dismounted position in Tikrit, Iraq, on May 17, 2005
2nd BN, 7th INF REG, 3rd Infantry Division
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Sgt. James R. Tijerina
26, Beasley, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Fallujah (between Fallujah and Baghdad) - Anbar
Hostile - helicopter crash

Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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09/14/08 (I)
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Col. Sidney J. Marceaux Jr.
69, Beaumont, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Illness
Chaplain Marceaux died from a non-combat related illness.
Following evacuation from Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, he was assigned to the Warrior Transition Brigade, Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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Cpl. Jonathan A. Markham
22, Bedford, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad (northwest part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
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Lance Cpl. Bobby L. Twitty
20, Bedias, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Al Anbar Province
Non-combat - Accident

Combat Logistics BN 6, Combat Logistics Reg 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group,
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Sgt. James P. Muldoon
23, Bells, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of injuries sustained while conducting combat oeprations in Balad, Iraq, on June 29, 2006
1st BN, 68th Combined Arms Reg, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry
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Spec. Zeferino E. Colunga
20, Bellville, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-combat related illness
Evacuated from Iraq on August 4, 2003, and Died of a non-combat illness at Homburg University Hospital, Germany on August 6
4th Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry REG
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07/26/03 (I)
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Sgt. Daniel K. Methvin
22, Belton, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Grenade
Killed when a grenade was thrown from a window of the Iraqi civilian hospital he was guarding in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 26, 2003
H&H Company, 1st BN, 67th Armor, 4th Infantry Division
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Staff Sgt. Joe L. Dunigan Jr.
37, Belton, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in Falluja, Iraq, on March 11, 2004
1st BN, 16th INF REG, 1st Infantry Division
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Spec. Robert J. Volker
21, Big Spring, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 20, 2006
1st BN, 5th Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
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Sgt. Conrad Alvarez
22, Big Spring, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
They died Feb. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in Baghdad on Feb. 19. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
1st BN, 502nd Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division
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Staff Sgt. Michael A. Shank
31, Bonham, Texas
U.S. Army
Logar
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

230th Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade
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11/21/08 (I)
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Sgt 1st Class Miguel A. Wilson
36, Bonham, Texas
U.S. Army
Mosul - Ninawa
Non-combat
Died of injuries sustained during a rescue attempt of another soldier while their unit was conducting a dismounted reconnaissance mission.
He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.
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Pfc. Larry I. Guyton
22, Brenham, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

1st BN, 5th Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
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Spec. Edward J. Anguiano
24, Brownsville, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Went missing on March 23, 2003, when his convoy was ambushed near Nasiriya, Iraq. His remains were recovered on April 24, 2003.
Company A, 3rd Combat Support Battalion
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Lance Cpl. Mario A. Castillo
20, Brownwood, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as a result of an explosion during combat operations in Saqlawiya, Iraq, on June 10, 2005
2nd Combat Engineer BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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Pfc. James D. Parker
20, Bryan, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Mortar attack
Killed in a mortar attack on a forward operating base near Baquba, Iraq, on January 21, 2004
588th Engineer BN (Heavy), 4th Infantry Division
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04/28/08 (I)
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Sgt. Mark A. Stone
22, Buchanan Dam, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - Indirect fire
He died April 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his forward operating base with indirect fire.
He was assigned to the 94th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), located at Fort Polk, La.
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Lance Cpl. Luke B. Holler
21, Bulverde, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 2, 2006
4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve
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Michael Grant Cahill
62, Cameron, Texas
U.S. Army
Fort Hood, Texas
Murder - small arms fire
Died of wounds received in the Fort Hood shootings.
The 62-year-old physician assistant suffered a heart attack two weeks ago and returned to work at the base as a civilian employee after taking just one week off for recovery, said his daughter Keely Vanacker.
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Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Darren Ethan Tate
21, Canyon, Texas
U.S. Army
Bagram Air Base
Non-combat
Contracted pneumonia while part of a training team in Afghanistan. He was taken to Bagram Air Base, where he died July 8.
He was assigned to the USS Iwo Jima, and deployed as an Individual Augmentee to Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanist
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Lance Cpl. Tony L. Hernandez
22, Canyon Lake, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-hostile - Helicopter crash
Died when the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutba in western Iraq on January 26, 2005
Marine Heavy Helicopter Sqd 361, MAG 16, 3rd Marine Air Wing
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10/22/06 (I)
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Spec. Nathaniel A. Aguirre
21, Carrollton, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
One of two soldiers killed when their patrol came in contact with enemy forces in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 22, 2006
1st BN, 22nd Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
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Spc. James L. Adair
26, Carthage, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

1st BN, 28th Infantry Reg, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry D
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Spc. Matthew T. Morris
23, Cedar Park, Texas
U.S. Army
Diyala Province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.
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Spec. Larry E. Polley Jr.
20, Center, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when his Bradley fighting vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb and overturned during a surveillance sweep for roadside bombs north ofBaghdad, Iraq, on January 17, 2004
2nd BN, 20th Field Artillery REG, 4th Infantry Division
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Spc. Cory J. Bertrand
18, Center, Texas
U.S. Army
Qazi Bandeh, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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02/26/07 (I)
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Lance Corporal Anthony Aguirre
20, Channelview, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire

2nd BN, 3rd Marine Reg, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force
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Spec. Jeremy O. Allmon
22, Cleburne, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his military vehicle in Taji, Iraq, on February 6, 2005
3rd BN, 8th Cavalry REG (Armor), 1st Cavalry Division
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Sgt. Israel Devora Garcia
23, Clint, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Bomb
One of two soldiers killed when a homemade bomb detonated during a dismounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 1, 2006
Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division
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Pfc. Chad E. Bales
20, Coahoma, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident during convoy operations east of Ash Shahin, Iraq, on April 3, 2003
1st Trans. Support BN, 1st Force Service Group
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W.Post Link 		06/06/06 (I)
Not Available
1st Lt. Ryan T. Sanders
27, College Station, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their M1A2tank during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 6, 2006
1st BN, 66th Armor REG, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
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04/28/07 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. Glenn D. Hicks Jr.
24, College Station, Texas
U.S. Army
Salman Pak - Babil
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack


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Not Available
1st Lt. Timothy W. Cunningham
26, College Station, Texas
U.S. Army
Salah ad Din Province - Salah Ad Din
Non-combat - Accident - vehicule rollover
Died of injuries suffered in a vehicle incident.
He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Not Available
Cpl. Jacob C. Leicht
24, College Station, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand province
Hostile
Died while supporting combat operations.
He was assigned to the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
   Military Times Link
Link   Link     Link   photo   		07/11/03 (I)
Not Available
Spec. Christian C. Schulz
20, Colleyville, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-combat
Died from non-combat injuries in Baquba, Iraq, on July 11, 2003
Company C, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
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W.Post Link 		06/20/05 (I)
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Pfc. Christopher R. Kilpatrick
18, Columbus, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when enemy forces attacked his Humvee with a roadside bomb andsmall-arms fire during convoy operations in Tal Afar, Iraq, on June 20,2005
603rd Transportation Company, 142nd Corps Support Battalion
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W.Post Link
03/10/08 (I)
Not Available
Spc. Donald A. Burkett
24, Comanche, Texas
U.S. Army
Diyala Province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
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Not Available
Master Sgt. James Curtis Coons
35, Conroe, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Suicide
Diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq, Coons' body was found at an outpatient hotel at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on July 4, 2003. In December 2005, a military casualty board ruled that this suicide should be considered a casualty.
385th Signal Company, 54th Signal Battalion
 W.Post Link   Link   		10/03/05 (I)
Not Available
Cpl. John R. Stalvey
22, Conroe, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - IED attack
Killed by a roadside bomb during combat operations against enemy forces duringOperation Iron Fist in Karabila, Iraq, on October 3, 2005
3rd BN, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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W.Post Link 		10/31/07 (I)
Not Available
Spc. Brandon W. Smitherman
21, Conroe, Texas
U.S. Army
Mosul
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations. Both soldiers were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.
2nd BN, 7th Cavalry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
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Lance Cpl. James A. Casper
20, Coolidge, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-combat
Died in a non-combat related incident at Asad, Iraq, on March 25, 2004
2nd BN, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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W.Post Link
04/28/06 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Bryant A. Herlem
37, Copperas Cove, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations on April 28, 2006
10th Cavalry REG, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
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W.Post Link 		07/24/03 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Hector R. Perez
40, Corpus Christi, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed when the military convoy he was in came under fire north of Hawd, Iraq, on July 24, 2003
Company A, 1st BN, 327th INF, 101st Airborne
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Cpl. Paul C. Holter III
21, Corpus Christi, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-combat
Died due to a non-combat related incident at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, on January 14, 2005
2nd BN, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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W.Post Link 		01/26/05 (I)
Not Available
Capt. Paul C. Alaniz
32, Corpus Christi, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-hostile - Helicopter crash
Died when the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutba in western Iraq on January 26, 2005
Marine Heavy Helicopter Sqd 361, MAG 16, 3rd Marine Air Wing
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W.Post Link 		02/27/05 (I)
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Pfc. Danny L. Anderson
29, Corpus Christi, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of injuries sustained from small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 27, 2005
26th Forward Support BN, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division
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W.Post Link
08/11/06 (A)
Not Available
Spc. Rogelio R. Garza, Jr.
26, Corpus Christi, Texas
U.S. Army
Unspecified


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Not Available
Spec. John Barta
25, Corpus Christi, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of wounds suffered from indirect enemy fire during combat operations in Buhritz, Iraq, on December 23, 2006
1st BN, 12th Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
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W.Post Link 		06/01/09 (A)
Not Available
Pfc. Matthew D. Ogden
33, Corpus Christi, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) Fort Drum, N.Y.
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W.Post Link 		05/18/07 (I)
Not Available
Spc. Joshua G. Romero
19, Crowley, Texas
U.S. Army
Diyala province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

1st BN, 12th Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
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Not Available
Chief Warrant Officer Richard M. Salter
44, Cypress, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-hostile - Helicopter crash
One of two soldiers killed when their AH-64 Apache attack helicopter collided with another military aircraft in mid-air and crashed inBaghdad, Iraq, on December 26, 2005
1st BN, 4th Aviation REG, 4th Infantry Division
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W.Post Link
08/10/08 (A)
Not Available
Pvt. John A. Mattox
23, Daingerfield, Texas
U.S. Army
FOB Bostick
Non-hostile - Friendly Fire
Died from injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.
He was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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Not Available
Sgt. David A. Davis
28, Dalhart, Texas
U.S. Army
Eastern Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked Bagram Airfield using indirect fire.
He was assigned to the 32nd Transportation Company, 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
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DoD Link 		03/23/03 (A)
Not Available
Staff Sgt. John Teal
29, Dallas, Texas
U.S. Air Force
Near Ghazni
Non-combat - Accident - helicopter
Killed when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in stormy weather during a rescue mission in southeast Afghanistan.
41st Rescue Squadron
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Cpl. Jeffrey G. Green
20, Dallas, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Unspecified
Found dead in the Euphrates River in Anbar province, Iraq, on May 5, 2004. The cause of death is under investigation.
2nd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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W.Post Link 		11/26/04 (I)
Not Available
Pvt. Brian K. Grant
31, Dallas, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
Killed when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq, on November 26, 2004
1st BN, 503rd INF REG, 2nd Infantry Division
   Arlington
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W.Post Link
03/04/05 (I)
Not Available
Staff Sgt. Juan M. Solorio
32, Dallas, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his military vehicle while his unitwas under attack by insurgents with small-arms fire in Mosul, Iraq, onMarch 4, 2005
3rd BN, 21st INF REG, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
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W.Post Link 		06/05/05 (I)
Not Available
Col. Theodore S. Westhusing
44, Dallas, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-combat
Died of non-combat related injuries in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 5, 2005
Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq
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W.Post Link 		12/25/06 (I)
Not Available
Spec. Aaron L. Preston
29, Dallas, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 25, 2006
9th Engineer BN, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
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W.Post Link 		11/14/07 (I)
Not Available
2nd Lt. Peter H. Burks
26, Dallas, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Reg
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Not Available
2nd Lt. Darryn D. Andrews
34, Dallas, Texas
U.S. Army
Paktika Province
Hostile - IED, RPG
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device and a rocket-propelled grenade.
He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
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07/10/10 (A)
Not Available
Staff Sgt. Jesse W. Ainsworth
24, Dayton, Texas
U.S. Army
Walakan, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device
He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
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Link   Link   photo   		04/01/07 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. Robert M. McDowell
30, Deer Park, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - IED attack

2nd Brigade Special Troops BN, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
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Not Available
Airman 1st Class Raymond Losano
24, Del Rio, Texas
U.S. Air Force
Eastern Afghanistan
Hostile fire

14th Air Support Operation Squadron
   Arlington
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W.Post Link 		05/22/07 (I)
Not Available
Pvt. Oscar Sauceda Jr.
21, Del Rio, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

1st BN, 28th Infantry Reg, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
   Personal Tribute Site
  Military Times Link
W.Post Link 		07/24/05 (I)
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Spec. Ernest W. Dallas Jr.
21, Denton, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died when a roadside bomb detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 24, 2005
3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG
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W.Post Link
02/02/06 (I)
Not Available
1st. Lt. Simon T. Cox Jr.
30, Derby, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his M2A3 Bradley fighting vehicle in Taji, Iraq, on February 2, 2006
1st BN, 66th Armored REG, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
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W.Post Link 		12/27/06 (I)
Not Available
Pfc. Nathaniel A. Given
21, Dickinson, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their dismounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 27, 2006
4th BN, 31st Infantry Reg, 2d Brigade Combat Team
   Personal Tribute Site
  Military Times Link
W.Post Link 		03/19/08 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. Gregory D. Unruh
28, Dickinson, Texas
U.S. Army
Diyala Province
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died of injuries suffered in a vehicle accident.
2nd BN, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
   Military Times Link
W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link   		10/20/05 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. Jacob D. Dones
21, Dimmitt, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed when his forward operating base was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire in Hit, Iraq, on October 20, 2005
2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry REG
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W.Post Link 		11/22/06 (I)
Not Available
Lance Cpl. Joshua C. Alonzo
21, Dumas, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 22, 2006
2nd BN, 3rd Marine Reg, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force
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W.Post Link
02/19/05 (I)
Not Available
Spec. Clinton R. Gertson
26, Eagle Lake, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died from injuries sustained from insurgent small-arms fire in Mosul, Iraq, on February 19, 2005
1st BN, 24th INF REG, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
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W.Post Link 		07/09/03 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. Melissa Valles
26, Eagle Pass, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Weapon discharge (accident)
Died of a non-combat gunshot wound on July 9, 2003, in Balad, Iraq
B Company, 64th Forward Support Battalion
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Not Available
Lance Cpl. Emmanuel Villarreal
21, Eagle Pass, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular

1st BN, 11th Marine Reg, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditio
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W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   		04/01/04 (I)
Not Available
Pfc. Dustin M. Sekula
18, Edinburg, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died due to injuries sustained from enemy fire in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 1, 2004
2nd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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W.Post Link 		08/15/04 (I)
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Spec. Mark Anthony Zapata
27, Edinburg, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as a result of hostile fire in Najaf, Iraq, on August 15, 2004
2nd BN, 12th Cavalry REG, 1st Cavalry Division
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W.Post Link
05/21/06 (I)
Not Available
Lance Cpl. Benito A. Ramirez
21, Edinburg, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq, on May 21, 2006
1st Marine Division, 3rd BN, 5th Marine REG
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W.Post Link 		06/06/10 (A)
Not Available
Lance Cpl. Derek Hernandez
20, Edinburg, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died while supporting combat operations. This incident is under investigation.
He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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Link 		01/13/05 (I)
Not Available
Lance Cpl. Juan R. Rodriguez Velasco
23, El Cenizo, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
from injuries received as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 13, 2005
Company C, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve
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W.Post Link 		03/23/03 (I)
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Pvt. Ruben Estrella-Soto
18, El Paso, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed after his convoy was ambushed in Nasiriya on March 23, 2003
507th Maintenance Company
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W.Post Link 		03/23/03 (I)
Not Available
Chief Warrant Officer Johnny Villareal Mata
35, El Paso, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed when his convoy was ambushed in Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003
507th Maintenance Company
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W.Post Link
04/02/03 (I)
Not Available
Master Sgt. George A. Fernandez
36, El Paso, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died on April 2, 2003, after being shot in northern Iraq
Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Ops Command
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W.Post Link 		11/28/03 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. Ariel Rico
25, El Paso, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Mortar attack
Killed in a mortar attack on 101st Airborne Division headquarters in Mosul, Iraq, on November 28, 2003
3rd BN, 320th Field Artillery REG, 101st Airborne Division
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Sgt. Isela Rubalcava
25, El Paso, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Mortar attack
Killed when a mortar round exploded near her in Mosul, Iraq, on May 8, 2004
296th Combat Support BN, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
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W.Post Link 		07/05/04 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Michael S. Torres
21, El Paso, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 5, 2004
3rd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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W.Post Link 		11/13/04 (I)
Not Available
Capt. Sean P. Sims
32, El Paso, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
Killed when his unit received small-arms fire while clearing a building in Falluja, Iraq, on November 13, 2004
2nd BN, 2nd INF REG, 1st Infantry Division
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W.Post Link
10/12/05 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. Lorenzo Ponce Ruiz
26, El Paso, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
One of two soldiers killed when their military vehicle collided with acivilian vehicle and overturned in Balad, Iraq, on October 12, 2005
24th Transportation Company, 541st Maintenance Battalion
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W.Post Link 		11/19/05 (I)
Not Available
Lance Cpl. Miguel Terrazas
20, El Paso, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - Bomb
Killed by a homemade bomb that detonated during combat operations against enemy forces near Haditha, Iraq, on November 19, 2005
3rd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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W.Post Link 		08/18/06 (I)
Not Available
Sgt 1st Class Ruben J. Villa Jr.
36, El Paso, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-combat
Died from a non-combat related cause in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on August 18, 2006. The incident is under investigation.
Area Support Group, Coalition Land Forces Component Command
   Personal Tribute Site
  Military Times Link
W.Post Link 		01/19/07 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. 1st Class Russell P. Borea
38, El Paso, Texas
U.S. Army
Mosul - Ninawa
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

2d BN, 7th Cavalry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
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W.Post Link   Link   		02/07/07 (I)
Not Available
Petty Officer 1st Class Gilbert Minjares Jr.
31, El Paso, Texas
U.S. Navy
Fallujah (between Fallujah and Baghdad) - Anbar
Hostile - helicopter crash


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04/21/08 (I)
Not Available
Airman Apprentice Adrian M. Campos
22, El Paso, Texas
U.S. Navy
Dubai
Non-hostile - fall
Was found dead in Dubai on April 21 due to a non-combat related incident.
He was assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Support Squadron 22, which was attached to the USNS Arctic.
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Not Available
Spc. Quincy J. Green
26, El Paso, Texas
U.S. Army
Tikrit, Iraq
Non-combat
Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident. The Army says 26-year-old Spc. Quincy Green died Monday in Tikrit, Iraq. His father, Jimmie Green, said his son died from sniper fire and declined to comment on the Army report.
He was assigned to the 601st Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
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W.Post Link 		09/20/08 (A)
Not Available
Maj. Rodolfo I. Rodriguez
34, El Paso, Texas
U.S. Army
Islamabad, Pakistan,
Hostile - Bomb
Died in the bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Rodriguez, a civil engineering officer, was in Pakistan to train the Pakistani military. His home unit was Ramstein’s 86th Construction and Training Squadron.
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Not Available
Staff Sgt. Joshua M. Mills
24, El Paso, Texas
U.S. Army
Helmand province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle Sept. 15 with an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
   Arlington
  Military Times Link
W.Post Link   Link   		05/09/06 (I)
Not Available
Spec. Aaron P. Latimer
26, Ennis, Texas
U.S. Army
Unspecified
Died in Mosul, Iraq, on May 9, 2006
562nd Engineer Company, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team
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W.Post Link
12/21/06 (I)
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Hospitalman Kyle A. Nolen
21, Ennis, Texas
U.S. Navy
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 21, 2006
H Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Regimental Combat Team 7, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Forward
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W.Post Link 		05/31/07 (I)
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Sgt. Chadrick O. Domino
23, Ennis, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

1st BN, 23rd Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade, (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) 2nd I
   Military Times Link
W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo     photo   		12/05/04 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Kyle A. Eggers
27, Euless, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Habbaniya, Iraq, on December 5, 2004
1st BN, 506th INF REG, 2nd Infantry Division
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W.Post Link 		04/14/07 (I)
Not Available
Spc. Ryan A. Bishop
32, Euless, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad (south of)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

4th BN, 31st Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
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Not Available
Pvt. Sean P. McCune
20, Euless, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Samarra, Iraq
Non-combat
Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
   Military Times Link
W.Post Link   Link     Link  
11/15/06 (I)
Not Available
Spec. Mitchel T. Mutz
23, Falls City, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Baquba, Iraq, on November 15, 2006
1st BN, 12th Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
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W.Post Link 		08/12/07 (A)
Not Available
Sergeant Charles B. Kitowski III
31, Farmers Branch, Texas
U.S. Army
Nangarhar Province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 345th Psychological Operations Company, 2nd Psychological Operations Group, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

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Spec. Lauro G. DeLeon Jr.
20, Floresville, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when roadside bombs detonated near his convoy in Balad, Iraq, on September 8, 2004
644th Transportation Company, Army Reserve
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W.Post Link 		08/24/04 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Jacob R. Lugo
21, Flower Mound, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as result of hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 24, 2004
3rd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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W.Post Link 		08/18/05 (A)
Not Available
1st Lt. Laura M. Walker
24, Fort Bliss, Texas
U.S. Army
Kandahar (N of)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died when an improvised explosive device detonated underneath her Humvee during ground assault convoy operations in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Assigned to the 864th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (Provisional), Fort Lewis, Wash.;
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Cpl. Jesus Martin Antonio Medellin
21, Fort Worth, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed when an enemy artillery round struck his amphibious assault vehicle in central Iraq on April 7, 2003
3rd Assault Amphibious BN, 1st Marine Division
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Chief Warrant Officer Clarence E. Boone
50, Fort Worth, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-combat
Died as a result of a non-combat related injury in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on December 2, 2003
Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 4th Infantry Division
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Master Sgt. Kelly L. Hornbeck
36, Fort Worth, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died January 18, 2004, at the 28th Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad of injuries he sustained two days earlier when a roadside bomb hit hisvehicle during a combat patrol south of Samarra, Iraq
C Company, 3rd BN, 10th Special Forces Group
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Pfc. Ervin Dervishi
21, Fort Worth, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - RPG, small arms fire
Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade hit the Bradley fighting vehicle he was riding in during a combat patrol in Baji, Iraq, on January 24, 2004
Company B, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
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Lance Cpl. Saeed Jafarkhani-Torshizi Jr.
24, Fort Worth, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-hostile - Helicopter crash
Died when the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutba in western Iraq on January 26, 2005
1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force
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Sgt. Daniel Torres
23, Fort Worth, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb hit his vehicle in Bayji, Iraq, on February 4, 2005
2nd BN, 7th INF REG, 3rd Infantry Division
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Spec. Francisco G. Martinez
20, Fort Worth, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed when he was shot while on patrol in Tamin, Iraq, on March 20, 2005
1st BN, 9th INF REG, 2nd Infantry Division
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Spec. Hatim S. Kathiria
23, Fort Worth, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed when an enemy rocket impacted near his position in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 22, 2005
703rd Forward Support BN, 3rd Infantry Division
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Cpt. Anthony R. Garcia
48, Fort Worth, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Gunshot wound
Died of a gunshot wound in Tikrit, Iraq, on February 17, 2006
1st BN, 101st Aviation REG, 101st Airborne Division
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Cpl. Richard P. Waller
22, Fort Worth, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of wounds received during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 7, 2006
1st BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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04/23/06 (I)
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Cpl. Jason B. Daniel
21, Fort Worth, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations in Taji, Iraq, on April 23, 2006
7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry REG, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
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Staff Sgt. Eric Caban
28, Fort Worth, Texas
U.S. Army
Carhar Cineh District of Uruzgan Province
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
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Sgt. 1st Class William R. Brown
30, Fort Worth, Texas
U.S. Army
Sperwan-Gar
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group
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Staff Sgt. Brian L. Mintzlaff
34, Fort Worth, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died of injuries suffered when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle rolled over in Taji, Iraq, on December 18, 2006
2nd BN, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
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Sergeant 1st Class Allen Mosteiro
42, Fort Worth, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Reg, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
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Spc. Marieo Guerrero
30, Fort Worth, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

1st BN, 18th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
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Spc. Lance C. Springer II
23, Fort Worth, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Baghdad (south of)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack


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Master Sgt. Kenneth N. Mack
42, Fort Worth, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire


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Cpl. Rhett A. Butler
22, Fort Worth, Texas
U.S. Army
Diyala Province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Reg, 4th Brigade, (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) 2nd Infantry Division
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Sgt. Dustin S. Wakeman
25, Fort Worth, Texas
U.S. Army
Hawr Rajab - Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Diedon 4 Aug, in Hawr Rajab, Iraq, when the vehicle he was in struck an improvised explosive device during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th In
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Petty Officer 1st Class Sean L. Caughman
43, Fort Worth, Texas
U.S. Navy
Kuwait
Non-combat
Died while supporting operations in Kuwait.
He was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Twenty-Two.
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Capt. Blake H. Russell
35, Forth Worth, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Mortar attack
Died of injuries sustained from enemy forces munitions while investigating apossible mortar cache during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, onJuly 22, 2006
1st BN, 502nd INF REG, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
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1st Lt. Phillip I. Neel
27, Fredericksburg , Texas
U.S. Army
Balad - Salah Ad Din
Hostile - hostile fire - grenade

3rd BN, 8th Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
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Staff Sgt. Chris N. Staats
32, Fredericksburg, Texas
U.S. Army National Guard
Wardak province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 143rd Infantry Detachment, Austin, Texas.
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Spec. Philip C. Ford
21, Freeport, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 10, 2006
3rd BN, 509th Infantry (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
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Spc. David P. McCormick
26, Fresno, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad (western part)
Hostile - Rocket attack
Died of wounds suffered when his forward operating base came under rocket attack.
He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Lance Cpl. Wesley J. Canning
21, Friendswood, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as the result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 10, 2004
2nd Assault Amphibious BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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Spc. Peter J. Courcy
22, Frisco, Texas
U.S. Army
Salerno, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Sgt. Foster L. Harrington
31, Ft. Worth, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 20, 2004
3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve
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Lance Cpl. Matthew W. Holloway
21, Fulton, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of injuries received as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 13, 2005
Company C, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve
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02/22/07 (I)
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Private 1st Class Travis Wayne Buford
23, Galveston, Texas
U.S. Army
Ramadi - Anbar
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

1st BN, 9th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
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Spc. Eddie D. Tamez
21, Galveston, Texas
U.S. Army
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire

5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
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Spec. Richard Arriaga
20, Ganado, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - RPG, small arms fire
Killed when his unit was ambushed with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Tikrit, Iraq, on September 18, 2003
H&H BN, 4th BN, 42nd Field Artil. REG
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Spec. Chad H. Drake
23, Garland, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
Killed when his patrol vehicle came under attack by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 7, 2004
1st BN, 82nd Field Artillery REG, 1st Cavalry Division
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Lt. Col. Eric J. Kruger
40, Garland, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on November 2, 2006
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
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1st Sgt. Jeffrey R. McKinney
40, Garland, Texas
U.S. Army
Adhamiyah - Baghdad
Non-combat - Accident


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Sgt. Gregory Owens Jr.
24, Garland, Texas
U.S. Army
Wardak Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle followed by an attack from enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires.
He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery (STRIKE), 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
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Chief Warrant Officer Scott Jamar
32, Granbury, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-hostile - Helicopter crash
Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq on April 2, 2003
2nd BN, 3rd Aviation REG
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Spec. Richard A. Smith
20, Grand Prairie, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a combat patrol in Baquba, Iraq, on December 31, 2006
215th Brigade Support BN, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
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Staff Sgt. Brandon W. Farley
30, Grand Prairie, Texas
U.S. Army
Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds sustained Sept. 17 when his mounted patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades in Able Monti, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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Specialist Jeffrey F. Nichols
21, Granite Shoals, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.
Assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.
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Cpl. Steven C. Tucker
19, Grapevine, Texas
U.S. Army
Kandahar (military hospital)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Reg., 173rd Airborne Brigade
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Staff Sgt. Edward C. Reynolds Jr.
27, Groves, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
One of two soldiers killed when their M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle rolledover while maneuvering in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 26, 2006
1st BN, 67th Armor Reg, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
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Capt. Travis L. Patriquin
32, Hampstead, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on December 6, 2006
2nd BN, 3rd Field Artillery Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division
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Sgt. 1st Class Gary L. Collins
32, Hardin, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when the Bradley fighting vehicle he was in was struck by a roadside bomb in Falluja, Iraq, on November 8, 2003
1st BN, 16th INF REG, 1st Infantry Division
   Arlington
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Pfc. Brian J. Kubik
20, Harker Heights, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died on August 5, 2006, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl,Germany, of injuries suffered on August 2 when his unit encounteredenemy small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq
1st BN, 502nd INF REG, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
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Spc. Aaron J. Walker
23, Harker Heights, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad (southern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
Died of wounds from small-arms fire; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany.
3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Reg, 1st Armored Division
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Lance Cpl. Pedro Contreras
27, Harris, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 21, 2004
2nd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Staff Sgt. Jeffery L. Hartley
25, Hempstead, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
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Pfc. Allen B. Jaynes
21, Henderson, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad (northern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
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Lance Cpl. Shawn P. Hefner
22, Hico, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand province
Hostile
Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C
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Pvt. Aaron M. Hudson
20, Highland Village, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died on April 16, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained on April 15when a roadside bomb device detonated near his patrol in Camp Taji, Iraq
401st Military Police Company, 720th Military Police BN, 89th Military Police Brigade
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Sgt. Michael C. Taylor
23, Hockley, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Heavy Expanded MobilityTactical Truck while his unit was conducting combat operations inBalad, Iraq, on December 7, 2005
3rd BN, 13th Field Artillery REG, III Corps Artillery
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Staff Sgt. Brian T. Craig
27, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Kandahar
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died when enemy rockets exploded as they were being dismantled in Kandahar.
710th Explosive Ordnance Detachment
   Arlington
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Cpl. Brian M. Kennedy
25, Houston, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Kuwait
Hostile - Helicopter crash
Killed in Kuwait when his CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed on March 21, 2003
Assigned to the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron - 268, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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Cpl. Tomas Sotelo Jr.
20, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - RPG attack
Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle while traveling in a convoy in Baghdad, Iraq,on June 27, 2003
Headquarters Troop, 2nd Armored Cavalry
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Pfc. Analaura Esparza Gutierrez
21, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when the convoy she was in was attacked with a roadside bomb and rocket-propelled grenades in Tikrit, Iraq, on October 1, 2003
4th Forward Support Battalion
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Spec. John P. Johnson
24, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-combat
Died of non-combat related injuries on October 22, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq
2nd BN, 6th INF REG, 1st Armored Division
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Sgt. Keelan L. Moss
23, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Helicopter shot down
Mosswas onboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter when it was shot down by asurface-to-air missile near Falluja, Iraq, on November 2, 2003.
2nd BN, 5th Field Artillery REG
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Pfc. Armando Soriano
20, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died when his Humvee slid off the road and rolled over while in atwo-vehicle convoy on a supply route in Haditha, Iraq, on February 1,2004
Howitzer Battery, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG
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Pfc. Leroy Sandoval Jr.
21, Houston, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed in a firefight with Iraqi insurgents in Falluja, Iraq, on March 26, 2004
2nd BN, 1st Marine REG, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Spec. Scott Q. Larson Jr.
22, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed when his convoy was ambushed in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 5, 2004
1st BN, 37th Armor REG, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division
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Spec. Adolfo C. Carballo
20, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - RPG, small arms fire
Died of shrapnel wounds he received when a rocket-propelled grenade hit the Humvee he was traveling in near Baghdad, Iraq, on April 10, 2004
1st BN, 21st Field Artillery REG, 1st Cavalry Division
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Spec. Juan M. Torres
25, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army Reserve
Bagram Air Base
Non-combat - non-combat related injuries

453rd Transportation Company
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Capt. Andrew R. Houghton
25, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Grenade
Died on August 9, 2004, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington,D.C., of injuries he received when a rocket propelled grenade detonatednear his vehicle on July 10, 2004, in Ad Dhuha, Iraq
1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry REG, 1st Infantry Division
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Capt. Eric L. Allton
34, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Mortar attack
Killed when he was struck by a mortar round in Ramadi, Iraq, on September 26, 2004
2nd BN, 17th Field Artillery REG, 2nd Infantry Division
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Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Zapp
20, Houston, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 8, 2004
Combat Service Support BN 1, CSS Gp 11, 1st Force SS Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Cpl. Zachary A. Kolda
23, Houston, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 1, 2004
Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve
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Pfc. Jesus A. Leon-Perez
20, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died when the Bradley fighting vehicle he was in overturned in Mohammed Sacran, Iraq, on January 24, 2005
2nd BN, 2nd INF REG, 1st Infantry Division
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Staff Sgt. Dexter S. Kimble
30, Houston, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-hostile - Helicopter crash
Died when the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutba in western Iraq on January 26, 2005
Marine Heavy Helicopter Sqd 361, MAG 16, 3rd Marine Air Wing
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08/18/05 (A)
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Lance Cpl. Phillip C. George
22, Houston, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Taleban (near) [Kunar Province]
Hostile - hostile fire
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, killed Aug. 18 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations near Taleban, Afghanistan.
2nd Bat., 3rd Marines, 3rd Mar. Div., III Mar. Exped. Force
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Master Sgt. Ivica Jerak
42, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Bomb
One of four soldiers killed when a homemade bomb detonated near their position in Husayba, Iraq, on August 25, 2005
Special Operations Command
   Arlington
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Staff Sgt. Timothy J. Roark
29, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-combat
Died in Balad, Iraq, of a non-combat related injury on October 2, 2005
4th BN, 123rd Aviation REG
   Arlington
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Petty Officer 1st Class Howard E. Babcock IV
33, Houston, Texas
U.S. Navy
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died in a motorcycle accident in Bahrain on October 13, 2005
Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Bahrain
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Sgt. Michael T. Robertson
28, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, on October 25,2005, of injuries sustained on October 17, 2005, when a roadside bombdetonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Samarra, Iraq. Theincident fatally injured another soldier.
1st BN, 15th INF REG, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division
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Not Available
Staff Sgt. William D. Richardson
30, Houston, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died of wounds sustained from a non-hostile vehicle accident near Taqaddum, Iraq, on November 30, 2005
Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, MWS Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft
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Tech. Sgt. Walter M. Moss Jr.
37, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Bomb
Killed when a homemade bomb exploded during safing operations near Baghdad, Iraq, on March 29, 2006
366th Civil Engineer Squadron, 366th Mission Support Group
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Pfc. Kristian Menchaca
23, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Threesoldiers were manning a checkpoint when they came under enemy smallarms fire near Yusufiya, Iraq, on June 16, 2006. One was killed immediately. Menchaca was one of two others who were listed as DutyStatus Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) until their bodi
1st BN, 502nd INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
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Staff Sgt. Alberto V. Sanchez
33, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Unspecified
Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Balad, Iraq, on June 24, 2006
1st BN, 68th Armor Reg, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
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Staff Sgt. Kenneth I. Pugh
39, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of injuries sustained when his M1A2 Abrams tank encountered enemy forces small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 17, 2006
3rd BN, 67th Armor Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
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10/04/06 (I)
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Cpl. Benjamin S. Rosales
20, Houston, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on October 4, 2006
2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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Staff Sgt. Hector Leija
27, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

1st BN, 23rd Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade, (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) 2nd Infantry Division
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Staff Sgt. Terrence D. Dunn
38, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad (south of)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

210th Brigade Support BN, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
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Not Available
Pfc. Roy L. Jones III
21, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Diwaniyah - Qadisiyah
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire


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Sgt. Danny R. Soto
24, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad Province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

2nd BN, 12th Field Artillery Reg, 4th Brigade, (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) 2nd Infantry Division
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08/02/07 (I)
Not Available
Spc. Eric D. Salinas
25, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad (eastern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
2nd BN, 3rd Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
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Pfc. William L. Edwards
23, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga
1st BN, 30th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
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Not Available
Private Alan J. Austin
21, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Forward Operating Base Sharana
Non-combat - Accident
Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related accident. He was assigned to the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
782nd Brigade Support BN, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
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Lance Cpl. Matthew S. Medlicott
21, Houston, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire
Died from wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
1st BN, 1st Marine Reg, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Spc. Rodney J. Johnson
20, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad (eastern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Reg, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
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11/27/07 (I)
Not Available
Spc. Benjamin J. Garrison
25, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Salah ad Din Province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Two Multi-National Division – North Soldiers were killed as a result of injuries sustained from an explosion near their vehicle while conducting operations in Salah ad Din province, Nov. 27.
1stt Squadron, 71st Cavalry Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, (Light Infantry) 10th Mountain Division
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1st Lt. Jeremy E. Ray
26, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Kanaan - Diyala
Hostile - hostile fire - suicide bomber
Died of wounds suffered when an enemy attacked using an explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.
1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
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Spc. Orlando A. Perez
23, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment
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Not Available
Cpl. Scott A. McIntosh
26, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - suicide bomber
Died of wounds suffered when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device.
1st BN, 64th Armor Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
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Cpl. Steven I. Candelo
20, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
Died in Baghdad, when his vehicle was struck by a rocket propelled grenade.
1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment
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03/27/08 (I)
Not Available
Spc. Joshua A. Molina
20, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment
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Not Available
Staff Sgt. Edgar A. Heredia
28, Houston, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Farah province, Afghanistan
Hostile

He was assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command.
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Not Available
Lt. Col. Mark E. Stratton II
39, Houston, Texas
U.S. Air Force
Bagram
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died near Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
   Arlington
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Not Available
Spc. Andrew J. Roughton
21, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Wardak Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle followed by an attack from enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires.
He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery (STRIKE), 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
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Petty Officer Zarian Wood
29, Houston, Texas
U.S. Navy
Helmand Province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device blast while on dismounted patrol.
He was assigned as a hospital corpsman to Third Battalion, First Marine Regiment, First Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force.
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06/07/10 (A)
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Spc. Matthew R. Catlett
23, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Konar, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Link 		06/24/10 (A)
Not Available
Staff Sgt. Edwardo Loredo
34, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Jelewar, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Staff Sgt. Samuel T. Castle
26, Hughes Springs, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Bomb
Died from injuries sustained from when a homemade bomb exploded in Al Asad, Iraq, on May 11, 2005
327th Signal BN, 35th Signal Brigade
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Sgt. Shaun P. Tousha
30, Hull, Texas
U.S. Army
Salah ad Din Province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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Staff Sgt. Russell L. Slay
28, Humble, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 9, 2004
2nd Assault Amphibious BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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09/07/05 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Christopher L. Everett
23, Huntsville, Texas
U.S. Army National Guard
Non-combat - Accident
Killed in an accident in the motor pool in Taqqadum, Iraq, on September 7, 2005
2nd Battalion, 112th Armor Regiment, 56th Brigade Combat Team, Texas Army National Guard
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Sgt. Wesley R. Durbin
26, Hurst, Texas
U.S. Army
Camp Victory - Baghdad
Non-combat
Died in Tunnis, Iraq, of wounds sustained in a non-hostile incident.
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
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2nd Lt. Emily J.T. Perez
23, Hutchinson, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb exploded near her Humvee during combat operations in Kifl, Iraq, on September 12, 2006
204th Support BN, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
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Lance Cpl. Hilario F. Lopez
22, Ingleside, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 12, 2004
3rd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Spec. Josiah H. Vandertulip
21, Irving, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed when his dismounted patrol came under enemy fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 14, 2004
2nd BN, 7th Cavalry REG, 1st Cavalry Division
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01/30/05 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Nazario Serrano
20, Irving, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as a result of hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 30, 2005
Combat Service Support BN 1, CSS Gp 11, 1st Force SS Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Spec. J. Adan Garcia
20, Irving, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died on May 27, 2006, at National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda,Maryland, of wound received when his convoy encountered small-arms firereceived while returning from an explosive ordnance mission on May 22,2006
Company A, 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
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Sgt. Paul T. Sanchez
32, Irving, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad (north of)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

543rd Military Police Co, 91st Military Police BN, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division
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Spec. Dominic J. Hinton
24, Jacksonville, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations in Bayji, Iraq, on November 19, 2005
1st BN, 187th INF REG, 101st Airborne Division
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1st Lt. Jonathan D. Rozier
25, Katy, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - RPG, small arms fire
Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades andsmall-arms fire while providing security at a municipal building inBaghdad, Iraq, on July 19, 2003
B Company, 2-70th Armor BN, 1st Armored
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05/29/06 (I)
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Capt. James A. Funkhouser
35, Katy, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Car bomb
Died of injuries sustained when a car bomb detonated near his Humvee duringreconnaissance patrol operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 29, 2006
1st BN, 12th INF REG, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
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Chief Warrant Officer Corry A. Edwards
38, Kennedale, Texas
U.S. Army National Guard
Baghdad
Non-hostile - helicopter crash
Seven U.S. Soldiers were killed when a CH-47 Chinook experienced a hard landing about 100 km west of Basra. The Chinook was a part of an aerial convoy flying from Kuwait to Balad.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Texas Army National Guard, Grand Prairie, Texas.
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Pfc. Stephen E. Wyatt
19, Kilgore, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when his convoy was attacked with a roadside bomb and small-arms fire in Balad, Iraq, on October 13, 2003
C BN, 1st BN, 17th Field Artillery REG
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Sgt. Kenneth B. May
26, Kilgore, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand province
Hostile - IED attack
Died while supporting combat operations
He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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Capt. Orlando A. Bonilla
27, Killeen, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-hostile - Helicopter crash
Killed when his OH-58 Kiowa reconnaissance helicopter crashed in the southwestern portion of Baghdad, Iraq, on January 28, 2005
1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry REG, 1st Cavalry Division
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10/17/05 (I)
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Staff Sgt. George T. Alexander Jr.
34, Killeen, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, on October 22 of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his Bradley fighting vehicle in Samarra, Iraq, on October 17, 2005
Company A, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division
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Sgt. Aaron A. Smith
31, Killeen, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Car bomb
One of three soldiers who Died of injuries suffered when a car bombexploded in the vicinity of a West Baghdad substation where they werelocated in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 14, 2006
4th BN, 27th Field Artillery Reg, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division
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Cpt. Michael A. Norman
36, Killeen, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

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Sgt. Johnny J. Peralez Jr.
25, Kingsville, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of five soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during convoy operations in Najaf, Iraq, on January 5, 2006
3rd BN, 16th Field Artillery REG, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
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Sgt. William B. Meeuwsen
24, Kingwood, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Meeuwsen and another soldier were killed when their unit came under direct fireduring combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq on November 23, 2005. Their deaths are under investigation as a potential friendly-fire incident.
2nd BN, 502nd INF REG, 2nd BCT, 101st Airborne Division
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12/14/06 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Luke C. Yepsen
20, Kingwood, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of injuries suffered from enemy action in Anbar Province, Iraq, on December 14, 2006
1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Sgt. Brandon C. Bury
26, Kingwood, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died while supporting combat operations. This incident is under investigation.
He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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Link 		10/17/06 (I)
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Spec. Daniel W. Winegeart
23, Kountze, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died of injuries sustained when his Light Medium Tactical Vehicle drove off an overpass in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 17, 2006
5th Group Support Bn, 5th Special Forces
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Sgt. 1st Class Justin S. Monschke
28, Krum, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad (southern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
BAGHDAD - A Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldier was killed and three were wounded during combat operations when an improvised explosive device detonated in a southern area of the Iraqi capital Oct. 14.
2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)
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Spc. Joshua R. Farris
22, La Grange, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
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06/03/09 (A)
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Spc Jarrett P. Griemel
20, La Porte, Texas
U.S. Army
Forward Operating Base Gardez, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died June 3 at Forward Operating Base Gardez, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident.
He was assigned to the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
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Pvt. Rey D. Cuervo
24, Laguna Vista, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb hit his vehicle while on a mounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 28, 2003
1st Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry REG
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Pfc. Brett L. Tribble
20, Lake Jackson, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died on June 3, 2006, of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonatednear his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on June 2,2006
2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team
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Lance Cpl. Stephen L. Morris
21, Lake Jackson, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 24, 2006
2nd BN, 3rd Marine Reg, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force
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Sgt. Roberto Arizola Jr.
31, Laredo, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 8, 2005
Company B, 297th Military Intelligence Battalion, 513th Military Intelligence Brigade
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12/07/03 (I)
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Pfc. Ray J. Hutchinson
20, League City, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb hit his vehicle as he was returning from a patrol in Mosul, Iraq, on December 7, 2003
2nd BN, 502nd INF REG, 101st Airborne Division
   Personal Tribute Site
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Sgt. Barry K. Meza
23, League City, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died when he was hit by a vehicle in Shuaybah, Kuwait, on December 19, 2004
180th Transportation BN, 13th COSCOM
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Pfc. Ryan M. McCauley
20, Lewisville, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
Killed when his patrol came under attack by hostile forces using small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 5, 2004
2nd BN, 5th Cavalry REG, 1st Cavalry Division
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Maj. Matthew W. Worrel
34, Lewisville, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Helicopter shot down
One of two soldiers killed when their AH-6M Little Bird helicopter was shot down by enemy fire during combat operations in Yusifiya, south ofBaghdad, Iraq, on May 14, 2006
1st BN, 160th Special Operations Aviation REG (Airborne)
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Lance Cpl. Christopher M. McCrackin
20, Liverpool, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - Bomb
One of two Marines killed when a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations against enemy forces in New Ubaydi, Iraq, on November 14,2005
CompanyF, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13thMarine Expeditionary Unit, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
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12/22/03 (I)
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Pfc. Stuart W. Moore
21, Livingston, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb struck his convoy in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 22, 2003
2nd BN, 3rd Field Artillery REG, 1st Armored Division
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W.Post Link 		07/27/07 (A)
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Major Thomas G. Bostick Jr.
37, Llano, Texas
U.S. Army
Kamu
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Reg, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team
   Arlington
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Staff Sgt. John C. Stock
26, Longview, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire
Died while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province. He was assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
3rd Assault Amphibian BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Gunnery Sgt. John D. Fry
28, Lorena, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - IED attack
Died when a roadside bomb detonated in Anbar province, Iraq, on March 8, 2006
8th Engineer Support BN, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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W.Post Link 		10/23/06 (I)
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Spec. Carl A. Eason
29, Lovelady, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 23, 2006
4th BN, 27th Field Artillery Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division
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03/18/04 (I)
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Pfc. Ricky A. Morris Jr.
20, Lubbock, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed in action during security and stability operations in Anbar province in northern Iraq on March 18, 2004
3rd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Spec. Israel Garza
25, Lubbock, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - RPG, small arms fire
Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq on April 4, 2004
2nd BN, 5th Cavalry REG, 1st Cavalry Division
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Spec. Jose A. Velez
23, Lubbock, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed when his unit came under fire while clearing an enemy strongpoint inFalluja, Iraq, on November 13, 2004. His brother, Spc. Andrew Velez,committed suicide by shooting himself in Afghanistan in August 2006.
2nd BN, 7th Cavalry REG, 1st Cavalry Division
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Spec. Andrew Velez
22, Lubbock, Texas
U.S. Army
Sharona
Non-combat - Suicide

Corps Support Battalion, Theater Support Command
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Staff Sgt. Jose A. Lanzarin
28, Lubbock, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on September 26, 2006
2nd BN, 6th Infantry Reg, 1st Armored Division
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06/23/07 (I)
Sgt. Chris Davis
35, Lubbock, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad (eastern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED, small arms fire

2nd BN, 69th Armor Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
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Petty Officer Third Class Mark R. Cannon
31, Lubbock, Texas
U.S. Navy
Kunar Province
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
Died while conducting combat operations in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Cannon was a hospital corpsman assigned to 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
3rd Marine Reg, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force,
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Spc. Geoffrey G. Johnson
28, Lubbock, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Non-combat
Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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Senior Airman Matthew R. Courtois
22, Lucas, Texas
U.S. Air Force
Abdullah Al Mubarak Airbase
Non-hostile
Died as a result of a nonhostile incident on Abdullah Al Mubarak Airbase, Kuwait.
He was assigned to the 366th Security Forces Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho
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Sgt. Joseph D. Suell
24, Lufkin, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Illness
Died from a non-combat related cause on June 16, 2003, in Todjie, Iraq
5th BN, 3rd Field Artillery REG
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04/17/08 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Jason L. Brown
29, Magnolia, Texas
U.S. Army
Sama Village
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked using small arms fire and grenades.
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.
   Arlington
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Pvt. Christopher M. McCloud
24, Malakoff, Texas
U.S. Army
Diyala Province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. He was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 9th U.S. Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
6th Squadron, 9th U.S. Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
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Staff Sgt. Sean B. Berry
26, Mansfield, Texas
U.S. Army National Guard
Non-combat
Died of non-combat related injuries in Taqqadum, Iraq, on October 3, 2005
Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 112th Armor, 56th Brigade Combat Team, Texas Army National Guard
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Lance Cpl. Todd J. Bolding
23, Manvel, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of wounds received due to hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 3, 2004
2nd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Spc. Joshua L. Hazlewood
22, Manvel, Texas
U.S. Army
Arifjan, Kuwait
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
He was assigned to the 614th Automated Cargo Documentation Detachment.
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11/09/04 (I)
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Sgt. John B. Trotter
25, Marble Falls, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
Killed when he was on patrol and his unit came under attack by enemy forcesusing small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq, on November 9, 2004
1st BN, 503rd INF REG, 2nd Infantry Division
   Arlington
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Spc. Tracy C. Willis
21, Marshall, Texas
U.S. Army
Salah Ad Din Province
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when the enemy attacked his unit during combat operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
2nd BN, 505th Parachute Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
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Lance Cpl. Mathew D. Puckett
19, Mason, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 13, 2004
3rd Assault Amphibious BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Sgt. Christopher Ramirez
34, McAllen, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Died from injuries sustained during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 14, 2004
1st BN, 16th INF REG, 1st Infantry Division
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Staff Sgt. Juan F. Campos
27, McAllen, Texas
U.S. Army
Brooke Army Med Center, TX - Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

1st BN, 26th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
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07/02/04 (I)
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2nd Lt. Brian D. Smith
30, McKinney, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Died when he was shot during combat operations in Habbaniya, Iraq, on July 2, 2004
1st BN, 34th Armored REG, 1st Infantry Division
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2nd Lt. Johnny K. Craver
37, McKinney, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicleduring combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 13, 2006
1st BN, 22nd Infantry Reg, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
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Staff Sgt. Clay A. Craig
22, Mesquite, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died from wounds suffered when he received small arms fire during combat operations.
He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Spc. Jonathan D. A. Emard
20, Mesquite, Texas
U.S. Army
Tikrit
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered in Sharqat, Iraq, when their unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and hand grenades.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
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Sgt. 1st Class Raymond J. Munden
35, Mesquite, Texas
U.S. Army
Paktika Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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04/04/04 (I)
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Spec. Robert R. Arsiaga
25, Midland, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - RPG, small arms fire
Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 4, 2004
2nd BN, 5th Cavalry REG, 1st Cavalry Division
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Capt. Lyle L. Gordon
30, Midlothian, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-hostile - Helicopter crash
Died when the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutba in western Iraq on January 26, 2005
Marine Heavy Helicopter Sqd 361, MAG 16, 3rd Marine Air Wing
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Sgt. Javier Marin Jr.
29, Mission, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died when the Bradley fighting vehicle he was in overturned in Mohammed Sacran, Iraq, on January 24, 2005
2nd BN, 2nd INF REG, 1st Infantry Division
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Staff Sgt. Omar D. Flores
27, Mission, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their MineProtected Vehicle (RG-31) during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, onJuly 8, 2006
54th Engineer BN, 130th Engineer Brigade
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Spc. Jose A. (Joe) Rubio Hernandez
24, Mission, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive on March 23.
He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
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05/06/08 (I)
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Spc. Alex D. Gonzalez
21, Mission, Texas
U.S. Army
Mosul
Hostile - RPG attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered small arms fire and a rocket-propelled grenade attack.
He was assigned to the 43rd Combat Engineer Company, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.
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Staff Sgt. Bradley Espinoza
26, Mission, Texas
U.S. Army
Qwest, Iraq
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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Sgt. Jose Guereca Jr.
24, Missouri City, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died when a roadside bomb detonated near his military vehicle in Falluja, Iraq, on November 30, 2004
1st BN, 5th Cavalry REG, 1st Cavalry Division
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Spec. James C. Wright
27, Morgan, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - RPG, small arms fire
Killed when his unit was ambushed with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Tikrit, Iraq, on September 18, 2003
H&H BN, 4th BN, 42nd Field Artil. REG
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Lt. Col. Raymond Trejo Rivas
53, New Braunfels, Texas
U.S. Army
San Antonio, Texas
Hostile - Mortar attack
Died in San Antonio after battling to recover from traumatic brain injury and other injuries suffered in a mortar attack Oct. 12, 2006.
He was a civil affairs officer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 13th Corps Support Command, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan as well as Iraq.
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Lance Cpl. Brandon T. Lara
20, New Braunfels, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - combat related
Died while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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Cpl. John M. Longoria
21, Nixon, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of wounds sustained from small arms fire during combat operationsagainst enemy forces in New Ubaydi, Iraq, on November 14, 2005
BN Landing Team 2nd BN, 1st Marine REG, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Maj. Ramon J. Mendoza Jr.
37, Nixon, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - Bomb
One of two Marines killed when a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations against enemy forces in New Ubaydi, Iraq, on November 14,2005
BN Landing Team 2nd BN, 1st Marine REG, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Cpl. Daniel R. Amaya
22, Odessa, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died from hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 11, 2004
3rd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Pfc. Damian J. Garza
19, Odessa, Texas
U.S. Army
Kunar River (NE of Jalalabad)
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.; killed Aug. 4 when his vehicle left the road and went into a river in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Also killed was Army Pvt. John M. Henderson.
3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment
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05/22/07 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Kristopher A. Higdon
25, Odessa, Texas
U.S. Army
Taji - Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

4th BN, 9th Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team)
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Sgt. Bacilio E. Cuellar
24, Odessa, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

1st BN, 18th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
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Lance Cpl. Shane L. Goldman
20, Orange, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died due to injuries received from hostile fire in Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 5, 2004
1st BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Staff Sgt. Benjamin D. Williams
30, Orange, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 20, 2006
Regimental Combat Team 5
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Pfc. Heath K. Pickard
21, Palestine, Texas
U.S. Army
Diyala Province
Hostile - Indirect fire
Died of wounds suffered when he received indirect fire in Baquaba, Iraq.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
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Capt. Rowdy J. Inman
38, Panorama Village, Texas
U.S. Army
Mosul
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
Died in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds suffered from small arms fire during dismounted combat operations. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas.
3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, III Corps
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Sgt. Jay M. Hoskins
24, Paris, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
western Afghanistan,
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died when a roadside bomb struck his vehicle in Farah province, Afghanistan
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay.
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1st Lt. Kile G. West
23, Pasadena, Texas
U.S. Army
Diyala Province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
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Lance Cpl. William L. Miller
22, Pearland, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 15, 2004
1st BN, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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Lance Cpl. Ryan A. Miller
19, Pearland, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - IED attack
Died when a roadside bomb exploded near his foot patrol in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 14, 2006
3rd BN, 3rd Marine Reg, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force
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08/21/04 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Seth Huston
19, Perryton, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died due to hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 21, 2004
2nd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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Sgt. Byron W. Norwood
25, Pflugerville, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 13, 2004
3rd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
   Personal Tribute Site
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Spec. Yari Mokri
26, Pflugerville, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of five soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle while on patrol in Hawija, Iraq, on December 6, 2006
3rd Brigade Special Troops BN, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
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Capt. Sean E. Lyerly
31, Pflugerville, Texas
U.S. Army National Guard
Baghdad (north of) - Diyala
Hostile - helicopter crash


   Arlington
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Lance Cpl. Julio Cesar Cisneros Alvarez
22, Pharr, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died due to hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 6, 2005
Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
   Personal Tribute Site
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12/13/05 (I)
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Spec. James C. Kesinger
32, Pharr, Texas
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations in Taji, Iraq, on December 13, 2005
2nd BN, 70th Armored REG, 1st Armored Division
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Staff Sgt. Eric T. Duckworth
26, Plano, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 759th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Carson, Colo.
759th Military Police BN, 89th Military Police Brigade
   Arlington
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Sgt. Joseph B. Milledge
23, Pointblank, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad (southeast part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their unit during combat operations. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, in Vilseck, Germany.
3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Reg, 1st Armored Division
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Sgt. John W. Russell
26, Portland, Texas
U.S. Army
Non-hostile - Helicopter crash
Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2003
4th BN, 101st Aviation REG, 101st Airborne Division
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Sgt. 1st Class Lawrence D. Ezell
30, Portland, Texas
U.S. Army
Baghdad (northern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations.
He was assigned to the 71st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group, Fort Carson, Colo.
   Arlington
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