TEXAS HEROES POST 9-11
(The following photos and links courtesy of
Military
Times.)
2010
09 January
Marine Lance Cpl. Mark D. Juarez, 23, of San Antonio; assigned to 1st
Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force,
Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Jan. 9 while supporting combat operations in
Helmand province, Afghanistan.
11 January
Marine Cpl. Nicholas K. Uzenski, 21, of Tomball, Texas; assigned to
the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary
Force, Okinawa, Japan; died Jan. 11 while supporting combat operations in Helmand
province, Afghanistan.Also killed were Staff Sgt. Matthew N. Ingham and Cpl. Jamie R.
Lowe.
19 January
Army Capt. Paul W. Pena, 27, of San Marcos, Texas; assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd
Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Jan. 19 in Arghandab River Valley,
Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an
improvised explosive device.
10 February
Army Pfc. Adriana Alvarez,
20, of San Benito, Texas; assigned to the 504th Military Police Battalion,
42nd Military Police Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; died Feb. 10
in Baghdad, of injuries sustained while
supporting combat operations.
13 February
Army Spc. Bobby J. Pagan, 23, of Austin, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Feb. 13 of wounds sustained when
enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Zhari province, Afghanistan. Also
killed were Staff Sgt. John A. Reiners and Sgt. Jeremiah T. Wittman.
16 February
Navy Information Systems Technician 1st Class Sean L. Caughman, 43, of Fort Worth,
Texas; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 22; died Feb. 16, while supporting
operations in Kuwait.
11 March
Marine Lance Cpl. Garrett W. Gamble, 20, of Sugar Land, Texas; assigned
to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died March 11 while supporting combat operations in
Helmand province, Afghanistan.
16 March
Army Staff Sgt. Richard J. Jordan, 29, of Tyler, Texas; assigned to
1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored
Division, Fort Bliss, Texas; died March 16 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained
during a vehicle roll-over.
03 May
Army Staff Sgt. Esau S.A. Gonzales, 30, of White Deer, Texas; assigned to
the 38th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died May 3 in
Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
06 May
Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher Rangel, 22, of San Antonio; assigned to
3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 6 while supporting combat operations in Helmand
province, Afghanistan.
11 May
Marine Sgt. Kenneth B. May Jr., 26, of Kilgore, Texas; assigned to
3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 11 while supporting combat operations in Helmand
province, Afghanistan. Also killed was Marine Cpl. Jeffrey W. Johnson.
Marine Cpl. Jeffery W. Johnson, 21, of Tomball, Texas; assigned to
3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 11 while supporting combat operations in Helmand
province, Afghanistan. Also killed was Sgt. Kenneth B. May Jr., 26, of Kilgore, Texas.
16 May
Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Zarian Wood, 29, of Houston; assigned to
the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 16 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, of wounds
sustained in a blast from an improvised-explosive device while on mounted patrol.
27 May
Marine Cpl. Jacob C. Leicht, 24, of College Station, Texas; assigned to
the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 27 while supporting combat
operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
6 June
Marine Lance Cpl. Derek Hernandez, 20, of Edinburg, Texas; assigned to
the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died June 6 while supporting combat operations in
Helmand province, Afghanistan. Also killed were Sgt. Brandon C. Bury and Cpl. Donald M. Marler.
Marine Sgt. Brandon C. Bury, 26, of Kingwood, Texas; was assigned to
the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died June 6 while supporting combat operations in
Helmand province, Afghanistan. Also killed were Lance Cpl. Derek Hernandez and Cpl. Donald M. Marler.
7 June
Army Spc. Matthew R. Catlett, 23, of Houston; assigned to the 2nd Battalion,
327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault),
Fort Campbell, Ky.; died June 7 in Konar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy
forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Also killed in the
attack were Sgt. Joshua A. Lukeala, Spc. Charles S. Jirtle and Spc. Blaine E. Redding.
9 June
Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael P. Flores, 31, of San Antonio; assigned to
the 48th Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.; died June 9, near
FOB Jackson, Afghanistan, in a CV-22 Osprey helicopter crash. Also killed were
Air Force 1st Lt. Joel C. Gentz, Air Force Staff Sgt. David C. Smith and Air
Force Senior Airman Benjamin D. White.
11 June
Army Sgt. Mario Rodriguez, 24, of Smithville, Texas; assigned to the
264th Clearance Company, 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne), 20th
Engineer Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died June 11 in Powrak, Afghanistan, of
wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire and
rocket-propelled grenades.
24 June
Army Staff Sgt. Edwardo Loredo, 34, of Houston, Texas; assigned to
2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team,
82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died June 24 in Jelewar, Afghanistan,
when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
5 July
Army Spc. Jerod H. Osborne, 20, of Royse City, Texas; assigned to
the 4th Squadron, 73rd Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne
Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died July 5 in Yakuta, Afghanistan, of injuries
sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive
device. Also killed was Spc. Keenan A. Cooper.
10 July
Army Staff Sgt. Jesse W. Ainsworth, 24, of Dayton, Texas; assigned to
the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain
Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died July 10 near Walakan, Afghanistan,
of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised
explosive device. Also killed was Sgt. Donald R. Edgerton.
Army Sgt. Shaun M. Mittler, 32, of Austin, Texas; assigned to 1st
Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died July 10 in Konar, Afghanistan,
of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit using rocket-propelled
grenade and small-arms fire.
15 July
Army Staff Sgt. Leston M. Winters, 30, of Sour Lake, Texas; assigned
to 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died July 15 in Kandahar,
Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an
improvised explosive device.
23 July
Army Pfc. James J. Oquin, 20, of El Paso, Texas; assigned to 1st
Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault) Fort Campbell, Ky.; died July 23 in Orgun-E, Afghanistan,
from drowning when he was swept away by the current when a levee broke near
his military vehicle in Paktika, Afghanistan.
29 July
Marine Lance Cpl. Shane R. Martin, 23, of Spring, Texas; assigned to
1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died July 29 while supporting combat operations in
Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Army Capt. Jason E. Holbrook, 28, of Burnet, Texas; assigned to the
1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; died
July 29 at Tsagay, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked
his military vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Staff
Sgt. Kyle R. Warren.
30 July
Army Sgt. Kyle B. Stout, 25, of Texarkana, Texas; assigned to 1st
Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died July 30 near
Kandahar, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his
unit with an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Spc. Michael L. Stansbery.
9 August
Marine Sgt. Jose L. Saenz III, 30, of Pleasanton, Texas; assigned to
1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Aug. 9 in Helmand province, Afghanistan,
while supporting combat operations.
17 August
Army Pfc. Benjamen G. Chisholm, 24, of Fort Worth, Texas; assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Aug. 17 in Kunar
province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device
caused a military vehicle rollover. Also killed was Army Pvt. Charles M. High IV.
21 August
Army Pfc. Alexis V. Maldonado, 20, of Wichita Falls, Texas; assigned to
20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 21 at
Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his
unit using small-arms fire in Zhari province, Afghanistan.
30 August
Army Staff Sgt. Jesse Infante, 30, of Cypress, Texas; assigned to 4th
Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort
Carson, Colo.; died Aug. 30 in the Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds
suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Also killed in the attack were Army Pfc. Chad D. Clements, Army Capt. Dale A Goetz,
Army Staff Sgt. Kevin J. Kessler and Army Staff Sgt. Matthew J. West.
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