Marine Staff Sgt. Joseph Fankhauser, 30 * Sharyland
7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force
KIA April 22, 2012
Helmand province, Afghanistan
Army Spc. Kurt Kern, 24 * McAllen
720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade
KIA December 27, 2011
Paktya, Afghanistan
Army 1st Lt. Andres Zermeno, 26 * Brownsville
2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
KIA September 25, 2011
Wardak province, Afghanistan
Army Staff Sgt. Estevan Altamirano, 30 * Edcouch
1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
KIA September 18, 2011
Tikrit, Iraq
Army Sgt. Rodolfo "Rudy" Rodriguez, 26 * Pharr
3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
KIA September 14, 2011
Kandahar province, Afghanistan
Army PFC Ira Benjamin Laningham, 22 * Zapata
2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
KIA January 7, 2011
Logar province, Afghanistan
Army PFC Diego Montoya, 20 * Mission
720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade
KIA September 2, 2010
FOB Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan
Marine Lance Cpl. Derek Hernandez, 20 * Edinburg
3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
KIA June 5, 2010
Helmand province, Afghanistan
Army PFC Adriana Alvarez, 20 * San Benito
504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade
KIA February 10, 2010
Baghdad, Iraq
Army Sgt. Fernando De La Rosa, 27 * Alamo
1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
KIA October 27, 2009
Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan
Army Staff Sgt. Bradley Espinoza, 26 * Mission
1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
KIA October 19, 2009
Qwest, Iraq
Army Spc. Alex D. Gonzalez, 21 * Mission
43rd Combat Engineer Company, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
KIA May 6, 2008
Mosul, Iraq
Army Cpl. Jose A. Rubio Hernandez, 24 * Mission
4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
KIA March 24, 2008
Baghdad, Iraq
Army Spc. Eric D. Salinas, 25 * Primera
2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
KIA August 2, 2007
Baghdad, Iraq
Army Staff Sgt. Juan Campos, 27 * McAllen
1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
KIA June 1, 2007
Baghdad, Iraq
Marine Lance Cpl. Anthony Aguirre, 20 * Raymondville
2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force
KIA February 26, 2007
Anbar province, Iraq
Army PFC Darrell Shipp, 25 * Harlingen
2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
KIA January 25, 2007
Baghdad, Iraq
Army Staff Sgt. Hector Leija, 27 * Raymondville
1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team)
KIA January 24, 2007
Baghdad, Iraq
Army Staff Sgt. Omar D. Flores, 27 * Mission
54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade
KIA July 8, 2006
Ramadi, Iraq
Army PFC Kristian Menchaca, 23 * Brownsville
1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
KIA June 16, 2006
Baghdad, Iraq
Marine Lance Cpl. Benito Ramirez, 21 * Edinburg
3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
KIA May 21, 2006
Fallujah, Iraq
Marine Lance Cpl. Samuel Tapia, 20 * San Benito
3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
KIA December 18, 2005
Ramadi, Iraq
Army Spc. James Kesinger, 32 * Pharr
2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 3rd Brigade Combat Team
KIA December 13, 2005
Taji, Iraq
Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher McCrackin, 20 * Brownsville
Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit,
I Marine Expeditionary Force,
KIA November 14, 2005
New Ubaydi, Iraq
Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Rodriguez, 25 * Brownsville
8th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division
KIA January 28, 2005
Baghdad, Iraq
Army Sgt. Javier Marin, 29 * Mission
2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry, 1st Infantry Division
KIA January 24, 2005
Mohammed Sacran, Iraq
Marine Lance Cpl. Julio Cisneros Alvarez, 22 * Pharr
1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
KIA January 2, 2005
Anbar province, Iraq
Army Spc. Isaac Diaz, 26 * Rio Hondo
2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light)
KIA December 1, 2004
Sharona, Afghanistan
Army Maj. Horst "Gary" Moore, 38 * Los Fresnos
1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team)
KIA November 9, 2004
Mosul, Iraq
Army National Guard Spc. Tomas Garces, 19 * Weslaco
1836th Transportation Company, Texas Army National Guard
KIA September 6, 2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Army Spc. Mark Anthony Zapata, 27 * Edinburg
2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
KIA August 15, 2004
Najaf, Iraq
Army Sgt. Daniel Galvan, 30 * Mercedes
2nd Battalion (Assault), 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Light Infantry Division
KIA August 12, 2004
Salerno, Afghanistan
Marine Sgt. Juan Calderon, Jr., 26 * Weslaco
3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
KIA August 2, 2004
Anbar province, Iraq
Marine Lance Cpl. Pedro Contreras, 27 * Brownsville
2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
KIA June 21, 2004
Anbar province,Iraq
Army Sgt. Christopher Ramirez, 34 * McAllen
1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
KIA April 14, 2004
Anbar province, Iraq
Marine PFC Dustin Sekula, 18 * Edinburg
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
KIA April 1, 2004
Anbar province, Iraq
Army Pvt. Rey D. Cuervo, 24 * Laguna Vista
1st Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment
KIA December 28, 2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Army Staff Sgt. Hector Perez, 40 * Brownsville
Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division
KIA July 24, 2003
Hawd, Iraq
Marine PFC Juan Garza, 20 * San Benito
1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
KIA April 8, 2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Army Sgt. Edward Anguiano, 24 * Brownsville
3rd Combat Support Battalion, 507th Maintenance Company
KIA March 23, 2003
Iraq
"They are dead, but they live
in each Patriot's breast
And their names are engraven
on honor's bright chest."
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow