Edward J. Acosta, age 21, from Hesperia, California, San Bernardino county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas
Date of death: Monday, March 5, 2012
Death details: Died in La Jolla, California of injuries sustained December 3, 2011 when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in Wardak Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times