Mathew Philip Laforest, age 21, from Austin, Texas,
Parents: Mark LaForest and Deborah Boughn
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Bowie High in Austin (2004)
Military history: Company C, 4Th Battalion, 9Th Infantry, Fort Lewis, Washington; Enlisted in August 2004
Date of death: Friday, May 25, 2007
Death details: Hostile, shot by enemy forces; Baghdad, Iraq
Cemetery: Texas State Cemetery in Austin
Source: Department of Defense, Austin American Statesman, Military Times