Paul Pena, age 27, from San Marcos, Texas, Hays county.
Parents: Cecilia Pena
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: San Marcos Baptis Academy (2000); West Point (2004)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 508th Prachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Death details: Died in Arghandab River Vally, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when road side bomb exploded during a foot patrol with Afghan soldiers. Adam K. Ginett of North Carolina was also killed.
Cemetery: Fort Sam Houston National
Source: Department of Defense, Canadian Press, Austin American Statesman, San Marcos Daily Record, San Marcos Local News, Military Times