Jordan B. Pierson, age 28, from Abilene, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas
Date of death: Friday, October 2, 2015
Death details: died Oct. 2 in the crash of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
David E. Cabrera, age 41, from Abilene, Texas, Taylor county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland.
Date of death: Saturday, October 29, 2011
Death details: Died in Kabul Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. Killed were Lt. Col. David E. Cabrera, Staff Sgt. Christopher R. Newman, Sgt. James M. Darrough, Sgt. Carlo F. Eugenio.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Christopher David Loza, age 24, from Abilene, Texas, Multiple county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop A, 1St Squadron, 124Th Cavalry, Waco, Texas
Date of death: Friday, April 10, 2009
Death details: Washington, United States
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Reuben Marcus III Fernandez, age 22, from Abilene, Texas
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hht, 2D Squadron, 7Th Cavalry, 4 Brigade Combat Team, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Saturday, October 11, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Majir Al Kabir, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Joshua Marvin Boyd, age 30, from Abilene, Texas
Service era: Iraq
Parents: Tonya and Robin Boyd
Military history: Hhc, 2D Battalion, 505Th Infantry, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Date of death: Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Death details: Died at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device exploded near his unit March 5, 2007 in Samarra, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, findagrave.com
Adam Joseph Harris, age 21, from Abilene, Texas,
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 2D Battalion, 2D Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wa 98433
Date of death: Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Mosul, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Rene Ledesma, age 34, from Abilene, Texas, Multiple county.
Spouse: Martha
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop A ,1St Battalion, 7Th Cavalry (1Ad) , Ft. Hood, Texas
Date of death: Sunday, May 16, 2004
Death details: Died in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device exploded near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Doyle Maurice Hufstedler, age 25, from Abilene, Texas, Multiple county.
Service era: Iraq
Spouse: Leslie (pregnant)
Military history: B Company, 1St Engineer Battalion (1St Id), Fort Riley, Ks 66442
Date of death: Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Death details: Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his armored vehicle in Habbaniyah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Martin D. Denson, age 21, from Abilene, Texas, Taylor county.
Parents: Jerry Denson
Service era: Operation Just Cause Panama
Schools: Jim Ned High (1986)
Date of death: Wednesday, December 20, 1989
Death details: He suffered a gunshot wound in the leg while on a helicopter leading the attack on enemy forces in Panama. Denson proceeded off the helicopter and was killed by a subsequent mortar barrage.
Cemetery: Elmwood Memorial Park’s Field of Honor. Memorialized at the Martin D. Denson VFW Post 6873.
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Arlington National Cemetery, Jim Ned High School, New York Daily News (1989), San Angelo Standard Times (1989)
Robert Lee Daugherty, age 23, from Taylor County Abilene, Texas .
Parents: He was raised by his grandparents, Robert L. Daugherty, who both preceded him in death.
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Abilene High
Date of death: Saturday, February 26, 1972
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives