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Allen Levi Stigler, age 22, from Arlington, Texas.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Date of death: Sunday, August 13, 2017
Death details: Died of wounds sustained while engaged in combat operations in Iraq.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jeremy D. Smith, age 26, from Arlington, Texas, Tarrant county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Houston, Texas.
Date of death: Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Department of Defense later said he was killed by friendly fire from a drone. Navy Hospitalman Benjamin D. Rast also died.
Source: Department of Defense, Chicago Tribune., Military Times
Christopher John Lee West, age 26, from Arlington, Texas, Tarrant county.
Service era: Iraq
Parents: Hattie and John West
Military history: Hht, 1St Squadron, 73D Cavalry, 2 Bct, Fort Bragg, Nc
Date of death: Monday, February 4, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq. Died from wounds sustained on February 3 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jermaine Donnell Franklin, age 22, from Arlington, Texas, Tarrant county.
Parents: Dwight Franklin and Shirra Daniel
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop A, 1St Squadron, 32D Cavalry, 1 Bct, Fort Campbell, Ky
Date of death: Friday, November 9, 2007
Death details: Killed by an explosive in Jisr Naft, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, legacy.com
Russell Housein Nahvi, age 24, from Arlington, Texas, Tarrant county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop C, 5Th Squadron, 7Th Cavalry (Tf Liberty), Fort Stewart, Ga
Date of death: Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Steve Jr Morin, age 34, from Arlington, Texas, Tarrant county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 11Th Engineer Battalion, (1St Coscom), Mineral Wells, Texas
Date of death: Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Umm Qasr, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jason Courtenay Ludlam, age 22, from Arlington, Texas, Tarrant county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc 2Nd Battalion 2Nd Infantry Regiment (1St Id), Apo Ae 09112, Vilseck, Ge
Date of death: Friday, March 19, 2004
Death details: Electrocuted while laying telephone wire in Balad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Franklin King Nelson, age 24, from Arlington, Texas, Tarrant county.
Parents: Franklin T. Nelson
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, August 14, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Robert Tinsley Wood, age 24, from Arlington, Texas, Tarrant county.
Parents: Cowley M. Wood
Spouse: Shirley Wood
Children: Lisa Anne Wood
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, May 13, 1970
Death details: Died in Vietnam
Cemetery: Moore Memorial Gardens
Source: National Archives, Fort Worth Star Telegram (1970)
Earl Carl E. Jr. Tidwell, age 23, from Arlington, Texas, Tarrant county.
Spouse: Carolyn F. Tidwell
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, February 14, 1970
Source: National Archives, Fort Worth Star Telegram (1970)