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Ron Joseph Jr Joshua, age 19, from Austin, Texas
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 401St Military Police Company, 92D Military Police Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas
Date of death: Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
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
Michael Craig Ledsome, age 24, from Austin, Texas, Multiple county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: H&S Co, 3D Bn, 2D Mar, (Rct-5, I Mef Fwd), 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, Nc
Date of death: Saturday, November 25, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Habbaniyah, Iraq
Cemetery: Cook-Walden Forest Oaks Memorial Park
Source: Department of Defense, Dallas Morning News, Military Times
George Martinez Jr Ulloa, age 23, from Austin, Texas
Spouse: Maria
Service era: Iraq
Military history: A Co, 2D Tank Bn, (Rct-5, I Mef Fwd), 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, Nc
Date of death: Thursday, August 3, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Al Taqaddum, Iraq
Cemetery: Assumption Cemetery
Source: Department of Defense, Austin American Statesman, Military Times
Tina Marie Priest, age 20, from Austin, Texas, Multiple county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company F, 4Th Support Battalion, 1 Bct, 4Id, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Wednesday, March 1, 2006
Death details: Taji, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Roger Dale Jr Castleberry, age 26, from Austin, Texas
Parents: Gaye Castleberry (died when Roger was 20)
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Round Rock, Texas High graduate
Military history: H&S Co, 4Th Recon Bn, 4Th Mar Div, San Antonio, Tx
Date of death: Monday, August 1, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Hadithah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Robert Mark Horrigan, age 40, from Austin, Texas
Service era: Iraq
Family: Mother Mary, wife Denise, daughter Courtney, sister Lisa Shine and twin brother John and brother Daniel
Military history: Hq, United States Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Date of death: Friday, June 17, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Al Qaim, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Trevor David Aston, age 32, from Austin, Texas, Multiple county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Wpns Co, 1St Bn, 23D Mar, (Rct-7, 1St Mar Div), 4Th Mar Div, Austin, Tx
Date of death: Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Death details: died as a result of non-hostile vehicle incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Source: Department of Defense, U.S. Navy, Military Times
Dominic Christopher Brown, age 19, from Austin, Texas
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Trk Co, Hq Bn, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, Ca
Date of death: Monday, September 13, 2004
Death details: , Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Nicholas Samuel Perez, age 19, from Austin, Texas
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Wpns Co, 3D Bn, 7Th Mar, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, Ca
Date of death: Friday, September 3, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Multiple Times