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Katerina Weikel, age 29, from Killeen, Texas, Bell county.
Spouse: Jessica Mezenen
Children: Oliver Mezenen, Dexter Mezenen, Penelope Mezenen
Service era: Post war on terror
Military history: 64th Military Police Company at Fort Hood
Date of death: Monday, March 13, 2023
Cemetery: Central Texas State Veterans in Killeen
Source: mySanAntonio.com, Crawford Bowers Funeral Home
Jesse Robert Cruz, age 23, from Kileen, Texas.
Spouse: Briana Celiz (married May 2020)
Children: Giavonna Kapri Cruz
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood
Date of death: Saturday, August 13, 2022
Death details: Killed in an hit-and-run accident when his motorcycle was hit by a pickup truck.
Source: Viss Family Funeral Home, KWTX
Mecolus C. McDaniel, age 33, from Fort Hood, Texas, Bell county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Date of death: Saturday, March 19, 2011
Death details: Died in Khowst Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Michael Allen Norman, age 36, from Killeen, Texas, Bell county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Military Transition Team, 1St Brigade, 1St Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Ks
Date of death: Thursday, January 31, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Aaron James Walker, age 23, from Harker Heights, Texas, Bell county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company G, 3D Squadron, 2D Cavalry, Vilseck, Germany
Date of death: Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
William Troy III Warford, age 24, from Temple, Texas, Bell county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company F, 215Th Brigade Support Battalion, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Ad Dujayl, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Legacy
Thomas James Hewett, age 22, from Temple, Texas, Bell county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop B, 1St Squadron, 89Th Cavalry, Fort Drum, Ny
Date of death: Friday, October 13, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Wramc, Washington, United States
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Aaron Amponsah Smith, age 31, from Killeen, Texas, Bell county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Battery C, 4Th Battalion, 27Th Field Artillery, (4 Id), Bamberg, Germany
Date of death: Thursday, September 14, 2006
Death details: Hostile; 10Th Csh, Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Brian James Kubik, age 20, from Harker Heights, Texas, Bell county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 1St Battalion, 502D Infantry, 2D Bct, Fort Campbell, Ky
Date of death: Saturday, August 5, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Landstuhl, Germany
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Javier Antonio Villanueva, age 25, from Temple, Texas, Bell county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company H, 2D Bn, 11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment (2Mef), Fort Irwin, Ca
Date of death: Thursday, November 24, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Al Asad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times