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Hernaldo Beltran, age 24, from El Paso, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 56th Signal Battalion, Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas.
Date of death: Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Death details: Died while participating in an exercise called “”Beyond the Horizons”” at Fort Sam Houston when a tree branch fell on four soldiers, injuring three and killing Beltran.
Source: Associated Press, legacy.com
Roberto Loeza, age 28, from El Paso, Texas.
Parents: Benita Loeza and Roberto Loeza
Spouse: Teresa Loeza
Children: Mason Alexander, 7; Kaelin Alexandria, 4
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas. Joined Army in June 2002
Date of death: Friday, May 25, 2012
Death details: Died in Charkh, Logar Province Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire.
Cemetery: Fort Bliss National
Source: Department of Defense; El Paso Times, Military Times
Nicholas P. Bellard, age 26, from El Paso, Texas, El Paso county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Date of death: Monday, June 13, 2011
Death details: Died of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in in Wasit Province, Iraq of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Glenn M. Sewell was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, KTSM
Omar Aceves, age 30, from El Paso, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Date of death: Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Death details: Died in Ghazni Province Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were Sgt. Omar Aceves, Spc. Jarrid L. King, Pfc. Benjamin G. Moore.
Source: Department of Defense, KTSM
Daniel R. Sanchez, age 23, from El Paso, Texas, El Paso county.
Parents: Yvette Sierra Duchene and Raymond Sanchez
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Montwood High (2005)
Military history: 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida. Elisted 2005.
Date of death: Thursday, September 16, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Fort Bliss National
Source: Department of Defense, El Paso Times, KTSM
James J. O’Quin, age 20, from El Paso, Texas.
Parents: Michael Oquin and James Oquin
Spouse: Patricia Oquin (About 8 months pregnant at time of James’ death)
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Andress High (2008)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Enlisted October 2008.
Date of death: Friday, July 23, 2010
Death details: Died in Orgun-E, Afghanistan of injuries sustained from a non-combate related incident when he was swept away by the current when a levee broke near his military vehicle in Paktika, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, El Paso Times, KTSM
Joshua Mills, age 24, from El Paso, Texas, El Paso county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Death details: Died in Helmand Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle.
Source: Department of Defense, KTSM
Rodolfo Ivan Rodriguez, age 34, from El Paso, Texas, El Paso county.
Service era: Iraq
Family: Wife Caryn and mother Minierva Rivas
Military history: 86Th Construction And Training Squadron, Ramstein Ab, Germany
Date of death: Saturday, September 20, 2008
Death details: Among more than 50 people killed in an attack on the Marriot hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan
Source: Department of Defense, KTSM
Quincy Jermel Green, age 26, from El Paso, Texas, El Paso county.
Parents: Jimmie Green
Spouse: Married
Children: Chilldren
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 601St Aviation, 1St Brigade, Fort Riley, Kansas
Date of death: Monday, June 2, 2008
Death details: Died from sniper fire at Tikrit, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Adrian Montoya Campos, age 22, from El Paso, Texas, El Paso county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hsc 22
Family: Wife Sylvia and daughter Gaby, 1
Date of death: Monday, April 21, 2008
Death details: Died in a Dubai, United Arab Emirates hotel while off duty.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, KTSM
