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Gilbert Jr Minjares, age 31, from El Paso, Texas, El Paso county.
Service era: Iraq
Family: Married, son, 2, and 4-week old baby
School: Hanks High (1994)
Military history: 2nd Maw Ch Point
Date of death: Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Karmah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, KTSM
Ruben Jr Villa, age 36, from El Paso, Texas, El Paso county.
Service era: Iraq
School: Bel Air High (1988)
Family: Wife Cecilia, a daughter, two stepdaughter and a stepson
Military history: Hhc, Area Support Group Kuwait, (Cflcc), Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
Date of death: Friday, August 18, 2006
Death details: Died from non-combat related cause in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Source: Department of Defense, KTSM
Ponce Ruiz Lorenzo, age 26, from El Paso, Texas, El Paso county.
Service era: Iraq
School: Ysleta High (1997)
Military history: 24th Transportation Company (1st Coscom) Fort Riley, Kansas
Date of death: Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Death details: His military vehicle collided with a civilian vehicle and overturned in Balad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, KTSM
Laura Margaret Walker, age 24, from El Paso, Texas, El Paso county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 864Th Engineer Battalion (Tf Sword), Fort Lewis, Wa
Date of death: Thursday, August 18, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Kandahar, Afghanistan. Army 1st Lt. Laura M. Walker, 24, of El Paso, Texas and Sgt. Robert G. Davis, 23, of Jackson, Missouri were in a Humvee on Aug. 18, 2005 when a bomb exploded under the vehicle.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Sean Patrick Sims, age 32, from El Paso, Texas, El Paso county.
Service era: Iraq
Family: Wife Heidi and son Colin Patrick, 1
School: Texas A&M University (1994)
Military history: Hhc, 2D Bn, 2D Inf Regiment, (1St Inf Div), Apo Ae 09112 (Vilseck Germany)
Date of death: Saturday, November 13, 2004
Death details: Killed when his unit came under small arms fire while clearing a building in Fallujah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, KTSM
Michael Steven Torres, age 21, from El Paso, Texas, El Paso county.
Service era: Iraq
School: Cathedral High graduate
Military history: K Co, 3D Bn, 7Th Mar, Rct 7, 1St Mar Div, Twentynine Palms, California
Date of death: Monday, July 5, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, KTSM
Isela Rubalcava, age 25, from El Paso, Texas, El Paso county.
Service era: Iraq
Parents: Ramon and Maria Isela Rubalcava
School: Canutillo High (1996), University of Texas at El Paso, Sul Ross State University
Military history: Fwd Maintenance Co, 296Th Base Support Bn, 3D Bct, 2Id, Fort Lewis, Washington
Date of death: Saturday, May 8, 2004
Death details: Killed when a mortar round hit nearby in Mosul, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, KTSM
Ariel Rico, age 25, from El Paso, Texas, El Paso county.
Service era: Iraq
Spouse: Jessica Rico
Child: Jadelyn, 7
Military history: Battery C, 3D Battalion, 320Th Field Artillery, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Date of death: Friday, November 28, 2003
Death details: Killed during an enemy mortar attack in Mosul, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, KTSM
Scott Jamar, age 32, from Abilene, Texas
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B 2D Bn 3D Avn, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga 31409
Date of death: Wednesday, April 2, 2003
Death details: Killed in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash in Karbala, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
George Andrew Fernandez, age 36, from El Paso, Texas, El Paso county.
Service era: Iraq
Spouse: Kathryn
Child: William Andrew
Military history: Headquarters U. S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Date of death: Wednesday, April 2, 2003
Death details: Died after being shot in Northern Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, KTSM