Seth Vernon Vandekamp, age 31, from Katy, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: A.T. Still University in Kirksville, Missouri graduate
Date of death: Thursday, November 12, 2020
Death details: Among five soldiers killed in Egypt when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed from a mechanical malfunction.
Source: ABC News, KTVO
Vanessa Guillen, age 20, from Houston, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Death details: Federal prosecutors say Spc. Aaron Robinson, 20, hit Guillen’s head with a hammer at Ft. Hood. Robinson took the body to a remote site near Ft. Hood. Robinson shot and killed himself as officials were about to arrest him.
Source: Associated Press, WBAL, Tampa Bay Times
Michael Tharp, age 40, from Katy, Texas.
Children: Nolan Tharp
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Katy High (1994)
Date of death: Monday, November 23, 2015
Death details: Among four soldiers killed in a helicopter accident at Ft. Hood.
Source: KSAT, Houston Chronicle
Samuel C. Hairston, age 35, from Houston, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Death details: Died in Ghazni, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when his unit was engaged by enemy small-arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
James L. Smith, age 38, from Huffman, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 28, Shreveport, Lousiana
Date of death: Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Death details: Died in Landstuhl, Germany from a non-combat related incident.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Mariano Raymundo, age 21, from Houston, Texas.
Parents: >llen Santos and Jose M. Raymundo
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 210th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Date of death: Saturday, June 1, 2013
Source: Department of Defense, Houston Chronicle, Military Times
Joe A. Nunezrodriguez, age 29, from Pasadena, Texas, Harris county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 68th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Date of death: Thursday, May 30, 2013
Death details: Died in Wardak Province, Afghanistan from injuries sustained when his unit was attacked by an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Kashif M. Memon, age 31, from Houston, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), 9th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Thursday, October 25, 2012
Death details: Died when his unit was attacked by small arms fire in Khas Uruzgan, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Clinton K. Ruiz was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jose L. Jr. Montenegro, age 31, from Houston, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Death details: Died in Logar Province, Afghanistan of injuries suffered when his aircraft crashed. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thalia S. Ramirez was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Krystal M. Fitts, age 26, from Houston, Texas.
Parents: Thomas Alvarado Jr. and Deanne M. Bailey
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Entered the Army in 2009. Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
Date of death: Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan from injuries suffered from indirect fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Cook-Walden Capital Parks, Military Times