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Kurt W. Kern, age 24, from McAllen, Texas, Hidalgo county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.
Date of death: Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were Sgt. Noah M. Korte, Spc. Kurt W. Kern and Pfc. Justin M. Whitmire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Estevan Altamirano, age 30, from Edcouch, Texas, Hidalgo county.
Parents: Lorenzo and Juanita (Gamez) Altamirano
Spouse: Pamela (Gutierrez) Altamirano
Children: Kayla, Ayana, Justin, Dominic, Leandra
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Edcouch Elsa High (1999)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Date of death: Sunday, September 18, 2011
Death details: Died in Tikrit, Iraq of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident.
Cemetery: Rio Grande Valley State Veteran’s Cemetery in Mission
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, River Funeral Homes
Rodolfo Jr. Rodriguez, age 26, from Pharr, Texas, Hidalgo county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Date of death: Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Derek Hernandez, age 20, from Edinburg, Texas, Hidalgo county.
Parents: Virginia Reyna
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Edinburg High (2008)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Enlisted July 2008.
Date of death: Sunday, June 6, 2010
Death details: Died in in Helmand Province, Afghanistan when his armored vehicle flipped into canal. Donald M. Marler and Brandon C. Bury also drowned in the accident.
Cemetery: Palm Valley Memorial Gardens, Pharr
Source: Department of Defense, San Antonio Express News, The Monitor, North County Times, Military Times
Fernando Delarosa, age 24, from Alamo, Texas, Hidalgo county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington
Date of death: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Death details: Died in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Alex Daniel Gonzalez, age 21, from Mission, Texas, Hidalgo county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 43Rd Engineer Company, Fort Hood, Texas
Date of death: Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Mosul, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Hernandez Jose Abraham Rubio, age 24, from Mission, Texas, Hidalgo county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 4Th Battalion, 64Th Armor, Fort Stewart, Georgia
Date of death: Monday, March 24, 2008
Death details: Died a day after a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Juan Francisco Campos, age 27, from Mcallen, Texas, Hidalgo county.
Children: Andre, 8; Jamie Drury-Campos was pregnant with the couples second child when he died.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 1St Battalion, 26Th Infantry, Schweinfurt, Germany
Date of death: Friday, June 1, 2007
Death details: Hostile; San Antonio, United States; Died at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked by insurgents using improvised explosive devices and rocket propelled grenades May 14, 2007.
Cemetery: Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery
Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com, Military Times
Omar Demetrio Flores, age 27, from Mission, Texas, Hidalgo county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Co C, 54Th Eng Bn, 130Th Eng Bde, (1 Mef), Bamberg, Germany
Date of death: Saturday, July 8, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Benito Antonio Ramirez, age 21, from Edinburg, Texas, Hidalgo county.
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Edinburg Economedes High graduate
Military history: H&S Co, 3D Bn, 5Th Mar, (Rct-5, I Mef Fwd), 1St Mardiv, Camp Pendleton, California; Enlisted in 2002
Date of death: Sunday, May 21, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times