Noe Hernandez, age 26, from Weslaco, Texas.
Date of death: Saturday, June 17, 2017
Death details: reported missing after the USS Fitzgerald collided with a Philippines-based merchant vessel at 2:20 a.m. June 17, 2017 while most of the 300 sailors aboard were sleeping.
Source: Navy, USNI News
Michael A. Cinco, age 28, from Mercedes, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Mlitary history: Air Force Office of Special Investigations, 11th Field Investigation Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas
Date of death: Monday, December 21, 2015
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when patrol was attacked by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle near Bagram Air Base Afghanistan
Kevin Cardoza, age 19, from Meroedes, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry, 1st Brigade Comabt Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Date of death: Saturday, May 4, 2013
Death details: Died in Maiwand, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Killed were 1st Lt. Brandon J. Landrum, Staff Sgt. Francis G. Phillips IV, Spc. Kevin Cardoza, Spc. Thomas P. Murach, Spc Brandon J. Prescott.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
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